A Vision of Misery

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A Vision of Misery is the third full-length album by the thrash metal band Sadus, released in 1992.

Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with a bonus DVD, also reissued in January 2007 by Metal Mind Productions as a Deluxe digipak gold-disc edition with two bonus Demo tracks taken from the 1987 Demo album Certain Death Demo as well as liner notes.

Style

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Reception

Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic wrote: "Although they certainly lose some of their sharp claws due to the overall denser guitar sound chosen here, it's actually the band's increasing reliance on mid-paced tempos and repetitive riffs that winds up dragging down other selections like "Slave to Misery" and the way overlong but otherwise solid "Facelift." Even so, for fans of Sadus' habitually inventive arrangements and sharp dynamic shifts, there's plenty on offer here."<ref name=":0" />

Track listing

2007 reissue bonus DVD

1. "Through the eyes of greed (Oakland '92 live)"
2. "Valley of dry bones (Oakland '92 live)"
3. "Facelift (Oakland '92 live)"
4. "Certain death (Oakland '92 live)"
5. "Deceptive perceptions (Oakland '92 live)"
6. "Hands of fate (Oakland '92 live)"
7. "Echoes of forever (Oakland '92 live)"
8. "Throwing away the day (Oakland '92 live)"
9. "Machines (Oakland '92 live)"
10. "In your face (Oakland '92 live)"
11. "Sadus attack (Oakland '92 live)"
12. "Slave to misery (Oakland '92 live)"
13. "Live clips and behind the scenes (NY '90)"

Credits

• Darren Travis – guitar, Vocals
• Rob Moore – guitar
• Steve Di Giorgio – bass
• Jon Allen – drums

The cover art was done by Jason Garvin, and the photos were done by Jeff Moore and Joe Giron. The drumkit used on the record was provided by John "Hexx" Shafer.

Charts

Monthly

Year	Chart	Position
2007	Poland (ZPAV Top 100)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

References

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