i don't write much at the time. it is not because i am too lazy or i am too busy to do so. there simply isn't anything to write about. after my backlog has vanished because of my efforts to reduce it, i am now, for the first time, in the position to only write about new additions to the collection. that was the actual purpose but now i feel a little bit bored at times.
what fortunate coincidence it is that today a small batch of new records arrived at my door. so this is my final record store day 2016 post. for this year i only had two records on my wantlist. the first one, parkway drive's 'horizons', was available but either way hamburg record stores didn't have the integrity record in stock or i was simply too late, i just left empty handed.
no big deal, i found it relatively easy in the past to get my rsd stuff via the good ol' internet. a little ironic when rsd's purpose is actually to support your local record store, but people and their ways don't make sense quite regularly. so after a quick search i found that hhv.de were selling copies for the going rate. the strange thing was that they offered 'humanity is the devil' on pre-order, set to be released on sixth of may.
waiting wasn't an issue and so i ordered straight away. in the meantime the pre-order date was postponed to the twentieth of may and when i was visiting blitz record store in kiel, i saw a brand new copy sitting on the shelf right there for the taking. man, i really had to suppress the urge of buying it immediately. thankfully it is finally here and looks and sounds amazing.
i just listened to it once until now but i definitely see why i reach much rather for the band's old material than their recent stuff. there is a sheer intensity about these early recordings which makes me stand in awe listening to it. in the unlikely event you never listened to 'humanity is the devil' before, here is your ticket. this mini-album was actually released via victory records on ten inch format in 1996.
in celebartion of its twentieth birthday, organized crime records hand out presents in the shape of a slick re-press. they decided to give it the way more favourable twelve inch treatment and pack it with numerous extras. the record comes with a poster, a fold-out insert with all lyrics, a small booklet supporting the holy terror church of final judgement, liner notes by aaron melnick and lovely red/pinkish vinyl out of 1.000 copies. superb! organized crime records. 2016.