Buried Secrets (EP)

Buried Secrets is the second EP by American band Painkiller originally released by Toy's Factory in Japan and Earache in the UK, featuring guest appearances from Justin Broadrick and G. C. Green from Godflesh. Broadrick described the release as the result of various jams and improvisational sessions.[1]

Buried Secrets
EP by
Released1992
RecordedAugust & October, 1991 at Greenpoint, Brooklyn
GenreAvant-garde jazz, grindcore, avant-garde metal
Length26:24
LabelToy's Factory, Earache
ProducerJohn Zorn
Painkiller chronology
Guts of a Virgin
(1991)
Buried Secrets
(1992)
Rituals: Live in Japan
(1993)
John Zorn chronology
Heretic
(1992)
Buried Secrets
(1992)
Grand Guignol
(1992)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states "Although this is experimental music, it works quite well — it's actually more sinister and menacing than many death metal groups. Very dark and very disturbing, 27 minutes is almost too much to handle."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tortured Souls"1:52
2."One-Eyed Pessary"1:50
3."Trailmarker"0:03
4."Blackhole Dub"3:29
5."Buried Secrets"6:13
6."The Ladder"0:22
7."Executioner"2:48
8."Black Chamber"2:28
9."Skinned"0:54
10."The Toll"7:26

Personnel

References

  1. Collepiccolo, Luca (April 1992). "Godflesh – Into the Void". Blast! (in Italian): 12–15.
  2. AllMusic review accessed July 22, 2011
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