Consuming Impulse
Consuming Impulse is the second album by Pestilence, the Dutch death metal band, and it came out on Roadracer Records on 25 December 1989. It follows Malleus Maleficarum from 1988 and sits at a turning point in the group's early story. It was the first Pestilence record with guitarist Patrick Uterwijk, and the last to feature vocalist and live bassist Martin van Drunen. It was also the last on which Patrick Mameli recorded the bass parts.
The album has earned a reputation as a cult favourite, and Decibel reviewed it warmly in that light. "Out of the Body" is a fan favourite and a good place to start. Roadrunner Records later paired the album with Testimony of the Ancients in its Two from the Vault reissue series, which makes it easy to hear the band's next step alongside it.
Consuming Impulse: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 37:23Tracklist
- 1DehydratedPatrick Mameli and Martin van Drunen3:08
- 2The Process of SuffocationMameli, Uterwijk, Drunen2:41
- 3Suspended AnimationMameli, Uterwijk, Drunen3:29
- 4The TraumaPatrick Mameli and Marco Foddis3:20
- 5Chronic InfectionPatrick Mameli and Marco Foddis3:57
- 6Out of the BodyPatrick Mameli and Marco Foddis4:39
- 7Echoes of DeathPatrick Mameli and Marco Foddis4:16
- 8Deify Thy MasterMameli, Uterwijk, Foddis4:53
- 9Proliferous SoulsPatrick Mameli2:08
- 10Reduced to AshesPatrick Mameli and Martin van Drunen4:53
- Produced by
- Harris Johns
- Recorded at
- Music Lab Berlin
- Recorded
- 1989 at Music Lab Berlin
- Mixed by
- Harris Johns
- Engineered by
- Harris Johns
- Artwork
- Niall James
- Photography
- Ron Kruit
- Labels
- Roadracer Records, Roadrunner
- Length
- 37:23
Line-up
- Martin van Drunen · electric bass guitar, lead vocals
- Marco Foddis · drums (drum set)
- Patrick Mameli · electric guitar
- Patrick Uterwijk · electric guitar
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 1989-09-29 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 December 1989 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 December 1989 | |
| Wikidata | 29 September 1989 | |
| US release | 25 December 1989 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 9 January 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Roadracer Records | 016861942113 | other |
| 1989 | NL | Roadracer Records | 016861942120 | other |
| 25 December 1989 | US | R/C Records | 016861942120 | original |
| 2003 | NL | Roadrunner Records | other | |
| 13 October 2017 | NL | Hammerheart Records | 8715392171413 | other |
| 13 October 2017 | NL | Hammerheart Records | 8715392171420 | 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 |