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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE's Self-Titled Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus Material

August 24, 2010

On September 28, Metal Blade Records will re-release OSI's (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE) self-titled 2003 album. The CD, which was recorded in June 2002 and mixed in August 2002 at the Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, will contain the following tracks and a Multimedia section:

01. The New Math (What He Said)
02. OSI
03. When You're Ready
04. Horseshoes and B-52's
05. Head
06. Hello, Helicopter!
07. ShutDOWN
08. Dirt from a Holy Place
09. Memory Daydreams Lapses
10. Standby (Looks Like Rain)

* Limited Edition (CD above + extra CD with 3 more tracks and 3 videos)

01. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (08:49)
02. New Mama (02:22)
03. The Thing That Never Was (17:21)

* "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is a PINK FLOYD cover performed by Kevin Moore and Mike Portnoy. "New Mama" is a NEIL YOUNG cover performed by Kevin Moore. "The Thing That Never Was" is the original "Looks Like Rain" demo performed by Jim Matheos and Mike Portnoy.

The Multimedia section is approximately 19 minutes long and includes a concept piece directed and edited by Kevin Moore for Horseshoes and B-52's as well as two separate documentary style clips shot at Carriage House Studios during the recording of the album.

Fans can listen to the track OSI and order a copy of the album now at this location.

OSI is an American progressive experimental supergroup formed by FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos back in 2003 and featuring the talents of Kevin Moore (CHROMA KEY, DREAM THEATER). The band's name refers to the short-lived U.S. government agency Office of Strategic Influence which was established shortly after 9/11 to manufacture and promote pro-U.S. propaganda in domestic and foreign media. OSI inked a deal with Metal Blade Records back in May and is currently working on their fourth album and Metal Blade debut, which will be out in 2011. The band gained a strong underground following through the release of their three full-length records and an EP. Their 2009 album, "Blood", includes guests Gavin Harrison (PORCUPINE TREE) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (OPETH). Past participants include Mike Portnoy on the first two albums, Sean Malone and Steven Wilson on the debut, and Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) on "Free".

OSI's music can't easily be pigeonholed and is a completely different animal when compared to its founders' other projects. The music is a combination of dark rock chorus' with atmospheric, often industrial keys and is an eclectic mix of both Moore's and Matheos' influences.

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