December Moon

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December Moon
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Demo album by
Released1987, reissued 1994 and 2000 [1]
Recorded5–6 December 1987 [2]
Genre Death metal, black metal, thrash metal
Length17:45
Label Reaper [1]
Morbid chronology
Rehearsal 07/08/1987
(1987)
December Moon
(1987)
Last Supper
(1988)

December Moon is the debut demo tape by Swedish metal band Morbid. [2] The album was recorded at Thunderload Studios in Stockholm on 5 and 6 December 1987. [2] With this demo, Morbid became notorious and had a great impact upon the Swedish death metal scene. [2] December Moon was reissued in 1994 and 2000. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "My Dark Subconscious" [1] – 4:41
  2. "Wings of Funeral" [1] – 3:47
  3. "From the Dark" [1] – 6:00
  4. "Disgusting Semla" [1] – 3:17
2000 reissue
  1. "My Dark Subconscious"
  2. (rehearsal)
  3. "Wings of Funeral" (rehearsal)
  4. "Tragic Dream / From the Dark" (rehearsal)
  5. "Citythrasher" (rehearsal)
  6. "Deathexecution" (rehearsal)
  7. "Disgusting Semla" (rehearsal)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Morbid – December Moon [Demo]". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ekeroth, Daniel (2007). Swedish Death Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p. 72.