TWISTED TOWER DIRE - The Isle of Hydra ALT MIX / REMASTER CD
Nameless
Grave Records is proud to announce our second reissue of a classic
Twisted Tower Dire album, once again with a cool variation from the
original version: The Isle of Hydra with an alternate mix from the
original sessions and a brand new master, with the CD version being
mastered by Andrew Lee and the vinyl version by Dan Lowndes!
This
version is for the CD with a 12 page booklet layouted by Obscure
Visions, including liner notes, lyrics, and a variety of
never-before-seen pictures from the era of the band that the album came
out.
Though they formed in the mid-1990s during an absence of
heavy metal, by 2001 Twisted Tower Dire was starting to come into the
peak of their popularity. They’d played Wacken in Germany for the first
time, had a fairly good reception for their debut album two years
earlier, and were ready to knuckle down to record a second album that
was written collaboratively as a full band for the first time. They had
an excellent experience with Kevin “131” Gutierrez at Assembly Line
Studios and The Isle of Hydra came into being: sleek, catchy, and a
perfect intersection of the band’s early years as an epic Candlemass
inspired band and the power metal juggernaut that they’d become.
This
alternate mix comes from an earlier session than the one we all know
and love, and when it was unearthed by the band it became immediately
clear that it merited a release. Powerful bass playing, in particular,
is much more prominent than in the original 2001 masterpiece, showcasing
Jim Murad’s final recordings in a way that the OG never did and giving a
much larger nod to the epic leanings of the band’s formative years.
Capped off with the glorious new masters and the band’s earliest
recorded rehearsal of these songs as CD bonus tracks, this version will
equally satisfy new fans using this as an introduction to the band and
old fans ready to experience a favorite again.
Highly recommended for fans of Visigoth, Pharaoh, and Omen.
Manufacturer / Label : Nameless Grave Records