The restoration of Critical Mass' 1985 album Death Dealer is nearing completion. Samples to be posted soon!
Death Dealer was produced by arguably the band's best line up: Andy Austin on guitar and vocals, Zane Carroll on bass, vocals, and synthesizers, and Dylan Vaughn on drums. The tracks run from state-of-the-art heavy metal - "Death Dealer" and "In the Name of the Lord" - to straight-forward hard rock numbers - "You're On Your Own" and "She Likes the Night Life." With Death Dealer, Critical Mass demonstrates that, while big news around Nashville in its heyday, it was one of the great unknown heavy metal bands of the mid-1980s on the national scene.
The track listing:
Post production will run through the summer and early fall, with final product release being scheduled sometime in late fall or early winter. Everybody involved is looking forward to it. We'll keep you posted.
Death Dealer was produced by arguably the band's best line up: Andy Austin on guitar and vocals, Zane Carroll on bass, vocals, and synthesizers, and Dylan Vaughn on drums. The tracks run from state-of-the-art heavy metal - "Death Dealer" and "In the Name of the Lord" - to straight-forward hard rock numbers - "You're On Your Own" and "She Likes the Night Life." With Death Dealer, Critical Mass demonstrates that, while big news around Nashville in its heyday, it was one of the great unknown heavy metal bands of the mid-1980s on the national scene.
The track listing:
Critical Mass Death Dealer (1985)The album was recording on 1/8" analog metal tape using a Fostex 4-track machine (the first 4-track machine using cassette tape) in September 1985 and transferred and edited using Apple's GarageBand3 in 2008. Some parts of the analog tape are damaged, but overall the product sounds far superior to what one might expect from a 23-year-old 1/8" analog metal tape. In fact, it sounds terrific! The final product will reflect hundreds of hours of work, as anybody working with old analog tapes will attest to.
1. Osiris Arises (1:16)
2. Death Dealer (4:10)
3. Beneath the Sea (3:40)
4. You’re On Your Own (3:30)
5. In the Name of the Lord (5:14)
6. She Likes the Night Life (4:01)
7. Burn Gypsy Town (4:02)
8. Reflections (3:30)
9. Quietly Passing On (1:50)
10. Voices (6:43)
Post production will run through the summer and early fall, with final product release being scheduled sometime in late fall or early winter. Everybody involved is looking forward to it. We'll keep you posted.
