as you guys know piece of time is one of my favorite albums ever (unquestionable presence being #1 as of now), so i was hyped to lie down and listen to the demos that came even before piece of time. i can now confirm that the major differences are brain damage, the production, the instrumental tones, and the vocals

lets start with brain damage, a scrapped song by atheist. i actually enjoyed it a fuck ton, it ... read more

8mo

LucasTheHuman

So fucking nasty, this demo is the shit.
The production is pretty raw and slimy/muddy(?) not quite sure what would be the right word, but it actually works really fucking well.
It's some really thrashy/fierce/agressive and heavy Techdeath that sounds somewhat influenced by Black Metal and Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, some parts definitely reminded me of the *way* that King Diamond sings, at least on No Truth. On that note, the vocals were fucking amazing.

2mo

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