17/09/2025
The wait is finally over!
We're thrilled to share the news about the reissues of an excellent 1990s death metal album! The debut vinyl edition is something many fans have been eagerly awaiting, and we can't wait for you to enjoy it.
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Bloodsoaked, founded in 1989, is considered one of the progenitors of the Mexican Death Metal scene. Their only full-length album, Frost Image, was originally released in 1993. It is a primitive, vicious, lethal, stench Death Metal masterpiece!
We're deeply thankful for Chaos Records' fantastic support on this reissue! The label delivers expertly restored audio files, crafted by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio. L.F. at Krucyator Productions has teamed up with us again to master the vinyl, cassette, and digital formats exclusively. Featuring hand-painted artwork by the talented Julian Mortuus, the new design builds on and expands the BLOODSOAKED cover concept.
Kelley Simms, the mastermind behind the detailed liner notes, provides an insider's perspective on the band's history, the album's creation, and more through exclusive interviews with BLOODSOAKED's founding members, Rodriguez (bass, vocals) and Edward (guitars). Luxi Lahtinen (The Metal Crypt) also shares his expert insights as a Finnish underground metal legend. The band has also shared previously unseen photos and flyers. All this content is housed in a sturdy gatefold jacket that includes an 8-page 12-inch booklet.
Guitarist Jose Luis Rodriguez says of the reissue: "For the vinyl edition that's coming out via Awakening Records, we had another tape that's in way better shape than the previous one. This is almost a brand-new tape; it has probably been played only a couple of times. We had it transferred to digital here in Seattle at Victory Studios, which, by listening to it, already has great sound, and that is being remastered at Krucyator Studios in France."
Once the dramatic buildup of album opener "Became Frost Image" descends, the band launches into a lethal attack of chugging distortion-laden guitar riffs, wailing guitar histrionics, and explosive drum fills. Plus, those vicious, gurgled vocal inflections come roaring through the speakers like a possessed demon. The band's atypical haunting keyboard ambiance permeates on tracks "Frigid Presence" and album closer "Missing the Light," giving BLOODSOAKED an added element to their savage musical assault.
For Rodriguez, after more than 30 years since its original release, the newly remastered and reissued "Frost Image" through Awakening Records feels like a fresh start. "It's finally coming out on vinyl and with a fresh audio restoration," Rodriguez states. "Most importantly, we've had labels trying to put it out on vinyl before, and the deals never came to fruition. So, it is a great feeling knowing it is in the works."
