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Black vinyl

Southern California metal masters Night Demon and their secial compilation album, Year Of The Demon, features the complete 2020 singles collected onto this album, including the rare B-sides. For a decade, the name Night Demon has been synonymous with top-shelf traditional heavy metal. Indeed, the trio consisting of Jarvis Leatherby (vocals/bass), Armand John Anthony (guitar) and Dusty Squires (drums) have been long been lauded as purveyors of stellar songs, searing live shows, and a relentless work ethic. When the world ground to a gut-wrenching halt in March 2020, Night Demon’s extensive touring plans were derailed; however, their creative flame burned brighter than ever. In the spring and summer of 2020, the band unleashed a series of five standalone 7” singles, in strictly limited colored vinyl format. These singles showcased brand-new original songs, cover versions, and previously unheard live recordings to tide the fanbase over during the lockdown. Night Demon’s loyal legions voraciously devoured these releases, and all physical product sold out instantly. Aside from the new original songs, the single recordings were exclusive to the 7” vinyl pressings. They have never been made available to the public for purchase in any other format until now. These tracks are too strong to be relegated to a footnote in the Night Demon discography. Empires Fall and Vysteria mark two of the fastest, most intense Night Demon songs ever written. Kill the Pain packs a wallop, distilling the band’s signature sound to its most powerful essence, coupled with a deeply personal message. And Are You Out There is Night Demon’s heartfelt homage to the late, great Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy. The cover tunes are undiscovered gems in their own right, from the obscure NWOBHM glory of Fast Bikes (originally recorded by LeGriffe) to the remake of Cirith Ungol’s classic 100 mph (featuring Cirith Ungol’s Tim Baker in a duet with Leatherby) to the Demonized take on the somber Thin Lizzy hymn The Sun Goes Down. Finally, the live recordings capture some of Night Demon’s most unforgettable moments on stage. The Iron Maiden Wasted Years cover is a previously unreleased track recorded the same night as Night Demon’s legendary Live Darkness album in Cleveland, Ohio. And the two Scorpions classics (In Trance and Top Of The Bill) were recorded live in Germany with special guest Uli Jon Roth (ex-Scorpions) trading licks and leads with Armand. The point is simple: These songs deserve a wider release than the collector’s edition 7” vinyl treatment they received in 2020. To that end, Year Of The Demon compiles these prized tracks in one place for all to enjoy.

Track list:
1. Empires Fall
2. Kill The Pain
3. Are You Out There
4. Vysteria
5. In Trance-Scorpions cover live
6. Fast Bikes-Le Griffe cover
7. 100 MPH-Cirith Ungol cover
8. The Sun Goes Down-Thin Lizzy cover
9. Wasted Years-Iron Maiden cover live
10. Top Of The Bill-Scorpions cover live