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Not only that, we shouldn't be allowed to play their records anymore.

I saw them in a community center in Foxboro, MA in I think it must have been the winter of 2000, like february/march. It was mind-numbingly cold. I remember the heat in my friend's car barely worked and by the time we drove home after the show to our dorms in Lowell (1:15 away or so) I couldn't feel my feet anymore. It was freezing in the venue too; everyone wore their coats even when they got in the pit. There were four bands, the first of which was my friend's emocore band, then some other band, then Converge. The place had a stage but they set up on the floor and jesus fuck they pounded the hell out of that place. Everyone was very into getting in the pit or at least standing very close while they played because it helped you to stay warm, even though the place was way too big for the number of people there.
Cave In was the last band/headliner and it may have been one of the very first times they played the stuff that was going to be on Jupiter which came out like 6 months later. There was a part where they were playing toy ray guns into their guitar pickups with delay pedals and stuff, in addition to just the general space-rock differentness of the Jupiter material. All the hardcore kids were PIIIIIIIISSED. They were like "what the fuck is this Pink Floyd bullshit??!?!?!!?" and I just laughed.
I didn't know Converge or Cave In that much at the time (I had heard them both here and there) but for everything that happened it was one of the most memorable shows I've ever attended.

$12 intl shipping rate in merchtable is appreciated, they also have the best looking variant in my opinion, ordered!

Before You I Appear is pressed on virgin vinyl in a limited quantity with free download card.
In composing music, SUMAC opts for a process of simultaneous construction and dismantlement. Long-form rock based structures are distended to the point of erosion, reiterated in continually alternating sequences, and plied with extra-musical implements of chaos and tonal abstraction. Through the practice of psychophysical exertion and sensorial disorientation the music becomes a tangible projection of the players underlying emotions and spirit.
Furthering this dynamic approach, SUMAC has invited similarly like-minded artists to reconfigure and deconstruct pieces from their latest album What One Becomes. Samuel Kerridge, Bleed Turquoise, Kevin Drumm and Japan’s ENDON offer up beautifully bent interpretations of the original work. The results range from impossibly dense and perpetually ascending psych-noise blowouts, to subdued passages of subtly curdled drones punctuated by disembodied vocal excretions.
Though stylistically differentiated from the source material, all four tracks posses a parallel predilection for combining combustable atmospherics and emotionally penetrative musical maneuvers. 
 
http://www.thrilljockey.com/products/before-you-i-appear
Preorder for 12. 09. 2016

This day just got awesome!

For those from Europe Flight 13 has:
- black 2xLP 180g 45rpm /1510
- white LP / EU exclusive /1110
- cassette /EU exclusive /150
- CD
 
Unfortunately is waaaay more convenient to order from the Neurot merchtable, vinyl price are basically the double on the Flight 13 store.
 
https://www.flight13.com/details/neurosis-fires-within-fires-121908

I suggest being a bit more patient, also fixing issues with their customer service, not in a public forum 

I contacted TJ to make some clearness on this point and this is their reply:
"The marbled / splatter version is the variant the band have on tour. 
The opaque grey, was just a "mock up" made ahead of the release - so the marbled one is the only Grey version"

Grey vinyl is the ugliest shit on Earth. Honestly, I can't believe people look at it and feel compelled to own it based on the look.

I had to let this one sink in for a while and since no one has written a review, hear I go.  
 
I'm thoroughly impressed with this boxset. I was skeptical at first because of the live vinyl but after listening to it many times I have found the beauty of it. This is essentially a Converge greatest hits with a highlight on AWLWLB. The songs span through much of Converge's discography and I love this. Side 2's "My unsaid everything" to "A glacial pace" to "Cutter" is just genius. You get to hear many great songs without taking out 5 records. That being said the records are fairly quiet but thats not a big deal, just crank up the volume. The actual mix sounds great and really sounds clean for a live show. It also has the perfect amount of stage banter, I could have even had more banter but its good. The highlight of the records for me is "The saddest day". This was THE closer to most of my converge shows (2001-2004). This brings me back and is the perfect end to the live set. 
 
The most impressive aspect of this boxset is the DVDs. The live set from Philly is great but too many camera angles for me and I find it distracting. The rest of the content on the DVDS, and I havn't watched all of it, spans over 10 years. That's insane. I get to see the Converge I grew up on and the evolution to what they are now. Yes some of the sound quality, especially the earlier shows, is shit but there is so much fucking footage to make that an issue. I thought that it would have one song for each show but these are full shows. It's incredible and very impressive. For them to come up with this concept and provide fans with such an experience shows the dedication of this band.
 
The slipmat, patch and book are ok. The book is ok but not something I'll flip through more than a few times. Those items act more as book ends to the record and DVD. This is really a sick boxset and the size and weight of it are kind of an allegory to the massiveness that is Converge. Thank you guys and keep it up!!

Excited for my DW variant.
 

Preorder is up.
 
 
http://www.thrilljockey.com/products/what-one-becomes

Same here, I guess it depends on the age. I don't think a single person who followed the band since the beginning would say RTS is their best.

Literally no one is going to be willing to give up just one of the records and have an incomplete set. Either you shouldn't have bought it because it was damaged or you should just eat the loss and buy another set.
Several have ended on eBay lately for less than $20. Just keep an eye out

These look really awesome.

Fuck this... just ordered the Deathwish one... I am sure I will not regret it... Come on this is their "live shit binge & purge", I remember how I begged God for having one of those when I was a teen, don't want to go through that again

Ordered from Kings Road Europe. Shipping was only 10€

Walk on home, boy!

I would say it's just part of the whole artwork...

I discovered Baroness after they released their Second EP. I saw them opening for Torche in a small club, their songs kicked ass, they had so much energy on stage so they won me over. I also enjoyed a lot the Red album, it has epic songs and love the sound they achieved. Later with Blue I started to find them a bit boring, I didn't quite enjoy the second half of the album but still it was fine. Then Y&G came out.

To be honest I strongly disliked that record at first. I tried it, many times, but there was no way that record would work for me. I still bought the deluxe version, just because I love Baizley's artwork, and also because I knew it had potential. Despite all the shit, it could be a grower, and if not, I could always get rid of it.

So I put that copy on the shelf, and finally last year I felt the need to listen to it. Suddenly it made sense, the album as a whole, every single song, no fillers. Now I am happy I got that copy on time and am looking forward to their next release.

I guess it happened the same as with other bands that dramatically change their direction. At first it is very difficult to dig, but with time you get to understand the change.

So to me: 1st/2nd, red, yellow/green, blue

Yes but they also have bootlegs of this

I would assume yes because the label for the unofficial releases is Elektra(2) while the official release label is Elektra.

Yes the 2xLP is legit.