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1 hour ago, V3XED said:

So is it just the pre-order for the coke bottle clear LP? I have a knack for missing more LTD/Exclusive variants. 

These guys rock though, bad album art or not.

Looks to be just one US press of 1,000 on coke bottle, across the board.  There may be a tour press and there'll probably be a Euro press on a separate color.  Coke bottle is one of my all-time favorites, so I'm really grateful that it's stateside.

 

This probably won't sell out anytime soon because the band has nowhere near the traction they did in the S/T and Gangs.  I've said it before, but I think they lost a whole lot of people with the tropical approach on AHBF.  That's an odd album and one that I have to be in the right mood for, myself.  I know that a whole lot of people weren't impressed with Heirs either, but I personally have gotten a ton of mileage out of that record.  I think literally every track on the record has a really strong progression, or a well-crafted melody, or something that otherwise makes it noticeable.  I can only hope the new record is similarly consistent – at least in my books.

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48 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

Looks to be just one US press of 1,000 on coke bottle, across the board.  There may be a tour press and there'll probably be a Euro press on a separate color.  Coke bottle is one of my all-time favorites, so I'm really grateful that it's stateside.

 

This probably won't sell out anytime soon because the band has nowhere near the traction they did in the S/T and Gangs.  I've said it before, but I think they lost a whole lot of people with the tropical approach on AHBF.  That's an odd album and one that I have to be in the right mood for, myself.  I know that a whole lot of people weren't impressed with Heirs either, but I personally have gotten a ton of mileage out of that record.  I think literally every track on the record has a really strong progression, or a well-crafted melody, or something that otherwise makes it noticeable.  I can only hope the new record is similarly consistent – at least in my books.

I was totally on board with All Hail... but they lost me after that. I don't know whether it's just overexposure (I think I'm well into double-digits on seeing them live now) or my own tastes changing but Heirs and this latest track just haven't grabbed me at all. They're not bad songs, I just think they're a little...predictable? I had the same issue with Maybeshewill who I think were probably on a similar level at a similar time, their later stuff left me feeling the same.

That said, I'll always go and see them when they come through. Absolute force of nature in person!

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Color me jealous.  I've only ever seen them open (on one and a half occasions) but they absolutely killed it, both times.  Would love to see another US tour.

 

And while our opinions on AHBF vs. Heirs may vary a bit, at least were very much on the same page with MSW.  Their last album can't touch the earlier material, for me.

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On 22/08/2017 at 11:51 AM, Derek™ said:

Looks to be just one US press of 1,000 on coke bottle, across the board.  There may be a tour press and there'll probably be a Euro press on a separate color.  Coke bottle is one of my all-time favorites, so I'm really grateful that it's stateside.

 

This probably won't sell out anytime soon because the band has nowhere near the traction they did in the S/T and Gangs.  I've said it before, but I think they lost a whole lot of people with the tropical approach on AHBF.  That's an odd album and one that I have to be in the right mood for, myself.  I know that a whole lot of people weren't impressed with Heirs either, but I personally have gotten a ton of mileage out of that record.  I think literally every track on the record has a really strong progression, or a well-crafted melody, or something that otherwise makes it noticeable.  I can only hope the new record is similarly consistent – at least in my books.

Would love for Gangs to get repressed, but I doubt that'll happen.

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