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New record from Athens’s Rampage. 12 songs in good old hc/punk style. -
Reissue of the first album in Limited Red Vinyl (199 copies). -
Five years after the release of “Rebellion March”, Ομίχλη returns with a new album. Ομίχλη is a Greek street punk band formed in 1995 in Thessaloniki. Some of the lyrics are political, many talk about football and unity (of punks and skinheads). Transparent vinyl. -
Five years after the release of “Rebellion March”, Ομίχλη returns with a new album. Ομίχλη is a Greek street punk band formed in 1995 in Thessaloniki. Some of the lyrics are political, many talk about football and unity (of punks and skinheads). Black vinyl.
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Reissue 2024, black/ neon green galaxy effect vinyl, ltd 500, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover with high gloss lamination, insert, 2 posters. -
Reissue 2024, black/ grey galaxy effect vinyl, ltd 500, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover with high gloss lamination, insert, 2 x poster. -
Life Knife Death, from the veteran Swedish hardcore punk band Wolfbrigade, is the follow-up album to 2019’s The Enemy: Reality. Formed in 1995 in the small Swedish city of Mariestad by key players from Sweden's legendary hardcore scene, Wolfbrigade (known as Wolfpack until 1999) remain among Scandinavia's most respected, influential and reliable purveyors of real-world brute-force hullabaloo. On this eleventh album, the niftiest skills honed to a fine edge over 30 years are dispatched with greater style and intensity than ever. Most immediately, there's the sheer velocity and barely-controlled rage pumping through dynamic d-beaten blood-shakers like Ways To Die and Your God Is A Corpse, the furious attack assisted to heart-fluttering greatness by a newly loosened sense of raucous spontaneity. "We didn’t really rehearse any of the songs on this album,"the band reveals. "We tend to overwork and overanalyze everything that we do, and sometimes we get lost in that process. This time we wanted to go rough, to capture the raw essence of the song when it’s just out of the womb. All the blood and gore." Mounting global chaos may have us all darkly fearing the end times, but it has also seemingly created the ideal circumstances for a hardcore punk LP as coruscatingly brutal as Wolfbrigade's “Life Knife Death”. -
Life Knife Death, from the veteran Swedish hardcore punk band Wolfbrigade, is the follow-up album to 2019’s The Enemy: Reality. Formed in 1995 in the small Swedish city of Mariestad by key players from Sweden's legendary hardcore scene, Wolfbrigade (known as Wolfpack until 1999) remain among Scandinavia's most respected, influential and reliable purveyors of real-world brute-force hullabaloo. On this eleventh album, the niftiest skills honed to a fine edge over 30 years are dispatched with greater style and intensity than ever. Most immediately, there's the sheer velocity and barely-controlled rage pumping through dynamic d-beaten blood-shakers like Ways To Die and Your God Is A Corpse, the furious attack assisted to heart-fluttering greatness by a newly loosened sense of raucous spontaneity. "We didn’t really rehearse any of the songs on this album,"the band reveals. "We tend to overwork and overanalyze everything that we do, and sometimes we get lost in that process. This time we wanted to go rough, to capture the raw essence of the song when it’s just out of the womb. All the blood and gore." Mounting global chaos may have us all darkly fearing the end times, but it has also seemingly created the ideal circumstances for a hardcore punk LP as coruscatingly brutal as Wolfbrigade's “Life Knife Death”.
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Life Knife Death, from the veteran Swedish hardcore punk band Wolfbrigade, is the follow-up album to 2019’s The Enemy: Reality. Formed in 1995 in the small Swedish city of Mariestad by key players from Sweden's legendary hardcore scene, Wolfbrigade (known as Wolfpack until 1999) remain among Scandinavia's most respected, influential and reliable purveyors of real-world brute-force hullabaloo. On this eleventh album, the niftiest skills honed to a fine edge over 30 years are dispatched with greater style and intensity than ever. Most immediately, there's the sheer velocity and barely-controlled rage pumping through dynamic d-beaten blood-shakers like Ways To Die and Your God Is A Corpse, the furious attack assisted to heart-fluttering greatness by a newly loosened sense of raucous spontaneity. "We didn’t really rehearse any of the songs on this album,"the band reveals. "We tend to overwork and overanalyze everything that we do, and sometimes we get lost in that process. This time we wanted to go rough, to capture the raw essence of the song when it’s just out of the womb. All the blood and gore." Mounting global chaos may have us all darkly fearing the end times, but it has also seemingly created the ideal circumstances for a hardcore punk LP as coruscatingly brutal as Wolfbrigade's “Life Knife Death”.
