roadmonkey

still waiting on dat year zero...

Honestly, I'm all for it. Way more people are buying vinyl and the idea of actually being able to get a copy (especially if you don't give a crap about color) on day one is nice. Only the die hards will have their finger on the finger for the rarest variant and/or try to collect every single color. Quite frankly that's cool too, more money in the band's pocket.
 
That being said the wacky box set BS needs to stop.. including this place setting one. I mean fucking hell am I supposed to buy 8 of these fucking things so I can properly entertain my vegan metal friends during our fancy dinner parties? 

I love that Wax Trax is doing this, but god damn, do they demand hefty prices for their records

also @alwaysopenmouthAsk and yee shall receive?

https://translationloss.com/collections/giant-squid-collection/products/cenotes-1?variant=39865280888987
 




also Squalus - The Great Fish also has repress (https://squalus.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-fish)

Hard times & revolver has it on clear:
https://shop.thehardtimes.net/products/at-the-gates-the-nightmare-of-being-limited-edition-ultra-clear-lp-only-300-made
https://shop.revolvermag.com/products/at-the-gates-the-nightmare-of-being-limited-edition-ultra-clear-lp-only-300-made

Decibel has tan:
https://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/vinyl/products/at-the-gates-the-nightmare-of-being-vinyl
 
Bullmoose on Bone (Indie exclusige /500)
https://www.bullmoose.com/p/35114176/at-the-gates-the-nightmare-of-being-bone-colored-vinyl
 
There'll probable be others

honestly had no issue with my copy. i have the magenta release fwiw..

Up for pre-order at BullMoose now if you're feeling lucky: https://www.bullmoose.com/p/26265398/avalanches-since-i-left-you

New Monster Magnet album out on Napalm Records
21 - 5 - 2021
 
official pre order should start the next days
JPC has the black vinyl edtion online now
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/monster-magnet-a-better-dystopia/hnum/10462514
 

so, you need to put it in a safe IMMEDIATELY.  Minimum of 6 inch thick stainless steel 316L gauge, submarine steel if you can find one made in that material. Inside the safe itself, place the signed record inside an airtight, vacuum sealed container. MAKE SURE no physical part of the album is touching ANYTHING else. Construct a room in your house which will be the main holding area - you'll need to construct some ramparts in case anyone comes by sea, and some trenches or a moat in case they come for it by land.  The room should be at least 25x25 in dimensions - and be sure to spring for the most expensive HVAC system you possibly can - you have NO IDEA how much value your record will lose if even a DROP of humidity touches it. Once you've got the room built and kitted out with the latest and greatest in humidity and temperature control - dig a shaft a MINIMUM of 50 feet deep. You'll need to hire a contractor who can install steel reinforced sides on this shaft so you are not at an increased risk from someone trying to tunnel in and steal the record. Lower the safe, with the record inside, down the shaft slowly - resting on the bottom where it has been stabilized against tectonic movement, earthquakes, etc.  Once the safe is safely (haha) at the bottom, you're going to want to fill in the shaft with concrete. Don't worry, the record is perfectly safe if you've followed the rest of this guide -- but this is THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP in making sure this record never sees the devilishly destructive UV rays of the sun or the horrific harm of humidity damage.
 
If you want to display it, make sure you take a picture (flash OFF!!!!!!!!!) before completing the above steps - then frame the picture. 

Dropped today. It's pretty fuckin' amazing. 
 
 
 

Looks like the super deluxe box set it out today. 

Also remember the white pony arcade game from the original CD?
https://www.deftones.com/arcade
 
Finally, Winning the game unlox the webstore discount code:
PONY20
(I mean look if you really can't win at pac-man I feel bad for you) 

Looks like the super deluxe box set it out today. 

Also remember the white pony arcade game from the original CD?
https://www.deftones.com/arcade
 
Finally, Winning the game unlox the webstore discount code:
PONY20
(I mean look if you really can't win at pac-man I feel bad for you) 

Now Also Play it!

https://www.deftones.com/arcade

I know Perturbator isn't synthwave anymore, but his roots and whatnot, etc. I'm like 85% sure this is where his new album is gonna drop (It's inactive right now): 
https://www.blood-music.com/store-us/perturbator/1063-perturbator-lustful-sacraments-2xlp.html

I plugged in different numbers where the "1063" is and it automatically loaded other product pages. I was able to find pages for lustful sacraments merch and other formats:
 
CD:
https://www.blood-music.com/store-us/perturbator/1062-perturbator-lustful-sacraments-cd.html
 
Cassette:
https://www.blood-music.com/store-us/perturbator/1061-perturbator-lustful-sacraments-cassette.html
 
Tshirt:
https://www.blood-music.com/store-us/perturbator/1078-perturbator-lustful-sacraments-t-shirt.html
 
Long sleeve shirt:
https://www.blood-music.com/store-us/perturbator/1079-perturbator-lustful-sacraments-long-sleeve-shirt.html

*This method proved unreliable

I can see the correlation between Buddy Holly and Windows 95.

