Back in April we showcased the first song on our new album, a prog rock style epic about the rise and fall of a Roman emperor. Well, it’s time to revisit Year Zero:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Year_Zero_(Demo)_29-10-08.mp3

Piano and vocals in particular are still unfinished (and the less said about the mix, the better), but hopefully this updated demo shows that we’ve made some progress. For the morbidly curious, here’s how it sounded back then, before we’d got round to recording the flute solo and middle section:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Year_Zero_Demo_16-4-08.mp3

Oh, and don’t forget to strap this intro onto the beginning:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Year_Zero_Intro_23-10-08.mp3

Shaping up nicely? Comments, criticisms and general feedback welcome, as always. Here are our other demos for your dubious listening pleasure:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Dead_on_My_Feet_(Again)_(Demo)_14-10-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Soldier_On_Demo_15-9-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Turn_Me_Up_1-8-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Other_People_31-5-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/Nothing_Can_Stop_You_Being_Mine_15-6-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/03_Pseudonym_Demo_27-3-08.mp3

http://www.thehomeguard.info/demos/06_One_for_the_Road_Demo_27-3-08.mp3