Cemetery Sickness

Cemetery Sickness
Studio album by
Desecration
ReleasedJune 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)
Recorded2014
GenreDeath metal
LabelMetal Age Productions

Cemetery Sickness is the eighth studio album by Welsh death metal band Desecration, released on 26 June 2014 by Metal Age Productions.[1] A digital edition followed later in the year.[2] The record continues the band's old-school, gore-soaked death metal approach and was promoted with a video for "Coffin Smasher".[3]

Background and release

Cemetery Sickness marked Desecration’s first full-length since 2008’s Forensix, arriving via Slovak label Metal Age Productions on 26 June 2014.[4] A digital version appeared on major platforms in December 2014.[5]

Music and lyrics

Reviewers characterised the album as a fast, old-school death metal set with terse, hook-driven songs and gore-themed lyrics.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Cemetery Sickness"
  2. "Coffin Smasher"
  3. "I, Cadaver"
  4. "Recipes of Horror"
  5. "Rotten Brain Extraction"
  6. "Cunt Full of Maggots"
  7. "Cabletie Castrator"
  8. "Mortuary Debauchery"
  9. "Tactile Necrophile"
  10. "Cut Up and Fed to the Dog"
  11. "Grave Secrets"[7][8]

Personnel

Adapted from contemporary reviews and coverage.[9][10]

  • Ollie Jones – vocals, guitars
  • Andi Morris – bass
  • Michael Hourihan – drums

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Europe 26 June 2014 CD, LP Metal Age Productions[11]
Worldwide 9 December 2014 Digital download/streaming Metal Age Productions[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Moshville Times - Desecration – new album details". The Moshville Times. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  2. ^ Cemetery Sickness by Desecration on Apple Music, 2014-12-09, retrieved 2025-09-17
  3. ^ "The Moshville Times - Desecration's debut video online now". The Moshville Times. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  4. ^ "The Moshville Times - Desecration – new album details". The Moshville Times. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. ^ a b Cemetery Sickness by Desecration on Apple Music, 2014-12-09, retrieved 2025-09-17
  6. ^ Eve, Mark (2014-06-19). "Desecration – Cemetery Sickness (Metal Age Productions) ⋆ Ave Noctum". Ave Noctum. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  7. ^ "DESECRATION Cemetery Sickness CD". Pagan Records Webshop. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  8. ^ Design, Ogino. "Desecration – Cemetery Sickness (CD)". Non Serviam Records. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  9. ^ "Desecration - Cemetery Sickness". Metal Temple Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  10. ^ "Desecration – Cemetery Sickness". PlanetMosh. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  11. ^ "The Moshville Times - Desecration – new album details". The Moshville Times. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2025-09-17.