Deadsy is the debut studio album by American industrial rock band Deadsy. It was scheduled for release on February 25, 1997 by Sire Records. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by distributor Elektra Entertainment Group. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Warner Music Group but it was again shelved; the release ultimately evolved into Commencement in 1998. Background, recording and promotion New Yorker Brian Sirgutz had discovered Deadsy in early 1996 and signed them to a production deal through his imprint WitcHouse and to his management company Eerie. Sirgutz made contact with Risa Morley, an A&R representative at Sire Records, who in turn passed Deadsy on to her boss Seymour Stein; Stein was responsible for signing Deadsy to Sire Records, backed by a new distribution and financing deal secured through Elektra Entertainment Group. Deadsy was recorded with producer Josh Abraham at several different recording studios throughout 1996, including NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, Dreamland Recording Studios in Hurley, New York and Nordic Estates in Whistler, British Columbia. The bass guitar duties on Deadsy were divided between founding band member Elijah Blue Allman and his friend Jay Gordon, who later quit Deadsy to form him own band Orgy. Deadsy was mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk in Peekskill, New York. Deadsy's original content varies greatly from selected songs that later appeared on Commencement. Only five of the nine songs from Deadsy appear on Commencement: "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." These were heavily remixed and partly re-recorded for their eventual use on Commencement. The four remaining songs; "From Beyond", "This Goodnight", "Anti-Pop" and "Sleepy Hollow", were never released elsewhere. "Anti-Pop" is a Kommunity FK cover, which originally appeared on the band's 1983 album The Vision and the Voice; while "Sleepy Hollow" features a guest appearance by KoЯn vocalist Jonathan Davis. Another song recorded during the album sessions, but that was left out, was "Replicas"; a Gary Numan cover which originally appeared on Tubeway Army's 1979 album Replicas. The cover song was exclusively released by Beggars Banquet Records on the Gary Numan Various Artists tribute album Random on June 10,