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Hardcore punk band from Athens, Greece. Members of Χωρίς Οίκτο, Lifewreck, Chain Cult. -
Show No Mercy is the debut studio crusher by American thrash metal masters Slayer, originally released on December 3, 1983, by Metal Blade Records. Almost five months before Metallica released Kill 'Em All, Metal Blade owner Brian Slagel saw Slayer open a show for Bitch at the Woodstock Theater in LA. Blown away, he asked the band if it would submit a track to his upcoming compilation album Metal Massacre III. They agreed and when he heard the song they turned in, "Aggressive Perfector," Slagel offered Slayer a record contract. On Dec. 3, 1983, the band released its scorching debut, Show No Mercy. -
Hell Awaits is the second studio offering by American thrash metal legends Slayer, originally released in March 1985 by Metal Blade Records. When it was released in 1985, Slayer's second full album, Hell Awaits, seemed to many a nearly impenetrable cacophony of sound. However, it proved to be incredibly ahead of its time instead, and has since been confirmed as a mandatory item in the band's remarkable discography. -
This is a 2021 reissue of this classic LP pressed on 180g Black Vinyl. Formed in 1985, Sacred Reich were an integral part of the 80s and 90s thrash movement, dropping four albums before splitting in 2000. Ignorance is the debut studio album by American thrash metal mavericks, Sacred Reich. It was originally released on October 13, 1987 by Metal Blade Records. The album was co-produced by the band and Bill Metoyer, who had previously engineered most of Slayer's early work, and has gone on to produce numerous metal classics! On Sacred Reich's 1987 debut "Ignorance", they speak out on war, racism, political oppression, and other evils. "Death Squad" questions the wisdom of the U.S. government's supporting right-wing dictatorships in the name of anti-communism, while "Sacred Reich" examines Adolf Hitler's reign of terror. Invigorating as well as disturbing, this bombastic album indicated that Reich could amount to something special if given a chance to develop. And it turned out that, in fact, the best was yet to come. 2021 pressing includes all original mixes and art. -
The Beginning is a compilation album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate released on 24 June 1987 through Roadrunner Records consisting of the Nuns Have No Fun EP and different versions of 4 tracks from the album Melissa. -
Melissa is the debut studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, released on 30 October 1983. It was the first album released by Roadrunner Records. -
Don't Break the Oath is the second studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, released in 1984. The style Mercyful Fate employed on Don't Break the Oath resembled a mixture of heavy metal with progressive elements, lyrically preoccupied with Satan and the occult and distinguished by King Diamond's theatrical vocals. Although very influential to future black metal bands due to its lyrical content, the music itself is more reminiscent of traditional heavy metal. -
Fatal Portrait is the debut album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. It was produced by Rune Hoyer and released on 17 February 1986 through Roadrunner Records. Fatal Portrait has sold over 100,000 copies in North America alone. -
4 Of A Kind is the fourth studio album by the American crossover thrash metal band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles), which consisted of Spike Cassidy, Josh Pappe, Felix Friffin and Kurt Brech. 4 Of A Kind originally came out in 1988, only six years after the formation of D.R.I., and includes the track “Suit And Tie Guy”, which was the first track to get a music video. -
Honour – Valour – Pride is the seventh album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded and mixed at Sable Rose Studios in Coventry, England, June to September 2001. It was produced by the band and Andy Faulkner, and was released on Metal Blade Records in 2002. Honour – Valour – Pride is the only full length Bolt Thrower album not featuring Karl Willetts. -
Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name. The album was originally released independently in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra, who reissued Metal Church in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke. Some of their most notable songs are the opener "Beyond The Black", their title track, the instrumental "Merciless Onslaught", "Gods Of Wrath" (which is different from all the other songs, as it had clean vocals, clean rhythms, and fluent solos) and the Deep Purple cover "Highway Star". The album is produced by Metal Church and Terry Date (Pantera, Slayer, Prong). -
