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Band:SULA BASSANA
Album:The Ape Regards His Tail – OST
Label:SULATRON RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
Sula Bassana's first soundtrack album! 60 minutes of totally spaced out and minimalistic music for the Sci-Fi featurefilm
"The Ape Regards His Tail" (by film maker Michael Yates).
The music was done on Synthesizers, String-Ensembles, Mellotron, Organ, E-Guitar and E-Piano. It shows the
mellow and relaxed, but also deep, dark and melancholy side of Sula Bassana.
Wide and floating soundscapes combined with deep melodies and spaced out sounds: Close your eyes and watch a
movie inside your head, constructed by those tunes and your mind.
Composed, performed, mixed and produced by Sula/Dave Schmidt (of Electric Moon, Zone Six, Krautzone) in late
2016 and early 2017. Cover artwork by Lulu Artwork! Mastered by Krautrocklegend Eroc (ex Grobschnitt).
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Band:THE GROUP
Album:THE GROUP
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Svart presents a heavily extended reissue of The Group’s only album, originally released on Finnlevy’s prog rock
imprint HiHat in 1978. The 2nd LP features an extended studio session with the Sibelius academy orchestra. 2 CD Set,
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Band:THE GROUP
Album:THE GROUP - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Heavy triple gatefold jacket with two LPs and a bonus 7 inch. Black vinyl, 300 copies.
Svart presents a heavily extended reissue of The Group’s only album, originally released on Finnlevy’s prog rock
imprint Hi Hat in 1978. The 2nd LP features an extended studio session with the Sibelius academy orchestra, and
the extra 7″ has two studio outtakes from the original album.
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Band:JIMSONWEED
Album:Invisibleplan
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Along with Kingston Wall earlier in the 1990s and HIM later in the same decade, Jimsonweed were an integral part of
the Helsinki rock scene. Their brand of organic heavy metal was original enough to attract local followers but
too original to make it internationally. The band had a wild stage reputation, yet managed to capture their
psychedelic Indian flavored stoner metal on only one full length album.
This is that album. Released on CD only in 1996, the album’s vinyl debut comes in gatefold covers and either
black or green vinyl, both limited editions. The last LP side has three extra songs, all of which are previously
unreleased....
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Band:EERO KOIVISTOINEN
Album:Labyrinth
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Double digipak CD.
For this heavy duty reissue of Koivistoinen’s 1977 album we went back to the original multitrack tapes and
discovered a heap of alternate takes that were left unmixed at the time. Koivistoinen selected the best and
most interesting alternate versions of each track and a new, fresh mix was prepared specifically for this release.
The first CD in this package is the original studio album (Love Records 1977), remastered for vinyl at Finnvox. The
second CD contains the alternate takes, including two versions of the studio outtake Meat & Potatoes.
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Band:EERO KOIVISTOINEN
Album:LABYRINTH - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Double LP
For this heavy duty reissue of Koivistoinen’s 1977 album we went back to the original multitrack tapes and
discovered a heap of alternate takes that were left unmixed at the time. Koivistoinen selected the best and
most interesting alternate versions of each track and a new, fresh mix was prepared specifically for this release.
The first LP in this package is the original studio album (Love Records 1977), remastered for vinyl at Finnvox. The
second LP contains the alternate takes, including two versions of the studio outtake Meat & Potatoes.
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Band:EERO KOIVISTOINEN
Album:THE FRONT IS BREAKING - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Svart's Eero Koivistoinen reissue project continues with his Love Records albums. This 1976 fusion diamond has
never before been reissued on vinyl, so it’s finally time to throw those CD reissues away and get in the groove.
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Band:Ewigkeit
Album:Cosmic Man
Label:SVART
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Fresh from helping to resurrect In The Woods..., prolific underground metal artist James Fogarty then immediately
began to reconstruct his long running solo effort Ewigkeit and record the new album Cosmic Man, which is set for
international release on July 14th via Svart Records. With a history of creating novelty, James' newest Ewigkeit
release is not without its own enigma.
Lyrically melding the motifs of Terence McKenna and the psychedelic counter‐culture with the music of the various
rocks, metals, and alloys, Cosmic Man takes you from the haze of the early '70s via a NWOBHM detour, followed by a
refuel and oil change at extreme metal. From then on, it's out with the star charts for a left turn at Alpha Centauri
and straight down the inter galactic highway toward the transcendental object at the end of time.
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Band:Ewigkeit
Album:Cosmic Man - LP
Label:SVART
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Fresh from helping to resurrect In The Woods..., prolific underground metal artist James Fogarty then immediately
began to reconstruct his long running solo effort Ewigkeit and record the new album Cosmic Man, which is set for
international release on July 14th via Svart Records. With a history of creating novelty, James' newest Ewigkeit
release is not without its own enigma.
Lyrically melding the motifs of Terence McKenna and the psychedelic counter culture with the music of the various
rocks, metals, and alloys, Cosmic Man takes you from the haze of the early '70s via a NWOBHM detour, followed by a
refuel and oil change at extreme metal. From then on, it's out with the star charts for a left turn at Alpha Centauri
and straight down the inter galactic highway toward the transcendental object at the end of time.
