Dead Bars "All Dead Bars Go To Heaven"

LP - $16.60
LP UPC: 724399772811 |
STREET DATE: 03/14/25
CAT#: IOD-78 | MOM-094
LABEL: Iodine Recordings &
Mind Over Matter Records

Our World Is Going To Disappear is the debut EP from the Brooklyn, NY trio Memory Entry. The band began in early 2020 when the three original members got together for an impromptu jam session. They carved out the beginning of what would become the song “Crawler” and parted ways, not realizing they wouldn’t step foot into the practice space again for another 19 months due to the world wide pandemic.

“We slowly began piecing together songs, pulling from our collective screamo, emo, and hardcore roots” said vocalist and guitarist Keith M. “It was a very slow process, as we were all busy with other bands and creative endeavors. We couldn’t decide on a name or a direction and that only slowed things down further.” Fast forward to summer of 2023: “I kept having these recurring dreams every night. They seemed so real. The same places; the same people; some familiar and some new. I was thinking a lot about the past, mistakes I had made and opportunities I had squandered. I wondered if all of my best days were behind me. Concurrently with the dreams, I was inspired by several pieces of art I was taking in at the time that coincided with what I had been experiencing at night and this opened up the idea of the dream world. It felt like there was work to be done - but it couldn’t all be done in our physical world. There was more to discover in this other world.”

It was then that Memory Entry settled on a name and the EP came together quickly after. The story of “Our World Is Going To Disappear” is the story of the band. Starting out simply and lamenting everyday heartbreak, but then slowly awakening, expanding our sonic palette, experimenting with different sounds and vocalizations, finding our identity, getting to know each other and realizing that there’s much more out there to discover, in this world, or another world. The final result is a sonic journey into parts unknown - combining elements of hardcore, noisecore, post hardcore and classic screamo. Aggressive but not without moments of melody and beauty, Memory Entry are set to take their place in the world of aggressive music with the release of “Our World Is Going To Disappear.”

TRACK LISTING:
01. Crawler
02. Nothing Dead Will Go
03. Familiars
04. Lost Dreams
05. Holler Wild Rose

PRESSING INFO:
First Press:
100 x Red/Black Silkscreen (Iodine)
100 x Clear/Blue Silkscreen (Mind Over Matter)

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Debut EP from NYC post-hardcore band
Handmade jackets with silkscreened vinyl
Limited to 200 copies
Co-released by Iodine Recordings and Mind Over Matter Records
Recent shows with: This Day Forward, Idle Heirs, On the Might of Princes

FOR FANS OF:
Chat Pile, Jeromes Dream, City of Caterpillar, The Jesus Lizard

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Fange "Purulences"

March 14, 2025

LP - $17.90 / CD - $8.75
STREET DATE: 3/14/25
CAT#: THRT092
LABEL: Throatruiner

Written as a reaction to 2024's machine-driven Perdition, Purulences marks a shattering return to 'guitars-first' songwriting, with seven tracks built around malevolent death metal riffs and mind-numbing sludgy breakdowns - still balanced with icy cold melodies and stark soundscapes. Once again recorded and produced entirely by the band, with Cyrille Gachet and Alan Douches returning for mixing and mastering, Purulences captures FANGE at the height of their creative synergy.

Dense and monolithic, this record stands as the french's quartet most laser-focused work to date, where the punishing instrumentation and gut-punching industrial beats collide with a venomous vocal approach, swaying from spoken-sung, declamatory verses to borderline-anthemic shouted choruses. Perfecting their unique balance of savagery and poignancy, Purulences showcases a band that masters their game of attraction and repulsion like no other.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Cavalier Seul
02. Sans Conviction
03. Mortes Promesses
04. Grand-Guignol
05. Juste Cruel
06. Langues Fourchues
07. Aux Abois

MARKETING POINTS:

Upcoming tour with Ulcerate

FOR FANS OF:
Youth Code, Author & Punisher, Morbid Angel, The Body

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Guiltless "Teeth to Sky

March 7, 2025

LP - $15.95 / CD - $9.60
LP UPC: 657628450313
CD UPC: 657628450320
STREET DATE: 3/7/25
CAT#: NR133
LABEL: Neurot

“We all grew up playing heavy music. For me personally, listening to Neurosis and Kiss It Goodbye in my 20s was almost a cathartic experience. Identifying with people who have a similar world perspective but are being creative with it—that was important.”

