▁It ▁was ▁later ▁r ere leased ▁as ▁a ▁split ▁with ▁Swedish ▁death ▁metal ▁band ▁M orn aland . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Dave ▁Death s aw ▁( gu it ars ) ▁and ▁Gary ▁Gest ap o ▁( B ass ) ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁line up ▁and ▁performed ▁numerous ▁gig s , ▁including ▁with ▁cult ▁black ▁metal ▁band ▁Best ial ▁War l ust . ▁The ▁vocal ist ▁for ▁Best ial ▁War l ust , ▁Dam on ▁Blood st orm ▁( b ass , ▁vocals ) ▁joined ▁Ab omin ator ▁about ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁Gary ▁Gest ap o ▁was ▁dismiss ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁they ▁recorded ▁their ▁next ▁release , ▁another ▁demo ▁titled ▁The ▁Con quer or ▁Poss essed ▁and ▁Dave ▁Death s aw ▁depart ed ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Ab omin ator ▁achieved ▁a ▁major ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁signing ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁N ec ropol is ▁Records . ▁They ▁released ▁Dam n ations ▁Prop he cy , ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁track ▁for ▁N ec ropol is ' ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁compilation ▁album , ▁Th r ash ing ▁Hol oca ust . ▁Ar ound ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁they ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁recording ▁their ▁next ▁album , ▁Sub ers ives ▁for ▁Luc ifer , ▁but ▁N ec ropol is ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁no ▁longer ▁wished ▁to ▁support ▁Ab omin ator ▁and ▁rendered ▁their ▁contract ▁void . ▁However , ▁Ab omin ator ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁O