No Age “Everything In Between” LP Preorder

The third full-length No Age record is now up for preorder.  ”Everything In Between”, their second for Sub Pop, is quite simply their best record yet.  The band sounds more mature with every new release, constantly expanding their influences, yet not making them too obvious.  The LP comes with a 48 page book for $23 [...]

Okkultokrati “No Light For Mass” LP

Raging metal from Oslo, now primed for distribution on American shores. Of course, this LP has been out for a little while at ormeyngel.bigcartel.com, not sure what took it so long to make it over here. Rough sailing I suppose. Those in need of a dose of evil can now fill their prescriptions at stickfiguredistro.com. The [...]

Teitanblood “Seven Chalices” 2xLP

Necrotic, filthy metal from Madrid. The original pressing has been difficult (read: expensive) to track down, so folks who were too scared to order the first time better jump on this most recent pressing – which is likely to vanish back into the Ebay ether in very short order. Timo Ketola’s artwork on this release [...]

Libyans “Paralyzed/Keep Waiting” 7″

Just got this 7″ in the mail from Boston band Libyans, and for us folks still seeking and buying punk rock records, this is a welcome surprise.  The two ferocious tunes here remind me of everything I was listening to in the 90s, plus all the earlier bands that influenced them.  It is also packaged beautifully in [...]

Obliteration “Nekropsalms” LP & Cassette Versions

Vinyl and cassette version of the much loved sophomore effort from Obliteration, first released on CD in 2009. This Swedish Nordic death metal masterwork gets a lot of attention these days, not least of all because of the generous praise heaped onto it by Fenriz of Darkthrone. But even if you know fuck-all about death [...]

Kvelertak “s/t” LP

You might be hearing a lot about this album this summer, reason being that it is completely amazing. Norway’s Kvelertak take elements from many heavy music genres and put it all together in one ferociously grooving rock album. Top it off with the usual amazing cover art from John Dyer Baizley and we have the [...]

Unearhtly Trance / The Endless Blockade “split” LP

Unearthly Trance have a new one coming out later this year, but until then you can enjoy this split that they recorded with power-violence mongers The Endless Blockade. Needless to say, both bands bring all the ferocity you can handle – might need to take a breather before flipping this one over. You can listen [...]

Iron Reminders “S/T” LP

Here’s another fast and furious rock record from Chicago’s Plastic Airlines Records.  Iron Reminders features members of Chicago Thrash Ensemble, He Who Corrupts, Lazarus Plot, and more.  This thing is also seriously scarce, produced in an edition of only 103.  Grab it for $13 shipped at PlasticAirlines.com. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Twin Cousins ‘S/T’ 7″

Just got this record in the mail and after blowing through it a few times, I can tell you it’s an absolutely great deal.  You get five full tracks of grungy, swampy, forceful rock in a letterpressed jacket on colored vinyl in a tiny edition of 100 for only $5 shipped.  If that’s not something [...]

15% Off Storewide @ Insound

Does what it says on the tin. Insound has tons of records, you have lots of empty shelf space. If you don’t, then you need to buy some new shelves and place an order at Insound where the entire store is 15% off for an entire week using coupon code “swjune15″ – insound.com.

Masakari “The Prophet Feeds” LP

Crusty riffs and punk-driven hardcore/metal from the dark heart of Cleveland, Ohio. Available for pre-order right now from Halo Of Flies Records for the punk rock price of $12. Southern Lord will be releasing the CD version, but we don’t really care about that version do we? The LP jacket features the inimitable penmanship of [...]

Trash Talk “Eyes & Nines” LP Pre-order

Now that they are finally sending out pre-orders for their Shame anthology, Trash Talk have decided to launch even more pre-orders, this time for their new album Eyes & Nines. Comes on your choice of clear, white or marbled vinyl for $12  – or for the collectors: get all three plus black vinyl for $42. [...]

Trap Them “Filth Rations” 12″ EP

A pair of eagerly awaited LPs has finally hit the Southern Lord webstore. First up, Trap Them’s Filth Rations is 14 and a half minutes of tightly wound fury on one side of vinyl. The b-side features an etching by Mr. vberkvlt himself, Justin Bartlett, whose artwork and lettering also adorns the rest of this [...]

Tideland “S/T” LP

Robotic Empire’s newest vinyl release is the debut album from Sterling, Virginia’s Tideland.  I don’t have this record yet, but I’ve listened to the band’s demo, and it’s easy to see what RE liked about them.  Mixing drool-worthy genres like grunge, shoegaze, and punk rock, everything I’ve heard has sounded pretty fucking great.  It was [...]

Fuck Knights / G-Biz Split 12″

If you’re looking for a good slab of straight-up rock and roll, check out this split 12″ by two Minneapolis bands, Fuck Knights and G-Biz.  It showed up on my doorstep the other day and sounds wonderful on vinyl.  The Fuck Knights side is fast stuff with tinges of punk and garage.  The G-Biz side [...]