Descriptions for 4/12/25

PORTRAITS OF PAST - 01010101 LP (repressed)
A new pressing is once again available. Originally released in 1996 this eight song LP was not an immediate success. When it first came out it was way ahead of its time and the band's popularity didn't really explode until long after the band had broken up. Portraits of Past started out as a 1990's straight edge hardcore band and their debut split 7" with Bleed captured that sound. But the LP was much more controlled and refined and layered. It had a moody almost sad feel to it that was quite captivating. At this point, that sound has become a classic and this LP remains as an important milestone of 1990's hardcore. This new version of the 1996 LP was remastered by Will Killingsworth, and then mastered by Golden Mastering. All of the original artwork was lost to the ravishes of time and a lot of effort went into recreating the original LP jacket by Jeff Capra and the printing engineers at Ross Ellis who had made the original jacket back in 1996. Portraits of Past will be playing many shows in 2025 including the Renaissance Festival in Los Angeles in May of 2025. (Ebullition Records #32 RE)

LAST BIAS - The Sea Hates A Coward LP
Consisting of ex-members of RVA's early '00s chaotic hardcore masters LIGHT THE FUSE AND RUN and Texas '90s DIY emotional stalwarts THE TRIGGER QUINTET, Last Bias draws from their prior experiences and builds upon it to create a modern sound while clearly not forgetting their past. This debut LP from Florida noisey post-hardcore band LAST BIAS takes a mid tempo dual guitar approach with strained emotional vocals and cues from both '90s DIY hardcore and modern Noise Rock equally, blanketing the listener in off-kilter distortion with melodically constructed guitars, fighting to not cross into full-blown discordance. Limited to 325 copies. RIYL: Unwound, Revolution Summer-era Dischord, Jehu, noise rock, early '90s emo. (Twistworthy Records #27)

ULTIMATE DISASTER - For Progress... LP "For Progress..." serves as a mirror to a failing world. Continued environmental devastation, genocide, fascism, decaying civil liberties, algorithmic surveillance, new and ever-evolving weapons of the War Machine. And for what? Progress? Progress in their hands is a death sentence. Nine songs of hardcore punk in its most primal, stripped down and rawest form; channeling the ferocity and focused chaos of forbearers such as Discharge, Varukers, Disclose, et al; a stark reminder that straightforward, earsplitting cries of frustration and dissent remain vital as ever in this era of despair, as there are more reasons than ever to fight back. (Grave Mistake Records #85)

HEADSPLITTERS - Curse of Life LP
Ramos? Ramos.... D-beat hailing from New York City. In-your-face burly punk with nods to Scandinavian bands like Svart, Framtid and So Much Hate. (Toxic State Records #63.5)

NISEMONO - LP
Debut LP from members of Nomad, Warthog, and L.O.T.I.O.N. For fans of Totalitar, Framtid, Infernoh. Vinyl is pro-printed and comes with ltd. sticker and silk screened poster. Nisemono is Tye + Ryan. Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Sasha Stroud. Artwork by Alexander Heir. Nine tracks. (Toxic State Records #64)

HANK WOOD AND THE HAMMERHEADS - Stay Home LP
Finally repressed. Hank Wood And The Hammerheads have been playing sporadically, gaining fans with every show and selling out show after show in their native NYC. Their irreverent live show is incendiary showing a really angry front man backed by a volatile band playing the nastiest keyboard garage punk you can imagine. They're one of the most unique and exciting bands in punk today... kinda surfy, kinda garagey riffs augmented with Sonics style farfisa organ, a supplementary percussionist that makes some totally wild rhythms, and vocals that are more like really simple rapping than any punk vocalist you've heard before. It's a wild combination, but it's completely infectious, as anyone who has heard the band will tell you. Definitely one of the best LPs of 2014. (Toxic State Records #20)

FEEDBACK #16 comicbook 'zine 36 pages of gig reviews in comicbook form... this issue deals with Thrones, Jawbreaker, Rival Cults, Jade Dust, Suicidal Tendencies, etc... and more... (Feedback #15)

CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP - Become Nothing/We Live As Ghosts LP
One man New Haven noisegrind band CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP (aka: Chopx7 or Chop7times) has been honing his craft for five years, tearing a path up and down the East coast in the process. His newest offering, Become Nothing is his most focused work yet. A unique blend of noisecore and powerviolence all created with digitally programmed drums and bass makes for a punishing experience. Gone are the interludes and samples that occupied the space between songs on previous releases, leaving room for a heavier emphasis on the slow and sludgy side of his sound. Make no mistake though, he still gets up to absolutely blistering speeds as well. All of this with a lyrical focus on the erosion of one's identity due to outside forces. Since the album comes in at just around 17 minutes, it is pressed in full on one side of the record with his previous album, We Live as Ghosts (previously only available on an out-of-print cassette) occupying the B side; his most popular release to date, this is the first time that it will be available on wax. (Redscroll Records #61)

3-WAY CUM - 1993 to 1998 cassette tape
Complete discography of one of the best crust bands in 90's coming out from Sweden. 3 WAY CUM! In cooperation with Halvfabrikat Records, rotten artwork from Stivart, completely restored and remastered by Kenko (Communichaos), layout by Andreas (Crutches). Tape version. 100 pressed. (Phobia Records/Bye Bye Productions #18 TP)

UNARMED - s/t cassette tape
Complete discography of old school crust core from Sweden. All tracks were recorded at Musikhuset Oland, 1995, 1996 and 1998. Unarmed existed 1994-1999. 100 copies made. (Phobia Records/Bye Bye Productions #20 TP)

WARCOLLAPSE/FEAR OF EXTINCTION - split 7"
True stoner crust legends from Sweden on split with CZ crust core. Issued in glued pocket cover, all copies with bonus sticker. (Phobia Records #291)

BRUTALIZE - ...Can't Relate LP
If you miss mighty Driller Killer we have for you Brutalize from Canada (including Phane members), raw, dirty, evil, fast, brutal .... BRUTALIZE. 300 copies pressed on black vinyl. (Phobia Records #281)

BRUTE FORCE TRAUMA/SOCIALSTYRELSEN - split LP
Double crust / d-beat attack from Sweden, BFT is a new band with Danne Halvfabrikat on vocals, Socialstyrelsen crust core in Skitsystem tradition with female vocals. Brutal. (Phobia Records #270)

VAROITUS/DSM-5 - split LP
Ostergotland Jawbreaker! D-beat, crust, punk and a little bit of metal of course. Two scandinavian raw and dirty punk hardcore bands on common split. Pressed only 300 copies. Hurry up! (Phobia Records #288)

IRON LUNG - Adapting//Crawling CD
Behold! Seattle's immortal IRON LUNG have bestowed upon us their fourth studio full-length, Adapting // Crawling. This, their first album since 2013, is as fierce and uncompromising as we've come to expect from the duo of Jensen Ward and Jon Kortland, who originally bonded over a shared fascination of punishing hardcore and arcane medical barbarism. On this new LP, it's not a funhouse mirror they're holding up - society has devolved into this misshapen, ugly and distorted form, and IRON LUNG take no pleasure in pulling back its curtain. As truth-tellers in this breakneck and unrelenting hardcore tradition, duty commands IRON LUNG to ram their bulldozers, Hanatarash-style, through the tidal waves of horseshit. Extreme hardcore is not a new phenomenon, yet Adapting // Crawling is undoubtedly a vital new fork in its socket. Hearkening back to forebears Despise You and Crossed Out, these eighteen tracks offer distinctly original pathways to obliteration, from the ominous opening blows of 'Adapting" to the inspired decision to sandwich the distressing 'Virus" between two halves of 'Purgatory Dust", a rare piece of art that accurately conjures the monotonous terror of surviving an active pandemic. Their blasts of hardcore/agit-prop are savage and unrelenting, but IRON LUNG somehow manage to imbue the negative space between blasts with an oxygen-destroying heaviness as well, perhaps the defining trademark of this group who once saw their reflection in a full-body pressurized metal chamber and decided to turn it into music. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson. Cut by John Golden. Art by Jon Kortland. Layout by Jensen Ward. (Iron Lung Records #300)

BLACK IRON PRISON - s/t LP
In order to avoid employing lazy overgeneralized catchalls like "experimental" or "grindcore", we offer an elevated, more analogical purview: BLACK IRON PRISON is the musical equivalent to a frozen foot starting to thaw. You'll save the the thing and it may be again useful but for now it is glass shards and raw nerves at the end of a miserable skin tube being shredded and dipped in acid. Or maybe less poetically speaking, that feeling you get when you floss your teeth for the first time in ages, the bleeding, the throbbing, the pulsing pain. Is all this headed somewhere better or is it just the first indication of everything grinding into oblivion? 300 copies of black 150gr vinyl housed in a spot varnished 24pt jacket with lyrics sheet included. Mixed by Ben Greenberg. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Layout by Youth & Rust with photos by Dmitry Kichenko and Rajen Bhatt. (Iron Lung Records #245)

SELF COM - Self Communion LP
There is a thing that happens when the quiet/weird kid at the party decides to let their inner demons out for a wilding. All of his pent up grandiose chaos allows itself to be known. It is nothing short of enchanting to see that kind of freedom. The unsuspecting minglers shrink in terror, confused, unnerved. They run, they hide, but they can't erase the shrieks of his wild-eyed pleasure and seismic undulations of turmoil manifested, burned into their senses. This is SELF COMMUNION and it is necessary. 300 copies of white 150gr vinyl housed in a reverse board 24pt jacket with a big trifold poster included. Recorded at The Chapterhouse. Mixed and mastered at A Harder Commune. Layout by FEEDING. (Iron Lung Records #264)

