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Band:THE SMITH STREET BAND
Album:More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me - LP
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Alt Rock
Fourth album from Australia's best, The Smith Street Band!
The eagerly awaited follow up to 2014’s breakthrough album, 'Throw Me In The River', was written while the band traversed the
globe playing music and making friends in countless countries. From enormous festivals like Reading and Leeds (UK), Groezrock
(Belgium) and Splendour in the Grass to stageless squats across Europe and American dive bars, the Smith Street Band have
seen it all and they’ve poured those experiences into their boldest and most ambitious release to date.
Recorded in the picturesque surrounds of Stinson Beach, California at Panoramic House, the record also features a world class
cast behind the desk. The sessions were produced by longtime friend and collaborator Jeff Rosenstock, engineered by Jack
Shirley (Joyce Manor, Deafheaven, Hard Girls), mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady) and
mastered by Greg Calbi (Bob Dylan, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen).
First pressing on blue vinyl - For fans of Against Me! / The Menzingers / The Front Bottoms
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Band:THE SMITH STREET BAND
Album:More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:cd
Genre:Alt Rock
Fourth album from Australia's best, The Smith Street Band!
The eagerly awaited follow up to 2014’s breakthrough album, 'Throw Me In The River', was written while the band traversed the
globe playing music and making friends in countless countries. From enormous festivals like Reading and Leeds (UK), Groezrock
(Belgium) and Splendour in the Grass to stageless squats across Europe and American dive bars, the Smith Street Band have
seen it all and they’ve poured those experiences into their boldest and most ambitious release to date.
Recorded in the picturesque surrounds of Stinson Beach, California at Panoramic House, the record also features a world class
cast behind the desk. The sessions were produced by longtime friend and collaborator Jeff Rosenstock, engineered by Jack
Shirley (Joyce Manor, Deafheaven, Hard Girls), mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady) and
mastered by Greg Calbi (Bob Dylan, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen).
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Band:ASH BORER
Album:The Irrepassable Gate 2xLP
Label:Profound Lore
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Black Metal
West Coast U.S. black metal band ASH BORER, over the last several years, have been recognized as one
of the more prominent and active bands in the U.S. black metal scene today. With their third full-length
album “The Irrepassable Gate”, which follows 2012’s “Cold Of Ages” and was produced by Randall Dunn
(Sunn 0))), Marissa Nadler, Wolves In The Throne Room), ASH BORER have created their most dynamic
and sprawling album to date. Continuing to harness the wall-of-sound harshness and expansiveness of
their signature time-stretching tracks, having Randall Dunn at the engineering helm has helped the band
deliver their biggest sounding album yet, creating a much more enveloping all-encompassing atmosphere
while still maintaining the raw, abrasive, and primal aura that has defined the band’s sound.
LTD DOUBLE VINYL LP - X 30 ONLY IN THE UK !
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Band:ORANSSI PAZUZU
Album:Muukalainen Puhuu
Label:SVART
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
Debut album reissued!
Out of print for years and originally released in small quantities only,
Svart Records are proud to bring "Muukalainen Puhuu" back on CD
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Band:ORANSSI PAZUZU
Album:Muukalainen Puhuu - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Black Metal
Out of print for years and originally released in small quantities only,
Svart Records are proud to bring "Muukalainen Puhuu" back on Vinyl LP.
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Band:ORANSSI PAZUZU
Album:Kosmonument
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Black Metal
Oranssi Pazuzu's 2nd album Kosmonument was released on Spinefarm Records in 2011, and Svart Records were
responsible for the vinyl version. As the original pressing was limited to 500 copies only, we are now happy to
present a second pressing. Comes in a lavish triple fold jacket.
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Band:ORANSSI PAZUZU
Album:Farmakologinen
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Black Metal
Oranssi Pazuzu's material from the 2010 split with Candy Cane reissued at last
This limited 26‐minute album contains all four Oranssi Pazuzu tracks from the Candy Cane / Oranssi Pazuzu split
album, originally released on Verdura Records in 2010....
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Band:GREEN SEAGULL
Album:Scarlet / They Just Dont Know
Label:MEGA DODO
Format:7 Inch Vinyl
Genre:Psych/Garage
Taking their name from a mis‐heard Rolling Stones lyric, Green Seagull are the latest band to burst out of
London's burgeoning neo‐psych scene. The band formed in 2016 when Paul Nelson (New Electric Ride)
approached Paul Milne (Hidden Masters / Magnetic Mind) to work on some songs together. A shared
enthusiasm for late‐60s baroque psychedelia and 12‐string jangle soon blossomed into a prolific
songwriting team, and before long the duo had more songs than they knew what to do with.
They were joined shortly after by Sarah Gonputh on keys and Carlos Redondo on drums, and the
newly‐minted quartet set about recording a demo in their rehearsal room on an old cassette 4‐track.
These lo‐fi recordings pricked up the ears of Mega Dodo Records who immediately signed the band for an
album deal. Since then the band have played a handful of well‐received shows around London and have been
hard at work recording their debut single and LP at Sausage Studios with producer Sebastian Kellig (My
Drug Hell). Their debut single 'Scarlet / They Just Don't Know' is due out in June 2017, with an album set
to follow later in the year.
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Band:FORESEEN
Album:GRAVE DANGER
Label:SVART
Format:cd
Genre:Thrash/Crossover Metal
Returning a few years and a few tours after their debut
album ‘Helsinki Savagery’ set the world ablaze, Finland’s
Foreseen are back with the topically resonant savage
Crossover burst ‘Grave Danger’.
Continuing the direction of its predecessor, ‘Grave
Danger’ delivers the punishingly relentless pace and
aggression now firmly established by the iron hammer of
Foreseen. Here find scraping, throat ripping vocals over
lacerating Thrash dominance and possessed Hardcore
breakdowns that twist seamlessly with an ever‐increasing
80s Heavy Metal tenacity, exemplified on tracks like
‘Fearmonger’, ‘Bloodline’ and ‘Chemical Heritage’. And
Foreseen embrace social commentary and critique
throughout as heard in the lyrics to ‘Government Cuts’
and ‘Suicide Bomber’ among others.
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Band:FORESEEN
Album:GRAVE DANGER - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Thrash/Crossover Metal
Returning a few years and a few tours after their debut
album ‘Helsinki Savagery’ set the world ablaze, Finland’s
Foreseen are back with the topically resonant savage
Crossover burst ‘Grave Danger’.
Continuing the direction of its predecessor, ‘Grave
Danger’ delivers the punishingly relentless pace and
aggression now firmly established by the iron hammer of
Foreseen. Here find scraping, throat ripping vocals over
lacerating Thrash dominance and possessed Hardcore
breakdowns that twist seamlessly with an ever‐increasing
80s Heavy Metal tenacity, exemplified on tracks like
‘Fearmonger’, ‘Bloodline’ and ‘Chemical Heritage’. And
Foreseen embrace social commentary and critique
throughout as heard in the lyrics to ‘Government Cuts’
and ‘Suicide Bomber’ among others. LTD LP.
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Band:PEKKO KAPPI
Album:MATILDA
Label:SVART
Format:cd
Genre:Folk
The Baltic and Fenno-Ugric region has a rich, albeit obscure ethnic musical heritage. Behind its
official facade, however, lies a rich treasure trove of the darkly macabre and curious. It is this black
cauldron that Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L peek into. Armed with a jouhikko, an ancient Karelian bowed
three-string lyre, Pekko Käppi weaves stories filled with ecstasy, hellfire and mythical beasts.
Käppi and his cohorts K:H:H:L (Kuolleiden Hillittömäin Hevoisten Luut, which translates as Bones of
Dead Boisterous Horses - a perfect description the music they make) have a highly original sound,
which might be best described as Scandinavian voodoo. They treat the Finnish tradition irreverently
and soak it in darkly magical rhythms.
The group’s debut Sanguis Meus, Mama (2015) was wildly successful in Finland and received several
international nominations as well. The new album Matilda is the second part of a projected trilogy.
“Last summer while sitting by the lake, listening to Roky Erikson and Cookie & the Cupcakes and
boiling the skin off skulls of large animals, visions of men in white dresses partaking in a strange
summertime ritual under animal hides and skulls. This became the opening track of the new album,
and soon I had an entire song cycle", comments Käppi.
Whereas the earlier album was a deep nosedive in the paranoid world of Finnish voodoo, the new
album takes the listeners and their creaky old bones right into the present moment in all its fiery glory
and heartlessness, looking at reality through the bent and untrustworthy lens of the human mind. The
album Matilda is out on Svart Records on March 31st on CD, LP and digital.
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Band:PEKKO KAPPI
Album:MATILDA - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Folk
A rough, raw, crossover folk world music hybrid unlike anything else
The Baltic and Fenno-Ugric region has a rich, albeit obscure ethnic musical heritage. Behind its
official facade, however, lies a rich treasure trove of the darkly macabre and curious. It is this black
cauldron that Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L peek into. Armed with a jouhikko, an ancient Karelian bowed
three-string lyre, Pekko Käppi weaves stories filled with ecstasy, hellfire and mythical beasts.
Käppi and his cohorts K:H:H:L (Kuolleiden Hillittömäin Hevoisten Luut, which translates as Bones of
Dead Boisterous Horses - a perfect description the music they make) have a highly original sound,
which might be best described as Scandinavian voodoo. They treat the Finnish tradition irreverently
and soak it in darkly magical rhythms.
The group’s debut Sanguis Meus, Mama (2015) was wildly successful in Finland and received several
international nominations as well. The new album Matilda is the second part of a projected trilogy.
“Last summer while sitting by the lake, listening to Roky Erikson and Cookie & the Cupcakes and
boiling the skin off skulls of large animals, visions of men in white dresses partaking in a strange
summertime ritual under animal hides and skulls. This became the opening track of the new album,
and soon I had an entire song cycle", comments Käppi.
