Fiction:Intergalactic Band/Straight Outta Deathspire

Straight Outta Deathspire is the 2nd and currently most recent album released by the Intergalactic Band. It is widely regarded as one of the best Intergalactic Band albums to date, though there are only two Intergalactic Band albums currently released.

Concept
Recording for some of the songs was actually performed during the Highway to Inferno Realm sessions, specifically "I'mma Shank You", "Cyrannian Rhapsody", and "Bad Xhomance". The band decided to use nine of the twelve songs recorded at the Highway to Inferno Realm sessions, leaving those three for the next album.

After Highway to Inferno Realm entered post-production and was being prepped for release, the Intergalactic Band began recording for "Eye of the Taldar". The Band did not expect Straight Outta Deathspire to be much of a game-changer in the music industry, but rather a continuation of the rock-and-roll/pop style they liked.

Post-debut recording sessions
Following the breakout success of the band following Highway to Inferno Realm, the Band presented "Monster" to the Legion of the Deathmarch, who liked it and decided to record right away. Followed by that was the Band's cover of Zr'Ahgloth's "Shots", but recording was halted for a short period of time due to Zr'Ahgloth's copyright claim.

After the short "Shots" affair, the Band invited ULE Master Admiral Tul to record "The ULE Song", a song which they were reluctant to record by themselves because they liked the URC. "The ULE Song"'s recording went smoothly, but production hit another speed bump with "Hopelessly Devoted to Shu", due to projected guest star Iteok Commander Zavhros being extremely adverse to singing a song praising Shu'ulathoi. Luckily, the Kralgon Emperor intervened, threatening to start another Betrayal War for the Iteok and Terridorians if Zavrhos slowed the album's progress in any way. Unsurprisngly, recording for the song began immediately.

The last song recorded for the album, "Xhoddie", invited Khazurhal Angazhar back for another guest role, but the band decided to shrink his role down greatly after the disastrous "Xhoday". He was given a rap segment, though a strong pro-Xhodocto message was still conveyed through the small amount of the time the Khazurhal was given. Nevertheless, this was the Xhodocto military leader, and the band didn't protest.

Post-production and release
After the "Xhoddie" recording was wrapped up, the album was sent to Milky Way production studio Ascension Records (the Band's personal favorite producer), who cleaned up rough parts in the recording and prepared the album for inital release to the digital market.

Following the completion of the digital album, Ascension Records compiled the album and other items from the album's recording and prepared the Straight Outta Deathspire: Deluxe Album for CD and digital release.

Straight Outta Deathspire, featuring the nine songs of the album and music videos for four of them ("I'mma Shank You", "The ULE Song", "Cyrannian Rhapsody", and "Xhoddie"), was released to digital music providers across the Gigaquadrant. The five remaining music videos were released independently on video sharing networks.

Reception
Upon its release, Straight Outta Deathspire received huge critical acclaim, with many praising the musical ingenuity and diversity exhibited by this album, more so than Highway to Inferno Realm. Overall, Straight Outta Deathspire continued the strong success of the Intergalactic Band, and the Band confirmed they had at least two more albums they were planning to release due to the album's success.

In terms of sales, numerous songs reached the #1 spots in the different galaxies of the Gigaquadrant. For example, "Shots" and "I'mma Shank You" reached #1 in Borealis due to the huge Loron fanbase there, while "Cyrannian Rhapsody" topped the charts in Cyrannus and the Quadrants.

Track listing
1. I'mma Shank You (feat. Zr'Ahgloth) - Lead vocals: Zr'Ahgloth, Yuri Arimoto

2. The ULE Song (feat. Tul) - Lead vocals: Tul

3. Cyrannian Rhapsody - Lead vocals: Toby Holliday, Ardel Terriega, Yuri Arimoto

4. Hopelessly Devoted to Shu (feat. Zavhros) - Lead vocals: Zavhros, Toby Holliday

5. Bad Xhomance - Lead vocals: Toby Holliday, Yuri Arimoto, Colby Meurs

6. Monster (feat. Legion of the Deathmarch) - Lead vocals: Antediluvian, Khazurhal Angazhar, Shu'ulathoi, Zargoth, Toby Holliday

7. Shots (feat. Da Propa Big Bosses) - Lead vocals: Zr'Ahgloth, Thr'Aloy, Toby Holliday, Yuri Arimoto

8. Eye of the Taldar - Lead vocals: Toby Holliday, Colby Meurs

9. Xhoddie (feat. Khazurhal Angazhar) - Lead vocals: Toby Holliday, Yuri Arimoto, Khazurhal Angazhar

Trivia

 * With five songs being primarily sung by guest stars, this album currently has the least amount of singing by the Band out of any Intergalactic Band album.
 * This album is also the only one with a guest star, let alone two, performing twice in one album. Those guests are Zr'Ahgloth ("I'mma Shank You" and "Shots") and Khazurhal Angazhar ("Monster" and "Xhoddie").