Ethereal Soul
Heck of It
1993? Independent
Liberty, Missouri, USA
Jeremy Walla – Guitars, vocals
Brett Haas – Bass
Tyson Brown – Drums
Jarrod Roark or Mike Minter? – Guitars
- And She Wept for Her Son
- Patchwork
- Cloudy Mind of Mine
- Focality
- Zone Zong
- Nausea
- Dry
- Limbo
I wasn’t aware of this release until it appeared on the Ethereal Soul website (where you can listen to it). I don’t know what year it was recorded, or even if it was ever officially released or not, but I would guess it was at least 1993 or so – after they changed names from Abhor Evil, but before their first release Sounds Like a Cereal Bowl. In fact, “Patchwork” and “Zone Zong” are new versions of Abhor Evil songs from Wisconsin Tapes. Also, ”And She Wept for Her Son,” “Cloudy Mind of Mine,” “Focality,” “Nausea,” and “Dry” were re-recorded for Sounds Like a Cereal Bowl. It seems like “Limbo” is the only exclusive song here. I also don’t know if this is before or after Jarrod was out of the band and Mike was in. But their transition from thrash metal to heavy alternative funk metal is complete with this recording. They went on to release Sounds Like a Cereal Bowl in 1994 on CD and Not Bad for a White Boy on tape in 1996.
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