Pestilence- The Penance (Full Demo) 1987

[@chaliceofblood6518]

Single-sided 1. Into Hades (Intro) 00:58 instrumental 2. Before the Penance 06:48 Hide lyrics A life without a personality The inner transformation Your prayers in mendacity Betrayer of the denomination Before the penance taken away your sins which you regret Your impiety is lost and now you'll worship 'till the death Go in peace, live free of sin and you will see the light Abandon your evil lusts and pleasure, come to the almight Please, Lord, forgive me A sinner in disguise Commit unholy blasphemy Your confessions are nothing but lies Falling into evil ways proves your apostasy Your faith is weaker than your bad idiosyncrasy Your viciosness remains, it's something it won't leave your soul Life exists of deceit and treason, you will end below The things you do and see Insanity of your disposition Your senseless way of life repeating itself Before the penance Your habits and behaviour In insipidity Contraction of your mind Confess reality Face the things you've done Saved by charity Revive without doing wrong Live in uncertainty Redemption of your sinfulness Reiteration of memories becoming reality Gratitude by your falseness The atheist in you, indomitability Allurement of evil is a vexation After the penance I am free A futile expectation Live in invariability Face the things you've done Saved by charity Revive without doing wrong Live in uncertainty Your habits and behaviour In insipidity Contraction of your mind Confess reality Face the things you've done Saved by charity Revive without doing wrong Live in uncertainty 3. Affectation 03:28 Hide lyrics In an age of death and fear They were frightened of sunset Detest the dark when possessed ones appear Disturbing the peace of the dead A deterrent tale of reality A story made of fantasy Searching for truth, philosophy Superstiousness, wittingly I believe in the resurection The return of dead on earth Black magic and affectation The phenomenon of death and birth I believe in the reincarnation Another life, another existence Returning in a transformation In a time in the far distance Looking in those eyes Death was instantneous Insignificant skies Affectation, unconscious They have died a suspicious death Kindle the fires around their graves The curse is now to be said To prevent becoming his slaves A ritual by the insanity of humanity Executed by scepticism and irresolution Uncertain sureness caused by deficiency Unprovable reality of the degeneration 4. Fight the Plague 04:01 Hide lyrics Epidemic winds blow inaudible through time Filled with the removable form of death Inevitability through its invisible bacterial crime Death of an innocent on his death-bed Inevitable death you cannot see Fight the plague, it's running free Innumerable loss of life through extirpation Unicellular destroyer of the population A futile war against the indestructible No case of remedy or immunity Weakening of health of the suspectible The clinical picture of morbidity Lethal dangerous virus circulates the sky Creator of unbearable pain and epidemic Lonely and not perceptibly it'll fly Thousands of people incurably sick Inevitable death you cannot see Fight the plague, it's running free Innumerable loss of life through extirpation Unicellular destroyer of the population Fight the plague Fight the plague Fight the plague Fight the plague Death-rate is getting larger, never gonna end Unless the day will come, we're able to defend A premature dead, they cry a awful sound Deadly infection, the antidote has to be found Precautionary measures won't help you to survive The chance you got infected is big and unstoppable Anxiety makes you can't lead a normal life Devastate the epidemical disaster can't be impossible Inevitable death you can not see Fight the plague, it's running free Innumerable loss of life through extirpation Unicellular destroyer of the population Fight the plague Fight the plague Fight the plague Fight the plague Epidemic winds blow inaudible through time Filled with the removable form of death Inevitability through its invisible bacterial crime Death of an innocent on his death-bed Inevitable death you can not see Fight the plague, it's running free Innumerable loss of life through extirpation Unicellular destroyer of the population Fight the plague Fight the plague Fight the plague Fight the plague

[@XelaHollow]

1. Into Hades (Intro) 0:00 2. Before the Penance 1:10 3. Affectation 8:20 4. Fight the Plague 12:00

[@ericlopez4198]

Wow never heard it but listened to the first and second when they first came out "Consuming Impulse"

[@felixsale1677]

That strong thrash metal feel in here gives this demo its raw power.

[@antoniorosa7106]

Man, i’ve been looking for this DEMO for years. I recall getting my hands on this DEMO back in the days. First song has always remained in my mind and the riff unforgoten. Long live Pestilence with inicial line up. Cheers

[@bookofthedamned]

Bought it back in the day at a live concert - still have it!

[@msw0322]

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on these demos. This is probably the cleanest vocals Martin has ever recorded, same with Patrick on the Dysentry demo. I'm kinda surprised that none of these songs ended up on Malleus Maleficarum.

[@ripplesr5655]

Raw, deadly and merciless! Fucking beat this!

[@CourtneyMiller-xe2fy]

pestilence at there rawest good shit .

