Bossk "Audio Noir"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 723314784243
STREET DATE: 5/12/23
CAT#: DW187
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

Their album "Audio Noir" is transcendent aural experience. Opener "The Reverie" transports the listener to new dimensions through hypnotic repetition and layered instrumentation before taking a turn into stoner doom territory with "Heliopause". Emotional instrumental "Relancer" builds to a sonic crescendo while leading to the awesome "Kobe". A song that shifts a multitude of gears before setting into one of the more chaotic hooks the band has ever produced. "Atom Smasher" then carries some of the heaviest moments of the album before beautifully disintegrating into the touching track "Nadir". Lastly, Bossk unveil "The Reverie II", a brilliant ten minute reprise that shows the band at the peak of their creative powers. Solidifying "Audio Noir" as the best kind of masterpiece; a sea change that the music world never saw coming.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. The Reverie
  2. Heliopause
  3. Relancer
  4. Kobe
  5. Atom Smasher
  6. Nadir
  7. The Reverie II

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Available again on vinyl
  • "Audio Noir" has over 2 million lifetime streams
  • Appearing at Damnation Festival

FOR FANS OF:
Russian Circles, Amenra, Caspian

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There Were Wires "His Talk, Her Teeth"

7"EP - $6.00
7"EP UPC: 724399772255
STREET DATE: 5/12/23
CAT#: IOD-13
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Unlikely but overwilling, the embryonic form of Boston’s There Were Wires (formed on Martha’s Vineyard in 1999) traversed every basement, rec hall and dive club in the city to blow out speakers and vocal chords alike with their explosive brand of hardcore punk. Their blend of harshly emotive dissonance and punchy, anthemic songs pulled inspiration from bands like Converge, Portraits of Past, and Unbroken. Though it’s true that TWW’s live shows were a powder keg of chaos, the true gooey center of the band revealed an honest vulnerability that belied the tough crowd of contemporaries, which gained them a small but devoted cult following in the New England scene.

After several self-released demo tapes and CD’s, TWW teamed up with Iodine Recordings for a professional version of their debut S/T record (including a live radio set), as well as their final 2003 record ‘Somnambulists’, which tread into darker, moodier, and more atmospheric territory than ever before. The boys disbanded shortly after this release with a final show in 2004, which led to the formation of the bands Disappearer, Doomriders, and No Flowers.

This limited edition 7"EP was originally released in 2004 and is now available again with an alternate cover, hand numbered out of 100. Features the track "His Talk, Her Teeth" from Somnambulists backed with a cover of Sonic Youth's "Tunic". Recorded and produced by Matt Squire (Underoath, The Amity Affliction, The Used). Includes remastered digital download code.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. His Talk, Her Teeth
  2. Tunic

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Limited Edition 7" with hand numbered covers.
  • Produced by Matt Squire (Underoath, The Used)
  • Reunion Shows planned for Spring 2023

FOR FANS OF:
Converge, Deadguy, Botch, Pg.99, Neurosis

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Drowningman "Busy Signal At The Suicide Hotline"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 783495979739
STREET DATE: 5/12/23
CAT#: IOD-39
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

The 25th anniversary edition of the 1998 Metal-Core classic. Drowningman's debut full length, Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline is an unpredictable amalgamation of angular blasts and melodic chaos. This quintessential document on the merging of metal, hardcore and punk is available on vinyl again, fully remastered with two bonus tracks. Drowningman was once ubiquitous with chaotic heavy music, having come up alongside many bands of the era including: Botch, Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, and Coalesce. Originally released by Hydra Head Records, the reissue includes an out of print track from a split with Dillinger Escape Plan and a previously unreleased song. Available again with all new artwork and packaging. Includes download code.

"Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline most certainly gets everything right, even though it's not talked about as much as We Are the Romans or Jane Doe, and as the years go on and as metalcore spun itself out of relevance, this record has actually got better. Noise-rock-influenced metalcore, angular and sharp, like a more antisocial and punk Botch." - Decibel Magazine

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Condoning the Use of Inhalants
  2. High School Slow Dance
  3. Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline
  4. Sadder Than Saturday
  5. Mail Order Kidney
  6. Trouble Breathing
  7. Supermarket Riot
  8. Clothesline
  9. My First Restraining Order (1999)
  10. Like Taking out Stitches with a Fork (Needle and Thread)

MARKETING POINTS:

