''Sumerian Cry'' is the debut studio album from the Swedish metal band

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. The album was recorded at

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, in 1989, when the band was known under the original name Treblinka. The track "Sumerian Cry, Pt. 1" is a re-interpretation of the intro melody from "Crawling in Vomit", the first track off Treblinka's first demo. The track "The Sign of the Pentagram" is exclusive to the CD version of the album, and was not recorded at the same time as the rest of the album. This particular track was intended to be included on a compilation-CD released by Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen (editor of Norwegian metal

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''Slayer''). The CD was never released, and the track was included as a bonus track on this album. "Where the Serpents Ever Dwell" was later covered by

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on the vinyl edition of their album ''Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite''.

Track listing

Personnel

Johan Edlund Johan Edlund (born 9 March 1971) is a Swedish singer, guitarist, and keyboardist and leader of the bands Tiamat and Lucyfire. He has also remixed songs for Rammstein and London After Midnight. He was also a guest singer in the Dutch progressive ...

(as ''Hellslaughter'') – rhythm and lead guitars, keyboards, lead vocals * Jörgen Thullberg (as ''Juck'') – bass * Stefan Lagergren (as ''Emetic'') – lead and rhythm guitars *Anders Holmberg (as ''Najse'') – drums Only photos of Hellslaughter and Juck are shown on the backcover, because Emetic and Najse were ex-members when the record came out.

References

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