Cult classic debut from SACRED OATH repackaged in twentieth anniversary edition for store shelves November 10.

WorldSound label group has repackaged the cult classic debut album from Connecticut heavy metallers SACRED OATH, "A Crystal Vision", in a twentieth-anniversary edition (compact disc) for release on November 10, 2009.

Originally released by Mercenary Records in 1988, "A Crystal Vision" has come to be regarded as one of the seminal metal albums that spawned the power metal movement of the '90s, despite the band breaking up shortly after its release.

The reissue faithfully preserves the contents, song order, and front cover design of the original Mercenary release but features the front cover artwork as it was always meant to be seen — in full color. The original pressing of the vinyl LP had the artwork in brown sepia tone, much to the band's dismay. "I cannot tell you how pleased I am that this album is still being celebrated twenty years later, and that the cover art will finally be seen as it was intended back then," says Rob Thorne, the band's lead singer and founding member. "This is certainly the best edition of 'A Crystal Vision' ever." The package also contains an eight-page booklet with song lyrics, art, and unseen archival photos of SACRED OATH from 1988.

This reissue is part of WorldSound's exclusive license to press and distribute the entire SACRED OATH catalog, including the acclaimed live album "Till Death Do Us Part", "Darkness Visible" and, of course, the self-titled "Sacred Oath" which was released on August 25. Distribution is through E1 Entertainment in the U.S.