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Band:WITCH MOUNTAIN
Album:SOUTH OF SALEM
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Witch Mountain was formed in Portland, OR in 1997 by Rob Wrong (Iommi Stubbs, ex-M99) and Nathan Carson (Point Line Plane, Two Ton Boa, Sunn0))) collaborator, etc). By 2000, the groundwork had been laid, the demo “Homegrown Doom” remastered and released in Europe, and Dave Hoopaugh was brought in to be the final bass player.
Their debut album “…Come The Mountain” was released to critical acclaim in 2001. The first printing sold out in two months, and an expanded edition was released with bonus tracks composed for the unreleased PC/Dreamcast video game "Shrapnel".
Between 1998 and 2002 Witch Mountain became a live staple in the Northwest and on the national circuit, touring with Weedeater and Spirit Caravan, and gigging with the likes of Lost Goat, Bongzilla, Goatsnake, Acid King, High on Fire, Orange Goblin, Electric Wizard, YOB, Unsane, EyeHateGod, Alabama Thunderpussy, Clutch, Unida, Solitude Aeturnus, Unorthodox, Sour Vein, Isis, Soilent Green, Karma to Burn, Nebula, Penance, Raging Slab, Warhorse, Agalloch, Thrones, etc, etc. After that, a period of hibernation was in effect. That is until 2009 when Witch Mountain would re-surface with an addition to the band, the soulful and soaring female vocalist Uta Plotkin.
This is the first time “South Of Salem” sees its CD release to help spread awareness for Witch Mountain’s brand of sludgy, Sabbath-like, dirgy, bluesy, soulful doom even further through Profound Lore Records. Along with imminent touring (the band recently finished a West Coast tour with Wino’s new band Premonition 13), the band will enter the studio this spring to record the follow-up to “South Of Salem” which will be released this summer likewise through Profound Lore Records and will make a big impact on today’s doom metal scene.
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Band:PALLBEARER
Album:SORROW AND EXTINCTION
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Even though they’ve only been around a couple of years, PALLBEARER (hailing from Little Rock Arkansas) have already generated a huge buzz within the doom metal scene in their short existence as a band, and never before has a new band within doom metal gained such hype as PALLBEARER have. All this done with their three-song 2010 demo which in itself made a big impact within the doom metal scene, the demo in which the band pressed a limited 300 unit run on cassette that sold out almost instantly.
By encompassing the more traditional metal style of their brand of doom, PALLBEARER’s sound takes cue from such legendary doom metal bands as Candlemass, Trouble, and Warning along with a ‘70s prog influence likewise that finds its way into the band’s epic yet sorrowful odes. Through powerful melodies, epic and somber passages of gloom, and with the stand out soaring vocals from vocalist Brett Campbell (who sounds like a young Ozzy Osbourne in his prime), PALLBEARER’s debut album shall immediately throw the four-piece right into the doom metal spotlight as one of America’s mightiest exports within the genre.
“Sorrow And Extinction” is the best traditional doom metal album to be released since Warning’s “Watching From A Distance”
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Band:PHARAOH
Album:BURY THE LIGHT
Label:Cruz Del Sur
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The new album from American metal group PHARAOH is an affirming cry to those who know that things are not what they seem. Entitled “Bury the Light”, the album centers musically on the darker undertones of the band's previous output, emphasizing as always the elegant and vigorous guitar work of Matt Johnsen and the unmatched power of vocalist Tim Aymar. These elements combine to invoke compelling, radiant melodies, which in turn lure the listener to experience the album's deeper dynamics and complex corners. The album may require some patience from a listener more attuned to PHARAOH's tradition of rousing, brilliant heavy metal, as found on its 2003 debut, “After the Fire”, and on the 2006 follow-up “The Longest Night”. Nevertheless, the new album's musical and lyrical threads have clear ties to fan favorite “Be Gone”. As composers, the members of PHARAOH combined in still more different ways to create several songs, yet they still retained their individual and perhaps now-recognizable authorship in the case of others. The result is an album with a familiar core but with unexpected pathways to new moments in the PHARAOH sound. As always, the album features lyrical contributions from all four band-members, and their protagonists again confront a host of villains both real and imagined. Some come away victorious, and others must accept defeat. Bury the Light is a call to PHARAOH fans and to heavy metal fans everywhere to accept this challenge, raise your voices, and stride into action. Features Tim Aymar of Control Denied (Nuclear Blast/Relapse) fame on vocals!
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Band:XASTHUR
Album:PORTAL OF SORROW - LTD EDITION
Label:VIVA HATE
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
During the bands history, Xasthur released 8 full-length albums, as well as numerous demos and EP’s and worked with labels such as HYDRA HEAD RECORDS and SOUTHERN LORD. And it finally ended with the album “Portal of Sorrow” coming on June 24th 2011, this album featured a folk singer by the name of Marissa Nadler and it turned out to be an unconventional ending to the band. It had always been debatable which ‘genre’ of music to categorize Xasthur under; some say black metal yet some have very different interpretations of the music. The needing of a category was never important to Xasthur because the band was inspired by several other sounds of music outside of the black metal clique’.
This limited Box Set version is ultra limited to one pressing of just x500 copies worldwide and includes: • Blackened handmade and hand numbered box with thick and heavy inlay • The Portal Of Sorrow CD with alternate label layout • An exclusive 7” with the tracks of the Orosius split CD releases ages ago / on black vinyl.
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Band:KIM JUNG MI
Album:NOW - LP
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
180 gram Vinyl LP pressing, in a heavy old 1960’s style “tip-on” jacket, with OBI and insert, enclosed in a re-sealable mylar bag, of this remarkable companion release to the recent much-heralded Light in the Attic label Shin Joong Hyun “Beautiful Rivers and Mountains” compilation.
At the dawn of the 1970’s, South Korea’s rock music scene was at its zenith. Much of the reason for this was the god-like musical touch of guitar wizard, songwriter, producer, and arranger Shin Joong Hyun. For this album, he took a young girl named Kim Jung Mi, and transformed her from a wallflower student into a folk-psych chanteuse in record time (if Francoise Hardy is the Marianne Faithful of France, then Kim Jung Mi is, I suppose, the Francoise Hardy of Korea). The ten songs on Now were written and recorded during 1973 with a firm mandate to create a truly psychedelic sound experience. On each number, Shin Joong Hyun and his backing group laid down pure emotion on tape. Mr. Shin’s fuzz guitar weaves in and out of the tracks, interlaced with his own poetic musings on nature (spring, sun, flowers, rain, and wind), all else in the world apart from Kim Jung Mi’s soothing voice and insistent bass that crouches and creeps, depending on its mood, displaced. This raw feeling, combined with Kim Jung Mi’s seductive, expressive vocals and empathetic string orchestration, resulted in an album that is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Mr. Shin’s ethereal cover photo—the blue graininess of the sky dripping into fading clouds, with Kim Jung Mi surrounded on her sky-high isolated mountaintop by flowers—is the perfect image to represent what is, without a doubt, one of the best psychedelic albums ever created. Our version of this quintessence of psychedelia features Korean/English lyric translations, rare photos, re-mastered audio, and comprehensive liner notes by Kevin “Sipreano” Howes and Shin Joong Hyun expert Jae-Myeong Ro (director of the Korean Classical Music Record Museum, and author of the book Shin Joong Hyun and Beautiful Country. The 180 gram vinyl version of “Now” comes in a deluxe old-style jacket, with OBI, and has a full color insert with liner notes and rare photos, and great stories about Shin Joong Hyun and Kim Jung Mi’s continuing place of prominence in the Korean music scene.
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Band:HEAVEN AND EARTH
Album:REFUGE - LP
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Limited Vinyl LP edition of 750 copies, packaged in a deluxe 1960’s style tip-on gatefold jacket, with an insert.
This reissue has been a long time coming, in no small part because we wanted it to be perfect. We’re happy to finally be able to announce the re-release of this psychedelic folk/funk beauty from 1973, featuring the gorgeous voices of Pat Gefell and Jo D. Andrews (and produced by Space Age percussionist/composer Dick Schory for his short-lived but influential Ovation Records imprint). At one time this was an album completely unknown outside of Chicago, where the label was based; but these days, word gets around, and tracks like 'Feel The Spirit' and 'Jenny' have been making the rounds on the DJ circuit. No matter what your musical taste is—psych-folk, funk, soft rock—this LP seems to have something special to offer. This is due in part to notable backing from veterans like bassist Phil Upchurch (Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush, Rotary Connection, Dorothy Ashby, Groove Holmes, and Cannonball Adderly), and space age pop maven Bobby Christian on drums and percussion. But primarily, the perfection that this album emanates is due to the clear voices and intelligent songs crafted by Gefell and Andrews. The whole album is stunning, showcasing a wistful and mystical vibe that acts as an intersection of the airy pop folk of Linda Perhacs, the work of The Poppy Family, and that of Wendy & Bonnie. Our Lion Productions replica LP version comes in an old 1960’s style tip-on gatefold jacket with lyrics printed inside, and includes an insert packed with band history and rare photos. It is a quality vinyl pressing, newly mastered from the original tapes; the sad news: this LP version is limited to 750 copies.
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Band:TRUCKER DIABLO
Album:THE DEVIL RHYTHM
Label:RIPPLE MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The Devil Rhythm is the first album from Northern Ireland’s heavy rockers, Trucker Diablo. Originally self-released in 2010, The Devil Rhythm is being re-released by Ripple Music and will feature three bonus tracks, one previously unreleased and digital access to two live tracks recorded during the bands performance at 2011’s edition of the Download Festival. The Devil Rhythm is a forty-plus minute rocker that fuses elements of southern rock with heavy metal and a punk-y attitude that creates a refreshing and completely infectious album that could easily act as the soundtrack to hi-jinks and shenanigans for kids of all ages. Formed in 2008, Trucker Diablo has already garnered the attention of some of rock n’ roll’s biggest names, including Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Cormac Neeson (The Answer), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), and Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy), who also makes a guest appearance on the Trucker track “Juggernaut”.
For Fans of Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy, Cutch, AC/DC, Jimmy Eat World, Black Sabbath
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Band:BLACK PUSSY
Album:ON BLONDE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
If Hendrix had lived, he probably would have ended up recording Black Pussy’s On Blonde in 1971 as a kerosene- soaked hard rock warning against the commercial, pretentious pop overkill to come. Black Pussy is the sound of a dirty, immense engine coming down a two-lane blacktop; a trip fueled by the roar of a 1967-purchased bong in the back of a 1972 Nova. For a long, lovely, midnight desert ride, it makes a stunning companion, jaw- grindingly full of dangerous ideas snug in cigarette-burned red leather car seats.
"The band is very rooted, full of attitude and extremely indie, making them an exciting band to watch out for in the future. On Blonde is a great first effort. – Rockstar Weekly They nail it, whatever it is. What they're doing on this record is not really "heavy" at all, but, I'd surmise that's not what they're going for either. Think Fireball Ministry, as opposed to the aforementioned Monster Magnet, or maybe, if you're feeling retro, more Grand Funk Railroad than Deep Purple, but a lot of fun nonetheless." – Impose Magazine
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Band:BLACK PUSSY
Album:ON BLONDE - LP
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
If Hendrix had lived, he probably would have ended up recording Black Pussy’s On Blonde in 1971 as a kerosene- soaked hard rock warning against the commercial, pretentious pop overkill to come. Black Pussy is the sound of a dirty, immense engine coming down a two-lane blacktop; a trip fueled by the roar of a 1967-purchased bong in the back of a 1972 Nova. For a long, lovely, midnight desert ride, it makes a stunning companion, jaw- grindingly full of dangerous ideas snug in cigarette-burned red leather car seats.
"The band is very rooted, full of attitude and extremely indie, making them an exciting band to watch out for in the future. On Blonde is a great first effort. – Rockstar Weekly They nail it, whatever it is. What they're doing on this record is not really "heavy" at all, but, I'd surmise that's not what they're going for either. Think Fireball Ministry, as opposed to the aforementioned Monster Magnet, or maybe, if you're feeling retro, more Grand Funk Railroad than Deep Purple, but a lot of fun nonetheless." – Impose Magazine
Vinyl LP is 180g black virgin vinyl with free cd insert.
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Band:BARRETT MARTIN GROUP
Album:ATLAS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Former Screaming Trees and Tuatara drummer Barrett Martin returns with a new solo album from his heavy jazz ensemble, The Barrett Martin Group. Atlas is the band's 4th album to date, and this time around the sessions were produced by longtime friend and producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees). The 13 songs on Atlas are built around Barrett's exotic drum and percussion grooves, which nod to musical influences from around the globe. The album soars with majestic trumpet melodies and elegant piano harmonies, supported by tightly wound bass and guitar and shimmering vibraphone, making Atlas a gorgeous global journey from one of Seattle's fiercest jazz ensembles.
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Band:ADRIAN LEGG, MARCO PEREIRA,LULO REINHARDT AND BRIAN GORE
Album:INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT V1
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Instrumental
This is the sixth in a series of “live” recordings from International Guitar Night’s annual North American tours. Brian Gore is a melodic fingerstyle guitarist, author, and impresario from San Francisco. He founded International Guitar Night in the 1990’s as a cultural haven for the world＇s finest guitarists to share their original ideas in a public setting, and has overseen IGN’s expansion.
