Circle of Dust (album)

Circle Of Dust
Studio album by Circle Of Dust
Genre	Industrial Rock Industrial Metal Hard Rock Electronic Rock Electronica
Producer	Klay Scott
Circle Of Dust chronology
Circle Of Dust (1992) Metamorphosis (1993)

Circle of Dust is the 1992 self-titled debut album of Industrial Rock band Circle Of Dust. All songs were written by Klayton, then known by his birth name "Scott Albert". The album was initially released in 1992 through R.E.X. Records to the limited Christian music market. After R.E.X. secured mainstream distribution for their repertoire through Relativity Records, it was decided that new Circle of Dust should be put out quickly to take advantage of the increased distribution and get the band's name out. Klayton, however, opted not to take an extended period of time to write and record a brand new album but instead re-recorded his debut album, scrapping several songs and introducing a handful of new ones. This decision was partly fueled by Klayton's intense distaste for the Circle of Dust debut:

“	That original release was an abomination as far as I'm concerned. I hated the release when I walked out the door of the studio I had just recorded it in, in 1991. (I still have hopes that every copy that still exists will somehow dematerialize permanently.)	”
—Klayton, HM Magazine[1]

The 1995 reissue of Circle of Dust achieved the 25th slot on CMJ's Hard Rock 75 listings that same year.^[2]

Track listing

initial 1992 release

1. "Exploration" - 3:50
2. "Dissolved" - 4:36
3. "Night Fall" - 5:59
4. "Nothing Sacred" - 6:15
5. "Twisted Reality" - 5:44
6. "Technological Disguise" - 5:06
7. "Consequence" - 4:38
8. "Demoralize" - 4:04
9. "Rational Lies" - 4:48
10. "Senseless Abandon" - 6:40

1995 re-recording

1. "Onenemy" - 4:50
2. "Demoralize" - 4:10
3. "Self Inflict" - 5:27
4. "Rational Lies" - 4:36
5. "Nightfall" - 5:54
6. "Twisted Reality" - 5:05
7. "Consequence" - 4:40
8. "Dissolved" - 5:22
9. "Nothing Sacred" - 6:10
10. "Parasite" / "Bed Of Nails" (hidden track starting at the 4 minute mark of "Parasite") - 7:34

The tracks "Onenemy", "Self Inflict", "Parasite" & "Bed Of Nails" were new additions to the 1995 re-issue, replacing "Exploration", "Technological Disguise" & "Senseless Abandon" (elements of all of which found their way into "Parasite").

References

1. ^ Morrow, Matt. "Klayton: Circle of Dust on leaving R.E.X. Records". HM Magazine. http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/circle_of_dust_on_leaving_rex_records200306/index.php?page=all. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
2. ^ "dusted.com archive-Press-Radio". Archived from the original on 19 June 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/19990128163810/www.dusted.com/Press/cmjradio.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25.