''Unblessing the Purity'' is the second EP by Swedish

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band

Bloodbath Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm, formed in 1998. The band has released six full-length albums, two EPs and two DVDs depicting their performances at Wacken Open Air (in 2005) and Bloodstock Open Air (in 2010). The gro ...

. It was released on March 10, 2008, on

Peaceville Records Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throat ...

. It is their first release since ''

Resurrection Through Carnage ''Resurrection Through Carnage'' is the debut studio album from Swedish death metal group Bloodbath. It was released on November 12, 2002, on Century Media Records. It is the only album to feature Dan Swanö on drums, as he later switched to ...

'' to include

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
, Op ...

on vocals. Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson replaced

Dan Swanö Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...

on guitar beginning with this EP. The cover art is by Dusty Peterson, who won the band's contest for

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cover art. The album is packaged in a super-jewel case with a slipcase cut to fit. ''Unblessing the Purity'' is only available directly through mail-order via Peaceville Records or

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, and digitally.

Track listing

Personnel

Bloodbath

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
, Op ...

–

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* Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström –

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* Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson – guitar *

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– bass * Martin "Axe" Axenrot –

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References

Bloodbath albums 2008 EPs Peaceville Records albums {{2000s-death-metal-album-stub