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Black vinyl of the 2001 remix version with insert, poster. Limited 200 copies

After Infernäl Mäjesty’s legendary debut had come out in 1987, it took the Canadians more than a decade to complete their second album. Instead of releasing another full-length record right away, they first brought out a couple of demos. Original vocalist Chris Bailey stated that “recording these demos was like trying to restart a dying engine over and over again.” What had happened then so that Infernäl Mäjesty were finally able to pull themselves together and write and record a new album? “It was our passion for this music. It’s in our blood. We were like bats searching through the darkness to satisfy our hunger.” Reactions to the new album were a bit controversial, as Chris remembers: “The press reacted great but it was a split between those camps that think it’s better than ‘None Shall Defy’ vs those who believe it’s not. Then the discussion continues from there. I still get emails about it. Fans saying ‘None Shall Defy’ is shit compared to ‘Unholier Than Thou’. It’s like trying to judge artwork hanging on a wall. Who’s right?” Well, that remains a decision everyone has to make for oneself…
In an old interview the band stated that “the new record entitled ‘Unholier Than Thou’ is really just a continuation of the ‘None Shall Defy’ album. The songs where written around 1992 which really makes them vintage Infernal Majesty. It’s like when bands find old recordings that they thought they lost. It reflects how we were writing and feeling at the time.” German Rock Hard Magazine gave “Unholier Than Thou” an 8 out of 10 and described the record more or less like this: “Bailey, Hallman & Co. are not trying to be trendy, they have stayed true to their 80s roots and have enhanced their style with some traditional Death Metal elements; all in all the record seems a bit more organised and thought-through than the debut.” Chris: “I would agree with that. I think it’s a natural progression for musicians as they mature and become more in tune with all the nuances that go with learning your craft. We are all maturing the older we get and that should be reflected in the structure of the songs.” The album was first released in 1998 then re-issue in Canada in 2001 with a totally different mix. Band leader Chris Bailey explains; they took an already excellent recording to a new level of excellence in my opinion. It was remastered in Vancouver by Steve Terror and Kenny Hallman. As technology is always improving to capture music, we felt that it was an opportunity to fine-tune it, only to keep it at a level of quality that we are always striving to achieve. And when that was done, how did people react to the new version of “Unholier Than Thou” when it came out in 2001? Chris: “Those that could actually find it were thrilled. Many were just discovering it for the first time. We hope to have many more new fans find they have been missing something unique from the land of snow and ice. Something uniquely Infernäl Mäjesty.”

Track list:
1. Roman Song
2. The Hunted
3. Where Is Your God
4. Black Infernal World
5. Unholier Than Thou
7. Gone The Way of All Flesh
8. Art of War
9. Night Of The Living Dead-live