Above the Light

Above the Light
File:Sadist - Above the Light.jpg
Studio album by Sadist
Released	July 15, 1993 2006 (re-release)
Recorded	1993 re-release: September, 2000, Nadir Recording and Mastering, Genova, Italy
Genre	Technical death metal Progressive metal
Length	43:20
Label	Nosferatu Records
Producer	Alberto Penzin
Sadist chronology
Black Screams (1991)Black Screams1991 Above the Light (1993) Tribe (1996)Tribe1996

Above the Light is the debut studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 1993 by Nosferatu Records. The album was re-released in 2006 after their return by Beyond Productions with "Dreaming Deformities" and "Musicians Against Yuppies" as the bonus tracks. Also, a music video was made for "Sometimes They Come Back" in the same year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nadir (instrumental)"	2:12
2.	"Breathin' Cancer"	7:25
3.	"Enslaver of Lies"	5:37
4.	"Sometimes They Come Back"	6:27
5.	"Hell in Myself"	5:32
6.	"Desert Divinities"	5:06
7.	"Sadist (instrumental)"	4:21
8.	"Happiness 'N' Sorrow"	6:40
Total length:		43:20

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"T.C. Psyche" (live)
10.	"Spiral of Winter Ghosts" (live)

2006 Re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Dreaming Deformities"	4:33
10.	"Musicians Against Yuppies"	4:11

Personnel

Sadist

• Tommy − Guitars, Keyboards
• Peso − Drums
• Andy − Bass, Death Vocals

Production

• Luciano Berlingeri - Photography
• Roberto "Robferatu" Cannavo - Executive producer
• Paolo Mauri - Additional Recording
• Luigi Scuderi - Mixing
• Salvo Mazzone - Engineering
• Alberto Penzin - Producer
• Michele Vitiello - Art direction