Wacken 2 of 9 Cryptopsy: Whisper Supremacy

Cryptopsy: Whisper Supremacy is, by far one of my favorite records.

Even though it is without Lord Worm, this record helped to define a new scene and redefine technical metal.

This was the only Cryptopsy record that I could find for sale anywhere in the market.

Old Cryptopsy records seem to fetch a pretty penny, even represses. I was super excited to find this.

Wacken!!! 1 of 9 Iced Earth: Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Pt. I)

At Wacken there is the Metal Market which is this huuggggeee tent that has tons of music vendors.



I would say there are about 20 - 25 vinyl vendors in scattered throughout the tent. Needless to say, it takes a long time to make it through here.

It so happened to be my birthday and I set myself a budget and scoured the market for a few hours and came up with these goodies.

First is Iced Earth: Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Pt. I)

I love this record and this copy was sealed. Great presentation and excellent music.

Music and Goods Exchange - Camden, London Immortal/Behemoth/Stigmata/Textures

In Camden I found the Music and Goods Exchange

I scored a good collection of records here... they are a bit varied in style.

First is Immortal: Sons of Northern Darkness on Back on Black Records on dual blue vinyl.

Next is Behemoth: Apostasy. This was new and on pretty cool looking transparent gray vinyl.

A great find here... Textures: Silhouettes on Listenable Records. If you have not listened to these guys, they are definitely worth a shot. Great prog metal.

Last is a very interesting record. This is Stigmata: Do Unto Others on Final Beatdown Records.

This old school hardcore label put out some old E Town Concrete and they took a gamble on some lesser know hardcore bands in the 90s.

Not the best hardcore from the era, but its rather well done and definitely indicative of the scene at the time.

Amsterdam - Independent Outlet Murphy's Law: The Party's Over

While traveling around Europe I made it a point to check out the local record shops in each major city. I found a ton of great places all over!!

This place was really cool. It was a Sunday afternoon and a lot of the shops I was looking for were closed. This place was packed and seems to be a central place for a lot of the independent kids.

They have a huge skateboard sales and repair shop along with a huge sales floor of shoes.

Downstairs is full of records, both new and used. If you are in Amsterdam and looking for records, this is one of the best places to visit.

I found a new copy of Murphy's Law: The Party's Over for really cheap. A great visual for old school NYHC. This also serves as an advertisement for their Tattoo shop in NYC, NYHC Tattoos and Piercing.

London - All Ages Records North Side Kings: Suburban Royalty

All Ages Records is absolutely awesome!! This is the epitome of an independent record store and definitely my favorite in London.

Its a very small shop full of Metal, Hardcore and Punk Rock.

When I was there, they were playing Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come. One of my favorite records!

I found a lot of stuff here that I have already, but it was a little cheaper than when I had purchased it!!

I did find a copy of North Side Kings: Suburban Royalty on white vinyl.



This is very limited and I got #57/103. I think this was a very appropriate record to get at a place like this.

London - Sister Ray Records RATM and Down: Nola

Sister Ray is located in the SOHO district in London and has an expanse selection of records. They have a ton of punk/HxC and Metal, all separated accordingly.

The prices were a little on the high side, but with the selection, you are bound to find something.

I ended up with a repress of Rage Against The Machine: Self Titled record. Its on clear vinyl with some black streaks. I am a big fan of this record and I think this vinyl is unique enough!



I also found a copy of Down: Nola. I actually came across a few used copied of this in London.

Converge: Jane Doe Repress (2 copies) & Axe to Fall

I ordered the repress of Converge: Jane Doe about 3 months ago on pre-order from Deathwish.

I just got back into town and the box was here waiting for me! They only printed 500 of these in each color, so I ordered 2 and hoped to get 2 different colors.

The original copies of this record are very hard to find and sell for a ton of money. Apparently, the represses sold out in pre-order. So, I got pretty lucky.

The packaging is very nice and the artwork is consistent on all panels. Inside is a thick booklet with lyrics and more artwork. All in all it is extremely impressive. I got a copy in white and one in red.

I had forgotten that when I ordered Jane Doe, I also purchased a copy of Axe to Fall.
This one is printed on Highlighter yellow!






Again, the artwork is amazing and together these look fantastic.