Description
The self-titled debut album by the American metal band Deliverance was released on Intense Records in 1989, a division of Frontline Music Group. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Bill Metoyer at both Mixing Lab A and B in Garden Grove, California. Featuring Jimmy P. Brown II on guitar and vocals, Glenn Rogers on lead vocals, and a rhythm section consisting of Brian Khairullah on bass and Chris Hyde on drums.
Deliverance incorporates lots of melody in this smokin’ debut album, producing an accessible brand of speed metal. Bill Metoyer’s production brought out a huge, “cruncha-cruncha-crunch” guitar sound.
Jimmy Brown’s clear vocals make the lyrics decipherable… for good reasons. While some bands re-word the overused cliches of “We’re rockin’ for the Rock,” etc., Deliverance shows intelligent penmanship.
In «No Time», Brown comments on crowding those in need and God out of one’s life, using the excuse of “not having the time.”
“At last it was time to die… He held a book in His hand/ It was the book of life/ He opened up His book and said/ “Your name I cannot find/ I was once going to write it down/ but I couldn’t find the time.”
Deliverance reworks the popular worship song «He is Jehovah», with good results. This may be the hottest Christian metal release of the summer and the perfect gift for fans of Metallica. [Doug Van Pelt, CCM, August 1989]
Deliverance – s/t (Retroactive Records 2020) Gold Disc Remaster
Frightening, awe-inspiring, and absolutely relentless, Deliverance’s self-titled album dropped onto the scene in 1989 with all the finesse of a metallic sledgehammer across the forehead. In 1987, Deliverance had made their presence known in dramatic fashion on the California Metal compilation (a sampler in the vein of Metal Blade’s Metal Massacre compilations) with «Attack» being the very first thrash/speed metal song with a strong Christian message to ever be released. Overwhelmed with anticipation, fans lined up for two years trying to buy more of this West Coast speed metal as phenomenal as anything released by Exodus, Death Angel, Metallica, and Anthrax. The long wait ended with the release of 1989’s self-titled debut, and fans were not disappointed. Having enlisted the production skills of famed mainstream metal producer Bill Metoyer (Flotsam and Jetsam, Trouble, Fates Warning, DRI, Slayer) the debut exuded all the pure destructive power for which fans could have hoped. Every note is executed with jaw-dropping levels of scientific precision. Jimmy’s vocals are both powerful and soaring. The 2020 Retroactive reissue is a brand new Gold Disc remaster (Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound) and includes three non-LP demo songs as bonus tracks. The insert booklet features 2017 write-ups from band leader, Jimmy Brown, guitarist Glenn Rogers, bassist Brian Khairullah, and Pastor Bob Beeman. This is pure metallic brilliance packaged with a genius 12-page booklet laid out by NoLifeTilMetal’s Scott Waters. Previous CD reissues of this classic album all had audio or graphics issues. This is THE ultimate reissue of one of a handful of Christian metal’s ultimate albums. In addition, every CD comes with an exclusive trading card (gold foil stamped) inside the packaging.
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Victory” – 3:44
A2. “No Time” – 4:28
A3. “Deliverance” – 3:03
A4. “If You Will” – 4:43
A5. “The Call” – 3:40
Side Two
B1. “No Love” – 3:20
B2. “Blood Of The Covenant” – 4:50
B3. “Jehovah Jireh” – 3:35
B4. “Temporary Insanity” – 5:25
B5. “Awake” – 6:03
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Intense Records. Remastered and re-issued on CD by Retroactive Records in 2008.
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