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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Frail Body "A Brief Memoriam"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 723314784236
STREET DATE: 5/5/23
CAT#: DW215
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

Frail Body is a hardcore/punk band from Rockford, IL that embodies the spirit and soul of what many define as "screamo". "A Brief Memoriam" combines a new four-song recording session with their sought after "At Peace" session into one proper album. Both sessions were recorded by engineer Zack Farrar at Choir Room Audio.

A-side opener "Pastel" erupts with unhinged emotion driven by discordant guitars and hyper-speed drumming. This leads to the powerful "Your Death Makes Me Wish Heaven Was Real" a moving song of mourning and remembrance. "Aperture" then explores concepts of identity and growth amid a tangle of beautiful musical debris. Lastly, the poignant "Tradition in Verses" unfurls with a ground shaking emotion that is hard to capture in words. The B-side of "A Brief Memoriam" is comprised of their incredible "At Peace" session; a recording that shows Frail Body even in their earliest state was a heartfelt, creative force.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Pastel
2. Your Death Makes Me Wish Heaven Was Real
3. Aperture
4. Traditions In Verses
5. Cold New Home
6. At Peace
7. Old Friends

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available again on clear vinyl
• On tour w/ KEN Mode in March

FOR FANS OF:
Touché Amoré, Loma Prieta, Jeromes Dream

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Touché Amoré “Is Survived By”

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 723314784229
STREET DATE: 5/5/23
CAT#: DW151
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

"Is Survived By" was produced and engineered by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate) and mastered by Hans DeKline (Lisa Loeb, mewithoutYou).

"Is Survived By" shows Touche Amore embracing a maturation of their trademark melancholy. The sounds are welcomingly familiar; inspired percussion amid a sea of imaginative guitars and impassioned vocals. However, the underlying unrest is more complex and touching than any previous Touche Amore release before it. Simply put, these are not simple "love" songs that dwell in the past, but complex "life" songs about living in the present. Throughout the entire album vocalist/lyricist Jeremy Bolm digs deeper in search of personal catharsis, allowing us to relate to his drive to be clearly heard, truly understood, and unapologetically remembered. "Is Survived By" not only shows growth in subject matter but musicianship for Touche Amore. The jangly guitar work of Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt is on a new level here. Throughout the release they effortlessly entangle one another to construct beautiful yet unexpected melodies. While the explosive rhythm section of Tyler Kirby and Elliot Babin shines in the frenetic pace they keep. Achieving a stunning balance of hook laden listenability and emotion.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Just Exist
2. To Write Content
3. Praise / Love
4. Anyone / Anything
5. DNA
6. Harbor
7. Kerosene
8. Blue Angel
9. Social Caterpillar
10. Non Fiction
11. Steps
12. Is Survived By

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available again on vinyl
• Band just celebrated their 15 year anniversary
• Produced by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo, Sunny Day Real Estate)

FOR FANS OF:
La Dispute, Drug Church, Pianos Become The Teeth

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Touché Amoré “Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me”

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 723314784212
STREET DATE: 5/5/23
CAT#: DW121
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

In February of 2011, Touche Amore piled into their beat up tour van in an Los Angeles suburb and set off on a twenty six hour journey to Eudora, Kansas. With a population of just over four thousand people, Eudora may be a peculiar place for a punk band to go, but nestled in its rural isolation is acclaimed engineer Ed Rose and his Black Lodge Studios (formerly Redhouse Recording Studio). There under Rose's attentive ears, Touche Amore poured their patchwork soul into their latest work, "Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me".

In "Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me", Touche Amore's creative formula is driven by emotional affect, not contemporary studio effects. In the purest form possible, raw shouted vocals and clean manic guitars fight for volume over roomy bass and percussion. Creating a sound that is shockingly simple as it is emotionally engaging. The serene and fragile opening notes of "Tilde" serve as the album's introductory serenade before Touche Amore pound and jangle into the hook-laden song. And seconds later, when vocalist/lyricist Jeremy Bolm screams "...I'm parting the sea between brightness and me...", a tone of desperation sets in that resonates throughout the duration of the album. His straight forward cries convincingly tell his own personal story. To some, this lyrical writing could read as a diary based purely in self deprecation, but his words cut and pull from a much deeper place in the heart. Serving as an open window into his constant soul searching amid life's constant trials and tribulations. Songs like "Home Away From Here" and "Sesame" are great examples of this, infectious in their sound and moving lyrical spirit. While "Method Act" and the emotional "Condolences" show the band experimenting with epic leanings while maintaining their beloved trademark character.

TRACK LISTING:

1. ~
2. Pathfinder
3. The Great Repetition
4. Art Official
5. Uppers/Downers
6. Crutch
7. Method Act
8. Faceghost
9. Sesame
10. Wants/Needs
11. Condolences
12. Home Away From Here
13. Amends

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available again on vinyl
• Band just celebrated their 15 year anniversary
• Produced by Ed Rose (Coalesce, The Get Up Kids)

FOR FANS OF:
La Dispute, Drug Church, Pianos Become The Teeth

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Guilt "Bardstown Ugly Box"

LP + 7"EP - $17.50
STREET DATE: 5/5/23
CAT#: MOM068
LABEL: Mind Over Matter

Guilt's impact and overall relevance went largely unrecognized during their six-year tenure as an intense and emotive über-indie-noise-metal-hardcore band. Their songs combined the best elements of several genres without sounding contrived and managed to evoke soulful emotion and raise thought-provoking questions within the confines of a musical style typically confined to mundane "evil" topics and horror imagery. Guilt evolved from the band Stepdown, which formed in 1991 with former Endpoint drummer Lee Fetzer and Endpoint bassist Kyle Noltemeyer on guitar, Christian McCoy on bass, powerhouse drummer Jon Smith, and Endpoint guitarist Duncan Barlow on vocals. Stepdown were fiercely political and rabidly confrontational, going head to head with the Nazi faction of the Louisville scene on more than one occasion. As Barlow's own personal battle with depression set in, however, the group's focus shifted and soon the name was changed. Fetzer left the group and Barlow picked up second guitar in addition to vocal duties. The Empty 7" was recorded at Mom's Studio and released by Initial, a small record label then based in Michigan. After a handful of shows, the band dissolved for almost a year, eventually re-forming and recording several new songs at DSL Studios that would later become the Synethesia 10"/CD EP on Initial. The record was heavy and intense, with darkly poetic lyrics and song titles named after colors picked to represent various moods. McCoy was replaced by Telephone Man's Ashli State before the band signed a deal with Chicago's Victory Records label. Guilt entered the studio with producer/Shellac member Bob Weston, who helped the band hone their sound by enhancing the drums, bringing down the metal element in the guitars, and eliciting top-notch, emotional performances. The end result was Bardstown Ugly Box, the band's masterwork, so named for a street in their native Louisville, KY. It was years ahead of its time in the hardcore/punk scene, fusing elements of noise, melody, heavy metal, punk rock, indie rock, and poetic storytelling seamlessly, with intensity yet class

• Ryan Downey

For the 2023 reissue of this classic album, Mind Over Matter Records worked closely with the band as they revisited the audio and preserved that energy & effort into the physical release. The digital remix was completed by Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die), it was mastered by Brian Luken and then carefully cut into lacquer form by Dave Eck at Lucky Lacquers. With two newly unearth bonus tracks, MOMR also added in a bonus 7" to ensure that purists can continue to enjoy Bardstown Ugly Box as they've always known it and everyone gets the opportunity to hear previously unavailable tracks separate from the original track listing.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Gamma
2. Omega
3. Chi
4. Xi
5. Omnicron
6. Theta
7. Phi
8. Delta (7 Inch Bonus Track)
9. Iota (7 Inch Bonus Track)

MARKETING POINTS:

• Remix / Remastered by Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die)

FOR FANS OF:
Endpoint, Split Lip, By The Grace Of God

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Jeromes Dream "The Gray In Between"

LP - $17.25 / CASSETTE - $7.50
LP UPC: 724399772156
CASSETTE UPC: 724399772163
STREET DATE: 5/5/23
CAT#: IOD-42
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Jeromes Dream is a hardcore band based in San Francisco, sharing a history with bands like Orchid, Saetia, Reversal of Man, and pageninetynine. After existing between 1997 and 2001, then reforming in 2018, JD will release their third full-length, The Gray In Between in 2023. The album introduces Sean Leary (Loma Prieta) on guitar and was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Quicksand, Joyce Manor).

The Gray In Between is a raw, unapologetically blistering, yet beautiful execution of hardcore that demonstrates a honed precession in songwriting, lyrical content, and boundless passion. This album is quite possibly the band’s best, most powerful, and most realized work to date.

First Pressing:
500 x Stretched Invisible (Clear w/ Black and White Smoke)
400 x The Gray in Between (Black and Gray Swirl)
150 x Infinity (Gold inside Clear w/ Black and White Splatter) - NOISE CULT
100 x AAEEAA (Black) - Band Exclusive

TRACK LISTING:

1. Conversations: In Time, On Mute
2. Stretched Invisible from London
3. South By Isolation
4. Pines on the Hill (With Guests)
5. Cosmos In Season
6. AAEEAA
7. On Holiday with Infinity
8. The Future of Memory
9. Often Oceans
10. The Last Water Pearl

MARKETING POINTS:

• First Jeromes Dream studio album in 5 years.
• Produced by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Quicksand, Amenra)
• US/EU Tours planned for Spring/Summer 2023.
• Multiple Festival appearances planned.
• Previous albums sold out in a matter of days of announcing.

FOR FANS OF:
PG.99, Saetia, Converge, Loma Prieta, Frail Body, Deafheaven

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Local H "Here Comes the Zoo - 20th Anniversary"

2xLP - $25.65 / CASSETTE - $11.35
STREET DATE: 4/28/23
CAT#: BPR078
LABEL: Brutal Panda

The fourth studio album from cult alternative rock duo LOCAL H, is available for the first time EVER on limited edition vinyl and cassette! Vinyl is packaged in a gorgeous gatefold jacket with new artwork and contains the never-before-heard Jack Douglas mixes on Side D! The cassette version features alternate artwork plus a three-card insert.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Hands on the Bible
2. Half-Life
3. Son of "Cha!"
4. 5th Ave. Crazy
5. (Baby Wants To) Tame Me
6. Rock & Roll Professionals
7. Keep Your Girlfriend
8. Creature Comforted
9. Bryn-Mawr Stomp
10. What Would You Have Me Do?

MARKETING POINTS:

• Local H's cult classic HERE COMES THE ZOO turns 20 this year! Originally released by Palm Pictures in 2002, the band is on tour now through Dec. playing 600-800 cap rooms across the country in support of the album.
• Available on cassette and vinyl for the first time ever!
• LOCAL H have sold over 1 million records worldwide!
• European tour + additional dates happening in 2023

FOR FANS OF:
Queens of the Stone Age, Bush, Sponge, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon, Red Fang

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Twitching Tongues "Sleep Therapy"

2xLP - $22.50
STREET DATE: 4/28/23
CAT#: CCA100
LABEL: Closed Casket Activities

Sleep Therapy Redux features the entire Sleep Therapy era of the band remixed by engineer and Twitching Tongues founding member Taylor Young of The Pit Recording Studio and remastered Brad Boatright of Audiosiege over a double lp gatefold package. Tracks include the full Sleep Therapy recording session (including unreleased material), the original 2010 demo and covers from both Pentagram & Type O Negative. Artwork from the original layout has been re-imaged by artist Mark McCoy (Full of Hell, Charles Bronson, Regional Justice Center) on a matte finish gatefold lp jacket complimented by UV spot varnish.

TRACK LISTING:

1. I Fell From Grace
2. Insane & Inhumane
3. Astigmatism (Of the Phallic Muscle)
4. Distance Clause
5. Sleep Therapy
6. Somnus
7. Voluntary Confinment
8. Arm in Armageddon Pt. 1:Freezing
9. Arm in Armageddon Pt. 2:Peril of Our Season
10. Forever My Queen
11. Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 x 10^-8 cm^-3 gm^-1 sec^-2
12. Razors Edge
13. No Gold
14. Loveless Nightmare

MARKETING POINTS:

• Remixed by Taylor Young (Xibalba, God's Hate)
• Remastered by Brad Boatright (Converge, Obituary)

Wallowing “Earth Reaper”

LP - $18.75 / CD - $9.60
STREET DATE: 4/28/23
CAT#: CRR193
LABEL: Church Road

From the bands conception in 2018, the faceless UK based Sci-fi/extreme metal troop WALLOWING have gone strength to drastic strength, being quickly labelled as one of the UK's 'must see live bands' pre-lockdown (something they have enthusiastically kept up into 2023), to finding their feet within the expanded metal and science fiction communities throughout the covid-19 pandemic. Through the release of their debut album 'PLANET LOSS' (via Sludgelord Records (UK) and Black Voodoo Records (USA), paired with their first dive into retro-styled comic books, graphic novels and action figures during covid-19 lockdown, the band rapidly gained a strong and dedicated following spanning the globe - A committed fanbase that they were able to count upon once the world opened again, allowing the band to embark on two extensive tours of the UK, perform internationally for the first time, collaborate with musicians in the USA on a split record, and re-release their debut album in Asia (via Gutless Productions).

Their explosive, riff fueled 2019 debut concept album 'PLANET LOSS' struck an eerie chord with many for it's dark foretelling of a grim reality that could befall our own planet in the not-too-distant future. Receiving global praise from press, the underground metal scene and ironically becoming the "soundtrack to the end" for many throughout 2020, has poised WALLOWING perfectly for the release of their Church Road Records debut; EARTH REAPER - their most intense and expansive release to date.

TRACK LISTING:

1. A World Weeping
2. Flesh and Steel
3. Echoes of the Outer Reaches
4. Cries of Estima
5. Obliteration
6. Cyborg Asphyxiation
7. Earth Reaper

FOR FANS OF:
Primitive Man, Bismuth, Conjurer

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The St Pierre Snake Invasion “Galore”

LP - $19.40
STREET DATE: 4/21/23
CAT#: CRR189
LABEL: Church Road

galore (/ɡəˈlɔː/) - adjective: in abundance.

Formed in the bygone barren period for British rock music that were the nascent 2010s, The St Pierre Snake Invasion have consistently shown themselves to be an unapologetically creative force.

Spearheaded by their frontman, and founding member Damien Sayell, the band have gone from strength to strength since the release of the Flesh EP (July 9th 2011) with a slew of beloved and increasingly daring releases, all bolstered by incendiary and enigmatic live shows.

The long gap between debut album, A Hundred Years A Day (October 31st 2015) and the release of underground sophomore smash Caprice Enchanté (June 21st 2019) was something the five-piece were reticent to repeat, but circumstance beyond the Bristolians' control dictates that third LP, Galore, comes to us in a markedly different world than the one in which St Pierre were building their reputation and acclaim.

Sayell himself has been adamant that this latest offering would not be a COVID album. He did not want it to address the ubiquitous isolation of global lockdown. It immediately would date the record to a fixed point in time and not allow its ideas to flourish and find a receptive audience for a continued period. Instead, the changes represented in Galore are so fundamentally powerful and relatable to the human condition. It is an album centered around universally resonant themes of growth.

The summer of 2021 saw the birth of Sayell's first child. The concurrent writing of the band's third LP has, naturally, been greatly informed by the experience of impending fatherhood. Wondering about one's own impact on a life that you have been a part in creating, the anxieties of what will be passed down to another generation, and reflections on garnered wisdom with age; these are the key themes that bring us to the band's magnum opus to date.

Alongside these introspective lyrics, the band's sound has taken on new life. Where Carprice Enchanté was primarily informed by the musicality of Every Time I Die, The Chariot, Refused and Mclusky, Galore builds on this framework by incorporating influences as disparate as LCD Soundsystem, Soulwax and Meshuggah into a coherent and daring whole. A song like That There's Fighting Talk sees seething aggression taken to a mathcore nightclub, while the title track and Apex Prey see the band exploring looser, quieter melodicism alongside Sang Froid's Aisling Whiting, who brings a stake dynamic counterpart to Sayell in a beautiful and captivating performance.

There are still tracks reminiscent of the band's previous work, such as Submechano and Sleep Well - the latter featuring a sterling guest appearance from Sugar Horse's Ashley Tubb - in which we hear the brash punk attitude St Pierre's ever-growing fanbase adore. But ultimately, from the opening syncopated notes of Pete Reisner's percussion and Sayell's distinctive vocals on Kracked Velvet, it's impossible not to hear the palpable shift to another echelon of artistic uniqueness.

Ultimately, while the band explore these universal themes of growth and rumination therein and retain a distinctly 'St Pierre' sound, they are one step deeper into a marvelous career, striving for an unrivaled and unique sound. And The St Pierre Snake Invasion have that uniqueness in abundance.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Kracked Velvet
2. Midas
3. Submechano
4. Galore
5. To Sleep Well
6. Every Sun
7. The Overlook
8. Apex Prey
9. That There's Fighting Talk
10. I Pray To Liars

FOR FANS OF:
The Chariot, Every Time I Die, Converge, The Armed

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Painful Choice "Demo"

CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 4/21/23
CAT#: SDR-095
LABEL: Sunday Drive

In a span of 3 minutes, a huge wave of love, loss, and progression is explored on the demo from Atlanta hardcore band, Painful Choice. Formed in 2022 and originally released on Armageddon Records, the demo is an explosive release, full of melody and emotion. Painful Choice embraces the sound of DC’s Revolution Summer era bands, Rites of Spring and Gray Matter—while naturally melding their hometown influences from the likes of Car vs. Driver and Abuse of Power. The demo is available again now on cassette tape, with new music to come later in 2023.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Rafael
2. Nueva Realidad
3. Boca Ciega

FOR FANS OF:
Embrace, Rites of Spring, Fiddlehead

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Vamachara "No Roses On My Grave"

LP - $17.25 / CD - $7.00
LP UPC: 197187660032
CD UPC: 197188600310
STREET DATE: 4/28/23
CAT#: CLCR116
LABEL: Closed Casket Activities

The anticipated Sophomore full length from Southern California's Vamachara, featuring nine new tracks of unrelenting metallic hardcore. Recorded and Mixed by Taylor Young of The Pit Recording Studio, Mastered by Brad Boatright of Audiosiege and featuring artwork by Digital Void & Kiabad Meza. Vinyl comes packaged in a matte jacket with UV spot varnish and a printed innersleeve.

TRACK LISTING:

1. From Miles Away
2. How Long Until It Kills Me
3. Pincushion
4. Anathema
5. 10551
6. Desires Deceased
7. Nemesis
8. Atone
9. Make Your Exit

MARKETING POINTS:

• Engineered and produced by Taylor Young

FOR FANS OF:
God's Hate, Vein.fm, Code Orange and END

God Is War & Andrew Nolan "The Hunt"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 4/14/23
CAT#: CLCR101
LABEL: Closed Casket Activities

God Is War the Los Angeles-based artist and producer a.k.a. Mack Chami joins forces with Toronto-based Andrew Nolan (Intensive Care, Column of Heaven, The Endless Blockade) for The Hunt [Closed Casket Activities], and stretch boundaries into oblivion without compromise.

Friends and occasional collaborators for over a decade, throughout 2022, they assembled The Hunt, pooling their respective talents into one vision. "Andrew brings order to my chaos," notes Mack. "I'll do my glitchy stuff, and he'll pick out the parts he likes the most and makes them more cohesive. I feel like we're pushing forward by using more unconventional electronic music approaches to create a dark and heavy electronic mashup of dubstep, IDM, and hip-hop,"

Continuing this line of thought Andrew observes "the origins of industrial, power electronics, techno, dub, and hip hop all have similar stories when it comes to technology; people repurposing cheap consumer electronics to create new forms and expressions and building genres out of these experiments. Why not apply hip hop sampling techniques to feedback? Why not process drums like you're making a noise record?"

The result of this cross-pollination is a harrowing détournement of contemporary electronic music's utopianism, presenting the listener with a post-apocalyptic dubstep, a vision of a block party after the oil runs out.

The title track "The Hunt" illustrates the power of their alchemy. The production booms with a cavernous rumble, leaving space for New Villain of No Face Krew to stalk the rhythm with incisive rhymes on the record's sole vocal passage. "It's the hardest track on the album," Mack states. "Andrew, New Villain, and I are gentlemen who aren't just sitting around hoping that something takes off. We're all very active in music. As we continue to get our footing more, it's like our hunts get meaner and meaner. You don't just hunt once in a lifetime; you hunt for a lifetime."

Speaking of hunting, the duo bare their teeth on the industrialized soundscape architecture of "I Paint Houses." Menace seeps through the cracks between the bludgeoning beat-craft as the title nods to a phrase from Martin Scorsese's epic The Irishman."The whole idea of painting houses is you shoot someone and blood sprays on the wall," he reveals. "I make music that embodies those darker vibes."

In the end, The Hunt unapologetically pulls audiences into the unknown. "I'm hoping this can inspire other folks to look at a new way of making beats." Mack concludes.

TRACK LISTING:

1. I Paint Houses
2. The Hunt (Feat. New Villain)
3. No Dog In You
4. Pressin' On You
5. Devil's Smile (See You When I See You)
6. Now You See It, Now You Don't... But You Know It's There So Come With Me
7. Traversing Shadows
8. Undermining Your Life
9. Smoky Backroom Card Game Heist
10. Think As You Like But Act As Others

MARKETING POINTS:

• Layout by Give Up
• Vinyl color limited to 300 copies

FOR FANS OF:
The Body, JK Flesh, Dalek

Squid Pisser "My Tadpole Legion"

LP - $17.25 / CD - $8.00
LP UPC: 727785353052
CD UPC: 727785353052
STREET DATE: 4/14/23
CAT#: 31G135
LABEL: Three One G

SQUID PISSER eviscerates the ego and and all things serene with their own vibrant form of vicious and mucky hardcore. Slamming down dolphin corpses at breakneck speeds, the duo, which is comprised of Tommy Meehan on guitar (Deaf Club, Cancer Christ, Sweatband Records, Cartoon Network) and Seth Carolina (Starcrawler), have constructed a fresh and mucousy new alien craft powered by tightly controlled noise-guitar, savage primal drum work, and gooped up vocal deliveries that might sound like a gaggle of frogs thrown into a garbage disposal (although the Squid boys wouldn't recommend doing this).

Conceptualized and formed in 2022, the band decided to fully utilize planet Earth's viral slumber in order to gestate, write, and record 2 full length albums worth of material. Throughout the year, SQUID PISSER played a handful of shows in California and Nevada as a 2 piece as they continued the quest for further personnel and collaborators. Tommy Meehan's tightly controlled noise-onslaught of rainbow vomit (spat out of a guitar amp via manic pedalboard wizardry and sophisticated finger work) paired with the utterly brutal, breakneck, and savage drumming of Seth Carolina, merge to create a collection of tracks that have been forged in a totally fucked and sonically chaotic storm of pus and goo.

Their debut release, MY TADPOLE LEGION, is a mutated smorgasbord of songs and guest vocalists from projects like: MELT BANANA, NEKROGOBLIKON, CANCER CHRIST, PUNCH, THE LOCUST, WACKO, and more. Also featured prominently is John Clardy of TERA MELOS on drums for 3 of the songs.

My Tadpole Legion was mixed by Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, GODCITY STUDIOS) and mastered by Alan Douches (West West Side Music).

Track Listing:

1. Liquified Remains
2. Violence Forever feat. Meghan O'Neil (Punch, King Woman)
3. Marching for Trash feat. Arrow DeWilde (Starcrawler)
4. The Everlasting Bloat feat. Nicky Calonne (Nekrogoblikon)
5. My Tadpole Legion feat. Yako (Melt-Banana), John Clardy (Tera Melos)
6. Both feat. Zaine Drayton (of WACKO), Clardy
7. Vibe Monster feat. Joseph K. Karam (The Locust), Clardy
8. Fuck Your Preacher feat. St. Anthony (Cancer Christ)
9. Lord of the Frog feat. DJ EMBRYONIC PETIT SAC

MARKETING POINTS:

• Features members of MELT BANANA, NEKROGOBLIKON, CANCER CHRIST, PUNCH, THE LOCUST, WACKO and Tera Melos.

FOR FANS OF:
The Locust, Tera Melos, Melt Banana

Touché Amoré "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 847191066664
STREET DATE: 4/14/23
CAT#: CNDLNC03Rv
LABEL: Condolences

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, TOUCHÉ AMORÉ set themselves against the glamour and greed of their hometown culture with ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse, the passionate debut LP set for release through 6131/Collect Records. Where TOUCHÉ AMORÉ's demo 7" on No Sleep Records was full of promise, ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse never feels fully realized: the guitars bend and weave but always maintain their drive, the rhythms are frequently off kilter but never off-time and the vocals are screamed at the edge of breaking up but they're always exciting, pleasing even. Featuring guest vocals by THURSDAY'S Geoff Rickly and MODERN LIFE IS WAR'S Jeff Eaton, ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse was recorded by Alex Estrada at Earth Capital Studios and mastered by Paul Miner (SUICIDE FILE, NEW FOUND GLORY, UNBROKEN).

TRACK LISTING:

1. And Now It's Happening In Mine
2. Honest Sleep
3. Cadence
4. Throwing Copper
5. Swimming With Sharks
6. History Reshits Itself
7. Suckerfish
8. Broken Records
9. Nine
10. Always Running, Never Looking Back
11. Adieux

MARKETING POINTS:

• Repress of TA's classic debut
• Features guest vocals by Geoff Rickley (Thursday) and Jeff Eaton (Modern Life Is War)

FOR FANS OF:
Title Fight, La Dispute, Hot Water Music

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Touché Amoré "Dead Horse X"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 847191102973
STREET DATE: 4/14
CAT#: Condolences
LABEL: Condolence

The 2019 rerecording of ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse was recorded by Zach Tuch and mixed by CONVERGE’S Kurt Ballou. Tuch served as an engineer on the band’s 2018 single “Green.” Rickley and Jeff Eaton of MODERN LIFE IS WAR also rerecorded their guest appearances for the new version. “You might be asking ‘Why re-record this album?’ Mostly, it’s because we physically couldn’t remix and remaster the 2009 version due to all the files being lost when the hard drive containing them crashed,” the band’s Jeremy Bolm explained in a statement. “We also just loved the idea of [drummer Elliot Babin] and [bassist Tyler Kirby] getting to play on this album as they weren’t in the band at the time. We wanted the songs to sound like how we’ve been playing them these last bunch of years. Faster and with more energy. So that’s what you get here.” This is the first standalone pressing of the re-recorded version (previously released as part of the deluxe version of the original album).

TRACK LISTING:

1. And Now It’s Happening In Mine
2. Honest Sleep
3. Cadence
4. Throwing Copper
5. Swimming With Sharks
6. History Reshits Itself
7. Suckerfish
   08.. Broken Records
8. Nine
9. Always Running, Never Looking Back
10. Adieux

MARKETING POINTS:

• Re-recording of TA's debut's release
• Mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Every Time I Die, Cave In)
• Features guest vocals by Geoff Rickley (Thursday) and Jeff Eaton (Modern Life Is War)

FOR FANS OF:
Title Fight, La Dispute, Hot Water Music

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Scowl "Psychic Dance Routine"

12"EP - $17.25 / CASSETTE - $10.70 / CDEP - $10.70
12"EP UPC: 603111758213
CASSETTE UPC: 603111758244
CDEP UPC: 603111758220
STREET DATE: 4/7/223
CAT#: FSR69
LABEL: Flatspot

Scowl has quickly made a name for themselves as one of the most vivid and hard-working acts in the rock world. Since the release of their debut album, How Flowers Grow in late 2021, the band has become a powerful force to be reckoned with. Lauded for its reality-driven, aggressive blend of hardcore-punk, the critically-acclaimed album opened up new doors for the band, including a non-stop touring schedule. As new music began to take shape, it was no surprise that experiencing most of their lives on the road would greatly influence the next phase of Scowl.

Enter Psychic Dance Routine.

Since forming in 2019, the band has consistently eschewed being pigeon-holed, moving far beyond the confines of what a typical “hardcore” band is considered. Floral motifs lace their artwork and merchandise, they’ve notably toured with diverse acts like Limp Bizkit and Destroy Boys, and one of the most talked about tracks on How Flowers Grow was a melodic number with a saxophone solo. On Psychic Dance Routine, Scowl continue to push the boundaries of their sound and artistic presence, now laying somewhere between hardcore and alternative. As the band puts it, “it’s like Negative Approach meets The Breeders.”

In September 2022, the Santa Cruz, California band traveled to Pennsylvania to seclude themselves in the studio for a week, recording with Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip at Studio 4. Working with Yip was a completely collaborative experience as he not only brought life to these songs, but greatly encouraged Kat Moss as she worked on her elevated vocal style found across the record. The highlights and challenges of performing, whether in the studio, on tour, or in the act that is life, became a recurring notion on the five track EP.

As Moss states; “I chose to revolve the main theme around performance. This is both literal and figurative, as the band has been on tour practically all of 2022. My perspective of being consumed as the version of myself that is ‘performing’ has shifted dramatically, while simultaneously grappling with the experience of being a feminine artist in a world that doesn’t always take you seriously.”

Lead single “Opening Night” sets the stage marrying edgy melodies with dynamic riffs. Stylistically, Scowl evokes the same feeling as first hearing bands like Sonic Youth and The Strokes, making sounding cool seem almost effortless. “Shot Down” encompasses the battle of fear versus confidence in both lyrical and sonic form, as the band teeters between circle-pit ready moments and sugary hooks. The most vulnerable and pivotal moment of the EP comes in the title track “Psychic Dance Routine.” Moss and the band emphasize their capability of writing a striking indie-alternative song filled with breathy vocals, lush melodies, and a fundamental introspective for the entire release.

“​​The best way I can define Psychic Dance Routine is that it represents the mental gymnastics or ‘dance routine’ one might have to participate in order to telepathically project their feelings or emotions to another person because they no longer have the ability to express themselves with words” comments Moss on where the title derives. She concludes, “The overarching theme of this EP lies heavily in the definition of the name— I wanted to lyrically express feelings of alienation and loneliness as well as questioning my own reality. I made an effort to speak more with metaphors as I wanted these topics to be relevant to other people.”

On Psychic Dance Routine Scowl has exemplified their ethos of being true to themselves through creating innovative song structures and personable lyrics. Their ability to be genre fluid intersects with their up for anything attitude, whether that means playing in a fast food drive-in parking lot or hitting the stage at Coachella. It’s all just part of the plan for the ever-evolving band that is Scowl.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Shot Down
2. Psychic Dance Routine
3. Wired
4. Opening Night
5. Sold Out

MARKETING POINTS:

• SCOWL is one of the most exciting bands in Punk/Hardcore at the moment
• Can appeal to not only the Hardcore crowd but also Punk, Metal, Rock and Alternative demographics too
• Has toured w/ The Chats, Show Me The Body, Circle Jerks, Destroy Boys, Limp Bizkit, Drug Church, and More
• Will tour US, AUSTRALIA, UK, EUROPE in 2023
• Playing Coachella, Flatspot World, Sick New World, Outbreak, Bamboozle Festivals in 2023
• A perfect hardcore release that will stand the test of time!
• Has played festivals such as Sound & Fury, Outbreak, FYA, Act Like You Know, Promcore, etc.
• Recorded by Grammy Nominated Producer, Will Yip (Turnstile, Code Orange, Turnover)
• Screenprinted B-Side
• Pressed on Colored Vinyl

FOR FANS OF:
Negative Approach, The Breeders, Amyl & The Sniffers

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Fange "Privation"

LP - $17.50
STREET DATE: 4/7/23
CAT#: THRT090
LABEL: Throatruiner

Born out of shared obsessions for stark aesthetics, bold moves and uncomfortable sounds, FANGE's music never stopped evolving since their inception in 2013, transfiguring their sludge roots with death metal then industrial influences. A singularity affirmed with an unexpected, brutal switch to drum machines on late 2019. If the first half of the pandemic saw the breton band exploring their new-found sound over a slab of savage releases ("Pudeur", "Poigne" and "Pantocrator"), the second half was willingly spent off-grid, fully dedicated to their next move.

The result appears under the form of "Privation", their fourth full-length. Clocking in at 40 minutes and seven tracks, the now-quartet raises the bar at every single level to serve their vision : writing more memorable, emotionally-charged tracks without sacrificing the maniacal abrasion of their previous material. This album appears as FANGE's most expressive work, not afraid to balance their trademark wall of noise with more tempered elements, with clean guitars channelling the bleakness of post-punk and cold wave. Pursuing that same intent, vocals appears more versatile and nuanced than ever, while the striking work on sound design and production unveils new details with every listen. "Privation" is nothing but a tour-de-force in a now rock-solid discography, from a band that ignores how to play it safe, nor how to fulfill anything else than their own desires.

TRACK LISTING:

1. À La Racine
2. Sang-Vinaigre
3. Les Crocs Limés
4. Né Pour Trahir
5. Enfers Inoculés
6. Portes D'Ivoire
7. Extrême-Onction

MARKETING POINTS:

• Recorded and mixed by Cyrille Gachet (Year Of No Light, Verdun, Chaos Echoes)
• Mastered by Alan Douches (Converge, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan)
• Guest vocals on "Portes D'Ivoire" by Cédric Toufouti (Hangman's Chair)
• Guest vocals on "Né Pour Trahir" by Cindy Sanchez (Lisieux, Candélabre)
• Upcoming european tour with Imperial Triumphant

FOR FANS OF:
The Body, Street Sects, Morbid Angel

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