In an excerpt from a Loaded Radio interview, Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly reveals that he recently found some old cassettes, including demo recordings, including a song that was recorde during the October Rust sessions but never used.
Kelly: “I would go to Josh’s (Silver /keyboards) house when we were working on the records. This was back when cassettes were being used. CDs really weren’t standard yet as far as in the studio for refs (references) and stuff like that. So I have a bunch of ref cassettes from demos that we did and stuff. I was just listening to them, and I came across the song. Part of it wound up getting cannibalized. Parts of the song wound up on other songs, on ‘Life Is Killing Me’ and stuff like that. But it’s a complete song.”
“At the time, the song wasn’t strong enough to be on October Rust, and if we were releasing October Rust today, it still wouldn’t make the record. But, 30 years later, to release it as a bonus track on something, it’s worth it for that. Now, if we can get a good transfer from a cassette and actually get a good mastering out of it and make it sound good…”
October Rust is Type O Negative’s fourth studio album, released in 1996. It sold over 500,000 copies, eventually receiving a gold certification by the RIAA in the United States. It peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200, and is considered the band’s best album among fans. October Rust was not originally released on vinyl, but in celebration of the album’s 25th anniversary, it was officially reissued on vinyl in 2021.
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