Tribunal Records

DIVE006
2xCD

AUDIO PREVIEW

OVERVIEW:
Delaware thrash/speed metal band, SOLITUDE, was formed in 1983. Despite releasing three critically acclaimed demos true “break out success” always seemed to slip through their fingers. While influenced by Metallica and Testament they were also equally drawn to works by Rush, Mahavishnu Orchestra and even Eric Johnson.

In 1987, they released their first demo, Focus Of Terror, which received an enthusiastic response from the scene thus resulting in the track “The End” appearing on Thrash Attack III. Sickness, released a year later, found the band quickly gaining ground with great reviews in fanzines worldwide most notably, Kerrang! As if all the positive press and opening for bands such as DEATH, DARK ANGEL and SACRED REICH, wasn’t enough to warrant the scene’s attention “Typhoid Mary” was then chosen to appear on Metal Blade Records’ prestigious Metal Massacre series.

Fall Of Creation brought greater exposure in publications like Metal Maniacs, Thrash ‘Em All and Metal Forces and they signed with Red Light Records in 1993 and recorded From Within in 1994. Sadly enough, right before the album’s release the label went belly up and it never saw the light of day in the US. After a crushing blow like that and 10 years as a band SOLITUDE decided to quietly bow out of the metal world.

Poisoned Population: The Complete Collection (1987-1994) is a two disc remastered collection of all 26 tracks. It features all new artwork, extensive liner notes, full lyrics, enhanced live concert videos and much more.

FOR FANS OF: TESTAMENT, METALLICA, SLAYER, METAL CHURCH & SACRED REICH

SELLING POINTS:
- Enhanced CD contains vintage concert footage and slideshow of original show flyers
- Includes new band interview conducted in 2009 by Kevin Stewart-Panko of Decibel/Terrorizer
- Includes introduction by Matt of KILLWHITNEYDEAD
- Shared stage with: DEATH, DARK ANGEL, SACRED REICH, FORBIDDEN, NUCLEAR ASSAULT and DEATH ANGEL
- Appeared on METAL BLADE RECORDS’ Metal Massacre Series - Volume 10
- Featured unused 1994 artwork by original Solitude artist, Steven R. Cobb (Heavy Metal)
- All tracks remastered in 2009 by Jamie King

TRACK LIST:
DISC 1
01 Twisted
02 No Future
03 Tipping The Balance
04 Alter The Red
05 Mind Pollution
06 From Within
07 The Afterlife
08 A Loss Of Blood
09 The Empty
10 Poisoned Population
11 In This Life
12 Side Winder

DISC 2
01 Shroud Of Silence
02 Fall Of Creation
03 Degenerate
04 Alter The Red
05 Instrumental
06 The After Life
07 Side Winder
08 Typhoid Mary
09 Bats In The Belfry
10 The Elegy
11 The End
12 You Die
13 Dead Or Alive
14 Buried Alive

ENHANCED CD
- Live footage from shows with DARK ANGEL and CELTIC FROST
- Slideshow of vintage show flyers
- DIVEBOMB RECORDS DIGITAL SAMPLER