Mournful Cries

Mournful Cries
Studio album by Saint Vitus
Released	August 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)
Recorded	March 24–27, 1988
Studio	Music Grinder Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Doom metal
Length	33:01
Label	SST
Producer	Saint Vitus, Joe Carducci
Saint Vitus chronology
Thirsty and Miserable (1987) Mournful Cries (1988) V (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10 [2]

Mournful Cries is the fourth studio album by American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released in 1988. It was the band's last release on SST Records. The cover art features a painting of a hydra.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Intro / The Creeps" – 2:47
2. "Dragon Time" – 7:27
3. "Shooting Gallery" – 6:45

Side two

1. "Intro / Bitter Truth" (Scott Weinrich) – 4:14
2. "The Troll" – 6:57
3. "Looking Glass" (Weinrich) – 4:50

Personnel

Saint Vitus

• Scott "Wino" Weinrich – vocals, guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6
• Dave Chandler – guitar, growl on track 2
• Mark Adams – bass
• Armando Acosta – drums

Production

• Joe Carducci – producer
• Casey McMackin & Keith – engineers

References

1. Deming, Mark. Saint Vitus: Mournful Cries at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 305. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.