Critical Madness: The Demo Years compiles the classic earliest works of the kings of sickness in their formative years, leading with Autopsy’s first demo from 1987 along with 1988’s legendary Critical Madness demo, which quickly resulted in the band inking a deal with Peaceville and the subsequent release of the genre staple debut, 1989’s Severed Survival. The release is completed by the rare track Christ Denied plus a selection of raw rehearsal recordings of material from 1987 and 88, most of which would later feature on the band’s studio debut.