Lulo Reinhardt is a spontaneous and passionate musician. His travels took him to southern Spain in search of flamenco roots, and to South America, exploring various musical styles of Latin Jazz. The result is Lulo’s unique style, Latin Swing, which blends the imagination and feeling of the gypsies into a rhythmic, flowing symbiosis of elegance and spirit. Since the 1990 release of his first U.S. recording Guitars and Other Cathedrals, Adrian Legg has more than lived up to the expectations stirred by an ongoing avalanche of praise from critics, fans, top guitar mags and peers alike. Marco Pereira started as a classical guitar student at the Music and Drama Conservatory in his native São Paulo. While earning his Master's Degree at the Sorbonne in Paris, he first was influenced by Jazz and Brazilian guitar styles.
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Band:JEREMY DUBS
Album:SPEAK!
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
A MUST FOR ALL NILSSON FANS Speak!, the new album from Jeremy Dubs, released by The Bureau (a record label established by Frank Black of the Pixies) is here. Packed with ten classic covers, seven from the legendary, Grammy Award winning songwriter Harry Nilsson, including Remember (Christmas). Speak! features twelve tracks, including classic cuts by Randy Newman, Yoko Ono & Gordon Jenkins. "A helium bubblegum choir . . . like purring electric massagers for the soul". "[Speak!] is a burbling satellite waltz straight out of Nilsson's universe . . . Full of unique, magic sounds" and "swirling harmonies" (Hampshire Gazette).
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Band:THE REFUGEES
Album:THREE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
THE REFUGEES are proud to present their 2nd CD "THREE. They continue their trademark sound of “chillinducing” three-part harmony, stellar songwriting and musicianship-- creating a unique blend of country, rock, folk, blues, and Americana.
Cindy Bullens got her start as a back-up singer for Elton John, and accompanied John on multiple tours.. She was nominated for two Grammy Awards, one for her work on the Grease movie soundtrack, and one or her first solo album "Desire Wire" Deborah Holland began her career as a member of the critically acclaimed, Animal Logic. Comprised also of Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke, the band earned her recognition as both a singer and a songwriter during the 1980s and 90s. Wendy Waldman has been recognized as one of the leading recording artists and songwriters in music since the debut of her band Bryndle in the 1970s, followed by a successful solo career.
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Band:WIZARDS BEARD
Album:FOUR TIRED UNDERTAKERS
Label:ALTSPHERE
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
After releasing their debut EP in 2011, WIZARD’S BEARD got straight to work on album number 2 and set off on a European tour in September 2011. Four Tired Undertakers is darker & meaner than what has come before. Keeping the relentless ethos of the previous recording, it builds on this and delves into new depths of misery.
Recommended if you like EYEHATEGOD, IRON MONKEY, GRIEF, WEEDEATER.
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Band:ANABAISIS
Album:BACK FROM BEING GONE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Prog Rock
The Anabasis is a progressive rock collaboration project, conceived by multi-instrumentalist and composer, Barry Thompson, with lyrics by noted professional author, George Andrade, who is also Executive Producer. This band lineup makes up a "who's who" of some of the world's top tier players in the progressive rock and progressive metal universe. In addition to Barry on guitar, bass and keyboards, The Anabasis features internationally renowned virtuoso musician Ryo Okumoto (Spock's Beard) as primary keyboardist and arranger. The band is further rounded out by Per Fredrik "PelleK" Åsly (Damnation Angels) on lead vocals, Gerald "Mully" Mulligan (The Lee Abraham Band) on drums, Gordon Tittsworth (Images of Eden, All Too Human) on lead and backing vocals, Lee Abraham (Lee Abraham Band) on bass, Stefan Artwin (Relocator) and Brick Williams (Hourglass) on lead guitar, plus a host of other special guests too numerous to list.
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Band:LOST LANDER
Album:DRRT
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Lost Lander is a project founded by songwriter/forester Matt Sheehy when he began work on a new album with producer Brent Knopf. The two often worked remotely - using the internet to communicate ideas - and from time to time they met at majestic spots on the Oregon coast to work in closer proximity. The result is a song-oriented pop album full of shiny synths and bombastic drums. The limited first edition features specialty packaging that unfolds into a home planetarium. Listeners will be able to use a flashlight to project song's constellations onto a darkened ceiling.
“Fans of Peter Gabriel, Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket will keen to Lost Lander’s innate synthesis of tribal drumming, hushed electronica vibes and the lamenting, lonesome vocals” – My Old Kentucky Blog
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Band:JENNIFER BEREZAN
Album:HOME
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:world/new age
This sublime new release continues Jennifer Berezan's signature mix of emotionally rich, poetic songs. Featuring her original guitar work, warm production, a collection of esteemed musical friends and themes that touch on "home as everywhere"...California, Beijing, the Yukon Canada, and the internal realms of the heart. With Special Guest Musicians: Chris Webster, Jon Evans, Julie Wolf, Scott Amendola, Barbara Higbie, Crystal Monee Hall, Kaila Flexer, David Worm, Melanie Demore, Geoffrey Gordon, Marquinho Brasil, John R. Burr, Lynn Asher and more.
“Jennifer Berezan is a rising star on the folk scene with her keen observations of life, love, politics and injustice” - Dirty Linen
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Band:HAZEL RAH
Album:THE AFRICANTAPE EP
Label:African Tape
Format:VINYL 10"
Genre:Avant-Garde
The Africantape EP “Behold, A Firewall” and “Stars” are indeed the preeminent full-ensemble compositions from Hazel-Rah’s first 5 years, captured skillfully onto tape by Colin Marston (Dysrhythmia, Krallice) and masterfully executed in performance by Tim Byrnes, Adam Minkoff, David Andrew Moore, and Charlie Looker (Extra Life). These songs epitomize Hazel-Rah’s sound, juxtaposing crushing dissonance with epic cadences, and advanced rhythmic structures with trance-like passages.
Features : Charlie Looker (Extra Life), Tim Byrnes (Kayo Dot, Secret Chiefs 3, PAK, Anthony Braxton...)
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Band:THE THINGZ
Album:OF SHAPES TO COME
Label:COFFEE ADDICT
Format:CD
Genre:Garage Punk
On their second full length release, the Thingz combine garage punk, surf music and power pop to create the perfect musical soundscape for the idyllic life of BBQ, record-swapping and good times they would surely enjoy if not for their day jobs. The Thingz believe there is nothing wrong with life that cannot be solved with a strong beat, wailing guitars, cool keys and wild vocals. From the recession-proof exuberance of ‘Everything Must Go’ to the post-apocalyptic groove of ‘Giant Monster Dance’, the Thingz will liven up any party!
RIYL The Muffs, Angry Samoans and Red Aunts.
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Band:THE THINGZ
Album:THE THINGZ
Label:COFFEE ADDICT
Format:CD
Genre:Garage Punk
On their first full length release, the Thingz of Long Beach, California showcase the combination of stripped down garage punk and hook-filled power pop that they unleashed upon the world for no other reason beyond pure fun. The Thingz are here for a good time, and they want to share it with you! Produced, recorded and engineered by Mike McHugh at the Distillery (Black Lips,Horrors).