Whereas the earlier album was a deep nosedive in the paranoid world of Finnish voodoo, the new
album takes the listeners and their creaky old bones right into the present moment in all its fiery glory
and heartlessness, looking at reality through the bent and untrustworthy lens of the human mind. The
album Matilda is out on Svart Records on March 31st on CD, LP and digital.
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Band:BLACK MAGIC SIX
Album:Choose Death
Label:SVART
Format:cd
Genre:Psych/Garage
After three albums and 250 shows in 21 countries during the last five years under their belt, BLACK MAGIC SIX is Finland’s hardest working band in the underground rock´n´roll scene. A power duo consisting of a percussionist and a guitar-wielding singer, BM6 play relentlessly emotional bursts of dark, primal rock’n’roll energy.
With their new album BM6 takes another leap towards the grave this very April when Svart Records puts out their fourth full length album, titled Choose Death. Even though the group themselves often underline their mental, musical and lyrical stagnation, the new opus is a long leap closer to the edge. The title of the album, Choose Death, epitomizes the band's attitude towards their own history and a possible future.
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Band:HONEST JOHN
Album:Sailor
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Unreleased underground Texas hard rock from 1975! First release anywhere, anytime!
Heavy grooves with dense, layered guitars and Deep Purple/Black Sabbath style vocals from
bassist T.J. Sanders. Honest John was a band that meant business at a time when most bands
were softening their sound for radio. Not these guys! Honest John did release an extremely
rare 7" on the Baron label (BRN45006): slinky track 'Brighter Day' b/w the chunky and hard
driving 'Face the Crowd'); but that was all that ever emerged from the sessions until now. It
was in fact all the world knew of Honest John, aside from folks blown away by hearing them
on tour in Texas playing frat parties, bars, military bases, and sleazy rock clubs in the early
1970's. Honest John's "Sailor" is a living, breathing tribute to Ottis Coleman, who should
have long ago been celebrated as a true Texas guitar great. Features Coleman's stellar guitar
and engineered by future Mojave Audio honcho and key figure in 1970's rock in Houston,
Dusty Wakeman. Coleman and Wakeman both later joined Houston blues rockers Buzz
Bone, which featured Dan Mitchell and Tom Moore post-Moving Sidewalks. But it has
always been the Honest John sessions that they longed to have released. We at Lion
Productions are proud to present the album Honest John wanted to release, at long long
last. A small press run of 500x copies, housed in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket, sourced
from original master tapes. A definitive statement of heaviness.
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Band:COSMOSQUAD
Album:The Morbid Tango
Label:MARMADUKE
Format:cd
Genre:Prog Rock
First new studio album in a decade from Los Angeles, CA progressive trio COSMOSQUAD featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (Chad Smith’s
Bombastic Meatbats, Glenn Hughes, Mogg/Way, Asia feat. John Payne), Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (B’z, Diesel Machine, MSG,Yngwie Malmsteen), and new addition Kevin Chown (Tarja, Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats, Paul Gilbert, Artension) on bass.
“Incredible talent that continue to discover new territory. If there are three more accomplished musicians alive than these guys, I'd sure like to know who they are.” – Dedicated Rocker Society (US)
“A breath of fresh air in the prog world as you can feel life flowing from between the fingers of each musician.” – Dioses del Metal (Spain)
“Cosmosquad seems to have hit the nail squarely on the head with this album. Go see for yourself!” – RAM ‘zine (UK)
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Band:COSMOSQUAD
Album:ACID TEST
Label:MARMADUKE
Format:cd
Genre:Prog Rock
Third studio release from Los Angeles, CA progressive trio COSMOSQUAD led by guitarist Jeff Kollman (Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats,Glenn Hughes, Mogg/Way, Asia feat. John Payne) and Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (B’z, Diesel Machine, MSG, Yngwie Malmsteen),joined by new addition Christopher Maloney (Hardline, Dweezil Zappa) on bass. Guests include bassists Kevin Chown (Chad Smith’ Bombastic Meatbats, Tarja, Paul Gilbert) and Paul Shihadeh (Scott Henderson, Scott Kinsey), as well as Ed Roth (Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats, Glenn Hughes, Montrose) and Jono Brown on keyboards.
“This rockin' CD is the icing on the cake that solidifies Cosmosquad as one of the foremost prog rock instrumental bands on the scene today.” - Sea of Tranquility
“This album’s updated Owsley experience is just the thing for your Kool-Aid party. Just stay away from high windows.” – MetalJazz.com
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Band:COSMOSQUAD
Album:SQUADROPHENIA
Label:MARMADUKE
Format:cd
Genre:Prog Rock
Second studio release from Los Angeles, CA progressive trio COSMOSQUAD featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (Chad Smith’s Bombastic
Meatbats, Glenn Hughes, Mogg/Way, Asia feat. John Payne), and the stellar rhythm section of Shane Gaalaas (drums) & Barry Sparks (bass) who recorded and toured with the guitar hero creme de la crème (Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore) throughout the 1990’s.
“With this supremely enjoyable record, Cosmosquad brings a significant contribution to the post-shred instrumental rock genre.” – SSMTreviews.com
“In short, these guys are out of this world.” – Sea of Tranquility
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Band:CELESTIAL BODIES
Album:Spit Forth From Chaos
Label:BURNING WORLD
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Death Metal
In the beginning, there was nothing but the energy of chaos. Absu and Tiamat slept, and dreamed their darkest
dreams. And all was good until their dark dreams began to spawn the cosmic gods. Tiamat and Absu were
disgusted by these abominations. Their wailing disturbed Tiamat’s and Absu’s sleep. Absu and Tiamat agreed
that these worthless abominations must be destroyed…”
With such a premise – a cosmic war between monstrous deities from an ancient, mythological past – it doesn’t
come as a surprise that Celestial Bodies‘ debut, “Spit Forth From Chaos”, is one of the most intense,
hallucinating and mind-shattering sonic experiences ever put on record.
A duo based in The Netherlands and comprised of members from NIHILL and Dead Neanderthals, CELESTIAL
BODIES are exactly the fruit of their unholy union. From Nihill they inherited the pitch-black and noise-drenched
sound, as well as a conceptual approach with deep roots in gnosticism and occultism, while from Dead
Neanderthals they borrowed the avant-garde sensibility and a free-jazz nature built on improvisation.
The result is “Spit Forth From Chaos”, a blasphemous and cacophonously disturbing blend of anti-cosmic black
metal and raw noise, propelled by an imperious drumming that breaks through the gates of perceptions, tossing
the listener into a nightmarish, sense-altering dimension where everything is Chaos, and Chaos is everything.
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Band:SLOMATICS
Album:Estron LP
Label:BURNING WORLD
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Limited white vinyl repress - 3rd full length by trio Slomatics from Belfast, Northern Ireland, their second on
Burning World Records. Also on Burning World Records: their split with Conan,
- One of the favourite bands of singer/guitarist Jon Davis from Conan
- First edition vinyl on Head Of Crom has been long sold out
- The Quietus included Estron in their top 20 metal releases of 2014.
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Band:ELECTRIC MOON
Album:STARDUST RITUALS
Label:SULATRON RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
Finally it’s happening, and the long awaited 5th studio release of Electric Moon appears to see the light!
4 tracks, which pack a punch and which went a long way to become what they are now. The oldest tune „Stardust
(The Picture)“ was already recorded in 2014 and was released as instrumental version on 2 live albums so far. But it
got refined with overdubs like vocals and stuff, like all the other tracks, too. This is one of the things which make the
difference between live albums and studio albums, by the way; like also, that improvisation and songwriting get
mixed-up!
„Stardust Rituals“ is painting a journey through the inner cosmos and wants to deliver the insight, that no-one and
nothing gets ever lost, because space is like a jar which keeps us all, in which form ever...
We’re all made of stardust so nothing can happen in the end...
Trippy like always, Electric Moon will carry you off on a trip to the deepest depths of the outermost innermost, cause
in every one of us is a cosmos and we all are together on this common journey, in the same (space-)ship...
Recorded, mixed and produced by Sula Bassana (Dave Schmidt) and mastered by Eroc!
The beautiful round Cover-Painting was painted by Eriko of Mont Doom Design in Italy and Lulu Artwork! just
brought it to shape for the final design and layout.
CD comes in jewel case.
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Band:WILD BILLY CHILDISH AND THE MUSICIANS OF THE BRITISH EMPIREE
Album:ROSIE JONES
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:7 Inch Vinyl
Genre:Garage Punk
Billy Childish should nowadays be well known for everybody. This man truly got a lot of various musical things going,
and that with the most different artists and bands.The arguably most important stages in his musical biography from
1977 till this day: THE POP RIVETS, THE MILKSHAKES, THE MIGHTY CEASERS, THEE HEADCOATS, THE
BUFF MEDWAYS and now BILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICANS OF BRITISH EMPIRE!!! That this English
Gentleman, who amongst others acted as music producer for GOLDENE ZITRONEN, HOLLY GOLIGHTLY, is very
busy goes without saying. He has written both poems and prose and he has created, as independent artist,
woodcuts and paintings. He released with all these bands and other side-projects more than 100 sound carriers.
