The Golden Foretaste of Heaven explained

The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
Type:	Album
Artist:	Alec Empire
Cover:	Alecempire-thegoldenforetaste.jpg
Released:	November 28, 2007
Genre:	Electronic Rock
Label:	Eat Your Heart Out Records
Producer:	Alec Empire The Hellish Vortex
Prev Title:	Futurist
Prev Year:	2005

The Golden Foretaste of Heaven is an album by Alec Empire, released in Japan on November 28, 2007, and in Europe on January 18, 2008. It is his first on his newly established Eat Your Heart Out label. Unlike his previous, rock-oriented efforts post-Atari Teenage Riot (Intelligence and Sacrifice (CD1) and Futurist) this album is completely electronic (with vocals).

Track listing

CD

1. "New Man" - 3:48
2. "If You Live or Die" - 3:44
3. "ICE (As If She Could Steal a Piece of My Glamour)" - 4:00
4. "1000 Eyes" - 7:18
5. "Down Satan Down" (Dub) - 3:30
6. "On Fire" (The Hellish Vortex Sessions) - 4:29
7. "Robot L.O.V.E." - 3:48
8. "Death Trap In 3D" - 3:21
9. "Bug On My Windshield" - 3:47
10. "No/Why/New York" - 4:19
11. "ICE" (dub)*
12. "Naginita"*

* Japanese version only, previously released on the "Robot L.O.V.E." single.

Digital download

Certain bonus tracks can be obtained exclusively through digital downloads. These include:

• "EYHO Beats"
• "No/Why/New York" (Eat Your Heart Out Minimal Remix)
• "Robot L.O.V.E." (Live in Cologne 10/2007)

Release history

Country	Date
Japan^[1]	November 28, 2007
Europe^[2]	January 18, 2008

External links

• Official Eat Your Heart Out site
• Official Alec Empire fansite
• Review at Comfort Comes

Notes and References

1. Blog: Getting Ready for Singapore!, Alec Empire's official MySpace, September 18, 2007, retrieved September 19, 2007.
2. http://www.gostimirovic.com/artists/alecempire/news/index.html Alec Empire: News