From Beyond (Massacre album)

From Beyond is the debut studio album by American death metal band Massacre, released in 1991 on Earache Records. The album was re-released with a different cover (original is red) and the Inhuman Condition EP as bonus tracks.

The album was recorded in March 1991 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida.^[1]

"Corpsegrinder" was originally recorded by the band Death, of which all members of Massacre have been a part in the past.

The album's title is based on H. P. Lovecraft's the short story of the same name, and the cover art was painted by Ed Repka.

The band's vocalist, Kam Lee, hates the original pink album cover art done by Ed Repka and the changing of the band logo as he claims it "looks like the Superman logo."^[2]

Critical reception

In 2005, From Beyond was ranked number 288 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kam Lee, all music by Rick Rozz, unless stated.

The original vinyl release had a bonus 7" single:

Personnel

Massacre

Kam Lee – vocals
Rick Rozz – guitar
Terry Butler – bass
Bill Andrews – drums

Additional musicians

Walter Trachsler – rhythm guitar (uncredited)

Production

Colin Richardson and Massacre – production
Scott Burns – engineering
Edward J. Repka – artwork and logo

According to Mike Borders, Robby Goodwin wrote the song "Biohazard" but was not credited.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ a b Book, John. "From Beyond – Massacre". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
^ "KAM LEE". Voices From The Darkside. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 52. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 97. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.