CD FEATURES
• Double disc set (2 CDs)
• Fully remastered
• 29 total tracks including;
DISC I
- 'Drain the Light' album 1996
- 'Trapped' demo EP 1994
DISC II
- Last ODD studio recordings 2016
- 2006 5-song demo
- other various demos
• 20-page booklet
• Band bio
• interview
• Artwork by comic illustrator Tommy Lee Edwards
• Limited to 500 copies worldwide
OVERVIEW:
OF DYING DREAMS was formed in October 1993 following the breakup of two Greensboro, NC–based metal bands. The remaining members of Requiem Mass (Chris Ferguson, vocals and keyboards; John Anthony, bass; and Chris Wheat, drums) enlisted former Perpetual Iniquity drummer/singer Scott Ingold to play guitar and provide melodic vocals. After fulfilling a prior show obligation, the newly christened Of Dying Dreams began working on new original songs, combining elements of thrash/death/progressive metal with melodic vocals and style. The original O.D.D. lineup lasted until 1997 when Ferguson left the band. Over the next few years, other original members left and Of Dying Dreams began a rotation of various band members coming and going, the only constant being Ingold, who continued the primary songwriting duties for the band, eventually switching back to drumming. Ferguson returned to the band in 2001 to rejoin Ingold and new members Joe Potts (Trailer Park Orchestra) on guitar and Chris Sealey (The Pretty Ugly) on bass. Unfortunately, this most recent configuration only lasted a year or so, and the band split for good. With a renewed interest in reissuing the O.D.D. catalog, original members Ingold and Ferguson returned to the studio in 2016 to re-record new versions of the band’s first two songs, “The Immortal” and “Embraced In A Dream” (included as bonus tracks on this release).
FOR FANS OF: Death, Mercyful Fate, Amorphis, Children of Bodom & Edge of Sanity
TRACKLIST:
Disc 1
“Drain the Light” (1996 demo)
1. The Draining of Light
2. Forgotten
3. Abused
4. Dark is the Sky
5. Final Resting Place
6. Never Escape, Forever Remain
7. From Afar
8. Depression
9. The Entity
“Trapped” (1994 demo)
10. O.D.D.
11. Trapped
12. Pain
13. Visions of the Afterlife
Bonus tracks (2016 new recordings)
14. The Immortal
15. Embraced in a Dream
Disc 2
“Of Dying Dreams” (2006 demo)
1. No Regrets
2. Monster
3. The Messenger
4. Strength
5. Hungry Like the Wolf
Unreleased demos
6. Fire From Above
7. Beyond the Dream
8. Dream Or Reality
9. Long Ago
10. Endless Skies
11. This Oblivion
12. The Hunger
13. Left Behind
14. Always