Mortal Massacre

Mortal Massacre
EP by Mortician
Released	1993
Genre	Death metal
Length	59:30
Label	Relapse Records
Mortician chronology
Mortal Massacre 7" Single (1991) Mortal Massacre (1993) House by the Cemetery 7" Single (1995)

Mortal Massacre is the first cd release by New York death metal band Mortician. It consists of their Brutally Mutilated 7" vinyl EP and Mortal Massacre (hence the title) 7" vinyl EP, and live tracks recorded at two separate shows.

Original issuing

Originally, Mortal Massacre was issued August, 1991, as a 7" vinyl EP by Relapse Records.^[1] The cover artwork was a photo of actor Angus Scrimm in his role as "The Tall Man" from the Don Coscarelli film Phantasm.

Track listing

1. "Intro / Mortal Massacre (Night of the Living Dead)" - 6:06
2. "Drilling for Brains" - 0:52
3. "Redrum / Outro" (The Shining) - 5:27

Credits

• Will Rahmer — Bass Guitar and Vocals
• Roger Beaujard — Guitars and Drum Programming
• Recorded at D-D Studios
• Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Producers
• Roger Beaujard and Will Rahmer — Engineers

CD release

After the 7" release went out-of-print, Relapse Records later issued Mortal Massacre as a cd with additional tracks.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Intro / Mortal Massacre" - 6:07 (Night of the Living Dead)
2. "Drilling for Brains" - 0:52
3. "Redrum / Outro" - 5:27 (The Shining)^{[disambiguation needed ]}
4. "Intro / Mortician" - 3:25
5. "Brutally Mutilated" - 0:40
6. "Necrocannibal / Outro" - 4:47
7. "Mortal Massacre" (Live) - 3:42
8. "Brutally Mutilated" (Live) - 1:25
9. "Necrocannibal" (Live) - 5:12
10. "Drilling for Brains" (Live) - 1:18
11. "Hacked up for Barbecue" (Live) - 3:04
12. "Redrum" (Live) - 3:53
13. "Bloodcraving" (Live) - 3:28
14. "Cremated" (Live) - 1:55
15. "Mortician" (Live) - 2:50
16. "Brutally Mutilated" (Live - Different Version) - 1:02
17. "Drilling for Brains" (Live - Different Version) - 1:04
18. "Bloodcraving" (Live - Different Version) - 3:23
19. "Scum" (Live - Napalm Death Cover) - 2:40
20. "Mortician" (Live - Different Version) - 3:17

Credits

• Will Rahmer — Bass Guitar and Vocals
• Roger J. Beaujard — Guitars
• John McEntee — Guitars
• Matt Sicher — Drums

Third issuing

The Mortal Massacre cd has since gone out-of-print. In 2004 Relapse Records re-released the cd as part of a two-for-one package along with the House by the Cemetery cd.^[3]