ABHORRENCE
MAGGOTS: ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FROM THE FIRST FINNISH DEATH METAL ERA PART I (VIOLET VINYL 3X7 INCH) - 7"

UPC: 6430080239528
Label: SVART RECORDS
Format: 7"
Release Date: June 19, 2026
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Finnish death metal 7″ box set series to be released via Svart Records – Part I with
Abhorrence, Disgrace & Messiah Paratroops out in April
This is part of the story of the birth of early Finnish death metal. The late ’80s and early ’90s
were a time when underground extreme metal flourished, and the main centrifugal force
that got bands known globally was tape trading. Influences spread like a disease, and
young, emerging death metal groups were eager to be more brutal than the next. Lack of
money meant that studios couldn’t be booked for weeks, so the first logical release for
starting bands was usually a self-released demo tape or a seven-inch vinyl, where they
could squeeze in two to four tracks.
Even though we are talking about Finnish death metal here, the American record label
Seraphic Decay, run by Steve O’Bannon, plays an important role in this story. It was the label
that originally released the first 7” records for three Finnish bands: Disgrace’s Debts of God
(1990), Abhorrence’s Abhorrence (1990) — the band that later morphed into Amorphis — and
Messiah Paratroops’ The Past (1992).
In the years that followed, death metal evolved into many different subgenres, but here we
have three legendary releases rooted in the core of darkness and brutality from the
formative years, none of which clock in at over 14 minutes. True gems — rotten little nuggets
—for you to enjoy again and again.

TRACK LIST:

DISC 1
SIDE A
1. Pestilential Mists – Abhorrence
2. Holy Laws Of Pain – Abhorrence
SIDE B
1. Caught In A Vortex – Abhorrence
2. Disintegration Of Flesh – Abhorrence

DISC 2
SIDE A
1. Debts Of Gods – Disgrace
2. Deprive My Innermost Soul – Disgrace
SIDE B
1. Incinerate – Disgrace
2. Offering – Disgrace

DISC 3
SIDE A
1. Lost Soul Domain – Messiah Paratroops
2. Buried In The Mud – Messiah Paratroops
SIDE B
1. Under The Skies – Messiah Paratroops
2. The Past – Messiah Paratroops