after the burial - wolves within

another sumerian re-press i awaited eagerly. had the chance to get a white first press copy when it was released years ago, but passed up like an idiot. mistake corrected. cloudy blue vinyl out of 500 copies. sumerian records. 2012/2022.

cattle decapitation - terrasite

another cattle decap album, another masterpiece. their consistency in quality is impressive. live they are a blast, too. 300 copies pressed of this variant. metal blade. 2023.

the faceless - autotheism

a looooong awaited re-issue. i will always be a bigger fan of their simpler days but dang, this is a great album. 500 copies on oxblood/gold cornetto vinyl. sumerian records. 2012/2022.

unearth - the wretched, the ruinous

new record of this metalcore juggernaut. this is no second 'the oncoming storm' but they still know how to make a headbanger's head bang.

flub - dream worlds

pretty well executed tech death e.p. by u.s. boys flub. managed to snag a copy through a danish distro. 'paracosm' variant limited to 200 copies. the artisan era. 2023.

meshuggah - obzen (og cover)

another vinyl re-issue of a meshuggah album with original cover artwork? count me in! 500 copies made. originally released in 2008 via nuclear blast. atomic fire records. 2023.

maroon - when worlds collide

the first two maroon albums are pure gold. the third (this one) is enjoyable and the rest, in my humble opinion, is shit. a few years back backbite records issued 'when worlds collide' on vinyl for the very first time. 200 copies made. 2006/2019.

benediction - the dreams you dread

simple but effective death metal by england's benediction. this album was released in 1995, dark times for the genre. cosmic key creation re-released this with 400 copies pressed on black/gold merge. 2022.

xedenisgonex - the cold tomb of decomposed utopia

i have a real soft spot for edge metal of the belgian way of the nineties and early 00's. this bad boy right here sounds like it came right out of that time. besides it's just a damn good metalcore album in itself. record of the year material. bound by modern age records. 2021/2023.