[Track Listing]
| 1. |
Passing the Gates |
| 2. |
Save Me |
| 3. |
Twisted |
| 4. |
Immortal Dreams |
| 5. |
Gift of Pain |
| 6. |
Birth of Darkness |
|
 
(version 2 - 'live' room recording) |
[Line up:]
Zadoc [Vocals, Guitars, Sequencing and Arrangements]
Kirk Brinley [Guitars]
Dark Cloud [Keyboards]
Jeff Densmore [Bass]
The Jester [Drums] |
[Released:]
March 1996 - Cassette Only
(Currently Out of Print)
[Not Very Produced:]
Zadoc
[Engineering:]
Zadoc
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[Notes:]
- This album was hastily put together as a replacement for 1995's
"Songs of the Vampire" (version 1) as the band's sound was
rapidly evolving. The band didn't feel that the 1995 release
reflected how the band sounded live any longer, and this release was
intended as a simple hold-over until the band could afford another
studio offering.
- The cover photograph was taken outside against the back door of
the Lost Horizon after a performance. The cover was photocopied for
quick and cheap distribution.
- Amongst the people who purchased this recording was future
Nightmare bassist Az Mordecai. He learned the songs on this
release for his audition 7 years later.
- The rest of the band did not care at all for Zadoc's contribution
of "Birth of Darkness" initially. The band refused
to learn to play it, and when it was performed live it was performed
only with Zadoc being backed by the sequence. When it became
apparent that the song was being talked highly of from fans who
purchased this release, the band changed their minds about their
ill-feelings towards the song.
- The version of "Birth of Darkness" from this release was
featured in a short film.
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| [Recording,
Mixing, and Mastering] |
Recorded/Mastered on DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
Room was miked with two over head mikes and two lines
(stereo) from the mixer of the P.A. System
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| [Album Artwork] |
| [Front Cover Artwork] |
Concept and Design by Zadoc |
| [Logo] |
Designed by Zadoc, Kirk Brinley, and Nico Gerritsen |
| [Booklet Layout and Design] |
Zadoc (in progress) |
| [Photography] |
Mark Stevens |
|
| [Financing] |
Virtually nothing - aside from the $150 DCC deck and a $5 DCC
Tape |
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