this tape actually is in my possession since two or three years by now. at the time i already had the vinyl version of "book of grief" from 2013. the album is superb and i played it a lot and still give it a spin occasionally. back then i bought a very good depravation record with dark omen records being involved. i checked the label's store and they had this slick tape version of iron heel's debut full length in stock. the presentation really appealed to me and so i bought it.
even though i had no tape deck at that point i listened to it via my walkman. well, probably just once and then i shelved it. now with a player in my reach i gave it its first proper run-through. the sound quality of the tape is amazing and the tape only bonus track "the end result of 11 months in the mental hospital" alone makes this cassette a winner. nice slipcase with alternate artwork adds to the overall great impression. must have been a real homejob to assemble them. one can see glue fingerprints on the back. 100 copies made. dvvm records. dark omen records. 2015.