Josh Graham isn’t just talking about his decades-long career in heavy music, which has included A Storm of Light, Battle of Mice, and many years as the one-man visual department for Neurosis. He’s also talking about the formation of Guiltless, his new band with bassist Sacha Dunable (Intronaut), drummer Billy Graves (Generation of Vipers) and guitarist Dan Hawkins (A Storm of Light).

Guiltless released their debut EP, Thorns, via Neurot Recordings in early 2024. Crushing and cheerless, it seemed to welcome the apocalypse looming on our collective horizon. “The EP had a pretty narrow focus starting from my ideas,” Graham explains. “I wrote the basic outlines for the songs and then reached out to the guys to see if they’d actually want to play on it. With this record, my main goal was to really collaborate with Sacha and Dan and Billy because those guys are great songwriters. The new album is meant to open up the sonic palette and explore more territory.”

That new album is Teeth to Sky, the band’s first full-length. Even more pulverizing and focused than its predecessor, the album’s collaborative songwriting approach was paired with an adjustment to the lyrical content. “On the EP, the lyrics are as bleak as possible,” Graham points out. “I wanted to try to turn that around a little bit for Teeth to Sky. It’s a more introspective record. It’s expressing the idea of taking advantage of your life while you have it. It’s still dark in nature, but I think somewhat less doom-and-gloom.”

You can hear it on “One Is Two,” which channels a tightly controlled Meshuggah churn through the more visceral lo-fi approach of Kiss It Goodbye or Swedish noise rock legends Breach. “The song explores the duality of human nature and how it relates to our time on Earth,” Graham says. “We are inherently moral as individuals, but as a species we bulldoze through everything we can get our hands on or drills in. Our species is both good and bad, one and the same.”

On “In Starless Reign,” Guiltless blend dissonant black metal and thundering doom while Graham invokes humanity’s inability to see the forest through the trees. “The rich focus on getting richer as our small planet becomes less habitable from year to year,” he says. “No concern for the wellbeing of others, just, ‘Let's cut more jobs, maximize profit and buy another superyacht.’”

Then there’s the bruising title track, which combines the gnarled sensibilities of The Jesus Lizard, Cherubs and Barn Owl into a rumination on Mother Nature’s revenge. “The title track represents a surrender to nature's unstoppable force,” Graham says. “As climate extremes continue to grow and impact virtually everyone on earth, we are now facing the impact of our forefathers’ actions, and our children will live through a new and unprecedented future.”

Teeth To Sky was recorded remotely by the members of Guiltless—except for the drums, which were recorded by Travis Kammeyer (Generation of Vipers) at Fahrenheit Studios in Johnson City, Tennessee. The album was mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City in Salem, Massachusetts, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, Oregon.

The album will be released by Neurot Recordings in early 2025.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Into Dust Becoming
02. One Is Two
03. In Starless Reign
04. Our Serpent In Circle
05. Teeth To Sky
06. Lone Blue Vale
07. Landscape of Thorns
08. Illumine

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Standard weight ECO mix Black vinyl housed in a single pocket standard jacket with poly bag

FOR FANS OF:
Neurosis, Godflesh, A Storm of Light, Converge

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DOWNWARD "Downward"

March 5, 2025

LP - $17.90
STREET DATE: 3/5/25
CAT#: NMZ084
LABEL: New Morality Zine

Downward’s self-titled sophomore album, Downward (or LP2), marks a defining moment for the Tulsa-based band—one where they fully step beyond the confines of any singular scene and deliver a rock record fit for modern times. Having honed their signature balance of airy, melancholic atmosphere and crushing weight, this album sees Downward refining their craft while embracing a newfound sense of expansiveness. The influence of post-hardcore and alternative still lingers, but Downward is a bold statement of evolution, showcasing a band that is no longer tethered to expectations.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Request Made
02. Wind Up
03. Absolute Value
04. Line
05. Darkscreen
06. Ibex
07. Out of Luck
08. Perfect Food
09. The Waltz
10. Rival

MARKETING POINTS:

Downward's underground status hasn't stopped them from selling out multiple vinyl pressings and building a dedicated following online.
Frequently cited as an influence by emerging bands, they’ve earned a reputation as "a band's favorite band."
Their highly anticipated sophomore LP is set to solidify their status as one of the most exciting outliers in modern rock.
Downward is hitting the road for a full U.S. tour supporting Movements, Citizen, and Scowl, with more U.S. dates including Furnace Fest this year.

