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Sumerian Cry

Studio album by

Tiamat

Released

June 7, 1990

Recorded

14–29 October 1989

Studio

Sunlight Studio, Stockholm

Genre

Death metal,^[1] death-doom, symphonic 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 re-issue edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

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

The album was recorded at Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden, 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

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

v t e Tiamat
Johan Edlund Lars Sköld Anders Iwers Roger Öjersson
Studio albums	Sumerian Cry The Astral Sleep Clouds Wildhoney A Deeper Kind of Slumber Skeleton Skeletron Judas Christ Prey Amanethes The Scarred People

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