motörhead - 1916

the band's major label album, though it wasn't as commercially successful as band and label hoped it to be. it's a pretty good listen, anyway. found this copy for a good price in top class condition. even the little tour promo flyer is still intact. epic records. 1991.

50 lions - new reality

one of my favourite hardcore bands are back and it completely passed me by. already released last year, i stumbled upon it browsing the merchpit.com vinyl section. it goes without saying that i ordered right away. the aussie boys delivered properly here. crushing metallic hardcore with a few hip hop parts sneaked in. fingers crossed for a european tour. 100 copies made on clear red and as a european exclusive pressing. last ride records. 2025.

enemy ground - death mask

enemy ground was a dutch hardcore band active during a prolific time of european hardcore - the 00's. this is a compilation of the band's two releases 'insufficient evidence' from 2005 and 'in memory of them all' from 2007. i had the cd's back then and stumbled upon this release just a few weeks ago. thanks to merchpit.com, i finally can dive back into the discography of this much forgotten band. 50 copies pressed on dark green vinyl. re-ignition records. 2023.

motörhead - another perfect day

been on the search for a copy in a decent shape, complete with printed dust sleeve and for a reasonable price for quite a while. here it finally is, a german bronze records pressing from 1983. former thin lizzy guitarist brian robertson definitely left his mark on the sixth motörhead studio album. i really do enjoy it.

ozzy osbourne - kansas city 1986 (live bootleg)

a live bootleg of an ozzy show, sourced from a radio broadcast back in 1986. their are numerous ozzy live boots around and by no means i'm going to try to collect them. but given the chance and good price, i'll snatch up one or two. got this on amazon, of all places. this one sounds really good.

converge - love is not enough

one of my favourite bands return with a slap to the face in the best possible sense. that's what it felt like after i spun 'love is not enough' for the first time. i didn't expect them to release such a heavy, fast and gritty album again, to be honest.

reminds me a lot of 'axe to fall'. the presentation is top notch as well. 'fallen angel' vinyl comes with lp-sized booklet. deathwish inc. epitaph records. 2026.

biohazard - divided we fall

the new biohazard album is a pretty good listen. the guys are back in the original line-up and it shows. maybe they sound like they're from another time but if you love their nineties stuff, you'll inevitebly find yourself nodding along to the beat.

the pressing itself is shit, though. surface noise throughout the entirety of the record and flawed runout grooves (the needle scratches over the centre labels on both sides). shame on you, pressing plant! 500 copies on black/orange corona vinyl. blkIIblk records. 2025.

ozzy osbourne - no more tears (og pressing)

ozzy's first six full length releases are all pure magic, if you ask me. but two of them stand out due to their musical impact on ozzy's career and rock 'n' roll music in general. his solo debut 'blizzard of ozz' is one of them and the other one is the hit monster 'no more tears' from 1991. this album is the peak of the band's commercial success.

because of the decline of vinyl throughout the nineties and lower pressing quantities, it has become difficult to obtain og copies. after being on the hunt for a moderate priced copy for quite some time, i finally managed to bag one for under fifty bucks. european pressing on epic records. 1991.

ozzy osbourne - mama, i'm coming home (ballads e.p.)

a single 12" release that also features the at the time unreleased 'don't blame me' from the 'no more tears' recording sessions and - on the b-side - 'time after time' and 'goodbye to romance' (from 'blizzard of ozz').

the sleeve is more of a giant poster which, when unfolded, shows a picture of the 1991 band. pretty cool release in my book. epic records. 1991.

ozzy osbourne - no rest for the wicked (more 80's pressings)

another two copies of ozzy's fifth solo full length. the one on the left is a european first pressing and the one on the right is a legit first press copy from the former country of yugoslavia. pretty cool item from a time long gone. epic records. 1988.