FOR FANS OF:
Radiohead, Nothing, Cloakroom, REM

Hollow Sunshine "Disposer"

February 28, 2025

LP - $14.65
STREET DATE: February 28, 2025
CAT#: PRO-103
LABEL: Protagonist Music

Hollow Sunshine is a bicoastal duo consisting of multi-instrumentalist and producer Reuben Sawyer with vocalist Morgan Enos. Their first album in seven years, ‘Disposer,’ marks an evolutionary step for them in their long musical partnership. Think Low, Duster, or Codeine — the shoegaze and slowcore side of their creative blend; in some ways, a heavier, more oppressive listen, but with even more melody as a counterbalance, dwelling on themes of distance and dislocation. The combination of Enos’ abstract lyrics and choir-like vocal stacks, with Sawyer’s melody crafting and combustible production, adds up to a welcome return from a band that never really went away.

“‘Disposer’ is super austere to me,” says Sawyer, the mastermind behind Hollow Sunshine for 15 years and counting; Enos joined in 2012. “The songs ‘Immaterial, ‘Jumper,’ and ‘Frequent Flier really have that feeling. They bring me back to a place of reality that is outside of distraction.”

This album is a dusty gem of affecting downer pop that should appeal to anyone who appreciates how the melancholic and melodic can be woven together to create a beautifully somber listening experience. Featuring members of The Column, Human Trophy, Blood Bright Star.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Disposer
02. Frequent Flier
03. Gant In The Honeycomb
04. Immaterial
05. Jumper
06. Lozenge
07. New Orange
08. Pegasus
09. The Ballroom Quiet
10. The Labor Is Won

FOR FANS OF:
Codeine, Whirr, Duster, Slowdive, Low

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Featuring members of The Column, Human Trophy, Blood Bright Star, Florida Man

Wren "Black Rain Falls"

February 21, 2025

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LP - $19.40 / CD - $9.60
STREET DATE: 2/21/25
CAT#: CRR233
LABEL: Church Road

For over a decade WREN have meticulously crafted a sound and aesthetic inspired by the complex nature of the lived human condition; being as cathartic as it is bleak. They aspire to connect with each person encountering their music, be it through recorded or live listening. In whatever way it is experienced the music is a visceral offering to its audience to take from it what they will.

The theme inherent throughout ‘Black Rain Falls’ is the shared grief of the band members. During the pandemic they tragically lost a close friend to suicide, and this record has served as some sort of way for them to navigate through the storm of loss. This is how the band in their own words described the album... "The new record is a crystallisation of the conceptual voice-giving to natural collapse, humanity's decline and the shadowed spectre that has imbued WREN since the beginning."

Since their inception WREN have maintained a strict independent ethos, collaborating on album releases with various UK labels (Gizeh Records, Astral Noize). WREN have played hundreds of shows across the UK and Europe with bands including Kowloon Walled City (USA), Inter Arma (USA), Unsane (USA), Fórn (USA), Moloch (UK), Birds In Row (FR) and more, and played at festivals such as Damnation, Arctangent, Desertfest, Incubate (NL) and Raw Power to name a few.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Flowers Of Earth
02. Toil in the Undergrowth
03. Betrayal Of The Self
04. Cerebral Drift
05. Metric Of Grief
06. Precede the Flint
07. Scorched Hinds

FOR FANS OF:
Neurosis, Breach, Young Widows

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ASKYSOBLACK "Touch Heaven"

February 14, 2025

LP - $17.90
STREET DATE: 1/31/25
CAT#: NMZ079v
LABEL: New Morality Zine

Philadelphia’s ASKYSOBLACK cements their identity as an anti-shoegaze alternative rock force with their debut LP, Touch Heaven. Following their acclaimed EP, Autumn in the Water, the band takes a more stripped-down approach, trading sonic variation and heaviness for a focus on melody and emotional depth.

Thematically, Touch Heaven delves into the raw and intimate realms of personal loss—specifically love—and the accompanying waves of depression, grief, and heartbreak. Yet, in its musicality, the album offers listeners a chance to detach from the weight of daily life and mental struggles, creating a space for introspection and emotional release.

