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Release Date: 2007Label: Not On Label Self-Released)
"This is the 2nd version of the demo and the one which was voted the year's Best Demo in METAL FORCES magazine's 1987 reader's poll.The recordings of "Annihilation Complete" and "Imprisoned" from this tape eventually appeared on the SCREAM YOUR BRAINS OUT compilation album. It was METAL FORCES' editor Bernard Doe who signed ANACRUSIS to his label AXIS RECORDS (later ACTIVE RECORDS), which was the label that released the albums SUFFERING HOUR in 1988 and REASON in 1990.
The demo was recorded in Kevin's basement using a 4-track cassette multi-track recorder and included "R.O.T." and "Injustice" which had not been included on the 1st "Annihilation Complete" demo.
This time we also recorded drum and guitar tracks for several other songs which were not finished or included on the demo. The omitted songs were "No More Voices", "A World to Gain", "The Storm", "The Twisted Cross" and "Powerhouse". The latter three songs were all HEAVEN'S FLAME songs which ANACRUSIS played live early on. "No More Voices" was also played live at early shows but never fully demoed or included on any album, though the opening riff ended up in the middle of "Misshapen Intent" on the REASON album. "A World to Gain" and "The Twisted Cross" appeared on our 1988 debut album SUFFERING HOUR. "The Storm" was later re-written as "Quick to Doubt" and appeared on our 1990 album REASON".