Behind the Wall of Sleep
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Behind the Wall of Sleep is an EP by Macabre
released in 1994 by Nuclear Blast
Records. It contains three new tracks and one cover of Black Sabbath
's song "Behind the Wall of Sleep" from their 1970 debut album Black Sabbath
.
This EP is included on the re-release of the Sinister Slaughter
album; however the title is misspelled as Behind the Walls of Sleep as well as the title of the song is misspelled in the same way.
The name comes from "Beyond the Wall of Sleep
", a horror tale written by H. P. Lovecraft
.
Macabre (band)
Macabre is an extreme metal band from Illinois. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and have never had a line-up change. They blend thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore to form their own unique style dubbed murder metal...
released in 1994 by Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
Records. It contains three new tracks and one cover of Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
's song "Behind the Wall of Sleep" from their 1970 debut album Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath (album)
Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released on 13 February 1970 in the United Kingdom, and later on 1 June 1970 in the United States, the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and has been recognised as the first main album to be credited...
.
This EP is included on the re-release of the Sinister Slaughter
Sinister Slaughter
Sinister Slaughter is the second full-length album by American Death Metal band Macabre and was released in 1993 by Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork is a parody on the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band featuring serial killers and mass murderers instead of famous people...
album; however the title is misspelled as Behind the Walls of Sleep as well as the title of the song is misspelled in the same way.
The name comes from "Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (short story)
"Beyond the Wall of Sleep" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft written in 1919 and first published in the amateur publication Pine Cones in October 1919.-Inspiration:...
", a horror tale written by H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
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Track listing
- "Fishtales" – 1:48 - Albert FishAlbert FishHamilton Howard "Albert" Fish was an American serial killer. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac and The Boogey Man. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state," and at one time put the figure at...
- "Behind the Walls of Sleep" – 3:52
- "Slaughter Thy Poser" – 2:14
- "Freeze Dried Man" – 3:59 - Jeffrey DahmerJeffrey DahmerJeffrey Lionel Dahmer was an American serial killer and sex offender. Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1987 and 1991. His murders involved rape, dismemberment, necrophilia and cannibalism...
Credits
- Corporate Death - Guitars, Vocals
- Nefarious - Bass, Vocals
- Dennis The Menace - Drums