madball - not your kingdom

madball are still here and are still delivering the nyhc goods. for a long time, since 'hold it down' actually, i haven't felt this excited for a new madball album. 'not your kingdom' definitely hit me by surprise. this propeller variant is limited to 500 copies and looking sharp. nuclear blast. 2026.

i killed the prom queen - beloved

i went to see i killed the prom queen play live in june this year and i was over the moon after that concert. it gave me huge early 00's metalcore vibes. to my regret i realised that i was missing prom queen's last full length 'beloved' from 2014 on any format in my collection. i hit up jpc.de and here we are with a brand new standard black vinyl copy. pretty decent comeback album. it's time for yet another one, though. epitaph records. 2014.

converge - hum of hurt

well, i was quite surprised when i learned that one of my favourite bands would release another full length in one year. 'love is not enough' is a real scorcher front to back, so i thought hell yeah, why not!? i pre-ordered via evil greed mailorder and got the exclusive 'nebula' version out of 300 copies. musically i am not 100% sold on 'hum of hurt'. i can't quite put my finger on it but it doesn't resonate with me yet. the visuals of the artwork are stunning as always. deathwish inc. 2026.

beyond creation - the aura (15th anniversary pressing)

i fancied a colour copy of the 2011 debut of this canadian tech/prog death juggernaut since i know of them. as any pressing was and is quite sought after, i missed out on every option i had in the past. thankfully almost everything gets a re-issue eventually. so, here we are. slick gold foil gatefold, double-sided poster, patch and clear with red/black dual vinyl out of 333 copies. chef's kiss! season of mist. 2026.

intronaut - prehistoricisms

i had this album on my wantlist for quite some time. since recently there was a white vinyl century media pressing from 2008 and this blue vinyl pressing by german label back bite records from 2018 (in terms of colour vinyl). last year the label 'reissued sounds' threw a bunch of new splatter vinyl pressings on the market and that seemed to lower the asking prices, at least for the back bite version. it was an offer i couldn't refuse and now i'm the proud owner of one out of 100 blue vinyl copies of 'prehistoricisms'. back bite records. 2018.

antagonist a.d. - through fire all things are renewed

the latest antagonist album from 2022 passed me by completely. when i came across the band's online shop lately and spotted the re-issue of 'nothing from no one', my eyes also gazed upon sweet vinyl editions of 'through fire...'. in the end i opted for the black/gold galaxy pressing, which looks really nice in my book. musically this is the energetic and relentless metalcore i've expected. class record by the lads with hm2 buzzsaw sound. 150 copies pressed. greyscale records. 2022.

antagonist a.d. - nothing from no one

i feel like these guys from new zealand don't get the recognition they deserve. top notch metallic hardcore with a message. gotta love that. this is the first vinyl pressing of their third full length 'nothing from no one'. i still have the cd from 2012 (on mediaskare records) but of course, the vinyl is a most welcomed upgrade. self released by the band and limited to 200 copies on clear w/ black and orange splatter vinyl. 2012/2022.

motörhead - orgasmatron

i searched quite a long time for an original 80's copy complete with insert. i came across so many without the insert, that i'm guessing there actually was a pressing not including the lyric sheet. anyways, i got this full fledged copy for a nice price.

musically 'orgasmatron' comes with a strong opener ('deaf forever') but the rest can't really pick up where the first track left off. still motörhead, so still fucking cool. european pressing distributed by roadrunner records. gwr records. 1986.

integrity/hatebreed - split 7"

this 7" is pretty much just a collector's item. two short songs and the hatebreed part of the split can also be found on the full length 'satisfaction is the death of desire'. that's why i never pursued getting a copy but this one fell into my lap, so to speak.

this 7" was released via stillborn records, jamey jasta's own record label. i read a story that jasta urged integrity to do this split, because he was such big integ fan. true or not, i love lore like that. stillborn records. 1997.

