SPECIAL 35TH ANNIVERSARY PRESSING OF THE 1991 DEATH METAL MASTERPIECE FROM THE US GORE LEGENDS. NEWLY REMASTERED, ON LIMITED RED/GREEN INK SPOT VINYL.

 

One of the early breed of US death metal acts, Autopsy formed in 1987 in San Francisco. Drummer/vocalist Chris Reifert had gained initial recognition with Floridian genre pioneers Death & his participation on the classic debut, Scream Bloody Gore before this new morbid creation was birthed. Autopsy released 4 albums on Peaceville Records in the early part of their career - beginning with the legendary debut, Severed Survival, in 1989 - before disbanding in 1995, with members going on to become the stalwarts of sickodelia in Abscess.

 

Autopsy triumphantly & officially returned from the grave after a 15 year hiatus with the 2010 EP, The Tomb Within. This was followed by the release of the band’s fifth studio album, Macabre Eternal in 2011, as the group celebrated a new era of popularity and creativity. This reverence continues to this day as Autopsy itself nears its 40th anniversary, and still features the longstanding core trio of Chris Reifert, Eric Cutler, & Danny Coralles.

 

Mental Funeral was Autopsy’s second studio album, originally released back in 1991, and is rightly hailed as one of the greatest death metal albums of all time with its unhinged and uncompromising collection of odes to brutality & depravity, wrapped up in its highly distinctive raw, organic production.

 

Mental Funeral was recorded at Different Fur Studios in late 1990, with engineering work conducted by Ron Rigler. The iconic artwork appeared courtesy of Kev Walker, who had already provided the (at the time) controversial cover for Autopsy’s debut, Severed Survival.

 

This special 35th anniversary pressing of Mental Funeral is presented on a limited red/green ink spot vinyl, featuring newly remastered audio courtesy of current Autopsy bassist Greg Wilkinson at his Earhammer Studios.