Sabbat - Envenom (1991)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Sabbat - The Dwelling (1996)

First full-length from Japanese black/thrash outfit Sabbat. It's raw and evil, but there's a hint of fist-pumping butt rock chug to some of the riffs, so it's more fun than it is dark.

Track listing:
1. Bewitch
2. Satan Bless You
3. Evil Nations
4. Devil Worship
5. Reek of Cremation
6. Deathtemptation
7. King of Hell
8. The Sixth Candle - Eviler
9. Carcassvoice
10. Dead March
11. Black Fire
12. Reminiscent Bells

I devour the charred flesh
Oblivious to life
You're beyond death

Sabbat - The Dwelling (1996)

A low-budget epic of raw Japanese black/thrash. The Dwelling consists of one hour-long track that, against all odds, doesn't come across as just a bunch of songs strung together, and completely kicks ass throughout. Lots of meat and potatoes blackened thrash, killer riffs, and off-kilter ritualistic sections, complete with cheesy keyboards and ghostly, pseudo-operatic clean vox. All metalheads must hear this.

Track listing:
1. The Dwelling: The Melody of Death Mask

The forests create the black night,
The black nights create the darkness,
The darkness raises a red full moon,
The moon raises the ancient winds,
The ancient winds create the storms,
The storms create a grand silence,
The silence raises a golden shadow,
The shadow raises an eternal blood...
The birth of the unseen evil