FORTE (US,OK) - Dementia By Design Demo 1988 (Different Rip)

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:50 pm

Thanks a lot

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:17 pm

indeed,this is the real speed.i still hear a ton of clicks though? can someone confirm or did i download the wrong link?
thanks for reminding me how great this demo is,it crushes 80% of vinyl rarities

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:15 am

I can't hear anything in the new rip and if there are clicks I really don't know where they could have possibly come from since I was doing absolutely nothing on the PC while ripping the tape this time.

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:28 pm

Never got into Forte's 1st 2 albums much, but maybe I'll give this a try. Link seems to be down this afternoon, so I'll check back

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:46 am

This absolutely annihilates everything I've downloaded in the past year. I must admit not remembering them at all at Thrash Assault 2008. This demo kills! Stranger than Fiction was released on LP I read on MA, true?!

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:35 pm

Nicko McBuff wrote:Stranger than Fiction was released on LP I read on MA, true?!

Yeah, and it's not rare at all, a quite common LP.

If you are planning to get it because the demo tracks are featured there as well, I must tell you that the demo versions are totally superior, no comparison at all with the ones on the LP.

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:27 pm

Demo versions definitely sound better than StF versions.

Interesting demo, pretty cool. Their slightly OTT style isn't exactly my cup of tea, but it's not bad either. It has a slight tech-metal vibe to it, but when they speed up the drumming becomes realy simple and repetitive, which is a tad annoying.

Can someone summarize who was in Forte vs Oliver Magnum and on which releases? I've always gotten this family tree somewhat mangled

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:43 pm

Just James Randel who sang on the s/t OLIVER MAGNUM LP.

Don't find any of the songs repetitive myself, in fact almost all of them have that classic US metal 'build-up' and they end in the most frantic and powerful manner. Pure adrenaline-pumping stuff!

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:56 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:Just James Randel who sang on the s/t OLIVER MAGNUM LP.

Don't find any of the songs repetitive myself, in fact almost all of them have that classic US metal 'build-up' and they end in the most frantic and powerful manner. Pure adrenaline-pumping stuff!

Oh, so Randal just sang on the s/t? Thanks for clearing that up.

The different songs aren't repetitive; it's just the drumming when they play really fast; he does a really simple 1-2 beat that is pretty simple (i.e., it gets repetitive very quickly). Maybe it's noticeable b/c the drums are pretty clear in the mix, so they stand out a bit.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:15 pm

Yes, with that I agree, the beat sounds somehow similar on most songs

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:13 am

ION BRITTON wrote:
Nicko McBuff wrote:Stranger than Fiction was released on LP I read on MA, true?!
Yeah, and it's not rare at all, a quite common LP.

If you are planning to get it because the demo tracks are featured there as well, I must tell you that the demo versions are totally superior, no comparison at all with the ones on the LP.

I will. Massacre records yeah?

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:13 am