Lyrically cohesive yet musically expansive, Touch Heaven invites individual interpretation and resonates deeply with those seeking solace in sound. This debut marks a significant evolution for ASKYSOBLACK, setting the stage for their unique voice within the alternative rock scene.

TRACK LISTING:
01. On For No One
02. I Wish I Was Not
03. Boy Like A Bruise
04. You Sit Useless
05. Portrait In Private
06. Carousel House
07. Did It All Wrong
08. It's A Slow Crash
09. Hold Me Holy
10. Every Heart Needs Some Mileage
11. Sore For You

MARKETING POINTS:

The band is gearing up to play dates on Split Chains upcoming US debut tour
US headlining tour Spring 2025

FOR FANS OF:
Smashing Pumpkins, HUM, Moodring, Loathe

Spiritkiller "Self Titled"

February 14, 2025

12" EP - $17.25
STREET DATE: February 14, 2025
CAT#: PRO-101
LABEL: Protagonist Music

One-sided LP with B-side etching

Coming together in late 2022, Albany, NY based hardcore band Spiritkiller quickly became known locally for their infectious, groove laden riffs and energetic live performances. Weaving together the razor sharp aggression of bands like 108 and Unbroken with flourishes of post hardcore by way of acts like Quicksand and Orange 9mm, Spiritkiller updates this sound in a way that still preserves the passion and impact of that source material.

At the helm, SK guitarist and veteran NJ hardcore/screamo practitioner Tom Schlatter (ex You and I/The Assistant, current Saetia/Hundreds of AU) riffs his way through fresh takes on the sound that dominated hardcore throughout the latter half of the 1990s. The rhythm section of the band is rounded out by bassist Byron Wheeler and drummer Mike Putz who both did time in Albany based crust/dbeat unit Scavengers, which Schlatter had also played drums in after moving to upstate NY several years before. Thick, gritty baselines and agile, inventive drumming hold down the low end and provide the signature punch underpinning the band’s sound. The band’s frontperson Charles Cure (ex Endicott, current HUSH) completes the sound with a vocal style that brings to mind the recalcitrant urgency of Refused and Snapcase inflected with a hint of melody.

A little over a year after their debut, Spiritkiller completed writing and recording their 8 song self-titled LP, which will see the light of day via Protagonist Music and Immigrant Sun records. This release showcases the band’s signature sound with songs that harken back to the heyday of innovation and experimentation in the hardcore sound, while reifying the ethics and message of personal empowerment notable in the subculture of that era. For fans new and old, Spiritkiller is here to bridge the gap between past and present and add their voice to the chorus of others helping to redefine hardcore in the current moment.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Prana
02. Burning Wheel
03. No Interior
04. Falling Man
05. Animal Resistance
06. Epitaph
07. In The Red
08. Struggle To Exist

MARKETING POINTS:

One-sided LP with special etched B-side
Members of Endicott, Hundreds of AU, Saetia

FOR FANS OF:
One King Down, Snapcase, 108, Unbroken, Refused

See You Next Tuesday & meth. "Asymmetrics"

February 14, 2025

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LP - $17.25 / CD - $7.00 LP UPC: 850048184220
CD UPC: 850048184268
STREET DATE: February 14, 2025
CAT#: GFM114
LABEL: Good Fight Music

"Right around the completion of 'Relapses,' Jimmy (Watson, drums) & Drew (Slavik, guitar) had the idea of doing a collaborative split, which ultimately became an amalgamation of musical chairs and a social experiment. After several months of hurdles preventing anything from really taking off, we finally sorted out the exact details of the project & resolved to collaborate with our colleagues and friends in Meth.

Our guidelines were as follows: Each band would write & record three songs, & then share only the drum tracks with the other band. Each band would then write new music and lyrics over the exchanged tracks. Neither band would hear anything from the other until everything was complete to ensure one couldn't influence the other. In the end, we were astonished at what we had all accomplished. We’re thrilled & proud to present, 'ASYMMETRICS'." - See You Next Tuesday

TRACK LISTING:

SIDE A: (See You Next Tuesday)

THE ROAD TO DOOM (feat. Guy Kozowyk of The Red Chord)
01. Part 1: The First Steps of Suffering
02. Part 2 : Breaking Under the Weight of the Heaviest Burden
03. Part 3 : A Mountain of Fire
EUPHORIA
04. Part 1: Syntax Error
05. Part 2: Visions of Lifelessness
06. Part 3: Succumb

SIDE B: (Meth.)

