Side A
1. Goreverture (1:11)
2. Mondo Medicale (2:37)
3. Gutless (4:16)
4. Theatre of Operations (0:50)
5. Preservation of Death (5:16)
6. Wrought in Hell (4:51)
Side B
7. Resurrectionists (4:08)
8. Critical Condition (0:47)
9. The Dead Shall Dead Remain (4:42)
10. Medical Waste (6:45)
11. Dead Alive (5:11)
12. Coda Morte (1:45)
LP clear with red splatters
OVIR086LPsplatter– no barcode
“Death After Life” stands as one of IMPALED’s most ambitious and concept-driven creations—a grotesque, medically charged plunge into surgical horror, dark satire, and the ethics-free frontier of experimental science. Blending brutal death metal with a vivid narrative, the album unravels a storyline of resurrection attempts, biological corruption, and the fragile boundary between life, death, and the twisted machinery in between.
Its world of morgues, labs, and bio-apocalyptic decay forms a seamless backdrop for the band’s razor-sharp riffing, multifaceted vocal attacks, and signature surgical precision.
It became a touchstone for fans of Carcass-inspired death metal and influenced numerous newer bands who adopted similar blends of technicality, narrative continuity, and medical horror concepts. Today, it remains a cult classic—an essential document in the evolution of gore-infused death metal, recognized for pushing the genre’s thematic and aesthetic boundaries.