if you have a local store that you visit quite regularly, you are probably familiar the upcoming phenomenon. when i hit the record store of my trust, burnout in hamburg to be precise, there is a certain modus operandi. i flick through the racks, pick all the records i am remotely interested in, if there's is enough time i listen to some of them and then i choose whatever i want real bad and whatever fits my financial frame i set that day.
grave maker's 'ghosts among men' was always among the records i picked for further judgement and was also always among the records i put back. i listened to some of their stuff before and knew that it was something i wanted but vinyl that was a bit more important always got in the way. incidentally i came across the pressing information of 'ghosts among men' and came to the conclusion that it was a copy of the rarest colour way which i put aside with persistency.
you know how it is with this odd breed called collectors, suddenly this record became way more important. at the next stop at burnout it was a sure thing that i would grab this baby if it was still there. as you can see it was. the music on display is real good. energetic and crunchy hardcore with great hooks. only thing that falls a bit short are the vocals. they sound a bit hoarse and feeble. one can hear that clearly when there are guest vocals to compare. the rest is brilliant though. check 'stronghold' here, rad song! clear green w/ black smoke vinyl out of 100 copies. victory records. 2010.
this path we walk, we walk alone.
ghosts among men... we are ghosts among men.
