"This was the first mastering pass of “Judgment Bolt.” It sounds pretty similar to the final version - the reason we included it in this Anthology is because of the vocal melody. We thought that the original melody, heard here, was too similar to the source material, so we decided to change it, but it was a big decision for us because we were so used to how the melody sounded. In fact we actually “leaked” this recording to our discord server’s mod team many months before “Judgment Bolt” was actually released because we were so sure that this would be the final version. To “fix” the issue we had with the melody, one of the things we attempted was actually having James record himself singing the melody, but it was too jarring haha (wonder if this recording still exists?). Astute listeners may also note that the tubular bell hit is gone, the piano twinkle in the middle section is missing, and the strings in the final section are much louder than in the final version." - Tech

"In the lead up to the release of the song I just suddenly felt uncomfortable with the sample being so close to the original. I truly hope the recording of me singing the part never surfaces haha - but I was able to find a decent vocal chop, and then Keith added the second version of the chop and we alternated them for the final version." - James