Huge thanks to the kind and generous Dan Sullivan for acting fast and sending me these mp3's on Friday afternoon! So here it is, Merauder's 1998 demo with Eddie Sutton from Leeway on vocals. Obviously they recorded these versions during the brief stint when Jorge Rosado left the band, and there are bootleg videos of Sutton doing some live performances with Merauder from this time period floating around as well. I fucking adore Leeway, so I'm psyched to finally be able to hear these tracks. It's interesting because it almost sounds like the direction where Leeway probably should've headed post-"Desperate Measures". Musically it's more melodic than Merauder's earlier work, and thus more melodic than the first couple of Leeway records, with Sutton's performance flirting with the more rocked out stylings exhibited on Leeway's "Adult Crash" and "Open Mouth Kiss" (notably during the clean break in "Find My Way" and the overall catchier "We Are the Ones"). But where "Adult Crash" and "Open Mouth Kiss" were pretty damn rocked out on a musical level, obviously these tracks are way heavier, not so unlike the almighty "Desperate Measures" in overall tone. So it strikes a pretty cool balance, if you ask me. It's for the better of the record (which happens to be my favorite from Merauder's catalog) that Jorge returned to the band in the end, but I've gotta say... I'm really liking what I hear on this thing. God damn, I miss Leeway.
1. "Five Deadly Venoms"
2. "Find My Way"
3. "We Are the Ones"
4. "Save My Soul"
Comments
holy shit, you got ahold of it! yes you are the man, i cant wait til i get home from work to download these! amazing. i ive been waiting way too long! two amazing bands.
5.16.2005 | By EMS / SA MOB
Love Eddie Sutton’s vocals, but it just doesn’t do the Merauder riffs justice.
5.16.2005 | By Buske DNA
Wow the song Five Deadly Venoms is damn good with Eddie on vocals. Gives it a very different edge. Ride on.
5.18.2005 | By Zach
Eddie’s vocals give Merauder such a different feel. These songs almost remind me of a more metal Shift, in the best way possible. Would I pick listening to this demo over Master Killer? Absolutely not. Will I burn it to cd and listen to it from time to time? Without a doubt.
5.19.2005 | By Nick Fucking Miller
i scored this demo a few months ago. i love it more than anything merauder or leeway put out. its fucking insane to me.
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5.19.2005 | By Anonymous
The vocals really feel different, I’m not sure if I’m such a fan of this, but hey, it’s Merauder. So question: was this recorded before the normal ‘five deadly venoms’ or after?
5.22.2005 | By Anonymous
It was recorded before Jorge rejoined the band, so they tracked it with Eddie prior to the final version of the album.
5.26.2005 | By Andrew Aversionline
Can somebody please email me the demo? Merauder definitely changed my views regarding tough guy hardcore. They make it more appealing to me. I’m looking for original copy of their master killer and bluetality cd’s. So if anyone is interested to trade their copy, just email and i might have something that might interest you. Or if you’re generous enough, just give it to me as a gift. Being hardcore in a third world country is really hard especially when you belong to the lower class of the society. here’s my email address: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Please support 3rd world hc.
1.9.2006 | By Allan
well, now you won’t miss LEEWAY anymore! they’re back, i saw them at pressure fest in germany past saturday, and they still be one of the all times best bands around!
6.26.2006 | By Anonymous
Eddie Leeway’s Haunted Hardcore Vol 1. (DVDRip) [2006]
http://boots.forum2go.nl/eddie-leeway-s-haunted-hardcore-vol-1-dvdrip-t3425.html
11.1.2007 | By Anonymous
There’s no better demo than this one, I can listen it over and over.
5.24.2008 | By Anonymous