25 Things About MORBID ANGEL's Domination You May Not Know | Metal Injection 

What's your favorite track off the album?

There's a false fact here: Dan Muro did not do the cover artwork for Formulas, but merely did the Triumvirate of the Continuum diagram inside the liner notes. The cover artwork was done by Nizin Lopez, who also did the artwork on the band's "Angel of Disease" shirt from the Domination tours.

The riffs on "where the slime live" have been stuck in my head for years.

Consider the greatness of 1995...Domination, Once Upon the Cross, Symbolic, Pierced from Within, etc etc...a legendary year for death metal...

Jesus Christ the way MTV used to shake the camera around.

"Pete had to slow down on partying" May 7th 1999, Lorain Ohio, Morbid is playing a show for the FFF tour. It's a pretty small place, small enough that everyone knew they had to have gotten tricked into playing it. Literally like a 300 max occupancy building. The tour bus was already there when I got there at 7. Doors open at 8. Maybe 30 mins after I get there this jalopy rolls in and whoever was driving it was driving like an idiot. Everyone standing in line is making jokes about it, etc. Guy gets out of the car. Jeans and leather jacket. Long, curly hair totally disheveled and looks like he hasn't had a bath in days. Guy comes stumbling across the parking lot. SERIOUSLY stumbling. Drunk af. I'm standing pretty close to the door and a couple guys come out and go meet him halfway across the parking lot, then literally do the cross-arm thing like when you help someone with a broken ankle walk to get help. They help him inside. Fast forward 3 hours - that drunk guy who needed help walking to get in the building was Pete The Feet and he absolutely murdered it during their set. I just stood 3ft away from Trey and stared trying to figure out the few parts of guitar riffs I was having trouble figuring out.... One of the best shows I ever went to, simply because it was such a great band in such a tiny venue. That was the 2nd of 6x I've seen Morbid.

Best part of this album is the juxtaposition of Rutan and Azagthoth imo. Rutans solos were very melodic, ordered, and utilized space while Azagthoths lines were wild, chaotic, and often atonal. Similar to the mustaine Friedman dynamic in solo sections. Rutans songs were also a great addition to the record and were effective in retaining the morbid sound. Not my fav morbid record but a ripper with some really great songs.

That album is amazing. Dawn of the Angry, Caesars Palace, This Means War, Nothing but Fear. What an innovative record.

Fun Fact that you missed: as fans of ECW, they would play concerts in some ECW shows, David was even friends with the wrestler Raven.

I would love to hear Korns version of god of emptiness.

This album came out when I was in 8th grade. It was the 1st morbid angel cd that I bought. I Loved the album. I was a "90s teenage hesher.

I will never forget when He screams, "WE WILL DOMINAAAATE!" at the end.

Another fun fact that was left out. The guitar riff that inspired Korn from Angel of Disease was originally written in 1986 for the Abominations of Desolation demo.

Even wimped-down Morbid Angel is too scary for the deathcore kiddos lol

The album is a long-time favorite. I just love Morbid Angel.

EXTREME MUSIC FOR EXTREME PEOPLE

Putting Erik in the lineup was like putting a turbo in a V8.

That neon green was a huge theme with them, the ibanez, the slime ect. Love it

What debate. This album is sick af.

This video is all killer, no filler. Refreshing to see when so many videos would take seven minutes just to finish setting up the backstory and apologizing for not updating sooner

That was the first album that got me into MA. I walked into a mom and pops CD shop in Dallas and was looking for something cool. I bought this CD solely for the album cover and band name. Many many years later i own all MA music and still listen to it this day. Such a great band with awesome members throughout the years. Thanks Morbid Angel. Thanks Jesus.

I freakin love this segment! I hope eventually every landmark death metal record appears here!

A highly underrated album, in my opinion. It gets a lot of flak for being overproduced, and that’s understandable. However, I think the quality of the songwriting saves it. Certainly not the greatest installment in Morbid Angel’s discography, but it’s definitely one of my favorites.