SNARE TRAP
07. Part 1: Guest
08. Part 2: Willing Participant
09. Part 3: Rabbits' Nest
PSALMS OF PAIN (feat. Billy Bottom of Nights Like These)
10. Part 1: Tomb of Woe
11. Part 2: Pulled From Flesh
12. Part 3: Ascend

MARKETING POINTS:

Collaborative songs between See You Next Tuesday & meth.
See You Next Tuesday & meth. tour scheduled for 2025

FOR FANS OF:
Pig Destroyer, The Red Chord, END, From A Second Story Window, Full of Hell, Portrayal of Guilt, Nails, Thou, Wormrot

Six Going On Seven "Heartbreak's Got Backbeat"

February 7, 2025

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LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 724399772606
STREET DATE: 02/07/25
CAT#: IOD-70
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Heartbreak’s Got Backbeat is the sophomore album from Boston's indie rock/emo band Six Going On Seven, long out of print for 25 years Often referred to as a “band’s band”, Six Going on Seven came up alongside many of the household names we still discuss from the era: Jimmy Eat World, Hot Water Music, The Get Up Kids, sharing the stage with them and many others. Originally released on Some Records in 1999 and produced by Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studio, it is being presented on a limited-edition vinyl pressing with all new artwork and remastered by Jack Shirley (Quicksand, Joyce Manor) at The Atomic Garde

TRACK LISTING:
01. Portsmouth
02. Southbound
03. 03:12:05
04. How to Sell the Brooklyn Bridge
05. Valentine, They're Dropping Like Flies
06. New/Improved!
07. Reverse Midas
08. Proof Positive
09. Backbeat Reprise

MARKETING POINTS:

25th Anniversary Edition of a classic emo/indie release, on vinyl for the first time since its original release.
Produced by Brian McTernan (Cave In, Hot Water Music, Thrice)
Originally released by Some Records (Quicksand, Rival Schools, Hot Water Music)
Completely remastered in 2024 by Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor, Quicksand, Gouge Away)
Available on limited color vinyl with all new artwork and packaging

FOR FANS OF:
Hot Water Music, Elliott, The Promise Ring, Texas is the Reason

Downward "The Brass Tax"

January 31, 2025

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LP - $14.00
STREET DATE: 1/31/245 CAT#: NMZ050
LABEL: New Morality Zine

Oklahoma’s DOWNWARD is the perfect example of a band who keeps their head down and drives. Not worried about keeping up with sonic trends or online presence, the band has garnered somewhat of a cult following, proving quality music is what people crave most. Since their inception the band have fine tuned their blend of simultaneously airy and heavy music, and their newest effort, “The Brass Tax”, is no exception. However; the 5 tracks that appear on this EP show a matured band taking more risks sonically in song structure and even leaning into near poplike sensibility. “The Brass Tax” is clearly the product of three musicians spending hours together in a living room working on creating timeless music.

Track Listing:
01. Glasshouse
02. Real Green Dollars
03. Ugly Bug
04. Line
05. The Brass Tax

"GG Alien and the Mystery Meat" by Justin Pearson

January 31, 2025

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BOOK - $10.70
STREET DATE: 1/31/25
CAT#: 31G146
LABEL: Three One G

GG Alien and the Mystery Meat dives into a slew of intertwining subjects surrounding art, class, and sexuality, to name a few. Here, Justin Pearson steps right up to the line of a social faux pas steeped in current social politics as he reflects on navigating working a minimum wage job at a gay club while maintaining a non-paying job as a "musician" throughout his thirties. Addressing an ever-present overwhelming capitalistic economy as well as his potential cultural appropriation, he lays out (or maybe coughs and spreads out) his absurd and questionable time spent as an employee at San Diego's most popular gay night club.

