As the header says, this one is about Surge Of Fury. It certainly is a subject that I cannot approach very objective, coz all of them are good friends, and yes, I love the music.
Nevertheless, I present you the Demo and Promo days (left the 2008 promo out since you can easily find it elsewhere, and all the songs are on the last CD anyway)
If you dig what you hear, come check them out live, and buy some of their Cd's and merchandise. Support hardcore.
DEMO TAPE 1999
"I'm violence when you call yourself justice..."
The first demo tape of these Liège city based heavyweights, and totally different to what they do these days. The style reminds a bit (?) of Trapped In Life (Paris band), and actually does to a few bands from that era and area. Sad Origin (Belgium) used to play a bit of this style too, but whit a more Arkangel twist to it. All by all, this is just fine for a demo tape (even has a pretty clean recording), but it has little to nothing to do with the Surge Of Fury known these days.
The Most Beautifulest Tape DEMO
"Guess who's f*cking back?"
The second demo tape Surge Of Fury ever released. Raw material, but it already shows their unique sound. Some songs even made it on the later released "It's Gonna Be" mcd, ("Give me one reason" & "Guess who's there... Guess who's back") be it in a better and cleaner way, they even re-recorded Guess who's there for the last album!
Compared to the first album it's clear they discovered a few bands they didn't know then (Krutch comes to mind), and I actually really love this demo. Has their first rhymes on it too, and you hear the band has the vibe which they now are famous for, but the recording sounds a bit too sh*tty from time to time. Notice the big change in the vocal style too.
"The Most Beautifulest End" later was used as backbone for the "Fury Deluxe Edition" song.
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PROMO 2002
"Sometimes ignorance takes the brains place"
This is the promo that really opened my eyes and made me love the band. The first two songs made it on the "It's Gonna Be" CD, the third "Never Again" sadly enough didn't, to this day it's one of my favorite Surge Of Fury songs. The production on this one isn't too good, but it doesn't really matter, the songs are total blasts!
Promo 2005
"My fury style is ripping"
By the time this one came out, Surge Of Fury was already a well-established name in the Belgian hardcore scene. I still remember shows in Tournai that would really explode, it was a great time all-together (R.I.P. Mikey).
Once again, the first two songs made it on the later to be released "Fury Deluxe Edition" CD, while the third, "As those days goes by", didn't, and again, it's too bad.
This promo pretty much showcases what Surge Of Fury stands for: hard, fast & no compromise.
*Download no longer available*
The downloads to these demotapes and promo cds is no longer available, since they are gonna come out later this year on a new discography CD, put out by Clenched Fist Records... It should hold all the rare and hard to find tracks, just like the ones mentioned above and then some... wait and see!
Surge Of Fury Myspace
"It's Gonna Be", "Fury Deluxe Edition" & "In My Tox City" can be purchased through various webstores, distros and through the band.
try these:
Rucktion (their current label)
Goodlife Recordings
Filled With Hate Records
Reality Records
