CORY STRAND "FEAR OF THE DARK: A REINTERPRETATION" 2CDr (AOW 184)

I've been on a serious Iron Maiden kick lately (although i could easily make the argument that in some capacity, the entirety of my life is an Iron Maiden kick) and thought I'd explore one of their more undersung and transitory efforts, "Fear Of The Dark."  While the title track is obviously a fan and live favorite (and rightfully so!), the rest of the album is a bit meandering and stale in some places, lacking the fiery passion of the decade prior-a band trapped in its own perpetuity and caught up in the tension between expectation and ambition. 
My work here, then, seeks to draw out that tension and find the beauty in it.  Obviously my versions sound nothing like the originals; instead of raging NWOBHM the pieces here are murky, cold, and strangely lovely, huge swathes of iron ambience drifting through the night's callous ether.  The whole thing is cloudy, gauzy...dreamy metallized blurgaze trading on your memories of distortion and majesty.
Packaged in a DVD case in a limited edition of 5 hand-numbered copies.  $15 ppd. in the United States, $28 rest of world.

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