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{{Infobox album
[[Saint Vitus (Album)|Saint Vitus]]: Released in 1984 on [[SST Records]]
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| name = Saint Vitus
| type = studio
| artist = [[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]]
| cover = Saint_Vitus_Debut.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 13, 1984
| recorded = 16 and 17 August 1982<ref name="carducci">{{cite web |url=http://newvulgate.blogspot.it/2010/12/issue-75-december-8-2010.html |title=Armando and Saint Vitus |last=Carducci |first=Joe |author-link=Joe Carducci |work=#75 |publisher=The New Vulgate |date=8 December 2010 |accessdate=2017-11-01 }}</ref>
| venue =
| studio = [[Total Access Recording]], [[Redondo Beach, California]]
| genre = [[Doom metal]]
| length = {{Duration|m=35|s=41}}
| label = [[SST Records|SST]]
| producer = [[Dez Cadena]], [[Joe Carducci]], [[Spot (producer)|SPOT]], Saint Vitus
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Hallow's Victim]]
| next_year = 1985
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score ={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/saint-vitus-mw0000273336 |title=Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus review |last=Heibutzki |first=Ralph |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=2014-05-09 }}</ref>
| rev2 =''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 |page=304}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}


'''''Saint Vitus''''' is the debut album by the American [[doom metal]] band [[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]], released [[Friday the 13th]] of January 1984 via [[SST Records]].<ref name="carducci"/> According to Dave Chandler, the album was recorded in 1982, but was delayed by nearly two years, due to a lawsuit that SST was involved in.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hammersmashedsound.com/2010/01/saint-vitus-interview-with-dave.html |title=Saint Vitus interview with Dave Chandler |publisher=Hammer Smashed Sound.com |date=January 2010 |accessdate=2017-11-01 }}</ref> It was released on both vinyl and cassette, and later on CD; all three formats are currently difficult to find. "White Magic/Black Magic" and "Saint Vitus" are included on the compilation album ''[[Heavier Than Thou]]''. Along with [[Trouble (band)|Trouble]]'s ''[[Psalm 9 (album)|Psalm 9]]'', ''Saint Vitus'' is considered by many critics one of the first doom metal albums to be released.
==Members==
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# [[Scott Reagers]] - Vocals
# [[Dave Chandler]] - Guitar
# [[Mark Adams]] - Bass
# [[Armando Acosta]] - Drums


"Burial at Sea" was later recorded by [[Goatsnake]] and released on their ''Trampled Under Hoof'' EP.
==Tracklisting==

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# Saint Vitus
==Track listing==
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# White Magic / Black Magic
All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.
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# Zombie Hunger

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# The Psychopath
{{Track listing
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# Burial At Sea
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Saint Vitus
| length1 = 4:49
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| title2 = White Magic/Black Magic
| length2 = 5:27
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| title3 = Zombie Hunger
| length3 = 7:22
}}

{{Track listing
| total_length = 35:43
| headline = Side two
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| title1 = The Psychopath
| length1 = 9:26
| note1 = music: Mark Adams, lyrics: Chandler
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| title2 = Burial at Sea
| length2 = 8:39
}}

== Personnel ==

'''Saint Vitus'''
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* Scott Reagers – vocals
* Dave Chandler – guitar, backing vocals
* Mark Adams – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Armando Acosta – drums, backing vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
* Merrill Ward, Scott Reagers, Yvonne Saxton – backing vocals

'''Production'''
* [[Dez Cadena]] – producer, backing vocals
* [[Joe Carducci]] – producer
* [[Spot (producer)|SPOT]] – producer, engineer

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Saint Vitus}}

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[[Category:1984 debut albums]]
[[Category:Saint Vitus (band) albums]]
[[Category:SST Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Spot (producer)]]

Latest revision as of 20:04, 20 February 2023

Saint Vitus
Studio album by
Saint Vitus
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1984
Recorded16 and 17 August 1982[1]
StudioTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
GenreDoom metal
Length35:41
LabelSST
ProducerDez Cadena, Joe Carducci, SPOT, Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus chronology
Saint Vitus
(1984) 		Hallow's Victim
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

Saint Vitus is the debut album by the American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released Friday the 13th of January 1984 via SST Records.[1] According to Dave Chandler, the album was recorded in 1982, but was delayed by nearly two years, due to a lawsuit that SST was involved in.[4] It was released on both vinyl and cassette, and later on CD; all three formats are currently difficult to find. "White Magic/Black Magic" and "Saint Vitus" are included on the compilation album Heavier Than Thou. Along with Trouble's Psalm 9, Saint Vitus is considered by many critics one of the first doom metal albums to be released.

"Burial at Sea" was later recorded by Goatsnake and released on their Trampled Under Hoof EP.

Track listing

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All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Saint Vitus"4:49
2."White Magic/Black Magic"5:27
3."Zombie Hunger"7:22
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Psychopath" (music: Mark Adams, lyrics: Chandler)9:26
2."Burial at Sea"8:39
Total length:35:43

Personnel

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Saint Vitus

  • Scott Reagers – vocals
  • Dave Chandler – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Adams – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Armando Acosta – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Merrill Ward, Scott Reagers, Yvonne Saxton – backing vocals

Production

References

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  1. ^ a b Carducci, Joe (8 December 2010). "Armando and Saint Vitus". #75. The New Vulgate. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ "Saint Vitus interview with Dave Chandler". Hammer Smashed Sound.com. January 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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