Praise for GG Alien and the Mystery Meat:

“GG Alien & The Mystery Meat is a gritty, fascinating and beautiful meditation on the intersection of punk and queerness from a counterculture legend. Justin Pearson’s writing voice resonates with just as much power and honesty as his screaming voice.” - Chuck Tingle

Reading GG Alien and the Mystery Meat is the perfect view into Justin Pearson's mind. Tender, crass, sensitive, irreverent, loving and wild all in one. The details are hysterically funny and some of the imagery is so clear I needed to close my eyes but couldn't look away. A must-read for true punks and all of us who love the music underground. - Molly Neuman of Bratmobile

Take this job and shove it... into a book. Being punk past forty means you’re an elder who has likely worked the most insane shit jobs of your life, whether they were fun, awful, paid the bills, paid at all, got your dick sucked, or encouraged you to tell people you could bend in half and suck your own. Those jobs* meant you could continue to make ‘art’ and hopefully pay rent. Reading Justin Pearson's story of fucking up, fucking off, and shockingly not fucking at all during a nearly decade-long run as a gay bar’s odd otter reminded me that we are all freaks on a similar path. I think? Don’t bother buying a bookmark or upsetting uptight zinesters with dog-eared pages. Despite ADHD, exhaustion, and a spaced-out brain, I blasted through this in one sitting. Justin will hold your attention from the first page to the last. - Jenna Pup of HIRS

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MILE END "MILE END"

January 31, 2025

LP - $17.90
STREET DATE: 1/31/25
CAT#: NMZ078v
LABEL: New Morality Zine

MILE END is a band on a mission to put Brampton—and their friends—on the musical map. Formed in 2017 by a group of close friends, the band spent the next few years honing their sound, eventually solidifying their identity with support from Brampton’s creative community. Their debut LP is a testament to staying true to their roots, resisting trends, and refining their craft through local connections. With nine hard-hitting, dynamic tracks, the record captures the raw energy of ’90s hardcore bands like 108 and Threadbare, balanced with a modern edge. Each song reflects their surroundings and a vision to build a worldwide hardcore community.

TRACK LISTING:
01. FCHC
02. Bind
03. Stay Still
04. Requiem
05. Dudley
06. Avarice
07. Charm
08. No Excuse

MARKETING POINTS:

MILE END recently finished up tours with bands like Single Mothers and The Dirty Nil in Canada and Spaced in the US.
Winter Unites States and Canada tour with labelmates Si Dios Quiere.

FOR FANS OF:
90s hardcore through a modern lens, Threadbare, Guns Up!

Gregor Samsa "40:13.5"

January 31, 2025

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LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 603111749914
STREET DATE: 01/31/25
CAT#: IOD-27
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Gregor Samsa are a Post-Rock band that began in Richmond, VA in early 2000. The band made a big impact on the genre through their use of haunting co-ed vocals and expansive dark melodies. Gregor Samsa are masters at building tension in their music through use of atmospheric minimalism that slowly climbs to a crescendo of layered instruments and noise. Their sound is perfectly woven into songs that are beautiful and powerful.

The band came up alongside artists like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions In The Sky, and ISIS, the later two having done tours with Gregor Samsa. They would later prove to be a hugely influential band in the genre with numerous US and European Tours in the early 00s. They released two Eps on Iodine Recordings, which were denoted by only their time signatures (18:06 and 27:36), and two full lengths on The Kora Records (55:12 and REST). They also notably released a split EP with Los Angeles’ Red Sparowes on Robotic Empire Records. The band eventually migrated to Brooklyn, NY where they became somewhat of a collective organization with building a cohort of over a dozen musicians, including several members of the avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot.

On vinyl for the first time in over 23 years, 40:13.5 features Gregor Samsa’s first 2 EPs. Completely remastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, King Woman) with updated artwork.

"Gregor Samsa features many of the stronger characteristics of vocal post-rock: hushed beauty, dark, dense melodies, and soft, co-ed vocals. They excel at building tension through a use of negative space.” - Pitchfork

TRACK LISTING:
01. O
02. OO
03. OOO
04. OOOO
05. OOOOO

MARKETING POINTS:

Out of print release from influential Post-Rock band Gregor Samsa
On vinyl for the first time in over 23 years. Previously rare and in high demand.
Completely remastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden (Deafheaven, King Woman)
Updated and expanded artwork with additional Obi-Strip
Band came up alongside bands like: Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and other notable Post-Rock bands.

FOR FANS OF:
Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, My Bloody Valentine

Grief Ritual "Collapse"

January 31, 2025

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LP - $19.40 / CD - $9.60
STREET DATE: 1/31/25
CAT#: CRR230
LABEL: Church Road

GRIEF RITUAL are more miserable and even heavier than their name might suggest. Their punishing brand of metalcore twisting blackened metallic hardcore, and the crushing, slower sides of black and death metal to their extremities.

