LP - Black Vinyl. 1992 debut album of classic UK Death Metal from Impaler with artwork was created by guitarist/bassist Chris Drew.
UK based Death metal outft Impaler formed under the name of Carnage in 1988, before changing their name in 1991 upon signing a deal with Deaf Records, sublabel of Peaceville Records which spawned the likes of At the Gates.
'Charnel Deity' was the band's only full-length album release, though it has grown over the years to be considered as an underrated & often overlooked "lost classic" of early 90's UK death metal, when rated among some of the more known acts in the scene from that period. A work of catchy, often thrash-tinged death metal riffs & frantic soloing, backed up by sick vocals, 'Charnel Deity' at times evokes a similar feeling in their compositions to bands such as UK greats, Cancer, with effective, well- crafted headbanging anthems.
The artwork was created by guitarist/bassist Chris Drew, who also designed the cover art for other early Peaceville bands, Baphomet & Accidental Suicide.
Tracklist:
Side A
A1a. The Dead Know Dreams
A1b. Avowal To Hell
A2. Imminence Of The Final Punishment
A3. Malignant Dreams
A4. Accursed Domain
A5. Internally Rotting
Side B
B1. Impaler Of Souls
B2. Astral Corpse
B3. Engulfed
B4. Total Carnage
B5. Repel Your Faith