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Band:TRAVIS PIKE
Album:Watch Out Woman
Label:STATE RECORDS
Format:7
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
With a career dating back to 1963, Bostonian living legend Travis Pike has had more than 5 decades in the music business, but the casual listener could be forgiven for not being familiar with his name. Releasing only 2 singles under his own name on obscure labels, Travis first found his love of song writing when he composed the title track for “Demo Derby”, a 28-minute featurette produced by his father, James A. Pike, which ran as second feature to “A Hard Day’s Night” in 1964, enjoying much success as a result. Joining the US Navy and stationed in Germany, he then experienced a degree of fame in Hamburg’s legendary Star-Club, billed as “Teddy Pike—Twist And Show Sensation”,before a car accident and resulting shattered ankle brought his twisting days to an abrupt end, and Travis returned to the US in late ‘64.
Fast-forward almost 2 years to early 1966, and while recuperating from his injury and operation, Travis taught himself to play guitar and got busy composing. 10 of his original songs were eventually used in the movie “Feelin’ Good”, including the 2 tracks presented here, featuring Travis himself backed by Oedipus And His Mothers, renamed The Brattle Street East; mixed race group, The Montclairs, who also made a brief appearance in the film, performed two more of Travis’ songs. As inconceivable as it seems today, the inclusion of such a group caused a major issue for the film’s distributors in the Southern states, who declined to book the movie unless the ‘offending’ scene was cut. To his credit, James Pike refused to censor his film; unfortunately, it cost him the level of success he had experienced with “Demo Derby”, and the
film sank with little trace.
Fast-forward (again) almost 50 years to 2012, and Travis was able to locate three of the film’s original five reels, successfully restoring 6 music sequences, which he subsequently posted to YouTube, so at least some of “Feelin’ Good” can now be seen and appreciated by a wider audience than its original (limited) theatrical release would have allowed. State Records are very pleased to be able to present these 2 fine tracks for the first time on vinyl, officially authorised and sanctioned by Travis himself, as a limited edition seven-inch single in glorious MONO!
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Band:GRAND COLLAPSE
Album:Along The Dew
Label:TNS RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
The highly anticipated second album from Cardiff’s hardcore punks Grand Collapse. ‘Along The Dew’ does not disappoint and perfectly follows on from the bands frantic debut ‘Far From The Callous Crowd’. ‘Along The Dew’ delivers everything you want from Grand Collapse; it’s aggressive with loads of energy, massive riffs and non-stop.
“if you do want to hear what the apocalypse sounds like, you need to hear this record.” - Already Heard
RIYL - Propaghandi, Tragedy, His Hero Is Gone...
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Band:GRAND COLLAPSE
Album:Along the Dew - LP
Label:TNS RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
The highly anticipated second album from Cardiff’s hardcore punks Grand Collapse. ‘Along The Dew’ does not disappoint and perfectly follows on from the bands frantic debut ‘Far From The Callous Crowd’. ‘Along The Dew’ delivers everything you want from Grand Collapse; it’s aggressive with loads of energy, massive riffs and non-stop.
“if you do want to hear what the apocalypse sounds like, you need to hear this record.” Already Heard
LTD LP - RIYL Propaghandi, His Hero Is Gone, Tragedy etc
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Band:Warwound
Album:Burning The Blindfolds Of Bigots
Label:Unrest
Format:cd
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Unrest Records is proud to announce the new album by Warwound entitled "Burning The Blindfolds Of Bigots". Boasting Damian
Thompson (Sacrilege), Rat (Varukers), Ian Glasper (Stampin’ Ground), and Stevie James (Hellkrusher), what do you seriously
expect?! A bass and drum driven beast layered with acute riff laden rhythm and leads, while Rat's vocals are as visceral as ever!! This powerhouse Warwound line-up does not rest on the sounds of their past demos and have strengthened their delivery
creating a surgically tight heavyweight metallic punk crossover fiend!!
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Band:Warwound
Album:Burning The Blindfolds Of Bigots - LP
Label:Unrest
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Unrest Records is proud to announce the new album by Warwound entitled "Burning The Blindfolds Of Bigots". Boasting Damian
Thompson (Sacrilege), Rat (Varukers), Ian Glasper (Stampin Ground), and Stevie James (Hellkrusher), what do you seriously
expect?! A bass and drum driven beast layered with acute riff laden rhythm and leads, while Rat's vocals are as visceral as ever!! - This powerhouse Warwound line-up does not rest on the sounds of their past demos and have strengthened their delivery creating a surgically tight heavyweight metallic punk crossover fiend!!
LTD Vinyl LP
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Band:KRISTOFER ASTROM
Album:The story of a heart’s decay
Label:STARTRACKS
Format:CD
Genre:SINGER/SONGWRITER
Further to our previous KRISTOFER ASTROM posts we finally reach the present with "The Story Of A Heart’s Decay" CD/LP.
Originally released in 2015, this is his latest and finest album, and the first one with with his new band.