I bought this album not to long after it came out. I was just getting into metal and I had not heard of Morbid Angel. I was looking to try something different. I saw Domination and decided to take a chance on it. I bought the CD purely because of the album cover. Needless to say I was not disappointed. I was completely blown away the whole experience. Where The Slime Live is always gonna be in my heavier playlists and this CD will always be at the top of my shelf in my CD collection.

Am I the only one who wants to hear KORN covering GOD OF EMPTINESS? It's probably great in it's own way. Points for Morbid Angel forever being a massive influence!

Best album from Morbid Angel imo.

Each album sees to haves it's unique sound.

Well, that settles that. I’ll take the Trey albums over anything else. Covenant is one of the best death metal albums ever

This álbum marked me forever.

Didn't Trey dedicate his "DOMINATE" solo to EVH.. ? That would've made another lil fact.

Kinda ironic the videos says the band (after the success of Covenant), didnt want to do Covenant part 2 since Formulas Fatal to the Flesh is essentially Covenant part 2.

got it on vinyl and cd,,topp 10 metal albums from the 90s for me

Nothing But Fear is a Rutan masterpiece. Killer album!

Can’t wait to see them!!!

No One: David Vincent DRINKIN, DRINKIN, DRINKKKKKKKKIN!

Imagine if David sang the way he did on Covenant with Rutan and Trey's guitar onslaught! The vocals are the only thing that let this album down and David has not been the same person since Covenant.

piece of history

I've Seen 'Em Live For This Album Tour (Milan [It] - Rainbow Club)!!! I Was 16 YO!!! LOL!!! I Remember Screamin "Haterwork" After Each Pause!!! I Also Remember That I Saw Somebody With Bleedin Face Comin Out Of The Mosh Pit!!!

altars through formulas is just untouchable even today. landmark run of albums. gateways and heretic have their moments though. kingdoms is ok. illud is a mixed bag. blades for baal and some others are ok second half of the record is cringe.

This band is real death metal

Trey didn’t like that album for Shit, you guys really need to see his 1998 interview when he slandered the album for sounding “so stale and digital that it pisses me off” I really doubt he ever mentioned anything good about that album after Vincent left in 1996. It would be more believable if he was to say the supposed quote about the FFF album because that fits the description much more accurately than domination does

The guy from MTV who filmen must have been drunk. I’m sea sick after 30 second clips

Make our past become our future... Once more!

Couldn't help but notice in this video, but Pete Sandoval using TWO triggers per each tom 🤔 (at least, DK about kicks or snare but...) Being a now retired old school drummer myself, I can't help but wonder , WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT?...Wow. 😦 ....And yeah, what a time for Death Metal 😏. LOTTA people say that it was the time that Death Metal was OUT or? ON IT'S WAY OUT during the mid 90s etc....I guess "me, myself and I" didn't know it , Lol. 🤘🔥🤘

Where the Slime Live and Eyes to See, Ears to Hear. I used to drum the two bar phrase in Slime that ends with the two china cymbal hits and wretched guitar feedback at Guitar Center to see if anyone was worthy to know what song it was. Just once did it click with someone.

Caesar's Palace (We must return our former king to his rightful throne).

Gateways to Annihilation fkn SMOKED and also saw the return of Erik. Album rulz

I can hear where Aeon get their influence from (sound wise)! \m/

one of the biggest albums in DM and for sure best album from MA

Very interesting and enjoyable! Thanks!

One of my faves in Death Metal!

I cut my metal teeth on this album but Blessed are the sick FTW

ALBUM OF ALL TIME!

Genitorturers are not "David Vincent's industrial side project". Its his wife Gen's band. In fact I am pretty sure she started the band before she met David.

And coming in at number 26 of Things you NEVER KNEW about Morbid Angel: David Vincent's purported side job as a male escort before joining MA, and his sugar daddy Mark Anderson at Goreque Records (source: Mike Browning!) ! LOL

yoooooo steve and trey\m/ we did shiow on this tour!was great time!i got some old pics man!steve i reallly was glad to see you still onboard and touring bro!trey \m/ miss seeing you guys on raod!@hate and cleveland and tommys\m/ we had great convos /times in this place!yip i got my og 90s rg ibanez 570 and universe 770 owns its still my fav guitars besides my 7 string custom ibanez iron label\m/emg ect!\m/tommy hated @cleveland ohio\m./

Everyone always blame David for everything, but I think Trey is the culprit of the band troubles most of the time (specially in IDI)

Hail Morbid Angel The Ancient Ones rule once more!

