about the same time as 6131 records was releasing hardside's debut record 'time is punishment', demons run amok put out this compilation of their first two 7"es 'welcome to hell' and 'crucified'. as i really liked 'time is punishment' (and you should check it out, too. yes, you!), naturally i wanted their other outputs. the coloured version of 'welcome to hell' was gone at all my usual distros, i buy from in germany. and my one and only attempt to get 'crucified' was a dead end over at per koro. so i thought that i should go for the dra comp. the record wasn't going fast, so it wasn't high on the priority list.
i even forgot to order it along with other stuff from dra a few times. stupid me. burnout store hamburg had a copy in stock as well, as i stumbled upon it a few times before. i also never bought because i thought i'd order it from dra. i tricked myself with this kind of thinking and then, with having it again in front of me again, i said to myself that i won't get suckered by my own mind again. i finally took it. musically 'crucified' is pretty good. but somehow one song is missing, as i learned by downloading it from hardside's bandcamp. why this? now i have to get it anyway in its intended way, as a 7". 'welcome to hell' sucks. at least that's what i feel towards it. you can also download it from hardside's bandcamp and decide for yourself.
the packaging is quite minimal. to reduce costs i assume. no actual sleeve but two two-sided inserts, that serve to house the record. one with cover art and lyrics and the other with backside and lyrics. the vinyl itself is one-sided. maybe that explains why they dropped one song? i don't know. the colour is pretty nice. a marbled opaque green and limited to 300 copies. another purple-grey-green mixed colour-way limited to 200 copies also in existence. both still available. demons run amok entertainment. 2012.