Is it weird I want to hear the track "In the Hall of the Mountain King" to see if it's a cover of the classical piece or some weird original 

USA link for artist variant:
https://store.gojira-music.com/fortitude-colored-vinyl.html
 
and picture disc:
https://store.gojira-music.com/music/vinyl/fortitude-picture-disc.html

The fact that the guy who once screamed "God is dead/ And no one cares," while writhing on the floor in S&M bondage gear, just composed a perfect 1930s musical pastiche of a score in 2020 is.... mind-blowing.

3 tracks.. $25... band that's been on hiatus for over 10 years??

No Thanks

EP is $18 over at indiemerchstore now.
 
earlygrind coupon code gets you 20% off the thing so even cheaper.. 

https://www.indiemerchstore.com/item/93520

go go go

Blood From the Soul is the vision of legendary musician Shane Embury, longtime member of extreme pioneers Napalm Death. In the early 90's Embury partnered with Lou Koller (Sick Of It All) to create the Blood From The Soul debut "To Spite the Hand That Breeds" (Earache, 1993). The album was an experimental fusion of industrial, metal, hardcore, and punk. And along with Godflesh, Pitch Shifter, Meathook Seed, and Scorn, they helped spawn a new wave of industrial-metal.

Fast forward to 2020 and Blood From the Soul has awakened from hyper-sleep. Joining Embury on this new creative journey are now Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork, Aborted, Tronos), Jacob Bannon (Converge, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae), and Jesper Liveröd (Nasum, Burst).

"DSM-5" is a twelve song conceptual album from Blood From the Soul. Lyrically the album is written from the perspectives of human beings as well as sentient machines. Metaphorically it explores the relationship between consciousness and physical/psychological deterioration amid a multitude of stresses. Reading as both dystopian science fiction as well as poignant editorial on the turbulent present and our uncertain future.

Verbeuren's razor-sharp percussion propels the musical vessel as Embury and Liveröd's walls of strings and ambience infectiously build with imposing power. Vocally the material is vicious as they come with Bannon at the helm. Engineer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, At The Gates, The Haunted) also created soundscapes for the epic slo-burn closer "DSM-5", while John Cooke and Tom Dring (Venomous Concept, Corrupt Moral Altar) contributed additional ominous noise to this final transmission.

Credits:
Shane Embury: Guitars, Bass, and Electronics
Dirk Verbeuren: Drums and Percussion
Jacob Bannon: Vocals, Lyrics, and Visuals
Jesper Liveröd: Bass

Additional Guitar by John Cooke
Saxophone by Tom Dring

Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Russ Russell at Parlour Studios
Drums recorded by Dirk Verbeuren at Die Crawling Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Vocals recorded and engineered by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios
Saxophone recording done at Vagrant Studios, Southport, UK
Additional vocal recording by Jacob Bannon
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege

All songs written by Blood from the Soul
except “DSM-5” written by Blood From the Soul and Russ Russell
  Track Listing: 
01. Fang Tooth Claw
02. Ascend the Spine
03. Calcified Youth
04. Debris of Dreams
05. Dismantle the Titan
06. Encephalon Escape
07. Subtle Fragment
08. Terminal Youth
09. Sharpened Heart
10. Self Deletion
11. Lurch of Loss
12. DSM-5
   
=========================================================
 
Download only PO for now: https://deathwishinc.com/collections/blood-from-the-soul/products/blood-from-the-soul-dsm-5
 
Listen to "Debris of Dreams" now: https://open.spotify.com/album/0d6QVtXSDEovZ1mBiJUyTf?si=3dzYhKmCRfCy5CmOqADykg
 
 

The power of Beer fueled gumption

The power of Beer fueled gumption

Tron: Legacy.... is there a better example of a shitty movie with an amazing soundtrack