Vinyl

Higher Power
Soul Structure LP
Flatspot Records

Bursting with old-school NYHC groove and West Coast crossover, Higher Power's "Soul Structure" full-length is about positive expression of aggression and a form of escapology. The album was recorded by Misha Hering at Holy Mountain, with vocals recorded by James Atkinson at Mutiny Studios. The album was mixed by Arthur Rizk at Salomon's Gate (Power Trip, Mizery, War Hungry), mastered by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust) and features artwork by Sam Bailey. New pressing now available on black vinyl. Vinyl version includes digital download.


Tracklist:
01. Can't Relate
02. Looking Inward
03. Balance
04. Hole
05. Four Walls Black
06. Between Concrete And Sky
07. Burning
08. Embrace
09. Reflect
10. You Ain't Much
11. Fake Mantra (CD only bonus track)

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Hirax
El Rostro de la Muerte LP+EP
Fast And Furious Records

New Long Beach, CA thrashers are back with BRAND-NEW FULL LENGTH!!! First album in five long years, California thrash metal forefathers return with 'El Rostro de la Muerte' (The Face of Death)! Eye-popping and easily recognizable artwork by Ed Repka, stinging new tracks and bonus re-records solidify the 'El Rostro de la Muerte' as THE thrasher of the 2009! This monstrous slab of metal is a relentless THRASH attack that will rip your face off and make your ears bleed! Includes bonus 7" record!

Holy Terror
Mind Wars LP
Back On Black Records

DELUXE VINYL EDITION!!! Back On Black Records are proud reissue "Mind Wars", the second album by thrash metal legends HOLY TERROR, originally released in 1988. Holy Terror were formed in 1985 by Kurt Kilfelt (Ex Agent Steel) and Jack Schwarz (Ex Dark Angel). With only two full length albums and a demo, the Californian thrashers quickly took the underground of the 80s by storm! "Terror And Submission" (1987) and "Mind Wars" are exceptional unique Thrash classics that easily stood the test of time and therefore should be owned by every fan of this genre.


Tracklist:
SIDE A
1. Judas Reward
2. Debt Of Pain
3. The Immoral Wasteland
4. A Fool's Gold
5. Terminal Humor
6. Mind Wars

SIDE B
7. Damned By Judges
8. Do Unto Others
9. No Resurrection
10. Christian Resistance

Holy Terror
Terror And Submission LP
Back On Black Records

DELUXE VINYL EDITION!!! Back On Black Records are proud reissue "Terror and Submission", the debut album by thrash metal legends HOLY TERROR, originally released in 1987. Holy Terror were formed in 1985 by Kurt Kilfelt (Ex Agent Steel) and Jack Schwarz (Ex Dark Angel). With only two full length albums and a demo, the Californian thrashers quickly took the underground of the 80s by storm! "Terror And Submission" and "Mind Wars" (1988) are exceptional unique Thrash classics that easily stood the test of time and therefore should be owned by every fan of this genre.


Tracklist:
SIDE A
1. Black Plague
2. Evil's Rising
3. Blood Of Saints
4. Mortal Fear
5. Guardians Of The Netherworld

SIDE B
6. Distant Calling
7. Terror And Submission
8. Tomorrow's End
9. Alpha Omega (The Bringer Of Balance)

Horna
Askel Lahempana Saatanaa LP
World Terror Committee Productions

Horrendous
Idol LP
Season Of Mist Records

Horrendous
Idol (green vinyl) LP
Season Of Mist Records

Hot Water Music / Leatherface
Split LP
BYO Records

The first in the BYO Records split series, six songs from England's Leatherface, backed up by five songs of Florida's Hot Water Music.

