Press release for the demos May 10, 2005
Rotting Corpse Demos CD Release Date Set
Rotting
Corpse, the Texas based thrash band whose original line up consisted of
John Perez, founder of Solitude Aeturnus and Walt Thrachsler, Death
touring guitarist
and roadie have set Tuesday, May 24, 2005 as the release
date for the anticipated Rotting Corpse Demos CD simply titled ‘The
Demos’ through F*ck It Records.
The
release will feature all the old school thrash Rotting Corpse songs that
were laid down on tape as well as mark the first time ever any Rotting
Corpse music has ever been officially released in any format besides the
four cassette demo tapes early in the band’s career.
The
pressing of ‘The Demos’ will be limited to a run of 100 hand
numbered copies with the disc signed by past and previous members of
Rotting Corpse including Perez and Thaschsler as well as original vocalist
and Pantera roadie Jim “Slo Moe” Mulqueen and original drummer David
Gryder from Blood of the Sun and Storm at Sunrise.
A
mass produced second pressing will follow consisting of a different cover
and interior artwork.
Both
releases will contain 16 songs from the Rotting Corpse repertoire including
two bonus tracks that were never officially released on any of the early
demo tapes.
The
song listing for the CD will be laid out in a chronological order. Tracks
one through three will consist of “Rotting Corpse”, ‘War on Drugs”
and “Evil Slaughter”, the original three songs penned for the first demo
tape in 1986 that was produced by Jerry “Eld’n” Abbott, , father of
metal siblings Darrell and Vince Abbott at Pantego Sound Studios in
Arlington, Texas.
The
1987 four song demo, ‘F*ck It, It’s only Thrash’ produced by Vinnie
Paul featuring “Those without Conscience”, “Evolvement”, “Price of
God” and “When it Rains it Pours” will follow.
“Emotional
Scars” and “Evolvement” both recorded in 1988 and once again again
produced by Vinnie Paul were never officially released will make up tracks
eight and nine.
The
CD concludes with “Neck Breaking Fury”, “Progressing Insanity”,
“Payment in Blood”, “Outro”, and re-recorded versions of
“War on Drugs”, “Evil Slaughter” and “Rotting Corpse”, all from
the final Rotting Corpse demo released in 1990.
There
are currently two shows slated for the return of Rotting Corpse to the
stage, May 27, 2005 in Houston and May 28, 2005 at Division One in
Arlington, Texas with an anticipated surprise or two to occur.
The
limited edition CD and new merchandise will be available at both shows. To
purchase a copy of the limited edition ‘The Demos’ disc online,
please visit rottingcorpse.net
starting Tuesday, May 24 for more information.
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by Brian McLean