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"Scream Bloody Gore Aborted Sessions" is a demo release by US death metal act Death. It was recorded in July 1986 and was originally meant to be the recording sessions for the band´s debut full-length studio album "Scream Bloody Gore" (May 1987, Combat Records). At this point Death were living in California, but they opted to return to Chuck Schuldiner´s native Florida to record their debut album. After recording the basic rhythm tracks (guitar and drums), the duo of Schuldiner (vocals, guitars, bass) and Chris Reifert (drums) however weren´t satisfied with the results, and they ended up travelling back to California, to start over and record the album at The Music Grinder, L.A., CA. with producer Randy Burns. This demo features the aborted Florida sessions.
The demo features seven tracks and a total playing time of 27:10 minutes. It´s interesting to see that only four out of the seven tracks would be re-recorded and included on "Scream Bloody Gore" ("Sacrificial Cunt" was re-titled "Sacrificial"). So Death obviously imagined the album quite differently to begin with. All tracks on the demo are instrumentals featuring solely rhythm guitar and drums. So no vocals on this one and no bass or guitar solos.
The execution is sharp and professional, but the sound production is more in the treble high end and would probably be better suited for thrash metal, and Death wisely decided that it was not the right sound for their music. It´s still quite the interesting historical document though, and a 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.