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8 hours ago, jhulud said:

So...had a chance to properly listen to the new Wolves In The Throne Room EP. I felt a bit underwhelmed by it. It's fuckin' weird to be feeling like that cuz I love WITTR. 

That was the feeling I got from the single.  Need to listen, but I’ve liked everything they’ve done up to this point.  I know a lot of people were meh on the last one, but I loved it.

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On 9/29/2023 at 8:26 AM, ParallelofDeath said:

Regular variants looking good, too. Potential AOTY.

 

https://www.20buckspin.com/collections/front/products/vastum-inward-to-gethsemane-lp

Finally got a chance to listen to the new track and actually went ahead and bought the album. Decided I like B1 more than the Decibel variant. I agree that this is going to be a good record.

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Wax Vessel is putting out a different version of Nightmarer's new album Deformity Adrift today at 1pm CST. In typical WV fashion, there will be the highly limited 300 copies that sell out in 60 seconds (if that), BUT, there will be an open pre-order as well. I didn't see it posted here (or maybe I missed it), so just wanted to give people the heads up in case anyone was interested. Based on the Facebook post, they state that this version on the album will be vinyl only, so I'm assuming it won't be up on their Bandcamp page for digital listening. Here's an excerpt from their incredibly long FB post to give some details:

 

 In true DIY fashion, and like the vast majority of the recordings, it was re-done completely in house. Here are some details:
1) Half of the vocals are completely new, courtesy of guitarist Keith Merrow, whose voice is high-pitched and a stark contrast to vocalist John Collett's deep growl. It accentuates the Black Metal undertones of the band. 'Suffering Beyond Death' features guest vocals by Brendan Sloan of Convulsing, who also played bass on the album.
2) Guitars are fully re-amped, some with really unorthodox gear, like a BOSS MetalZone and late 80s Randall amp, for example.
4) Opposite to the original release, the drum mix on 'Reformed' is from an audience perspective, to emphasize the live feel we wanted to achieve with this version. There are no samples or triggers on anything, showcasing the full dynamics of Paul Seidel's drumming.
5) A lot of the sound design, samples and some of the Industrial elements are either removed or stripped back for this release, to create more of a rehearsal room / live energy.
6) The track 'Endstadium' was fully re-recorded. It was actually a reversed and obscured drone riff on the original release, but for 'Reformed', we wanted to show off the actual riff it originated from and put it in front of our fastest, instead of the slowest song.
7) The interlude 'Tooms' was originally meant to lead into 'Brutalist Imperator', but we ended up choosing another order on the original release of 'Deformity Adrift'. Now, the couple opens up side B.
😎 Side B now closes with a yet unreleased cover of a true Godflesh deep cut: 'Suction'. It was recorded during the 'Deformity Adrift' sessions, but we decided to hold it back for a special occasion. Fun fact, we cooked an amp when Simon recorded bass for it. It died on the last note.
9) Every re-recording, re-amping and the new mix were done in our Portland studio by Keith Merrow, except for 'Suction', which was mixed by one man entity CHOIR, a fellow Total Dissonance Worship artist.
10) The new order of the tracklist was specifically designed around the new mix.


As you can see, EXTENSIVE. New tracks. New recordings. New vocals. New mix. New master. New trackorder. New instrumentation. New soundscapes. It’s truly a separate, alternate version of this album.

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I really enjoyed Deformity Adrift, enough to shell out the dough for a "Solar Suffering" variant off their Bandcamp, but almost certainly not enough to bother with getting a second/different copy. I'll continue spinning my copy a good many times and not feel bad about skipping this.

I'd say Ulcerate is the best comparison that I can think of, although Ulcerate is...I don't know, just...MORE, somehow? I can't explain it. Nightmarer is some good quality disso-death though, for sure.

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Was watching the Wax Vessel website when these went up and 200 copies at $100/piece went in 1 min  

I had no plans on purchasing, but was interested since they're a local band. 

It's kind of a bullshit move and comes across as a cashgrab since the original version only came out a few months ago. 

