Blessed Are the Sick
Blessed Are the Sick is the second studio album by Morbid Angel, the American death metal band, and it came out in May 1991 on Earache Records. It follows their debut, Altars of Madness, from 1989, and it is regarded in the same way as that record: a seminal release from the years when death metal was still taking shape as a genre.
For anyone tracing the band's story, it is the middle point between the debut and Covenant, which arrived in 1993. It is the record that shows where Morbid Angel went next after setting the bar so high, and it is well worth hearing alongside its predecessor to understand how the genre's early sound developed. Riffology has a piece on the album's place in the band's evolution if you want the wider story.
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Blessed Are the Sick: tracklist and credits
13 tracks · 39:27Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Intro1:27
- 2Fall From GraceTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent5:14
- 3BrainstormTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent2:35
- Disc 2
- 1Rebel LandsTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent2:41
- 2Doomsday CelebrationTrey Azagthoth1:49
- Disc 3
- 1Day of SufferingTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent1:54
- 2Blessed Are the Sick / Leading the RatsTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent4:47
- Disc 4
- 1Thy Kingdom ComeTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent3:24
- 2Unholy BlasphemiesTrey Azagthoth and David Vincent2:10
- Disc 5
- 1AbominationsTrey Azagthoth4:27
- 2Desolate WaysRichard Brunelle1:40
- Disc 6
- 1The Ancient OnesTrey Azagthoth5:54
- 2In RemembranceTrey Azagthoth1:25
- Produced by
- Morbid Angel
- Recorded at
- Morrisound Recording (Tampa)
- Recorded
- January–February 1991
- Mixed by
- Tom Morris
- Engineered by
- Tom Morris
- Labels
- Earache Records, Earache, Relativity
- Length
- 39:27
Line-up
- Trey Azagthoth · guitar
- Richard Brunelle · guitar
- Pete Sandoval · drums (drum set)
- David Vincent · bass guitar, lead vocals
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1991-05-22 vs 1991-07-09 (musicbrainz), 1991-07-05 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 9 July 1991 | ignored lone early release dated 1991-05-22 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 May 1991 | |
| Wikidata | 5 July 1991 | |
| US release | 9 July 1991 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 May 1991 | earliest UK or European date |
17 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1991 | GB | Earache Records | other | |
| 22 May 1991 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615103127 | original |
| 9 July 1991 | US | Earache Records | 088561203221 | other |
| 21 November 1991 | JP | TOY’S FACTORY | 4988061885643 | other |
| 7 March 1995 | XE | Earache Records | 745316003122 | other |
| 2002 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006503111 | other |
| 11 March 2003 | US | Earache Records | 745316310121 | other |
| 2009 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006503173 | other |
| 2011 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006503135 | other |
| 20 November 2012 | XW | Earache Records | 5055006503111 | other |
| 2015 | US | Century Media | 887923554915 | other |
| November 2015 | US | Century Media | 887923554915 | other |
| 18 August 2017 | US | Earache Records | 817195020511 | other |
| 18 August 2017 | XW | Earache Records | 5055006503166 | other |
| 11 January 2019 | XW | Earache Records | 817195020979 | other |
| 21 November 2025 | — | Earache Records | 5055006503104 | other |
| 24 February 2026 | GB | Earache Records | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |