Mournful Cries

1988 studio album by Saint Vitus

Mournful Cries

Studio album by

Saint Vitus

Released

August 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)

Recorded

March 24–27, 1988

Studio

Music Grinder Studios, Los Angeles, California

Genre

Doom metal

Length

33:01

Label

SST

Producer

Saint Vitus, Joe Carducci

Saint Vitus chronology

Thirsty and Miserable
(1987)

Mournful Cries
(1988)

V
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[2]

Mournful Cries is the fourth studio album by American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released in 1988. It was the band's last release on SST Records. The cover art features a painting of a hydra.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

Side one

"Intro / The Creeps" – 2:47
"Dragon Time" – 7:27
"Shooting Gallery" – 6:45

Side two

"Intro / Bitter Truth" (Scott Weinrich) – 4:14
"The Troll" – 6:57
"Looking Glass" (Weinrich) – 4:50

Personnel

Saint Vitus

Scott "Wino" Weinrich – vocals, guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6
Dave Chandler – guitar, growl on track 2
Mark Adams – bass
Armando Acosta – drums

Production

Joe Carducci – producer
Casey McMackin & Keith – engineers

References

^ Deming, Mark. Saint Vitus: Mournful Cries at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.