Circle of Dust (album)

Circle of Dust
Studio album by Circle of Dust
Released	July 1992
Recorded	1991, 1994
Genre	Industrial metal, electronic rock, gothic metal
Length	51:25
Label	REX
Producer	Scott Albert
Original chronology
Circle of Dust (1992) Brainchild (1994)
Remaster chronology
Disengage (1998) Circle of Dust (Remastered) (2016) Brainchild (Remastered) (2016)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(1995 version)[1]

Circle of Dust is a debut album by the American electronic metal band Circle of Dust. It was released through R.E.X. Records in 1992. The 1995 reissue of Circle of Dust achieved the 25th slot on CMJ's Hard Rock 75 listings that same year.^[2]

History

All songs were written by Klayton, then known by his birth name "Scott Albert". The album was initially released through R.E.X. Records to the limited Christian music market. After R.E.X. secured mainstream distribution through Relativity Records, it was decided that a new Circle of Dust record should be put out quickly to take advantage of the increased distribution and get the band's name out there. Klayton, however, opted not to take an extended period of time to write and record a brand new album but instead re-recorded his debut album, scrapping several songs and introducing a handful of new ones. This decision was partly fueled by Klayton's intense distaste for the Circle of Dust debut:

“	That original release was an abomination as far as I'm concerned. I hated the release when I walked out the door of the studio I had just recorded it in, in 1991. (I still have hopes that every copy that still exists will somehow dematerialize permanently.)	”
	— Klayton, HM Magazine[3]

"Technological Disguise" and "Senseless Abandon" were scrapped from the remastered version of the album. Klayton later stated in an episode of Ask Circle of Dust, that he didn't like either of them, and had no place on the remastered album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Scott Albert. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exploration"	3:50
2.	"Dissolved"	4:36
3.	"Night Fall"	5:59
4.	"Nothing Sacred"	6:15
5.	"Twisted Reality"	5:44
6.	"Technological Disguise"	5:05
7.	"Consequence"	4:39
8.	"Demoralize"	4:03
9.	"Rational Lies"	4:38
10.	"Senseless Abandon"	6:41
Total length:		51:25

All tracks written by Scott Albert. 

1995 Re-release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Onenemy"	4:49
2.	"Demoralize"	4:09
3.	"Self Inflict"	5:26
4.	"Rational Lies"	4:36
5.	"Nightfall"	5:53
6.	"Twisted Reality"	5:05
7.	"Consequence"	4:39
8.	"Dissolved"	5:21
9.	"Nothing Sacred"	6:09
10.	"Parasite/Bed of Nails"	7:33
Total length:		53:40

2016 remastered re-release: disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exploration (Redux)"	3:50
2.	"Onenemy"	4:50
3.	"Demoralize"	4:09
4.	"Self Inflict"	5:27
5.	"Rational Lies"	4:36
6.	"Nightfall"	5:49
7.	"Twisted Reality"	5:09
8.	"Consequence"	4:39
9.	"Dissolved"	5:22
10.	"Nothing Sacred"	6:09
11.	"Parasite"	3:40
12.	"Bed of Nails"	3:34
Total length:		57:14

2016 remastered re-release: disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Neophyte"	6:00
2.	"Nothing Sacred" (Blue Stahli Remix)	4:11
3.	"Onenemy" (Acoustic)	3:18
4.	"Exploration (1992)"	3:48
5.	"Demoralize" (Cassette Demo 1990)	3:50
6.	"Dust 01" (Cassette Demo 1989)	4:41
7.	"Dust 02" (Cassette Demo 1988)	0:45
8.	"Dust 03" (Cassette Demo 1988)	0:49
9.	"Dust 04"	5:19
10.	"Dust 05"	2:41
11.	"Dust 06"	4:38
12.	"Dust 07"	2:58
13.	"Dust 08"	3:21
14.	"Dust 09"	0:53
15.	"Nothing Sacred" (Blue Stahli Remix; instrumental)	4:11
16.	"Onenemy" (Acoustic instrumental)	3:20
Total length:		54:50

References

1. Bradley Torreano. "Circle of Dust - Circle of Dust | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
2. "dusted.com archive-Press-Radio". Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
3. Morrow, Matt. "Klayton: Circle of Dust on leaving R.E.X. Records". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2009.