Above the Light is the debut studio album

Studio album

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 by the Italian

Italian people

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 progressive death metal band Sadist

Sadist (band)

Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...

, released in 1993 by Nosferatu Records. The album was re-released in 2006 after their return by Beyond Productions with "Dreaming Deformities" and "Musicians Against Yuppies" as the bonus tracks. Also, a music video

Music video

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 was made for "Sometimes They Come Back" in the same year.

Track listing

1. "Nadir" − 2:12
2. "Breathin' Cancer" − 7:25
3. "Enslaver of Lies" − 5:37
4. "Sometimes They Come Back" − 6:27
5. "Hell in Myself" − 5:32
6. "Desert Divinities" − 5:06
7. "Sadist" − 4:21
8. "Happiness 'N' Sorrow" − 6:40

2006 Re-release bonus tracks

1. "Dreaming Deformities" − 4:33
2. "Musicians Against Yuppies" − 4:11

Credits

• Tommy − guitars
  Electric guitar
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  , keyboards
  Musical keyboard
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• Peso − drums
  Drum kit
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• Andy − bass
  Bass guitar
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  , death vocals
  Death growl
  A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...