Mournful Cries

Mournful Cries
Studio album by
Saint Vitus
ReleasedAugust 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)
RecordedMarch 24–27, 1988
StudioMusic Grinder Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreDoom metal
Length33:01
LabelSST
ProducerSaint Vitus, Joe Carducci
Saint Vitus chronology
Thirsty and Miserable
(1987) 		Mournful Cries
(1988) 		V
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Mournful Cries is the fourth studio album by American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released in 1988. It was the band's last release on SST Records. The cover art features a painting of a hydra.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Intro / The Creeps" – 2:47
  2. "Dragon Time" – 7:27
  3. "Shooting Gallery" – 6:45
Side two
  1. "Intro / Bitter Truth" (Scott Weinrich) – 4:14
  2. "The Troll" – 6:57
  3. "Looking Glass" (Weinrich) – 4:50

Personnel

Saint Vitus
  • Scott "Wino" Weinrich – vocals, guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6
  • Dave Chandler – guitar, growl on track 2
  • Mark Adams – bass
  • Armando Acosta – drums
Production
  • Joe Carducci – producer
  • Casey McMackin & Keith – engineers

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. Saint Vitus: Mournful Cries at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.


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