Post by Whisper Supremacy on Mar 12, 2016 19:50:17 GMT 7
ALAS
Another project founded by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal), though it is very different from his other bands. Alas was featured in the underground metal compilation CD "So Mote It Be", with their song "Surmounting The Masses", but with the original singer.
ALBUM DISCOGRAPY 90
Engulfed in Grief
Independent - 1996
1. Surmounting the Masses 04:05
2. Quest of Serenity 05:12
3. Silencing the Sorrow 05:11
4. Rejection of What You Perceive 04:36
Howard Davis - Drums
Erik Rutan - Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriting, Lyrics
Alex Webster - Bass
Jason "Tux" Morgan - Guitars
Tracey Beant - Vocals
2500 copies of "Engulfed in Grief" were sold.
All guitars on the tape recorded by Erik Rutan.
- Xeroxed covers
- Recorded onto studio chrome tapes
- Lyrics were on the back of the cover.
It is likely that these are rehearsal takes. Possibly they were bootlegged on some version of the demo.
Recorded at Garren Studios.
Erik Rutan - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Wes Garren - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Tracy Beant - Artwork, Logo
Chris Branas - Layout
Absolute Purity
Hammerheart Records - 2000
1. Absolute Purity 04:07
2. The Enchanted 04:13
3. Endlessly Searching 05:14
4. Silencing the Sorrow 05:12
5. Loss of a Life 04:56
6. Tragedies 03:37
7. Quest of Serenity 05:10
8. Rejection of What You Perceive 04:34
9. Surmounting the Masses 04:10
10. Longing for Destiny 03:24
Erik Rutan - Guitars, Keyboards
Martina Hornbacher Astner - Vocals
Howard Davis - Drums
Scott Hornick - Bass
Colin Davis - Mastering
Dan Muro - Photography
Marco Jeurissen - Design
Jennifer Gedeon - Logo (band)
Niklas Sundin - Cover art
Jay Kantor - Engineering (tracking)
Erik Rutan - Producer, Mixing
Dan Iannuzzelli - Mixing
Recorded at Big Blue Meanie Studios, New Jersey.