“Great 3 piece garage punk, CD is highly recommended.” American Music Press
“Much better than your band. So shut up and listen.” Maximum Rock and Roll
"If you wish Joey Ramone were your science teacher, you will love it! If you wish Jimi Hendrix could've time-traveled to play with Devo, you will LOVE it! If you believe that songs about insect love should be on the Top Ten, you will LOVE it!" Amazon US Review
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:ON AUTOMATA
Label:RETORT RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Dance/Electronica
The debut release from Retort Records takes seven idioms and forges them into one. The disparate elements combine and establish new identity through their relationship with each other. From the tactile and uncompromising opener ‘One Like Fire’, to the concluding lounge hop of ‘Soundtrack for Endings’, On Automata looks to forsake the safety of a genre release within this uncompromising sonic odyssey. Integral to the LP release is the stunning cover art, with the inner gatefold created by Lewis Smart, while Jonathan McCabe’s Symmetric Turing Patterns grace the front and back.
Limited pressing of 300 copies with accompanying digital download
For fans of Funckarma, Kashiwa Daisuke, Four Tet, Squarepusher, The Orb, Hecq
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Band:LODSB
Album:AERO
Label:RETORT RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Dance/Electronica
Retort Records is proud to present this remarkable LP from emerging electronic composer Lodsb. Fresh from his debut release lazer.eyes.love on Force Intel, Lodsb steps the processing up a notch on this release, a no holds barred excursion into digital deconstruction. Disturbing and beautiful in equal parts, this album is not for the casual listener, but is rather an intricate and overwhelming excursion into dense and challenging territory.
Limited pressing of 300 copies with accompanying digital download
For fans of Autechre, Venetian Snares, Hrvatski, Varese, Stockhausen, Frank Zappa
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Band:NAM SHUB OF ENKI
Album:NAM SUB AND THE HI FREQS SAY YES
Label:RETORT RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Dance/Electronica
Psychedelic breakcore pioneer nAM-sHUB oF eNKI returns with a delightfully varied album of his signature twisted breaks and maniacal melodies. With previous releases on Demon Tea, Creative Space and most recently, Cock Rock Disco, this LP shows further facets of Nam Shub's instantly identifiable compositions, as he shows himself equally comfortable with bass heavy dubs, frenetic ravecore and stark soundscapes.
Limited pressing of 300 copies with accompanying digital download.
For fans of Cardopusher, Ceephax, Jason Forrest, Texas Faggott.
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Band:THE FUZZTONES
Album:RAW HEAT - THE IN HEAT DEMOS
Label:GO DOWN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Garage Punk
The new Vinyl LP reprint of the classic “In Heat” album from the Fuzztones….Now without the major label production that in fact modified the sound of the original. Rudy (fuzztones) Leo and Max (Go Down) put again the things in order with the original demos masters and effectively the disc that we should listened to back in '89!
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:SPIRIT OF SIREENA VOL 6
Label:SIREENA
Format:CD
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
Sireena Records continues the tradition and presents Vol. 6 of the popular series "The Spirit of Sireena". The CD includes contributions from the last 12 months. The label again offers a uniquely diversified compilation at a very special price. Be fast!
TRACK LISTING 01 Heroina „Dancing Barefoot“ 7:18 02 Octopus « The Shifting Of Space And Time » 5 :35 03 Fee “Amerika” 3:01 04 Franz K. « Mackie Messer » 2 :50 05 Der Moderne Man „Roter Mond“ 4:02 06 Atomic Rooster „Do You Know Who’s Looking For You” 3:03 07 Snowball „I Can’t See The Light“ 4:18 08 Kraan „Rund Um Die Uhr“ 3:30 09 Taras Bulba „The Cruel White“ 4:13 10 Thirsty Moon “Lord Of Lightning” 4:16 11 Parzival « Senseless No 6 » 4 :54 12 Mythos “Dedicated To Wernher Von Braun” 5:27 13 Grobschnitt „Anywhere” 4:11 14 The Perc Meets The Hidden Gentleman „Man-I-Toba“ 2:55 15 Rotzkotz „Lunatic Chick“ 2:09 16 Jan Vorwärts „Schwere See“ 4:27 17 Octopus “Monster In Der Geisterbahn” 5:17
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Band:ROTZKOTZ
Album:MUCH FUNNY
Label:SIREENA
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Proto Punk
The first self produced German Punk record from 1979 on CD for the very first time! The band with the little appetising name Rotzkotz belongs to the German Punk New Wave bands of the first hour. They recorded their debut in 1979 in England! This was also due to the help of the English pop band 'The Rivets'. Its friends carried on an overly cheep recording studio in London (Home County Herne Bay Kent). After ample toing and froing and the usual peevings twelve songs of the record were cut in the 4-trackrecording studio Kent. ood riffs and fast raw beats, which became a contemporary historical document of German Rock culture. Feats 3 Bonustracks never released before!
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Band:ATTACK VIPERS
Album:DEADWEIGHT REVIVAL
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Portsmouth's finest Attack! Vipers! back with their 2nd full length, Deadweight Revival!
This is their 8th release since their formation in 2006 and after a number of singles and splits with the like of Astpai, Young Livers, Worn in Red, Lavotchkin and their 2007 album 'The Mirror & The Destroyer' Attack! Vipers! have managed to take it one step further with this latest effort. The twelve new songs push the band's love of punk, rock and hardcore and are the end result of a challenging few years, dealing with personal struggles and loss.
“For once, the exclamation marks are justified. Our verdict? Bloody! Good! Innit!” - Rock Sound / “This is dark shit fuelled by rage and it tears up the hardcore & metal rulebooks and eats them, then devours your whole fucking family” – Big Cheese / “It's not Attack! Vipers! intention to make life easy for you. Furious, raw and untamed, theirs is an old school approach to hardcore.” - Kerrang!
RIYL - Converge,Suicide File,Hope Conspiracy etc...
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Band:ABOVE THEM
Album:ARE WE A DANGER TO OURSELVES?
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
The second album by Yorkshire's Above Them, "Are we a danger to ourselves?" succeeds completely at its goal. Like the sharpest punk rock music, "Are we a danger to ourselves?" gets you to keep coming back for more, but unlike so much music today, it rewards you for doing so, giving you the experience of a fulfilled and yet still yearning, lively potential, one that will be further realized when the songs are performed live. From the exhilarating and propulsive "Temper like a Hand Grenade" which sees the band at their driving, energetic best, to the expansive final statement of "Are we a danger..." Oli Wood, Mark Young, Tom Robinson, with the new addition of Leagues Apart guitarist Adam Bilboa enable the listener to feel their music in ways that are immediate and pleasurable but also lasting and haunting.
