Seven Metal Inches Records is re-issuing the 1990 Derketa EP Premature Burial as part of the label’s “Unearth The Underground series Pt. III” series of classic underground metal back in print.
The label has released the following statement:
Official re-issue of the legendary debut 7″ Premature Burial of US Death Metal Legends Derketa (1990) on Picture Disc for the very first time and on regular 7″ vinyl as tribute to the golden era of 7″ released in the early 1990s.
Picture 7″ in limited to 300 copies; the regular 7″ in purple clear is limited to 100 copies. Both versions are housed in a thick, 400 grain gatefold cover with the original front and back cover and liner note by Sharon Bascovsky.
A die-hard edition of 30 copies comes as massive wooden box (made out of beech) featuring the entire full artwork engraved on the lid. It contains the picture 7″, a shirt, poster and a fridge magnet with the Derketa logo.
Tags: death metal, derkéta, Doom Metal, doom-death
Nothing is more nauseating than to witness pandering to and elevation of a band simply for no other reason than that they’re ironic (ie. women, children or Africans in metal) with no regard for the actual quality (as opposed to proficiency) of the output which many times is substandard. If it’s a youtube video of this variety, you know we always gotta elevate the perceived underdog so the first 50 comments will say some variation of “this kicks ass!” or “underrated!” but if you scroll down far enough you find one sourpuss who reveals the truth (and of course he’s “just jealous”).
But Derketa is more good than bad. The second song on the 7″ applies sufficient kicking of said ass and subsequent output does not reek of gimmicks or modernization, so I wish them success at least until they do that split with Lady Gaga and Snoop Dog. (Or I might just be blinded by the fact that at least one or two of them are pretty hot!)