"Altars Of Madness" is the debut studio album of
Florida-based death metal band Morbid Angel. It was released on May 12, 1989
through Combat Records/Earache Records. The album was recorded in December 1988
at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida. The album is one of the earliest
examples of death metal and is considered to have helped pioneer the sound
along with Possessed's "Seven Churches" in 1985 and Death's
"Scream Bloody Gore" in 1987, and set a new precedent for heaviness
and extremity, both musically and lyrically. It is one of the most celebrated
albums in death metal history, and one of the most influential heavy metal
albums of all time. The overtly Satanic and occult lyrical themes were a
significant influence on the early Norwegian black metal scene. The cover
artwork, by Dan Seagrave, depicts "a flat disk made of a fossil material,
that has captured souls". Dan had previously designed covers for British
thrash bands like Warfare, and Hydravein.
SPECIFICATIONS
500 pieces
Weight: 385g
Jigsaw size: 41cm x 41cm
Box size: 30.9cm x 30.9cm x 2.8cm