“Above Them have certainly got a big future ahead of them!” - BIG CHEESE/ “Above Them can be both a breath of fresh air and a sledge-hammer like swing” - NME.COM / “Theres no pretention here, no posing, just honest up front integrity” - ROCK SOUND
For fans of: Hot Water Music & Cheap Girls,
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Band:STUKA SQUADRON
Album:TALES OF THE OST
Label:METALBOX
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
“Tales of the Ost” is the debut album from the world’s only New Wave Of Undead British Heavy Metal band (according to Terrorizer Magazine), Stuka Squadron, a classic Heavy Metal band given to portraying vampire World War II pilots. The album has been very well received by the mainstream press, with frequent comparisons to Iron Maiden, and statements that it is “a classic” of the genre. The track ‘On The Volga Bridge’ is featured in Classic Rock’s Songs of the Year 2011.
“Tales of the Ost might just be one of the best pure heavy metal releases of the year.” 8 out of 10 Geoff Barton - Classic Rock / “…an eccentric, infectious, true metallic rampage... a rollicking good time” 8 out of 10 - Metal Hammer / “Stuka Squadron are the true masters of the art of war” 4 out of 5 - Terrorizer / “Tales of the Ost is a major Metal achievement” - Zero Tolerance
RIYL Irion Maiden,Judas Priest,Iced Earth and Orange Goblin...
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Band:THE EXKURSIONS
Album:THE EXKURSIONS
Label:BRUTAL PLANET
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
High-octane power rock trio of Mike Johnson, Fyl Jonnzen and Leon Wilson, their custom album absolutely blitzing through eight tunes of heavy blues-influenced material in the vein of Hendrix and Cream. No muffled sounds here – the production is top-notch and the guitars shine forth loud and mean, heavily imbrued with ‘60s psych effects (originally released in 1971). Singer/lead guitarist Johnson gives an exceptional performance; he contributed a number of fine solo albums in the ‘70s, but none of them cook with near the intensity of this baby. ‘Third Eye’ is a good example; after starting with some bizarre psycho-babble, the piece breaks into a fierce minute-and-a-half electric guitar jam (recalling Stu Heiss’ opening solo in Rez Band’s ‘White Noise’). ‘Dry Ground’ is another standout, its fast-driving Hendrix groove outfitted with a killer searing guitar lead. ‘Baby You Lied,’ a love-gone-bad slow blues rocker sounds like one of those lengthy Derek & the Dominoes tracks, with wild stereo separation that I’m sure made many a hippie smile back then. Dual rhythm guitar and leads give the band a fuller sound than most trios. Wah-wah and fuzz effects abound, sometimes together as on the opening CCR-ish ‘Picture Woman.’ Good solid drum work throughout, too, including a solo opportunity at the beginning of the heavily fuzzed ‘Would You Believe,’ a smooth piece of soft jazz that Mike also included on his Velvet Prince album. Great psychedelic cover art to match.
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Band:OJM
Album:VOLCANO LP
Label:GO DOWN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
The 10 tracks in this new album define OJM as the ultimate paragon for the Italian stoner-rock scene, conveying vibes that are consistent with the manifesto of this genre, yet sailing in neat strokes towards amazing bordering territories. The excellent starter “I’ll Be Long” was during this winter’s gigs had us all anticipating the band’s new turns, and yet noone could have imagined such an outcome: consistent and yet multi-faceted, enriched by the skillful production a guru such as Dave Catching, deus ex machina of the Earthlings (along with Pete Stahl). DC was also constantly present in Rancho De La Luna’s releases in the year 2000, from the Desert Sessions to Queens Of The Stone Age and Eagles Of Death Metal. “Volcano” is a record you should listen in one sit, enjoying the headmade single “Venus God”, the ultra-70s vibes of “Rainbow”, the psychedelic and liquid sound of “Ocean Hearts”, the dark atmospheres of “Wolf”, the aforementioned “I’ll Be Long” and the magnificent and dooming ending provided by “2012”.
A standout LP and a must for Fans of : Desert Sessions, QOTSA, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, MC5 , Etc...
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Band:PATER NEMBROT
Album:SEQOIA SEEDS.
Label:GO DOWN
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
The album – that will be officially released in February 2011 in mp3, cd and vynil format by Godown Records – features progressive legend Enzo Vita (original founder of the Italian progressive band Il Rovescio della Medaglia) on guitars. Vita joined the band during the recording sessions of Sequoia Seeds at the Atomic Studio (IT) in summer 2010 and played on the prog-rock anthem Ratla Klim, adding oddity to Awakening with Curiosity, and contributing to the final suite called No Man’s Land.
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Band:UNDERDOGS
Album:REVOLUTION.
Label:GO DOWN
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Long-time dynamic duo Simone (bass&vox) and Michele (guitars) have joined forces with new drummer (Alberto Trevisan) and this super-union of rock-and-roll power is a force to be reckoned with!With an arsenal of influences REVOLUTION LOVE steps up to the plate and delivers a grand slam every time.
This album is loaded with heavy riffs and melodic guitar/bass crossfire reminiscent of classic LED ZEP, BLACK SABBATH blended tastefully with the vocal stylings of modern dynamos QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and KYUSS. Underdogs have truly mastered the "Desert Rock Sound" but to stop there would be selling the band short.
Dark and deliberate elements of THE MELVINS and FU-MANCHU round out this robust sound creating a solid musical foundation to pleasure your earholes. From start to finish every song is a hit. Every glorious chord, every single note.
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Band:VOLCANO HEAT
Album:VIVE LE ROCK
Label:GO DOWN
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
Volcano Heat is a Italy based rock band formed during the end of summer 2007 - a high-voltage & real experience, influenced by Stooges, Warrior Soul, White Stripes and the New York punk scene...
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Band:THE MARIANA HOLLOW
Album:VELVET BLACK SKY
Label:TRIESTE
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The Mariana Hollow are a London-based female fronted band whose captivating sound fuses elements of Alt Rock, Metal, Prog and Goth. On 13th February 2012, their sophomore album 'Velvet Black Sky' will be released through Code 7 Distribution, with lead single 'Your Halo' hitting iTunes one week earlier. This is the follow-up to the band's 2010 debut 'Coma Heart', which continues to garner enthusiastic reviews from critics...
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Band:A POETIC YESTERDAY
Album:REVOLUTIONS
Label:BANTER MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
Also known by the moniker APY, A Poetic Yesterday have won a fanatical fan base all over the UK with more than 500 live shows and headline appearances at venues such as the Birmingham O2 Academy, the Manchester O2 Academy and The Cockpit in Leeds. Now with their new album Revolutions, the band are set to gain the national recognition they deserve as one of the UK’s best Pop-Punk bands of recent years. Drawing on influences from punk, grunge and good old fashioned rock, the band recently signed a two album deal with Banter Music and describe their current sound by saying ‘If Nirvana, Blink 182 and Four Year Strong had babies, A Poetic Yesterday would be the result’. Fresh from recording songs for the soundtracks to independent movies Ex Cathedra and Devil’s Racecourse and the theme tune to Takedown – Europe’s largest Amateur MMA Organisation, the band are ready to leave their mark on the British underground music scene forever with upcoming album 'Revolutions.'
