Sabbat: The Devil's Sperm is Cold (1989)

And we come to the final post in this series of reissued early Sabbat EPs.  This one came the year before yesterday's subject and features one of the other characteristics of Sabbat that has been present in a lot of their material.  And that is their somewhat bizarre sense of humor.  Seriously, why would else would they use that title?

This is the EP that saw the band take a massive step forward in their musicality, which can be seen on yesterday's post.  They were no longer taking the simple thrash metal route, injecting a number of creative ideas and stretching the length of their songs to pull it off.  There are only two songs on this EP and they both break the six-minute mark. 

"Hellfire" is the more straight-forward of the two tracks, with riffs that would not sound out of place on a pre-Master of Puppets Metallica album.  "Immortality of the Soul" is the highlight here with some amazing shredding riffs and chilling solos.  It is a huge step forward from the band in a musical sense and showcases how talented these musicians really are.  It takes a number of twists and turns, and is one of the more memorable songs from this era in the band's history.

This is probably the best of Sabbat's early EPs before they started releasing full-length albums.  With the tape-trading culture at the time, it is somewhat surprising this band was not better-known.  This is an essential Sabbat release.