PROPHETIC SUFFERING - Rivalry of Thyself LP
In under half hour Canadian bestial death metal cataclysm Prophetic Suffering conceive the unthinkable and create a violent and dark monstrosity bringing together the feral black/death terror of Blasphemy with the gruesome and sanguinary gore-infested death metal of Cannibal Corpse albums like "The Bleeding" and "Tomb of the Mutilated". This obfuscating and chaos-wielding approach to USDM metal had already been observed before within the underground's most forbidden folds, as exemplified for example through the perversions of cult terrorscapers like Drawn and Quartered or Angelcorpse, but what transpires from Prophetic Suffering's abysmal vision is something of even less canonical lineaments, and which sets various precedents in the development of this peculiar strain of darkened and ultra-gruesome death metal. Foremost, a pervasive and weaponized use of black metal and technical death-derived dissonance that has metastasized into a torrential maelstrom of gnarled, atonal fretwork destruction. A mind-expanding contrast is created where the guitarwork stretches forward to embrace a mutating modernity still in becoming, while the rest of the band deliberately collapses backward, perpetrating a primeval onslaught of carpet-bombing hammer blasts, searing basslines, and soul-tearing death grunts. This contrast between the album's transformative articulation and its visceral adherence to primitivism and barbarity is what makes 'Rivalry of Thyself" such an abomination unto itself. A cataclysmic hellscape of enigmatic complexity and truculent violence in which impenetrable atmospheres enshroud a monolithic, screaming altar of mutilated bodies and trodden flesh, harkening back to a familiar golden age of extreme death metal just as it evokes sinister presages of a future evolved death metal form still all in becoming. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #247)

PASMO - s/t LP
GENRE: post-punk/heavy metal Pasmo's mesmerizing debut self-titled album (originally released in spring 2024 on cassette by the Czech label Vresova Studanka and now finding its first ever vinyl release) is an unparalleled voyage crafted through the mediums of dark post-punk and arcane heavy metal into the remote landscapes and mystique of the fading ex-soviet Eastern Bloc. Eight songs unraveling visions of soviet industrial ruins, abandoned factories, and dissolving concrete buildings scattered amongst the band's native Moravian-Silesian region's wild nature, and consumed far beyond, eastward more into the relics of the old Soviet horizon reclaimed by nature and falling into dusty memory. An encompassing of Eastern European culture condensed into thirty five minutes of dark musical storytelling and spiritual reconnection to the "Zone" (or "Pasmo", in Czech). The epic crust punk of Amebix and Killing Joke's apocalyptic post-punk transposed into the crumbling atomic bunkers, abandoned mines, and industrial rusted ruins of the Eastern wilderness. The visions, sounds and legacy of Chernobyl and "Stalker" transfigured into shamanic mountain rock music. Echoes of Master's Hammer's occult heavy metal reverberating through abandoned factories, streams, valleys and waterfalls. Yugoslavian long-lost punk and metal, gipsy punk like VHK/Galloping Coroners, Belarusian dark post-punk like Molchat Doma and Russian melancholic new wave like Kino dissolving into a frenzied sonic continuum where infectious melodies celebrating a cherished birthplace are woven into a dark canvas of stark history and ominous memories from the past, embracing sinister presages from the present and future, coming once again into the Zone from beyond the Russian borders... (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #240)

SAMIARUS - Reign Destroyer LP
Samiarus (or Samyaza as more widely known in aramaic) is the arabic name of the leader of the Watchers in apocryphal abrahamic scriptures, a rebel angel who shared knowledge with men and birthed the Nephilim, becoming a danger to divine power and law and turning into the absolute usurper. Conceived from within the SF Bay Area punk and metal underground (by current and past members of Abnutivum, Meth Sores, Flesh Dungeon, Doomsday, Slaughteruin, Abstracter and Mentor), emerging black/death metal terrorists Samiarus embody their namesake concept of abysmal occult usurpation to the boldest through their debut EP 'Reign Destroyer", a twenty three minute siege of blown out, bestial sonic upheaval fuming from the iron jaws of terror. While deliberately embracing the cruelty and darkness of the war metal movement developed by bands like Blasphemy and Archgoat, Samiarus' own formulaic sonic design for the gruesome deposition of all oppressors has brought in a number of other influences to further weaponize their subversive terroristic vision. These influences mainly come from punk and hardcore bands like G.I.S.M., Doom, Raw Nerve, Cult Ritual, Discharge and Siege, as well as from some of the band members' interest in certain strains of industrial and noise music. A concoction of retaliative audial tactics that has ultimately shaped an anarchic war-torn sonic scourge grueling with dismal reflections on the human condition and on society's worst embodiments. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #243)

RITUAL ASCENSION - Profanation of the Adamic Covenant CD
Death/doom metal. Members of Void Rot, Suffering Hour, and Aberration come together in Ritual Ascension, a horrendous sonic desecration decomposing death metal into a subsonic hallucinatory miasma, and deforming into a hideous disfigurement of its former self. Devoured in dissonance and shrouded in catacombal atmospheres, the band's horrendous debut full-length monstrosity "Profanation of the Adamic Covenant" takes the masterful death-doom horror of early Temple Nightside and of Grave Upheaval, and transfigures it further into the darkest abysses of surrealism. Not dissimilar to an auditory experimental horror film or to a stripped down version of Portal playing experimental doom, the work traces the grotesque lineaments of a disfigured subterranean hellscape through a masterful use of surrealism, dissonance and compositional abstraction. Slow, crushing, atonal dirges alternate lumbering behemoth-like trudges and enigmatic tectonic upheavals that build an immense ominous aura as the album unfolds a dense, mephitic atmosphere draped in malevolent ambience. The album's monolithic and agonizing crawl is then violently disrupted by onslaughts of wrathful disturbances, where bursts of demented blasting, tortured screams and mangled fretwork blindside the listener, casting them further down the abyss, into a bottomless sepulcher of confusion and of complete chthonic torment. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #241 CD)

SUTEKH HEXEN - Constellation Ritualistic Altars: Demo(n)s CD
Raw black metal/noise. At last, Sutekh Hexen's earliest tracks from their first three legendary demos (2010's "Constellation", "Ritualistic" and "Altars"), plus the "Order of Nine" single, get finally mastered (courtesy of death industrial master Grant Richardson) and released on vinyl and CD for the first time ever, consolidated into a singular assault of unrivaled raw black metal/noise mastery and consecrated into a definitive document of unwavering sonic disembodiment. The seven primeval spells here finally reproposed in their definitive form represent the earliest (and for some, favorite) stylistic incarnation of the band, when their horrific output was violently synthesized from a miasmatic vortex of feral raw black metal and scorching harsh noise, immersed into a cryptic plasma of suffocating ambience and wretched incantations. When the sinister Californian back noise sect first emerged in San Francisco around 2010 with these initial soul-disintegrating hexes, their evident greatness instantly reverberated with massive waves throughout the underground, leading to the birth of a revered cult that would dominate American abstract black metal, power ambient and blackened electronics for years to come. These debut recordings not only crowned Sutekh Hexen as absolute masters of their craft, but also established a formula that has remained imitated and definitive beyond purely experimental circles for years, ordaining the infamous black noise style into a coherent new movement that is revered and thriving to this day. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #239 CD)

JUDGE - Chung King Can Suck It CD
In celebration of the 200th release from Revelation Records, Judge's "Chung King Can Suck It" full-length has been remastered and re-pressed, with updated packaging containing some never-before-seen photos by Jeffrey Ladd and a reversed-out version of the now iconic album cover. The recording is a piece of the band's history, a documentation of the early years which includes two unreleased songs, "I'm Holding On" and "No Apologies." First time officially available as a stand-alone release since it's initial pressing of 100 copies in 1989. Now available on CD. (Revelation Records #200)

THE PROMISE - Believer LP
Culled from some of the most classic and respected straight-edge bands of the 1990s (Another Victim, One King Down, Conviction, Earth Crisis), The Promise began in 2001 under the moniker of True Love, a project intending to bring five old friends together to show the world that time had yet to wear them down or break their will. Their determination paid off as word spread quickly of the juggernaut-to-be being birthed in the basements and streets of upstate New York. New pressing now available on clear with red splatter vinyl. (Indecision Records #53)

FASTBREAK - Fast Cars, Fast Women LP
Re-issue of the debut full-length from New England posi-hardcore legends Fastbreak. On vinyl for the first time in 26 years. Includes bonus tracks from the Fastbreak/Ten Yard Fight split 7" and Salad Days demos. This is the yellow with black and red splatter vinyl version. (Iodine Recordings #66)

Descriptions for 4/5/25

INEPSY - City Weapons LP/CD (colored vinyl)
Canada's D-Beat Rock N Roll Crust Metal Punks 2nd album reissued by Tankcrimes. Limited colored vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with poster and download card included.� Inepsy hailed from Quebec City, Canada and they played D-beat hardcore that was heavily influenced by Motorhead and Discharge. (Tankcrimes Records #142)

IMPALED - Demo Medicale LP/CD (colored vinyl)
IMPALED's Demo Medicale was captured in early 2002, a few months previous to the recording session of their now iconic second full-length, "Mondo Medicale." It was used as a template for the sound and as a means to experiment with track ordering. The song "Raise The Stakes" was finished sometime between this demo and the recording for the album and therefore is not present here. Additionally, the songs "Gross Anatomy" and "Choice Cuts" were excised to be included on the EP "Choice Cuts" as a way to conclude IMPALED's contract with Necropolis Records. There are some notable vocal patterns and riff changes from this demo to the album's final form. Oakland Death Metal Gore. 2002 "Mondo Medicale" era demos unearthed. Limited splatter vinyl with download card included. (Tankcrimes Records #148)

HIRAX - Faster Than Death LP/CD
The US thrash metal veterans Hirax once again invite you to a good portion of unadulterated thrash metal. The band will release their sixth album 'Faster Than Death" in early 2025. It's release will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the band. Katon has gathered a new live line-up around him with Jose Gonzalez, Allan Chan and Emilio Marquez. Faster than Death is the impressive result that makes the hearts of all thrash metal fans beat faster and puts a real strain on the neck muscles. (Armageddon Label #61)

SACRIFICE - Volume Six LP/CD/cassette tape
Volume six is the sixth record from Canada's thrash metal legends Sacrifice... Formed in Scarborough, Ontario in 1984. The Buzz After The World War V 12" & live in Japan CD wasn't enough, the fans demanded more! A full length was put into gear. Darius Szczepaniak, legendary Toronto engineer returns to get producer & lead vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati what he wants. Joerico Scott watts & Gus Pynn - all original members - return to melt your fucking faces with volume six. It's time. It's here... CD comes with bonus track. Limited to 500 copies. (Cursed Blessings Records #25)