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Band:VARIOUS
Album:MICHIGAN MIXTURE VOL 1 AND 2
Label:PARTICLES
Format:2CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Originally issued in a tiny vinyl run over 20 years ago, these two legendary compilations are gathered here on CD for the first time, together with rare pictures and background notes. Many of the featured bands shared stages with the legends of the time, but failed to make it big, meaning that their 45s now change hands for vast sums. If you ever assumed that the late 60s Michigan scene was all about the Stooges, the MC5 and the Amboy Dukes, one listen to these snarling, fuzzy classics will blow your mind for good!
These legendary ‘80s comps are now available on CD for the first time - All Digitally remastered with authoritative and exhaustive liner notes and rare pictures - A must for Stooges / MC5 / Detroit collectors!
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:GLIMPSES VOLUMES 3 AND 4
Label:PARTICLES
Format:2CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
At long last, this legendary series of moody 60s punk and garage compilations is available on CD again! Originally issued in the early 1980s, and featuring some of the greatest and rarest 45 sides of the 1960s (from all over the US and elsewhere), it’s downright essential for fans of heavy rock and roll, and is presented here with a booklet offering biographical information on all artists, plus rare pictures.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:MONSTER RAVING IN THE LONG BLACK COFFIN
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
A tribute to the eccentric UK entertainer and loony politician Screaming Lord Sutch.
This CD is officially endorsed by The Monster Raving loony Party and they are also actively promoting the release.
TRACK LISTING 1. She’s Fallen In Love With The Monster Man The Sharks 2. Come Back Baby Jack Rabbit Slim 3. Hands Of Jack The Ripper Paul McLean 4. Monster Rock The Bad Detectives 5. All Black & Hairy The Epileptic Hillbillies 6. Jack The Ripper The Sharks 7. Don’t You Just Know It Chuck & The Hulas 8. Loonabilly Rock n Roll Wild Bob Burgos 9. The Wolf Man Strikes Again Steve Whitehouse 10. I’m A Hog For You Baby The Bad Detectives 11. Dracula’s Daughter The Sharks 12. Murder In The Graveyard The Epileptic Hillbillies 13. Till The Following Night Frenzy 14. The Cheat Magic Tractor 15. Monster In Black Tights The Sharks 16. Creepy Christmas Las Pistolas 17. Cuz I Love You Deaf Horse.
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Band:PETER WILLIAMS
Album:REMEMBERING ELVIS PRESLEY
Label:LONE RIDER
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Peter Williams Guitar Instrumental tribute to Elvis Presley – a great value for money CD containing 26 tracks – should be a must for Elvis fans.
TRACK LISTING 1. Love Me. 2. Loving You. 3. It’s Now Or Never. 4. The Girl Of My Best Friend. 5. Wild In The Country. 6. His Latest Flame. 7. Can’t Help Falling In Love. 8. Good Luck Charm. 9. She’s Not You. 10. Suspicion. 11. Never Ending. 12. Crying In The Chapel 13. There’s Always Me. 14. Memories. 15. Let It Be Me. 16. I’ve Lost You. 17. Wonder Of You. 18. Bridge Over Troubled Water. 19. Toy Don’t Have To Say You Love Me. 20. Rags To Riches. 21. Burning Love. 22. It’s A Matter Of Time. 23. You Gave Me A Mountain. 24. Help Me. 25. Why Me, Lord. 26. My Boy.
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Band:PANDAEMONIUM
Album:THE LAST PRAYER
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
After a seven year break the Itialian Epic Power Metal band PANDAEMONIUM makes their return to the scene with a brand new studio-album entitled "The Last Prayer" The band once again manages to create an extraordinary, first class Epic Power Metal album while keeping all their established trademarks like great melodies, fantastic guitar riffs and the unique vocals from the singer Daniel Reda. Artwork and bookelt were designed by Diego Ferrarin, known for his work for WHITE SKULL, WILD STEEL, ANKHARA and the first two PANDAEMONIUM albums.
Fans of the Melodic/Epic Power Metal á la HEIMDALL, DOMINE, SKYLARK, old RHAPSODY, HIGHLORD or PERPETUAL FIRE shouldn't miss the "The Last Prayer".
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Band:AGUIRRE
Album:FATALITAS
Label:Bones Brigade
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
New Album from the French masters of dirty sludge. AGUIRRE just need to play dirty sludge, to eat tofu, to booze cheap alcohol, to drive 800 km each day for a gig, to make some rotten tattoos, to break guitars and mics to share their last beers with you and to fuck that world together!
As ssen on the “Doom over Europe 2011” tour with Coffins & Sourvein...
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Band:COFFINS
Album:SEWAGE SLUDGECORE TREATMENT
Label:Bones Brigade
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Coffins are a Japanese heavy doom/death metal band, formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Uchino. Having gone through several lineup changes in the past, they now consit of Uchino, You (drums), and Koreeda (bass). Thier latest CD release, "the Other Side Of Blasphemy," was released on 20 Buck Spin and Southern Lord in the United States. Thier sound is influenced by old school '80's and '90's doom metal, death metal, thrash metal, and hardcore, yet they remain heavy and opressive, keeping them in the doom catergory, despite having occasional upbeat parts or outbursts of speed.
RIYL Eyehategod, Iron Monkey, Buzzoven etc…
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Band:LITTLE FREDDIE KING
Album:CHASING THE BLUES
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Blues
Little Freddie King’s life has always been hard. Hell, not long ago he was blown out of New Orleans by Katrina and he went missing for a time. When he finally settled back into town, Freddie was forced to move out of his new apartment by toxic Chinese dry wall that was wrecking the place. It’s always been this tough and it always will be. Chasing Tha Blues takes you on a rough ride through Freddie’s life. You get to meet Crackhoe Flo and hang out at the Bucket of Blood. Its all here, including what is the toughest, grittiest blues anthem you’ve ever heard – Born Dead. Freddie came up in the Mississippi that is hard to think about. Born Dead puts you in a high row in the cotton fields. A few simple lines and its clear that these same fields were for hanging. Freddie and the band – Wade, Anthony, and Bobby have been working together for years. No matter whether it’s at home at BJs in NOLA, on the road in New York, or overseas, the vocals are made of grit and tears and the guitar licks cant be written down. The power is in the spaces between the notes. Don’t miss seeing Freddie. But, if you can’t find him, Chasing Tha Blues is the next best thing.
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Band:ILENKUS
Album:RULE BY THIEVES
Label:SAVOUR YOUR SCENE
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Ilenkus are a five piece post-metal band from Galway, Ireland. Formed in 2010 from the embers of their previous band FUBAR, Ilenkus have stamped their mark on the Irish metal scene with the September 2011 release of their debut album; "Rule By Thieves". The album has been received excellently by critics and comparisons have been drawn between bands like; Mastodon, Isis, Tool, Godflesh, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Botch. Ilenkus are a shot in the arm, that’s for sure!
