Saint Vitus is the 1984 eponymous debut album by doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 pioneers Saint Vitus

Saint Vitus (band)

Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...

 released via SST Records

SST Records

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. It was released as an LP and later as a CD. Both formats are currently difficult to find. "White Magic/Black Magic" and "Saint Vitus" are included on the compilation album Heavier Than Thou

Heavier Than Thou

Heavier Than Thou is a Saint Vitus compilation album put out by SST Records in 1991. It features tracks taken from each of their releases on SST...

. Along with Trouble

Trouble (band)

Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s...

's Psalm 9, this album is considered by many to be one of the first doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

  albums to be released.

"Burial at Sea" was later recorded by Goatsnake

Goatsnake

-Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))...

 and released on their Trampled Under Hoof

Trampled Under Hoof

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EP.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler.

1. "Saint Vitus" - 4:49
2. "White Magic/Black Magic" - 5:27
3. "Zombie Hunger" - 7:21
4. "The Psychopath" - 9:26
5. "Burial at Sea" - 8:38

Credits

• Scott Reagers - vocals
• Dave Chandler - guitar
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• Mark Adams - bass
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• Armando Acosta - drum
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