MORBID ANGEL Behind The Scenes - 30 Years Of Earache Records | Metal Injection

Al Dawson of Earache Records talks behind the scenes moments for the classic releases you can find on the label, who are celebrating 30 years in 2017! On this episode Al talks about Morbid Angel, and gives us the whole story behind their packaging nightmare on 'Domination'.
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[@inextremis2011]

Strange that he didn't mention Sandoval's insane drumming

[@sword7534]

Sandoval is one of the greatest drummers to ever drum.

[@maverickworld8192]

@@sword7534 and Dave Lombardo

[@groledo]

He's a guy hired to sell. Sell, that's it. It happens that he likes metal too, so...

[@Invading-Specious]

he liked Mike Browning better?

[@jonjonjo3075]

Agreed. I’ve never understood why Vincent gets so much credit for Morbid. For me it’s Trey & Pete plus I dunno, some other dudes I spose.

[@ryankaylor3524]

Trey is straight up tapping into another dimension, and if if can't feel that your eyes are still closed...That is what makes them the best death metal band, there is a real authentic spiritual awareness connection made.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

I was lucky enough to be living in Florida right when MA and the other bands were on their rise. I got to see a lot of great bands between Orlando, Tampa/St. Pete, and Gainesville. Obituary, Death, Cynic, Atheist, Deicide, Nocturnus, and Monstrosity I got to see numerous times during the 'Golden Age' of death metal. Can't believe it's been so long now. We're all a bunch of granddads now!

[@jamesennis8837]

Deadly. I live in Ireland an I always remember u would see maybe a headbanger special or something from Tampa or be in a magazine an I always wondered what it be like to live there say it was deadly seeing all them in there prime

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

@@jamesennis8837 How is the scene over there doing these days? The socio-political climate is getting kind of rough these days and the lock-downs are killing our venues here. Had about 5 shows I wanted to see this summer but all have been canceled. BTW big fan of Thin Lizzy which isn't the same kind of rock but still one of your country's music legends.

[@jamesennis8837]

WWII in Plastic Phil is a legend his grave is a10minute cycle from my house visited it many times to pay my respects. I like all music from Doors to Death an anything in between. The gigs are completely non existent here. Exhorder Iternal bleeding, napalm death, mayhem so many gigs cancelled or pushed back in the never ending rescheduled black hole. I’ve tickets to Ian brown(stone roses) it’s been put back 3times he be dead before it go’s ahead . I’d say all the venues are going to go bust soon then the pubs next.pubs have not open here since March. It’s nuts!

[@punkrockwalkabout182]

Finally happy to see some praise for the Azagthoth , someone should make a fukking movie on him .

[@dereksmallsuk]

Ruhail Kaizer You're 100% correct brother

[@rosiegratz8377]

Ruhail Kaizer Well..how about WE do it?

[@dereksmallsuk]

Blessed Are The Sick ALBUM. Utterly ahead of it's time. Absolutely AMAZING.

[@Ojoe2010]

Ow yes, still my favorite metal-album ever made. It´s a symphony really...

[@A_Final_Hit]

That's the record that introduced me to Morbid Angel. Checked out Altars Of Madness a few days later and i was hooked. Incredible albums!

[@shannonjaxx5091]

absolutely 100 percent correct bro.. wayyyyy ahead of its time.. great album..

[@jorgeeljuri7776]

Art ❤

[@LeoMessiGoat1986]

one of the greatest death metal bands of all time! fuck yes \m/

[@rosiegratz8377]

Rhys G Lemmy!! I knew you were still alive!!Ha! Agreed.

[@matdemaz]

What an influential record label. So many killer bands were signed on it. It's crazy...

[@Forcedtowipe]

Mat Demaz they became huge assholes

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

They just signed Terrorizer now.

[@phantom24323]

@@WALDENSOFTWARE wasn’t Terrorizer already on there? I thought their older records were already on Earache

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

@@phantom24323 Yeah, but Pete's version of Terrorizer was not on the label. Their 2018 album was not on there either, but their next album will be now.

