Sumerian Cry

Sumerian Cry
Studio album by Tiamat
Released	7 June 1990
Recorded	14–29 October 1989
Studio	Sunlight Studio, Stockholm
Genre	Death metal, [1] death-doom, black metal
Length	43:59
Label	CMFT Productions
Producer	Tiamat with Tomas Skogsberg
Tiamat chronology
Severe Abomination (1989) Sumerian Cry (1990) The Astral Sleep (1991)
Alternate cover
1997 digipak reissue edition

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Sumerian Cry is the debut studio album from the Swedish metal band Tiamat.

It was recorded at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm in 1989, when the band was known under the original name Treblinka. The track "Sumerian Cry, Pt. 1" is a re-interpretation of the intro melody from "Crawling in Vomit", the first track off Treblinka's first demo. The track "The Sign of the Pentagram" is exclusive to the CD version of the album, and was not recorded at the same time as the rest of the album. This particular track was intended to be included on a compilation-CD released by Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen (editor of Norwegian metal fanzine Slayer). The CD was never released, and the track was included as a bonus track on this album.

"Where the Serpents Ever Dwell" was later covered by black metal band The Ruins of Beverast on the vinyl edition of their album Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite.

Track listing

Sumerian Cry

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro – Sumerian Cry (Part 1)"	0:57
2.	"In the Shrines of the Kingly Dead"	4:09
3.	"The Malicious Paradise"	4:28
4.	"Necrophagious Shadows"	4:35
5.	"Apothesis of Morbidity"	6:05
6.	"Nocturnal Funeral"	4:05
7.	"Altar Flame"	4:30
8.	"Evilized"	5:00
9.	"Where the Serpents Ever Dwell/Outro – Sumerian Cry (Part 2)"	6:08
Total length:		39:38

CD and vinyl reissues bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"The Sign of the Pentagram"	3:54
Total length:		43:57

Personnel

• Johan Edlund (as Hellslaughter) – rhythm and lead guitars, keyboards, lead vocals
• Jörgen Thullberg (as Juck) – bass
• Stefan Lagergren (as Emetic) – lead and rhythm guitars
• Anders Holmberg (as Najse) – drums

Only photos of Hellslaughter and Juck are shown on the backcover, because Emetic and Najse were ex-members when the record came out.

References

1. Hickman, Langdon. "A Pocket-Sized Sun: Tiamat's "Wildhoney" Turns 25". Invisible Oranges . Retrieved 6 July 2022.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Sumerian Cry – Tiamat". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 November 2012.