Solstice of Oppression is the first studio release by technical death metal band Oppressor. It was released on April 9, 1994.

AllMusic cited the track "Genocide" as the album's highlight.

Music

The instrumentation on Solstice of Oppression is technically demanding and the arrangements are considered to be complex. The track "Prelude to Death" acts as an "atmospheric intro" to the following track "Genocide", according to AllMusic. Some sections employ acoustic guitars. The album's lyrical topics include blood and the lower gastrointestinal tract.

Reception

Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five. He called it "a technically proficient but rather samey death metal effort." He continued: "All told, there are no real surprises here, but plenty of blood and guts to ruin Thanksgiving dinner nonetheless."

Track listing

• All lyrics and vocal arrangements by Tim King. All music by Jim Stopper and Adam Zadel. Arranged by Tom Schofield. (Copyright Major Metal Music/Sugar Daddies Big Stuff)

Re-issues

The album was first re-issued by Megalithic Records in 1995. It was remastered and re-issued by Pavement Music in 2000 with two bonus demo tracks ("Valley of Thorns" and "I Am Darkness"). This remastered version was later re-issued by Crash Music.

Personnel

1. Oppressor

2. Adam Zadel - Guitars

3. Tim King - Bass, Vocals

4. Tom Schofield - Drums

5. Jim Stopper - Guitars

6. Production

7. SV Bell - Cover art

8. Ron Reid - Engineering, Producer

9. Greg Derbas - Layout

10. Brad Hall - Photography

11. Jim Harvey - Engineering, Producer

12. Tim King - Lyrics

References