[@phantom24323]

@@WALDENSOFTWARE that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification

[@heresjohnny2423]

I was fortunate to witness MA on their "Altars Of Madness" tour in 1990 at The Country Club in Reseda, Ca. Their set blew me away! Was decades ahead of its time. Same year, same month, same place I also got to see Sepultura "Beneath The Remains" along with Obituary "Cause Of Death" and Sadus "Swallowed In Black" tour.

[@joekidd777]

Saw them there also! Still have their tour shirt but fits like a bra now

[@clintstone6431]

Ha! I saw those same tours in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom. We helped MA carry in their gear, they're great guys!

[@roosterj2599]

Trey Azegthoth is a genius. I've been a fan since Alters. I'm glad Beavis n Butthead inadvertantly sold MA to alot of people became fans.

[@nickford3328]

Morbid angel is my favorite death metal band 🤘

[@shannonjaxx5091]

gateways is definitely in the top two for sure.. that and domination.. Dawn of the angry is one of the best death metal songs ever wrote hands down.. you're talking back in the mid 90s man.. that song is brutal as fuck.. that beginning riff is just too sick.. and it's a toss up for me on who is the better front man.. Steve or David.. Steve's a better musician and Dave's vocals sound heavier and more deep gutteral sickness than Steve's vocs.. but I like Steve way better as a person.. he's not a dick like Dave lol.. but over all, morbid angel is and will always be one of the founding fathers of death metal on the planet.. period.. they paved the way for alot of bands and musicians.. I love everything they do.. and I love every album.. but gateways and domination are definitely the top two in my book.. imo..

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Awesome. I’m recreating the studio setups for 12 death/black/extreme metal bands in Dec. Morbid Angel are on my list. Hex Mass. An advent calendar of death. Marshall, RAT on standby!

[@erikellison1097]

I can't wait dude.

[@chedgooch]

CHAPEL OF GHOULS!!!!

[@DEthe5150]

"Where the Slime Live - and how the slime gets washed away! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" "I demand to know the light of a promised land - I demand to see this corrosion wiped away!" Can't wait for Dec. 1st!!! Long Live the Almighty MORBID ANGEL!!!!!!!!

[@ElLenadorLA]

Didn’t know about the slime story, interesting.

[@Williameagleblanket]

Got my ticket for Seattle, WA to see Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel February 26, 2019.\m/

[@karllux-d6g]

To call Azagthoth the Eddie VH of trve US Death Metal can sound a long shot for many but actually it's quite close to the truth - as a matter fact, just by considering him one of the most creative and inventive axemen in Metal, Al is kind of proving my point.

[@leetorry]

God imagine if Morbid Angel and underground metal were more succesfull post Cobains death, imagine them and some other metal bands like Type o Negative, Death and Carcass performing at woodstock 94, Reading or Rock in Rio other big festivals, Late Shos like SNL and hell, special guest spots at the simpsons?

[@BigDemz]

I found these guys way late on the Pantera Real Steel Tour in 2001. I was 16 on they got me hooked! Bad MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

[@louiscsanko3673]

I DISCOVERED MORBID ANGEL BACK BEFORE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY// ON A SERIES CALLED HARD N HEAVY ON VHS// IT WAS THE GRINDCORE VOLUME WITH NAPALM DEATH// AND THEY INTERVIEWED A YOUNG AND SKINNY DAVID VINCENT// HE WAS A VERY CHARISMATIC GUY AND MADE SENSE WITH HIS VIEWS OF LIFE.THEY SHOWED LIVE FOOTAGE OF IMMORTAL RITES// I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT ALTARS AFTER THAT \,,,/

[@sword7534]

S >>> A >>> N >>>> D >>> O >>>> V >>>> A >>> L Blaster of blasters Master of Masters

[@dadirtyone1461]

The Kings of death metal

[@MegaMantra]

dadirtyone 1 death mate death.

[@CosmicAnimosty138]

@@MegaMantra no lol

[@PudWud1]

Elijah Lusk why lol? Death were an incredible band. So are Morbid Angel.

[@ForcesOfOdin]

Im just jamming to the incredible music in the background 😂

[@bullettomy7thheart]

Nothing will EVER touch Altars of Madness

[@ozricness]

Agreed. The very definition of death metal in my book, even though the vocals are rather unusual for the genre. Even the artwork and photos are sheer perfection.

