psycroptic - divine council

psycroptic really stepped up their already great game with "divine council". more diverse, tight song-writing and epic melodies conclude in their best record to date in my humble opinion. the pressing looks really nice although the white in the splatter mix obviously doesn't come through against a snow background. prosthetic records. 2022.

happy new year and all ;-)

carnivore - s/t

got this og pressing for a good price locally. as a type o fanboy i am really happy to have this in the collection and get a better understanding of peter steele's musical upbringing. hillarious stuff which reminds me heaps of the first type o records, although it's actually the other way around. roadrunner records. 1985.

behemoth - opvs contra natvram

boy, what a rager right here. the band's last album "i loved you at your darkest" lacked longevity but this one got me right back on the band wagon. everything i love about behemoth and more. the visual presentation is outstanding again. white/gold split out of 650 copies. nuclear blast. 2022.

intronaut - the direction of last things

another crucial intronaut re-press for me. had the chance to score a mint/black splatter copy in the past but missed it like a fool. thankfully svart records came to my rescue. although i don't really understand the choice of vinyl colours here. looks lovely nonetheless. opaque purple vinyl out of 999 copies. originally released by century media in 2015. svart records. 2022.

intronaut - habitual levitations

i am missing quite a few intronaut full lengths and so i am always on the lookout for 2nd hand copies but the right item never came my way. i was really surprised when i came across this new pressing from "habitual levitations". how did i miss this? svart records got the liscence for a re-press and i was happy to snag one up! clear green vinyl out of 999 copies. originally released by century media in 2013. svart records. 2022.

the contortionist - language

the contortionist vinyl re-issues? count me the fuck in! very happy about this and the way it turned out. this is widely considered their magnus opus. well, they have a point. goodfight records/eone heavy. 2014/2022.

gojira - l'enfant sauvage (45rpm pressing)

i sold my white copy of "l'enfant sauvage" for big bucks and thus was in need for a replacement. thankfully roadrunner came around the corner with a new orange pressing cut at 45rpm. win win situation, they say. my second disc has mixed up centre labels, otherwise everything is just fine. sound is awesome. roadrunner records. 2012/2021.

kittie - oracle (back friday rsd pressing)

after i acquired the rsd '22 pressing of the band's debut "spit" this summer, i hoped for a vinyl pressing of the follow-up "oracle". i played this album a lot when it was released in 2001 and always thought that it was their best album. listening to it again after many years it only solidified that impression. boy, "mouthful of poison" is such a rager! nice pressing with some black smudges throughout the vinyl. 3.000 copies pressed. mnrk heavy. 2022.

type o negative - dead again (nuclear blast pressing)

a super slick re-press for the swansong album of type o negative. looks and sounds great. quite pricey, though. anyway, was still worth it. 2.500 copies pressed on this green/mint green merge with black splatter variant. nuclear blast. 2022.

the contortionist - clairvoyant

in 2017 the contortionist took one step further into a way more proggy direction with their overall sound. i really dig that. "clairvoyant" is such a diverse prog metal album. it's been five years now - i could use a new album, right? goodfight records/eone heavy. 2017/2022.

ion dissonance - breathing is irrelevant

a first press for an album from way back is always a nice treat, especially when it's about an ion dissonance release. it took over half a year longer to finally be shipped due to pressing plant issues, but it was well worth the wait. oceanic motion variant limited to 500 copies. originally released by willowtip in 2003. vinyl edition by total dissonance worship. 2022.

arkaik - labyrinth of hungry ghosts

five years after "nemethia", arkaik are finally back with a new slab of quality tech death. they moved from unique leader records to the artisan era which resulted in a scarce availability for us europeans. bought this for big bucks through amazon which was fine by me. with shipping from the states it would have been the same price but i was able to avoid the painful long shipping process.