Here’s a brand new double LP of blackened death from Canada’s Weapon. A bigger, better and deadlier presentation than last year’s Drakonian Paradigm – From The Devil’s Tomb comes in a swank gatefold jacket with colorful artwork appropriate for the occasion. Pick up a copy at theajnaoffensive.com for $16.

Robotic Empire somehow scored some copies of this ultra-limited edition of Black Tusk’s “Passage Through Purgatory” LP.  It was pressed on teal colored vinyl, comes in beautiful screenprinted packaging by John Baizley, and is signed/numbered in an edition of 350 by Baizley himself.  It’s a tad steep at $29.99, but you’re getting some amazing art [...]

Finalllly, one of our favorite doom metal albums from 2009 is coming out on vinyl.  For those unfamiliar, Dark Castle are a male and female duo (yes, those are female vocals) that play some crushingly heavy doom.  ”Spirited Migration” is their best record yet, though they have one coming soon on Profound Lore, so that’s [...]

This new ep from only-21-year-old Zola Jesus promises to be less grim, something that approaches the beautiful pop songs that everyone has known she’s capable of, all the while leaving any traces of her witch house past behind her.  Four brand new songs and her first time ever working with a producer, should be great. [...]

I got this heavy 7″ in the mail the other day, thanks so much to the band for sending it over.  Point blank, a lot of the records we get sent never see the site, but this one is well-deserving of any attention we can give it.  Good old-fashioned hardcore metal, cover art by Seldon [...]

The not-for-profit microlabel Auris Apothecary has just reissued an out-of-print cd-r from Black Mountain Transmitter on glorious analog tape.  ”Black Goat of the Woods” was a cd-r so good that Aurora Borealis will be giving it a full release soon.  The packaging on this tape looks amazing, complete with a screenprinted canvas outer sleeve and more [...]

It’s no secret at all that we’re giant fans of Deerhunter around here.  I really don’t think I even need to say anything about this band, if you’re here, I assume you at least know of them.  I’ll just say they are masters of their craft, conjuring psychedelic indie rock in seemingly effortless fashion.  Their [...]

The fine folks at Temporary Residence have emerged from the catacombs with a sparkling reissue of Coliseum’s “Goddamage” EP.  They’ve beefed it up with an additional ten bonus tracks, three of which come from their split with Doomriders, the other seven coming from a live recording.  At $15, this record is a great deal, and [...]

Tidelands, the second full-length album from Seattle band The Moondoggies is sounding really beautiful to me right now.  Maybe it’s the change of seasons, I don’t know for sure, but their folky rock songs full of heavy harmonies are just hitting the spot perfectly.  It should become a favorite for any fans of The Avett [...]

The second vinyl release from the venerable Tri-Angle label looks just as good as the first.  oOoOO have been one of the more exciting acts to come out of the whole “witch house” movement for awhile now, and this new ep just may help them eclipse it altogether…word is it’s totally fucking great.  Grab the [...]