From Beyond (Massacre album)

From Beyond
Studio album by Massacre
Released	July 1, 1991
Recorded	March 1991 Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	38:20
Label	Earache
Producer	Colin Richardson Massacre
Massacre chronology
From Beyond (1991) Inhuman Condition (1992)

From Beyond is the ^[1] debut studio album by American death metal band Massacre, released in 1991 on Earache Records. The album was re-released with a different cover (original is red) and the Inhuman Condition EP as bonus tracks.

The album was recorded in March 1991 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida. ^[2]

"Corpsegrinder" was originally recorded by the band Death, of which all members of Massacre have been a part in the past.

The album's title is based on H. P. Lovecraft's the short story of the same name, and the cover art was painted by Ed Repka.

The band's vocalist, Kam Lee, hates the original pink album cover art done by Ed Repka and the changing of the band logo as he claims it "looks like the Superman logo." ^[3]

Music

AllMusic describes the album's sound as "a cross between Mercyful Fate and Death." The album makes use of the double tracking audio recording technique on Kam Lee's vocals.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rock Hard	9.5/10 [4]

AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars out of five, and wrote: "The deadliest of death-metal always comes from Florida, and this is no exception." ^[5]

In 2005, From Beyond was ranked number 288 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. ^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kam Lee, all music by Rick Rozz, unless stated.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dawn of Eternity"	5:12
2.	"Cryptic Realms"	4:52
3.	"Biohazard"	4:41
4.	"Chamber of Ages"	4:50
5.	"From Beyond"	4:28
6.	"Defeat Remains"	4:17
7.	"Succubus"	3:02
8.	"Symbolic Immortality"	3:39
9.	"Corpsegrinder" (Death cover)	3:19

The original vinyl release had a bonus 7" single:

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Provoked Accurser"	4:48

Personnel

Massacre

• Kam Lee – vocals
• Rick Rozz – guitar
• Terry Butler – bass
• Bill Andrews – drums

Additional musicians

• Walter Trachsler – rhythm guitar (uncredited)

Production

• Colin Richardson and Massacre – production
• Scott Burns – engineering
• Edward J. Repka – artwork and logo

According to Mike Borders, Robby Goodwin wrote the song "Biohazard" but was not credited.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. From Beyond - Massacre | Album | AllMusic , retrieved January 8, 2026
2. Book, John. "From Beyond – Massacre". Allmusic . Retrieved December 15, 2011.
3. "KAM LEE". Voices From The Darkside. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
4. Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 52. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
5. From Beyond - Massacre | Album | AllMusic , retrieved January 8, 2026
6. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 97. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.