Mental Destruction
When Madness Strikes [second tape version]
1991 Sound Source (.1916.)
Jonkoping, Sweden
Samuel Durling – Vocals, programming
David Durling – Keyboards, programming
Jonas Blåberg – Animalic screams, programming
Side 1:
- Without Form
- Wolfram 18
- When Time is Over (No Time Will Be)
- Krossa [edited Swedish version]
- Midnatt
Side 2:
- The Walls of Madness (Parts I-VII)
- Illusion
- The Lord Reigns
- Black Orange / A World in Decay
Didn’t I already review this demo? Well, yes and no. This is the second version of this demo tape. This version adds two songs (“Krossa [edited Swedish version]” and “Midnatt”), and also has several different versions of some of the songs from the first version. “Without Form” is a longer version of “Dark, Black, and Without Form” from the first version that shares a lot of the same noises as the first version, but also adds a lot more. “Wolfram 18” is about 30 seconds longer here. “Black Orange / A World in Decay” is about 1 minutes 50 seconds shorter on this tape. And overall, the sound on the second version is louder, clearer, and probably remastered from the first version. The packaging is also different – the cover actually wraps all the way around the tape case and is glued on the back. When closed, it actually looks a lot like a thick but small book. The front of the cover also has a foldout section with about 8 pages of lyrics in a booklet format. The style of this demo is pretty much the same as the first one, so you can read my review on that one as the two new songs pretty much stay in this style. The CD re-issue in 1995 dropped “Black Orange / A World in Decay,” edited “Without Form” down to less than half it’s length here, and added 4 new songs.