Wisdom in Chains: Self Titled (Orange sherbert vinyl)

Wisdom in Chains has been slowly becoming one of my favorite current hardcore bands. I think they are pretty genuine and unique and they don't front with much tough guy shit.  They write songs about growing up, about being on tour.. even about their dogs.  Just everyday guys who are expressing themselves through hardcore.  Ghost of Buddy is a perfect example.

*around the 2:15 mark, the dog is playing tug with a Pocono Ghost 7"!  :(

This self titled record is some original material that they recorded a long time ado and with a different lineup.  It is a much more raw than the current material they release, but it still has the same energy and is unmistakeably WIC.

This is printed on some obnoxious orange sherbert looking vinyl, limited to 500 copies.  Rather than the sleeve being numbered, it came with a legal envelope, stamped with PAHC (Pennsylvania Hardcore) that has a label sticker and a little description of the history behind this record, which is numbered.

Isis: Live VI (Letterpress cover)

Another excellent looking record from Isis.  VI live from 2007 is a pretty straight forward double album, but it is housed in a very unique hand pressed cover.  The cover is made out of heavyweight french paper and all of the printing was done with an old school letterpress.  The flickr link below will walk you through each step of the painstaking process.  Very interesting way to present this. 

There are 3 printings available, black, gray and clear and I got the black on pre-order and a clear copy just this week. 

Isis: VI Letterpress Printing Process

Gorguts: Obscura! First time on vinyl from War on Music Records

One of my favorite albums of the genre, Obscura has finally been released on vinyl! War on Music records out of Canada has decided to print this record along with some other classics, including old school Cryptopsy (which I have a pre-order in for!).  One of the classics of the time, this record will always hold a special place in my collection. 

Printed on dual black, heavy vinyl and housed in a simple, gatefold sleeve.

Big Business: Quadruple Single (Purple marble vinyl)

The latest offering from Big Business, The Quadruple Single! It is great to see these guys continuing to release material, even if it is only 4 songs since 2009.  Pretty catchy songs on this one, including my favorite "Guns", a very typical Big Business song. 

Released on their own label, Gold Metal Records. This is printed on some sweet purple marble vinyl and housed in a heavy cover that looks almost like it should be 3d, with glasses on.

Acid King: Busse Woods (Transparent green/orange splatter)

This is my 2nd copy of Acid King: Busse Woods. I picked up the first copy from Kreation records a while back and he only had one copy left in black.  When I was placing an order through a distro the other day, I found that they had the splatter version that I had been looking for. Kreation is great with their color presses and this is a perfect example. The splatter coloring matches the cover really well and each side has a very different pattern to it. 

Side A

Side B

What a big difference in pressing. 

The same goes for Acid King" III.  The first copy I bought was on black and then Kreation had the splatter version in their store in Capitol Hill. Again, it matches the coloring of the artwork really well.

High on Fire/Valient Thor: Volcom Vinyl Club Split 7" (Red vinyl)

This is a pretty cool 7" that I got from Volcom. It's a High on Fire/Valient Thor split that is limited to 1000 hand numbered copies as part of their vinyl club.  It has some pretty unique artwork and it comes with an insert from Volcom with a download code and a bit about their club.

Merauder: Master Killer (OG Press and Dead Serious Press (White) plus Five Deadly Venoms (Green vinyl)

I am super excited to have finally found an OG press of Merauder: Master Killer. I found this from a Japanese seller, bundled with Five Deadly Venoms.  This kills 2 birds with one stone and I was able to get a good deal on the pair of them.

In the meanwhile, I ordered a copy of the Dead Serious repress from Germany.  The communication was rather scarce, but after a while it actually showed up.  Now, it was in a box that was way too small for the record and the record was actually squished pretty badly in the box. The cover has a lot of creases and was torn a little.  The record is ok and was not damaged.  It is a bit disappointing, but the guy over at DS said that he would send a replacement for me.  Now, I asked for red and they sent white, which is fine, but I did ask for a red replacement, which would give me both colors of this pressing.

All together now, I have these 4 presses of this record.  The OG press on Century Media, the Dead Serious press on white, the Deathwish press on brown/silver (limited to 100) and the bubble gum pink and black swirl!