STREET DOGS - Back To The World LP (20th Anniversary Edition)
Together with SBAM Records, Street Dogs are reissuing their legendary album "Back To The World" on vinyl for the first time. Feel old yet? Not the Street Dogs! The Boston band led by singer Mike McColgan, co-founder of the Dropkick Murphys, was an integral part of international punk rock for 17 years before taking a break in 2020. "Back To The World" was the band's second album, produced by Nate Albert ("The Mighty Mighty Bosstones") and featured hits such as "You Alone" and the title track "Back To The World". The album was released in January 2005 via Brass Tacks Records and is an absolute crowd favorite. But who still has the album at home? Well, since the CD was the most common medium in 2005 before the big comeback of the vinyl record, fans nowadays miss an LP of their favorite album. SBAM Records is now changing this together with the band by giving "Back To The World" its first vinyl edition! And that's not all: there will be an exclusive new song on the record! A comeback is in the offing... (SBAM Records #166)

SPEEDWAY - A Life's Refrain LP (opaque custard vinyl)
With their debut full-length, "A Life's Refrain," Stockholm, Sweden's Speedway unleashes a thrilling and unpredictable explosion of untamed energy. Bursting with lightning-fast guitar riffs, captivating songwriting, and a stroke of melancholy, this album is poised to become a landmark in Swedish hardcore. The tracks are rooted in the rapid-fire spirit of '80s youth crew yet refuse to be confined by its boundaries, evolving into a distinctive hybrid that evokes everything from Youth Of Today and "Victim In Pain"-era Agnostic Front to Iron Maiden's "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" and Title Fight. On opaque custard colored vinyl. (Revelation Records #209)

BLOODGUILT - s/t LP (color vinyl)
Based out of California, Bloodguilt is making crushing music for old heads and newcomers alike. With over 30 years in hardcore and alternative rock, Bloodguilt's members have spent time playing in bands such as Taken, Stavesacre, Focused, Project 86, And Starflyer 59. Self-recorded and then mixed by Beau Burchell (Saosin), the Bloodguilt EP is five direct, rapid, and pissed-off tracks. 12"ep includes a silkscreened B-side. On black and blue marble vinyl. (New Age Records #107)

IGNITE - A Place Called Home LP (black vinyl)
Svart Records is proud to reissue the Californian, melodic hardcore band Ignite's album "A Place Called Home." Previously released on vinyl only on its original release date in 2000 on TVT Records, "A Place Called Home" will finally be available on wax again. The authorized Svart Records, 25th anniversary edition of this modern, genre-defining classic contains three bonus tracks previously only available on the European CD version of the album and comes with an insert. Imported from Finland. On black vinyl. (Svart Records #738)

Descriptions for 3/29/25

VIOLENT COERCION - Still Time LP (colored vinyl)
VIOLENT COERCION was a band of East Bay teenagers that started playing in 1983, with their first show at Ruthie's Inn with The F.U.'s and STRANGLEHOLD. They formed the time period where the San Francisco Bay Area, already with a long Punk Rock history had become an epicenter for touring, local and relocated Hardcore punk bands and ground zero for thrash metal Crossover. All these sounds percolated to make a distinct East bay hardcore sound and outlook, from the power chord laden thrash and politics of CRUCIFIX, the dark complexity of SOCIAL UNREST, the upfront punchiness of SPECIAL FORCES. 3/4ths of VIOLENT COERCION went on to form NEUROSIS, and the thrashy rough edges of their 1985 demo pre-sage the pummelling hardcore attack of Neurosis's 1987 debut album, "Pain Of Mind". VIOLENT COERCION Began playing live again in 2020 and this nine song new recording is the culmination of live shows, new song writing and re-recordings of four songs from their original "House of Terror" demo. Members previously played in NEUROSIS, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT, DEFACE, KICKER and more. The album is pressed on red splatter vinyl and comes housed in a foldover silkscreened sleeve printed at Monolith press. It includes liner notes from Aaron Cometbus, as well as his East Bay Punk - First Dozen Years poster by Aaron Cometbus, which was also originally included in the reissue of CHRIMPSHRINE. This release also Includes an 8 page insert of old and new flyers and photos. (Violent Coercion Records #1)

PALATKA - We Were Right LPx2
62 track discography from Gainesville's legendary emo-violence hardcore band from the 1990s. Raging chaotic hardcore occasionally combined with melody. Murder for your ears but with the occasional groove that will dance on your grave. (Belladonna Records #23)

EXO - s/t LP
Like a web spun in the shadows, Exo's debut release shimmers in the corners of our perception and emerges in the light, fully formed. With their delicate and idiosyncratic melodies, at once ethereal and raw, sensitive and tender yet thoroughly punk and primitive to the bone, this collection of songs broods in the space carved out by NYC DIY punk of the 2010s, but flourishes in its own habitat like a newly discovered species of butterfly. This is a concept album in the truest sense; an ode to the fragile lives of insects and the spectre of death, a meditation on impermanence and the brevity of our time on earth. Powered by Nyle's raw and unique drumming syncopating throughout these tracks like a damaged heartbeat, the songs unfurl in washes of warm analog synthesizer, Anna's defined and driving guitar lines, and Anahit's plodding bass guitar pulled taut like a rubber band. But what truly sets this band apart is the unique trio of voices, each shining in their own ranges between classic punk vocals, listless siren-like calls, and intricate layered harmonies. You feel as if you're passing through a gauntlet of voices in your ascent to the light, beating heavy on the air with fragile wings. The dynamic of collaboration - of mixed personalities and perspectives - permeates every moment of this record. On the record's B-side you can hear the demo's secret track 'Mermaid Legend', a sprawling whole-side composition of outsider tape music that experiments with time and space like the aural equivalent of a fly's warbled, kaleidoscopic vision. There's not another album quite like this. Fans of Pale Cocoon and The Nixe will hear a resonance with the playful and sublime sense of melody that permeates the album. So too will fans of Electric Deads and Chin Chin. This is an album that harkens back to the recent golden era of NYC punk and carries the torch of DIY ethics into new territories, preserving the spirit of experimentation and delivering catchiness that has become all too rare in punk these days. (La Vida Es Un Mus #312)

PUNAL - Buscando La Muerte LP
PUNAL is back with their debut LP seven years after their demo. Hailing from Mallorca, their punk sounds angry, dirty and very prickly. The 10 tracks of the LP are rooted in the classic Iberian punk sound while sounding current. Powered by the classic 1-2 drum beat, with a bass driven sound that is both sharp and dirgy at the same time, and sets the tone for their raging anti-social message. Nihilistic street thug lyrics which bring to mind CICATRIZ or ESKORBUTO but sonically are closer to UK82 and Latin American 80's aggro, with hints of So-Cal punk at times. The entire record is dedicated to PUNAL former drummer Marti (ORDEN MUNDIAL,TRAU and a million other bands), a stalwart of Mallorca punk scene who tragically died in a motorbike accident in 2019. (La Vida Es Un Mus #311)

TEMPLARS - Reconquista Volume III LP
Besides being the definitive American Oi! band, TEMPLARS are also one of the most prolific. Needless to say, any TEMPLARS completist has their work cut out for them. Lucky for you, the band have done their best to simplify the task with their ongoing Reconquista series. Compiling b-sides, outtakes, comp tracks, singles, and rarities of every other conceivable variety, the Reconquista compilations are must-have wax for any TEMPLARS diehard. Which is why TKO is very pleased to announce the third entry in our continuing collaboration with the band's own Templecombe Records on the Reconquista project. Reconquista Volume III is the first new entry in the series since 2020, and contains some of the most obscure and hard to find TEMPLARS material yet. Spanning 1996 through 2011, Volume III is above all a testament to the band's unparalleled consistency. Tracks like 'Take On The World' and 'Blood, Sweat & Tears' go toe to toe with some of their best known classics, despite being released nearly 20 years onto the band's lifespan. (TKO Records #6951)

URSULA - I Don't Like Anything LP (color vinyl)
RELEASE DATE: 4/4/25. After multiple EPs, Southern California's Ursula has been working towards this debut full-length release for quite a while. Earlier this year, they were finally able to carve out enough time to get into Buzzbomb Studios with Paul Miner and track 12 brand-new songs. Keeping the tradition going with their signature frenetic style of hardcore punk, they've also brought in some more of the heavy on this album and sonically they traverse many paths on this record. On Clear With Blue, Green, And Pink Splatter vinyl. (Indecision Records #197)

SCOWL - Are We All Angels cassette tape/CD/LP (black vinyl/colored vinyl)
RELEASE DATE: 4/4/25. Scowl is a band that sounds exactly like their name implies. At every turn on "Are We All Angels," the band explores ambitious new directions and bends genre norms. But even through this more eclectic approach, Scowl loses none of their edge and still manages to convey the anger and frustration that lies underneath. (Dead Oceans Records #358)

FORCED DOWN - Liberate LP (ice blue vinyl)
Forced Down was first created by the late Amenity vocalist Mike Down and Pitchfork drummer Joey Piro, and the band was completed by vocalist Rob Base as well as members of other San Diego, CA, hardcore alumni including Scott Bartoloni from Heroin. Full of idealism, love, and anger, the band recorded two vinyl 7"s including their swansong 2x7" "Stifle." This essential collection and first-ever release of all the bands compiled material on vinyl is housed in a thick cardboard, tip-on style jacket and comes with a beautiful, 12" x 12" booklet with many photos, liner notes, etc. Remixed by Brad Wood (Sunny Day Real Estate, Touche Amore) and mastered by Brad Boatright. This is the ice blue vinyl version. (Southern Lord Records #312)

CLIKATAT IKATOWI - The Trials And Tribulations Of... LPx3 (black and colored vinyl)
Unhinged, damaged art-punk from San Diego, CA's mid-'90s Gravity scene. Gathered here are Clikatat Ikatowi's three albums - "Orchestrated And Conducted By...," "River Of Souls," and a first-time vinyl pressing for their 1993 demo, all remixed and remastered from the original analog tapes. The accompanying 24-page book pairs Tony Rettman's colorful essay with dozens of period photos and flyers, an in-depth history of a city and scene that defined the shape of noise to come. (Numero Group Records #223)

