Various Artists "The Dogs of Hope"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 724399772804
STREET DATE: 08/08/25
CAT#: IOD-85
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

The Dogs of Hope is a powerful new compilation from Iodine Recordings and Tom Bejgrowicz, created to raise critical funds for the Randolph County Animal Shelter in rural Alabama—a no-kill, privately run facility that’s saved thousands of animal lives despite operating without public funding or county support.

Featuring new or previously unreleased music from a genre-defining lineup—Killswitch Engage, Deadguy, Snapcase, Orange 9mm, and more—The Dogs of Hope unites heavyweights from across the hardcore and punk scenes in support of an urgent cause. Of the 14 tracks, 13 are exclusive to this release, with one previously available only in Japan. Many were created specifically for this project, underscoring the deep ties between independent music and community care.

Spearheaded and designed by longtime industry veteran Tom Bejgrowicz, whose diverse background includes A&R, marketing, and design work for Quicksand, The Beastie Boys and Johnny Cash and more, the project is co-produced by Iodine Recordings mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Quicksand, Joyce Manor), with cover art by Jeremy Dean (Green Day, The Rolling Stones, The Bronx).

100% of net profits from physical and digital sales go directly to the Randolph County Animal Shelter in Wedowee, AL, where a small team faces overwhelming need every day in a region with no public animal control or spay/neuter programs. The shelter has operated at full capacity since 2021—and continues to do life-saving work against long odds.

“This isn’t about changing the whole world,” says Bejgrowicz, who began volunteering at RCAS in 2020. “It’s about changing a world—one animal at a time.”

The Dogs of Hope is a bold reminder that music can do more than inspire—it can save lives.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Pigs on the Wing (Part 1) - Walter Schreifels
02. Disruption - Alex Skolnick
03. Blood Upon The Ashes - Killswitch Engage
04. Back To Square One - Snapcase
05. The Seventeen Downtown - Jeromes Dream
06. Only Wolves Remain - Death Ray Vision
07. Pretend I'm Human (2025) - Orange 9mm
08. Makeshift Black Metal Smasher - Deadguy
09. Phaser - Lybica
10. How to Be Considered When You're Not in the Room - Roman Candle
11. Abbatoir - Drought
12. Radiation Sickness - Enforced
13. D4 - Taken
14. Pigs on the Wing (Part 2) - Walter Schreifels

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Benefit for an Animal Shelter in rural Alabama, saved thousands of Animals lives!
  • New and previously unreleased music from bands including: Killswitch Engage, Deadguy, Snapcase, Orange 9mm, more.
  • Produced by Tom Bejgrowicz (Misfits, Beastie Boys, Century Media).
  • Cover Art by Artist Jeremy Dean (Black Flag, Green Day, Weezer)
  • Mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden (Quicksand, Deafheaven, Joyce Manor).

FOR FANS OF:
Killswitch Engage, Snapcase, Quicksand, Deadguy

Kowloon Walled City "Turk Street"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 08/08/25
CAT#: VIS025
LABEL: Persistent Vision

In the world of heavy music, few bands embrace dynamics and negative space like Oakland, CA’s Kowloon Walled City. Since forming 18 years ago, the band has increasingly refined its deconstructed approach to noise rock, math rock, and sludge.

Out of print for the past several years, Persistent Vision is proud to present a much needed and overdue reissue of Kowloon Walled City’s first release, “Turk Street.” Originally released in 2008, the five song EP captures the band at their heaviest, grittiest and most pummeling. Where the band later explored quieter, minimalist dynamics, “Turk Street” finds them leaning hard into their noise rock and sludge roots, taking inspiration from bands such as Shallow North Dakota, Unsane and Neurosis.

“Turk Street” was engineered and mixed by guitarist Scott Evans, whose engineering work includes Sumac, Great Falls, and others. The 12" release comes packaged in a full color jacket with matte finish, and is available on two color variants, Red Cloudy and Grey Cloudy, each limited to 250 copies.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Turk, Taylor, and Jones 02. My Hands Are Turning To Bricks 03. Another Corporate Takeover 04. Inheritance 05. Make Us Pay

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Out of print for 8+ years, Kowloon Walled City’s debut “Turk Street” is finally back on vinyl, available on two limited color variants
  • In 2025, Kowloon Walled City toured with Coalesce, Young Widows, and Fotocrime, and played Caterwaul Festival (Minneapolis) and Prepare the Ground Festival (Toronto)
  • Previous touring history with Neurosis, YOB, Metz, Rid of Me, Jaye Jayle, and others.

FOR FANS OF:
Neurosis, Ken Mode, Godflesh, Chat Pile

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