Never before released demo version of "If the Spirits Are Killing," a song intended for Let the Dead Bury the Dead that didn't end up making the album. The Zeps solo rips! It's the thrashiest Burn It Down song ever written. It's the only Burn It Down song to ever actually say "Burn It Down" in the lyrics. There's also (one of many) tributes to Celtic Frost embedded in this track. The entire album was demoed at Funhouse Studios in Indianapolis with engineer Larry DeMyer before the band headed to Eudora, Kansas to make the record with producer Ed Rose. The same lineup as the Trustkill split and the full-length: Ryan Downey (vocals), John Zeps (guitars), Jason McCash (bass), Brian "Bob" Fouts (drums). The song's title is a nod to Endpoint. 

If The Spirits Are Killing (Demo)

This is Track 8 from our only full-length album, Let The Dead Bury The Dead. The title was inspired by a line from my favorite movie, "The Crow." The film's main villain, Top Dollar, tells Eric Draven: "Ya know, my daddy used to say every man's got a devil. And you can't rest 'til you find him." I had originally intended for this sound byte to serve as the intro for the song on the record (and another bit of dialogue was going to open the record) but the record label was apprehensive about doing that.

Every Man's Got A Devil

One of the best Jason McCash performances. RIP brother. 

A Ghost Untied

Speak N' Destroy

Episode 01: M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)

M. Shadows

Burn It Down "Bones Are Made For Breaking." Track 4 from our only full-length album, Let the Dead Bury the Dead, released in November, 2000 on Escape Artist Records. 

04 Bones are Made for Breaking

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