"Gloom" is the debut full-length album by the American band Macabre, released in 1989. The album has earned the status of one of the most important and original releases of the death/grind scene.
“Gloom” lasts only 25 minutes in its standard version and is characterized by extraordinary intensity and a raw sound, as well as very fast tempos, aggressive, thrash metal riffs, and "dirty," punk-influenced vocals (the band was heavily inspired by the early hardcore scene).
The lyrics describe real-life crimes and serial killers but often with a dose of dark specific sense of humour, which has become a trademark of Macabre's work over the years.
1. EMBALMER
2. TRAMPLED TO DEATH
3. FRITZ HAARMANN THE BUTCHER
4. EVIL OLE SOUL
5. HARVEY GLATMAN (YOUR SOUL WILL FOREVER ROT)
6. MCMASSACRE (JAMES HUBERTY)
7. MEET YOUR DESTINY
8. DAVID BROM TOOK AN AXE
9. CREMATOR
10. NOSTRADAMUS
11. I NEED KILL
12. ULTRA VIOLENT
13. RAT MAN
14. HEY LAURIE DANN
15. PATRICK PURDY KILLED FIVE AND WOUNDED THIRTY
16. EXHUMER
17. DR. HOLMES (HE STRIPPED THEIR BONES)
18. THE GREEN RIVER MURDERER (HE’S STILL OUT THERE)
19. FUNERAL HOME