DEMO '94

Well, a demo is a demo. Back in 1994, that meant recorded in a dingy cellar or a low budget studio with a pretty muddy sound as a result. The demo was meant to showcase the potential of a band or a recording.

This demo has this muddy demo sound which showcases the potential of a band. They got themselves a record deal on the back of this. Even I was sniffing around them at that time. That's why I got this demo tape.

The music here is gothic metal with some female vocals as the main asset. The music is not hard and it is not particular exciting either.... in 2011 that is. Back in 1994, it was pretty exciting. References are Nightwish and Theatre Of Tragedy. The sound is bad and the music is not particular good. Hence, you can survive without this demo tape in your house. Buy a box of Mars bars instead.

2 stars