One of the first and leading Swedish singer/songwriters in the northern blues wave the ex-FIRESIDE singer's solo career reaches a definite high point on this album ; with the work recalling so many great singer songwriters both past and present : Neil Young (check out the Harvest-style sleeve!), Nick Drake, Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams, Springsteen, Jay Farrar, and Jeff Tweedy can all be heard at points.
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Band:KRISTOFER ASTROM
Album:The story of a heart's decay - lp
Label:STARTRACKS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:SINGER/SONGWRITER
Originally released 2015.
This is Kristoer's latest Album, and fist one with a new band
The Ex Fireside singer is one of the first and leading Swedish singer/songwriters in the northern blues wave!
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Band:KABBALAH
Album:SPECIAL ASCENT
Label:TWIN EARTH
Format:cd
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Kabbalah is a trio project from Pamplona, Spain signed by former members of Las Culebras, who
after several records and a wide path through the rock national stages, initiate a new journey to
darker ambients, with a predilection for the occult, witchcraft and spooky sounds.
“Spectral Ascent” will be out on CD/Digital in July 2017.
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Band:ALASTOR
Album:BLACK MAGIC
Label:TWIN EARTH
Format:Vinyl LP
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:ESOCTRILIHUM
Album:Mystic Echo From A Funeral Dimension
Label:I VOIDHANGER
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
“Mystic Echo From A Funeral Dimension” is the promising debut of ESOCTRILIHUM, an enigmatic band from France devoted to a majestic kind of black metal made of aggressive riffs and transcending melodies. Nothing is known about Asthâghul, ESOCTRILIHUM's sole member.
Although clearly in debt with the black metal masters of the 90s, Vinterriket and Lunar Aurora, he's been able to carve out his own style, treading a line between unadulterated rage and ecstatic contemplation; between primitive instinct and exquisite technique. The result is “Mystic Echo From A Funeral Dimension”, an esoteric voyage towards nocturnal and silent landscapes illuminated by the cold moonlight. Each song is a mystic key that opens the gates to otherworldly dimensions of darkness, inhabited by elemental spirits and cruel ancient gods. ESOCTRILIHUM explores the obscure lands existing between dream and death to unveil the unfathomable secrets that tie Nature and Man together. Thanks to a thunderous sound drenched in echo and reverb, the transcendental aura of ESOCTRILIHUM's black metal sink the listener into a comatose state, close to fainting, where reality succumbs to powerful visions of cosmic beauty and unknown horrors.
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Band:TCHORNOBOG
Album:s/t
Label:I VOIDHANGER
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
The fearsome beast indwelling sole member Markov Soroka (Aureole, Slow), TCHORNOBOG bursts into the metal underground with a crushing and sensory-overloading eponymous album. Seven years in the making, “Tchornobog” can be described as a vessel to elaborate the various metaphors of religion, psychological disorder, and auditory hallucinations of the human animal. “The purpose of the project is to assume the body as an empathetic creature to understand both the Self and the attempts to find meaning in the world,” Soroka explains. “TCHORNOBOG is not a worship of the namesake Slavic 'Black God,' but rather a sarcastic evaluation as well as a testament to those with severe illness, and a nod to those of a religious related coping mechanism for the fear of death.”In the span of four long and articulated tracks, TCHORNOBOG devours the whole spectrum of extreme music – from black metal to death metal, to funeral doom; then, it vomits everything out in the form of a dense, corrosive and lysergic substance to feed our minds with.
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Band:RAW POWER
Album:INFERNO
Label:DEMONS RUN AMOK
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
35 Years of RAW POWER history and finally they find their way to the 'Demons Run Amok' label.
"INFERNO" is the perfect proof that RAW POWER are still one of the finest European thrash/hardcore bands of all time.
A brand new thrash/metal-hardcore album from the legendary RAW POWER that will crush your skull like a ton of bricks. It’s 15 songs of fast, intense kick-you-in-the-face thrash from a band that’s been going strong and pushing the limits of hardcore and thrash since the early ‘80’s!
As was ever the case ; total anger and disdain for the harshness of this world and the people who make it so corrupt fuel the fire of RAW POWER.
Italy's most famous Punk band - responsible for the seminal 'Screams From The Gutter' album way back in 1985 - and along with Holland's B.G.K. , were one of the few European Punk/HC bands to make a serious impression on the burgeoning U.S. Hardcore scene of that time.
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Band:RAW POWER
Album:INFERNO - LP
Label:DEMONS RUN AMOK
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
35 Years of RAW POWER history and finally they find their way to the 'Demons Run Amok' label.
"INFERNO" is the perfect proof that RAW POWER are still one of the finest European thrash/hardcore bands of all time.
A brand new thrash/metal-hardcore album from the legendary RAW POWER that will crush your skull like a ton of bricks. It’s 15 songs of fast, intense kick-you-in-the-face thrash from a band that’s been going strong and pushing the limits of hardcore and thrash since the early ‘80’s!
As was ever the case ; total anger and disdain for the harshness of this world and the people who make it so corrupt fuel the fire of RAW POWER.