Artists like WHITE STRIPES, KURT COBAIN (RIP), GRAHAM COXON etc. are referring to him as a source of
inspiration. For his current combo, BILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICANS OF BRITISH EMPIRES, BILLY CHILDISH
(guitar and voice) could enlist MR. WOLF HOWARD (THE BUFF MEDWAYS, THE PRIME MOVERS, THE
SOLARFLARES, DAGGERMEN, JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET) for the instrumentation on drums and NURSE JULIE
(THE ALINES.) for bass and moreover, her enchanting, harmonic but also sappy female voice. The two tracks on
this 45, ROSIE JONES and LITTLE MISS CONTRARY are about 2 absolute 60's GaragePunk winner with a
cracking lacing of R'N'B! Furthermore the two tune wedgies convince through the first-class arrangement and the
harmonic singing in two voices. The mid 60's orientated and excellent songwriting satisfies once again, as a matter
of course with this line-up. In addition SOUNDFLAT RECORDS reflects with this release the tend of the band to
wear uniforms, for which reason we come up with a very special idea for this 45, something which has persuaded
instantly the grandmaster BILLY CHILDISH and his squad too! BILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICANS OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE are here exclusively available as DRESSDOLLS (which can be cut out and dressed like the - at
most for children - popular DRESSDOLLS in the late 50's to mid 70's). With the included modish sheets of paper
(which can be cut out too) we have leant against the authentic fashion in a way how it appeals to BILLY CHILDISH
and his squad as well. On the one hand you have the possibility to dress BILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICANS
OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE up with their original stage uniforms, change their clothes for a trip to a sunny beach or to
wrap them in a smart 60's look. CRISTIAN NÖRTEM (APESVILLE ARTWORKS) was responsible for the authentic
graphical realization. He designed the FOLDING COVER, the DRESSDOLLS as well as the bathing wear in a
virtuoso way and in high quality. So help yourself before the run on these terrific limited (1000 pieces) single of the
last band of the very busy grandmaster BILLY CHILDISH and his MUSICANS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE begins!
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Band:CAVES
Album:ALWAYS WHY
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:cd
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
This new album is a big change in songwriting style for Caves, now writing remotely via GarageBand demo exchanges, with
band members split between the UK and USA (rather than their previous home, Bristol). This new approach sees the band
exploring a greater depth in sounds and expression than the straight forward pop punk of previous recordings. Lyrically the
album's still as personal as ever touching on the heartbreak of border crossings, queer love at 16 and coming to terms with bad
relationship choices.
Produced by Peter Miles at Middle Farm Studios in rural Devon over the summer months. The recording captures their tight,
fuzzed out pop punk akin to 90s favourites like The Breeders, Nirvana and Blue era Weezer.
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Band:CAVES
Album:ALWAYS WHY - LP
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
This new album is a big change in songwriting style for Caves, now writing remotely via GarageBand demo exchanges, with
band members split between the UK and USA (rather than their previous home, Bristol). This new approach sees the band
exploring a greater depth in sounds and expression than the straight forward pop punk of previous recordings. Lyrically the
album's still as personal as ever touching on the heartbreak of border crossings, queer love at 16 and coming to terms with bad
relationship choices.
Produced by Peter Miles at Middle Farm Studios in rural Devon over the summer months. The recording captures their tight,
fuzzed out pop punk akin to 90s favourites like The Breeders, Nirvana and Blue era Weezer.
First pressing green vinyl LP
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Band:GRAND POP
Album:EIGHT NIGHTS
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Alt Rock
Formed back in 2012 with members at a respective crossroads with current projects, Warren Mallia hadn't played guitar in 6
months, bassist Tom Hussey found himself in a new city with no musical outlet and despite being busy fronting Caves, Lou
Hanman was itching play drums again. The result of this was Grand-Pop!
Since 2012 a lot has changed, members no longer live in the same cities (drummer, Lou doesn't live in the same continent!).
And despite a number of live shows supporting the likes of Iron Chic, PUP & Muncie Girls over the years, Grand-Pop have
never been the most prolific band. Eight Nights is the perfect document of 'what was' and 'what could be' for three friends
making music together.
Sticking to a to the point, power pop formula (think Weezer, Superchunk & The Promise Ring), this record rages by in a truly
gratifying, sing along fashion. With shows planned for April 2017 who knows what could be in the future for Grand-Pop. If it's
another eight great pop songs in the next four years then maybe that's good enough!
One time pressing 300 copies
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Band:AUSTEROS
Album:IVE GOT THIS
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Alt Rock
Following last year's debut full length, Painted Blue, Bristol punk rock band Austeros have 5 new songs in the
form of new EP, I've Got This!
The EP charts the past 6 months for singer / guitarist, Jeremy Pitcher. Relocating to Bristol from Cheltenham in a
bid to save his mental health and navigating the current political climate.
Produced by their friend Tim Rowing‐Parker (of the band Woahnows), the band wanted a real back to basics
recording taking influence from early albums by The Lemonheads, REM and other late 80's indie & punk.
Perfectly complimenting and not overshadowing Austeros' simple pop songwriting.
First pressing 500 copies, clear vinyl with screen printed B-Side
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Band:SHINDIG MAGAZINE
Album:Issue 65
Label:SILVERBACK PUBLISHING
Format:Mgaazine
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Cover Stars : Traffic - Getting it together in the country and redefining British rock music. Part one of an in‐depth study
PLus : Hong Kong Phooey
Curts Mayfield
De De Mollner
Karen Dalton
Dan Hicks
Dave Mason
Plus all the Regular news,reviews,columns etc - Available at all good Indie record stores.
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Band:CLOSET DISCO QUEEN
Album:Sexy Audio Deviance for Punk Bums
Label:DIVISION
Format:7 Inch Vinyl
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Forged in the darkest recesses of the mind, Closet Disco Queen is the diabolical offspring of Jona Nido and Luc Hess, two
musicians who have traipsed to the very borders of insanity with such unique musical entities as Coilguns, Kunz and The Ocean
and yet lived to tell the tale. Intense and driven by the same exploratory spirit that fueled the progressive rock bands of the late
70s, Closet Disco Queen are a duo that, even on record, sound like an army. On this brand new 3 songs ep the Swiss masters of
psych-kraut-stoner-indie madness are offering what they do best: unique tunes of pure demented rock’n’roll awesomeness. The
duo gets better and better as the songs goes, playing huge 70s riffs with a pure punk energy and burning everything to the
ground with a real feeling of urgency. This is not your common and overheard stoner rock bullshit, this is music with soul, this is
music with guts, this is CLOSET DISCO QUEEN.
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Band:ALASTOR
Album:BLACK MAGIC
Label:TWIN EARTH
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Twin Earth Records are pleased to announce that they will release "Black Magic" the
debut EP by Swedish doom merchants ALASTOR. The band are cryptic about their
background and have revealed little info about who they are, preferring only to state
"DIE IN FIRE!"
For fans of Electric Wizard, Eyehategod and SLEEP!
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Band:TYRANT
Album:King of Kings - 20th Anniversary Edition
Label:BLOOD AND IRON
Format:CD/DVD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Classic U.S. Power Metal band TYRANT, that were a household name on the Metal Blade label in the 80s, along with Slayer, Trouble, etc. released later on in the mid 90s a new album in a german label called King of Kings. A few years back, it was reissued on CD with live bonus tracks and on vinyl with different cover art. Now Blood & Iron releases the ultimate reissue with a bonus DVD. For the first time the cover art was done like the band originally intended. Included were 5 bonus tracks (Dio, Motorhead, Sabbath etc. cover versions) recorded in the 90s and a DVD including a TV show in a cable TV in 1990 plus two bootleg recorded shows in 1985 (opening for Slayer) and 1992. On this third album the band matures to a more Doom influenced sound where the Sabbath influence is more evident and could match perfectly with the sound of exlabelmates Trouble.
Limited edition of only 500 copies never again subject to reissue....
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Band:DEVIL
Album:TO THE GALLOWS
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
4 years after the 2013 sophomore we present the third fullength by the wizards of the riff from Norway!
The band comments: "Bands always say that their newest effort is their greatest. We say fuck that. This is a heavy
rock album, and it's up to the listener to decide how good it is. We're darned proud of it, though, and think it sums up
the first era of Devil pretty good, with maybe our most heavy metal parts so far, but still building around The Riff, the
main ingredient in any heavy metal song writing. We like to think we've come a long way these years, and are happy
to end our first trilogy with this album. We're more of a band than ever, and joint efforts have made further
improvements to the band. We'd say this is an album still for fans of Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Witchfinder
General, etc, but also touching into the 1981 NWOBHM quite a bit, especially on the title track."
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Band:DEVIL
Album:TO THE GALLOWS - LP
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
4 years after the 2013 sophomore we present the third fullength by the wizards of the riff from Norway!
The band comments: "Bands always say that their newest effort is their greatest. We say fuck that. This is a heavy
rock album, and it's up to the listener to decide how good it is. We're darned proud of it, though, and think it sums up
the first era of Devil pretty good, with maybe our most heavy metal parts so far, but still building around The Riff, the
main ingredient in any heavy metal song writing. We like to think we've come a long way these years, and are happy
to end our first trilogy with this album. We're more of a band than ever, and joint efforts have made further
improvements to the band. We'd say this is an album still for fans of Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Witchfinder
General, etc, but also touching into the 1981 NWOBHM quite a bit, especially on the title track."
RED VINYL LP - LTD TO X 300
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Band:DEVIL
Album:TO THE GALLOWS - LP black vinyl
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
BLACK VINYL LIMITED TO 666 COPIES WORLDWIDE
4 years after the 2013 sophomore we present the third fullength by the wizards of the riff from Norway!
The band comments: "Bands always say that their newest effort is their greatest. We say fuck that. This is a heavy
rock album, and it's up to the listener to decide how good it is. We're darned proud of it, though, and think it sums up
the first era of Devil pretty good, with maybe our most heavy metal parts so far, but still building around The Riff, the
main ingredient in any heavy metal song writing. We like to think we've come a long way these years, and are happy
to end our first trilogy with this album. We're more of a band than ever, and joint efforts have made further
improvements to the band. We'd say this is an album still for fans of Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Witchfinder
General, etc, but also touching into the 1981 NWOBHM quite a bit, especially on the title track."
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Band:PALE KING
Album:MONOLITH OF THE MALIGN
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
PALE KING was founded in 2016 by Jonny Pettersson and Håkan Stuvemark, both known from Wombbath
among others, and will unleash their first full-length entitled "Monolith Of The Malign" on 21st April 2017 on CD,
limited LP and digitally.
Be prepared for high-quality melodic Death Doom Metal with an old school feel, blending influences from bands
such as early Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Eucharist and Unanimated!
