DERKETA - PREMATURE BURIAL [SCAM 005] RECORDED AT ALTERNATIVE STUDIOS JUNE 25TH - JUNE 26TH 1990 PRODUCED BY BOB / JEFF & DERKETA

HISTORY Derkéta is a doom influenced death metal band from Pittsburgh, PA. The name Derkéta was taken from Stygian Mythology; she was the goddess of death of a blood drinking cult. The band was formed by Sharon Bascovsky (vocals & guitars) and Terri Heggen (drums) in late 1988, first rehearsal took place March of 1989.

The bands 1st offering was in the form of a 1989 2-song rehearsal that was recorded on a 4 track . Kim August from Ultimatum ‘Zine assisted on the bass tracks for that recording. In February '90, the band released a 4-song demo entitled "The Unholy Ground". Shortly after, an offer from Seraphic Decay Records came into play, Derkéta re-recorded two demo songs and released the Premature Burial 7" in July of 1990. In 1991, the bass was assisted by Mary Bielich but nothing permanent to complete a full line-up.

After tension in the band formed, Terri joined up with Mary to form Mythic, which later disbanded. Sharon continued to write songs and has since been the sole driving force behind Derkéta's sound and main song writer.

For more Info on Derkéta Click a link below


Colour Ways Click on the links below for to view images of the Cover Art and Vinyl colourways that I have managed to collected.

Black Xerox on White Paper Cover with
Purple vinyl with Black, Silver & Blue printed labels.

Black Xerox on Pink Paper Cover with
Mauve Vinyl with Magenta, Silver, Black
and Green printed labels

Black Xerox on Red Paper Cover with
Cherry Red Marble Vinyl with Silver and Black
and Green printed labels

Other colourways that I have seen or seen listed are:
Transparent Green, Blue and Red Vinyls with Black print
on Red Paper and Black Print on Purple Paper.

Thanks to Sharon Robinson of Derketa for permission to use these songs.