The Golden Foretaste of Heaven

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The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
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Studio album by Alec Empire
Released November 28, 2007
Genre Electronic
Rock
Label Eat Your Heart Out
Producer Alec Empire
The Hellish Vortex
Alec Empire chronology
Futurist
(2005)Futurist2005		 The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
(2007)
Singles from The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
  1. "Robot L.O.V.E."
    Released: June 11, 2007
  2. "On Fire"
    Released: December 7, 2007[1]
  3. "New Man"
    Released: TBA[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
NME (8/10)[3]
Clash 6/10 stars[4]

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[5] November 28, 2007
Europe[6] January 18, 2008

Notes

  1. ↑ News, Eat Your Heart Out, last accessed November 8, 2007.
  2. ↑ Alec Empire’s new album The Golden Foretaste of Heaven, GERMANIACdotcom, January 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ NME review
  4. ↑ Clash review
  5. ↑ Blog: Getting Ready for Singapore!, Alec Empire's official MySpace, September 18, 2007, retrieved September 19, 2007.
  6. ↑ Alec Empire: News, Gostimirović Music Management, last accessed September 20, 2007.

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