The Awakening is the debut album by the Swedish death metal band Merciless.
| The Awakening | ||||
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| Studio album by Merciless | ||||
| Released | February 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 2-6 July 1989 at Tuna Studio | |||
| Genre | Death metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length |
Original: 27:02 Re-issue: 38:09 | |||
| Label |
Deathlike Silence Productions Osmose Productions (Re-issue) | |||
| Producer | Merciless, Stefan D. | |||
| Merciless album chronology | ||||
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Merciless.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pure Hate" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Souls of the Dead" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "The Awakening" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Dreadful Fate" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Realm of the Dark" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Dying World" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Bestial Death" | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Denied Birth" | 4:01 |
Total length: |
27:02 | |
| 1999 Re-issue bonus tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 9. | "Bestial Death" (Live) | 2:20 | |||||||
| 10. | "The Awakening" (Live) | 3:10 | |||||||
| 11. | "Nuclear Attack" (Live) | 2:27 | |||||||
| 12. | "Pure Hate" (Live) | 3:10 | |||||||
Credits
- Karlén - Bass
- Stipen - Drums
- Erik - Guitars
- Rogga - Vocals
Trivia
The painting in the cover art was also used by Sacred Crucifix for the demo Realms of Darkness in 1989, one year prior to the release of The Awakening, as well as two years later by Monastery for their EP The Process - Church of the Final Judgement.