way back when i was buying between the buried and me's 'alaska', 'the silent circus' and 'the great misdirect' directly from the victory shop in november 2013, i added some more records. on the one hand because it was black friday sale at the shop and on the other because i really, really wanted them. emmure is a guilty pleasure of mine and victory released all their stuff on vinyl, except two. at the time they finally corrected that wrong with giving 'goodbye to the gallows' and 'speaker of the dead' the treatment they deserved.
i'll start with emmure's debut full length. finally vinyl and then those lovely colours on top. victory uses those putty colours, a.k.a. marble vinyl, for a lot of their releases and i am definitely a fan. musically this album is a rager from start to finish. next to 'felony' it's my favourite output of the band. you can check this half an hour long punch in your face by following this link. love those weird song titles in particular. 'the key to keeping the show fresh is... i'm dead' takes the prize.
bought the cd when it was released. can't believe this eight years ago already. the packaging is simple but solid all around. sturdy cardboard sleeve with insert and download code. i really dig the artwork on 'goodbye to the gallows'. love this comic style and its gloomy atmosphere. there are two colour vinyl versions for this baby. 117 copies on clear with black smoke and 435 on copies my delicious blue putty vinyl. some black vinyl also floating around. victory records. 2007/2013.
