Longstanding Florida death metal inventors Massacre intend to release a compilation of their demos entitled Tyrants of Death this year which features some of the music that contributed to the makeup of classic death metal.
The album will have the following tracks:
- Aggressive Tyrant
- Death in Hell
- Mutilated
- Chamber of Ages
- Clangor of War
- From Beyond
- Symbolic Immortality
- Cryptic Realms
- Infestation of Death (live)
- Clangor of War (live)
- Aggressive Tyrant (live)
- Cryptic Realm (live)
- Perpetual Domination (live)
- The Traitor (live)
- Corpsegrinder (live)
- (Hidden bonus track)*
Remastered at Satanic Audio in Poland in 2026, the compilation will be available in CD, MC, and LP. The band offered the following statement from Kam Lee:
I feel that by embracing the past, we can unlock the full potential of the future. These early demos serve as a testament to the band’s innovative spirit. They play a significant role in shaping the distinctive sound and style that would go on to define death metal, as well as Massacre’s blueprint. They’re essential & they’re part of what I think is history.
Tags: death metal, massacre
