Course of Empire mp3 files

Mp3 files

Since 1998, Course of Empire's albums have gone out of print and the band members are no longer receiving compensation for these releases. Mike Graff and the webmaster of this site have decided to offer free downloads of all of the band's major releases below. These zip files contain mp3s encoded at 256kbps.

Course of Empire (full-length album, 1990, Carpe Diem) - 94.1 MB zip file
Course of Empire (full-length album, 1992, Zoo Entertainment re-release) - 89.7 MB zip file
Infested! (CD single, 1993, Zoo Entertainment) - 27.2 MB zip file
Initiation (full-length album, 1994, Zoo Entertainment) - 111 MB zip file
Telepathic Last Words (full-length album, 1998, TVT Records) - 125 MB zip file

If you enjoy these releases, you can support the band by ordering the Course of Empire live CD ("Phone Calls From the Dead") and DVDr ("Hiss") at this page.

Below are some additional mp3 files of rare CoE songs.
If you have any particular requests, please let me know.

Running Man (hidden track recorded in 1993, located before track 1 of the Initiation album)

Ello Kiddies (Cheap Trick cover recorded in 1992)
Thanks to Peter Marince for locating a copy of the rare Heaven on a Stick compilation.

Cosmic Dancer (T. Rex cover recorded in 1993)
This unreleased song was cut from not one but two albums.
Thanks to Jim Cahill for providing a perfect copy.

Fields of Discipline
Another unreleased track, from the 1989 demo provided by Joe Mojica.

Blue Moon (live)
A live version of Blue Moon (accidentally cut from the live album Phone Calls From the Dead).

Westwood One "On the Edge" radio interview
This brief interview with Chad and Vaughn aired the weekend of March 26th, 1994. The mp3 also includes the album track Infested.

Tomorrow
This hymn is hidden behind The Gate on the band's second album.

Apparition (acoustic)
An acoustic version without drums, from Mike Graff's vault. Previously hosted here but now available in the Initiation Demos 2CD set available for purchase on the merch page.

Additionally, four rare tracks from 1989 are now being hosted at Mike's Early CoE page on MySpace.

New in October 2009: I've uploaded the "demo" version of the Telepathic Last Words album here.
This is the 1996 version featuring original mixes by Chad Lovell. Files are in FLAC format.

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