Italy's most famous Punk band - responsible for the seminal 'Screams From The Gutter' album way back in 1985 - and along with Holland's B.G.K. , one of the few European Punk/HC bands to make a serious impression on the burgeoning U.S. Hardcore scene of that time.
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Band:ALKANA
Album:Welcome to my Paradise
Label:BLOOD AND IRON
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
1978 monster rarity from the progressive heavy rock underworld, Ùber-cult album for the proto-epic metal freaks, up
there with such legendary albums like From the Fjords from Legend, Armed to the Teeth by Asia, or Ashbury's
Endless Skies. Also a must-have for any pomp-rock fan, with a mention in Acid Archives. Such is the talent and
songwriting skills of California guitar-god Danny Alkana that this record can actually please different groups of
underground rock fans from the '70s. From straight on rockers like the opener 'California Rock 'n' Roll Queen' and
'On Our Own,' to the progressive ideas in 'Montezuma's Revenge' ending up in the most pomp-epic heavy rock
anthem 'The Tower.' These are 7 songs that everyone agrees: all killers, no fillers! Singing on this record is none
other than Mr. Jack Rucker, who was the first singer of Epic Progressive Metal titans WARLORD. The value of this
record is as big as it's music. Expected for years on CD format, this time with original lyrics insert reproduction (not
on LP reissue) and with improved sound (carefully remastered).
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Band:FORCE
Album:Discography 1981-1984
Label:BLOOD AND IRON
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
80s female fronted Stoner Rock & Heavy Metal hybrid with Al Morris III (of Iron Man fame) on guitar. Force were formed in 1977 and their debut self-titled EP was released in 1981. The band later called themselves Cheri Blade for a short period until
disbanded in 1984. This anthology includes all the demos of Cheri Blade and Force, plus the EP. This EP is considered by many, the very first Stoner Rock record ever released…way before Monster Magnet or Kyuss! These demos were released in the early 90s on vinyl in a small Maryland label. None of these recordings were ever released on CD, so this is the first time its happening, under close supervision of Mr. Alfred Morris III, the true grandfather of Maryland Doom! Includes booklet with Al Morris liner notes, lyrics and vinyl artwork.
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Band:SHINDIG MAGAZINE
Album:ISSUE 68
Label:SILVERBACK PUBLISHING
Format:MAGAZINE
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Avaialbale at all good indie stores now !
Features
Alan Brackett 26
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy main man remembers
Jim Morrison
Mr Benn Psychedelic revolution or seismic shift? The cult kids’ 28
show reconsidered
Jimi Hendrix 36 The Star Bangled Banner and the advent of black rock
Funkadelic 46 The acid years
Patto 54 Jazz rock… but not as you know it
Cold Sun 60 Roky related Texan psych… from the darkside
The Turtles 64 A #1 hit and meeting The Beatles. Their tumultuous 1967
Regulars
Shindiggin’ 4 What’s hot on the Shindig! turntable
Thoughts & Words 6 Your letters and emails
It’s A Happening Thing 8 Heliocentrics, Seafoam Green, Len Price 3, Black Lips,
The Wrong Turns, Daniel Romano
Happening Right Now 22 The hottest new bands
Family Album 24 PP Arnold’s 1968 Immediate debut
Songbook 30 ‘A Taste Of Honey’
20 Questions 32 R&B lifer John Mayal
Reviews 75 The best in reissues, new releases, books and live shows
Vinyl Art 96 Juicy Lucy’s naked lady with fruit
Prize Crossword 97 Win new Tumbleweed Records anthology
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Band:THE GO GO CULT
Album:We Come From Planet Goo (Full Head Hunter Session)
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:cd
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
This band have done well and sold well. They’ve played all over Europe and UK and have a busy year
ahead. This is their 3rd and best album to date !
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Band:THE CARAVANS
Album:If It Ain't Broke
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:10 inch Vinyl
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
10” coloured vinyl 7 song coloured vinyl mini LP from well established, legendary UK Psychobilly trio.
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Band:SURFIN WOMBATZ
Album:Menagerie Of Abominations
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:10 inch Vinyl
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
10” coloured vinyl 7 song coloured vinyl mini LP from well established, legendary UK Psychobilly trio.
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Band:VACUUM AETERNA
Album:Project:Darkscapes
Label:cyclic law
Format:cd
Genre:Drone/Ambient
Italy’s newcomers VACUUM AETERNA present the first instalment of their unfolding aural journey. A
cryptic sonic representation of a voyage trough a fog and humidity drenched enclave of a forgotten ancient
forest. An atmosphere of tribalism and mystery emanates from these pieces where ancient tales and myths
linger. Deep atmospherics clash with tribal percussions and industrial noises providing an at times quiet
and serene soundtrack to a fragile stillness before the lingering chaos emerges. Artwork by Dehn Sora.
Edition of 300 copies in 4 panels Digipack. 9 Tracks. Running Time 56:21
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Band:INUTILI/HALLELUJAH
Album:Split 10 inch
Label:AAGOO RECORDS
Format:10 inch Vinyl
Genre:AVANT/POST ROCK
Aagoo records from New Jersey USA and In The Shit Records (self described as “Italian shit label for creepy psych
music”) team up to bring you a killer split 10” . We all need to be told to fuck off once in a while, some of more than
others of course. HALLELUJAH! does just that in the first song on their side. We Don't play in a USA Band" is a
ridiculously catchy number that makes me stomp around and sing along. From there the raw, unrelenting face
blasting emerges - think of The Germs or LA'S NASA space universe.
