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Artist......: Illdisposed
Album.......: Return From Tomorrow
Year........: 1994
Genre.......: Death Metal
Type........: EP
Label.......: Massacre Records
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (16bit)
Quality.....: 935kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 4 tracks
Playtime....: 00:19:48
Size........: 132.6 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-08-26
S.Date......: 1994-02-11
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/b8556461jkapb
01. Depersonalisation 5:16
02. Return From Tomorrow 5:11
03. On Death and Dying 5:04
04. Darkness Weaves With Many Shades 4:17
Full title is "Return from Tomorrow - Attitudes and Long
Term Adjustment of Patients Surviving Cardiac Arrest"
Return from Tomorrow is the sophomore album from
Illdisposed...though an EP (or perhaps "mini-LP") I
personally consider it an album because my version has 7
tracks, totalling at 27 mins, exclusive to this
release...perhaps not full album length but damn it,
close enough! Anyway, the other reason is because it's a
fucking masterpiece, and one of the best things
Illdisposed have ever released in their long and storied
career of groovy death metal art.
Simply put, Return from Tomorrow is the heaviest thing
to ever bear the Illdisposed logo. This thing is fucking
vicious, a nonstop onslaught of brutal riffing that
leaves nothing in it's path...the faster moments are far
more driving, often bearing a slight punk edge and thus
leaning closer to the likes of Benediction or Pungent
Stench - even bordering on grindcore at times (the
30-second blastfest that is "Impact"), and the slower
moments are absolutely devastating - the riffs are just
bonecrushing. Just listen to the buildup to that last
breakdown in "Of Death and Dying" and say you're not in
pieces on the fucking floor...shame it fades out so
quick, by hey - what are you gonna do? Part of the
reason this album is so much heavier could be the
addition of new lead guitarist Morten Gilsted, who
(according to the band) took over a lot of the
songwriting during his time in the band.
This was also Bo Summer's first attempt at the famous
"subwoofer" effect that later became his staple, and it
really adds a new dynamic to the band's sound - making
him sound even more deranged and inhuman. In addition,
he also introduces high-ranged growls obviously inspired
from the king of death metal, John Tardy...what more do
I need to say? Lyrically, this album moves away from the
Satanism and occult themes on the debut, and instead
focuses on atheistic themes, questioning religion
itself. Though the same poetic element remains from the
debut, the result is a lot darker and more cynical -
it's worth noting that this is the only Illdisposed
album (that I've heard) without a trace of the band's
trademark humor in any of the music, lyrics or liner
notes at all.
Just because this album is so heavy, doesn't mean it's
simple-minded, though. The songwriting is tighter and
more well-rounded than the debut, which helps the songs
"flow" in a way that's consistently satisfying. Though
still on the longer end of the spectrum (5 of the 7
tracks are in the 4-5 min range) things feel more mature
and well-sorted out and it never feels overlong or
boring. There's also a touch of melody in the guitars
here and there (most notably on "Withering Teardrops"),
some piano in the outro, and even some female vocals in
a couple tracks - a surprising, and very welcome touch
of variety for this album.