Descriptions for 3/22/25

ILL REPUTE - Oxnard: Land Of No Toilets 7"
Comes with sticker and colored vinyl. Originally released in 1983 on Mystic Records. Reissue of one of the best hardcore 7"s ever recorded by one of the best bands to ever do it. This is Ill Repute's debut EP from 1983 that helped put Nardcore on the map. For fans of Stalag 13, Dr. Know, and Agression. (It's Alive Records #2)

THE HELL - s/t 7"
Sorry State Records (US) and Drunken Sailor Records (UK) present a new self-titled 5-song EP from Cleveland's the Hell. The four to-the-point rippers on the a-side pick up where the Hell's 2023 album left off, fusing big riffs (see: "Liabilities" and "Circling the Drain") with agile rhythmic shifts ("Cut the Chord") and executing all of it at hardcore tempos. While these tracks have a similar energy to nihilistic punk-on-the-edge-of-hardcore like the Lewd or the Zero Boys, "Dirt Nap," which occupies the entire b-side, takes the Hell's sound to new places, soaking in eerie tension for several minutes before erupting into a brilliant, Buzzcocks-esque chiming chorus. Atop it all, the Hell's vocalist sneers like a weary, middle-aged Darby Crash whose woes have only compounded as life has unfurled. The Hell speaks to the dismay and cynicism we all feel as part of a species in decline, but they also deliver the jolt of energy we need to face another day. (Sorry State Records #143)

(restock) DAHMER - Our Worst Recordings LPx2
Second compilation of Dahmer's discography only this time, it's the D.I.Y. recordings and a live concert. Forty-seven tracks of raw old school grindcore from one of the best bands from the 90s. This double LP on black and white wax includes an insert documenting almost all of their concert history through an extensive collection of flyers. (D71/Doomsday Machine Records #24)

COCK SPARRER - Here We Stand LP (Anniversary edition)
With 2007's "Here We Stand," legendary punk rockers Cock Sparrer moved into the 21st century and staked their claim on an exciting new era for the band. As with all of the band's best work, the songs on "Here We Stand" are remarkably timeless, with Cock Sparrer always moving forward, facing the future, and carrying that spirit onward to tomorrow. This version was remastered in celebration of the band's 50th anniversary, bringing to the table the best-sounding version of this album to date. (Pirate's Press Records #332)

JIVEBOMB - Ethereal CD/cassete tape/LP (color vinyl)
Rising out of Baltimore, MD's groundbreaking hardcore scene in 2021, Jivebomb's ruthless blend of hardcore punk and intense live show quickly made them a band to watch. Entering the studio in summer 2024 with Ben Greenberg (Uniform) at Circular Ruin in Brooklyn, NY, Jivebomb knew they wanted to keep their raw, blitzed-out energy while diving into heavier territory. With the release of "Ethereal," Jivebomb has delivered a unique and rapid debut that urges repeat listens while building anticipation for what the band will create next. Vinyl version includes a silkscreened B-side. (Flatspot Records #81)

TERROR - Live At CBGB MMIV LP (color vinyl)
Terror's "Live At CBGB MMIV" is their most explosive live recording, tracked in 2004 right before "One With The Underdogs" was released on Trustkill Records. Remastered by Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis), these songs sound better than ever. For fans of Cro-Mags, Integrity, and Madball. (Trustkill Records #140)

LUNGFISH - 10 EAST 7"
Three songs by Lungfish, originally released in 1995. Features Daniel Higgs on vocals, Asa Osborne on guitar, John Chriest on bass, and Mitchell Feldstein on drums. Now available again on colored vinyl. (Dischord Records #99.5)

PUBLIC DISTURBANCE - S&M 45/Live At CBGB 1984 LP
Puke N Vomit Records presents the first-ever official reissue of the 1983 classic 7" "S+M" from Public Disturbance, an early-'80s, hardcore-punk band founded by Paul Cowen from Point Pleasant, NJ, in 1981. The 7" was originally released on Mutha Records, unofficially re-released on the epic Killed By Death series in the 1990s, and has gone on to become a sought-after slice of East Coast hardcore punk. This full-length compiles the 7" tracks along with unreleased live material recorded at the legendary CBGBs in New York, one of the birthplaces of American punk. (Puke N Vomit Records #261)

Descriptions for 3/15/25

JULIA - s/t LP (white vinyl version) (shipping now!)
The first pressing instantly sold out, so we made another 550 of them on white vinyl. Originally released in 1994 as a split release between River's End and Ebullition. Like many bands on Ebullition, Julia was from San Diego. Hardcore in California in the '90s was constantly pushing the boundaries and experimenting with new musical directions while maintaining a tie to a common community. Julia was emotive, chaotic, experimental, but also beautiful, soulful and forceful. Like many bands on Ebullition, Julia were ahead of their time doing something new and exciting. The original recordings were lost along the way as was the original art... this repressing was remastered from the CD and the art was painstakingly recreated by none other than Jeff Capra (an integral part of the Southern California scene back in the early '90s... Like It Or Not, Manumission, Ochre, Embassy... etc). An underground classic from the early days of Ebullition's existence... 550 made. (Ebullition Records #30.5)

TOTALITAR - Sin Egen Motstandare LP (30TH anniversary edition) (shipping now!)
Comes with tip on gatefold jacket with printed inner, poster insert. "SIN EGEN MOTST�NDARE" was originally released in 1994 on CD-Only By Finn Records. A reunion album of sorts, the reconstituted band sought to get back their original hardcore roots, while at the same time sparking a direct reaction to the rising right wing political climate of time in Sweden. One of the all-time most rampaging Swedish Punk albums, it affirmed the band's template of D-beat hardcore that they continually challenged and re-imagined for another decade and a half of releases, and inspired a legions of bands worldwide. This 30th Anniversary edition is a 1-time press at RTI with a stoughton tip-on gatefold with spot gloss, new liner notes from the band, unique center labels for the release, a printed inner sleeve, a reprint poster of the flyer for the original CD release show. (Prank Records #27)

KODAK COURAGE - s/t Cassette
Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, KODAK COURAGE play ripping, heavy hardcore with frantic PV elements � think a combination of UNDERTOW, WOUND MAN, EXTORTION and STRAIN. Features members of GONE WRONG and DOWNWORTHY. 11 tracks in 13 minutes; pro-cassettes with printed J-card. Limited to 50 copies. Co-released with State of Mind. (625 Records #322 TP)

SIYAHKAL - Days Of Smoke and Ash LP
Finally, SIYAHKAL delivers unto us their complete vision. "Days of Smoke and Ash," is the first full length from a band that has been dominating shows in Toronto for the better part of the past decade. The city's best kept secret. And what better a release to formally announce the relocation of the Static Shock Head Honcho, than the excavation of the city's most overdue LP? From the opening notes of "Your Head In My Arms," SIYAHKAL unleashes absolute, stomping psychedelic hardcore perversion. Self-recorded, the thing sounds like a demon unleashed. Squalls of noise are smeared across a record of near-meditative, throbbing HC. It's an unrelenting, brutal album that would see any sane person running for the exits. While the music itself is precise, intentional and pounding, the vocal delivery and its lyrical subject matter provide a deeper meaning. This isn't just a record to crack skulls to, it's an album loaded with political subtext. How does an artist reconcile their own exile? How do they engage with the caricatures that western psychosocial dominance makes of their beautiful home? When their own survival is at stake, what is the true meaning of justice? SIYAHKAL manages to produce something indebted as much to the likes of DESTINO FINAL or MOBS, as it is the Persian culture KG bleeds into it. And the sentiments expressed here are not just Iranian, or Venezuelan, or Palestinian. SIYAHKAL's "Days of Smoke and Ash" reflects the reality of the world as this era comes undone. They've manifested something universal and urgent that blurs the boundaries of hardcore punk. When power attempts to distort you, the only option is to distort back. Let the walls of Evin, of Guantanamo, of Al-Hol, of Ofer crumble at the sounds of SIYAHKAL. (Static Shock Records #122)

THE TRUE FAITH/DEMMERS - split 7"
Council Records is proud to present an exciting new split 7" featuring two of the most compelling new voices in post-punk: The True Faith and Demmers. The True Faith delivers Can't Be Sure, a four-minute anthem that balances uncertainty and hope with soaring synths and driving guitars. It's a natural evolution for the Philadelphia-based band, following the success of their sophomore album Go to Ground and their acclaimed split 12" with Bleached Cross. Produced by Ryan Santos Phillips at Lux Perpetua NYC, the track calls to mind the best of post-punk pioneers like The Sound and The Chameleons, while carving out a space that's uniquely theirs. On the other side, Demmers contributes Leave it Alone, a dark yet melodic track that blends the lush textures of Eighties post-punk with a modern, raw energy. Drawing inspiration from bands like The Cure and Soft Kill, Demmers brings a fresh intensity to the genre. The track was recorded with Ed Auletta and Matt Olsson at North End Recording Studio and mixed by John Naclerio at Nada Recording Studio, showcasing the band's knack for creating music that feels both nostalgic and forward-thinking. Limited to 300. (Council Records #49)

ATARAXY - Revelations Of The Ethereal LP
Spanish death metal veterans Ataraxy's first album "Revelations Of The Ethereal" returns in its highly anticipated third pressing. Originally unleashed upon the underground scene 13 years ago, this monumental debut full-length stands as a testament to the band's raw beginnings, still maintaining its position as their most aggressive and intensely crafted death metal offering to date. (Me Saco Un Ojo #32)

NO TIME - You'll Get Yours LP (clear vinyl)
As our first new title for 2025, TKO is proud to team up with our friends at SIX FEET UNDER to bring you this new reissue of the 2016 debut album from NO TIME!! This is a brand new pressing out this previously out-of-print LP, newly remastering with lightly revamped artwork. (TKO Records #2505)

THE FREEZE - One False Move LP
The Doc is at it again! First time back in print since 1999, with four added tracks from their "A Deadly Duo" split with The Bollweevils (from 1996). Original artwork by Tony Award Winner Edward Gorey makes this their most "sinister" and dark release to date. One of Boston's first hardcore bands [1978] they deliver drive, aggression and insight full lyrics that'll make your skin crawl. And yes, they are STILL playing killer shows! This is the band's and the Doc's personal favorite release from them. Get it and see why! (Dr. Strange Records #78)

