Saint Vitus -Heavier Than Thou -Sst LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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Disc 01
01. "Clear Windowpane"
02. "Born Too Late"
03. "Look Behind You"
04. "Thirsty And Miserable"
05. "Dying Inside"
06. "The Lost Feeling"
07. "H.A.A.G."

Disc 02
01. "Shooting Gallery"
02. "Bitter Truth"
03. "Dragon Time"
04. "War Is Our Destiny"
05. "White Stallions"
06. "White Magic / Black Magic"
07. "Saint Vitus"

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Heavier Than Thou by Saint Vitus, released 16 February 2010, includes the following tracks: "Look Behind You", "Dying Inside", "H.A.A.G." and more. This version of Heavier Than Thou comes as a 2xLP. The vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. Another vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. - "A 14 TRACK COLLECTION OP THE GROUP'S GLORY YEARS"

Thoroughly ignored outside the deepest heavy metal underground throughout their long career, Saint Vitus only later received some recognition for their crucial influence over the late-'90s/early-2000s doom/stoner metal scene. In fact, it could be argued that Vitus followers such as Sleep and Electric Wizard pretty much learned all their lessons from Heavier Than Thou - a 14-track collection of Vitus' glory years with SST Records. Starting with the band's magnum opus, Born Too Late (which is wisely included almost in it's entirety), and working it's way back toward their eponymous Scott Reagers-fronted debut, the listener is given a reverse look at the band's evolution from lo-fi Sabbath enthusiasts ('White Magic/Black Magic,' 'War Is Our Destiny') to a pile-driving riff machine ('Look Behind You,' 'Bitter Truth') behind ex-Obsessed vocalist Scott 'Wino' Weinrich. Not that the band ever forgot how to grind away at a snail's pace, as they dive headlong into miserably turgid tales of drug abuse like 'Dying Inside' and 'Shooting Gallery,' then veer into comedic acid trips ('I see flowers everywhere... I have things living in my hair') on the classic 'Clear Windowpane.' And considering that none of the other important '80s doomsters - Trouble, the Obsessed, and Pentagram - possess career retrospectives, Heavier Than Thou becomes even more important as a document, and a perfect starting point. All songs are originally released between 1984 and 1988 on 'Saint Vitus', 'Hallow's Victim', 'Born Too Late' and 'Mournful Cries'.Released:1991Genre: Rock Style: Doom Metal, Heavy Metal TracklistA1 Clear Windowpane 3:14 A2 Born Too Late 6:52 A3 Look Behind You 3:18 A4 Thirsty And Miserable 3:51 B1 Dying Inside 7:23 B2 The Lost Feeling 5:22 B3 H.A.A.G. 5:02 C1 Shooting Gallery 6:44 C2 Bitter Truth 4:12 C3 Dragon Time 7:33 D1 War Is Our Destiny 4:10 D2 White Stallions 5:26 D3 White Magic / Black Magic 5:26 D4 Saint Vitus 4:47

All tracks released between 1984 and 1988 as follows: - A1 to B7 originally appeared on "Born Too Late" SST 082, recorded at Total Access. - C8 to C10 originally appeared on "Mournful Cries" SST 161, recorded at Music Grinder. - D11, D12 originally appeared on "Hallow's Victim" SST 052, recorded at Total Access. - D13, D14 originally appeared on "Saint Vitus" SST 022, recorded at Total Access. The numbering of tracks appears sequentially as on the release's back cover. Mastering facility and mastering engineer are derived from matrix. © 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 Cesstone Music (BMI) ? 1991 SST Records

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SSTLP 266

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