Paramaecium - Exhhumed of the Earth (1993)
This is most likely the first true doom metal cd to ever surface in the Christian music scene. "Exhumed..." was originally released in 1993 on R.E.X. records in the US and has since been re-released independently from the band themselves in Australia as an import. Andrew Tompkins, founding member, has always been my favorite vocalist in all "death" metal. The vocals are smooth and guttural, a pure death metal dream. The music on this disc is slow dirge-like and qualifies this band as the biggest contender in the realm of doom-metal. Lyrically this was the boldest and most evangelical cd Paramaecium has ever released. The lyrics speak openly and very descriptively of Christ's birth, death and ressurection. This disc and it's followup, "Within the Ancient Forest", both feature Jason De Ron on guitars and drummer extraordinaire Jayson Sherlock (formerly Mortification) on the drums. For fans of Morgion, early My Dying Bride and early Paradise Lost. -- Review by Norm