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Band:PALE KING
Album:MONOLITH OF THE MALIGN - lp
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
PALE KING was founded in 2016 by Jonny Pettersson and Håkan Stuvemark, both known from Wombbath
among others, and will unleash their first full-length entitled "Monolith Of The Malign" on 21st April 2017 on CD,
limited LP and digitally.
Be prepared for high-quality melodic Death Doom Metal with an old school feel, blending influences from bands
such as early Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Eucharist and Unanimated!
LP LTD TO X 300
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Band:BLUE ASH
Album:15 NUMBER ONES IN A PERFECT WORLD!
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:cd
Genre:POWER POP
In honor of Blue Ash's 2016 Spain Tour, You Are the Cosmos has issued a 15‐track retrospective
of the Youngstown, OH Power Poppers' finest compositions: "Abracadabra (Have You Seen
Her?)," "Smash My Guitar," "She's So Nice," and more! Limited edition. A must.
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Band:GREEN PEPPERS
Album:RETROSPECTIVELY YOURS
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Folk
Green Peppers is the pseudonym of Scottish musician Jim McCulloch, founding member of
the Soup Dragons, Bmx Bandits, Superstar, Snowgoose...
Green Peppers released 3 stunningly beautiful folk / rock albums between 2004 and 2008. These 3 albums
, Joni's Garden, Domino Mornings and Adventures In The Slipstream are packed full of melodic invention, hazy
beauty and pastoral warmth.
RETROSPECTIVELY YOURS...a compilation of the very best that Jim ,along with some of the cream of the
Scottish music scene , has to offer. Justin Currie (Del Amitri) sings Honest Injun, Melanie Whittle
(The Hermit Crabs) Angel, Angel, among others... The album also includes Jim's vocal version of It's Hard to
Kill a Bad Thing, a track he originally wrote as an instrumental for the Isobel Campbell / Mark Lanegan
collaboration, Ballad of the Broken Seas.
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Band:DANIEL WYLIE
Album:Best Of The Solo Years (2004-2014)
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Folk
Wonderful compilation featuring 11 tracks taken from his five solo albums (out COSMIC
ROUGH RIDERS) recorded between 2004 and 2014.
SHINDIG MAG***** - "Daniel Wylie ‐cofounder of Glasgow's Cosmic Rough Riders‐ returns with a collection that presents the
very best of his subsequent solo work...prove him to be a writer of growing skill and maturity.
Opening with Ramshackle's Consoling the Girl , the Burritos start flying Gram by Gram in a most
satisfyngly melodic way. Car Guitar Star's title track paints a picture of the frustaction of musical theft, but does
it with style, a great melody and a great hook. Unwind is more drivin , acoustic guitars being replaced by
fuzztone electric (with a touch of wah wah) while The Cello Player recalls Crosby, Still & Nash in its lush chorus.
Taken together, the album harks back to a golden summer that we need more than ever in 2017. Wylie
should be a Big Star. No question."
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Band:THE LUNAR LAUGH
Album:MAMAS BOY
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Folk
The Lunar Laugh (Oklahoma, USA) combine elements of powerpop and folk rock with their signature harmonies on their second
album. Mama's Boy features songs of love, loss, childhood wisdom and adulthood naivety.
If you like: Simon & Garfunkel, The Shins, Lindsay Buckingham...
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:TWELVE STRING HIGH
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:cd
Genre:Psychedelic Rock
23 bands from around the globe playing 12‐string electric guitar!! Includes a two‐sided
Poster and Booklet.
Contains songs by:
THE HIGHER STATE (UK)
KONTIKI SUITE (UK)
THE PARSON RED HEADS (USA)
THE JUNIPERS (UK)
THE YOUNG SINCLAIRS (USA)
DROPKICK (UK)
ERIK VOEKS (USA)
THE JANGLE BAND (AUS)
THE CAROUSELS (UK)
ARVIDSON & BUTTERFLIES (SWE)
THE HANGING STARS (UK)
LUTHER RUSSELL (USA)
THE REVERBERATIONS (USA)
ELVYN (CAN)
DEADBEAT POETS (USA)
THE BELLTOWERS (USA)
THE BEGINNER'S MYND (USA)
WADE JACKSON (AUS)
THE DREAMING SPIRES (UK)
COKE BELDA (SPA)
THE OUTRYDERS (AUS)
STEPHEN'S SHORE (SWE)
THE SENSITIVE DRUNKS (AUS)
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:TWELVE STRING HIGH - LP
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Psychedelic Rock
23 bands from around the globe playing 12‐string electric guitar!! LP includes a two‐sided
Poster and Booklet.
Contains songs by:
THE HIGHER STATE (UK)
KONTIKI SUITE (UK)
THE PARSON RED HEADS (USA)
THE JUNIPERS (UK)
THE YOUNG SINCLAIRS (USA)
DROPKICK (UK)
ERIK VOEKS (USA)
THE JANGLE BAND (AUS)
THE CAROUSELS (UK)
ARVIDSON & BUTTERFLIES (SWE)
THE HANGING STARS (UK)
LUTHER RUSSELL (USA)
THE REVERBERATIONS (USA)
ELVYN (CAN)
DEADBEAT POETS (USA)
THE BELLTOWERS (USA)
THE BEGINNER'S MYND (USA)
WADE JACKSON (AUS)
THE DREAMING SPIRES (UK)
COKE BELDA (SPA)
THE OUTRYDERS (AUS)
STEPHEN'S SHORE (SWE)
THE SENSITIVE DRUNKS (AUS)
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Band:DEADBEAT POETS
Album:EL CAMINO REAL 101 (THE BEST OF)
Label:YOU ARE THE COSMOS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:POWER POP
After his adventures in BLUE ASH (1969‐1979) , the Dead Boys Stiv Bators (1979‐1981) and Club
Wow (1982‐85) , FRANK SECICH'adopted' as a manager and producer Ohio 's band,
THE INFIDELS, Pete it militated Drivere, John T. Hlumyk and John Koury . And with them, 20
years later, he formed (in 2007) the DEADBEAT POETS with whom has been drawing a great
career that now summarized in an LP titled 'El Camino Real 101' also it includes 3 new songs!
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Band:VARGNATT
Album:Grausammler
Label:Eisenwald
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
After two demos and an EP German Vargnatt return with the anticipated follow up 'Grausammler'. The first full lenght manifests a new level in the history of the band, even though the songs are rather puristic the music reveals its depth - dreamscapes woven in desolation, sorrow and hope.
Greatly influenced by the early Burzum Era as well as Ulver's Nattens Madrigal, „Grausammler“ draws the listener into a stream of memorable lead guitars surrounded by harsh vocals. A warm bass-guitar crafts the songs and the drumming by Wiedergaenger (Total Negation, Nachts, ex- Auvandril) rounds it off while fragile string’s and choir performances done by "H.es.a.e. (Nachtreich, Ex-Eudaimony) enclose the sum.
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Band:KRATER
Album:URERE
Label:Eisenwald
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Black Metal
URERE, Latin for burning, A word that fits perfectly for what KRATER stands in their musical direction and lyrical imagery. A blazing torch that starts as a smoldering ember and ends in a raging fire taking everything away. The honest fury that becomes an inner madness, burning you from inside. URERE is the 3rd full length record for KRATER. Created with blasting whirlwinds, and the gloom of low tempo, URERE was composed with the mind of combining the most diverse musical outbreaks to create a fitting soundtrack of reflection for a disturbed personal vision. The music and lyrics hover in a state of hate, lunacy, frustration and cathartic outbreaks. URERE speaks to the listener on numerous levels, using influences of Black-, Death- and Doom- Metal in synergy with different vocal styles from screaming, choirs, and whispers.
“ The album is a blast from start to finish" STEREOGUM
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Band:JANEY AND THE RAVEMEN
Album:STAY AWAY FROM BOYS
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
Janey & the Ravemen pick up the beat baton from where the legendary Kaisers left off and deliver a sound so
authentically 1964 it hurts. The Ravemen include in their all star line up not one but two of The Kaisers founding
members alongside former members of The Rapiers & Fabienne Delsol. This brand new and highly promising
mixture produces a sound which will not disappoint, British Beat at its finest. When listening to their sound it
becomes obvious these boys & a girl have the same American R&B influences that the bands back in the day had.
ThinK BERYL MARSDEN / LULU / SANDRA BARRY backed by THE ROULETTES / SWINGING BLUE JEANS and you won't
be far wrong. Solid pounding back‐beat with skilful, pure guitars, perfect harmonies topped with the irresistible
versatile female vocals compliments of the 1st woman of beat Janey.
Now the time has come for their very first album STAY AWAY FROM BOYS to be issued (both as LP and CD) on
SOUNDFLAT RECORDS! It is a classic already, which should under no circumstances be missing in your record
collection. Lady Janey and her male support will take your breath away with their excellent compositions and
masterly covers. Among those you will find a brilliant version of the song „I just don’t understand“, known by ANN
MARGRET and THE BEATLES, and a cover of „It’s so right“ by THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS. STAY AWAY FROM BOYS
is authentic 60’s Beat in the manner of Hamburg’s Star‐Club and will manage to charm each and every one of you.
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Band:GENTLEMENS AGREEMENTS
Album:UNDERSTANDING!
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
French Freakbeat‐Hammond‐Mod‐sensation THE GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS bring you their spectacular and
mindblowing debut album “Understanding!”... and it is a true hitrecord indeed! These French lads have already
proven themselves worthy with their fantastic first 7” “All Good Things”, if not at the Soundflat Records Ballroom
Bash with their amazingly powerful live‐show, and now we can celebrate the birth of their very first
LP!
