hideous divinity - obeisance rising

first vinyl pressing of the debut of italy's finest hideous divinity. i didn't know it before and boy, did i miss something. i get huge nile vibes listening to it which is a real good thing in my book. the alien green vinyl looks pretty oxblood red somehow... unique leader records. 2012/2022.

parkway drive - don't close your eyes

i absolutely love hardcore and metalcore re-issues from the late nineties and early 00's. have the cd comp since 06/07 and i regard a few of those songs as top tier pwd material. 500 copies made. epitaph records. 2023.

dawn of ouroboros - velvet incandescence

this turned out to be quite a surprise. came across the band accidentally because of the cover and the label they're on. atmospheric, uplifting yet still heavy af. 666 copies on cosmic candy swirl. prosthetic records. 2023.

glass casket - a desperate's man diary

the second and, to date, last full length of this north carolina based metalcore outfit. a real step forward to an already great debut in my humble opinion. released in 2006 and now dusted and revitalised by silent pendulum. 250 copies on frankenflame vinyl. 2023.

glass casket - we are gathered here today...

essential vinyl pressing of an early 00's metalcore classic. originally released in 2003, silent pendulum records brings the heat with this 20th anniversary pressing. 2023.

fear factory - mechanize

a lot of fear factory stuff gets re-issued lately. i'm especially happy about this mid-era stuff because i was not familiar with it. initially released in 2010 through afm records. re-issued by nuclear blast with 4.000 copies on clear smoke vinyl. 2023.

darkest hour - the mark of the judas

one of the best metalcore bands to ever play the game. still missing one or two albums of theirs on vinyl. 'the mark of the judas' crossed off this list now eventually. originally released in 2000. re-issued by sumerian records in 2015.

decapitated - nihility

2023 seems to be the year of crucial re-issues so far. earache digging out some serious scorchers from their back catalogue. this is decapitated's 2nd full length 'nihility' from 2002 finally back in press. 300 copies on this splatter variant made. earache records. 2023.

lunar chamber - shambhallic vibrations

boy, what a tech death debut e.p. by lunar chamber. leaves me craving more! 20 buck spin records. 2023.

cro-mags - age of quarrel

finally a worthy and reasonable priced copy of this classic nyhc record in my hands. originally released in 1986. astor place records. 2023.