HALLELUJAH! are an Italian punk noise quartet born in June 2014. They come from North Eastern Italy.
In 2015 they released their self-titled LP on Depression House Records and in 2016. They made a split 7" with
Holiday Inn for the label Maple Death. Inutili continue their evolution into song by starting the A side with "Mice", a
fast and furious song with the repeating chorus "Mice" , makes me think of Oneida. From there they go into a more
stretched out bluesy number that features some sick streaked out guitar action.
The side ends with "Down to Hell", which is more like an angry and aggressive version of Parson sound.
Lorenzo Mazzaufo from the band Ban-Off has joined Inutili. He plays drums on song one and bass on songs two and
three. Inutili have released 4 full length albums and a 7".Elves, Red Sprites and Blue Jets came out in 2016,
Unforgettable lost and Unreleased and Music to watch the Clouds on a Sunny Day in 2014 and Satori / Useless
Asshole 12" on the cult label Goodbye Boozy in 2013.
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Band:LOURDES REBELS
Album:LOLITA
Label:AAGOO RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Post Punk
Lourdes Rebels are a duo from Parma, in the north of Italy. They play toy-keyboards, samplers, electric and bass
guitars, drum-machines and filtered microphones. In the artists words’ “Lolita was born as a concept-album, a tribute
to the literary work of Vladimir Nabokov, already honored by Kubrick and Lyne. We think that especially today It has
something teach us about being different (artistically and musically) and the resulting social problems, about the fear
of ourselves and the strength of breaking with musical conventions. "Lolita" is a place where different fantasies and
suggestions can dialogue, an ironic play on our identities, both personal and musical, and a trip into the lingering
memory of rock waste, post-punk and analogue electronics that still today invade our musical imagination, where a
young Dolores Haze talks with Frankenstein's monster, and they understand each other perfectly. But "Lolita" wants
to be even an assumption of cultural responsibility towards the difficulty of deep access to a certain type of literature
and knowledge, and the will to stand outside, in another perspective.”
The album was recorded partially on tape (a support they used to bind and mix the sounds), and then acquired
digitally. It's been recorded in various sessions during 2016.
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Band:LOURDES REBELS
Album:LOLITA - LP
Label:AAGOO RECORDS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Post Punk
Lourdes Rebels are a duo from Parma, in the north of Italy. They play toy-keyboards, samplers, electric and bass
guitars, drum-machines and filtered microphones. In the artists words’ “Lolita was born as a concept-album, a tribute
to the literary work of Vladimir Nabokov, already honored by Kubrick and Lyne. We think that especially today It has
something teach us about being different (artistically and musically) and the resulting social problems, about the fear
of ourselves and the strength of breaking with musical conventions. "Lolita" is a place where different fantasies and
suggestions can dialogue, an ironic play on our identities, both personal and musical, and a trip into the lingering
memory of rock waste, post-punk and analogue electronics that still today invade our musical imagination, where a
young Dolores Haze talks with Frankenstein's monster, and they understand each other perfectly. But "Lolita" wants
to be even an assumption of cultural responsibility towards the difficulty of deep access to a certain type of literature
and knowledge, and the will to stand outside, in another perspective.”
The album was recorded partially on tape (a support they used to bind and mix the sounds), and then acquired
digitally. It's been recorded in various sessions during 2016.
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Band:Heartwork
Album:Things I Wish I'd Said
Label:AAAHH REAL RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:SINGER/SONGWRITER
Début (full band) album from Cardiff-based (formerly Cambridge-based) singer-songwriter Heartwork
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Band:HORNETS
Album:WITCH HUNT
Label:SOLID CHOICE INDUSTRIES
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Debut from Belfast's HORNETS released by new Northern Ireland label and booking agent Solid Choice Industries.
For some bands, shifting line-ups can wreck their momentum. For others, it just takes a little time to find the right
group of people. For some bands, the urge to release an album can consume all of their energy and ultimately deny
them the space and time they need to develop beyond their influences. For others, they aren't in any rush and the only
goal is to produce work that they can stand over. HORNETS are a patient band.
Three years in the making, debut album WITCH HUNT is the sound of a band dedicated to their work. It is the sound
of experience, of calloused fingers, and ripped throats. It is everything HORNETS promised
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Band:ABSOLVA
Album:DEFIANCE
Label:Rocksector
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
The 4th studio release by this British metal band; a double album including 12 new songs on disc 1 & acoustic tracks, live tracks & a further studio track on the bonus disc. Features one current member of ICED EARTH & 3 current members of BLAZE BAYLEY.
