This is the final album from Vengeance Rising and the last one I will be reviewing. I have listened to all 4 albums and I am done with it. Again the entire band turned over except for Roger Martinez. The album itself sounds just like the other ones and again I struggled to hear any of the lyrics so again I can not judge the lyrical quality of the album. Musically I do hear talent but I simply can’t stand this style of music. After this album Roger decided he was actually a satanist and then a few years later decided he was a atheist. I think we can face that he was struggling with some sort of mental illness. Martinez obtained the name of the band was planning on releasing a satanist then atheist album. Apparently he even successfully recorded an album called “Realms of Blasphemy”. Luckily it never made it out into the public. Sometime in the late 90’s Martinez began making death threats to individuals he claimed “stabbed him in the back” including his friend Steve Rowe of Mortification. Martinez passed away in 2025 and hopefully that will bring this whole mess to an end. All that aside if this is one you really enjoyed in the day we respect that and that is why we offer.
Tracklist
1 – Help Me – 6:17
2 – The Damnation Of Judas And The Salvation Of The Thief – 3:14
3 – Released Upon The Earth – 2:02
4 – Human Dark Potential – 4:15
5 – Instruments Of Death – 3:46
6 – Lest You Be Judged – 3:46
7 – Out Of Bounds – 3:27
8 – Bishop Of Souls – 5:24
9 – Tion – 2:59
10 – You Will Be Hated – 4:37
Credits
Backing Vocals – David Fuentes, David Portillo, David Vasquez, Gordon Martinez, Jimmy Brown*, Michael Kramer, Steve Rowe, Victor Macias
Bass – “Manic” Joe Monsorb’nik
Drums – Johnny Vasquez
Engineer – George Ochoa, Pat Woehl
Engineer [2nd] – Roger Milke, Thom Roy
Engineer [Drum Tracking] – Gil Morales
Lead Guitar – Jamie Mitchell
Mastered By – John Matousek
Mixed By – George Ochoa, Roger Martinez
Rhythm Guitar – Simon Dawg
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass – Roger Martinez
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – The Mixing Lab
Recorded At – Micro Note Recording Studio
Mastered At – Soundworks West
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