GOVERNMENT ISSUE - Crash LP
One of G.I.'s crowning achievements! Originally released in 1988 and newly remastered by guitarist Tom Lyle himself and widely noted as one of the best D.C. hardcore bands to have emerged from the legendary Dischord Records. Repressed on super thick 180 gram vinyl this has never. (Dr. Strange Records #149)

PRISON AFFAIR - Demo 4 7"
First vinyl pressing of Prison Affair's Demo 4. Black vinyl in reverse board jackets. (Under The Gun Records #177)

SAVES THE DAY - Can't Slow Down: 25th Anniversary Edition LP (transparent black-ice vinyl) The phenomenal 1998 debut full-length from these (at the time) high-school-aged New Jersey kids. Fast, catchy, poppy hardcore/punk with some emotional overtones. This 25th anniversary edition was originally released in 2023. New pressing now available on transparent black-ice vinyl. (Equal Vision Records #42)

REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER - Freedom Sweet Freedom LP
Regional Justice Center has always been about two brothers: Ian Shelton started the project in 2016 shortly after the incarceration of his younger sibling Max, and each release has not only sought to explore the choices, cycles, experiences, and institutions surrounding that event, but also to keep the two tethered during Max's time in prison. In 2022, Max was released and now "Freedom Sweet Freedom" brings him directly into the fold, writing and performing on the album. The result is not only a record that's packed with years-in-the-making emotional catharsis, it's also the most sonically hard-hitting 13 minutes of aggressive music you'll hear this year. (Closed Casket Activities #132)

NAILS - Obscene Humanity LP
"Obscene Humanity" is the 2009, debut 7 song 12"ep from Nails. Honoring its original packaging, this record comes in a white jacket with promo sticker and an 8.5" x 11" insert. (Closed Casket Activities #60)

INTENSIVE CARE AND THE BODY - Was I Good Enough? LP
Both Toronto, Canada, duo Intensive Care (Andrew Nolan and Ryan Bloomer) and Rhode Island duo The Body (Chip King and Lee Buford) thrive as innovative forces in extreme music. Rather than lean into the expected, these four musicians made a collective decision to disrupt once again by joining forces in 2024 for the collaborative album "Was I Good Enough?" on Closed Casket Activities. With glitchy, graveyard-bellowing vocals, icy, industrial backbone, and teeth-rattling heavy grooves, these eight tracks certainly reflect the respective legacies and pedigrees of their creators. (Closed Casket Activities #131)

KRUELTY - Profane Usurpation LP
"Profane Usurpation" is the new EP from Japanese hardcore/death-metal legends Kruelty. Four tracks filled with punishing blast beats of pure grind topped with pit-inducing breakdowns. Seina and Mani, as always, are the essential backbone of the band providing an unrelenting beatdown for Zuma's grimy riffs and deep, guttural vocals, which tear through a masterful mix by none other than Taylor Young (God's Hate/Twitching Tongues/Deadbody). (Closed Casket Activities #133)

DEADBODY/TRIBAL GAZE - split LP
This split 12" follows Deadbody's debut full-length, "The Requiem," and Tribal Gaze's sophomore album, "The Nine Choirs," both released in 2022. Deadbody tapped into outside-the-box influences like King Crimson and Voivod to provide five songs of mind-bending technicality that never skimps on pure heaviness, while Tribal Gaze adds a previously unheard groove to the crushing aggression of their three-song contribution. The result is a snapshot of Deadbody and Tribal Gaze at the top of their respective games. (Closed Casket Activities #139)

FOUNDATION - Turncoat LP
vWith the resurgence of Atlanta, GA's Foundation, Closed Casket Activities is happy to announce the reissue of their last release, "Turncoat." Recorded by Andy Nelson of Bricktop Studio and originally released by Jawk Records, this has been revered by many as the bands definitive album both sonically and visually. This pressing is the original master recording repackaged in a 400gsm, matte 12" jacket with UV spot varnish, black interior flood, and a revised insert. (Closed Casket Activities #140)

INGROWN - Idaho LP
Ingrown isn't just Boise, ID's loudest export, they're one of the most vicious and uniquely compelling up-and-coming bands in all of aggressive music, and their sophomore full-length, "Idaho," is the gun-toting, dirt-bike-riding, hell-raising proof. Recorded with Andy Nelson (Jesus Piece, Pain Of Truth, Inclination, Weekend Nachos) at Bricktop Studio in Chicago, IL, "Idaho" pushes Ingrown's visceral sonics even further into the red. Clocking in at 11 songs over just 18 minutes, the album swings between pummelling heaviness and blistering speed, drawing on the technicality of death metal and thrash without losing the unhinged spark of hardcore and powerviolence. (Closed Casket Activities #136)

COMBUST - Belly Of The Beast LP
New York hardcore band Combust takes you into the "Belly Of The Beast" on their new album through Triple-B Records. Recorded with Zach Miller at Landmine Studios, the 12 tracks bounce through unique grooves, menacing riffs, and a tough vocal delivery. The guest-heavy record showcases community within the hardcore scene and beyond, with features from members of Terror, Mindforce, Crown Of Thornz, Dmize, Imposter, and rapper Rome Streetz. (Triple B Records #217)

Descriptions for 3/8/25

LANGUID - Show Their System Up Their Ass LP
The D-beat engine that is Languid keeps rolling along destroying everything in its path. Here the Canadian rippers return with their 4th full length. 12 tracks of full throttle D-beat punk in the Discard tradition. This will be released to coincide with the Languid Japan tour 2025. LP comes with a lyric insert, 18"x24" poster, and postcard. (Desolate Records #45)

BURNING CHROME - s/t 7" These songs were conceived and recorded during the lockdowns in 2020-21 by 4 friends from Minneapolis and NYC. Describing songs over and phone and sending recordings back and forth was a means of maintaining connections through those dark times and also a weirdly digital and disconnected way to write music. These songs capture both those aspects, while offering a critique of the social disconnection and technological coercion that grew out of those times. Here they are finished and pressed to vinyl for the first time. Packaged with a color poster by Digital Evil. (Desolate Records #38)

SHATTER - Deny The Future 7"
Following up last years' demo cassette here is the first vinyl release from Minneapolis' Shatter. 4 hard hitting punk blasts for 2025. During the 90s, Minneapolis was an international hub of hardcore punk, crust, and DIY culture thanks to many hardworking entities and individuals within the city. Shatter is a band that comes from the seeds that were planted during that time. Musically it's difficult to pin down- the soaring guitar leads and complex melodies are of a style often heard in Japanese hardcore punk, but that is combined with a 90s Euro squatter crust sound almost like Mushroom Attack or Fleas and Lice. Many punks these days want to hear music that's easily definable and has clear reference points - this is not that! Bretton's scorching vocals do not defy her angry lyrics, which focus on injustices everywhere and personal responsibility to deal with all the bullshit thrust upon us. As a whole package, this is a beautiful heartfelt band that, at times, feels from a past iteration of what DIY punk culture is - carving out a world based on passion and cooperation- outside the culture industry of social media. You may not strap the shoelace on and fist pump with complete abandon to this the same way you would other stuff, but if you care to really listen to some crusty hardcore with depth, this is for you. Packaged in a fold-out cover with a color 18"x24" tour poster. This record will be out for the East Coast US Tour 2025. (Desolate Records #46)

OLHO SECO - Botas Fuzis Capacetes 7"
Formed in 1980, Olho Seco was one of the first Brazilian bands to adopt the fast and aggressive sound that would come to be known as hardcore punk, influencing the entire local scene. Led by vocalist Fabio Sampaio, the band helped solidify the style in Brazil, debuting on the country's first punk record, the compilation Grito Suburbano (1982), alongside Inocentes and Colera. Released in the following year, the EP Botas, Fuzis e Capacetes became a genre classic, not only serving as one of the blueprints for Brazilian hardcore with its rough, brutal, Discharge-influenced sound, but also helped establish the country as one of the global strongholds of underground punk. Beyond his role as Olho Seco's frontman, Fabio Sampaio played a decisive role in shaping Brazilian punk. His store, Punk Rock Discos, opened in 1979, became an essential meeting point for Sao Paulo's punk scene, facilitating the exchange of ideas and musical influences. Through it, Fabio popularized foreign bands like Discharge, as well as Swedish and Finnish hardcore, influences that helped shape the raw and aggressive identity of local hardcore. In this way, Olho Seco not only helped define Brazilian punk but was also instrumental in its expansion and international recognition. (Morrer Discos #1)

INOCENTES - Miseria E Fome 7"
Independently released in 1983, the "Miseria e Fome" EP is one of the most iconic records in Brazilian punk history. Formed in 1981 by former members of Restos de Nada and Condutores de Cadaver, Inocentes channeled the energy and indignation of a youth suffocated by the Brazilian military dictatorship. Originally conceived as an 11-track album, the work had to be reduced to just four songs after seven tracks were censored by the government due to their strong political protest lyrics. Brazil was still experiencing the final years of military rule, and Miseria e Fome became a direct reflection of that reality, delivering a raw, fast, and explosive sound, in line with the international hardcore scene of the day. Shortly after its release, Inocentes disbanded, but in 1984, bassist/guitarist/singer Clemente Nascimento reformed the band with a new lineup and a different musical approach. Influenced by post-punk and 1970s punk rock, this next step cemented Inocentes as one of the most enduring and important bands in Brazilian rock, to this day. However, Miseria e Fome remains the band's most intense and aggressive work, capturing the apex of their initial hardcore phase, a unique moment of uncontrolled fury and political revolt and still stands as a landmark in the history of international punk. (Morrer Discos #2)

H2O - Faster Than The World: 25th Anniversary Edition LPx2
The 1999 classic hardcore-punk album from New York's H2O. The third album in their 1990s-era trilogy, back in print for the first time in 25 years. Repackaged with a deluxe gatefold jacket and updated artwork, this 25th anniversary edition comes with a second 12" featuring the 1998 "Faster Than The World" demo session, engineered by Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and previously unreleased. Colored vinyl with 1 red w/ blue and 1 yellow w/green vinyl. (Bridge Nine Records #283 A)