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Band:NEIGE ET NOIRCEUR
Album:VERGLAPOLIS
Label:DUSKTONE
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
Within ice and darkness, a city rises. Verglapolis, Neige Et Noirceur's latest opus is a strong alloy
of frequencies where heavy guitars, keyboards and hypnotizing drones collide with drums, like
frost on huge metallic towers. Inspired by the tragic ice storm of 1998 in Québec, this album
demonstrates once more Neige Et Noirceur's skills and versatility. Verglapolis is a unique
collection of metal, drone and ambient tracks, the supreme reign of the freezing cold and
shadows.
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Band:Anamnesi
Album:La proiezione del Fuoco
Label:DUSKTONE
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
Active since 2009, Anamnesi is a one-man-metal band coming from Sardinia, Italy.
The Project was formed by Emanuele Prandoni who is also part of different bands like Simulacro, AccabbadorA, Vultur,
Utopica, Absentia Lunae, Grind Zero, Progenie Terrestre Pura.
Anamnesi has released three studio albums so far; the first and the second one were published by Naturmacht Productions in a very limited edition and characterized by a classical black metal/ambient mood, then pushed aside with the third opus “Erimanto”, in favour of a more italian black metal attitude, starting from the lyrics.
Now indeed, all the concepts are expressed in italian language only, relating to a more “positive” attitude with references to Plato, Ancient Greece and mediterranean cultures, the cult of Mithras in particular......
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Band:MORTIFICATION
Album:Ancient Prophecy/Overseer
Label:SOUNDMASS
Format:10 INCH vINYL
Genre:Death Metal
Due to demand, Soundmass is releasing this limited edition Mortification 10” vinyl, titled Ancient Prophecy/Overseer, to
supplement our vinyl versions of Scrolls Of The Megilloth and Post Momentary Affliction. Due to vinyl length restrictions, the song “Ancient Prophecy” was left off the Scrolls Of The Megilloth vinyl and “Overseer” was left off the Post Momentary Affliction vinyl, with these songs clocking in at almost 12 minutes and 10 minutes respectively.
If that was not enough, to give you over 30 minutes of enjoyment, we have also included the Mortification studio songs “Time
Crusaders” (from the Godspeed: Australian Metal Compilation of 1994) and fan favourite “Butchered Mutilation” (from the 5 Years
Nuclear Blast compilation of 1993).
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Band:MORTIFICATION
Album:Post Momentary Affliction
Label:SOUNDMASS
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Thrash/Crossover Metal
Continuing with our chronological release of Mortification albums on VINYL, Soundmass are happy to announce the LP release of their 1993 album “Post Momentary Affliction”. After the pounding death/grind of 1992’s “Scrolls of the Megilloth”, this album sees Mortification returning to their thrash roots, but with a refinement and creativity which would see this recording considered a classic. With the influences of Manowar and Iron Maiden on display, we’re treated to a feast of incredible thrash and speed metal that is laced with death metal. Complex songwriting, precise riffing, masterful bass playing, phenomenal drumming, intelligent lyrics performed in a fresh death growl/thrash shout style, all captured with clear and clean production. Recognised by many critics as an innovative album, and arguably seeing this trio crafting songs at their artistic peak, “Post Momentary Affliction” is distinctly Mortification and showcases everything fans love about this band.
Remastered for vinyl and with the original cover art re-created from scratch by drummer Jayson Sherlock, this vinyl edition is a must for fans of this pioneering Aussie band and any true metal aficionado. Included is an insert containing lyrics, credits and photos.
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Band:HAEMOPHAGUS
Album:Stream Of Shadows
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Third full album of HAEMOPHAGUS from Palermo, Sicily, Italy! It contains 14 songs of horror obsessed death metal/grindcore influenced by early CARCASS, GENERAL SURGERY, REPULSION, AUTOPSY, TERRORIZER. "Stream of Shadows" was recorded, engineered and mixed in Palermo by the long time friend Silvio "Spadino" Punzo at Tone Deaf Studios. Mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound Mastering (IMPALED, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, IRON REAGAN, GHOUL). Artwork by Luis Sendón (NASHGUL, BRUTAL TRUTH, MACABRE, LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER). The band's line-up consists of past
and current members of such bands as ASSUMPTION, GRAVESITE, MORBO, UNDEAD CREEP, REPULSIONE.
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Band:PSUDOKU
Album:Deep Space Psudokument
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:cd
Genre:Grindcore
"Deep Space Psudokument" is a code name of the third album interplanetary project PSUDOKU. The development of futuristic 70's progressive grind continues, and this time surf rock, doom and electronic classical is incorporated. This is progressive grind that has time travelled backwards an entire year from the future.
A must have for fans of THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, KING CRIMSON, NAKED CITY, NAPALM DEATH, MR. BUNGLE, ANTIGAMA.
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Band:TEETHING
Album:We Will Regret This Someday
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:cd
Genre:Grindcore
We Will Regret This Someday is the excruciating first album from Spain's most obnoxious cratediggers. After six long years of countless seven inches, Teething return with 12 tracks of no-bullshit, pissed-off, grinding hardcore in the shape of a full length. This chronicle is not only their most sincere work to date, it's a firm slap in the face. Recorded and mixed at Sadman Studios and mastered at Audiosiege.
