Satanic Rites

Satanic Rites is a demo tape by the Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer. It was recorded and released during December 1983, and later appeared on the compilation album Demon Entrails. Along with Hellhammer's other demos, it had a major influence on the emerging death metal and black metal genres.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:59
2. "Messiah" – 4:22
3. "The Third of the Storms" – 3:04
4. "Buried and Forgotten" – 6:03
5. "Maniac" – 3:48
6. "Eurynomos" – 3:11
7. "Triumph of Death" – 7:01
8. "Revelations of Doom" – 3:05
9. "Reaper" – 2:30
10. "Satanic Rites" – 7:19
11. "Crucifixion" – 2:47
12. "Outro" – 2:02

Credits

• Tom Gabriel Fischer – vocals, guitars, bass (uncredited)
• Martin Eric Ain – bass (credited), backing vocals
• Jörg Neubart a.k.a. Bruce Day – drums
• Metin Demiral – vocal introduction on "Buried and Forgotten"

Martin didn't perform in this demo but was credited for it

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