DEAFHEAVEN - Sunbather: 10th Anniversary Edition LPx2
Deafheaven's monolithic second full-length, "Sunbather," was not only a massive success in 2013, it created a radical shift in heavy-music culture, an acceptance of the genre by previous outsiders, and a trailblazing sound that heretofore hadn't been heard outside of learned circles. One of the most important and original rock bands of the past 15 years, the long-awaited reissue of this pivotal release celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023 with a fresh shine and coat of paint - a newly remixed and remastered sound by original producer Jack Shirley with available spacial audio, and an updated look to the packaging in all formats courtesy of the album's original designer Nick Steinhardt. Whether a newbie to this colossal record or a familiar party, the anniversary edition is a crucial addition to the collection of any erudite music fan. Now available again on colored vinyl. (Deathwish Records #251)

Descriptions for 3/1/25

PORTRAITS OF PAST - Discography CD
Repressed. In 1994 Portraits of Past exploded on the '90s hardcore scene. In 1995 they broke up. They released a split 7" and an LP of material. 13 years later all that material was released together on one CD. The Portraits of Past discography includes their LP, their split 7" with Bleed, their track from XXX comp LP/CD, as well as 5 live tracks from 1995. Unfortunately, their track from the "Stealing the Pocket" LP compilation has been lost. Portraits of Past will be playing all over the USA in 2025. Check them out. A little blast from the past. This pressing uses the remaining covers and inserts from the original printing. (Ebullition #32/#59 CD)

INEPSY - City Weapons LP/CD (colored vinyl) (pre order!)
Street date April 11th, 2025. Canada's D-Beat Rock N Roll Crust Metal Punks 2nd album reissued by Tankcrimes. Limited colored vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with poster and download card included.� Inepsy hailed from Quebec City, Canada and they played D-beat hardcore that was heavily influenced by Motorhead and Discharge. (Tankcrimes Records #142)

IMPALED - Demo Medicale LP/CD (colored vinyl) (pre order!)
Street date April 11th, 2025. IMPALED's Demo Medicale was captured in early 2002, a few months previous to the recording session of their now iconic second full-length, "Mondo Medicale." It was used as a template for the sound and as a means to experiment with track ordering. The song "Raise The Stakes" was finished sometime between this demo and the recording for the album and therefore is not present here. Additionally, the songs "Gross Anatomy" and "Choice Cuts" were excised to be included on the EP "Choice Cuts" as a way to conclude IMPALED's contract with Necropolis Records. There are some notable vocal patterns and riff changes from this demo to the album's final form. Oakland Death Metal Gore. 2002 "Mondo Medicale" era demos unearthed. Limited splatter vinyl with download card included. (Tankcrimes Records #148)

W.A.I.L./MISANTROPICAL PAINFOREST - Dare to Venture Down to Earth... split LP
From the frigid climes of the far North comes one of the most compelling split records in recent years: Finland's W.A.I.L. and MISANTROPICAL PAINFOREST have joined forces to release "DARE TO VENTURE DOWN TO EARTH, FATHER! PERISH INTO NOTHINGNESS" on split 12" vinyl format.These entities have existed in the shadows for many years, and this record is the result of a mutual respect between the two projects. MISANTROPICAL PAINFOREST, a solo project of Kutcheck Gorealis (also of LEGACIES UNCHAIN) began in 2003 and has released three full-lengths to date.Those familiar with the work can expect more epic death-and-doom-tinged black metal, with some similarities to ISENGARD but without true parallel. For those new to this music: prepare for something singularly unique in today's underground scene, with competing harsh and sung vocals and triumphant riffs reminiscent of VARATHRON. Fellow countrymen W.A.I.L. (meaning Wisdom through Agony into Illumination and Lunacy) occupy the second half of the split, returning with their first release since "Vol. II" from 2018. Another spectral outfit with a tightly curated discography, the music of W.A.I.L. dwells in the mire of black/death metal, with a heavy emphasis on occult atmosphere as opposed to a bestial/war metal approach. Their three songs tread a labyrinthine path, with a heavy sense of doom accompanying all their varied movements. Musical comparisons could be made to early SAMAEL and Finnish cult HAIL, but much like MISANTROPICAL PAINFOREST they defy easy categorization. A standout release of 2024, this split LP is a mandatory affair for fans of distinctive black metal that treads its own path. (Nuclear War Now Records #732)

VENGEANCE HORDE - Surging Vengeance LP
Bestial war metal from the USA. Total violence worship. 300 made. (Nuclear War Now Records #740)

CAIXAO - Herakles/Melqart LP
Since 2017, Portuguese multi-instrumentalist JG has been releasing music under the name Caixao. Guided by JG's laborious research of the peoples that once populated the region in and around the land presently known as Portugal, Caixao's music is suffused with Mediterranean mysticism. JG's reverence for his land and its psychogeographical character is one feature that sets Caixao apart, especially as the regional traits that once defined the various styles of black metal emerging from different parts of the world have eroded, leaving the scene-like the world, in general-largely devoid of the distinctive, localized qualities that once made it so compelling. With this new album, JG draws upon the mythological figure Melqart, the patron god of Tyre, one of the most prominent city-states in the Phoenician diaspora, described by Ernest Renan as "a city of ruins, built out of ruins." As Phoenician culture spread throughout the Mediterranean, so, too, did Melqart's legacy. While there are few extant artistic representations of Melqart, and many details have been lost to time, he is believed to be the antecedent to the Greek half-deity and hero Herakles (known to the Romans as Hercules), whose cult supplanted Melqart's as the Greek empire ascended to global prominence. The nexus between these two figures served as the inspiration for Caixao's sophomore album, "Herakles/Melqart." In particular, Herakles' 12 labors-assigned as punishment after Hera, jealous of the son born from Zeus's infidelity, sent Herakles into a fit of insanity during which he murdered his wife and children-illustrate the manner in which Herakles's persona subsumed attributes of Melqart as the reach of the Greek empire swept out across the Phoenician world. JG devotes a track to each of the 12 labors, from the Nemean Lion and the Hydra of Lerna, to the Augean stables, the Cretan Bull, and Cerberus. Indeed, one can hear when listening to this album how each track captures the essence of the corresponding Heraklean task. In doing so, Caixao demonstrates how within the black metal genre, perhaps more than any other form of music, mystical emanations of the ancient past converge with the nihilistic currents of the present day, forming a cultural through-line and highlighting the accretion of ideals that have, for millennia, undergirded the development of Western Civilization. Musically speaking, with this album, JG continues to expand the frontier of Caixao's sonic palette, incorporating miscellaneous sound sources, such as field recordings and traditional folk instruments. But Caixao's core identity remains unchanged-a syncretic amalgam of styles deftly combined to produce a distinctive strain of Iberian black metal. JG showcases the breadth of his musical knowledge, demonstrating his penchant for methodically picking and choosing only those elements that contribute to the creation of an atmosphere appropriately evocative of his subject matter. "Herakles/Melqart" reflects the most complete and thoughtful Caixao recording to date, a testament to JG's dedication to his craft and the exploratory nature of the project. (Nuclear War Now Records #749)

JPI VIO-LENS KOMMAND - For One Night We Woke Up With Eyes Like Stones LP
Bestial speed metal a thing? Well, it is now because these guys are doing it. When I got the CD as a promo in the mail I had no idea what to expect. Perhaps from the eastern inspired layout I had expected something like a War Vellum like release (brick wall noise bm fest) but what I heard was a very original take on bestial black metal and speed thrash mixture? It's really difficult to put my finger on what this style is exactly because it's very original and unlike anything that I've heard in a while. Speaking to the band members it's clear that their tastes are also all over the place which helps to put this album into context. In today's overcrowded scene where subgenre sound adherence and specific visual aesthetics are followed like religious tenets it's refreshing to see a band create something that's completely devoid of any guardrails. (Nuclear War Now Records #737)

FUNEREAL MOON - Beneath the Cursed Light of A Spectral Moo LP
Cult classic Mexican black metal/black ambient debut album from 1995 that was originally released only on CD format by Guttural Records (Xibalba, Avzhia, Deinonychus etc.). NWN is proud to release this classic on vinyl for the first time with the original layout and artwork scanned from the actual painting. For fans of Xibalba, Avzhia and early Mortiis. (Nuclear War Now Records #733)

AMUSEMENT - Holding On 7"
Amusement (members of From Ashes Rise, Arctic Flowers, Signal Lost, Deathreat, Bothers, Young Livers, ect.) return with a new single in the perfect division of melody from aggression and aggression from melody. A masterclass in the pathways of 1990's punk a la Jawbreaker, guitar power like Dinosaur Jr, and the "sadder but wiser" legacy of Greg Sage, bringing shrouds of grey skies to the optimism and power of decades of punk rock. - Jonah Falco from Fucked Up/Career Suicide. (Dirt Cult Records #190)

ALVILDA - C'est Deja L'heure LP
It has been three and a half long years since Parisian four-piece ALVILDA released the Negatif 7" on Alien Snatch. They have been playing gigs but there has been no sign of recorded material. Now they finally return with their debut album for Static Shock Records and without doubt it's a stonewall classic. Every minute, every inch and every song is lean, locked in and upbeat with a tight and bright production. If you love 60's girl pop but with a late 70's power pop edge or Indie pop that has been raised on a diet of tuneful punk rock, then ALVILDA will be your new favourite band, just like DOLLY MIXTURE were, just like CHIN CHIN were and just like LES CALAMITES were. The album is just under 30 minutes and it never lets up with quality and tunes that get stuck in your head. Not being able to speak a word of French is not a hindrance, as all the songs are instant and catchy. Alvilda is here to stay, and it's time already. (Static Shock Records #120)

JOE SNAPPED X BAZ RUI - The Grim Adventures of Snaps De VLN LP
An EB First....Antelope Valley M.C. Joe Snapped and Victorville producer Baz Rui team up for the first time and bring to you "THE GRiM ADVENTURES OF SNAPS DE VLN". A short story told through the eyes of Snaps De VLN, a working class villainous anti-hero who maneuvers his way through everyday life in the High Desert while trying to fight the music industry. Hip-Hop for the Hardcore. 13 tracks...no bells and whistles or shiny objects to distract you. For the HD! (Extinction Burst Records #12-1964)

