Epitaph of Plassey

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Epitaph of Plassey
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EP by
ReleasedApril 8, 2007 (2007-04-08)
Recorded27 February–12 March 2007
Studio
  • Sound Garden Studio
  • Rock Relic Studio
Genre Technical death metal
Length25:15
Label Demonstealer Records
Producer Saimum Hasan Nahian

Epitaph of Plassey is the debut EP by Bangladeshi metal band Severe Dementia. [1] It was released on April 8, 2007, by Demonstealer Records. It is considered to be the first death metal record in Bangladesh. It was highly influential in the "East Bengal Extreme Metal" scene. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

The drum tracks of the EP was recorded in Sound Garden Studio while the vocals, guitars and bass were recorded in Rock Relic Studio. It was released by Demonstealer Records in India. The sound was engineered by Saimum Hassan Nahian and Raef al Hasan Rafa. Artworks and digital illustration was done by Dhanad Islam. [5]

Track listing

All the tracks written by Severe Dementia.

No.TitleLength
1."Entombment of the Traitor"2:38
2."Credence of Fort William"5:07
3."The Bengal Regiment"5:58
4."Howls of Murshidabad"5:40
5."Strangled by Treason and Forgery"5:52
Total length:25:15

Personnel

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