ATHEIST – Unquestionable Presence (CD+DVD)

Reissue with CD including bonus tracks and bonus DVD featuring the last-ever live performance of the classic Atheist line-up, footage of Tony Choy’s very first rehearsal, an interview with Kelly, Rand, and Tony, and more. Arguably one of the most groundbreaking and influential bands in the metal realm, Atheist combined a death metal attack with virtuosic level of playing. This union would create a style of forward thinking, progressive metal that would soon become the benchmark for many influential metal bands (Death, Cynic, Pestilence, etc.). Atheist’s sophomore record, Unquestionable Presence, is what metal legend is made of. Written in large part by deceased bassist Roger Patterson, Unquestionable Presence is furious death metal interwoven with jazz and a highly articulated melodic sense to create music of timeless brilliance. Upon its initial release in 1991, it emerged as the most important technical metal record of its time, and to this day remains a crucial yardstick by which daring, ambitious, and progressive metal records are measured.

Product info:

Label: Season of Mist (2015)
Catalog ID: SOM278D
Condition: new & shrink wrapped

Tracks:

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Mother Man 04:33
2. Unquestionable Presence 04:06
3. Retribution 03:17
4. Enthralled in Essence 03:37
5. An Incarnation’s Dream 04:52
6. The Formative Years 03:30
7. Brains 03:41
8. And the Psychic Saw 04:49
9. Enthralled in Essence 03:32
10. The Formative Years 03:29
11. Unquestionable Presence 03:55
12. An Incarnation’s Dream 04:09
13. Retribution (Instrumental) 03:19
14. Brains (Instrumental) 03:40
15. Enthralled in Essence 03:44
16. Mother Man 04:43
17. And the Psychic Saw 04:37

Total time: 01:07:33

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. No Truth
2. On They Slay
3. Unquestionable Presence
4. The Formative Years
5. Piece of Time
6. Why Bother?
7. Unholy War
8. Enthralled in Essence
9. Unquestionable Presence
10. The Formative Years
11. An Incarnation’s Dream
12. Brains
13. Your Life’s Retribution
14. And the Psychic Saw
15. Mother Man (partial track)
16. Unquestionable Presence
17. Enthralled in Essence
18. Mother Man
19. An Incarnation’s Dream
20. Brains
21. Mother Man
22. Interview (1993)

Line-up:

Kelly Shaefer – Guitars, Vocals
Tony Choy – Bass
Rand Burkey – Guitars
Steve Flynn – Drums

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