Victims of Deception
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| Victims of Deception | |||||
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| Studio album by Heathen | |||||
| Released | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | Thrash metal Progressive metal |
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| Length | 68:24 | ||||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | ||||
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Victims of Deception is the second album by the US thrash metal band Heathen released in 1991 by Roadrunner Records. It was re-issued by Metal Mind Productions in 2006 as a digipak in a limited amount of 2000 numbered copies.
This album is considerably more technical and progressive than it's predecessor. It features many tempo changes, complex song structures, odd time signatures, longer song lengths, and more frequent guitar solos. It is considered among the most technical thrash albums ever, and part of the so called "progressive thrash" movement of the early 90's (other pivotal albums in this included Megadeth's Rust In Peace, Dark Angel's Time Does Not Heal, Coroner's Mental Vortex and Watchtower's Control and Resistance).
The band did not have a bass player at the time his album was recorded. The bass tracks on this album were played by Blind Illusion guitarist/frontman Marc Biedermann. The band had many bassists on this albums supporting tour.
Singles were released for the cover of Rainbow's "Kill The King" and "Prisoners of Fate".
The bonus track "Hellbound" is a cover of Tygers Of Pan Tang.
"Hypnotized" features excetpts from a speech by evangelist Jim Jones.
[edit] Track listing
- "Hypnotized" – 8:36 (Lee Altus/David White)
- "Opiate of the Masses" – 7:51 (Altus/White)
- "Heathen's Song" – 9:26 (Altus/White/Jim Sanguinetti)
- "Kill the King" – 3:34 (Cover Rainbow)
- "Fear of the Unknown" – 7:09 (Altus/White)
- "Prisoners of Fate" – 6:21 (Altus/White)
- "Morbid Curiosity" – 6:28 (Doug Piercy/White)
- "Guitarmony" – 3:32 (Piercy)
- "Mercy Is No Virtue" – 6:28 (Altus/Piercy/White)
- "Timeless Cell of Prophecy" – 5:23 (Altus/White)
- "Hellbound" – 3:40 (Bonus track)
[edit] Credits
- Dave White (vocals)
- Lee Altus (guitar)
- Doug Piercy (guitar)
- Marc Biedermann (bass)
- Darren Minter (drums)
