Supernatural Addiction is the fourth studio album by the thrash metal/death metal band Deceased. It was their last full-length album on Relapse Records.
The album was produced by Simon Efemey. Each song was inspired by a different horror tale, movie, or show.
AllMusic wrote that Deceased "temper their death-metal fury with a love for old-school thrash, which actually works well for them, keeping the music from getting too cartoonish." CMJ New Music Report wrote that "[King] Fowley proudly and loudly prefers the glory days of superfast metal, when patches on acid-washed denim jackets reigned supreme and there was no rap or glam in sight."
Track listing
- "The Premonition" 5:35
- "Dark Chilling Heartbeat" 6:26
- "A Very Familiar Stranger" 5:18
- "Frozen Screams" 5:04
- "The Doll with the Hideous Spirit" 5:34
- "The Hanging Soldier" 4:20
- "Chambers of the Waiting Blind" 7:50
- "Elly's Dementia" 7:42
- "Dark Chilling Heartbeat (Demo)" 7:04
- "Frozen Screams (Demo)" 4:50
- "A Very Familiar Stranger (Demo)" 5:42
- "The Premonition (Demo)" 5:55
- "The Hanging Soldier (Demo)" 4:32
Inspirations
- The Twilight Zone, episode "Twenty-Two" (written by Rod Serling)
- "The Tell-Tale Heart" (written by Edgar Allan Poe)
- Famous Ghost Stories, segment "The Hitchhiker" (written by Oscar Brand)
- Asylum, segment "Frozen Fear" (written by Robert Bloch)
- Trilogy of Terror, segment "Amelia" (written by Richard Matheson)
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (written by Ambrose Bierce)
- Tales from the Crypt, segment "Blind Alley" (written by William Gaines)
- The Blair Witch Project (written by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez)
Issued in a standard jewel case with a clear tray and 12-page booklet
Recording information:
Recorded at Oblivion Studios in September 1999.
Tracks 9-13: Recorded in September 1999 at Oblivion Studios, Upper Marlboro, MD.
Mike Bossier – engineer
Simon Efemey – producer, keyboards on "Elly's Dementia"
Jessica Scott – voice on "A Very Familiar Stranger"
Allen Koszowski – cover art
Jason Van Hollander – cover art coloring
Eric Horst – cover art coloring
Flo Homer – photos