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Band:PSUDOKU
Album:Planetarisk Sudoku
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:cd
Genre:Grindcore
The second deep space transmission from the crazed mind behind PARLAMENTARISK SODOMI and BRUTAL BLUES. Pushing deeper into prog and kraut rock territory this is grindcore taking cues from NAKED CITY, MAGMA and KING CRIMSON. Four long tracks of space grind with guest appearances by Anders Hana (vocals), Inge Breistein (saxophone) and Wei Li (vocals). It was recorded next year in a parallel universe where grind didn't develop from hardcore punk and thrash metal but from 70’s prog from the future. A must have for fans of THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, KING CRIMSON, NAKED CITY, NAPALM DEATH, MR. BUNGLE, ANTIGAMA.
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Band:ENDOCRANIAL
Album:In Presence Of Total Absence
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Death in the sonic form is already knocking at your door... Meet the second full-length album ≪In Presence of Total Absence≫
of Ukrainian brutalers ENDOCRANIAL! Don't forget to say goodbye to your families. You will never be the same again...
This thermonuclear warhead filled with nearly 30 minutes of total annihilation. Fattest guitar riffs, great bass lines, ultra-technical
work from one of the sickest drummers of East European BDM scene Alex (ex-STALINO, ex-DATURA, ex-BREDOR)...
Strictly recommended for all fans of the US school of brutal death metal in vein of GORGASM,DEEDS OF
FLESH,SUFFOCATION,DYING FETUS...WITH A TOUCH OF TECH-DEATH 90S.
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Band:Balance of Terror
Album:World Laboratory
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:World Laboratory
Genre:Death Metal
Coming from the north of France, Balance of Terror's debut album can be summarized as a combination of brutal death metal
and fast grindcore. These 8 tracks are made up of technical brutal, heavily slow, atmospheric and also efficient grindcoreinfluenced riffs, mixed with extreme blast beating drums and a great variety of vocals, from powerful classical death metal style including gore and pigsqueals parts to insane screams. The lyrics completely take part in that unleashing of rage as they deal with misanthropy, human cruelty, selfishness and the failure of evolution that gave birth to the album's title "World laboratory".
Highly recommended for fans of Napalm Death, Rotten Sound, Lock Up, Suffocation, Deeds of Flesh, Cannibal Corpse, Gorguts
but also old school death metal legends such as Massacre, Monstrosity, Entombed...
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Band:SUICIDAL CAUSTICITY
Album:The Human Touch
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Bringing again their message of lucid insanity the Italian Death Metal spreaders Suicidal Causticity are back with their second full length album. The Human Touch is the encounter between the chaste lust for flesh and the vile edges of the mind. Eight stories, eight disorders, nine merciless tracks to unfold them all while the river of sickness flows from the diamond grinder spring.
For fans of Dying Fetus, Hour of Penance and Decrepit Birth.
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Band:INDEMNITY
Album:BLOODY MINDED BULLET HEADED
Label:ART GATES
Format:cd
Genre:Thrash/Crossover Metal
Belgian Thrash Metal combo Indemnity define their style as ”Raw in Punk and D-Beat wallowing Thrash Metal with a slice of Hardcore”...
Formed as a bunch of angry kids in 2005, it took a while for the band to strength their line up, starting their first gigs at local bars, defining the genre of the band, until the point Indemnity performed in the whole country, from small clubs to big stages.
After releasing the demo ”Violent Opposition Threat” and a first LP ”The World is Beautiful For Those Who Live In Another One”, the band is ready to release their new opus through Art Gates Records worldwide.
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Band:The Third Grade
Album:DEEPER, DARKER
Label:ART GATES
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
The Third Grade are a Metal outfit which combines in a pretty particular way the genres of Rock & Prog along with
pasajes classic and symphonic passages; having the vocals, harmonies and melodies a leading role in the music of
the band. The Third Grade means complexity, melody & feeling in its purest form.
The latest album "Deeper, Darker" (2016), will be distributed through Art Gates Records worldwide in the following
months. Right now The Third Grade are immersed in the production process of their new opus, due out this summer.
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Band:ELITANIA
Album:Templos de Cristal(Crystal Templse)
Label:RED RIVET
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
Symphonic metal band from Mexico.
For fans of THERION.
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Band:CAIN’S DINASTY
Album:The Hollow Earth
Label:RED RIVET
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
Power Metal band from Spain
Long awaited Spanish Power metaller's 3rd album finally out.
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Band:INCONTINENCE
Album:Prey For Us
Label:ultimate massacre
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Punishing yet catchy groovy death metal with a dark atmosphere loosely in the vein of classic Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Immolation, Internal Bleeding and Dying Fetus. Band’s sound is augmented with other influences including, but not limited to, Voivod, Death, the Big 4 thrash bands, Danish chunky death metal bands such as Dawn of Demise, and hypnotic death metal bands such as Vengeful.
The veteran musicians have working tirelessly in the Upstate NY metal scene together for nearly 20 years, honing their craft with Incontinence as well as their previous and current bands including Skinless, Held Under, Armor Column, Dry Heave and Burial. Incontinence boasts a vitriolic twin vocal attack in addition to a classic twin guitar approach with dueling guitar lines and tasteful, melodic trade off solos. Incontinence are set to prove they have what it takes to write death metal songs that will stick with the listener and stand the test of time..