JUSTIFY - Run and Hide 7"
5 perfectly executed tracks of no non sense hardcore! Seriously, it doesn't get anymore pure than this! FFO Outburst and Chain of Strength. A joint release with TOTAL SUPPLY. (Extinction Burst Records #071663)

HOLLOW SUNSHINE - Disposer LP
Hollow Sunshine is a bicoastal duo consisting of multi-instrumentalist/producer Reuben Sawyer and vocalist Morgan Enos. Their first album in seven years, 'Disposer,' marks an evolutionary step for Sawyer and Enos in their long musical partnership. Think Low, Duster, or Codeine - the shoegaze and slowcore side of their creative blend; in some ways, a heavier, more oppressive listen, but with even more melody as a counterbalance, dwelling on themes of distance and dislocation. The combination of Enos' abstract lyrics and choir-like vocal stacks, with Sawyer's melody crafting and combustible production, adds up to a welcome return from a band that never really went away. "'Disposer' is super austere to me," says Sawyer, the mastermind behind Hollow Sunshine for 15 years and counting; Enos joined in 2012. "The songs 'Immaterial, 'Jumper,' and 'Frequent Flier really have that feeling. They bring me back to a place of reality that is outside of distraction." (King of the Monsters Records #75)

GROUNDWORK - Today We Will Not Be Invisible Nor Silent LP
Vinyl reissue of one of the defining albums of '90s hardcore. Originally released on Bloodlink Records, this reissue has been lovingly restored and remastered from the master reels. Co-release with Protagonist Music. Special 30th anniversary pressing of 250 copies on a limited colored vinyl with reverse-board covers. Includes an exclusive patch, sticker, and extra booklet with writings by Damien from Culture, Kent from Ebullition, Neeraj from Hope Conspiracy, Jesse from Killswitch Engage, and many more! (King Of The Monsters Records #55)

(restock) L.O.T.I.O.N. - W.A.R. In The Digital Realm LP
L.O.T.I.O.N.'s third LP. Digital download included with sale of physical record. By the mid 1990s there was a wider understanding amongst military strategists that information was more than a weapon or a platform, but that it constituted a whole new operating domain. It officially came into being as a fifth domain of warfare when, addressing the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in Washington on April 25th, 1995, USAF Chief of Staff General Ronald Fogelman reflected on how warfare, and in particular the environments in which it was conducted, had evolved over the twentieth century. 'Information', he claimed, 'has an ascending and transcending influence � for our society and our military forces'. The information realm is the fifth dimension of war. L.O.T.I.O.N shows you how. (Static Shock Records #97)

LEJONEN - Watch The Stars Catch Fire LP
Lejonen (The Lions) is a new street rock'n'roll band to emerge in 2024. They are made up of veterans in the Oi! /Punk scene and bring a new, refreshing sound unlike any other band. Former bands the members of Lejonen have been in include: VICIOUS RUMOURS, 90 PROOF, THE FATSKINS, OXLEYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS, PHOENIX CITY MUGGERS and THE FIGHTING 48TH. Lyrics cover history, sociology, war and relationships, topics we all deal with in the real world as adults. Watch The Stars Catch Fire is the 5-track follow up to their debut self-titled, self-released 12" EP last year that turned a lot of heads. This sophomore release turns up the heat, picking up from where the debut 12" left off, influenced in equal parts by THE TEMPLARS or LAST RESORT as it is by MOTORHEAD or IRON MAIDEN! Limited orange colored vinyl. (Longshot Music #25)

THE DROWNS - View From The Bottom LP (marble color vinyl)
On their debut album from 2018, "View From The Bottom," Seattle, WA, rockers The Drowns came straight out of the gate, guns blazing with the opening track and lead single "Eternal Debate." This reissue includes fan-favorite live-set staples like the title track and buried treasures like "Faithfully, Faithless," and "Overexposure," and was remastered courtesy of Seattle legend Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Murder City Devils). This new version features all-new art with a minimalist, black-on-black, spot-matte jacket with a metallic, red foil-stamped pitchfork paying homage to the original album cover photo. Limited edition of 500 copies. (Pirates Press Records #397)

CAP'N JAZZ - Burritos...: 30th Anniversary Edition LP
In 1991, four kids from the suburbs of Chicago, IL, formed Cap'n Jazz, arguably one of the most influential rock bands of the last 30 years. Those kids, brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, Victor Villarreal, and Sam Zurick, were joined by Davey Von Bohlen in 1994, and recorded their only full-length album before calling it quits - "Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards In The Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On, and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over" - often referred to as "Shmap'n Shmazz." As a testament to this legendary debut, Polyvinyl is thrilled to announce the vinyl reissue of "Burritos...," which has been remastered from the original tapes - restoring the original album on vinyl for the first time since 1995, including its original artwork. LP includes album download. (Polyvinyl Records #502)

GREGOR SAMSA - 40:13.5 LP
Gregor Samsa is a post-rock band that began in Richmond, VA, in early 2000. The band came up alongside artists like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions In The Sky, and Isis, the later two having done tours with Gregor Samsa. On vinyl for the first time in over 23 years, "40:13.5" features Gregor Samsa's first two EPs, completely remastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, King Woman) with updated artwork. (Iodine Recordings #27)

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YAPHET KOTTO - Seems Our Situation Calls For Blood Loss LP
"Seems Our Situation Calls for Blood Loss" LP collects all of socio-political Santa Cruz, California hardcore punk band, YAPHET KOTTO's non-album tracks from every single, split, and comp. Includes 3 previously unreleased tracks. All remastered for this collection. First press of 500 will have a pre-order color vinyl option from each label and comes with a killer insert booklet with photos & fliers from the band's time together. Split release w/ Dead Broke Rekerds. (Repeater Records #8)

SUTEKH HEXEN - Constellation Ritualistic Altars: Demo(n)s LP
Raw black metal/noise. At last, Sutekh Hexen's earliest tracks from their first three legendary demos (2010's "Constellation", "Ritualistic" and "Altars"), plus the "Order of Nine" single, get finally mastered (courtesy of death industrial master Grant Richardson) and released on vinyl and CD for the first time ever, consolidated into a singular assault of unrivaled raw black metal/noise mastery and consecrated into a definitive document of unwavering sonic disembodiment. The seven primeval spells here finally reproposed in their definitive form represent the earliest (and for some, favorite) stylistic incarnation of the band, when their horrific output was violently synthesized from a miasmatic vortex of feral raw black metal and scorching harsh noise, immersed into a cryptic plasma of suffocating ambience and wretched incantations. When the sinister Californian back noise sect first emerged in San Francisco around 2010 with these initial soul-disintegrating hexes, their evident greatness instantly reverberated with massive waves throughout the underground, leading to the birth of a revered cult that would dominate American abstract black metal, power ambient and blackened electronics for years to come. These debut recordings not only crowned Sutekh Hexen as absolute masters of their craft, but also established a formula that has remained imitated and definitive beyond purely experimental circles for years, ordaining the infamous black noise style into a coherent new movement that is revered and thriving to this day. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #239)

CLAN DOS MORTOS CICATRIZ - Tecnicas De Morte LP
Blackened hardcore punk. The debut album by Brazilian death punk cult Clan Dos Mortos Cicatriz, fifteen cuts, twenty five minutes of sinister and cemeterial raw nekro-hardcore churned from the gutters and graveyards of Curitiba, Brazil. A grim manifesto of total refusal and an undying ode to death and suffering, "Tecnicas de Morte" gives a voice to every slum, prison, mental hospital, war zone, morgue and cemetery on earth, reminding us all that no human state, act or behavior exists outside of suffering, misery and death. Throughout their crepuscular auditory journey the Brazilian cult display an unrivaled craftsmanship in conjuring and condensing the greatest moments of dark punk, hardcore and crust (Black Flag, G.I.S.M., Misfits, Rudimentary Peni), death rock (Christian Death, The Damned) and black metal (Hellhammer, Ildjarn) into their own magistral ritual of transcendence through the celebration death, bending each one of their influences into a masterclass of gangrenous sonic disarray, majestic evocative power, and frenetic emotional chaos. Each one of the fifteen short spells of rage and misery that comprise this unforgettable long player is both a poem, a denunciation, an epitaph, an oath of penitence, and a declaration of war, all strewn across a death-scarred canvas of frantic and stylish guitar licks, pummeling, demented rhythms, and a wailing sermon of spectral, hysterical vocals doused in morbid poetry and ominous existentialism. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #236)

RITUAL ASCENSION - Profanation of the Adamic Covenant LP
Death/doom metal. Members of Void Rot, Suffering Hour, and Aberration come together in Ritual Ascension, a horrendous sonic desecration decomposing death metal into a subsonic hallucinatory miasma, and deforming into a hideous disfigurement of its former self. Devoured in dissonance and shrouded in catacombal atmospheres, the band's horrendous debut full-length monstrosity "Profanation of the Adamic Covenant" takes the masterful death-doom horror of early Temple Nightside and of Grave Upheaval, and transfigures it further into the darkest abysses of surrealism. Not dissimilar to an auditory experimental horror film or to a stripped down version of Portal playing experimental doom, the work traces the grotesque lineaments of a disfigured subterranean hellscape through a masterful use of surrealism, dissonance and compositional abstraction. Slow, crushing, atonal dirges alternate lumbering behemoth-like trudges and enigmatic tectonic upheavals that build an immense ominous aura as the album unfolds a dense, mephitic atmosphere draped in malevolent ambience. The album's monolithic and agonizing crawl is then violently disrupted by onslaughts of wrathful disturbances, where bursts of demented blasting, tortured screams and mangled fretwork blindside the listener, casting them further down the abyss, into a bottomless sepulcher of confusion and of complete chthonic torment. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #241)