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Band:GACYS THREADS
Album:THE IGNORANCE OF PURITY
Label:SAVOUR YOUR SCENE
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Gacy’s Threads are a 4 piece hardcore metal band formed in late 2007 from Belfast, N.Ireland. Each member is a seasoned musician, drawn together by the urge to create an energetic, confronting and non compromising style of music that seemed to be vacant from the scene all over Ireland. Taking their main influences from artists such as Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die and Norma Jean but planning on infusing it with each of their musical roots and influences to create something unique.
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Band:BY ANY MEANS
Album:BUILT ON RESPECT
Label:SAVOUR YOUR SCENE
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
By Any Means hailing from Belfast N.Ireland were formed in 2009 and brought together by a collective love of hardcore music, they aren’t re-inventing the wheel, rather giving it a damn good spin. Members have all been and are still in various bands on the Irish metal/hardcore scene, so are no strangers to the stage. For a band so young, this is only the beginning, though expect nothing but a full on performance of honesty and integrity.
"...it is definitely a kind of record, which in today's confusion of genre,s defines what an authentic hardcore band should sound like." The Extreme Cut Radio Show
RIYL - Sick of it all, Madball, Terror...
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Band:DRAMA
Album:ZASTOR TISINE
Label:ALTSPHERE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Great five-piece band from Zagreb, Croatia, playing atmospheric doom death metal.
“The mixing of death metal aspects, melody, and slow moving doom all end up with inevitable comparisons to acts like Rapture and Swallow the Sun” (Metalunderground.com)
RIYL : OPETH, early MY DYING BRIDE, TIAMAT, early ANATHEMA
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Band:THE PROPHETS OF ADDICTION
Album:BABYLON BOULEVARD
Label:BABYLON BOULEVARD
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
New band of Lesli Sanders, ex PRETTY BOY FLOYD member, considered by the PRESS as “a 21st Century Seattle version of the NEW YORK DOLLS”
RIYL Pretty Boy Floys, Guns N Roses, Faster Pussycat etc
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Band:AETERNAL SEPRIUM
Album:AGAINST OBLIVIONS SHADE
Label:NADIR
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
After ten years on the underground scene of Italian’s heavy metal scen the Aeternal Seprium band risen out from the shadow shooting straight in your face with their debut album. An aggressive heavy metal dripping pride for their Italian roots and, in perfect artistic symbiosis, it melts: the solemnity of US epic metal, the melody of Britain’s metal school and the power of the Geraman Metal scene.
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Band:BLACK PROPAGANDA
Album:BLACK PROPAGANDA.
Label:NADIR
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Italian Thrash Metallers debut album.
RIYL - Carcass,Entombed, Pantera and Sepultura.
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Band:AGRYPNIE
Album:ASCHE EP
Label:SUPREME CHAOS
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
After months of extensive live appearances and amazing reactions for their “16[485]” album, AGRYPNIE recorded the first tracks for a new album which is yet to be finished. Some additional tracks which were put to tape at the beginning of this comprehensive recording session will be released on this EP. Three songs were recorded for this EP exclusively, two songs will be also on the next album and one track is a demo version to give you an audible documentation of the writing and recording process itself. First edition as beautiful 2-fold DigiPak, strictly limited to 1000 copies only.
Agrypnie is the successor of the legendary Nocte Obducta
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Band:AGRYPNIE
Album:ASCHE EP - VINYL
Label:SUPREME CHAOS
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Black Metal
After months of extensive live appearances and amazing reactions for their “16[485]” album, AGRYPNIE recorded the first tracks for a new album which is yet to be finished. Some additional tracks which were put to tape at the beginning of this comprehensive recording session will be released on this EP. Three songs were recorded for this EP exclusively, two songs will be also on the next album and one track is a demo version to give you an audible documentation of the writing and recording process itself.
LTD Vinyl edition on transparent 180g gatefold vinyl (100 copies red, 400 copies clear).
Agrypnie is the successor of the legendary Nocte Obducta
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Band:FUNERAL WHORE
Album:STEP INTO DAMNATION
Label:CHAOS RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
“Step Into Damnation” is the highly anticipated debut album of these Dutch Old School Death Metallers
For fans of Grave, Unleashed & Entombed.
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Band:OMINOUS CRUCIFIX
Album:THE SPELL OF DAMNATION
Label:FDA REKOTZ
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
After various splits, demos and EP's finally it's time for the first full length of obscure death metal masters OMINOUS CRUCIFIX from the crypts of Mexico.
For fans of Vallenfyre, Necros Christos, Sonne Adam, Asphyx...
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Band:ADRAMELCH
Album:IRAE MELANOX
Label:JOLLY ROGER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Metal
Finally the new reissue on Lp format of this great and legendary cult album from Italians Adramelch, originally released in 1988 !!! The original pressings are really rare and hard to find nowadays, as at the time, many copies were destroyed due to a bad pressing of the front cover.
Limited edition, only 500 copies!
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Band:T.I.R.
Album:HEAVY METAL
Label:JOLLY ROGER
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Debut album from this veteran band from Rome, who have been active since 1980!
For fans of “old school” Heavy metal...early Saxon, Manowar, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest...
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Band:T.I.R.
Album:HEAVY METAL - LP
Label:JOLLY ROGER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Metal
Debut album from this veteran band from Rome, active since 1980!
For fans of “old school” Heavy metal...early Saxon, Manowar, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest...
Limited Vinyl LP
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Band:AMAZIAH
Album:STRAIGHT TALKER
Label:BORN TWICE
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Copies of this 1979 vinyl release have been spotted for close to $1,000. Originally, this was a custom release in England (where the band was located), and that’s the one that has skyrocketed in value. Those with ears trained to homemade heavy rock monster sounds will find a real treasure here. A few progressive influences shine though Life,’ but mostly just loud cranking hard rock with aggressive guitar coupled with power synths and organ. Great stomping head banger riffs abound...
As an added bonus you can hear the post-album four track demo that showcases the new slightly punk-influenced direction of the new line-up. Everything is packaged in a beautiful 6 panel digipak featuring both the original custom release’s cover and the Tunesmith cover with the classic picture of the band (leopard skin and all!). It even includes a band biography to introduce the band to new fans!
For fans of BTO, Aerosmith, Daniel Band, Barnabas, Nazareth, and Deep Purple!
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Band:DAVID BENSON
Album:PURPOSE OF THE CROSS
Label:BRUTAL PLANET
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Newly remastered and expanded version of the LONG out of print David Benson album entitled Purpose of the Cross. Purpose of the Cross was originally released in 1996 independently in a pressing of only 1000 copies, of which these have been completely long gone for years and have been a really tough collectible to come by for the David Benson fan! Now you will have one more chance to pick up a Limited Edition version of this classic David Benson album is we will only be releasing 1000 copies of this which will soon make even this remastered and expanded edition tough to come by! But wait that s not all! This expanded version will be coming with three previously unreleased bonus tracks that have never before seen the light of day!
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Band:SACRED WARRIOR
Album:REBELLION.