[@ateszssohajda814]

Jalen Daniels yeah the only album for death metal is pretty black/death.. Amazing classic ..

[@AriesWarlock]

It's an awesome album.

[@whip171]

Mordred Cold master of puppets

[@michaelmichaels138]

Jalen Daniels - what about Illud divinum insanus?

[@KaijuSupreme42069]

i'd be that guy that would have STILL purchased the slime box edition CD. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!

[@genebrohan2401]

Heard them in 92 alters they changed the scene morbid was very influential to the suffocation sound

[@guitarcleveland]

Domination is still one of the best metal albums of all time

[@inkedskindeep9941]

I will never go to another morbid angel show ever again. Apparently they have a new singer (didnt know) & the band refused t o m play ANY songs from any albums that dsvid vincent preformed on. Thats gonna make for a shitty set list guys. So you're only playing new shit now huh? Boooo! p.s. pete sandoval is one of the rudest assholes i've ever had the displeasure of meeting.

[@himanshuhimanshu2331]

Actually the Steve Tucker Era is the best time era of Morbid Angel, glad he is back. Vincent ruined MA

[@inkedskindeep9941]

Himanshu Himanshu fair enough. I think everyone is entitled to their opinion & wouldn't hate anyone for that. The world would be a disaster if we all liked the same kinds of music. You & I probably have a lot of similar music interests. EVER heard of Illdisposed? Brutal Danish death metal give em a listen. Cheers

[@Jack-pp2ng]

I would be pissed too if i went to see morbid angel expecting david vincent songs but didnt get any, but when i saw them a few months back they played a few vincent era songs

[@alexwilliams9189]

I saw them in 2019 and they played Rapture, Abominations, and other songs from the Vincent era aswell as the Tucker era. Phenomenal band to see live

[@jasonneal]

chapel of ghouls was the first song i heard from Morbid Angle

[@sanjivharikumar]

Yea my favorite song by them is God of Trigonometry

[@faridanuarfajarsin2791]

altars of madness album terbaik Morbid Angel.sapa sokong angkat tangan...

[@099_fahrezirafid8]

🤘saya

[@KevinStudent]

These little featurettes have been great! Stoked to see more!

[@GoldenGateNum9]

Never did understand this bands fame, still don't, Alters Of Madness is kinda good, but is there something I missed?! .. Deicide were much better, even Sinister from Netherlands.

[@somelavaonv8285]

trey is much more creative as a musician and all that he composed was absolutley new (even altars with its fantastic instrumental). also he is one of the most skilled guitarists of all time morbid angel s songs are elaborate, they have new ideas, heavy riffs, in each song there is a new idea morbid angel is metal and art in one thing deicide never did something new, and their songs are way easier to understand

[@GoldenGateNum9]

@@somelavaonv8285 Hm, I don't hear it, must be be.

[@marcodia2612]

one of the best death metal bands of all time🤘😎🤘

[@ozricness]

Domination is an underrated album because of the clean production and the major label connection but the songs on it are great.

[@shannonjames7270]

Domination is my favorite morbid record man.. then gateways.. but i agree 100 percent w you.. domination is very underrated.. every song on that album is good as fuck.. the riffs and drum tracks are very well thought out.. I just wish Steve was the vocals on that record.. lol.. but yes, I agree man..

[@ozricness]

Shannon james Yeah, I really like Tucker's voice too. Looking forward to the new one, although the production is a bit weird from what I've heard so far.

[@Jack-pp2ng]

@@shannonjames7270 steve is way better at low gutterals than dave

[@Albee213]

Covenant is the best metal record ever recorded.

[@davidblum1443]

Albee213 Well its surely one of the best deatj metal records. Pain Divine is unreal man, the solos are getting me goosebumps every time :o

[@cesarperez7312]

Fuck yes

[@Jack-pp2ng]

I mean, its hard to name a better DM album

[@BlasphemousVerses]

@@Jack-pp2ng Try Altars of Madness, and Blessed are the Sick.

