H20: Thicker Than Water Bridge 9 Repress (Clear Yellow with Black)

This is an absolute NYHC classic! Stoked to see Bridge 9 reprint this on cool wax.  The pre-order had a blue and red split vinyl, limited to 300 and the yellow with black, limited to 700. Personally, I like the yellow and black layout better, even though it's not as limited. 

Trouble: Psalm 9 (Trouble) (Black Vinyl)

This is a great, old school record from the band Trouble. This is a 1984 release on Metal Blade and is their debut album. If you are into doom, especially old school doom and have not heard these guys, they are definitely worth a listen. This was released the same year as the St Vitus self titled record and is one of the first real examples of the Doom Metal genre.   

27: Songs From the Edge of the Wing (Clear vinyl)

I picked up a pretty nice lot of assorted records from a guy on eBay, who lived in Seattle.  He started the records pretty cheap and I just took a gamble on some that I hadn't heard of before.  This is the first time that I had heard 27 and I was pleasantly surprised.  27 has a lot of crossover with the band Isis and a couple of the members of 27 actually were on the Isis album Oceanic.  I would consider this album a bit slower and more emo than Isis, very unique and well done.  A great find for me, for sure. 

Strife: Witness a Rebirth (Transparent red vinyl)

I was pretty skeptical of new Strife. I figured it had been so long since they'd released anything and I tend to be a bit worried when a band with a legacy like them releases something so far after the fact. But, the lineup on this record was amazing and after they released a single, I picked up a couple of copies on pre-order. There are a ton of guest appearances on the record and they have Igor Cavalera playing drums; one of my favorite drummers of all time.  The record is definitely much better than I would have expected and I am glad to have purchased the pre-order as I got a copy of the limited red pressing. 

Mother of Mercy: IV Symptoms of Existence (Gray/Blue Vinyl)

Mother of Mercy: IV from Bridge 9 Records, limited to 700 copies on blue swirl.  

Converge/Napalm Death: Split 7" (Highlighter yellow vinyl)

A behemoth split; Converge and Napalm Death. This was a self released project that was distributed through Deathwish records.  There were a lot of different pressing of this floating around and I am not sure of the exact numbers.  This copy is on highlighter yellow vinyl and was a later pressing, regardless of it being a latter press, I think the vinyl is a great compliment to the again amazing artwork from Jacob Bannon 

High on Fire/Ruins: Split (Purple marble with comic book)

This is a pretty cool 7" Split with High on Fire and Ruins.  It is housed in a clever, small comic book cover and printed on marbled purple vinyl. The High on Fire track is Brother in the Wind which was originally released on Blessed Black Wings.