Dissection "The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief)"

The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief) is a compilation album by Dissection. It contains tracks from early EPs and promos. It also includes two tracks by Satanized, the former band of Jon Nödtveidt. Some versions also include two tracks taken from the Where Dead Angels Lie EP. It has been released several times by different labels, including Necropolis Records who released it originally and Karmageddon Records. It also has been released with different cover artwork.

Track listing

1. "Shadows over a Lost Kingdom" – 2:49
2. "Frozen" – 3:28
3. "Feathers Fell" – 0:52
4. "Son of the Mourning" – 3:25
5. "Mistress of the Bleeding Sorrow" – 4:39
6. "In the Cold Winds of Nowhere" – 4:01
7. "Into Infinite Obscurity" – 1:04
8. "The Call of the Mist" – 3:59
9. "Severed into Shreds" – 4:27
10. "Satanized" – 2:54 (by Satanized)
11. "Born in Fire" – 2:41 (by Satanized)
12. "Where Dead Angels Lie" – 6:10
13. "Elizabeth Bathory" – 5:03 (Tormentor cover)

Comes in a 4-panel digipak with booklet.

Recording information:

Tracks 1, 4, 7: recorded at TBV Studios (Smogen, Sweden), September 1991. Released as the Into Infinite Obscurity 1991 demo / 7"EP.

Tracks 2-3, 5-6: recorded at TBV Studios (Smogen, Sweden), March 1992. Released as the The Somberlain 1992 demo.

Track 8: recorded at Stromstad Studios (Sweden), December 1990. Taken from the The Grief Prophecy 1991 demo.

Track 9: rehearsal , Spring 1990

Tracks 10-11: rehearsal, Summer 1991. Performed by Satanized.