DELIRANT - Thoughteater LP/CD
Black metal. The re-emergence of Spain's black metal contortion Delirant from the depths of subconsciousness, reanimates the crawling ascent of mind and soul destruction through the medium of auditory disfigurement. Shrouded in dissonance and swathed in nightmares, "Thoughteater" is a sonic dissection of the abyss conceived by long running black metal recluse D.B. (also of Negativa and Hasslig). This sophomore full-length offering is a surreal descent into the darkest corners of the subconscious, the hypnagogic state, lucid dreaming, and deviant states of perception, achieved through the unorthodox but regal medium of twisting, dissonant black metal. Of the same abominable and shapeshifting breed as that wielded and perfected by acts like Blut Aus Nord, Akhlys, Deathspell Omega, Abigor And Mispyrming to harness superior realms of imaginative destruction and auditory deception, and which has redefined metal music in this peculiar form as an unparalleled vector for all-devouring musical surrealism. The obsession of becoming one with the void is the zenith of the work, its median and most abyssic turning point after the initial descent. Once the absolute depth of interior horror has been reached, the second half of the album unfolds embodied as a cathartic pilgrimage to seek the light through darkness, overcoming fear and doubt, anxiety and panic. In the grand masterplan of the album's deeply intimate and self-explorative nature, light and hope are contemplated, but absolutely crushing and abysmal realms of darkness and suffering must be endured before this re-emergence can be achieved, rendering "Thoughteater" essentially a personal expiation through the penitence of absolute torment. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #237)

HEPCAT - Scientific LP (purple vinyl)
Hepcat's debut album, "Out Of Nowhere," was released on Moon Records in 1993, displaying its creative abilities as well as tight vocal and instrumental performance. Three years later, "Scientific" was released on BYO Records which fueled the band's rising local notoriety. Hepcat's signature style, sound, and live performance continue to impact new generations of music enthusiasts worldwide. (Trust Records #10)

LION'S LAW - Evermore LP (Oxblood colored vinyl)
When one thinks of the contemporary worldwide oi and streetpunk scene, it is impossible to exclude Paris, France's Lion's Law from the conversation. The band is rated around the world for their explosive, furious live show, and tough as nails songwriting that evokes the imagery of their namesake. Capturing that energy, and all of the sweat and blood that goes along with it, in the grooves of a record is always the challenge, and across the 15 songs that comprise "Evermore," Lion's Law do an admirable job of doing just that. (Pirates Press Records #413)

SKEWBALD - 2 Songs 7"
Skewbald/Grand Union was Ian MacKaye, Eddie Janney, John Falls, and Jeff Nelson. The band formed in 1981 after Lyle Preslar's decision to go to college temporarily broke up Minor Threat. Jeff chose the name Grand Union in honor of a nearby grocery store, but Ian preferred the word "skewbald," but no consensus could be reached, so the band wound up having two names. Now available again on colored vinyl. (Dischord Records #50)

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VISIONS - s/t LP (green vinyl)
Repressing of Visions 1st LP. Dark, gothic, melodic, and catchy punk rock from Portland, OR backed with very solid singing that is delivered with depth and sophistication. Very well done. Three of the four members were previously in the anarcho post punk goth band known as Dead Cult. Two of the members were also in Broken Spirit, another top notch band out of Portland. Akin to older bands like New Model Army, The Chameleons, The Mob, Siouxsie and the Banshees or somewhat newer bands like Bellicose Minds,The Estranged, or Terrible Feelings. This is a split label release with Old City Records and Ebullition. Only 300 made. (Ebullition Records #59.5)

PIEBALD - We Are The Only Friends We Have LP
Now on vinyl for the first time in over 20 years, Piebald's "We Are The Only Friends We Have" has earned its place as one of the most notable and iconic emo albums of the era. Completely remastered for vinyl by Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor, Quicksand) with reconstructed artwork created from negatives of the original photo shoot, and includes a retrospective essay written by the band. Originally produced by Paul Q. Kolderie (Radiohead, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr). (Iodine Records #67)

SPY - Seen Enough LP
"Seen Enough" doesn't hide what it's about: society's continued descent with diminishing hope for course correction. From the jump, Spy has followed in the lineage of Bay Area, CA, punks like Dead Kennedys and Ceremony in both attitude and awareness. Their latest offering maintains the critical edge of their earlier material while expanding their lyrical scope, delivering a streamlined punch that hits hard through its runtime. 12"ep includes a silkscreened B-side. (Closed Casket Activities #143)

VISIONS - Decay LP (shipping now!)
This is the second LP from Visions. Ebullition has historically always released new music from bands that were pushing hardcore punk in many different, new, and exciting directions while always being anchored to the hardcore punk scene. In my opinion Visions are a perfect fit for Ebullition. If they had existed in the '90s I would have eagerly done records with them. Hailing from Portland, OR they offer up a very powerful and beautiful style of gothic-anarco inspired punk that often gets compared to Siouxsie and The Banshees or The Cameleons, the Mob, or Signal Lost... but delivered with high energy, vitality and simply amazing singing. I am just totally captivated by Visions. Awesome. I saw them play in Portland recently and they were fantastic. They will be doing a West Coast tour in March 2025. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 500 made. Includes a cover of the "Warriors" by the Blitz. (Ebullition Records #62)

(restock) STORMCROW - Enslaved In Darkness LP
Repressed. Crust hailing from West Oakland, CA. Cruel AMEBIX-style crust infused with metallic riffs; a must-have for BOLT THROWER, AXEGRINDER, DEVIATED INSTINCT, and HELLSHOCK devotees. Apocalyptic crust for the end of the world. From 2004 until 2011, Stormcrow was active in the underground punk and metal scenes. Hailing from Oakland California and drawing their members from across the U.S., Stormcrow toured and shared stages with several bands across the spectrum; COFFINS, MASS GRAVE, GHOUL, SANCTUM, PAINTBOX, ASUNDER, LAUDANUM, LUDICRA, and HELLSHOCK to name a few. During this time they released several splits with some of the bands previously mentioned on independent labels, including two through 20 Buck Spin. Now, nearly twenty years after its debut, Enslaved In Darkness is back in print. The EP that started it all upon its release in 2005. Originally engineered at the legendary Earhammer Studios and expertly remastered this time at Enormous Door by Jack Control, Enslaved In Darkness is available again through BRAINSAND , limited to 500 copies all on BLACK VINYL includes sticker and 12 x18 screenprinted poster hand embossed with the stormcrow logo. (Brainsand #7)

ORCHID - Dance Tonight!! 10" (green vinyl repess)
Ten blasts of chaotic fury and emotive noise on a cute little 10". The Orchid sound is even more aggressive than on their 12", and anyone that enjoyed any of their previous releases will be floored by these songs. Tuneful, vicious, throbbing, and chaotic hardcore played with finesse, heartfelt energy, and a wee bit of arty pretense. On green vinyl. (Ebullition #46)

GRIEF - Dismal LP
Finally repressed! Pure filth fueled by mysanthropy and inner segregation has been immortalized on GRIEF's "dismal", a record recognized as a benchmark in extreme music. HEAVY riffs and damaged, painful shrieks spew thoughts of alienation and self-hatred; primitive drums and bass complement the despodent ambience. Truely a genre-defining release, available for the first time since it's original release in 1992. Featuring the original artwork, remastered specially for vinyl by Jack Control at ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING and pressed on 45 rpm 12" for maximum results. (Fuck Yoga Records #51)

GRIEF - Depression LP
Finally repressed! Slow, utterly depressing and mysanthropic doom - the record that started it all. 4 songs twisting the style of SABBATH and VITUS further down the spiral of physical and mental decay- a testament of the human downfall. Remastered for vinyl by Jack Control at ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING and pressed on 45 rpm LP for maximum results. (Fuck Yoga Records #53)

ORCHID - Gatefold LP (transparent blue vinyl pressing)
Back in stock! The final recordings of Orchid. These nineteen tracks are probably the best songs that Orchid ever recorded. Their sound has been honed and defined, and the recording perfectly captures Orchid's diverse combination of arty sensibilities, heartfelt emotive song writing, Mohinder-esque drumming, frantic precision, controlled mayhem, and chaotic adrenaline. An excellent record that even surpasses their previous releases. Definitely Orchid's opus. The LP comes packaged in a gatefold sleeve. The various Orchid members went on to form Bucket Full of Teeth, the Wolves, Ampere, and the Panthers. (Ebullition #51)

KORO - s/t 7"
Sorry State is excited to bring you a repress of one of the best hardcore records ever, Koro's 1983 7" EP. Originally released in a small, self-released pressing, over the decades this monster's reputation has continued to grow, and collectors now have to fork over well over a grand for an original pressing. This one is too good for the scum to keep to themselves, though, a hyper-compact explosion of energy that can hold its own next to any landmark early 80s hardcore punk record you want to compare it to. (Sorry State Records #115)

DOWNCAST - Tell Me I'm Alive LP
30 years ago Ebullition came into existence when we released the Downcast 7" with No Answers #10. Downcast was a key ingredient in Ebullition's beginning. Brent, the Downcast guitarist, drew the Ebullition logo and Downcast played a major part in creating the ideology that would define Ebullition. When Downcast broke up they left unrecorded songs on the table. "Tell Me I'm Alive" picks those unrecorded songs up, and also moves forward with a whole set of brand new Downcast tracks; 10 tracks in total. Ebullition is extremely proud to be involved in releasing this new Downcast LP. This LP is not about the past, however, it is about now and the future. It picks up where the debut Downcast LP left off and continues pushing their sound forward both musically and politically. Ebullition is ecstatic to be releasing this LP in 2020. This is the sort of LP that Ebullition was created to release. Amazing. (Ebullition Records #61)

(discounted price) ECONOCHRIST - discography CDx2
Ebullition has decided to lower the price of this amazing discography CD in an attempt to get some more of these out into the world before the CD format disappears forever. A classic. And a great deal for a double CD that includes every single Econochrist song that was ever released! This double CD discography features forty-one Econochrist songs. It includes the Ruination LP, the Trained To Serve LP, the Skewed 7", the Another Victim 7", the It Runs Deep 7", as well as the songs from the Give Me Back comp LP, the Very Small World comp LPx2, the What Are You Pointing At? comp 10", and the songs from the split 7" that Econochrist did with The Detonators. (Ebullition Records #37 CD)