This album includes twelve tracks, twelve of which will make you dance and shake to over and over again! If it is
brilliant covers of cool classics from the 60’s, such as “One Fine Day”, “Calamity Jane” or “Swim”, new and groovy
interpretations of the members’ other bands like PENELOPE’s “Eden Rose” or TOWERBROWN’s “I Wanna Know” or
even their own compositions like “Here Are The GA” and “I’m On Pills” – these boys just get everything right! Their
trademarks are roaring hammond sounds, groovy beats, heavy fuzz‐ and distortion guitars, cool bass riffs, and last
but not least great, blue‐eyed soulvocals by charismatic and energetic singer Lord Barnaby “Street” Weissmüller.
“Understanding!” is the wonderful result of a friendship‐fun‐project between talented musicians and members of
some of the best French bands of today’s 60s‐Garage‐Rock scene (TOWERBROWN, SHEETAH ET LES WEISSMÜLLER,
HAWAII MEN, PENELOPE) that became this great new Mod‐band called THE GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS. A furious
debut through and through!
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Band:GENTLEMENS AGREEMENTS
Album:UNDERSTANDING! -CD
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Garage Punk
French Freakbeat‐Hammond‐Mod‐sensation THE GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS bring you their spectacular and
mindblowing debut album “Understanding!”... and it is a true hitrecord indeed! These French lads have already
proven themselves worthy with their fantastic first 7” “All Good Things”, if not at the Soundflat Records Ballroom
Bash with their amazingly powerful live‐show, and now we can celebrate the birth of their very first
LP!
This album includes twelve tracks, twelve of which will make you dance and shake to over and over again! If it is
brilliant covers of cool classics from the 60’s, such as “One Fine Day”, “Calamity Jane” or “Swim”, new and groovy
interpretations of the members’ other bands like PENELOPE’s “Eden Rose” or TOWERBROWN’s “I Wanna Know” or
even their own compositions like “Here Are The GA” and “I’m On Pills” – these boys just get everything right! Their
trademarks are roaring hammond sounds, groovy beats, heavy fuzz‐ and distortion guitars, cool bass riffs, and last
but not least great, blue‐eyed soulvocals by charismatic and energetic singer Lord Barnaby “Street” Weissmüller.
“Understanding!” is the wonderful result of a friendship‐fun‐project between talented musicians and members of
some of the best French bands of today’s 60s‐Garage‐Rock scene (TOWERBROWN, SHEETAH ET LES WEISSMÜLLER,
HAWAII MEN, PENELOPE) that became this great new Mod‐band called THE GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS. A furious
debut through and through!
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Band:THE MERGERS
Album:With A Carrot And A Stick
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Garage Punk
Germany's hottest beat‐sensation THE MERGERS are back with their second album “With A Carrot And A Stick” and
live up to the earlier success of their smashing debut album “Monkey See, Monkey Do!”. Their sound is of
unaltered quality with ingenious musical arrangements, catchy authentic beatpop‐sounds and beautiful harmonies
that give you goosebumps.
The album consists of thirteen self‐composed tracks, starting off with the absolute hit “Shop Window Dummy”,
followed by the powerful, danceable “Little Barney”. You'll be mesmerized by the harmonies in “Pie In The Sky” and
the “Achilles Heel” as well as the dreamy ballads “Please Don't Let Me Know” and “Oh Lord”. “Hunt The Hamster”
stands out as the only instrumental on the record, that fits in perfectly with its cool, surfy elements. “You Set Your
Life” reminds one of THE BEATLES' White Album with cool guitars and elaborate songwriting. No wonder, the boys
from Nuremberg have already conquered the big stages at international scene‐festivals! Their stage power is
infectious and their songs invite to sing and dance along to.
THE MERGERS have once again produced an album, that is without a doubt among the top recent albums. Singer
Jerry Coma's stunning, clear voice, catchy guitars, a stomping beat, fantastic, versatile songwriting, and hit
melodies all contribute to a very round album that leaves nothing to be desired.
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Band:THE MERGERS
Album:With A Carrot And A Stick LP
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
Germany's hottest beat‐sensation THE MERGERS are back with their second album “With A Carrot And A Stick” and
live up to the earlier success of their smashing debut album “Monkey See, Monkey Do!”. Their sound is of
unaltered quality with ingenious musical arrangements, catchy authentic beatpop‐sounds and beautiful harmonies
that give you goosebumps.
The album consists of thirteen self‐composed tracks, starting off with the absolute hit “Shop Window Dummy”,
followed by the powerful, danceable “Little Barney”. You'll be mesmerized by the harmonies in “Pie In The Sky” and
the “Achilles Heel” as well as the dreamy ballads “Please Don't Let Me Know” and “Oh Lord”. “Hunt The Hamster”
stands out as the only instrumental on the record, that fits in perfectly with its cool, surfy elements. “You Set Your
Life” reminds one of THE BEATLES' White Album with cool guitars and elaborate songwriting. No wonder, the boys
from Nuremberg have already conquered the big stages at international scene‐festivals! Their stage power is
infectious and their songs invite to sing and dance along to.
THE MERGERS have once again produced an album, that is without a doubt among the top recent albums. Singer
Jerry Coma's stunning, clear voice, catchy guitars, a stomping beat, fantastic, versatile songwriting, and hit
melodies all contribute to a very round album that leaves nothing to be desired.
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Band:KING SALAMI AND THE CUMBERLAND 3
Album:LOOSE AT PBS RADIO MELBOURNE
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
We all know by now that wild Rhythm’n’Blues‐maniac KING SALAMI and his CUMBERLAND THREE have long taken over
Europe, the USA and Japan with their unique sound, their party‐attitude and their unforgettable live performances – last
summer the boys even went on an Australian tour, where they also played a frantic live‐show for the “PBS Radio” in
Melbourne. Now these live recordings came out that epic, so that thankfully the boys decided to preserve them for the rest of
the world as well and made a PICTURE LP out of the whole session on no less a label than Soundflat Records.
But KING SALAMI AND THE CUMBERLAND THREE’s „Loose At PBS Radio Melbourne” is not just an album that reproduces one
of their crazy live‐shows – it is much more than that; this picture‐lp, in a superb design made by drummer Eric, is a visual treat
and contains new interpretations of a variety of their songs, most of which you cannot find on vinyl anymore. The sound
quality is just amazing and the energy on this record is electrifying ‐ a brilliant rough Rhythm’n’Blues sound with crazy Garagepunk‐
guitars and beats, and a cool saxophone together with the king’s unmistakable howling add up to an insane party‐record
that won’t let you sit still. After doing the climb and trubbeling ma juju girl you’ll find yourself howling for your woman, shakin’
it wild and of course finally doing the wurst with these boys like there’s no tomorrow!
This brand new picture‐LP is really something else by your favourite R&B‐Garagepunkers and it is strictly limited, so be fast and
get yourself a copy before it’s too late!
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Band:THE LINK QUARTET
Album:MINIMAL ANIMAL
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Instrumental
The legendary kings of hammondbeat, LINK QUARTET from Italy, have released six records, several singles, digital releases and
appeared on numerous compilations and guest appearances since 1993 already. Now the jazzy, funky instrumental quartet
around the virtuosic Paolo “Apollo” Negri release yetanother fantastic record, this time on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS, that has a
Mod/soul/jazz‐feeling to it.
“Minimal Animal” is all LINK QUARTET‐originals and all instrumentals with absolutely divine, mindblowing hammond‐organsoli,
a jazzy beat, groovy guitars and catchy melodies. Incredibly cool, funky, danceable sounds (such as “Black Bug”) mixed
with one or the other calmer song with laid‐back jazzy wah‐wah sounds and finally even groovy, ska/rocksteady‐offbeat,
hammond‐driven songs like “Peacock Steady” altogether combine into a well‐rounded album from beginning to end.
With this record, Soundflat Records enters a slightly different/new spectrum of sixties‐sound and adopts one of Europe's, if not
worldwide, best hammondbeat‐acid jazz‐bands to the Soundflat‐Records‐family.
This band combines hammonddriven beat and jazz so well, that not only Mod‐ and Funk‐lovers will love this album, but due to
its variety of different influences it will appeal to a much broader crowd from all different kinds of musical backgrounds and
leave them more than impressed.
"Minimal Animal" is a welcome back home album for The Link Quartet, 13 original instrumental tracks (the CD includes two
bonus tracks) of pure raw funk, minimal and aggressive, where the screaming Hammond organ of Paolo Apollo Negri duets
with the acid wah wah guitar of Marco Murtas over the rocky rhythm lines of Renzo Bassi (bass) and Alberto Pato Maffi
(drums). The quartet is back on the track of the long and prolific tradition of bands like The Meters, Alan Hawkshaw, Jackie
Mittoo and many others but don't forget to keep an eye on the future to serve a unique cocktail of retro futuristic tunes. With
this album The Link Quartet is making a new start, building a new future starting from its own roots.
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Band:THE LINK QUARTET
Album:MINIMAL ANIMAL LP
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Instrumental
The legendary kings of hammondbeat, LINK QUARTET from Italy, have released six records, several singles, digital releases and
appeared on numerous compilations and guest appearances since 1993 already. Now the jazzy, funky instrumental quartet
around the virtuosic Paolo “Apollo” Negri release yetanother fantastic record, this time on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS, that has a
Mod/soul/jazz‐feeling to it.
“Minimal Animal” is all LINK QUARTET‐originals and all instrumentals with absolutely divine, mindblowing hammond‐organsoli,
a jazzy beat, groovy guitars and catchy melodies. Incredibly cool, funky, danceable sounds (such as “Black Bug”) mixed
with one or the other calmer song with laid‐back jazzy wah‐wah sounds and finally even groovy, ska/rocksteady‐offbeat,
hammond‐driven songs like “Peacock Steady” altogether combine into a well‐rounded album from beginning to end.
With this record, Soundflat Records enters a slightly different/new spectrum of sixties‐sound and adopts one of Europe's, if not
worldwide, best hammondbeat‐acid jazz‐bands to the Soundflat‐Records‐family.
This band combines hammonddriven beat and jazz so well, that not only Mod‐ and Funk‐lovers will love this album, but due to
its variety of different influences it will appeal to a much broader crowd from all different kinds of musical backgrounds and
leave them more than impressed.
