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Arkeyn Steel Records proudly presents:
TWIST OF FATE – Songs From The Attic CD – 500 handnumbered copies.

ONLY FIRST 30 COPIES WILL ARRIVE WITH PRO-PRINT PROMO PICTURE (For orders ONLY through our online store)!

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Limited Edition 500 Handnumbered CDs (ASR CD-099)
Release Date: August 7th, 2026

Official label’s promo clips:
Savior HD
I Won’t Wait HD

First review at FORGOTTEN SCROLL webzine

The Arkeyn Steel Records team continues its exploration of the truly uncharted waters of the ’90s US progressive metal underground, once again focusing on one of the greatest bands to emerge from Akron, Ohio, USA: Twist of Fate.

Featuring members of Medalyon, Beyondévon, Wretch, Breaker, Destructor and Graven Image, to name just a few, Twist of Fate recorded and released top-quality music throughout the 1990s, building a remarkable reputation across the underground metal scene of their area. Those who delve into the US private-release metal treasures of the decade are surely familiar with the band’s 1998 self-titled CD.

One year ago, Arkeyn Steel Records officially presented the band’s previously unreleased 1997 LP-tape recordings, repackaged as the “Only When It Rains” full-length release. With the “Songs from the Attic” compilation CD, we are restoring and bringing even more material from the band’s archives back to light, once again with the invaluable assistance of the band’s mastermind, Nick Giannakos (guitars).

All songs from the aforementioned ‘Twist of Fate’ mini-CD are included here: The band’s only official release remains one of the finest and rarest releases to emerge from the Ohio metal scene. Only 200 copies were produced back in 1998, and, as you can imagine, the original pressing sold out in the blink of an eye. Twenty-eight years later, these recordings are finally becoming available again on CD.

The band’s 1996 demo is also included. It was never officially released; only a handful of unofficial copies circulated hand-to-hand among band members and close friends.

We have also managed to uncover, straight from the vaults, two previously unreleased compositions from 1998, finally recorded by the band as demo tracks in 2020, during the COVID-19 quarantine period.

All of the recordings featured here capture the band’s unique blend of heavy and progressive metal, a combination that ultimately defined the band’s unmistakable trademark sound of this phenomenal act.

All audio material has been remastered by Kostas Scandalis at Infinity Studio in Thessaloniki, ensuring the best possible listening experience. The booklet includes complete lyrics and a wealth of previously unpublished photographs. The overall artwork was developed by Kostas Athanasoglou, while the stunning fantasy cover was created by the band’s vocalist, John Stafford.

Through the Season of Change, the Eternal Flame guides us all to the Twist of our Fate. The journey continues… The treasures wait in the attic.
For fans of US Melodic Progressive METAL like FATES WARNING, HEIR APPARENT, FIFTH ANGEL, TRAMONTANE & ANTITHESIS!

Tracklist:
1. Savior
2. I Won’t Wait
3. Second Look
4. Only When It Rains
5. Season Of Change
6. Forever Mine
7. Peaceful Pain
8. Shallow Part I
9. Shallow Part II
10. Season Of Change
11. Beggar And Thief
12. Galaxies Of Love
13. Power In My Soul
14. Eternal Flame
15. Wounds That Never Heal

1-2 Unreleased Demo 1998/2020
3-9 Private MCD 1998
10-15 Unreleased Demo 1996