roboticempire Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 TORCHE is one of the few bands that we've been alongside for the entire ride, from inception up to present activity. We love this band, they are seriously awesome dudes who write seriously catchy, heavy music. It always feels good to post updates in regards to TORCHE and today we're happy to announce their two full-length albums have been newly re-pressed on vinyl. Meanderthal is the album that took TORCHE from the underground to the semi-aboveground. It was on many best-of lists in 2008 (including the #1 spot in the fantastic Decibel Magazine). As it turned out, this ended up being their final album with 2nd guitarist Juan Montoya* and the end of the first era of the band. We ultimately outdid ourselves (and many others) with the first layout/packaging for this thing, with two die-cut tri-folding LP jackets attached together.... and while we would've loved to keep it in print that way, it just wasn't financially feasible. So in an effort to keep one of our favorite albums in print, a new and somewhat simplified version of Meanderthal has been newly re-pressed. Now packaged in a standalone gatefold jacket, Montoya and Aaron Turner's original artwork has been mostly kept intact, and overall it still looks pretty damn killer (photo proof). We're glad there was a way to keep this album in print, as it truly is stellar! 2000 more of this have been pressed, with standard black vinyl available along with three "color in color" versions of oranges, silvers and yellows, as well as a red/white/blue tri-blend) . The ones photographed above compliment the layout quite well, and we're happy to announce that this is now available again in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. + We also have a small amount of the original/deluxe jacket version, as described above. Last copies available anywhere. + In addition to Meanderthal finally being available on vinyl again, we're now up to the fifth(!) pressing of the Self-Titled Reissue debut LP. This time around we kept the color vinyl (relatively) simple for a change and went with a Jah-inspired rasta tri-blend! 1000 more copies for this pressing (500 black, 500 rasta jawns), also available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. ++ Both Meanderthal and the Self-Titled Reissue LPs are now nicely priced at $11.99 each, about 4 bucks cheaper than before for S/T and $8 cheaper for Meander. ++ All of this recent TORCHE activity is culminating just in time for a massive summer tour (dates below), hot on the heels of guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks "other" band FLOOR just completing their first proper US tour in eight years! We recently re-pressed the FLOOR Below & Beyond discography 8xCD set for their tour and still have some copies in stock. Seeing as how the band may be (relatively) dormant for a while with TORCHE getting busy again, we've just discounted the 8xCD FLOOR set to $29.99 , which can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. We also have a slew of classic FLOOR t-shirts available and are now down to the last half dozen (or less) copies of the ultramega 10xLP, 1x7", 8xCD, 32-page-booklet deluxe vinyl edition... Seriously: last chance to dance on that beaut! As we mentioned above, TORCHE is hitting the road for a substantial US tour, co-headlining alongside BIG BUSINESS (plus HELMS ALEE or THRONES, depending on what part of the country you're in). The "new guy" 2nd guitarist (and longtime Robo-ally) Andrew Elstner** is firmly in the band now and they are officially on fire once again! Wisely witness this commotion IRL: w/ BIG BUSINESS & HELMS ALEE: 7/07 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs 7/08 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 7/09 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe 7/11 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 7/12 Miami, FL @ Churchill's 7/13 Orlando, FL @ The Social 7/14 Atlanta, GA @ EARL 7/15 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club 7/16 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 7/17 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar 7/19 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 7/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 7/21 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs 7/22 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place 7/23 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop 7/24 Newport, KY @ The Historic Southgate House 7/25 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme 7/26 Detriot, MI @ Magic Stick 7/27 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hoosier Dome 7/28 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge 7/29 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club 7/30 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room 7/31 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 8/02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas 8/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 8/04 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s w/ BIG BUSINESS & THRONES: 8/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 8/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s 8/07 West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour 8/08 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah 8/09 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch 8/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 8/12 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 8/13 San Antonio, TX @ Korova 8/14 Austin, TX @ Red 7 TORCHE-related