Album Notes

Puppet of Destruction still ranks among my favorites. I was disappointed with how Rowe Productions mastered the CD as the bottom end just isn't there like it should be. Other than that I was happy with the way this CD came out, especially on the low (read: NO) budget we had at the time. Originally we were signed to Morphine Records for this album. However, due to financial problems with that label we left them and hooked up with Rowe/Diamante. "Never" is one of my favorite songs ever. The downpicking on this song is so fast and accurate that Mustaine or Hetfield would have been proud. This is one song that we have played at just about every show we have ever performed since we wrote it. I also like the newer version of "World of Sin" on this CD to the version on "Symphonic". Sean Greigo's double bass assault worked well with this song and really gave it the extra kick it needed. "Mortal Stomp" is probably the most requested song we get at live shows. "Gutterbox" is another favorite of mine. It has a newer Overkill groove that I really dig. This song is also a regular part of our live show. "Crosshope" was a bit experimental for us but I think the song worked fairly well. The lyrics to this song were inspired by a book I was reading at the time called "No Wonder they Call Him the Savior" by Max Lucado. "Charged/Power" is actually suppose to be two songs. "Charged" was meant to be the instrumental beginning of the song, whereas "Power" was the actual song itself. However, the song became one and is now known as "Charge/Power". This is another favorite. I love the way the song ends with those weird, electical sound effects. Those were achieved by touching a nickel to a guitar chord that was plugged into and amp and the sound board. The opening sounds were created on the bass. Always wished the bass was a bit more present in this song, but once again I think part of the problem here was the mastering. (From 'No Life til Metal' website)

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