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This is the eight full-length release from Sabbat (only counting studio albums), the classic Japanese thrashing black metal band. Sabbat have a really horrible habit of make their fans' lives miserable by releasing literally dozens of 7"s, all with special edition pressings which contain different track listings and cover art. Not to mention since they often come out in the band's own label based out of Japan, and are often limited to 500 or so copies, they go out of print very quickly. So its good to see they are actually releasing something new on cd/lp format that is actually a full length. Its been three years since their previous album ‘Satanasword’, which was quite good, but I felt it was a letdown compared to 1999's absolutely brilliant ‘Karisma’, so my expectations for this weren't the highest, but I knew since it was a Sabbat album it would not be crappy. After all, these guys' first 7" came out in 1985, and for some reason they released their best album in 1999, and have been consistently good for almost 20 years now. Sabbat have progressed quite a bit since that first 7", but still retain their signature sound, and they progress in a way that actually helps their sound instead of hurt it. Maybe its because these guys know how to compose songs intelligently and not just blindly throw a couple of cool sounding riffs together, or maybe its just something in the Japanese water supply. Either way, these guys should be a hell of a lot bigger than they are. This vinyl edition includes two tracks not available on the cd (Satanasword and Plasmas Goat). Another three of the tracks have exclusive mixes and differs from the cd version. The vinyl edition however misses the track ‘The Letter From Death’ that only can be found on the cd version. This is the very limited picture disc version with gatefold cover and lyric insert. Three different picture discs exist. One for each member all of them are strictly limited to only 99 copies. This is a copy of the Gezol picture disc Track listing: 1. The Answer Is Hell 2. I´m Your Satan 3. Demonic Serenade/Brothers Of Demons-exclusively mix for LP 4. Possession Of The Reaper-exclusively mix for LP 5. Satanasword 6. Registry Of Dark Side 7. Plasmas Goat 8. In League With Devils 9. Black Magical Circle Of Witches-exclusively mix for LP 10. Satanasword