Protest the Hero: Kezia (Black vinyl)

Finally, I have gotten a copy of Kezia! This was a limited run printing on a Canadian label that is very unlikely to reprint.  I have become a big Protest the Hero fan and found it really hard to pick these up.  If they sold on the cheaper end, they tended to be shipped from Canada and the additional postage put it out of my range.  Finally, after around a year, I scored a nice copy from an eBay seller.

If you've never seen this video, it is worth a minute.  Absolutely hilarious. 

Death: Leprosy (Back on Black repress on Red vinyl)

2007 pressing of this classic by Death. This is a repress on Back on Black that I picked up on eBay.  When I was travelling in Europe, I came across a dozen copies of all different pressings of this record and just never bought one.  Then, when I came home, I couldn't find one for a good price.  Finally, after a lot of waiting I got one from a new seller on eBay. It's in great condition and is really nice looking vinyl. 

Bolt Thrower: Realm of Chaos (Earache repress on "World Eater Red" vinyl)

This is a classic vinyl repress from Earache. This is the 3rd rarest of the 4 colors released; World Eater red is limited to 300 copies.  Original copies of Bolt Thrower sell for tons of money and I am really happy to see this repressed and available for a fair rate. 

Converge: All We Love We Leave Behind (Green marble, 180g black, Solid Red and Transparent yellow)

This is a pre-order that I had been waiting for, for a long time! I made sure to pick up copies of each version that was available to order and then, waited months to receive them. When they finally showed up, I was stoked.  Instead of getting one of each color, they made a mistake and shipped me two copies of the green marble, which is my favorite of all the pressings and prefer to keep.  I will end up parting with some of these copies over time, but will likely keep the green marble and the 180g black copies.  

From Deathwish, I picked up the 180g black, red and two copies of the green marble and from Epitaph, I picked up the transparent yellow. Since I received these, they have already been repressed on different colors.

Another fantastic release from Converge.

Knut: Bastardiser (Black vinyl)

Old school Knut record from back in the late 90's.  Some good Swiss technical(ish) sludge. 

Rabbits: Bites Rites (Black vinyl)

Picked this up for a few bucks with a bunch of other vinyl and was really impressed.  I had not heard Rabbits before I saw the auction for this record.  I just listened to a track on youtube and placed a low bid and got lucky and won it.  Not more than a few weeks later, I saw Big Business in Seattle and sure enough, Rabbits was the supporting act.  

Cancer Bats: Birthing the Giant (Transparent orange vinyl)

The second of the two Cancer Bats records that I picked up; Birthing the Giant.