High energy punk / rock & roll in the vein of Electric Frankenstein / Supersuckers / early Hellacopters from Athens / Greece. -
Vinyl re-release of their criminally underrated 2nd demo from 1993 (originally self-released on cassette). Tech Death/Thrash from Thessaloniki in the vein of Death, Sepultura, Sindrome, Atheist, Pestilence etc. Black vinyl limited to 350 copies. -
Testament is often credited as one of the most popular and influential bands of the thrash metal scene. Their debut album The Legacy immediately made an impact when it was first released in 1987. Music critic Alex Henderson of All Music gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising the record for its “thrash circles” and for being “a relentlessly heavy and promising effort focusing on such subjects as the occult, witchcraft, nuclear war, and global destruction”. It made many year-end lists including those of renowned metal publishers Metal Injection. Loudwire lists the album among the ten best thrash records that weren't released by The Big 4. The album spawned one single release, lead-off track “Over The Wall”, which the band still plays live during nearly every show they play and remains one of the most popular songs among fans. -
Walls of Jericho is the debut full length studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1985. The band is a pioneering force in the power metal genre and this album played a major part in the development of power metal. -
Biohazard released their third studio album State of the World Address in 1994. Their breakout from the underground into mainstream culture yielded an album where their musical style hasn't changed that much from the predecessors. -
Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Quebec that formed in 1982. They started out as a speed metal band, while adding a mix of progressive and thrash metal to create their own unique style. Highly influential Canadian prog. metal quartet continue to hone their distinctive blend of experimental speed-infused sci-fi to great effect on album number four. This definitive issue of Voivod's fourth album is a must-have item for any fan of this unique and ground-breaking Progressive Metal band. -
"Black Metal" is the second album by English heavy metal pioneers Venom. Released hot upon the heels of their first assault came Venom's nearly as crucial second album, 1982's Black Metal, whose title alone still lends itself to the most uncompromising strain of heavy metal in existence today. The nature of Venom's high-pitch guitars, harsh vocals, use of pseudonyms, and unrelenting emphasis on Satanic lyrics and imagery is considered the template for the subgenre's later successes, and arguably for the broader extreme metal movement in general. -
The Years of Decay is the fourth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 13, 1989 through Atlantic and Megaforce Records. It is the last Overkill album to feature guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who either left or was fired by the band amid a feud between himself and its founding members Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocalist) and D. D. Verni (bassist). The Years of Decay was also the first of two Overkill albums produced by Terry Date, who took on the same role for their follow-up album Horrorscope (1991). -
Formed in Essen, Germany in 1982, Kreator are arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, like many of their European speed metal brethren, Kreator fused Metallica's thrash innovations with Venom's proto-black metal imagery. Kreator has been referred to as one of the "Big 4" of Teutonic thrash metal, and they are often credited with helping pioneer death metal and black metal by containing several elements of what was to become those genres. The band has achieved worldwide sales of over two million units for combined sales of all their albums, making them one of the best-selling German thrash metal bands of all time. Kreator's style has changed several times over the years, from a Venom-inspired speed metal sound, later moving in to thrash metal, and including a period of transitioning from thrash to industrial metal and gothic metal throughout the 1990s. In the early 2000s, Kreator returned to their classic thrash sound, which has continued to the present. Pleasure to Kill, the second studio album by Kreator, was released in November 1986 originally by Noise Records. The lyrical themes follow those found on their first album. Unleashed in 1986 and still considered the band's first "classic" album, Pleasure to Kill raised the bar with more diversity of tempos and greater attention to technical execution, while losing nothing in terms of ferocity or speed. The band closed out the year with the Flag of Hate EP (named after a re-recorded version of their earliest hit) which is included on this version. Many death metal bands cite this album as an influence. Pleasure to Kill is widely considered a thrash classic. It is also considered a landmark album in the history of thrash metal along with Master of Puppets by Metallica, Reign in blood by Slayer and Darkness Descends by Dark Angel, all released in 1986. -
