Description

Early in their career, Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Morta Skuld accomplished the impressive feat of being signed by leading British independent metal label Peaceville, but with no company showing similar interest in their homeland, they never quite managed to ascend beyond the underground death metal scene. Originally founded in 1989, Morta Skuld recorded and circulated two separate demos (1990’s Gory Departure and 1991’s Prolong the Agony) before pairing up with Rhode Island’s Vital Remains for a split single in 1993, which would duly get both bands signed to Peaceville. Morta Skuld struck first, however, unleashing their Dying Remains debut later that same year and heading out on tour with genre fixtures like Death, Obituary, and Deicide, then repeating the pattern with 1994’s As Humanity Fades and 1995’s For All Eternity, which were followed by more rigorous roadwork in support of Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, and others. The band’s early career dreams were compiled for posterity by Peaceville on this 2005 album Re-Surface: The Best Of Morta Skuld.

Track list:
1. Devoured Fears-from Dying Remains 1993
2. Hatred Creation-from Dying Remains 1993
3. Presumed Dead-from Dying Remains 1993
4. A Century In Ruins-from As Humanity Fades 1994
5. Relics-from As Humanity Fades 1994
6. Sanctuary Denied-from As Humanity Fades 1994
7. Paradise Of The Masses-from As Humanity Fades 1994
8. No World Escape-from As Humanity Fades 1994
9. Different Breeds-from As Humanity Fades 1994
10. Vicious Circle-from For All Eternity 1995
11. For All Eternity-from For All Eternity 1995
12. Crawl Inside-from For All Eternity 1995
13. Second Thought-from For All Eternity 1995