Leaked Demos 2006

Leaked Demos 2006 (sometimes referred to by fans as Fight Off Your Demons[1][2][3]) is a collection of previously unreleased recordings by American rock band Brand New.

The recordings originally leaked on January 24, 2006 before eventually being officially released on cassette tape nearly ten years later on December 2, 2015.

[2] In an interview in January 2004, Lacey revealed that he had "written a few songs for the next album" and that instead of writing solely on an acoustic guitar he had been influenced by bands such as Radiohead and U2 to try experimenting with other instruments.

[14] After scrapping much of the leaked material, the band recommenced writing and recording and would eventually release their album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me on November 20, 2006.

Lacey later joked at a performance in Santa Ana, California on December 10, 2013 that one of his brothers had "screwed the whole thing up" after joining the United States Navy.

Jesse Lacey revealed that his Great Uncle Leo was an American soldier on a transport ship that was heading for Japan during the Pacific War.

The song was rerecorded with slightly reworked lyrics and a new bridge section during the sessions for the band's The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me album.

[26] In April 2015 it was reported that the band had sent out lyric booklets for their album The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me as part of an unfulfilled offer made nine years previously.

[27] The band's vocalist and guitarist, Jesse Lacey further discussed how the recordings would "soon" be released in an interview with Spanish magazine Rockzone in July 2015.

The front cover is partially made up by an iconic production still from the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre which depicts Gunnar Hansen's character Leatherface wielding a chainsaw.

The J-Card is identical with the exception of the front cover, which features a still from the 1973 Spanish horror film Sexy Cat, in the place of the still used from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from the first pressing.

"Fork & Knife" made its live debut on June 20, 2006 at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, New Jersey and wouldn't be performed again until December 10, 2013 at The Observatory, Santa Ana, California, this time including the bridge added for the single version of 2007.

[26] "Good Man" was often played by Lacey as a solo performance for the band throughout the years, and possibly made its live debut on November 14, 2006 at Earshot Records in Greenville, South Carolina as part of an acoustic in-store set.

[34] "Missing You" was revealed as the song's title for "Untitled 04" when it was debuted live for the first time on October 4, 2014 at The National Theater in Richmond, Virginia.