180 gram audiophile vinyl including insert. Featuring the single “Word Salad” and popular tracks “Alice In Hell” and “Crystal Ann” a.o. Limited edition of 3500 individually numbered copies on translucent red coloured vinyl. -
22 years, several ep’s and splits, 3 full lengths and countless tours around the globe, HELLSHOCK are still standing relevant and still playing some of the heaviest riffs in the world wide punk scene. Where most bands of the crust genre seem to lose the fire and filth or simply break up before their prime, this band seems to get more powerful with each release and this long awaited LP is no exception! This recording features the addition of Robbie Chronic from RIPPER on guitar who adds some real sick fucking solos on top of the established rolling crust riffage that the original core group had perfected years ago. Neck aching tempos, sheer brutality, growled anguished vocals, and epic song writing without straying from pure unadulterated crust. For the seasoned HELLSHOCK fan, you know you will already love this album and it will only exceed expectations. For the newcomer, if they were to ask “what is this crust/stenchcore thing about?”, I would point them to AMEBIX, DEVIATED INSTINCT, AXEGRINDER, and HELLSHOCK. The name deserves to be right beside the creators and masters. In another 20+ years this record will be regarded as one of the best crust records of the 2020’s, just as we look back at “Only the Dead Know the End Of War” as a defining record of the early 2000’s. -
Last in the Disfear re issue series. Crushing Swedish hardcore originally released in 1997 and of print on vinyl ever since. Disfear combines the intensity and bleak anti war imagery of Discharge and early UK bands with the heaviness of Swedish Death Metal and Crust. The result is like a sledgehammer to the walls of ignorance and oppression built up around us by the system. A blast of raw anger and pure hardcore power. Full color gatefold. -
Following the differences that saw the original group implode on the road in 1989, Cryptic Slaughter’s guitarist Les Evans moved to Portland, Oregon, where he formed a new band with former Wehrmarkt and Sweaty Nipples drummer Brian Lehfeldt, plus bassist Bret Davis and vocalist Dave Hollingsworth, both formerly in local hardcore band Crud. Now metal was much more prominent and hardcore on the wane, but there are still signature tempo changes, here within longer, more complex song structures, prefacing the industrial and post-thrash crossover acts to follow. An enduring swansong for all lovers of these metalcore innovators. -
Crust / D-beat band from Greece (Thessaloniki). -
Hardcore violence from Salonica! 6 new songs + their 2023 demo as a bonus. Black vinyl limited to 350 copies. -
"Claws Of Despair" is officially out now, marking the return of Downwinder with a sophomore album of eight new tracks, devoted to the band's Crust Stenchcore roots blended with old-school Death Metal influences. Release date: March 29, 2024 -
Crust / D-beat band from Greece (Thessaloniki). This is the second release of the band. -
Raw noise D-Beat destruction. 8 songs of pure mayhem + a Chaos UK cover. Black vinyl + mini poster, limited to 300 copies. -
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1992 release "Droppin' Many Suckers" from the NYHC Pioneers Madball, with the remastered 7". Available in Black vinyl. -
2nd pressing, black vinyl, ltd 200, 5c 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, 12 page A4 booklet, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in March 2017. -
2022 reissue, red/ white bi-color vinyl, ltd 300, high gloss 425gsm cardboard cover, lyric sheet, insert, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmonyy. -
White/ brown splatter vinyl, ltd 100, 2 inserts, poster, Mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in February 2022. FOR EUROPEANS ONLY! -
2021 reissue, grey/ red bi-color split vinyl, ltd 200, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, lyric sheet, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel/ Temple of Disharmony. -
