Envoy of Death

by Sarcofagus

Envoy of Death cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1980
  • Label: JP-Musiikki
  • Country: Finland
  • Length: 37:33
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Juha Kiminki, Ari-Pekka Roitto, Jukka Lewis, Kimmo Kuusniemi, Jukka Homi, Esa Kotilainen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As one of the earliest full-length heavy metal releases from Finland, 'Envoy of Death' is a pioneering, albeit eccentric, cornerstone of Scandinavian metal. The album features a unique blend of lo-fi doom metal atmospherics, eerie synthesizers, and occult-themed conceptual lyricism. It is deeply revered in underground circles for its dark ambiance and unorthodox, theatrical approach to heavy music.

Genres

Descriptors: death, conceptual, progressive, rhythmic, old-school

Tracklist

  1. Envoy of Death (4:44)
  2. The Deadly Game (3:53)
  3. Wheels of Destruction (4:36)
  4. Insane Rebels (5:39)
  5. Die to Win (5:02)
  6. Stolen Salvation (4:03)
  7. Black Contract (9:34)

Credits

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