Nocturnal Symphony was the demo

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A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

 album that Gus G.

Gus G.

Kostas Karamitroudis aka Gus G., born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne...

 recorded with his friends as a showcase for his talents to attract a record deal under the pseudonym

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 of Firewind

Firewind

Firewind is a Greek power metal band. Formed in 1998, the group is currently signed to Century Media Records and was originally a small project created by guitarist, Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony in 1998. Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded...

. However Firewind wasn't formed as a band until after Gus had toured and recorded with Dream Evil

Dream Evil

Dream Evil is a heavy metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999.-Biography:Producer Fredrik Nordström had the ambition of creating a power metal band of his own for a long time, but had difficulty finding anyone with musical ideals...

, Nightrage

Nightrage

Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G. who later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.-Sweet Vengeance:...

 and Mystic Prophecy

Mystic Prophecy

Mystic Prophecy is a power metal band from Bad Grönenbach, Germany. They have been described as sounding like US-power metal, similar to bands such as Iced Earth , but still without losing the melodies found in European power metal.The band was formed by Valley's Eve bandmates R.D. Liapakis and...

almost four years later. The album has 2 unofficial covers which have proved to be the most recognisable, seeing as there are only 500 copies of the album and the original and official album cover.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:37
2. "Down" – 4:22
3. "I'm Not Kind" – 4:44
4. "Promised Land" – 5:31
5. "Inside" – 6:09
6. "Beneath the Eclipsed Moon" (instrumental) – 3:17
7. "Lost Dream" – 6:30
8. "Distant Thoughts" – 5:15
9. "Speed of Terror" – 4:31
10. "Nocturnal Symphony" (instrumental) – 4:30