2001 Demo by DEAD OF NIGHT

HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to release DEAD OF NIGHT’s ultra-rare 2001 Demo on 12” vinyl format.

Originally existing between 2001-2002, Cleveland’s DEAD OF NIGHT were a continuation of FROM THE DEPTHS, in the truest sense: three of the four songs that comprise the former’s lone recording appeared on an instrumental demo that proved to be the latter’s final recording. Thus, like the preceding FROM THE DEPTHS, DEAD OF NIGHT comprised longtime veterans of Cleveland’s rich metal underground: vocalist Duane Morris (TERROR, ex-MANTICORE, NUNSLAUGHTER, EMBALMER, SHED THE SKIN etc), guitarists Matt Sorg (SHED THE SKIN, Ringworm, ex-Blood of Christ etc) and Wayne Richards (Soulless etc), and drummer Chris Dora (TERROR, ex-Integrity, Ringworm etc) all from the final FROM THE DEPTHS lineup, plus ex-Blood of Christ / TERROR bassist Randy Scott.

Together, the quartet recorded the four-song Promotional CD in 2001. Indeed, DEAD OF NIGHT here carried on where FROM THE DEPTHS left off on their second album, 1998’s Elysium. But instead of the occasional synths adding haunting atmosphere, on their demo do DEAD OF NIGHT go straight for the throat with ripping & restless blackened death metal of the highest order: supreme chops put in service of stellar songwriting both supremely direct and supremely interesting. Truly, it’s a snapshot of a very particular period in underground extreme metal, where the tendrils of the Gothenburg melodeath style spread across the globe and manifested in myriad ways – some better than others, obviously – and for fans of the style, DEAD OF NIGHT’s sole recording is a deeply satisfying listen despite its breathless brevity.

Now, as HELLS HEADBANGERS continues their campaign of reissuing FROM THE DEPTHS’ sorely overlooked back catalog, the label releases DEAD OF NIGHT’s re-titled 2001 Demo on vinyl for the first time ever. The record’s four tracks will also be bonus tracks on FROM THE DEPTHS’ upcoming triple-CD The Collection. The past is alive, in the DEAD OF NIGHT!