footnotes: * Juan Montoya is now playing in MONSTRO, who recently signed to Vagrant (wtf?) and are going on tour with KYUSS and THE SWORD in September/October. Congrats Juan! ** Andrew Elstner was in the criminally underrated RIDDLE OF STEEL and is simultaneously now in the also criminally underrated TILTS. Check them out ASAP. In addition to all the TORCHE related news, we have also expanded our already outlandish store-wide sales! For the rest of the month, 99% of the 7" EPs we carry are reduced further to only $1.99 apiece. That now matches our store-wide CD sale of just $1.99 per CD, CD-R, 3"miniCD, etc, etc etc. We got a little crazy there, but are only remaining this insane until the end of the month as we've actually cleared a good amount of much-needed space. Still lots of great items available at dirt cheap prices (including newly discounted CANNABIS CORPSE sweatpants), please check out the Robotic Empire - Online Store for all of our ridiculous discounts. We've also got a meaty update as far as new items & restocks go! One big score this time around is the original BLACK TUSK demo EP, The Fallen Kingdom, finally pressed to wax by our homies at Hyperrealist. Eight songs, badass Baizley artworkin, raw sludgey goodness as only the dirty South knows how to properly do... and oh yeah, some logo-matched yellow vinyl copies too if you're quick! Chop chop. In addition to that jammer, we've got new stock from ANNIHILATION TIME (the II LP reissue with limited bonus 7"), CAPSULE's righteous new No Ghost album on ltd color vinyl, CHURCH OF MISERY and EYEHATEGOD essentials from Emetic, the unstoppable FELL VOICES LP from Gilead brethren, horribly difficult to obtain Throne imports (FLESHPRESS, LUDICRA, UNEARTHLY TRANCE), lotsa skramz (DANSE MACABRE, DOLCIM, HER BREATH ON GLASS, etc) for all the screamos out there, KICKING SPIT's awesome debut 12", PYGMY LUSH's unbearably good Old Friends album on import wax (with slightly different artwork), and heaps more killer stuff. For restocks, we've got ARKTIKA, CANNABIS CORPSE, COMADRE, ELECTRIC WIZARD, GIANTS, MEWITHOUTYOU, SALOME, THOU, TITAN and more! Here's the full list: NEW ITEMS: * Annihilation Time - II - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Tank Crimes) - $11.99 * ANS / Ramming Speed - Split 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99 * Austrasian Goat, The / Hollow Sunshine - Split 12" (Vendetta) - $14.99 * Big Eyes - Self-Titled Cassette (Tank Crimes) - $4.99 * Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99 * Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99 * Capsule - No Ghost - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) - $12.99 * Church Of Misery - Volume 1 12"+7" (Emetic) - $19.99 * Danse Macabre - Einerseits Andererseits 10" (React With Protest) - $9.99 * Dead To A Dying World - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Tofu Carnage) - $26.99 * Dolcim - We Carry The Fire 12" (React With Protest) - $10.99 * Electro Quarterstaff - Aykroyd 12" (War On Music) - $11.99 * Eyehategod - Dopesick - BLACK COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99 * Eyehategod - Dopesick - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99 * Eyehategod - In The Name Of Suffering 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99 * Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99 * Fell Voices - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) - $13.99 * Fleshpress - Rebuild / Crumble 12" (Throne) - $14.99 * Fleshpress - No Return 12" (Throne) - $14.99 * For Want Of - Self-Titled 7" (Resuscitate) - $4.99 * Gehenna - Malice - RED ORANGE COLORED VINYL 3x12" (Dark Symphonies) - $54.99 * Her Breath On Glass - We Aimed Straight Down - RED BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (IFB) - $9.99 * Kicking Spit - Psychrockbullsh!t - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99 * Ludicra - The Tenant 2x12" (Throne) - $29.99 * Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - BLACK IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99 * Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - RED COLORED IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99 * Resurrectionists / Battle Of Wolf 359 - Split 10" (React With Protest) - $10.99 * Suma / Unearthly Trance - Collaboration 12" (Throne) - $19.99 * Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - RASTA COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99 * Torche - Meanderthal - CUBAN FLAG COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99 * Torche - Meanderthal - ORANGE BLOB COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99 * Torche - Meanderthal - TAINTED SILVER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99 * Torche - Meanderthal - YOLK COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99 * Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal 12" (Vendetta) - $9.99 RESTOCKS: * Arktika - At Zero 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Narsharda) - $19.99 * Arktika - Heartwrencher 12" - GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Narshardaa) - $12.99 * Cannabis Corpse - The Weeding 12" - ORANGEL COLORED VINYL (Tank Crimes) - $9.99 * Comadre - Wolf Ticket 12" (Adagio 830) - $14.99 * Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99 * Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99 * Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) - $11.99 * Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) - $11.99 * Giants - Old Stories 12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Cavity) - $9.99 * Mewithoutyou - AB Life 12" - BROWN COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99 * Mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99 * Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split 12" - CLOUD GREY VINYL (Vendetta) - $10.99 * Salome - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) - $12.99 * Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio) - $9.99 * Thou / Human Intruder - Split 7" (Dead Earth) - $5.99 * Titan - Colossus 12" (React With Protest) - $12.99 * Torche - Meanderthal - [DELUXE JACKET] BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99 Not a bad update after a slight gap there, hopefully something caught your eye and you're keen to hit the Robotic Empire - Online Store. Last but not least, a quick update on a few current projects: both THOU and PG.99 will see new vinyl on Robotic Empire in early August! We've got a "megaEP" for THOU at the plants now titled The Archer & The Owle, and while we may obviously be biased, it absolutely rules! The PG.99 release is the long-overdue vinyl treatment of their Singles collection, along with a repress of the Document #8 album, both to coincide with their (now sold out) pending reunion at Best Friends Day in Richmond this August. We're hoping to have those for sale sometime in July or August, depending on when things wrap up. That's it for now, please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you can! Peace! 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thacriddler Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I love you man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknesscomesalive Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 the red white and blue torche looks pretty sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 we were trying to make it lok like the cuban flag (per the cuban bassist's request) but didn't quite nail it. still patriotic though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obzen Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thanks for doing this Robo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacriddler Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Are the jackets on Meanderthal the same as the original jackets ie folded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I see a LARGE Robo Empire purchase coming in the near future. Killer stuff. I keep forgetting to pick up a pair of the Cannabis Corpse sweatpants but that will be resolved this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 The new Meanderthal press has a simplfied, standard gatefold jacket: The old one was way more complicated/expensive, although we do now have a handful of the original (craizer) jacket back in stock too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacriddler Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Nothing was worse than trying to open that record half drunk. I'm totally buying one of these just out of practicality....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 yeah, meanderthal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasma36 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Just bought a deluxe Meanderthal off someone on ebay a few days ago. If this repress had happened a week earlier I would have gotten it from you guys. In any case, that album should never be out of print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 sorry but we were waiting on the freight shipment to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Need to buy another one of those deluxes. the one i got from magic bullet was mega warped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarballs Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Are there really no more copies of Creation is Crucifixtion in the webstore :-[ I've put off buying that 7" 100x and just never followed through. I suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieruckus Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Gonna pick up some stuff soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obzen Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Robo, any idea how many were pressed for each color for Meanderthal? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacriddler Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 The new Meanderthal press has a simplfied, standard gatefold jacket: Sorry. I saw where you wrote that in the original post but earlier I was on my phone and not reading everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanicus Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Stoked for the Black Tusk release. Ordered it on yellow vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Robo, any idea how many were pressed for each color for Meanderthal?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 CREATION IS CRUCIFIXION 7" IS now sold out, just sold the last 2 yesterday I think. We had them for ages so... sorry bro, but you snoozed :/ I imagine Ebullition may still have some left, that's who we got it from I think. TORCHE's Meanderthal new colors: I think we did around 200 of each color? Not positive, I'll take a look at the invoice for you a little later. Pretty sure 200 of each though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest obzen Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 So sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 thanks so much. will buy them soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacriddler Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I ended up with the egg yolk. I couldn't decide, they're all pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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