(Orchestral Thrash) - Slayer, Tourniquet, Exodus, Voivod, NIN, Destruction, Kreator and Sacrifice.

1. Sanity Obscure
2. Wisdom's Call
3. Nonpoint
4. Idols of Ignorance
5. Stop the Madness
6. Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)
7. Dust to Dust
8. Like a Song
   
   

New digipak edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden discs. Remastered versions of Believer’s three albums: “Extraction From Mortality”, “Sanity Obscure” and “Dimensions”.

After dropping their groundbreaking debut album on an unsuspecting world in '89, just two years later they unleashed a new level of aggressiveness and creativity that no one could have expected. Somehow effectively blending the use of violins / violas, a female opera singer, and thrash metal, Believer stretched the boundaries of metal beyond the normal limitations of the genre. By maintaining the highly technical aspect of their progressive speed metal, they thrilled metal fans in both the mainstream and Christian markets. Sanity Obscure would go on to become a standard "must have" album for fans of thrash metal in the vein of Slayer, Tourniquet, Kreator, Exodus, and early Living Sacrifice. Fast and furious, the dissonant and growling aural mayhem ensured Sanity Obscure was one of those albums that grabbed the hearts and souls of even casual metalheads. To say that this 1991 album has stood the test of time is a grand understatement. The release of this album opened the doors for the band to play mainstream venues with bands like Bolt Thrower, as well as have their albums widely distributed in mainstream markets.

Heaven's Metal Magazine reviewed this reissue and describes Sanity as "...one of the classics of yesteryear...highly technical thrash with addicting, hypnotic riffs, and aggressive drumming that pound relentlessly at your skull."

In the entire history of the thrash metal genre, there was never a band as unique as Believer. While their music showcased thrash influences from the rawest sort, delivering fast and violent sounds, the message they incorporated into their songs was the exact opposite of the typical thrash metal attitude. Through their music Believer preached the word of God - each lyric is a testimony of faith and commitment to the Christian community. The band made sure that their message was properly introduced by supporting it with a heavy dose of brilliantly arranged melodies and thrashing riffs.

Their debut album, “Extraction From Mortality”, easily shows the most brutal side of Christian metal, musically being comparable to thrash giants such as Slayer and Obituary. Includes 9 tracks filled with furious riffs and catchy melodies, sewn together with religiously inspiring lyrics. “Sanity Obscure” is Believer’s second album on which the band takes on a more technical approach. Thrash metal origins progress into a more sophisticated and spiritualized form, conjoining both an aggressive sound and a meaningful message. It features catchy and expressive songs, with some impressive highlights as “Stop the Madness”, “Non-Point” and the breathtaking symphonic/orchestral masterpiece - “Dies Irae”. New edition includes liner notes written by the band.

The two primary members of the band were vocalist/guitarist Kurt Bachman and drummer Joey Daub, who were joined by several others after their 1989 debut album, Extraction from Mortality. The band was jointly signed to Roadrunner Records, and the Christian label R.E.X. Music. According to Allmusic, several mainstream magazines praised the second album Sanity Obscure. They toured US and Europe with Bolt Thrower the following year. The third album Dimensions was GMA Dove Award nominated for "hard music album of the year" in 1993. Believer disbanded in 1994; however, in March 2005, Daub announced that he and Bachman reformed the band.

Believer has gained worldwide recognition for their boundary-breaking, artistic form of extreme metal. Joined by bands Cynic and Pestilence, Roadrunner Records pushed a prog-metal/thrash campaign with the three bands called, “The Breed Beyond” and solidified Believer among the ranks of unique, creative musical acts. The centerpiece of their 3rd release, Dimensions, was a metal opera that brought them great praise from fans and musicians worldwide and threw open the doors to collaborations between metal and orchestral musicians and sealed the band’s legacy.

Formed in the mid eighties by guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman and drummer Joey Daub, the Pennsylvania based Believer was destined to put their mark on the music scene. With the early line-up of Bachman, Daub, guitarist Dave Baddorf and bassist Howe Kraft, Believer secured a deal with East Coast indie label R.E.X. Music. The band’s debut album, Extraction from Mortality, was greeted with vast acceptance in the metal world and also drew attention from Roadrunner Records. The band’s second offering, Sanity Obscure, released by Roadrunner saw the band breaking new musical boundaries and establishing themselves as creative and experimental musicians in the metal community. With a new label and bassist, Wyatt Robertson replacing Kraft, Believer set out in support of Sanity with a European tour and an extended tour of the States with fellow thrashers Sacrifice and Bolt Thrower. Upon completion of the tour, Bachman and Daub parted ways with Baddorf and Robertson. With a new musical vision for their 3rd record, they again called upon friend and violinist Scott Laird, and his opera-trained sister, Julianne Laird, who both made brief appearances on previous Believer releases. Fellow musician and friend Jim Winters and cellist Glenn Fischbach rounded out the band and 1993’s Dimensions was the end result of this collaboration.