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Band:WEEMOEED
Album:Insania Moralis & Traummord
Label:MAA
Format:cd
Genre:Black Metal
Weemoed (Dutch word for Melancholy and Longing) - depressive black metal and dark ambient/classical art from the depths of the Netherlands. Started as side-project by guitarist/composer Houtekiet and singer Mor De Naere of Walpurgisnacht.
RIYL Depressive Black Metal.
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Band:WORST
Album:Instinto Ruim
Label:DEMONS RUN AMOK
Format:Vinyl LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Acid and polemic lyrics in Portuguese make this hardcore band from São Paulo one of the most hated, but also one
of the most loved ones by tho ones who defend the band until the very end.
With 2 albums released by Against Records in Brazil and by To The Point Records in the USA, 8 official videoclips,
some of which with over 200 thousand views at the biggest Hardcore channel worldwide, HCWW
In November 2015, WORST released the long expected 3rd album, with scorching criticism for Brazilian culture
entitled "INSTINTO RUIM" ("BAD INSTINCT"). After almost endless times DemonsRunAmok will release „INSTINTO
RUIM“ on Vinyl, with two Bonustracks taken from the Split 7“ with RUST PROOF (AUSTRALIA).
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Band:Ecnephias
Album:THE SAD WONDER OF THE SUN
Label:MY KINGDOM MUSIC
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
With their mix of Gothic Metal, Doom, Decadent Rock and Dark Wave, ECNEPHIAS come back with a new milestone of Dark Metal. ‘Mediterranean’ touch, Mancan’s voice and bright references to Dark Wave are the trademark that the band shows through creeping atmospheres and passionate melodies, rich of influences going from Dark Rock to Extreme and Melodic Metal in the style of Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Tiamat but also Type O Negative, Fields Of The Nephilim
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Band:EVA CANT
Album:GRAVATUM
Label:MY KINGDOM MUSIC
Format:cd
Genre:Metal
EVA CAN'T (which name represents the real and innate limit of the human nature: the Death), grew from the fertile underground metal scene of Bologna with members coming from well-known IN TORMENTATA QUIETE, MALNATT, MORS TUA.
“Gravatum” is their 4th album and is a mixture of dramatic and theatrical music surrounded by melancholic atmospheres created by cerebral riffs, haunting and evocative melodies with a continuous alternation of contrasting feelings and moods.
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Band:NIAMH
Album:Corax
Label:GHOST RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Alt Rock
Niamh is an Alternative Metal Hardcore band born in 2016 by four guys and based in Vercelli (Italy).
Mateja (Bass) he plays also with a Punk Rock band named “Indigesti”, Bellix (Drums) has been part of
“Indigesti” band. Mike is Arcadia’s singer a famous Metal band and Tommy (Guitar) has been part of
“Arcadia”. Now this guys, have put togheter all their experience for niamh project and record her debut
album.
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Band:Deus Otiosus
Album:Opposer
Label:GREAT DANE
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
This is their fourth full length release and continuing in a similar vein to the former full length album ‘Rise’
from a few years back, this Danish band have been criminally somewhat under the radar throughout their
recording career. Musically the band can be described as classic death metal. Not that Deus Otiosus
reproduce any overdone old school sound, but they strive for the same values that the made death metal
pioneers great: Unique identity, well-roundedness and songwriting prowess. ‘Opposer’ is a solid effort,
more than agreeable for classic death metal fans.
For fans of old-PESTILENCE, POSSESSED, UNLEASHED, GRAVE, MAIM, UNDERGANG
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Band:FLESHDOLL
Album:HEARTS OF DARKNESS
Label:GREAT DANE RECORDS
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
“HEARTS OF DARKNESS” is ten original tracks plus a storming cover of Testament’s “Into The Pit” which, while
not being required, is still a fun blast.
For fans of DECOHERENCE, HECTIC PATTERNS, SUPREME PAIN, LOGIC OF DENIAL and DEFLORATION
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Band:Camden Ruston
Album:Little Flame
Label:Natural Persona
Format:cd
Genre:POP
Camden Ruston, honed her singing talent by covering various songs and posting them onto her youtube
channel, drawing on her influences ranging from Amy Winehouse and Adele to the grunge movement in
the 90’s and modern rock, Camden Ruston blends her image and music to create a unique sound and
appearance that appeals to all age groups
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Band:PURULENT JACUZZI
Album:Stench Of The Drowned Carrion
Label:Coyote
Format:cd
Genre:Grindcore
Re-press Debut Album Moscow Gore Grinders!!! + New Bonus Tracks
For fans of Last Days Of Humanity, Pig Destroyer, Regurgitate and Agoraphobic Nosebleed
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Band:FETAL DECAY
Album:Your Enemy Is You / The Last Martyrity
Label:Coyote
Format:cd
Genre:Death Metal
Fetal Decay band was formed at 1998.
The band play brutal death metal !
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