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frontman

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's previous band Eternal, formerly known as Lord of Putrefaction and Thy Grief Eternal. The album was released in 2006 and includes material taken from Eternal's demo ''Lucifer's Children'' (1993), Thy Grief Eternal's demo ''On Blackened Wings'' (1992), and the ''Lord of Putrefaction / Mortal Remains'' split LP (1991). The album's first seven songs, along with two unknown jams, were used in a promotional album by

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during the late 1990s to promote Electric Wizard. Both ''Lucifer's Children'' and ''On Blackened Wings'' were previously released by Rise Above on vinyl in 2005.

History

was initially formed in Wimborne,

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, where the first known incarnation to feature frontman Justin Oborn went under the name Lord of Putrefaction. The band was inspired by different popular bands of the time, including

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, while the members also had deep-rooted connections in the underground tape trading scene. Following the recording of their 1989 demo, ''Necromantic'', word about the band spread internationally. The demo was followed by the release of a self-produced split vinyl album with Mortal Remains on Nuclear Gore Records. Following the recording of the split, a notable change began to occur in the band's musical approach, notably a much slower playing style. Band friend

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and Napalm Death took note of the change in musical style after hearing a rehearsal tape and became interested in working with them through his label,

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. Following several line-up changes, the band decided to change their name to Thy Grief Eternal in June 1991. After playing a show with Cathedral at the

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in London, Dorrian paid for studio sessions for the band to record tracks for inclusion on the second instalment of the doom metal compilation ''Dark Passages''. Due to issues with timing, the tracks did not make the final album and an alternative idea of releasing the recordings as an EP was rejected by the label's distributors in favour of waiting for a full-length album, which also did not materialize. One of the main reasons for this was due to the band continuously developing their sound. In 1993, the band had changed their name to Eternal and was displaying a much more

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sound. Following additional shows in London with Cathedral, Eternal began to headline shows alongside other up and coming new doom bands from the United Kingdom such as

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and Mourn. In the summer of 1993, the band recorded the demo ''Lucifer's Children'' and initially intended for it to be released on vinyl. Following the recording sessions, Eternal's line-up went through several changes, mainly due to long-time bassist and associate Dave Gedge relocating to Sherborne. At the same time, Oborn had started working on a new project called Doom Chapter with drummer Mark Greening and bassist Tim Bagshaw. This line up would later become known as Electric Wizard.

Track listing

Personnel

Lord of Putrefaction (1991)

– electric guitar, vocals *Adam Richardson – electric guitar, vocals *Dave Gedge – bass guitar *James Evans – drums

Thy Grief Eternal (1992)

– electric guitar, vocals *Gavin Gillingham – electric guitar *Dave Gedge – bass guitar *James Evans – drums

Eternal (1993)

– electric guitar, vocals *Gavin Gillingham – electric guitar *Dave Gedge – bass guitar *Gareth Brunsdon – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pre-Electric Wizard 1989-1994 Electric Wizard albums Rise Above Records albums 2006 compilation albums Candlelight Records albums