Mournful Cries

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.

Mournful Cries
Studio album by
Saint Vitus
ReleasedAugust 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)
RecordedMarch 24–27, 1988
StudioMusic Grinder Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreDoom metal
Length33:01
LabelSST
ProducerSaint Vitus, Joe Carducci
Saint Vitus chronology
Thirsty and Miserable
(1987)		 Mournful Cries
(1988)		 V
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Chandler, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Intro / The Creeps" – 2:47
  2. "Dragon Time" – 7:27
  3. "Shooting Gallery" – 6:45
Side two
  1. "Intro / Bitter Truth" (Scott Weinrich) – 4:14
  2. "The Troll" – 6:57
  3. "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
  1. Deming, Mark. Saint Vitus: Mournful Cries at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. 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.



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