On debut album Collapse, the anger, frustration, and disenfranchisement they feel about the UK and wider world are laid bare. Human extinction, capitalism, genocide, ecocide, and the rise of populist right authoritarianism are explored in garish detail across ten tracks. Also put under the microscope are sociopolitical issues such as austerity, racism, misogyny, wealth inequality, gentrification, and eroding human rights, as first written about on their critically acclaimed debut EP Spiritual Disease.

Collapse has riffs, beats, and breakdowns that obliterate, and a bass tone fit to tear down the establishment. While dualling vocals from a wide spectrum of extreme metal, and the most sinister and punishing of matte black death metal, bustle to take centre stage across eleven tracks of despotic terror. Collapse was self-recorded, and mixed by the band, alongside Jake Murray (Ill Vision), at Just Noise Audio. With mastering provided by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

Collapse is the follow-up to self-released debut EP Spiritual Disease, which featured in Kerrang, Knotfest, Rock Sound, and, Metal Hammer, being shortlisted for their Album of the Year 2022, who said "Spiritual Disease screams its frustrations with the modern world through a loudspeaker of death metal and hardcore. The bludgeoning breakdowns are interspersed with Entombed-esque tremolo picking and low, guttural roars... (they) rage against the machine louder and more heavily than 99% of their genre peers."

The five-track EP, containing singles "Dissolution", "Telluric", and "Immurement", is twenty-minutes of grim, paralysing, cathartic, angry emotion, reminiscent of END, Harms Way, Nails, and early Napalm Death, and was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Joe Clayton (Pijn, Leeched, Curse These Metal Hands) at No Studio.

Such a thoughtful, driven, and honest approach has already led to the young band catching the attention of many, with festival appearances at Bloodstock, 2000 Trees, ArcTanGent, 80Trees, and Tech Fest. GRIEF RITUAL have also supported Knocked Loose, Terror, Gatecreeper, END, Fuming Mouth, Heriot, Wiegedood, Ithaca, Inter Arma, and Pupil Slicer, during this busy period, and they passed the one-hundred-show marker in early 2024.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Spiral
02. Recursion
03. Gnaw
04. Bile
05. Consumed
06. Fault
07. Artifice
08. Calcify
09. Swine
10. Putrefy
11. Marrow

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FOR FANS OF:
Harm's Way, Nails, Conjurer, END, Full of Hell, and Gatecreeper

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Filth Is Eternal "Suffrage"

January 24, 2025

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LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 603111745817
STREET DATE: 1/24/25
CAT#: QP004
LABEL: Quiet Panic

Seattle’s Filth is Eternal feels fundamentally untethered. They’ve achieved an air of unhinged freedom mainly by thrashing their way through unassuming, beloved punk venues, writhing across unwashed floors and DIY spaces, hosting their own brand of communal exorcisms-- participation mandatory.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Wild Thing
02. Get Inside
03. Dead Bop
04. Terror
05. Zero Fucks
06. My Love
07. Party Void
08. Locked
09. Creeps on the Street
10. #GTFO
11. Kool Thing
12. Punishers on Deck
13. Parasite Lost
14. Abuse of Registry

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Packaged and hand numbered by the band, the Veiled Lady variant of the debut album SUFFRAGE by Filth is Eternal includes new artwork.

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Trap Them, Oblivions, Lingua Ignota, Victims, He Whose Ox is Gored, Daughters

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The Locust "The Peel Sessions"

January 24, 2025

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 1/24/25
CAT#: 31G149
LABEL: Three One G

The Peel Sessions is one of the best things that can happen to a band or artist. John Peel recorded and captured some of the best moments in music. This moment is definitely rare, The Locust's Peel Session from many years ago.