[@imperium7846]

*their

[@Dottman56]

@@imperium7846 there

[@rrrnigth8030]

Riffs instigante sensacional 🎸🎤🥁🇧🇷😎🤘🤟🗣️👀💀🙌👍👏👣

[@keyboardoctopus]

Oro puro

[@Reefer67]

Dutch legend

[@tyranonaut]

Martin's vocals are almost like Sheepdog of Razor but more restrained

[@batnightdarking2116]

before and later martin van drunen the best vocals of pestilence

[@Draggen]

...and the best Death Metal vocalist in general ...imo

[@hellfire8883]

I dunno I like the third album with Patrick the guitarist singing again personally. He developed a pretty good death growl. Martin's vocals are pretty good on consuming impulse but his earlier stuff especially the second demo is pretty bad. Musically the demos and first 3 albums are great. I just think they would have made a huge impression and impact with the right vocalist in place.

[@hellfire8883]

@@Draggen yeah I would have to respectful disagree. But that why everyone has an opinion and like what they like. I would say Chris Barnes, Mikael Akerfeldt, Thomas Lindberg, David Vincent , Craig pillard, or mikael staine

[@AsphyxGr]

Every album or demo is what it is and it wouldn't be that way with other members. I respect the members on each work and do not compare. I cannot imagine "Fight .. the ... Plague ..." refrain with Martin, the song is what it is. The rest is dogmatism for me.

[@source5184]

Classic demo!

[@plciferpffer3048]

Awesome demo. At least I bought their debut album back in 1988. On vinyl. Still in my collection

[@BodaoArteNula-tl4ul]

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[@pimpc954]

smokin big backwood to dis shit

[@spazio325]

Que intro que demo o metal era soberbo❤🎉

[@mrbrians.vitullo2138]

PESTILENCE 'THRASHING' THE PENANCE

[@mauromarianotrivinosylma3205]

mauro ladilla death del callao en esa epoca estaba en secundaria tengo muy buenos recuerdos del metal fuerte

[@djarankepank9851]

Mantap

[@ricardoblancogalean8884]

good demo.

[@joeloganeku1772]

Fuckin love the ending!!

[@zethsoco7278]

the sound is fucking gooooood🤙

[@lokciepatrosia666anzejkuno4]

It's fokin killer stuff

[@devoureddeath222]

Come to Brazil!

[@pascalmineault7249]

Kiler demo and they should have kept that logo, way better looking than the current one.

[@deathmetalmaniac9647]

Frieza is that you?

[@XelaHollow]

Oh man that was a good laugh..

[@carlosandres486]

pure Razor's school!

[@stihlsavvy]

Does anyone know if they still play that song Before the Penance live?

[@cosan667]

FAT METAL !!!

[@TinchoRinaldi2023mar]

better than dysentery

[@paskapaavo]

Sounds bit Sadus...

[@sothis1448]

Yes they're an influence.

[@sirkurtisjeffreyjayluethkl797]

SECURE AND CONTAIN TIME EMIT

[@frayedends100]

Chubby rhythm guitarsound! Give Randy some credits

[@andresbastidas329]

esto no es thrash

[@reptahv1954]

Sí, es Death.

[@ras124]

Adios!

[@eriklabarca6910]

Si lo es

[@samotavenovic3895]

Que feo eso

[@hellfire8883]

I think the music is quite good though obviously this is an early amateur/independent recording. The vocals however are pretty bad. Basically the vocals are just spoken and not sung, growled or with any real harshness. They aren't really like your typical death metal or even thrash style....musically I like this earlier stuff its more of a thrash/death mix. With better vocals this would be a great demo. I know Martin would develop his death growl. I guess I was just never super impressed with any of his work. Asphix is a bit better. The previous demo has Patrick the guitarist singing in his early style which I like better than Martins early vocals. Patrick would return to vocals on the third album on which I like his developed style. Musically the first 3 albums are great. The first one still has those thrash elements. The second is full on classic death metal. On the third album they develop a more technical death metal style with a more progressive approach. I always though with the right vocalist pestilence would have made a big mark on the scene.

[@AsphyxGr]

Even though I disagree in some parts this is the only comment about pestilence lineups that stands, musically speaking.

[@Ace-ls6yl]

I love these vocals!!! So tired of the screams,growls and grunts. I'm surprised more bands didnt do this,I seriously like these vocals...

[@coolermann8636]

Jared u are gay

[@hellfire8883]

@@coolermann8636 Sounds like you are a bit butthurt over me talking about your boyfriend Martin. Like I said he doesn't do rusty trombones anymore so he's all yours.

[@coolermann8636]

@@hellfire8883 u Mum gay