"Minimal Animal" is a welcome back home album for The Link Quartet, 13 original instrumental tracks (the CD includes two
bonus tracks) of pure raw funk, minimal and aggressive, where the screaming Hammond organ of Paolo Apollo Negri duets
with the acid wah wah guitar of Marco Murtas over the rocky rhythm lines of Renzo Bassi (bass) and Alberto Pato Maffi
(drums). The quartet is back on the track of the long and prolific tradition of bands like The Meters, Alan Hawkshaw, Jackie
Mittoo and many others but don't forget to keep an eye on the future to serve a unique cocktail of retro futuristic tunes. With
this album The Link Quartet is making a new start, building a new future starting from its own roots.
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Band:THE NORVINS
Album:TWISTIN AROUND WITH
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Garage Punk
The French Garage‐ Fuzz‐Rockers certainly have an unmistakable sound that is once again featured on their brand‐new album.
The record starts off at full power and moves on to the wild and deep, fuzzy, catchy sound of these five Frenchmen.
It also includes a coverversion of the 60s‐classic “Love” (originally by THE BAD BOYS), “She Was Gone” by the
contemporary NO‐THINGS, who just released their debut album on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS, and the Norvinsinterpretation
of “Here I Am, Here I Always Am” (originally by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART), all with the usual added
Norvins‐touchof course, like we know and love. The coverversions fit in perfectly with the otherwise self‐composed
smashers – the album is fast, intense, versatile and absolutely danceable!
This record, available as CD and LP, is a straight to the point Garagepunk‐album from the first to the last song and
falls right into the tradition of fabulous Norvins‐hit‐records!
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Band:THE NORVINS
Album:TWISTIN AROUND WITH - LP
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
The French Garage‐
Fuzz‐Rockers certainly have an unmistakable sound that is once again featured on their brand‐new album.
The record starts off at full power and moves on to the wild and deep, fuzzy, catchy sound of these five Frenchmen.
It also includes a coverversion of the 60s‐classic “Love” (originally by THE BAD BOYS), “She Was Gone” by the
contemporary NO‐THINGS, who just released their debut album on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS, and the Norvinsinterpretation
of “Here I Am, Here I Always Am” (originally by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART), all with the usual added
Norvins‐touchof course, like we know and love. The coverversions fit in perfectly with the otherwise self‐composed
smashers – the album is fast, intense, versatile and absolutely danceable!
This record, available as CD and LP, is a straight to the point Garagepunk‐album from the first to the last song and
falls right into the tradition of fabulous Norvins‐hit‐records!
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Band:THE SHOOK UPS
Album:BAD RECEPTION
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
After THE STAGS, Wigan has a new musical gem to offer now: THE SHOOK‐UPS! play finest amped‐up Garagerock
with a psychedelic influence in the manner of bands like THE MUSIC MACHINE or THE SEEDS. Anyone who’s seen
them play live before will know how amazing and at the same time funny their shows are; a perfect sound paired
with some entertaining, eccentric and infectious dancefloor action! The band is made up of ex‐members of MOCO,
THE STAGS, DOKTOR COMBOVER and The V.C.s and released their debut 7’’ on ROTOSONIC RECORDS in a very
limited edition. Their first LP BAD RECEPTION is now released on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS.
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Band:THE STAGS
Album:DO THE TON
Label:SOUNDFLAT RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Garage Punk
"Gimme Some Sex‐FIZZ" is arguably fair the motto of the STAGS from Wigan, Northwest England, the hometown of Northern
Soul, of pies and of Uncle Joe's Minballs. But not only the motto assured us of admitting this squad about their charmaing
singer Miss Topsy STAG to our small SOUNDFLAT RECORDS‐family. This band convinces with their independent interpretation
of different music styles of the 60's era. Whether Sixties Garage, Beat, Mod‐Instros, R&B, R'N'R or Power Pop, you can find all
styles in the shakin'‐groovy sound of the STAGS. The STAGS are driven through the unique groovy sound of the Hammond
organ made by Reginald Steinway. Alone the way this instrument is played will bring every rear to shake, but is additionally
supported by Mr. Murdo Gloves (Bass), Kenny Roquette (Drums), Conway Castle (Gitarre) and Singer Topsy Stag. If you want to
describe the sound of the STAGS figuratively, you would possibly say: BANANA SPLITS meets THE MOHAWKS at Wigan‐Bus‐
Station! The STAGS are probably musically inspired by artists like GEORGIE FAME, LULU, THE SONICS, JIMMY SMITH, SHOCKING
BLUE, YOUNG RASCALS, THE SHADOWS or THE EASYBEATS.
You can find several coversongs like e. g. the Boogaloo‐soul song "HOT DOG" by THE FOUR SHELLS, the R&B Monster‐Track
"CHICKEN NECKS" by DON & JUAN, the Dancfloor‐Smasher "CAN'T STOP THE WANT" von SANDY SARJEANT, or the French Ye‐
Ye classic "MOUSTACHE A PAPA" by ANNA BELL. Apart from the coverversions there are of course ass‐shaking, groovy self
composed songs with Hammond‐sound too like e. g. "TEXAS CAVE SALAMANDER", "TREE FINGER" and "SEX FIZZ". With "DO
THE TON” the STAGS show their predilection for speed and 60's Motocross‐Machines. This subject acted as the template for
the brilliant cover artwork too!
After 2 single releases by ROTOSONIC RECORDS, which are not in stock by now, you can get their first longplayer by
SOUNDFLAT RECORDS! Shake your body, move your ass, it's STAGS time: "60's Beat‐Bash‐Boogaloo, this ist the Stag‐
Ageddon!!"
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Band:RENAISSANCE
Album:Live at Fillmore West 1970
Label:SIREENA
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Prog Rock
In July 1968 the legendary YARDBIRDS had disappeared, and singer / guitarist Keith Relf and
drummer Jim McCarthy found themselves in the short-lived folk duo TOGETHER. This project
formed the core of the Folkrock band RENAISSANCE. In addition, keyboardist John Hawken from
the Nashville Teens, bassist Louis Cennamo (formerly Jody Grind, The Herd) and Relf's sister Jane
Relf, who was responsible for singing and percussion.
Another "Yardbird", Paul Samwell-Smith, produced the debut album of the same name in 1969, and
Germany's leading music magazine SOUNDS discovered "melting beautiful classical passages",
which were associated with wonderful vocal harmonies and epic broad song structures. The same
spirit conjured the album "Illusion" produced by Relf himself the same year.
Despite great reviews and exciting concerts, Relf left the band in 1970, the sales figures of the two
albums were sobering and for the former "Yardbird" probably too poor. Keith Relf and Louis
Cennamo founded ARMAGGEDON, a new harder band project, the rest of the musicians founded
ILLUSION. Both projects were not particularly successful. On 14 May 1976, Keith Relf died of the
consequences of an electric shock.
The recordings of this album were made during the US tour of RENAISSANCE on 6 March 1970 in
the legendary Fillmore West in San Francisco. They are from the private archive of Jim McCarthy and
are therefore a bit rougher than expensive recorded live recordings of record companies. But it's direct
and charming documentaries of a great band from a great time when much was possible!
Limited edition of 1000 copies in 180 gram heavy-weight vinyl!
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Band:CINEMA
Album:The Discovering of Time
Label:SIREENA
Format:cd
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
CINEMA is the current project of Jürgen "Pöngse" Krutzsch, who already was a well-known
Krautrock legend with his band TIBET in the Seventies. The project name fits, because the
titles of this album run like movies in the mind's eye of the listener.
Pöngse - supported by Brigitte Grafe and guitarist Benjamin Peiser - knows to take this
electronic soundtrack every cold and to create an incredibly groovy and trancy melange,
reminiscent in some moments of Pink Floyd, but also wakes associations with Tangerine
Dream, Vangelis, Mike Oldfield and Schiller. Each title tells you in advance what it is and
what musical elements are used. African, oriental and rock rhythms, with organs, choirs,
guitars - a plenty of synthesizers and sequencers.
For mastering ex-Grobschnitt musician EROC was actually responsible. The result is a
musical journey around the world through the digital sound world of the continents that is
unparalleled!
A fine and entertaining journey at all! The perfect mental cinema!
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Band:STREETMARK
Album:Eileen
Label:SIREENA
Format:cd
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
In 1977, German prog legend STREETMARK recorded the second album "Eileen",
which became a "perfect synthesis of elements of electronic rock, classic, hard rock,
and radio and symphonic sound collages". It was the second collaboration with
Conny Plank, who was behind the mixing console for the final sound. "Eileen" was s
a huge step forward for STREETMARK but, despite the success, singer Wolfgang
Riechmann left the band to play his solo album "Wunderbar" also for Sky Records.
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Band:THE PERC
Album:Koto Funk
Label:SIREENA
Format:cd
Genre:Psychedelic Rock
In 1995, German independent music legends Tom THE PERC Redecker and Emilio THE
HIDDEN GENTLEMAN Winschetti wrote the music for the production of Peter
Turrini's "Die Schlacht um Wien" (The Battle for Vienna)at the Staatstheater
Stuttgart. Director Günther Gerstner wanted to have the two in the next
project, a theater production of Rainald Goetz's work "Festung" (Fortress) in
Berlin. After the script came, Redecker started working and collected ideas.
He wrote the design of the title "Birth To The Day" alone on the synthesizer,
which was later to be developed in the studio with guest musicians. The five
tracks" Koto Funk "," Flesh & Blood Society "," Inhaler "," Heartbeat "and"
Dwarf "already existed as experimental industrial / punk versions and were
planned as the basis for new recordings , but unfortunately it was not,
because the whole project was canceled and the recordings disappeared in Tom`s
archive.
At the end of 2016, when researching in his archive, Redecker came across the
lost recording of "Birth To The Day" and the memory of the screened theater
project came back. Now it was the idea to publish these together with the five
other original ideas on CD.
