DIVE032
2xCD
OVERVIEW:
Unlike San Francisco, New York City and Germany, Sweden was never quite the hotbed for thrash activity in the '80s, but there was one band that made plenty of Noise with their first demo tape, Ground Zero. The self-released cassette from Uppsalas MIDAS TOUCH rapidly made its way through trading circles and as such attracted attention from a prominent German metal label Noise Records. The label that counted acts like Helloween, Vendetta and Coroner on their storied roster, eventually signed Midas Touch on the strength of their demo.
Producer Roy M. Rowland (Laaz Rockit, Kreator, Testament) was brought in to work on what would become Midas Touch's sole album, 1989's Presage of Disaster. A rollicking romp of technical thrash in the vein of Deathrow, Sabbat and D.B.C., the album garnered raves from the metal literati, eventually gaining sales in excess of 60,000 units.
But along the pathway to assured success Midas Touchs flame was extinguished, ending their run while demoing material for their unreleased second album, The Deliberate Stranger. As unfortunate as their early demise was, Midas Touch unquestionably still left its mark on the metal world with their menacing debut, Presage of Disaster.
The album has been out of print for nearly 20 years and fetching high dollar collector prices online, but MIDAS TOUCH has remained a cult favorite with die-hard thrash fans. This Presage Of Disaster deluxe edition contains brand new mastering and a redesigned 16 page booklet with scrapbook style memorabilia clippings of the bands history plus new interview and essay. It also includes two never before released pre-production demos from the bands personal vaults and their debut Ground Zero cassette. For the fans, by the fans.
FOR FANS OF:
METALLICA, VENDETTA, DEATHROW and KREATOR
POINTS OF INTEREST:
+ NEW INTERVIEW WITH PATRIK SPORRONG (Bass)
+ NEW ESSAY FROM PATRIK WIREN (Vocals)
+ CONTAINS UNRELEASED DEMO TAPE & NEVER BEFORE HEARD DEMOS FROM UNRELEASED SECOND ALBUM
+ ARCHIVAL PHOTOS/SHOW FLYERS PROVIDED BY BAND (16 PAGE BOOKLET)
+ MEMBERS WENT ON TO FORM MISERY LOVES CO. (EARACHE RECORDS)
+ BASSIST NOW IN THRASHERS F.K.U.
+ PRODUCED BY ROY M. ROWLAND (SABBAT, LAAZ ROCKIT, KREATOR, TESTAMENT)
+ LIMITED EDITION
+ NEW MASTERING BY JAMIE KING
+ LAYOUT/RESTORATION BY ADAM PETERSON (SOLSTICE, D.A.M. and WATCHTOWER)
TRACK LIST:
DISC 1
1. The Arrival
2. Forcibly Incarcerated
3. Sinking Censorship
4. When The Boot Comes Down
5. True Believers Inc.
6. Reminiscence
7. Sepulchral Epitaph
8. Lost Paradise
9. Accessory Before The Fact
10. Aceldama Terminal Breath
11. Subhumanity (A New Cycle)
The Deliberate Stranger Demo Sessions 1990
12. The Deliberate Stranger
13. Source Of Discontent
14. So Shall You Reap
DISC 2
Noise Records Demo 1988
1. Forcibly Incarcerated (Involuntary Custody)
2. Pow Wow
3. True Believers Inc.
4. When The Boot Comes Down
5. (The Shape) Of Rage
Ground Zero (Demo Tape 1987)
6. Pow Wow
7. (The Shape) Of Rage
8. When The Boot Comes Down
9. Subside Vision
10. Strikezone
11. M.A.D. (Armed For Justice)
12. The Dice
13. Masquerade
14. Instant Blaze
15. Tatsch Tooo Matsch
