Torn From the Grave

Autopsy burst onto the scene in 1988 with almost immediate infamy. Front man Chris Reifert was already a well-known force on the underground through his time as drummer with Florida's highly respected death metal combo Death. The band released the demo 'Critical Madness' in 1988 and it wasn't long before Peaceville Records snapped them up in a deal spanning 4 albums. The Peaceville / Autopsy partnership kicked off in April 1989 with their debut album 'Severed Survival', a brutal explosion of heavy riffs, tight drumming and a screaming vocal, rounded off with concepts of death & disease. Torn From the Grave features a collection of top tracks from the band's early tenure with the label.