INNERSTATE: A Tell Tale Trail LP. Roadracer – Roadrunner Records. Brilliant experimental rock / metal / funk /prog. Check audio

Description

Very few seemed to notice these funk-metal-thrash prodigies, which is a crying shame! an experimental rock/metal/funk/prog outing that sees the band explore unusual melodies and original harmonies. At times, Innerstate are half decent alterno-metal/rock with rather light, dreamy, and at times psychedelic vocals that drift along like some kaleidoscopic movie, but occasionally a riff may cut in and a rasped vocal chop may puncture proceedings. On the other hand, check out the FNM-esque ‘Fisher Of men. The title track boasts a slightly heavier approach, with a Mordred-style crunch circa ‘Vision’.

Some people might say that it would be unfair to call this a metal album; they might say that it’s the type of rock album that might appeal to prog heads, and maybe those who were interested in the sickly sweet funkoid fad that swept through the metal genre in the early ’90s.

in 1991 a group of school friends from Redditch, Worcestershire, UK, formed InnerState to play their own heavy metal music. They recorded two albums with Roadrunner: A tell-tale trail in 1992 and Protest to the signs in 1993. The band supported the comedy heavy metal band, Green Jelly  on their European tour of 1993 and then split up the following year when their recording contract ended.

Label: Roadracer Records – RO 9183 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1992

Tracklist
A1 Outer Space 3:56
A2 Blue Law 4:40
A3 Reproduction Of Events 4:16
A4 Face 4:29
B1 A Tell-Tale Trail Of Murder 5:12
B2 Fisher Of Men 6:10
B3 Rebirth 5:08

Marketed By – Roadrunner Productions B.V.
Distributed By – Sony Music
Distributed By – Intercord
Distributed By – Disctrade
Distributed By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.
Distributed By – Dro, S.A.
Distributed By – Musidisc
Distributed By – Pinnacle (3)
Distributed By – MNW Distribution
Distributed By – Unitor Oy
Distributed By – F.M. Records S.A.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The All Blacks B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roadrunner Productions B.V.
Copyright (c) – The All Blacks B.V.
Recorded At – Woodlands Studio
Licensed From – The All Blacks B.V.

Artwork – Luke Harman
Bass – Jon-Paul Sherlock
Drums, Vocals, Keyboards – David Brown
Guitar, Vocals – Cameron Dunham, Joe Ivory
Producer, Engineer – Pat Grogan
Saxophone – Kevin Jow
Written-By – Dunham*, Brown*, Ivory*, Sherlock*
Barcode: 0 16861-9183-1 6
Other: 7 9183 1
Other: MU 210
Other: D IRS 983 383
Label Code: LC 9231
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Other (On the labels): 08-030995-20
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 08 30995 20 1A1 RO 9183-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 08 30995 20 1B1 RO 9183-1