Piss yellow w/ black, white & red splatter vinyl, ltd 200, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover w/ front sheet, insert printed on uncoated paper, poster, A5 photo card, mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony. -
Re-Issue des 2008 erschienen Albums "And Overdose of Death..." auf Custom Quad Color Vinyl Toxic Holocaust machen ihre Drohung wahr, auf ihrem Relapse-Debüt An Overdose of Death... den besten Metal diesseits des 21. Jahrhunderts zu entfesseln. An Overdose of Death... ist ein unaufhaltsamer Moloch aus ansteckenden Riffs, Punk-Attitüde und unvergesslichen Hymnen. Wenn du dich selbst als Fan von Metal, Punk oder einfach nur knallhartem Rock bezeichnest, dann ist dieses Album nichts weniger als ein Geschenk des Himmels. -
Street punk pioneers Charged G.B.H. formed in Birmingham in 1978, the name referencing original bassist Sean McCarthy's trial for grievous bodily harm. The in-your-face hardcore of EP "Leather, Bristles, Studs And Acne," paved the way for super-charged debut LP, City Baby Attacked By Rats, which hit the number two position on the British indie charts on release in 1982, as well as the mainstream top 20, despite being released by tiny independent, Clay Records. With a touch of Motorhead and Sabbath beneath their straight-up hardcore, City Baby is where the legend begins, capturing G.B.H. at their bloodiest. -
After the chart-topping debut City Baby Attacked By Rats, Birmingham ‘UK82’ punk pioneers Charged G.B.H. cut City Baby’s Revenge, their second release for Clay Records, and even though a mere year had passed, City Baby’s Revenge showed significant progression, Jock’s guitar more obviously inspired by metal, the lyrics more explicit and the sound even rawer than before. With a cool take of the Stooges’ ‘I Feel Alright’ and the reggae/rockabilly-esque ‘Skanga,’ this acclaimed winner is the LP that broke the band in the USA and is arguably the best they ever recorded required listening for the band’s devotees and all fans of metal-edged hardcore. -
War Crimes - Inhuman Beings is the 1988 debut release from influential UK Crust act Doom. -
But Wait, There's More is their first studio release in 15 years. D.R.I. is once again ready for Punk/Hardcore and Metal consumption! -
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But Wait, There's More is their first studio release in 15 years. D.R.I. is once again ready for Punk/Hardcore and Metal consumption! -
This is the long out-of-print (on vinyl) LP that was made from the “Dirty Rotten EP.” The band realized, once they saw the prices on things, that to do their 22-song 7″ as a 12″ would only cost a little more. So, with that, D.R.I. did it and the “Dirty Rotten EP” became the “Dirty Rotten LP.” -
Transparent ultra clear/ orange splatter vinyl, ltd 450, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, printed inner sleeve, poster, bonus track "Lesbians", Original 1986 sound !!! Specially mastered for vinyl!!! -
Grey/ red bi-color vinyl, ltd 300, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, insert, poster, remastered by Patrick W. Engel/ Temple of Disharmony. -
Black vinyl, ltd 200, lyric insert, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony. -
Fire splatter vinyl, ltd 250, 425gsm heavy 5mm spine cover, lyric insert, poster, orange vinyl 3 track bonus 7" in separate p/s. -
Transparent swamp green vinyl, ltd 500, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, insert, printed inner sleeve, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, original 1984 sound. -
FOR EUROPEANS ONLY! Grey/ oxblood bi-color vinyl, ltd 250, lyric sheet, 4 page insert, poster, A5 photo card, 425gsm heavy card board cover, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in March 2021. Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels... The ultimate reissue of this eternal Thrash Metal classic! FOR EUROPEANS ONLY! -
FOR EUROPEANS ONLY! Doublemint green vinyl, ltd 350, lyric sheet, 4 page insert, poster, A5 photo card, 425gsm heavy card board cover, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in March 2021. Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels. The ultimate reissue of this eternal Thrash Metal classic! FOR EUROPEANS ONLY! -
Red vinyl, ltd 500, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover with 5mm spine, 2 inserts, poster, 2 track red vinyl bonus 7". Transfer, audio restoration and mastering by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in February 2022. The ultimate audiophile reissue of this eternal US Speed Metal classic! Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels. -
