Is it true there are several unreleased tracks from Gutter Ballet?
Sort of. Jon and Criss Oliva (prior to the rest of the band arriving in New York City for the recording sessions) produced several demos before entering the studio, which included two versions of Thorazine Shuffle (one with slightly different music and lyrics, the other with VASTLY different lyrics and including a prominent cello accent in the opening bars), an early version of The Unholy with different lyrics (and no gang vocals at the end) then known as “Gates Of Hell”, as well as seven other tracks that have never been released. One song, ‘Stranger In The Dark’, had its ending solo lifted to become the end of “Larry Elbows”, a Streets track which was itself discarded. That same song snippet then became the end verse/solo to “Follow Me” on the Edge Of Thorns album. The other tracks were called (as best they can be deduced): “Pray to the Lord” or “Before I Hang”, “Target”, “Livin’ On The Edge Of Time”, “Metalhead” and “Rap”. There was also an instrumental amongst the demos. One more t