Ice-T
Power LP
Rhino Records

Ice-T
Rhyme Pays LP
Rhino Records

Icepick
Quicksand EP
The Limit Records

Take a trip to memory lane in Dutch hardcore and reminisce one of the most promising bands from the Netherlands in the last decade. It was 2003 when a young band called Icepick put out a demo on Discontent Records. The 5 songs inspired by bands like Cro Mags, Bad Brains and the Icemen turned many people's head. I still remember setting up a show in a small pub and the weeks before you could feel the tension rising and before Icepick struck their first note, you knew the place would explode. Numerous shows throughout Europe followed and meanwhile the band got picked up by Not Just Words Records for their debut CD 'Goldrush'. This simply was the perfect follow up to their amazing demo. Some more Icemen and later-era Cro Mags influences were thrown in the mix, and all songs were delivered with so much precision, the harsh riffs, precious drum fills, the guitarsolos and the honest lyrics, you just had to bang your head to this one… 'Goldrush' got alot positive feedback and Icepick again played all over Europe. And then things got silent. Until 2010 when a show in the Innocent, Hengelo (NL) was announced. Then on some trip to the UK, singer Emiel also noticed that there were 2 songs still unreleased, that Icepick would love to get out. Of course The Limit Records was very eager to do this job, so here we go. This record will be out for the one and only final Icepick show on August 8, 2010 at the Innocent, Hengelo (NL) with alot more great bands like Bitter End and New Morality. So be sure to get there and give Icepick the final show they deserve.


Tracklist:
01. Quicksand
02. Seasons Change

Ignivomous
Contragenesis LP
Nuclear War Now Productions

Ignivomous was among the first of many recent bands to breathe cold morbid breath into the decrepit form of dark and brooding Death Metal. Reinvigorating the style of metal perfected over a decade earlier by the likes of Incantation and Immolation is a task the band has not taken lightly. Rote mimicry was never the path chosen by Ignivomous on their previous releases and with their second album, "Contragenesis," the band pushes even further and still manages to expand the boundaries of their sound. What separates Ignivomous from their peers is the intuitive nature of the songwriting. As with so many classic albums, intuition is the driving force behind "Contragenesis." The band demonstrates that it can unfold the pieces of each song in such a way that the listener is drawn completely into the work. Every turn and transition is carefully sculpted so that the detail is preserved while still moving the entirety of the composition forward toward its zenith. This attention to detail forces the listener to notice the micro-elements and simultaneously behold the overarching structure. Ignivomous prove that they have mastered the ability of imbuing this highly technical Death Metal with a certain elasticity that renders the songs listenable and engaging. The ferocity of the songs is never degraded and the parts are flexible enough to prevent the sterility that is all too common in technical music. The interplay between the two guitars is largely responsible for this effect as is the organic and unaffected production of the album. Radical tempo shifts and unpredictable melodies also enhance the mystique of Ignivomous' music. While some bands look to include new instruments or samples or some other novel gimmick to alter their sound, Ignivomous never change the ingredients of their work. Relying upon only the most fundamental and traditional elements of Death Metal, Ignivomous are masters of incorporating subtle, intuitive alterations within the formula that constantly reinvent the work. By the end of "Contragenesis" the image that Ignivomous create is one of pure apocalyptic nihilism. A burned out world consumed by the void of its own collapsed spiritual infrastructure. The closing track in particular, entitled "The Last Cadence to Bloodshed," leaves the listener alone and spiritless in an empty world. To augment the expression of desolation within the music, Ignivomous called upon the inimitable TK to conjure similarly abject visual imagery for the album. The combined result is a Death Metal masterpiece, the power of which will be felt for years to come.

Ignivomous
Death Transmutation LP
Nuclear War Now Productions

Picture disk edition of the debut death metal masterpiece.

Ihsahn
Das Seelenbrechen 2xLP
Back On Black Records


Tracklist:
Side A
1. Hiber
2. Regen
3. NaCl
Side B
4. Pulse
5. Tacit 2
6. Tacit
Side C
7. Rec
8 .M
9 .Sub Ater
Side D
10. See
11. Entropie
12 .Hel

Ildjarn / Hate Forest
Split 2xLP
Osmose Productions

THOSE ONCE MIGHTY FALLEN