Bone/ doublemint bi-color vinyl, ltd 300, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, printed inner sleeve, poster, A5 promo photo, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, original 1987 sound. -
Reissue 2023 black vinyl of ltd 300 in 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, printed inner sleeve, 2 posters, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, original 1985 sound. -
Reissue 2023 black vinyl of ltd 300 in 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, printed inner sleeve, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, original 1986 sound. -
New Jersey thrash metal band Overkill were formed in 1984 and named themselves after a Motörhead album. They were one of the early trash metal bands to sign to a major label and started to become successful in the late '80s, when the genre became popular with bands like Anthrax, Exodus, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Testament. Taking Over is the second studio album by the band and was originally released in 1987. It was their first album to be released through Atlantic, who would release all of the band's albums up to W.F.O. (released in 1994). The track "Wrecking Crew" is considered one of the band's signature songs and was chosen to be the title of the band's official website (wreckingcrew.com). Both "Wrecking Crew" and "In Union We Stand" are almost always included on the band's setlist. -
Near Death Experience is the fourth album by New York hardcore legends Cro-Mags, originally released in 1993. It is, to date, the last album to feature vocalist John Joseph. The songs on the album deal with topics such as environmentalism, anti-abortion, and spirituality. After its release, the Cro-Mags had gone on hiatus for some time, experienced more lineup changes, and would not release their next album, Revenge, until seven years later! -
"Alpha Omega" is the third album by New York hardcore legends Cro-Mags, originally released in 1992. The album gave us "The Other Side Of Madness," arguably one of the band's most well-known songs beyond its dedicated following. "Alpha Omega" is a piece of hardcore history that every fan must own. -
10 Greek bands compilation. Tracklist:1. Είσοδος Κινδύνου – Είσοδος Κινδύνου2. Era of Fear – Μίσος3. Cold i – Γράμμα στη Βενετία4. Cyclothymics – Όνειρο στον Κόσμο5. Chain Cult – Κράτος Φόβου6. Γεμάτος Αράχνες, ρε Φίλε! – Αρρωστημένη Κοινωνία7. Hekátē – Φώναξε8. Gay Anniversary – Μια Μηχανή9. Αρχή του Τέλους – Στον Απόηχο των Σκιών10. Doric – Ταλαντωτές σε Έξαρση -
Reissue for the 2018 album by NYHC pioneers Sick Of It All. Wake the Sleeping Dragon is not sensitive, subtle, nuanced singer songwriter fare. Aggressive, angry and in your face old school Lower East Side hardcore punk. Sick Of It All have made another career and genre defining album. Don’t sleep on Wake the Sleeping Dragon. -
Originally released circa 1996. Remastered by Brad Boatright. Essential, classic, crucial D-BEAT crust from the masters! -
Originally released circa 1998. Remastered by Brad Boatright. Essential, classic, crucial, D-beat crust from the masters. -
Originally released circa 1999. Remastered by Brad Boatright. Essential, classic, crucial D-BEAT crust from the masters! -
Three decades ago, before the music industry began to colonize it, the do-it-yourself underground was a space of exodus and experimentation, often in violent opposition to the rest of the world. This was the context in which Catharsis appeared, one of a new wave of bands to meld metal drama with the raw urgency of hardcore punk. They quickly distinguished themselves by an almost self-destructive intensity and uncompromising anticapitalist ethic. Inverting Christian iconography to champion the struggle of the individual against a hostile cosmos, they took up the centuries-old banner No Gods, No Masters, extending this project of total defiance into their increasingly tumultuous lives. This apocalyptic orientation in turn informed their music, as they sought to hit upon the magic combination of words, harmonies, and rhythms that could spark a global conflagration. Catharsis broke up in 2002, following relentless touring on three continents and a final catastrophic five months in Europe. After a decade of watching the old records sell for absurd prices while bootleggers profited off substandard editions, we’ve finally taken it upon ourselves to offer a proper collection of their work. “Light from a Dead Star II.” includes their “Passion” LP, split LP’s w/ Gehenna and Newborn. It also includes the final Catharsis song, “Absolution,” recorded alongside “Arsonist’s Prayer” in their last session but never released. Packaged in a gatefold with oversize booklet offering all the original artwork. -
