throatruiner Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) For their second LP "Only Love", Detroit punk/hardcore/experimental collective THE ARMED returned to GodCity Studio to work with Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou as executive producer. Continuing their signature process of collaborating with different drummers on each release, this time THE ARMED recruited Ben Koller (Converge, Killer Be Killed, Mutoid Man, All Pigs Must Die). The partnership led to an entirely new creative approach for the record, one that allowed them to achieve their most wildly innovative work to date. The goal for "Only Love" was to reach an overwhelming level of intensity without referencing the typical tent poles of the genres they're associated with. By imagining they had never heard punk, metal or hardcore and limiting references to pop and the music of their youth, THE ARMED were able to arrive at an incredibly intense, but wildly unique reinterpretation of aggressive music. Three years removed from their debut LP, "Untitled" — an album that gained recognition from the likes of Fader, NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Noisey, AV Club and many more — "Only Love" proves to be a nonlinear progression within the collective's catalog, and they continue to demonstrate that we will never know what to expect from them. "Only Love" is available on limited gold or classic black vinyl. Comes in a matte finish jacket with gold foil embellishment, a full color inner-sleeve and a 24-page full-color newspaper. And a carved wooden box if you act fast. Pre-order it from us at http://deathwishinc.eu/throatruiner or from No Rest Until Ruin ( http://shop.norestuntilruin.com ) in North America. https://www.facebook.com/thearmed/ https://www.instagram.com/thearmedixi/ Edited March 5, 2018 by throatruiner typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just paid way too much money to grab the Gold LP shirt bundle and Untitled, but whatever these guys are spectacular. throatruiner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 so gold is only in bundles? great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlas Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Damn, was willing to do the gold + shirt combo but saw the $17 shipping, had a stroke, and that was the end of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorlessbodies Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Wow, the new songs are pretty cool, just spent $167 USD on the box set. Bummer being a european and missing out the throatrunier option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RESCHAR Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 God damn I'm loving this record. 'Untitled' is one of my favourite releases of the last 10 years and this follow up fully delivers. Splashed on the IFTAR version and a t-shirt/Black vinyl combo pack. Stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Three songs in this morning and holy fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlas Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Picked this up at their show last night. Newspaper/magazine thing is really cool. Record rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helsabot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 This album is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiced Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 As seen on their IG stories, a reissue of the Untitled LP is coming ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 11 hours ago, archiced said: As seen on their IG stories, a reissue of the Untitled LP is coming ! Which you all should get. While Only Love is one of the best albums ever made, Untitled is also extremely good and is not eclipsed by Only Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyvacantsholyhell Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Reviving a dead thread solely to say: If this mini tour is coming near you, to get off your ass and GO. This was the single most chaotic and twirly thing I have ever seen. Every bone in my body hurts and it was worth every second of the drive from Baltimore to Philly. they have copies of untitled and only love on vinyl on the merch table, so this isn’t a completely useless bump... but yeah I just wanted to say GO SEE THIS BAND THEY ARE SAVING MUSIC. NO BACK PAIN ONLY LOVE ❤️ KyleHL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I wish it was anywhere within a days drive, I'd totally go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleHL Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 8:18 AM, holyvacantsholyhell said: Reviving a dead thread solely to say: If this mini tour is coming near you, to get off your ass and GO. This was the single most chaotic and twirly thing I have ever seen. Every bone in my body hurts and it was worth every second of the drive from Baltimore to Philly. they have copies of untitled and only love on vinyl on the merch table, so this isn’t a completely useless bump... but yeah I just wanted to say GO SEE THIS BAND THEY ARE SAVING MUSIC. NO BACK PAIN ONLY LOVE ❤️ Seconded. Saw them last night in Brooklyn. Easily one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayCauseDeath Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/the-armed/products/only-love-12-neon-green-vinyl se7enstitches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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