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1 hour ago, BeerMonger said:

Was watching the Wax Vessel website when these went up and 200 copies at $100/piece went in 1 min  

I had no plans on purchasing, but was interested since they're a local band. 

It's kind of a bullshit move and comes across as a cashgrab since the original version only came out a few months ago. 

That label in general is toxic as fuck tbh

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15 hours ago, thebilljim said:

I really enjoyed Deformity Adrift, enough to shell out the dough for a "Solar Suffering" variant off their Bandcamp, but almost certainly not enough to bother with getting a second/different copy. I'll continue spinning my copy a good many times and not feel bad about skipping this.

I'd say Ulcerate is the best comparison that I can think of, although Ulcerate is...I don't know, just...MORE, somehow? I can't explain it. Nightmarer is some good quality disso-death though, for sure.

The band did put a single from the new version yesterday. I actually enjoyed it better than the original, so I have no regrets at this time about buying a second, different version. If you want to check it out: https://nightmarer.bandcamp.com/album/deformity-adrift-reformed

 

10 hours ago, BeerMonger said:

Was watching the Wax Vessel website when these went up and 200 copies at $100/piece went in 1 min  

I had no plans on purchasing, but was interested since they're a local band. 

It's kind of a bullshit move and comes across as a cashgrab since the original version only came out a few months ago. 

Wax Vessel said that the high cost on the signature variants was to help subsidize the cost on the natural PVC variant. I'm not sure the logic on that, unless they don't think many people are going to buy the PVC variant (or to help encourage more sales of the PVC variant with a lower price?). They also said it was to help get cash in the hands of Nightmarer to help support their Euro tour. Based on the state of the industry and how little these bands make in the genres we listen to, I'm fine with the price as long as the majority of the money is going to the band.

 

9 hours ago, prowl20 said:

That label in general is toxic as fuck tbh

100%, which is why I'm glad 99% of their releases are bands that I have zero interest in.

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22 hours ago, prowl20 said:

That label in general is toxic as fuck tbh

 

13 hours ago, Billich0986 said:

The band did put a single from the new version yesterday. I actually enjoyed it better than the original, so I have no regrets at this time about buying a second, different version. If you want to check it out: https://nightmarer.bandcamp.com/album/deformity-adrift-reformed

 

Wax Vessel said that the high cost on the signature variants was to help subsidize the cost on the natural PVC variant. I'm not sure the logic on that, unless they don't think many people are going to buy the PVC variant (or to help encourage more sales of the PVC variant with a lower price?). They also said it was to help get cash in the hands of Nightmarer to help support their Euro tour. Based on the state of the industry and how little these bands make in the genres we listen to, I'm fine with the price as long as the majority of the money is going to the band.

 

100%, which is why I'm glad 99% of their releases are bands that I have zero interest in.

Are we talking about Total Dissonance Worship or Waxmage? if the later I haven't even heard of them up until this.

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I'd never heard of The Lion's Daughter before, but this is some wacky stuff. The cover art alone is frightening.

 

See the NSFW album cover here. This store has a white /100

https://therecordspace.com/products/the-lions-daughter-bath-house-the-record-space-exclusive-white-vinyl-100

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54 minutes ago, lexicondevil said:

I'd never heard of The Lion's Daughter before, but this is some wacky stuff. The cover art alone is frightening.

See the album cover here. This store has a white /100

https://therecordspace.com/products/the-lions-daughter-bath-house-the-record-space-exclusive-white-vinyl-100

hahaha....well that was something I definitely shouldn't have clicked on while at my desk at work.

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13 hours ago, lexicondevil said:

I'd never heard of The Lion's Daughter before, but this is some wacky stuff. The cover art alone is frightening.

 

See the NSFW album cover here. This store has a white /100

https://therecordspace.com/products/the-lions-daughter-bath-house-the-record-space-exclusive-white-vinyl-100

Amazing band, think I found out about them after reading AGM's Future Cult review. 

Skin Show is a banger as well and Bath House will be going in my annual top 5. 

Not sure how I missed the white version...waiting on my clear from BC 

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