Artist: Deracination
Title: Times Of Atrocity
Label: Dark Symphonies
Cat #: DARK-97
Release Year: 2018
Duration: Double Album
Format: 2 CD
Packaging Type: Jewel Case (not sealed)

Times of atrocity is a re-issue of the ultra-rare, highly sought after self-financed album originally released in 1992 by Australian Christian death metal band Deracination it includes the band’s equally rare 1993 demo as a bonus.

Almost 80 minutes of full-on, in-your-face, crushing death/grind metal bringing to mind early Mortification and Living Sacrifice. Last, we will include a bonus CD with the band’s pre-DERACINATION thrash metal incarnation HOLY RITE – Mosh For The Master. In 1989 Holy Rite was formed with a desire to play music together with the band’s influences of heavy metal and thrash. The band had a desire to play loud and heavy with lyrics that had a positive message, being Christians in a band but not out to preach to people. 

They changed the name to Deracination as another band was using Holy Rite and recorded their debut CD as Deracination at Machine Head Studios which is no longer in operation. When it came to the end of recording they ran out of money and this had an effect on the end result as it was never mastered or properly mixed and, with the limited technology of the early 90’s, they weren’t able to fix the problems with the recording, but it was still quite well received.

During their Australian tour and release of the album, 2 members left the band due to personal reasons. With a new line-up, it also changed the direction of the music to a much darker heavier sound which led them to record their final cassette tape Deracination, which was never released on CD. Only a very small amount of 250 were made.

* Please note Australian pressing not sealed.

Track Listing:
Times Of Atrocity (1992)
1-01. Never Coming Home
1-02. Perverted Dreams
1-03. Mankinds Search For God
1-04. Death By Fire
1-05. Decapitation
1-06. Blood Sacrifice
1-07. Demonic Destruction
1-08. Or You'll Die
1-09. Possessions Of The World
1-10. Tormented By Darkness

Sacrificial Death (Demo '93)    
1-11. Beyond The Grave
1-12. Pernicious Slumber
1-13. Fourth Dimension
1-14. Sacrificial Death
1-15. Chronic Disorder
1-16. Time
1-17. Circus Of Life
1-18. Perverted Dreams (demo version)
1-19. Death By Fire (demo version)

Holy Rite - Mosh For The Master (Demo '89)    
2-01. Word Of God
2-02. The Edge
2-03. Accept & Repent
2-04. Mosh
2-05. Hold Me Now
2-06. The Storm
2-07. Or You Will Die