Best album they ever wrote

Hey metal fuuuck yeah!

Best album from Morbid Angel!

The whole toxic slime package thing is metal af

One of there best albums

ΤΗΙS ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome album. Gets too much crap from gatekeepers, just because it's somehow on the "albums you have to dislike if you wanna be a TRUE metalhead"-list.

I could be wrong but the artist who did the Formulas album was not the same guy. That guy also did Serpents of the Light.

1:37 Deftones as well! Root has the same riff kind alike!

Yeahhh bro Conquering the Throne was a brutal fkn album

Ghouls and that basss line

Rutan means "the quadrat" in swedish. It's very important.

Reprogrammed drum machines... Sounds like Mortician.

Yeah this album doesn't go as far with the lovecraftian themes as the first three releases did. It is lyrically one of the worst representations of what MA is about, but is simultaneously the best in actual musical creativity. It's still one of my favorite albums to listen too.

burn with m,e or hateeeeeeworksssssss\m/

Being Dave's brother I can say he was gifted with prayer 🙏, so when he came off as a Satanist, it wad fraud. I told Metal Hammer about this... When he played shows he was Evil D; when he came back home he was baby D. He was happy when he played with Morbid Angel. Anyway, I am definitely full of crap. Check out my band morgAtory

6:30 HIS industrial metal act? The one he joined 6 years after they formed? You must mean the band Davetorturers. And their debut album 120 Days of Davetorture. He's on the album cover, can't miss 'im.

25 sentences about Morbid...

erik rutan is great guy!and im steve tucker liker as far as ma goes and singer/bass in general!\m/ma \m?

Always thought Domination was the bands weakest record (Until 2011 obviously). It just seems like it was built for the Pantera crowd. Slow, groove influenced death metal. It's an OK record but nowhere near the level of the first 3 records or even the two that followed it.

Best MA album

Altars of madnesss

Which lyrics did Dave change when singing live?

Trey said he didn't like that album full stop.

Debate? Phoney. If Deicide's first three were "Star Wars", then Morbid Angel's were "The Godfather": They both shat their pants on that last album, Then Morbid dropped 'D', which, is...ok. it's, ok. It's an album by a band I enjoy, but I dislike this incarnation.

they should invent at least 5 more letters so you could praise this album adequatly. klingon would do.

Interesting

the kongs !!!

Dawn of the Angry!

Korn is known for being heavily derivative . There was a band out of Bakefsifled called Juice fronted by Brian Armour an old friend of mine who did that style of vocals before Johnathan came and stole it . Yes I was a part of the Bakersfield pro musician circuit for a while so I have inside p.o.v. on how fake Korn had always been .

I like the first

ive always been interested in the fact theyre albums are alphabetical ordered titles ive never heard another person comment on this any ideas?

Nothing is more metal than packaging toxic, deadly slime with your albums.

Wtf is up with the camera at 4:35

"Bended"

I remember and article about Thulean Perspective by this Very "Publication".....and here we are talking about the Slime........so just who are the slime? and are they the lowest forms of life?.

1:35 Not true. Dave wrote plenty of songs for the first 3 albums and Richard wrote Desolate Ways.

The narrator sounds just like Scott Ian anyway great video long live Morbid Angel😈👿😠😡😑😑

Dan Muro didn’t do the album cover for Formulas Fatal to the Flesh. My friend Nizin Lopez did.

Get your shit together guys, Dan Muro did not make the artwork for the albums. He did photography and layout of rear booklet panels, artwork for FFF was done by NIZIN LOPEZ. Make more research before making this guys, really.

Covenant might be the best selling album but is boring to me. Everytime I try to listen to it I switch over to Altars of Madness.

Story of death metal easy!!