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Sold Date:
December 26, 2022
Start Date:
November 26, 2022
Final Price:
$33.00
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Sealed Black Friday Record Store Day 2022 Exclusive
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The Art of Balance is one of the top-selling albums in the Century Media catalog, and the first in that label's history to reach over 100,000 domestic sales and is now over 250,000. This album cycle saw the band on Ozzfest and Headbangers Ball tour. At the time it included drummer Jason Bittner (now in Overkill). Produced by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Queensryche, The Art of Balance includes fan favorites like "Thoughts Without Words" and "Destroyer of Senses".
This 20th anniversary reissue includes a four-panel insert (layout by Tom Bejgrowicz (Misfits, Beastie Boys) with lyrics, credits, photos and liner notes from guitarists Jon Donais (now in Anthrax) and Matt Bachand (Act of Defiance). This RSD Black Friday release, on limited edition colored vinyl with a bonus 7" of two additional songs comes as the band is reuniting end of this year for a special show with talks of more activities next year.
ALBUM TRACK LISTING:
1. Idle Hands
2. Thoughts Without Words
3. Destroyer of Senses
4. Casting Shade
5. Stepping Outside the Circle
6. The Art of Balance
7. Mystery of Spirit
8. The Idiot Box
9. Prelude to Disaster
10. A Fire in Babylon
11. Welcome to the Machine (Pink Floyd cover)
7" TRACK LISTING:
"Deadworld" / "This Is My Own"