Acheron - Rites of the Black Mass 12" vinyl picture disc LP

Kenyon Records release

The landmark 1991 debut from cult legends Acheron — true pioneers of Satanic death metal. Rites of the Black Mass is an essential album, and Gurgling Gore is honored to carry this impeccable reissue in our distro.

PICTURE DISC EDITION
- Limited to 200
- Hand-numbered

Housed in a thick, high-quality plastic protective sleeve. Includes a double-sided insert featuring complete lyrics and redesigned differently from 1st press. First 5 orders will come with a SIGNED 12"X12" album flat on 300gsm poster board, autographed by all three original members—Vincent Crowley, Pete Slate, and Jim Strauss.

Released at the height of Florida death metal’s golden era, Rites Of The Black Mass stands as a cornerstone of underground extremity. Tracked at the legendary Morrisound Studios with genre-defining engineer Scott Burns, the debut from Acheron fused blasphemous atmosphere with savage riffcraft, helping shape the darker edge of early ’90s death metal.

Fronted by founder and vocalist Vincent Crowley, alongside guitarist Pete Slate (Druid Lord) and drummer James Strauss (Sathanas), the album also features backing vocals from Mike Browning (Nocturnus) and infamous keyboard interludes by Peter H. Gilmore of the Church of Satan.

More than just a debut, Rites Of The Black Mass is a historical monument — a record that captured a moment when Florida death metal was at its most feral, fearless, and influential.

Kenyon Records presents: the definitive vinyl reissue of Acheron – Rites of the Black Mass — the cult 1992 Satanic death metal classic, fully remastered and reborn on deluxe single LP.

Deluxe features:
⸸ Remastered for vinyl by Joe Viers
⸸ 180g heavyweight vinyl
⸸ 350gsm jacket
⸸ 12”x12” four-page lyric insert + rare photo + new liner notes by Vincent Crowley
⸸ 24”x24” cover art poster (150gsm art paper)
⸸ Extra liner notes by David E. Gehlke (author of Turned Inside Out: The Official Story of Obituary)
⸸ Individually hand-numbered