[@Jack-pp2ng]

@@BlasphemousVerses you assumed i havent already heard those records

[@RSO-IV]

I was lucky enuff when at my young age, living with MA music. Being live with them for few times in the UK in the early death grindcore metal appeared in the world of music. Yea.. Very hard to get their tickets to got thru as well. Hard to find the best blowpipe like David combo with a full fledged skills by the powerful trio Trey, Sandoval Terrorizer and Brunelle RIP. And still remembering to the other guys of 1989 Altar of Madness production, Digby and Morris. 😘😘😘

[@heresjohnny999]

i want a toxic slime pack

[@azagur-sag988]

You gotta dive and search in the River Trent in the UK. The entire slime pack pressing, almost all 20,000 copies were dumped there. It's not Earache's fault though, It was the asshole that was supposed to properly dispose of them...

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

@@azagur-sag988 guess you didnt watch the video

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

@@azagur-sag988 i mean because you just described pretty much exactly what the guy from earache says, and id imsgimethe commenter watched it

[@azagur-sag988]

@@ReanimatorsMutilations I also said how to get one if he really wanted to, though.

[@Lavabug]

DRINKIIIIIIIIIIN with the devil

[@Forcedtowipe]

Lavabug hahahahahaha

[@iamnotanumber100]

101 natas sticker on the cabinet, nice 🤘

[@hanglooserecluse]

All albums from Morbid Angel went in alphabetical order of release... A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K

[@azeiras]

No Way.. Really? altar of... Then blessed are.. Then covinant.. Coincident or in purpose for any particular reason? Explain...

[@hanglooserecluse]

@@azeiras i cant explain it. It just is

[@ilh_]

Domination, then E, then Formulas. What is between?

[@MFKR696]

He's not wrong about Trey having a screw or two loose, but Trey's still easily one of the best lead guitarists out there. He calls his lead-style "magma", and he's not wrong.

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

A more toxic slime? Yeap sounds like Morbid Angel.

[@edgaralvarado4625]

The true 4 horsemen glad I saw them live back in the day touring with Unleashed & Entombed

[@clintstone6431]

Wasn't Grave on that tour also? I was thinking that I saw them too.

[@edgaralvarado4625]

It actually was Asphinx on that tour another Swedish band

[@edgaralvarado4625]

I meant Asphix a Dutch band w former singer from Pestilence

[@marvinmobley6294]

very nice dudes.a friend of mine was a roady and became very good friends with them and invited me to come hang out .and eric rattan lives right by me i see him at Walmart occasionally and he remembered me and is nice enough to listen to me gush a little

[@ironlotus4484]

I was one of those fans who discovered them via beavis and butthead. Discovered so many great bands......thank you Mike judge

[@antonivanov5882]

Абажю морбит энжыл

[@ksylo4805]

О Earache имеет сомнительную репутацию среди музыкантов, но, вероятно , в своё время они сделали многое для продвижения Морбид

[@MoreBud-Angel]

What a cool guy to tell a story of the Best band to ever!

[@bennietownsend458]

Man, Azathoth was my hero in highschool

[@jeremymiller7793]

Me too.

[@caseycbenn]

Blessed Are the Sick is ridiculously thick with an essence you can't find today. It is unique even within the Morbid Angel catalog. I thought the first record was pretty good and Covenant has some massive classics, but Blessed reaches this pure and potent space. Didn't really dig the fourth record that much. I mean Dominate was a pretty good jam and a few others, but honestly I feel that in all that Morbid's greatest record is Formulas Fatal to the Flesh. It just cooks and burns and is transcendent. I keep hoping Trey finds that strange existential hope again ever since that record. I dug Tucker's vocals a lot too. I appreciated the efforts to reunite with David but his artistic style by that point was almost too over the top. Kingdon's at least puts them back on the right path.

[@caseycbenn]

@JezBollah 667 Oh, I am meaning that Altars of Madness as the 1st and Blessed as the 2nd. Just to say that even though Altars was very good I like Blessed better.

[@caseycbenn]

@JezBollah 667 When Formulas came out a review I read at the time, 1998 I think, mentioned the alphabetical order. Didn't notice before that.