In addition, "Head In The Air - Single Edit" and "Cuppa Mocha", which so far were only available on an out of print
vinyl single, were included in the tracklisting.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:SPIRIT OF SIREENA Vol 11
Label:SIREENA
Format:cd
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Sireena Records continues the tradition and presents Vol. 11 of the popular series "The Spirit of
Sireena". The CD includes contributions from the last 12 months. The label again offers a
uniquely diversified limited compilation at a very special price.
More variety is impossible!
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Band:THE MALICIOUS DOGS
Album:Redemption
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:cd
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Debut album by French Psychobilly Trio.
All brand new recordings all sell penned. Great 16 page booklet.
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Band:DELTA 88
Album:Rocket Powered
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:cd
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Debut album by upcoming UK Rockabilly trio
All brand new recordings all sell penned. Band have previously released a 7” vinyl EP on Western Star which sold
well
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Band:DARREL HIGHAM RUSTI STEEL ALAN MILLS
Album:SO LONG MY FRIEND
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:10 Inch
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
A Tribute to the late, much loved singer Alan Mills who is best known as vocalist on the top 5 1981 hit (Do) The Hucklebuck by
Coast To Coast.
All bands and artists on the album have strong followings plus there is a massive love and respect on the scene for Alan Mills
who passed away July 2016. The album also includes the last 3 recordings ever made by Alan Mills.
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Band:NORM AND THE NIGHTMAREZ
Album:Jekyll And Hyde
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:10 Inch
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
10” Splatter vinyl 8 song mini LP from established UK Psychobilly trio
Limited edition/splatter vinyl.
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Band:PETER BJARGO
Album:Animus Retinentia
Label:cyclic law
Format:cd
Genre:Drone/Ambient
3rd full length album by ARCANA / SOPHIA mastermind Peter Bjärgö. On his solo works we hear the
perfect blend of his previous incarnations where dreamy piano parts, rhythmic percussions and his now
trade mark acoustic guitar, all blended into perfection. Solemn vocals filled with lyrics of distress and
mournfulness lull us into the nether. Filled with nostalgia and longing of a lost world, "Animus Retinentia"
forms a threshold into another world where glimpses of light always shine through. A splendid follow up to
his previous solo works and dare we say, his best yet.
Edition of 500 copies in 6 panel Digipack.
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Band:TRUE MOON
Album:S/T
Label:LOVELY
Format:cd
Genre:Alt Rock
True Moons self titled debut album contains ten tracks of Scandinavian dark wave. An all around feeling
of despair and melancholy is mixed with a small glimpse of hope. Karolina Engdahls voice is providing
light and closeness in an otherwise all out dark, raw and minimalistic collection of songs. As the Swedish
songwriting creeps up on the listener and the melodies get stuck, songs as "Sugar", "Voodoo" and "Run
Run Run” gives instant pleasure while ”In the dead of the night” and ”Our own darkness” is working more
like an ever growing darkness within. True Moon finds its darkness closer to Joy Division than
contemporary Swedish acts like Nicole Saboune and Invsn.
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Band:TRUE MOON
Album:S/T LP
Label:LOVELY
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Alt Rock
True Moons self titled debut album contains ten tracks of Scandinavian dark wave. An all around feeling
of despair and melancholy is mixed with a small glimpse of hope. Karolina Engdahls voice is providing
light and closeness in an otherwise all out dark, raw and minimalistic collection of songs. As the Swedish
songwriting creeps up on the listener and the melodies get stuck, songs as "Sugar", "Voodoo" and "Run
Run Run” gives instant pleasure while ”In the dead of the night” and ”Our own darkness” is working more
like an ever growing darkness within. True Moon finds its darkness closer to Joy Division than
contemporary Swedish acts like Nicole Saboune and Invsn.LP FMT
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:Pounding Metal - A Tribute To EXCITER
Label:SKOL
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
The original Heavy Metal Maniacs, originators of Thrash Metal, godfathers of Speed Metal. EXCITER had many labels, and all of
them confirm the fact, that EXCITER are the ultimate Metal legends. As their debut album entitled "Heavy Metal Maniac" came
out one month before METALLICA's iconic "Kill 'Em All", many fans will agree that it's the Canadian trio that actually invented
Thrash Metal. Their story could fill few thick books, and their albums have cult status between next generations of Metal bands.
Now, more than 30 years later, some of the best Heavy Metal bands, both young, and those who were already fighting for Metal
back in the day, in the '80s, joined forces on the first ever EXCITER tribute album. The "Pounding Metal - A Tribute To EXCITER"
includes classics of the legendary Canadian trio performed by: ATTACKER, EVIL INVADERS, CRYSTAL VIPER, IRONSWORD,
RANGER, RAM, MASTERS OF DISGUISE, SAVAGE MASTER, OCTOBER 31, VISIGOTH, GATEKEEPER and VULTURE.
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Band:SISTA BRYTET
Album:Livet Inglasat
Label:LUFTSLOTT
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
1996 was Umeå Swedens hardcore capital and the members of the Sista Brytet stood among the crowd and sang
along with the lyrics that dealt with social injustice. 20 years later releases Sista Brytet his debut album LIVET
INGLASAT. The album contains 11 tracks about consumption unit, middle-class anxiety and depletion of their
hometown Skellefteå.
Sista Brytet was formed in 2010 when Fredrik Lindkvist (Vocals & Guitar) took a long break from Totalt Jävla
Mörker to get back to the original and essential: rehearsing, drinking coffee and talking. With a background in
Knugen Faller was the the melodic punk handy. Along with Henry Wiklund (bass) and Johan Fjellström (drums) as
the band took small steps forward. It was in 2014, when Lars Kyösti (guitar) began playing in the band that all the
pieces fell into place.
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Band:SECOND YOUTH
Album:GLASS ROOF
Label:ANCHORS AWEIGH
Format:7 Inch Vinyl
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
With so many outlets to discover new music these days, band’s often feel they have to resort to corny marketing campaigns or other non-musical methods to grab people’s attention, but the reality is that, generally speaking, if you make good music, market yourself sensibly and crucially, get out and play live people will find you. Maybe not as many as would have 20 or 30 years ago, but in my opinion it all comes down to music, and that seems to be a mantra shared by Second Youth, an Italian/English punk rock outfit featuring longtime friends and touring companions Dick Smith and André Suergiu. This duo have embraced the freedom after ending long stints in their previous bands (The Legacy and Gold Kids respectively) and are playing the kind of music
that inspired them to pick up instruments in the first place. That enthusiasm is obvious after about 5 seconds of the opening riff on their Glass Roof EP, as the title track is equal parts early Bombshell Rocks combined with the chaotic swagger of The Replacements and showcases the duo’s ear for melody.
"The simple yet effective riffing, featuring fret runs and solos overlayed onto a solid rhythm section whilst still telling a pseudo-tragic tale through lyrics like Promise me that when I’m gone you still listen to this song, nothing ever really fades away really comes together to create a tune which is better than it has any right to be." The Punksite.com
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Band:SLANDER
Album:BAD WEATHER
Label:ANCHORS AWEIGH
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
MOST HARDWORKING HARDCORE BAND ITALY HAS EVER WITNESSED. TOURING MACHINES SINCE DAY ONE, 24 / 7
NON STOP. THEIR LATEST ALBUM “BAD WEATHER” IS A MASTERPIECE FOR FANS OF NO WARNING, BIO HAZARD,
DEEZ NUTS, MADBALL.
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Band:DAXX AND ROXANNE
Album:TICKET TO ROCK
Label:Justice Brothers
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
Ticket to Rock is the debut album and mission statement from Swiss rockers Daxx & Roxane, who are based in London, and
named after two pet rats! In their current February 2017 edition Powerplay has given the album 9/10 and say the album is “full tilt
rock “n” roll with a sprinkling of Motor Head and Led Zep”. Kerrang! are about to review the album and have previously hailed the
band as a “tooth-and-nail, testosterone-powered rock band”.
The 10 track album features the undeniable infectious grooves of title track ‘Ticket To Rock’, the gasoline fuelled guitar hooks of
‘Girls Next Door’ and the anthemic Bon Jovi homage ‘Leaving For Tomorrow’, The album was recorded at Grange Farm Studios
in July 2016. It was produced by David Donley (Midge Ure, Adam Ant), engineered by Richard Hammerton (Danny Bryant
(Germany No. 1), Hills (USA)) and mastered by John Davis (Led Zeppelin, U2) at Metropolis. The artwork has been designed by
the revered illustrator and graphic designer Graham Humphreys (Nightmare on Elm Street, NME). The Montreux four-piece are
Ced Pfister (vocals, bass), Cal Wymann (lead guitar), Simon Golaz (rhythm guitar, harmonica) and Luca Senaldi (drums).
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Band:OSUKARU
Album:The Labyrinth
Label:CITY OF LIGHTS
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
With their brand new studio entitled "The Labyrinth", OSUKARU raise to the next step.
OSUKARU show their new Adult Oriented Rock face, with more powerful guitars and more dramatic
songwriting.
The concept and theme of this album is inspired by the 1986 fantasy movie Labyrinth.
Recommended for fans of Magnum, Ten, Whitesnake, Saraya, new Europe etc.
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Band:SYD 31
Album:THE LAST PUNKS ON EARTH
Label:Analogue Trash
Format:cd
Genre:Industrial/EBM
It's happened, it's here, it’s the sound of our bleakest landscapes… this is the noise of the angriest band in the UK taking rage to
a level barely heard before. Syd.31 are defining what it means to be a band as society rips itself apart – music with purpose and
impact. Imagine the sounds of Slayer joining up with Die Antwoord, or the furious lovechild of Grace Jones and Sid Vicious
fronting Atari Teenage Riot delivering an uproar inspired by the decline of culture and the loss of safe spaces for freaks as the
world becomes an increasingly dangerous place for us all. This is no science fiction dystopia, this is real – true tales of
homelessness, violence, isolation and destroyed optimism. The last four years of performing live, talking to people, and seeing
what makes them dance has helped them craft this album into a deafening voice for the voiceless.
