''Initiation'' is the second full-length album by American industrial/alternative rock band Course of Empire. All songs were written by Course of Empire and production by

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. While many CDs of the same era contained a

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after the finish of the listed tracks, usually preceded by a span silence, Course of Empire and David Castell managed to fit three on ''Initiation''. "Running Man" was hidden in the

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of the CD, which nearly caused legal action when another producer/engineer claimed that he had

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the use of the pregap for audio information. The "Darwin Goodwin Mix" of the song "Infested" was hidden after "The Chihuahuaphile" (which was track 23 -the number of

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, after a cross fade that counted up the tracks between it and "Initiation"). And "Tomorrow" was buried inside the

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noise of "The Gate" and only able to be heard if the stereo track was played over a

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system.

Track listing

pregap = "Running Man" – 6:49 #"Hiss" – 4:34 #"White Vision Blowout" – 3:58 #"Gear" – 3:14 #"Breed" – 4:38 #"Apparition" – 5:05 #"Infested!" – 6:19 #"Invertebrate" – 4:11 #"Sacrifice" – 3:51 #"Minions" – 7:59 #"Initiation" – 6:46 12–22 = either: a) ''The Gate'' which is a long guitar feedback soundscape, (in stereo speakers) or b) ''Tomorrow" which is an acoustic number (heard via mono speakers only) "The Chihuahuaphile" – 4:21 {{Authority control 1994 albums Zoo Entertainment (record label) albums Albums produced by David Castell