Label:BRUTAL PLANET
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The burgeoning Christian metal movement had several notable bands by the mid 1980's. None, however, took the progressive elements of pioneers like Queensryche and Fates Warning and combined them with the pure energy and heaviness present in much of the thrash metal of the time. Enter Sacred Warrior - a band that skillfully and successfully combined these two elements to create a metallic attack that rivaled many of their contemporaries, and stands the test of time as one of the greats of the era. Rebellion, the band s auspicious debut, capitalizes on that potent mixture by offering up searing riffs, lightning fast solos, soaring vocals, and a rhythm section that thundered with authority.
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Band:CELESTIAL SEASON
Album:FOREVER SCARLET PASSION
Label:METALHIT.COM
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Long out-of-print, hard-to-find, and a classic...Metalhit.com has re-issued CELESTIAL SEASON’s debut 1993 album, “Forever Scarlet Passion,” on Digipak CD, under license from France’s Adipocere Records. Though hailing from The Netherlands, CELESTIAL SEASON was often considered the perennial “fourth wheel” of the early UK tricycle of doom, ala MY DYING BRIDE, ANATHEMA and PARADISE LOST. Prior to the band’s departure into psychedelic stoner doom, “Forever Scarlet Passion,” remains a solid work of early 90’s doom as the genre began taking its grip on the hearts of metal audiences worldwide. For fans of early UK-inspired doom metal!
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Band:THE HOWLING VOID
Album:MEGALITHS OF THE ABYSS
Label:METALHIT.COM
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Metalhit is pleased to announce another doom re-issue: THE HOWLING VOID’s debut album, “Megaliths of the Abyss.” Offering a distinct and solid premiere of crushing symphonic funeral doom, THE HOWLING VOID’s debut album has been consumed fervently by doom metal enthusiasts worldwide. Yet without solid distribution this album has remained on the fringes of the doom underground. Metalhit aims to bring this album to the attention it deserves through this re-issue, featuring new artwork and presented in a generous Digipak CD format. THE HOWLING VOID has since issued their sophomore album via Russia’s prized doom label, Solitude Productions.
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Band:IMMOLITH
Album:STORMDRAGON
Label:METALHIT.COM
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
IMMOLITH, originally hand-picked by Infernus (GORGOROTH) for his own label, Forces of Satan Records, have released their official debut full-length, “Storm Dragon,” through Metalhit. Produced by Chris Grigg (Woe), “Storm Dragon” is a full-fledged, no frills, black metal assault on the senses. This is straight-forward US black metal at its finest!
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Band:MACABRA
Album:BLOOD NURTURED NATURE
Label:METALHIT.COM
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
MACABRA is a transnational music project between America’s famed underground illustrator Mark Riddick and Belgian vocalist, Adrien “Liquifier” Weber, known for his work in bands such as Vociferian, Conjurator, Alienante Damnation, etc. The result is an inventive, yet punishing barrage of early 90’s inspired raw, dark death metal in the vein of MORTUARY DRAPE, NECROS CHRISTOS, GRAVE MIASMA, etc. MACABRA’s debut, “Blood-Nurtured Nature,” features the cover art of Halseycaust and is presented in a fine Digipak CD format.
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Band:WITCHAVEN
Album:TERRORSTORM
Label:METALHIT.COM
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
“The way thrash should be played!” 10/10 – MetalManiacs.com
Don’t miss out on this underground gem of blackened thrash metal mania! Already published on cassette by Thailand’s Witchhammer Productions and on vinyl by Sweden’s Blood Harvest Records, Metalhit.com have taken the reins on this album by finally pressing and distributing an appropriate CD edition of “Terrorstorm” in a limited digipak format. WITCHAVEN formed in 2006 being advocates of black, thrash, punk and crust. The band has toured the USA three times and is headquartered in Los Angeles, Califorinia.
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Band:STRIKEMASTER
Album:VICIOUS NIGHTMARE
Label:METALHIT.COM
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Mexican thrashers, STRIKEMASTER, have released their second and most recent, previously hard-to-find, full-length album on CD through Metalhit.com. Recorded in 2009, the album, “Vicious Nightmare,” reeks of blazing thrash assaults coupled with an aggressive speed metal persuasion. Strikemaster formed in 2005 and has been producing quality, true-to-form, thrash metal ever since! The band has performed live with numerous headliners touring throughout Mexico and has been featured on various compilations, including Katon D. Pena’s (HIRAX), “Thrash Metal Warriors” CD.
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Band:ELVIS JACKSON
Album:GO HOME AND PRACTICE
Label:EJ
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Classic second album from Slovenian Ska-Punk act Elvis Jackson!
On tour in the UK from March 15th to March 31st this year...
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Band:ELVIS JACKSON
Album:MOVE YOUR FEET IT`S ONE O`CLOCK
Label:EJ
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Classic debut album from Slovenian Ska-Punk act Elvis Jackson!
On tour in the UK from March 15th to March 31st this year...
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Band:ELVIS JACKSON
Album:SUMMER EDITION
Label:EJ
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Classic third album from Slovenian Ska-Punk act Elvis Jackson!
On tour in the UK from March 15th to March 31st this year...
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Band:ECLIPSE
Album:TRIUMPH OF THE PAIN
Label:METAL SCRAP
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
3rd official full-length album by one of the best Ukrainian Death Metal bands.
For fans of Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse.
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Band:APOKEFALE
Album:REVELATION PROCREATING ABHORRENT DEPTHS
Label:METAL SCRAP
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Third official full-length release by Siberian act APOKEFALE.
For fans of Abigail Williams, Behemoth, Bleeding Through and Decrepit Birth.
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Band:ACYL
Album:ALGEBRA
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
At the crossroads between metal and world music, ACYL is a footbridge between modernity and tradition... where the rigor of heavy technical and staccato riffs meet the warmth and the spontaneity of the traditional Arabic/Berber cultures.
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Band:LORD NELSON FEAT LIES
Album:FIGHT
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Lord Nelson Feat Lies will be in all French and European magazines, webzines, radios...
14 Tracks of blasting French Metal!!!
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Band:MISSING PRIDE
Album:THE LAST DAY SHALL BE RED
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Missing Pride is a powercore Metal band from Paris, France.
This debut album is a follow up to their well received demo of a few years ago...
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Band:HOOKERS
Album:HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMBS
Label:PLANETWORKS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Legendary punk metal masters theHookers return with their first full length album in nearly a decade Led by the black heart and hellbent vocal style of The Rock and Roll Outlaw, reunited with original guitarist Stoney Tombs, Horror Rises From The Tombs is a vinyl-only 15 song punk-metal Molotov cocktail that mixes the band's classic slash-and-burn, high-octane style with big hooks and even bigger riffs to create the ultimate Hookers album. OWN IT!
Black Vinyl limited to 1000 units.
For fans of Zeke, Dwarves, Turbonegro and all things PUNK/METAL!!!
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