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Band:PARESIS
Album:THAT.BLACK.FORM
Label:ARMALYTE INDUSTRIES
Format:cd
Genre:Alt Rock
This new release from Paresis hones their sound to their most commercially relevant yet. Huge Rammsteinsized
riffs clash with epic synth lines to dynamic effect, while simultaneously plumbing new depths of
despair.
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Band:DELETERE
Album:Per Aspera Ad Pestilentiam
Label:SEPULCHRAL
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
Hot on the heels of their first album, the Soldiers of Pestilence strike back with a new EP that will solidify their place among the
best Black Metal bands from Québec. Building on the sound that has been the band’s own since its beginning, this new output
features 26 minutes of Délétère at its best, delivering songs that are both furious and epic. From the incisive yet intricate riffs to
Thorleïf commanding vocals and the subtle use of keyboards, Per Aspera Ad Pestilentiam has everything that has made Délétère
quickly attract followers, and it will without a doubt ensure they convert many more to their perverse cause.
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Band:CORPUS DIAVOLIS
Album:ATRA LUMEN
Label:ATMF
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
The immanent shadow of the dark one guiding the Initiate bringer of the dark light to the path of knowledge, the essence of the earth and
the realm of the flesh.
Musically conceiving a ritualistic feeling into the vibes of Black Metal, Corpus Diavolis never got tempted to lose themselves on their
own musical maelstrom, forging a solid and threating monumental opus. They embrace this feeling forging a solid sound, without running the
risk to fall on the chaotic mess nowadays dominating some disharmonic projects.
Conceptual point of references are Ceremonial Magic, Shamanism, Tarot, A. Crowley esoteric journey, A. Jodorowsky philosophical
transcendence. Atra Lumen was recorded, mixed and mastered in April and May in the Priory Recording Studios, Birmingham UK by Greg
Chandler (Esoteric, Lychgate).
The French satanic acolytes recently shared the stage with bands like Inquisition, Belphegor & Nightbringher.
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Band:SCUORN
Album:Parthenope
Label:DUSKTONE
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
"Neapolitan song" has inherently influenced much of the popular and folk italian music and it's worldwide renowned for its expressive and
communicative power.
Its origins date back to the XIII century and over the centuries has come down to us, keeping unchanged its attractiveness.
SCOURN (which means “shame” in Neapolitan language) was founded in Naples in 2008 by Giulian (Vocals, All Instruments & Orchestral
Arrangements) properly to worship the cult of Parthenope by revealing the most ancient legends and history of the mysterious Neapolitan lands,
known over the centuries for their hellenic and roman origins and for being fervent cradle of the Italian culture.
After signing in middle 2016 a two-albums deal with Dusktone, in Ferbruary 2017 SCOURN released the much-anticipated debut album
“Parthenope”, recorded mixed and mastered at the world-acclaimed 16th Cellar Studio in Rome in 2016 by the producer Stefano “Saul” Morabito
(FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, HOUR OF PENANCE).
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Band:OBSCURE INFINITY
Album:Dawn Of Winter
Label:FDA REKOTZ
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Finally back ! We're happy to re‐release Obscure Infinity's debut album "Dawn Of Winter". Originally released 2010, almost 7 years ago,
by the underground hobby‐label Obscure Domain Productions. The re‐issue will be the same as the version 2010. No changes, no
additionals, no fillers, just pure Death Metal killers !
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Band:FUBAR
Album:Weltschmerz
Label:FDA REKOTZ
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
After a bunch of split releases and 2 brillant full length albums, Netherlands finest Grindcore act FUBAR is back with the long awaited
new album. It's called "Weltschmerz", a German word what means world‐weariness and contains 14 brandnew tracks and with no
doubt the best songs they have composed so far. An album full of rage, blasts, violence but also melodies, feelings and stunning riffs.
Highly recommended for fans of Tragedy, Weekend Nachos, Pig Destroyer.
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Band:RESURGENCY
Album:No Worlds...Nor Gods Beyond
Label:FDA REKOTZ
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
The greek Death Metal hellcommando RESURGENCY is back to pull the putrid flesh from your rotten bones with their new album named
„No Worlds...Nor Gods Beyond“.
9 new blasphemic songs recorded at Incorporated M Studios, Athens by Bill Pappas. This is the most brutal stuff they wrote so far, songs full of hate, energy and passion.
„No Worlds...Nor Gods Beyond“ is highly recommended for fans of MORBID ANGEL and early DEICIDE.
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Band:MORFIN
Album:Consumed By Evil
Label:FDA REKOTZ
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Finally it's done, the second full length album is close to be unleashed. The Californian Death Metal brigade MORFIN is back with 9 new
songs, authentic and rawer than ever before, full of rage and energy.
„Consumed By Evil“ is highly recommended for fans of early DEATH.
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Band:REFLECTION
Album:Bleed Babylon Bleed
Label:PITCH BLACK
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
REFLECTION, the driving force of Hellenic Epic/Doom Metal, will be celebrating their 25th anniversary next year and they are now
back, with their fourth album, “Bleed Babylon Bleed”! It’s been eight years since the band’s last offering, making this an eagerly awaited
release; and with a new vocalist in their ranks this becomes an even more anticipated release!
With nine track of pure solid epic doom heavy metal, “Bleed Babylon Bleed” has all the elements that have defined REFLECTION’s
superb musicianship throughout the years. The band has matured since a long time ago, yet their sound is even more refined now and
full-bodied, still incorporating their signature fast to mid and low tempo song ranges. “Bleed Babylon Bleed” is just oozing with
atmosphere, epic melodies and powerful emotions as it deals mainly with the Pontic Genocide (as well as genocides in general). The
final track marks the album’s culmination as it features a Pontian lyra (masterfully played by Pavlantis) that takes a lead role, beautifully
mixed with the rest of the instruments, for an utterly bone-chilling effect.
Special mention should be made to the guest appearance of Mats Leven of CANDLEMASS. Besides his majestic input on this album,
this is also of particular importance since CANDLEMASS have always been a primary influence for REFLECTION. Other noteable
guest appearances include Albert Bell (FORSAKEN) and Kostas Tokas (RELOAD).
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Band:THE CRAWLING
Album:ANATOMY OF LOSS
Label:GRINDSCENE
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
The Crawling formed winter 2014, against the bleak concrete backdrop of Lisburn city, Northern Ireland. Influenced by Paradise
Lost, Katatonia and Bolt Thrower, The Crawling use a guttural vocal to combine melancholy with weight, churning out a heavy,
doom/death ensemble. After their successful debut single “Choking on concrete” and it’s equally successful follow up “In light of
dark days”, The Crawling are a band to watch.
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Band:BASEMENT TORTURE KILLINGS
Album:THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT BERYL
Label:GRINDSCENE
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
This is the first release to feature new front woman the ever sadistic Beryl. Mixed and mastered by Ivy Skuratov of Death Culture
Studio fame provides a very modern but still old school sound. "There's Something About Beryl" sees the synod of murder
expand their previous sound and contains the most accomplished songs to date with elements of thrash and black metal added
to the old school death and grind mix.
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Band:TORTUROUS INCEPTION
Album:Headfirst Into The Void
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Originally limited to 100 self released copies, New York's technical death metal slammers Torturous Inception are pleased to
announce the re-release of their latest EP "Void", combined with their previous effort "Headfirst Into Oblivion" for one colossal
release through Amputated Vein Records! "Headfirst Into the Void" will feature 10 of the band's most brutal offerings, and a
choice between 3 different album covers, all drawn by Mark Cooper.
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Band:Heisenberg
Album:The Empire Business
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Long Island meth slammers, Heisenberg return with their sophomore release. The Empire Business is a vicious attack start to
finish. Chock full of silly samples and tasty slams. They are the ones who slam. For fans of suffocation, internal bleeding,
dehumanized and devourment.
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Band:ATAVISMO
Album:inerte
Label:TEMPLE OF TORTUROUS
Format:cd
Genre:Prog Rock
Progressive power trio, ATAVISMO, have today announced details of their upcoming sophomore album, entitled Inerte. The fivetrack
album will be released on April 7, via Temple of Torturous Records.
Hailing from Spain, and with a critically acclaimed debut album, Desintegración, already under their belts, ATAVISMO are
exploring new territories with their second full length release. Breaking away from the space rock jams of their debut, ATAVISMO
have maintained a psychedelic edge, only this time around the evolution of the band is reflected in their more compact,
progressive sounds.
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Band:DEMONIC DEATH
Album:Seaweed
Label:SUICIDE RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
DEMONIC DEATH JUDGE is a four-piece Finnish sludge/doom/stoner monster. You are invited to yet
another rollercoaster ride with riffs impossible to ignore! Blending the genres, creating their own identity.
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Band:YMIRS BLOOD
Album:Ymirs Blood
Label:ARCHAIC SOUND
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Band:AVELION
Album:Illusion of Transparency
Label:Revalve
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
Band:BRUTART
Album:Wear My Skin
Label:ON PAROLE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Band:MALKAVIAN
Album:Annihilating the Shades
Label:FINISTERIAN DEAD END
Format:cd
Genre:Thrash/Crossover Metal
Band:ABYSMAL GRIEF
Album:REVEAL NOTHING
Label:TERROR FROM HELL
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Band:BEYOND BELIEF
Album:THE DEMOS 1991-1992
Label:TERROR FROM HELL
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Band:BLACK OATH
Album:LITANIES IN THE DARK
Label:TERROR FROM HELL
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Band:ORMYST
Album:Arcane Dreams
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
Band:THE TAWS
Album:Beyond the Path
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:cd
Genre:Alt Rock
Band:1000DEAD
Album:1000 DEAD
Label:METAL SCRAP
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Band:FAIRYTALE
Album:Battlestar Rising
Label:ART GATES
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
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