Infernal Battles
2000 studio album by Deathspell Omega
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Infernal Battles is the first album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega.[1][2] It was released in 2000 by Northern Heritage Records in a limited run of 200 vinyl copies,[2] then re-released in 2003 by the same label and in 2010 by End All Life Productions, both times on CD.
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| Released | June 20th 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 38:48 | |||
| Label | Northern Heritage | |||
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"Drink the Devil's Blood" was later reworked and re-recorded for their 2004 album Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice. The album's second side, with tracks 5–8, is a full reissue of the band's demo Disciples of the Ultimate Void.[1]
The band note in a 2019 interview that the only songs on which they had ever used a drum machine were the first four tracks of Infernal Battles.[3] The last four, being a re-release of their demo, featured their original drummer.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Victory of Impurity" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Drink the Devil's Blood" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Extinction of the Weak" | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Sacrilegious Terror" | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Raping Human Dignity" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "The Ancient Presence Revealed" | 5:39 |
| 7. | "Knowledge of the Ultimate Void" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Death's Reign (Human Futility)" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 38:48 | |