dimmu borgir - grand serpent rising

wow, this new dimmu album absolutely shreds. i mean, i enjoyed 'eonian' but i didn't expect them to return to form of old deeds like 'abrahadabra' or 'in sorte diaboli'. it won't land in my top three dimmu albums but still, i really like it. the vinyl colour is quite fancy, too. depending on the angle you hold it to light, a turquoise shimmer emerges. 1.000 copies pressed. nuclear blast. 2026.

spirit adrift - infinite illumination

the swansong of spirit adrift and its mastermind, founder and part-time sole member nate garrett. the band had many incarnations and this last album is no different.

still there was a musical common thread tied together by garrett. 'infinite illumination' is a worthy farewell leaned towards the doomier end of the spectrum. neon green vinyl out of who-knows-how-many copies. 20 buck spin. 2026.

the mighty mighty bosstones - more noise and other disturbances

i'm not really a ska fan but the bosstones always had enough hardcore punk credibility to make me enjoy them. i own a few of their albums on cd already and thought it was about time to upgrade to vinyl. bought this excellent first press copy via online 2nd hand retailer recordsale.de. taang! records. 1992.

ozzy osbourne - bark at the moon (u.s. pressing)

the maestro's third album was subject to some regional alterations. the european and u.s. pressing differed in order of the songs and even in tracklist itself ('spiders' for europe and 'slow down' for america).

technically i already have both versions, because my japanese lp was pressed according to the u.s. pressing, but when i came across this beauty for cheap on the bay, i couldn't possibly say no. if my information is correct this is a u.s. first press on cbs associated records. 1983.

terror - the damned, the shamed

the new terror album 'still suffer' served as a reminder that i was still missing a proper vinyl release of this 2008 terror classic. had this one on the reaper records picture disc release but sold it because of my dislike for the format. since then there was a strength records re-issue for the tenth anniversary in 2018, which i never picked up a copy of, and this latest 2023 re-issue on arising empire.

as we are in 2026, it took me another three years but now it has finally happened. the album hasn't lost one bit of its raw energy and aged really well. 300 copies pressed on clear blue vinyl. arising empire. 2023.

terror - still suffer

usually i lose interest in long living bands the more records they release. in most cases the energy cannot be maintained over the years. but there is always an exception to the rule. enter terror from los angeles.

almost 25 years into their existence and with their ninth full length up their sleeves, scott vogel and the gang sounds as pissed as in year one and even better. best hardcore record of 2026 so far.

with a whopping 5.350 copies of this beautiful laguna eco mix vinyl pressed, you can hardly speak of a limitation. flatspot records. 2026.

until the end - let the world burn

checking my other two until the end records and their according posts on this blog, i realised that i wanted this 7" for 13 years at least. well, good things come to those who wait.

i included my cd version in the pictures. that one has quite a different order of the songs and two extra tracks ('life on a lie' and 'where do we stand now'). 200 copies made. think fast! records. 2003.

sheer terror - just can't hate enough

was looking through my sheer terror vinyl records the other day and realised, apart from 'standing up for falling down' there aren't any - which is pathetic, really. so, i hit up vinylpladen.de and ordered this sweet pressing of the band's debut album from 1989. black/blue smash vinyl re-issue out of 300 copies. blackout! and dead city records. 2024.

walls of jericho - with devils amongst us all

a blast from the past. had this record on cd back then and i fondly remember a few shows of the band i witnessed around 2005-2007. they had such a great stage energy and kandace always had the crowd hanging on every word she was saying. got this slick looking pressing via merchpit.com. 600 copies pressed on gold/red split vinyl. trustkill records. 2006/2025.

motörhead - s/t

the band's debut, wich actually wasn't their debut ("on parole" was recorded earlier but got shelved by the then label because they didn't believe in it). motörhead re-recorded a bunch of songs of said shelved album and added a few new ones for this chiswick records release. this is the third german pressing with censored cover art (removal of the nazi cross), tonearm centre labels and many typos on the back cover ('kilminster', 'viborator' and such). chiswick records. 1977/1978.

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.