[@lewisb85]

The "hazardous waste" guy was a mate of dig's with a van, story goes he took the money and dumped the albums in the trent (the river in nottingham).

[@danplaysguitar6706]

Hahaha how many albums do you reckon wound up in there?

[@lewisb85]

@@danplaysguitar6706 Quite a few boxes full apparently, he was supposed to take the records to the chemical waste processing plant for safe disposal, but like I said he took them to the river and thew them in.

[@schizo7099]

Their only good song is the one Igorrr remixed

[@bernardinocicero]

03:00 i Discover MA ativa this show.

[@joshireson5457]

Ordered a morbid angel shirt and realized it was shipping from the uk later on, now we wait.😄

[@sodapopbrosky]

Did you get it?

[@Kaas_is_Baas]

Still waiting? 😅

[@marcodaoho4441]

7 1/2 min segment on MA and 4 min spent talking about slime , sums it up really

[@killerclown8880]

The Godfather of Death Metal !!

[@JonSick666]

These are really interesting videos! You should do one talking about Misery Loves Co! One of my favourite Earache bands!

[@louderthangod]

I can’t believe someone used the phrase “market leaders” in reference to death metal. I need to go take a shower in blood.

[@kv6256]

Wow, very well done guys!

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

Trey, David, Pete! Perfect lineup.

[@jeremymiller7793]

Brunell

[@anthonyperkins5856]

David Vincent is the best front man for Morbid Angel.....

[@aboutthemetal8783]

Deicide are number one.

[@bryandaniel2856]

Fear the codpiece.

[@guitarchugs9191]

I would kill to get one of those slime pack CDs

[@Demogorgo]

I heard they paid some guy to dispose of them, but he just threw hem into the river.

[@anthonyperkins5856]

morbid angel!!!!!

[@devouredbyzombies]

After Gateways they became a different band.

[@Jack-pp2ng]

There newest album was ok i guess, a million times better than illud

[@DeathBYDesign666]

They were different after Vincent left actually, which was just after domination.

[@andycanter6322]

Morbid Angel Is A Fuckin Beast

[@aboutthemetal8783]

You didn't dump them all, I've got one.

[@ill_Whirrl]

Rival sons are fucking terrible.

[@jeremymiller7793]

Morbid Angel are the rock stars of Death Metal

[@bobbymagoo5136]

He's wearing a Creature skateboards shirt, sick

[@ryankaylor3524]

Haha...That is fucking hilarious!

[@tcswag801]

This was a super group at one time .

[@bluewendigo672]

HATEWORK.

[@boladaopesadaodometal]

Poderia liberar a legenda traduzida pra Português brasileiro.

[@ezequielcronswell8520]

SAD

[@ThaTruth223]

i just wanna thak you guys for gojira......

[@h8ed121]

I want one of those slime packs

[@Jack-pp2ng]

Bring back the slime packs

[@romualdmayer3504]

mrba ! thks tribut black sabbath !

[@romualdmayer3504]

dio ten years ago

[@lilithlevisis7826]

🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@TomHuffingCaravan666]

Sleeeeeeeeeeep

[@stepitupandgo67]

slime....

[@Djent7779]

MTV

[@chusfernandezlopez6234]

Morbid Angel es la banda mas increíble que he tenido el placer de escuchar, eso sí, cuando Pete Sandoval era su baterista, el pionero y mas grande en su categoría, centroamericano a mucho orgullo 🤘🤘🤘

[@josephcarino777]

666

[@KaijuSupreme42069]

[@tonwilson657]

Half of the video is about toy slime. Between that and my old history teacher running Earache records, I think Death metal has been summed up.

[@rustedcorpse5645]

Covenant and Insanus are My Favorites.

[@inhalerofmoistmeals2931]

There needs to be one of these for Godflesh

[@ksylo4805]

TheInhalerOfVacuums and Cult Of Luna

[@G2thePee]

only 1,000 pounds for a slimepack on discogs!

[@Made_In_Heavenn]

can i ask what brand of the bass did the vocalist used in Live Madness in 1989?? plss someonee tell mee

[@XulOnerom]

It was a 1985 Takamine GE400 bass