ParallelofDeath

New Initiate up for PO from BBB: https://triplebrecords.net/products/initiate-cerebral-circus-pre-order

Yeah my box also has a bit of a squished corner. Not bad enough to complain, but it's pretty annoying that they won't invest in better packaging materials for a $100 box set.

New Lamp of Murmuur up for PO: https://www.notp.us/

Haha my bad, I meant Lob Rockster of course.

Two amazing nights, loved every minute of it. They sounded super tight and the venue and audience were great as well. I kinda wish they had played Rob Lobster and one or two older songs, but as it was the set list was extremely tight and had a great flow. As a kid I usually just saw them play shorter sets in front of 50 people or less and it's cool to see how much they've grown as musicians even though they haven't been a band in such a long time. It's a totally different experience.

Very tempting, Contrarian are such great musicians. Love all the late-Death inspired dual guitar leads. 
 
Here's another solid new release for OSDM fans (originally out on tape two years ago): https://lifeafterdeath.bandcamp.com/album/insurrection-or-submission

Yeah this is pretty ridiculous. Can we just talk about how great Heavy Pendulum is instead? Listening rn for the first time in a few weeks and it just doesn't get old.

Yeah this is pretty ridiculous. Can we just talk about how great Heavy Pendulum is instead? Listening rn for the first time in a few weeks and it just doesn't get old.

Yeah this is pretty ridiculous. Can we just talk about how great Heavy Pendulum is instead? Listening rn for the first time in a few weeks and it just doesn't get old.

Another batch of the merge up on BC.

Now from Relapse (along with a repress of their eponymous LP): https://store.relapse.com/pre-orders

Drain store: https://drain831.com/store
Epitaph: https://epitaph.store/product/23163/living-proof-lp-black
BV variant: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/products/drain-living-proof-lp-limited-edition-only-500-made-poison-dart-frog-green-vinyl

Drain posted a bit of a teaser of their new album on IG last week - it looked like they got advance vinyl copies from Epitaph. This is one of my most anticipated for this year. Does Epitaph tend to release new stuff at any predictable time/ day of the week? 

UK red /100: https://bestliferecords.com/products/gel-only-constant

Harkonen would have been cool. Blood Brothers would have been amazing of course. But there was never any indication that this could happen. Generally it makes sense for them to pick strong local openers that won't outshine the headliner, as unlikely as that is in this case. I'd love to see Denial of Life, I think their new LP is going to kick a lot of ass, and I'm looking forward to seeing Filth is Eternal after missing out on seeing the previous incarnation of the band a few times. Still gotta check out the others.

Relapse is reissuing a lot of good stuff today. Busy day for releases! I might have to grab Black Seeds of Vengeance. Necrophagist is a no-brainer if you don't already have it. 

Got to see MS Paint a few times last year and they're really onto something. Instant order for me, can't wait to hear what they cooked up.

Daze just put up leftover FYA fest exclusives and a few other sold out goodies:
 
https://dazexclusive.bigcartel.com/

Spaced and Zulu basically did the same thing right? I like that approach. Although I also really like the 7" format and it's unfortunate that it's become so costly to make them.

New One Step Closer EP out now via Bandcamp and RFC:
 
https://onestepcloserxxx.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-willow
https://www.runforcoverrecords.com/products/737254-one-step-closer-songs-for-the-willow-ep

One more: Incendiary is releasing a new variant of Cost of Living with a redesigned cover on the occasion of that record's anniversary show next week (which I'm very much looking forward to). Numbered /500, also available the following Monday via Closed Casket.

The Adrienne EP is getting a limited vinyl release from Daze: https://daze-style.com/products/adrienne-adrienne-cd

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!