''Blessed Are the Sick'' is the second studio album from

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band Morbid Angel. Though the album features some fast sections, the overall sound is markedly slower than the debut and features marked classical music undertones (main composer

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would dedicate this album to

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). Tracks 9, 10 and 12 are re-recorded songs from the 1986 demo ''

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''. The cover painting is "Les Trésors de Satan" by Jean Delville. The album was reissued in 2009 as a Digipak in DualDisc format. The CD side contains the original audio release and the DVD side contains a one-hour documentary.

Track listing

Personnel

;Morbid Angel * David Vincent – bass, vocals *

– guitars, keyboards *Richard Brunelle – guitars *

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– drums ;Additional personnel *Tom Morris - engineering, mixing

Release history

References

1991 albums Morbid Angel albums Earache Records albums Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub