Residue Records dug deep to unearth this throat-ripping set of songs from Detroit grind/punk/hardcore band, Ottawa.  Originally released as a split with Jihad in 1994, the tracks have been remastered and presented more furiously than ever, complete with new artwork.  The 12″ is limited to 750 copies and costs $11.50 shipped at Residue-Records.com.

For some reason, people really like to send us especially good garage rock records, not sure what it’s about, but I like it.  After kicking around a few singles, Austin’s Dikes of Holland just put out their debut LP on Sundae Records.  This record is a concentrated blast of fast garage and punk energy, it’s [...]

The Lord delivers analogue for the newest album from Italy’s The Secret; 35 minutes of doom-blasted, filth-encrusted grindcore that is certainly not for the faint-of-heart. Featuring typically stellar artwork from Jvstin Bartlett, this one is sure to please at only $12 for 180 grams of golden vinyl set aside especially for Southern Lord mailorder customers. [...]

With previous volumes containing tunes from heavy-hitters like Moloch, Thou and Coffins, you just know Volume III of the Play Slow, Die Fast series is going to deliver a pummeling. This time up we have cover tunes from Fistula, Absyll, Crowskin and a heaping handful of other underground heavy metal acts. 400 copies come on [...]

Wow, so glad this is finally out. Stop scouring eBay and get over to Robotic Empire to pick up these early recordings from the mighty Baroness. You don’t get any sweet Baizley etchings (First is on side A and Second is on side B) but you do get a badass gatefold cover and and that [...]

Remember that intense punk 7″ by Boston band Libyans we posted a couple of months ago?  Well, now they’ve got a full-length LP out and it’s packed with the same ripping intensity that their singles had.  On wax, it should bring back all kinds of nostalgia about skateboarding and young summer nights. Mailorder copies come [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]