  • 25th Anniversary Edition, completely remastered for vinyl.
  • Remastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden (Deafheaven, Amenra, Quicksand)
  • Includes two bonus tracks previously unavailable, including from split with Dillinger Escape Plan.
  • All new artwork and package re-design for the anniversary edition.
  • Band is active and touring again with upcoming tours and festivals, including Decibel Metal and Beer Fest.
  • Included download code

FOR FANS OF:
Botch, Dillinger Escape Plan, Deadguy, Every Time I Die, Converge

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Quicksand "Slip"

LP - $19.40
LP UPC: 783495979715
LP STREET DATE: 5/12/23
DELUXE BOOK+LP STREET DATE: 5/26/23
CAT#: IOD-30A
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Available for the first time in over a decade, the 30th Anniversary Edition of Slip was completely remastered for vinyl using the original 1993 master tapes and includes bonus track “How Soon is Now?”. The jacket artwork was reconstructed using original art elements and color improvements. Complete with several limited beautiful vinyl variants.

Few albums fully establish and encapsulate a genre like Quicksand’s debut album Slip does for post-hardcore. Originally recorded in 1992 and released in early February 1993, Slip is as relevant and important an album today as it was nearly 30 years ago. Slip is a musical bridge between the 1980s New York Hardcore scene from which Quicksand’s members cut their teeth on, and the burgeoning sound of the 90s' heavy rock. It’s an album that stands toe-to-toe with other great records released that year, but the band’s NYHC roots give the record an edge you won’t hear on an ‘In Utero’ or ‘Siamese Dream.’

Lead track “Fazer” throws listeners straight into a brick wall of heavy guitars. Quicksand’s gritty genius is immediately apparent in the song: a group confident in their ability to mix heaviness, melody and big-chorus sensibilities in a way none of their peers could dream of. Front man Walter Schreifels and company merge their vast pool of influences (citing everyone from Bad Brains to Danzig) into a sound that’s undeniably Quicksand. Nowhere is this more apparent than the album’s lead single “Dine Alone.” It's a deceptively catchy song that exposed countless MTV watchers to crushing riffs, Schreifel’s gritty-yet-beautiful yowling, and a still legendary odyssey of a bridge.

The album is proof positive that a band can write some of the heaviest riffs ever, while still pausing for moments to space out on songs like “Lie and Wait.” The record concludes with a summation of all its accomplishments in “Transparent,” offering up guitar riffs that manage to sound heavy and hopeful at the same time. "Transparent" reinterprets Revolution-summer forward-thinking positive mindset in a new context of rock music. It's as though the band is aware of the righteous wave of great music they’re ushering in with this album. Slip gave everyone including Deftones, Glassjaw, Title Fight and hundreds more the blueprint of what post-hardcore can accomplish. Quicksand firmly cemented Slip as an essential album in rock music and a testament to how far punk rock can go.

Slip was recorded by Quicksand members Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today), Tom Capone (Beyond, Bold), Sergio Vega (Deftones, Moondog) and Alan Cage (Beyond, Seaweed) and co-produced by Steven Haigler (Pixies) and Don Fury (Sick of it All, Agnostic Front). Remastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden (Deafheaven, Joyce Manor).

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Fazer
  2. Head to Wall
  3. Dine Alone
  4. Slip
  5. Freezing Process
  6. Lie and Wait
  7. Unfulfilled
  8. Can Opener
  9. Omission
  10. Baphomet
  11. Too Official
  12. Transparent
  13. How Soon is Now?

MARKETING POINTS:

  • First pressing of an iconic album in over a decade.
  • Completely remastered for vinyl from the original 1993 tapes.
  • Remastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Joyce Manor)
  • Reconstructed/updated artwork from original art files.
  • Available on several beautiful color variants.
  • Band is actively touring worldwide with numerous festival appearances planned for 2023.

FOR FANS OF:
Failure, Hum, Narrow Head, Teenage Wrist

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There Were Wires "There Were Wires"

LP - $16.60
LP UPC: 724399772170
STREET DATE: 5/12/23
CAT#: IOD-08
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Unlikely but overwilling, the embryonic form of Boston’s There Were Wires (formed on Martha’s Vineyard in 1999) traversed every basement, rec hall and dive club in the city to blow out speakers and vocal chords alike with their explosive brand of hardcore punk. Their blend of harshly emotive dissonance and punchy, anthemic songs pulled inspiration from bands like Converge, Portraits of Past, and Unbroken. Though it’s true that TWW’s live shows were a powder keg of chaos, the true gooey center of the band revealed an honest vulnerability that belied the tough crowd of contemporaries, which gained them a small but devoted cult following in the New England scene.

After several self-released demo tapes and CD’s, TWW teamed up with Iodine Recordings for a professional version of their debut S/T record (including a live radio set), as well as their final 2003 record ‘Somnambulists’, which tread into darker, moodier, and more atmospheric territory than ever before. The boys disbanded shortly after this release with a final show in 2004, which led to the formation of the bands Disappearer, Doomriders, and No Flowers.

The band’s debut self titled LP is being pressed for the first time on vinyl and has been completely remixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge) at God City Studios and re-mastered for vinyl. The LP now includes several out of print B-Sides and the band’s 1999 demo. Available on two limited color variants. Nearly two decades later, with fresh new vinyl re-releases of both records in tow, TWW is poised to return to the stage once again. For now, what TWW’s second life yields beyond another chance to sing and dance with fans - both old and new - remains to be seen.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Lukewarm Happy
  2. Prepare For Collapse
  3. Instinctually Dumb
  4. The Physics of Air Hockey
  5. Stop Motion Aesthetic
  6. Fat with Glasses
  7. Commotion Strange
  8. The Hours
  9. Bigger and Better Things
  10. It Will Be Better Than the Rest of Your Life
  11. Cru Jones
  12. The Physics of Air Hockey (Demo)
  13. Stop Motion Aesthetic (Demo)
  14. Instinctually Dumb (Demo)
  15. Fat With Glasses (Demo)

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Classic influential Metal-Core album available for the first time in 20 years (on vinyl for the first time)
  • Remixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, God City)
  • Full PR Campaign via Atom Splitter (Hatebreed, Alexisonfire)
  • Includes two bonus tracks, previously unavailable and 1999 Demo
  • Band is playing two reunion shows in Spring 2023 (First live appearance in almost 18 years)

FOR FANS OF:
Deadguy, Converge, Unbroken, PG.99, Jeromes Dream

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Drowningman "Later Day Saints"

7"EP - $7.00
7"EP UPC: 724399772262
STREET DATE: 5/12/23
CAT#: IOD-39B
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Two new songs from the legendary Vermont based technical hardcore band Drowningman. Returning from a long hiatus, Drowningman has recorded two new blistering songs "Navigating Grief and Loss in a Pre-apocalyptic Landscape" and "It Will End in Cops." Recorded by producer Steve Evetts (Deadguy, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die) at the tail end of the pandemic. "The truth is "violence" has become very casual. Wilder death threats are made every minute on the internet than you will find in any Drowningman song. Violence is now done at arms length, typed into someone's comments, via press release, or by certified mail. Whatever happened to settling things on the front yard? At the end of the day, I'm proud of what we did here." - Simon Brody of Drowningman

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Navigating Grief and Loss in a Pre-apocalyptic Landscape
  2. It Will End in Cops

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Produced by Steve Evetts (Lifetime, Deadguy, Dillinger Escape Plan)
  • First new songs in over 15 years from Drowningman
  • Active and touring again
  • Playing Decibel Magazine's Metal and Beer Fest in April 2023

FOR FANS OF:
Botch, Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Deadguy

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Burial Clouds "Last Days of a Dying World"

LP - $19.40 / CD - $10.70
STREET DATE: 5/12/23
CAT#: CRR194
LABEL: Church Road

With roots firmly planted in the heavy metal traditions of the Pacific Northwest, Burial Clouds' music bears a dim light in a dark land; an emotional response to the human experience of life in a decaying empire.

Drawing influences from Doom, Psychedelia, Post-Metal, and Grunge, Burial Clouds' well crafted songwriting is ambitious in sonic scope. Heavy without being cliche, complex without falling into self-indulgence and epic without pretension.

Burial Clouds were originally an instrumental band, but have recently been joined on vocals by actor/musician Michael Malarkey (Vampire Diaries, Project Blue Book). With this addition the band have reached a new level of expansiveness through Malarkey’s crooning blues-esque vocals and blistering screams.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Cloudsplitter
  2. Beirut Shores
  3. Seawall
  4. Ether Fields
  5. Death, Emperor

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Features actor/musician Michael Malarkey (Vampire Diaries, Project Blue Book)

FOR FANS OF:
Cult of Luna, Yob, Isis

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