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====== Mental Destruction ======

Industrial\\
Jonkoping, Sweden

From [[https://www.discogs.com/artist/39345-Mental-Destruction|Discogs]]: "Mental Destruction is the industrial project of the Durling brothers, originally aided by third member Jonas Blåberg, and is one of the more significant early industrial artists in Scandinavia. They refer to their music as "orthodox industrial", as the inspiration of the lyrics is their devotion to Christ. 

Their most recent full-length release dates back to 1996, but Mental Destruction are still active and also involved in the side-project [[Azure Skies]]."

===== Discography =====

| 1990 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/mental-destruction-when-madness-strikes-original-tape-version/|When Madness Strikes]] (original tape version) | [[Metal Cross Productions]] |
| 1991 | [[https://www.discogs.com/Mental-Destruction-The-Intensity-Of-Darkness/master/1182974|The Intensity of Darkness]] | [[Cold Meat Industry]] |
| 1991 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2019/02/10/mental-destruction-when-madness-strikes-second-tape-version/|When Madness Strikes]] (second tape issue) | [[Sound Source]] |
| 1995 | [[https://www.discogs.com/Mental-Destruction-When-Madness-Strikes/release/184324|When Madness Strikes]] (CD reissue) | [[Cold Meat Industry]] |
| 1996 | [[https://www.discogs.com/Mental-Destruction-Straw/master/40175|Straw]] | [[Cold Meat Industry]] |
| 2001 | [[https://www.discogs.com/Mental-Destruction-Before-The-Night/release/127105|Before the Night]] ‎(7") | [[Ant-Zen]] |

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==== When Madness Strikes (original tape version) ====

1990 [[Metal Cross Productions]]

Ivar (Samuel Durling) – Vocals\\
Plupp (Jonas Blåberg) – Animalic Screams\\
Dave (David Durling) – The Beatmaster

  - Dark, Black, and Without Form
  - Wolfram 18
  - When Time is Over (No Time Will Be)
  - Black Orange / A World in Decay
  - The Walls of Madness (Parts I-VII)
  - Illusion
  - The Lord Reigns

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==== The Intensity of Darkness ====

1991 [[Cold Meat Industry]] (CMI.11)

  - Without Form [instrumental] (3:02)
  - Metamorphoses (4:14)
  - Deathdrum (3:11)
  - Flesh/Blood (2:09)
  - Be Crushed (3:30)
  - Silence (2:56)
  - Children of Wrath (3:22)
  - The Intensity of Darkness [instrumental (1:32)
  - ...And the Fire (4:18)
  - Autumn Chill (Chapter I-III) (10:09)
  - Infected Dreams (2:32)
  - Emptiness Amassed (4:02)
  - Black Orange/A World in Decay (1:45)

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==== When Madness Strikes (second tape issue) ====

1991 [[Sound Source]] (.1916.)

Samuel Durling – Vocals, programming\\
David Durling – Keyboards, programming\\
Jonas Blåberg – Animalic screams, programming

  - Without Form [Instrumental]
  - Wolfram 18
  - When Time Is Over (No Time Will Be)
  - Krossa [edited Swedish version]
  - Midnatt [instrumental]
  - The Walls of Madness (Part I-VII)
  - Illusion
  - The Lord Reigns
  - Black Orange / A World In Decay

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==== When Madness Strikes (CD reissue) ====

1995 [[Cold Meat Industry]] (CMI.25)

  - Without Form (Edited Version) (1:32)
  - Wolfram 18 (4:07)
  - When Time is Over (No Time Will Be) (2:26)
  - Krossa (3:31)
  - Midnatt (4:04)
  - The Walls of Madness (Part I-VII) (8:11)
  - Illusion (4:44)
  - The Lord Reigns (3:22)
  - Above the Falling (4:06)
  - Beyond Consciousness (3:12)
  - Man of Prey (4:03)
  - Wound (2:50)

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==== Straw ====

1996 [[Cold Meat Industry]] (CMI.47)

  - The Streams of Time (6:12)
  - Unbleeding (6:02)
  - This Darker Entity (0:30)
  - Into Nothingness (4:25)
  - Thorn (3:52)
  - Winged I Fall (2:35)
  - These Brutal Times Adored (4:47)
  - Rise (4:02)
  - Your Dying Soul (6:11)
  - September Warning (6:31)

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==== Before the Night ====

2001 Ant-Zen (act 77)

Two sided 7" glued to 9.5" coggwheel metalplate (shaped like the Mental Destruction logo). Limited edition of 404 copies.

  - Before the Night (3:33)
  - All Flesh is Grass (4:41)

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===== Links =====

  * [[http://www.mentaldestruction.com/|Mental Destruction website]]