Black Death (album)

Black Death is the only studio album by American heavy metal band Black Death, released in 1984 by Auburn Records.

Black Death
Studio album by Black Death
Released	1984
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	51:09
Label	Auburn Records Hell’s Headbangers
Producer	Bob Surgent Black Death

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Louder Sound
Metal Temple	7/10

Critical reception

In his review of the official 2017 reissue for Metal Temple, Lior Stein gave a 7/10 rating, saying that “(i)n comparison to the original recording from 1984…there is a margin of improvement in this reissue in terms of the digital remastering.” Stein deemed the songwriting “solid, not what you would call over the top, not aiming to be catchy, which is rather in their benefit but enough to be satisfied with” before concluding that the album “is still a relic, a collector’s must and earns the respects of the contemporary Metal scene.” Kerrang! ranked the third track, “When Tears Run Red (From Love Lost Yesterday)”, at number 2 on their list of “The 10 Greatest Metal Songs by African-American Artists”.

Tracklist

Disc 1 (12”)

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Night of the Living Death"	4:27
2.	"The Hunger"	5:30
3.	"When Tears Run Red (From Love Lost Yesterday)"	5:41
4.	"Fear No Evil"	6:08

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"The Scream of the Iron Messiah"	3:43
6.	"Streetwalker"	6:30
7.	"Black Death"	9:18

Disc 2 (7”)

Side A

No.	Title	Length
8.	"Here Comes the Wrecking Crew"	4:24

Side B

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Retribution"	5:28

Personnel

Black Death

• Siki Spacek – vocals, guitar
• Greg Hicks – guitar
• Darrell Harris – bass
• Phil Bullard – drums

Production

• Bob Surgent and Black Death — producer
• Bill Peter — executive producer
• Eric Broviak, assisted by Dawn Holt – engineering
• Jack Skinner — mastering

Design

• Anastasia Pantsios— cover photography
• Paula Grooms — cover layout
• Bob and Lisa Surgent – logo design

External links

• Black Death at Discogs (list of releases)
• Black Death at Encyclopaedia Metallum