GASTEM – Catch The Flame ’85 [Eonian Records remixed & remastered] (2025) *HQ*

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Maryland hard rock veterans GASTEM are celebrating their 40th anniversary. To mark the milestone, Eonian Records will reissue GASTEM’s long out-of-print album ”Catch The Flame (1985)”, in a newly remixed and remastered edition. The new release feature previously unreleased bonus tracks and updated artwork.
Widely regarded as one of the defining acts of the Mid-Atlantic hard rock scene, GASTEM emerged in the 1980s with a sound that packed clubs across Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The band’s return offers fans both a nostalgic look back and something entirely new to celebrate.

GASTEM formed in Damascus, Maryland, in 1985, was active between 1985 and 1989 and earned strong support and respect throughout the vibrant hard rock scenes of Baltimore and the surrounding region.
July 13, 1985, holds special significance for the band. As the world tuned in to the now-legendary Live Aid concerts, something much smaller but no less meaningful was unfolding in a suburban backyard just outside Washington, D.C.
While Live Aid played on a nearby television, the members of GASTEM were gathered around a barbecue, beers in hand, celebrating a milestone of their own. Just the night before, they had finished shrink-wrapping 500 copies of ”Catch The Flame”, their debut album. The cassettes were stacked, sealed, and ready to be delivered to Tower Records and Kemp Mill Records warehouses the very next day, marking the band’s first official step into the music scene.

01 – That’s Just Love
02 – Bump & Grind
03 – Danger’s Own
04 – When Love Seems Dead
05 – Knock Me Out
06 – Drinkin’ Wild
07 – Don’t Mess With Love
08 – Catch The Flame
09 – Tour De Force
10 – Cutting Edge
11 – The Answer
12 – Never Too Old
13 – Run For Your Life (Bonus Track)
14 – Spontaneous Combustion (Bonus Track)
15 – Streets Of Misfortune (Bonus Track)
16 – Hot Nights (Bonus Track)

Rob Galpin – Lead Vocals, All Guitars, & Harmonica
Craig Stegall – Drums, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on 6
Mark Emon – Bass, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on 10

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