TRACK LISTING:
01. How To Become A Virgin
02. The Half-Eaten Sausage Would Like To See You In His Office
03. Kill Roger Hedgecock
04. Straight From The Horse’s Mouth
05. Moth-Eaten Deer Head
06. Priest With The Sexually-Transmitted Diseases, Get Out Of My Bed
07. Cattle Mutilation
08. Perils Of Believing In Round Squares
09. Twenty-Three Lubed-Up Schizophrenics With Delusions Of Grandeur
10. Stucco Obelisks Labeled As Trees
11. Skin Graft At Seventy-Five Miles An Hour
12. Get Off The Cross, The Wood Is Needed
13. Who Wants A Dose Of The Clap?
14. Wet Nurse Syndrome (Hand Me Down Display Case)
15. Gluing Carpet To Your Genitals Does Not Make You A Cantaloupe
16. Twenty-Three Full-Time Cowboys

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Fantomas, Dead Cross, Swing Kids, Cattle Decapitation, Head Wound City

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Groundwork "Today We Will Not Be Invisible Nor Silent (30th Anniversary Special Edition)"

January 17, 2025

12" EP - $14.65
STREET DATE: January 17, 2025
CAT#: PRO-050
LABEL: Protagonist Music

Special 30th anniversary pressing of 250 copies on a limited vinyl colorway with reverse-board covers. Includes an exclusive patch, sticker, and extra booklet with writings by Damien from Culture, Kent from Ebullition, Neeraj from Hope Conspiracy, Jesse from Killswitch Engage, and many more!

The Arizona desert has produced its fair share of notable underground music over the years, and one of its early hardcore offerings was the emotional and political charge of Groundwork. Rising from the dust in the first half of the1990's and imploding in only about four years, Groundwork left behind a series of vinyl releases and live performances which still retain an impact on heavy music today. Sharing the stage with bands like Unbroken, Rorschacha, Swing Kids, Chokehold, Born Against, Outspoken, Downcast, 4 Walls Falling, Native Nod, and many more, their evolution in sound and approach culminated in their only full-length release in 1994. Today We Will Not Be Invisible Nor Silent is sometimes cited as a defining LP of that era in hardcore, despite the band remaining lesser known than many of its contemporaries. Sharing subtle melodic touches, bone-rattling heaviness, and an undercurrent of groove, the record uses quiet passes and wild crescendos to achieve a battering experience that leaves a lasting impression. It is a testament to everything the band stood for, explored, endured, and ultimately was destroyed by; an intense and emotional journey for a group of friends set to the soundtrack of catastrophe. Members went on to play in bands such as 400 Years and Absinthe.

The recording was lovingly restored from the original reels and remixed by Steve Roche at Permanent Hearing Damage. It was then mastered for vinyl and digital by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks.

Track Listing:
01. A Prayer for the Dead
02. Question Me
03. Hungry
04. Willing Victim
05. Channel One
06. Token Man
07. Daily Bread
08. Birds of Passage
09. Epitaph
10. Control

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Special 30th anniversary pressing of 250 copies on a limited vinyl colorway with reverse-board covers
Includes an exclusive patch, sticker, and extra booklet with writings by Damien from Culture, Kent from Ebullition, Neeraj from Hope Conspiracy, Jesse from Killswitch Engage, and many more

Mugger "Luck Forever"

January 17, 2025

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LP UPC: 198846152592
STREET DATE: 1/17/25
CAT#: QP016
LABEL: Quiet Panic

Mugger has quickly made a name for themselves as a standout in the musically rich city of Austin, Texas. With members from Creepoid, Radioactivity and The Well, they garnered attention for their ability to blend influences in their punk hardcore sound. In 2022, they released their demo cassette, a limited edition of 200 which quickly sold out. Since then they have played with notable acts such as Scowl, End It, Show Me the Body, Circle Jerks and Gel. They recently finished an east Coast tour with Negative Approach, which ended at This is Hardcore. Their first 7", "Get a Clue" was released in 2024 via Quiet Panic. The first pressing of this hand cut lathe sold out so quickly that a second edition was immediately pressed. "Get a Clue" touches on ideas of power, and the inherent imbalance that often accompanies it. This theme runs through the entirety of their catalog, along with their ethos of making room for everybody. "Mugger is for everyone," says singer Anna Troxell.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Intro
02. Crank it Up
03. Find Out
04. Not the One
05. All Time Tough Guy
06. Candy Apple Baseball
07. Dickhead Logic
08. Bury You
09. Luck Forever
10. 101
11. Get a Clue
12. Know it All
13. I Just Wish
14. Dear SCOTUS
15. Dead Friends

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On tour this fall including an appearance at FEST

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Scowl, End It, Drain, Gel, Show Me the Body, Soul Glo