Exhumed of the Earth

Infobox Album
Name = Exhumed of the Earth
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Paramaecium

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Released = 1993
Recorded = April 12 to May 1 1993, Toybox Studios, Northcore, Melbourne, Australia
Genre = Doom metal
Length = 66:06
Label = Witchhunt Records
Producer = Paramaecium
Reviews =
*Multiple reviewers [http://paramaecium.com/reviewsEX.php?PHPSESSID=9c9abd91d89c5f7615c05e1b7af12b5c link]
Last album = "Silent Carnage"
(1991)
This album = "Exhumed of the Earth"
(1993)
Next album = "Within the Ancient Forest"
(1996)

"Exhumed of the Earth" is the debut album by Paramaecium. It was released in 1993. "Exhumed of the Earth" is considered to be one of the landmarks of both doom metal and Christian metal movements.cite web |url= http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews/paramaecium.html |title= Paramaecium |accessdate= 2007-09-08 |author= Panagiotou, Kostas |work= Doom-metal.com ]

Recording history

"Exhumed of the Earth" was recorded from April 12 to May 1, 1993 in Toybox Studios, Northcore, Melbourne, Australia. The band incorporated several classical instrument arrangements on the album, most notably on the 17 minute epic "The Unnatural Conception". Rosemary Sutton played violin and Judy Hellemons flute. Sutton also did the soprano vocals. The storyline of the album based on the Bible: it begins at the birth of Christ, continues through his resurrection, speaks of the disciples, and ends with Christians coming to life from the dead. [http://dying.art.pl/reviews/read/80.html Dying.Art.pl :: Reviews :: Paramaecium - Exhumed Of The Earth ] ] Because the biblical references in the lyrics are elegantly written, the album has been often compared to old My Dying Bride. Musically, "Exhumed of the Earth" is mostly slow paced doom metal with few death metal influences, most notably on the death growl vocals of Andrew Tompkins and on tracks like "Injudicial".

Paramaecium sel-released "Exhumed of the Earth" in 1993 and later allowed several labels to distribute the album.

"Exhumed of the Earth" was well-received and it has been called from "doom metal classic" [ [http://dying.art.pl/reviews/read/146.html Dying.Art.pl :: Reviews :: Paramaecium - Exhumed Of The Earth ] ] to "Perhaps the greatest heavy metal album in the history of the genre".

Track listing

# "The Unnatural Conception in Two Parts: The Birth and the Massacre of the Innocents" – 17:00
# "Injudicial" – 4:38
# "The Killing" – 6:29
# "Untombed" – 10:38
# "The Voyage of the Severed" – 9:24
# "Haemorrhage of Hatred" – 7:20
# "Removed of the Grave" – 10:37

Personnel

* Andrew Tompkins - vocals and Four string bass
* Jayson Sherlock - drums and cymbals
* Jason De Ron - Six string guitar
* Rosemary Sutton - Soprano and Violin
* Judy Hellemons - Flute

References

External links

* [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=4096 Exhumed of the Earth] at Metal-Archives
* [http://paramaecium.com/images/injudic.pdf Injudical lyrics and musical notes] .pdf