Your Sacrifice

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.
Your Sacrifice
Alternative name(s)	The Most Mysterious Death Metal Song, You’re So Self-Absorbed, Yeah
Genre	Death metal
Length	1:27 (snippet)
Year	~1996
Original poster	clipperjangle/Most Mysterious 90s/marktrail
Search started	2020

Your Sacrifice, (also known as "The Most Mysterious Death Metal Song" or "You’re So Self-Absorbed") is an unsolved lostwave recorded from an underground radio station in Portland, Oregon in 1996.

Background

On July 27, 2020, the song was first posted by reddit user clipperjangle (Most Mysterious 90s/marktrail) to the r/Lostwave subreddit, where he states the song was first recorded off of the community non-commercial radio station KBOO from Portland, Oregon in 1996. It was later uploaded to YouTube on December 1, 2021, under the name “The Most Mysterious Death Metal Song on the Internet”.

No lyrics, outside of "Yeah", are currently attributed to the song due to the combined growled vocals and general low audio quality. Whether or not the 1:27 snippet contains the full song is currently unknown.

Leads

Possible

• Napalm Death: Some have suggested popular English grindcore band Napalm Death as a potential lead, however this is unlikely as the song does not appear on any of their releases.

Debunked

• Murdergod: Short-lived death metal band from Portland, Oregon who released three demo albums between 1995 and 1996. Investigation into Murdergod began due to their roots in the Portland scene and similarities their music shared with the track. However, Murdergod's discography (excluding God Destroyer released in 1996) wasn't easily accessible online, quickly halting progress with the lead. Debunked when a Discord contacted an anonymous associate of former bassist Kevin Schreutelkampm, who denied Murdergod was responsible for the song. Additionally, the remainder of Murdergod's releases were found, neither of which contained the song in question.