Description
Double album on black vinyls with gatefold cover, insert and one side laser etched
Damien, from the University town of Uppsala, formed in 1982 is among Swedens premiere thrash metal acts. Anyone who heard the band back in the 80s was sure that they would sign a record deal and go on to greater things. Five demos would be released during their existence up to 1988. The band would also release the Requiem For The Dead mini album and get a track onto the Is This Heavy Or What vinyl single compilation. That was however all, success eluded them and original guitarist Rick Meister (real name Andreas Palm) left to join Maninnya Blade and later appearing in Hexenhaus. He was replaced by Lawrence West who later formed Crawley, while bassist Marre Martini (real name Mats Eriksson) joined Lost Souls and later became a member of Misery Loves Co. Vocalist Tommie Agrippa appeared as a member of Hexenhaus in 1990. The Requiem For The Dead are now a highly sought after vinyl and the music of Damien lives in the hearts and minds of many thrash metal lovers. In the spring of 2012 a double album called Memorandum was released featuring the Requiem For The Dead mini album with tons of rare demo material as bonus. In the aftermath of the release even more material never before released even on demo cassettes, was unearthed by members and fans of the band. These tracks have now been meticulously remastered and released on this glorious double vinyl with one sided laser etched. The album is fittingly called Shades From The Past (The Lost Tapes). For most of us this is the first time were hearing these early recordings with one of Swedens thrash doom metal pioneers
Track listing:
1. Shades From The Past-Damien demo 1984
2. Riding On Thunder-Damien demo 1984
3. On The Edge-Damien demo 1984
4. Running From The Law-Damien demo 1984
5. Kill Or Be Killed-Killed Or Be Killed demo 1985
6. Out From The Dark Demo ’85:
7. Hand Of Doom-Out From The Dark demo 1985
8. Future Wars-Out From The Dark demo 1985
9. The Ruler-Out From The Dark demo 1985
10. Die By The Sword-Out From The Dark demo 1985
11. Kill Or Be Killed-Out From The Dark demo 1985
12. Out Of The Dark-Out From The Dark demo 1985
13. To The Devil A Son-Out From The Dark demo 1985