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One-Thousand Burning Suns Demo

  1. Solstice – 03:16
  2. Checkmate – 03:16
  3. Harvest – 02:40
  4. Flames – 02:39

Trivia

  • Every song on this demo tape ends up on the XFIRSTBORNX LP. Some tracks are renamed.[3]
  • Very few of these are left in existence.[3]

XFIRSTBORNX LP 

  1. Eyes on Fire – 02:09
  2. Checkmate – 03:16  
  3. Untitled #1 – 03:08
  4. Struggle of Cain – 02:25
  5. Harvest – 02:40
  6. Untitled #2 – 02:24
  7. I Dream of a Day – 02:12
  8. A World Once So Lovely – 01:57
  9. Untitled #3 – 02:20
  10. Burn in the Flames – 02:39
  11. One Thousand Burning Suns – 03:16

Trivia

  • Throughout the LP, Pete is frequently heard making quips and other remarks in the background, typically at the beginning and ends of tracks. He also barks like a dog on Burn in the Flames.[1]
  • Pete delivers a straight-edge speech at the beginning of One Thousand Burning Suns that discusses animal cruelty and other themes of activism.[1]

OTHER RELEASES:

Glenview Hardcore 1998 Compilation LP

Trivia

  • Although Firstborn is credited for Skate Trash Devil, in reality, the track was created by Devin Champlin who sometimes filled in for the band.[2]
  • Firstborn likely didn’t participate because they broke up around this time. The reason cited in the included zine however is that they did not want to “participate in this get-rich-quick-scheme”.[2]

References

  1. “XFIRSTBORNX – LP (Unreleased) 1997.” Bandcamp, 31 May 2012, xfirstbornx.bandcamp.com/album/xfirstbornx-lp-unreleased-1997.
  2. “Various – Glenview Hardcore 1998.” Discogs. discogs.com/release/5961233-Various-Glenview-Hardcore-1998.
  3. Miller, T., personal email communication, 2024.