Watchtower "Demonstrations In Chaos"

Demonstrations in Chaos is a 2002 archives release by progressive metal band Watchtower, containing various early recordings that span the years 1983 to 1987.

The first 7 songs on the album were recorded in the summer of 1983 for the intended original version of Energetic Disassembly; it was scrapped when B.O.S.S. (short for Bob O'Neill Sound Studios) and its label, Rainforest Records, went under. All 7 tracks, plus "Violent Change", were re-cut for the 1985 Zombo Records release.

Track listing

1. "Meltdown" - 4:03
2. "Asylum" - 4:00
3. "Argonne Forest" - 4:52
4. "Social Fears" - 4:43
5. "Tyrants in Distress" - 6:00
6. "Energetic Disassembly" - 5:21
7. "Cimmerian Shadows" - 6:44
8. "The Eldritch" (demo version) - 3:10
9. "Instruments of Random Murder" (demo version) - 3:50
10. "Hidden Instincts" (demo version) - 4:43
11. "The Fall of Reason" (demo version) - 6:55
12. "Control and Resistance" - 7:02
13. "Cathode Ray Window" - 6:06
14. "Ballad Assassin" (live) - 4:12
15. "Meltdown" ('Cottage Cheese From the Lips of Death' version) - 3:58

All songs composed by Doug Keyser; except 10. "Hidden Instincts", which is composed by Ron Jarzombek and Doug Keyser, and 14. "Ballad Assassin", which is composed by Watchtower.

Reissued on November 28, 2006 by Rockadrome, the label which succeeded Monster Records when it ceased to exist in 2005.

Recording information:

Tracks 1-7 are the Boss Studio demo of Energetic Disassembly. 8-11 are from a Control and Resistance demo with Jason McMaster on vocals. 12 and 13 are rehearsal records. 14 is an unreleased live track. 15 is the first demo recording of "Meltdown."