Three decades ago, before the music industry began to colonize it, the do-it-yourself underground was a space of exodus and experimentation, often in violent opposition to the rest of the world. This was the context in which Catharsis appeared, one of a new wave of bands to meld metal drama with the raw urgency of hardcore punk. They quickly distinguished themselves by an almost self-destructive intensity and uncompromising anticapitalist ethic. Inverting Christian iconography to champion the struggle of the individual against a hostile cosmos, they took up the centuries-old banner No Gods, No Masters, extending this project of total defiance into their increasingly tumultuous lives. This apocalyptic orientation in turn informed their music, as they sought to hit upon the magic combination of words, harmonies, and rhythms that could spark a global conflagration. Catharsis broke up in 2002, following relentless touring on three continents and a final catastrophic five months in Europe. After a decade of watching the old records sell for absurd prices while bootleggers profited off substandard editions, we’ve finally taken it upon ourselves to offer a proper collection of their work. “Light from a Dead Star I.,” includes their debut 7”, and “Samsara” LP, packaged in a gatefold cover with oversize booklet offering all the original artwork. -
EXCLUSIVEThe American thrash metal band Grip Inc. are most recognized for their inclusion of ex-"Slayer" drummer Dave Lombardo. The band also consists of the British vocalist Gus Chambers, bassist Jason Viebrooks and guitarist Waldemayr Sorichta. Following the band's awesome debut album "Power Of Inner Strength" in 1995, the fierce four-piece went on to release their follow-up album "Nemesis" in 1997. From the start of the album, the band deliver a guitar-heavy feast of thrash metal that displays the members' individual musical talent perfectly. In much the same vein as the band's previous debut album, the album thrashes out its meaty guitar riffs with perhaps a slightly slower pace than its predecessor yet with the same heaviness and depth. The band manage to take you from harmonic and melodic to intense metal of speed and aggression, with their experienced song-writing skills. Vinyl first Official Reissue since it’s initial release in 1997. Limited to 200 copies of transp. brown w/ black marble – with numbering obi. Release date: June 2, 2023 -
The American thrash metal band Grip Inc. are most recognized for their inclusion of ex-"Slayer" drummer Dave Lombardo. The band also consists of the British vocalist Gus Chambers, bassist Jason Viebrooks and guitarist Waldemayr Sorichta. Following the band's awesome debut album "Power Of Inner Strength" in 1995, the fierce four-piece went on to release their follow-up album "Nemesis" in 1997. From the start of the album, the band deliver a guitar-heavy feast of thrash metal that displays the members' individual musical talent perfectly. In much the same vein as the band's previous debut album, the album thrashes out its meaty guitar riffs with perhaps a slightly slower pace than its predecessor yet with the same heaviness and depth. The band manage to take you from harmonic and melodic to intense metal of speed and aggression, with their experienced song-writing skills. Vinyl first Official Reissue since it’s initial release in 1997. Limited to 400 black copies. Release date: June 2, 2023 -
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EXCLUSIVEThe American thrash metal band Grip Inc. are most recognized for their inclusion of ex-"Slayer" drummer Dave Lombardo. The band also consists of the British vocalist Gus Chambers, bassist Jason Viebrooks and guitarist Waldemayr Sorichta. Following the band's awesome debut album "Power Of Inner Strength" in 1995, the fierce four-piece went on to release their follow-up album "Nemesis" in 1997. From the start of the album, the band deliver a guitar-heavy feast of thrash metal that displays the members' individual musical talent perfectly. In much the same vein as the band's previous debut album, the album thrashes out its meaty guitar riffs with perhaps a slightly slower pace than its predecessor yet with the same heaviness and depth. The band manage to take you from harmonic and melodic to intense metal of speed and aggression, with their experienced song-writing skills. Vinyl first Official Reissue since it’s initial release in 1997. Limited to 100 copies of transp. milky w/ bone galaxy – with numbering obi. Release date: June 2, 2023