Obituary – “Inked In Blood”
As our gift to you for our 10th Anniversary (AND party!! http://www.piratespress.com/PP10/ ), we have an extra big, jammed packed RECORD OF THE WEEK Blog for y’all, including a couple of our own special releases. It’s our birthday present to you!
It was a tough one this week, but here again in a back-to-back RECORD OF THE WEEK is RELAPSE RECORDS! This time with Death Metal legends OBITUARY and their 9th full length called ‘Inked In Blood’. OBITUARY are THE definitive death metal band, which is why RELAPSE made this double album one of the most insane we’ve seen! First off, this matte laminated gatefold jacket is 3D embossed and has selective use of spot gloss so that the torso on the cover really pops! Then, they made it available in EIGHT different vinyl configurations!! Going down the list, there is a ‘Black’ version; a ‘Bone’ colored version; a ‘Blood Red’ version; a ’Swamp Green’ version; a ‘Bone’ and ‘REDish’ Aside/Bside version; a ‘Silver’ version; an ‘Ultra Clear’ version; and saving the best for last, a ‘Black’ with ‘Olive Green’ and ‘Bronze’ tricolor version! This release is going to keep the hard core collector’s heads spinning for some time to come. Luckily, OBITUARY has not one but two tours coming up soon. Head over to the RELAPSE or OBITUARY website to grab a record or figure out where to catch them…
BAND: Obituary
BAND WEBSITE: http://www.obituary.cc/index.html
LABEL: Relapse Records
LABEL WEBSITE: http://www.relapse.com/
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Our very own PIRATES PRESS RECORDS is bestowing on you this feast of street punk that is the REDUCERS S.F.’s entire catalog! That’s right, all three of their LP’s and even an extra 12” featuring some live tracks, demos and more. Reforming to play the PIRATES PRESS 10th Anniversary party this weekend (and hopefully staying together permanently), this is the essential REDUCERS S.F. collection. Housed in a reverse board slipcase, these four individual jackets hold a plethora of colored vinyl choices. Depending on where you get it, you’ll find an all ‘Gold’ vinyl version OR a color version featuring a ‘Blood Red’ record, a ‘Bronze’ record, a ‘Royal Blue’ record and a ‘Piss Yellow’ record. For those inquiring minds out there, there is also a splatter version that is mail order only featuring all Aside/Bside colored vinyl and more colors of splatter than we can list here!!!
BAND: Reducers S.F.
BAND WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/TheReducersSF
LABEL: Pirates Press Records
LABEL WEBSITE: http://piratespressrecords.com/
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SCHEISSE MINNELLI is a Skatecore band from Germany, yes the country not some small town in the mid west. GFP is a old-school traditional punk-roots band featuring none other than Tony Alva of Z-Boys fame. It was fitting then when BEANIES RECORDS decided to put out a split between these two bands. Called ‘Best At Its Worst” the title speaks for itself. This Skate/Punk split comes in either a standard ‘Black’ vinyl version, a much more limited ‘Halloween Orange’ version or the extremely rare ‘Highlighter Yellow’ version. You might just have to head over to Indonesia and wait around for SCHEISSE MINNELLI where their tour is just about to start…. Or go to the web if you can’t afford the plane fare.
