Limited to 500 copies, hype sticker glued on plastic sleeve and issued with a double-sided printed insert.

If we take a look back at the very dark past of the birth of Finnish death metal,Disgracewas one of the originators among bands likeAbhorrence,Belial,Xysma,Beherit,Funebre, etc. The late ’80s were days of active tape trading, playing gigs wherever possiblemostly in local youth centersand creating new music out of sheer frustration. Was it the geographical location of Finland, with its long winters and absence of light, that gave Finnish death metal that extra feeling of gloom and darkness? Even though you can hear some sort of trademark sound that comes to Finnish bands, the scene was vital in those days, and everyone was doing their own thing.

Disgracerecorded their first demo in 1989, which has been buried in time and dust. Luckily, their “Beyond the Immortalized Existence” and “Inside the Labyrinth of Depression” demosboth recorded in 1990and the “Debts of God” EP (1990) have survived and are compiled into the “1990” release, which is now available again in a limited edition of 500 vinyl copies. These demos and EP documentDisgraceat their most brutal and primitive, yet young and bloodthirsty. This is true grinding and murky death metal where you can hear influences from fellow bands likeXysmaandFunebre, but also from UK and Swedish bands likeCarcass(just listen to the track “Deprive My Innermost“),Bolt Thrower,Carnage, andNihilist.Disgracewasnt afraid to include some doomier and groovier rocking parts into their sound even in the early days.Disgraceguitarist and vocalistJukka Taskinenhimself said that the Canadian bandVoivodwas the biggest influence to start the band, and theres an obvious nod to those Quebecian sci-fi thrashers in the intro of “Debts of God.”