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| Purification through Violence | ||||
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| Released | August 6, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 28:42 | |||
| Label | Pulverizer | |||
| Producer | Dying Fetus | |||
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Purification through Violence is the debut studio album by American death metal band Dying Fetus, following Infatuation with Malevolence, a collection of early demos. It was released in 1996.
The band left Pulverizer Records soon after the album's release.
Purification Through Violence was reissued in January 2011 by Relapse. It included the bonus tracks "Beaten into Submission" (1997 rehearsal demo) and "Raped on the Altar" (live in Herbolzheim, Germany, 1998).
All lyrics are written by Jason Netherton; all music is composed by John Gallagher except for track 8.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Blunt Force Trauma" | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Beaten into Submission" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Skull Fucked" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Permanently Disfigured" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Raped on the Altar" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Nothing Left to Pray for" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Nocturnal Crucifixion" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Scum (Fuck the Weak)" (Napalm Death cover) | 2:53 |
