Ded Engine Debut Album

Song list:

Side A

Scream

Kings of the City

Renegade

Rabid

Bloodlust

Side B

Take A Hike

Hot Shot

Young & Hot

Reign of Terror

Till Deaf Do Us Part

Finally, it was time, and later in 1985 we recorded five more tracks, put them together with the 2nd E.P. and Renegade from the 45 to create the long awaited self titled Ded Engine debut album! Recorded and produced by ourselves and our management team, this album was distributed in LP and cassette form by Dutch East India Trading of New York. Dutch East sub contracted to Black Dragon Records in France who handled European distribution, and SPZV Steamhammer who handled Asia. A&M Records through their Maze label handled Canada, South America and Australia. Important Distributing also handled the record world wide. It was this album that firmed the view of the international eye. In major cities across the U.S. demand was higher than suppliers could keep up with. Pictured above is the European version. The domestic version had an incorrect silver and white emblem instead of the color correct black, white, and blue chrome effect emblem.

This would be our breakout album and year, and we toured the east coast and points in between in showcase clubs. 1985 also saw us featured on many college radio stations and nationally syndicated shows such as Metal Shop. Our faces showed up in national magazines such as Circus, Hard Rock, Metal Edge, etc., as well as the foreign press, in magazines such as Kerrang! and Aardshock. In December, we appeared with Twisted Sister and Bill Cosby on a television show called the "Secrets of Surviving", which addressed the problems that teenagers face; one of which was the "moral hemlock" of Heavy Metal. Of course, we were defending it.

Special Gift!

For the first time ever, you can hear a bootleg recording from 1987!

It's the song "Take A Hike", which appears on our first album. For fun we went to the Blind Pig, a small bar in Ann Arbor Michigan. We had friends there, and decided to play on a Monday night. A friend of ours would discover during the show that a guy was recording us on a little cassette recorder! Of course, we had our security "meet him" later and take the tape, which would end up in my personal archives. Now, for your pleasure, and for a limited time, you can hear it! Here in MP3 format are the original album and bootleg recordings of "Take A Hike"!

Take A Hike from the first album

Take A Hike Live from the Blind Pig

Just click to play, or right-click and save-target-as to download

Please note: These recordings are Copyright (c) 1984, 1987, Ded Engine, and all rights are reserved. You are granted permission to download and use for your own pleasure. Making duplicates or copies for others, public performance or broadcasting, distribution, posting, or altering in any way is prohibited without permission.