studio album coming in December 2016. Also included in the deluxe edition are instrumental demos, a remix on "Nothing Sacred" from Blue Stahli, an acoustic version of "Onenemy", and their instrumental tracks. Circle of Dust's fifth studio album, Machines of Our Disgrace, was released in December 2016, on Klayton's own label FiXT. Reception Circle of Dust was popular in Christian alternative metal circles during most of the 1990s. In writing the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, Mark Allan Powell refers to the band as "the quintessential Christian industrial rock group." Unusual for an underground alternative Christian band of the time, Circle of Dust gained nearly as much exposure and appreciation in mainstream industrial audiences as it did among Christian audiences. Circle of Dust, along with Argyle Park, are regularly cited as influences by modern-day Christian industrial, industrial-metal, and electronic rock bands. Continued interest had been sufficient enough that, in the early 2000s, a small independent record company called Retroactive Records obtained the rights to the old Circle of Dust, Argyle Park, Brainchild, and Metamorphosis albums, remastered them, and re-issued them in limited runs of 1,000 each. However, Retroactive Records produced the re-issues without the creative input or supervision of Klayton, who has expressed his displeasure at the fact that his old works were marketed again without his permission and without him receiving any royalties. As early as 1994, Circle of Dust (along with Argyle Park) had been criticized heavily by some Christian music press and by numerous fans for not having religious enough lyrics. These issues culminated in Klayton abandoning the Christian music industry entirely after the release of Disengage, a decision he explained at great length in a 1998 interview with HM Magazine. Discography Albums Other releases Telltale Crime (1992 VHS release of "Telltale Crime" video) Celldweller's End of an Empire – "Jericho (Circle of Dust Remix)" (2015) Scandroid featuring Circle of Dust's "Pro-bots & Robophobes" (2016) Music videos Singles Compilation appearances Circle of Dust/Brainchild split 7-inch EP (1993, R.E.X.) – "Dissolved" (Circle of Dust) and "Telltale Crime" (Brainchild) Metamorphosis: Brainchild / Living Sacrifice / Circle of Dust Remixes (1993, R.E.X.) – "Dissolved (Disintegration Dub)", "Consequence (Temporary Mix)", "Consequence (Eternal Mix)", "Self Inflict" and "Daraq" I Predict a Clone: A Steve Taylor Tribute (1994, R.E.X.) – "Am I in Sync?" Can You Dig It? III (1994, R.E.X.) – "Regressor (Aggressive Mix)" and "Dissolved" Doom & Gloom: Visions of the