sworn enemy - maniacal

many moons ago i bought a copy of sworn enemy's 2nd full length 'the beginning of the end' (click the tag to read about it), so it took me over ten years to expand my collection.

'maniacal' is the follow-up and was released in 2007. m-theory audio took it upon theirselves to finally press this album to vinyl. 300 copies on 'calm-before-the-storm' blue vinyl made. 2023.

blood incantation - luminescent bridge

strong teaser for the upcoming album. unlike the 'timewave zero' release, i also like the synthwave track on side b.

the aggression sessions

don't really know anymore how i got caught up buying this. liked the depression sessions split from 2016 with great songs/covers by thy art is murder and the acacia strain. i could live with the fit for an autopsy part, too.

with malevolence replacing tas this time, it's two bands i don't care for. plus the taim songs aren't even on par compared with their last contribution. might end up selling it again. nuclear blast. 2023.

thy art is murder - hate (purple/red merge re-press)

this particular variant was just too good looking to pass up. 'hate' is still a benchmark in the deathcore genre. 900 copies made. nuclear blast. 2012/2023.

elder - innate passage

amazing how this band delivers one masterpiece after the other. really happy about this u.s 'lava stone' grey marble edition snagged at grindpromotion records. released through armageddon shop. 2023.

prayer for cleansing - the rain in endless fall

after the last post about undying, here is the next with north carolina, pre-btbam content. a long awaited re-issue of prayer for cleansing's debut lp. supervised and also sold by former band member dennis lamb.

second pressing smokey splatter vinyl out of 75 copies. originally released in 1999 through tribunal records. re-issue through to live a lie records. 2023.