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.

Band line-up

 * Jason McMaster - vocals
 * Billy White - guitars (tracks 1-7; 12-15)
 * Ron Jarzombek - guitars (tracks 8-11)
 * Doug Keyser - bass
 * Rick Colaluca - drums