BAND: Scheisse Minnelli
BAND WEBSITE: www.scheisseminnelli.com
BAND: General Fucking Principal (GFP)
BAND WEBSITE: http://www.tonyalva.info/about/music/gfp/
LABEL: Beanies Records
LABEL WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.beaniesrecords
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The SUEDE RAZORS are back to rattle your eardrums and get you moving with their latest release, the ‘Boys Night Out / (I’m a) Bovver Boy’ 7”. Co-released between RANDALE RECORDS in E.U. and PIRATES PRESS RECORDS, what stared as a side project has taken on a life of it’s own. Fresh off their first show in picturesque Alameda CA, the SUEDE RAZORS are the best mix of Punk, Bootboy Glam and old school Rock N’ Roll you can find anywhere. Made in a throw back style, this notched, top loading textured disco bag jacket holds either a standard ‘Black’ vinyl version, a ‘Piss Yellow’ version, a ‘Milky Clear’ version or the very rare ‘Kelly Green’ version. Not that you’ll ever want to listen to this on anything other than your favorite record player, it also includes a download card for your iThings. If you’re at our 10th Anniversary party this weekend, maybe you can have the SUEDE RAZORS sign your copy of this album…
BAND: Suede Razors
BAND WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/SuedeRazors
LABEL: Randale Records
LABEL WEBSITE: http://www.randale-records.de/
LABEL: Pirates Press Records
LABEL WEBSITE: http://piratespressrecords.com/
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604 RECORDS from Canada created a truly spectacular package for this certified platinum album. Originally released in 2008, where it reached the number 1 spot on the Hard Rock charts, this is the third album from none other than B.C. Canada’s own and very infamous THEORY OF A DEAD MAN!!! Titled, ’Scars & Souvenirs’ and featuring everyone’s favorite song “Bad Girlfriend”, 604 RECORDS really went all out to make sure this fit the platinum status it deserves. What they chose to do was create a very limited edition GLOW IN THE DARK record (record glows blue) with GITD print on the jacket as well. Cameras can’t do this one justice, but when you see the x-ray skeleton glowing along with the record, it’s truly something. I guess you’ll have to pick one up yourself to find out. The band is on tour in Ireland, the U.K and Canada supporting their fifth album. Hit the web to find out where to find this record and the band today.
BAND: Theory of A Deadman
BAND WEBSITE: www.theoryofadeadman.com
LABEL: 604 Records
LABEL WEBSITE: www.604records.com
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Following up their album “Victoria” which took these Chicago natives all around the world, the DOWNTOWN STRUTS are back with their latest and more introspective EP, “Hope You’re Dope”. Alumni of our own PIRATES PRESS RECORDS, the DOWNTOWN STRUTS are showing their maturity on this release, both musically and packaging wise. In a reverse board jacket, including an insert and download card, this EP is available in either a very limited ‘Electric Blue’ version or a ‘Milky Clear’ version with ‘Bone’, ‘Electric Blue’, ‘Baby Pink’ and ‘Doublemint’ splatter. You can get the ‘Electric Blue’ version from the PPR web store and find the splatter version in a record store near you soon!
BAND: Downtown Struts
BAND WEBSITE: http://www.downtownstruts.com/
LABEL: Pirates Press Records
LABEL WEBSITE: http://piratespressrecords.com/
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This is the first release from the Tulsa Oklahoma based label DAMNATIO MEMORIAE, and they’re coming out swinging! Formed in the depths of the bible belt, this is the second release for SKELETON FARM and is a perfect match for all you shoe gazing post-hardcore heads out there. With a limited run of 500 units, this perfectly matched gatefold and ‘Piss Yellow’ and ‘Kelly Green’ Half-N-Half vinyl with ’Swamp Green’ splatter is just astounding. You can pick one of these up at SKELETON FARM’s website or if you can wait until Spring of 2015, catch the band on their upcoming tour!
BAND: Skeleton Farm
BAND WEBSITE: skeletonfarm.bandcamp.com
LABEL: Damnatio Memoriae
LABEL WEBSITE: Damnatiomemoriae.bigcartel.com
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MIC THEORY RECORDS is the home of Hip Hip duo EPIDEMIC, who’ve been friends since they were kids and making mix tapes for years. This time, they’re coming at you with their latest LP titles ‘The Solution’. Originally the artist and beat maker TANTU was just guesting on a previous album, but it eventually turned into this project you see here. Available only in a eye catching ‘Electric Blue’ vinyl with ‘Blood Red’ splatter, this is a classic in the making. Keep tabs on MIC THEORY to find out where to can pick one of these up today!
BAND: Epidemic
BAND WEBSITE: http://www.facebook.com/epidemic954
BAND: Tantu
BAND WEBSITE: http://www.tantubeats.com/
LABEL: Mic Theory Records
LABEL WEBSITE: http://www.mictheoryrecords.com/
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The LOST TAPE COLLECTIVE have found their way with this latest release from MAN OVERBOARD. This pop punk band has had somewhat of a lull until they decided to put out the ‘Passing Ends’ 7” to tide their fans over. Not only sonically appealing, this is a visually appealing title as well. In a heavy weight matte laminated jacket, this EP comes in either a ‘Bone’ and ‘Black’ splatter version; a ‘Doublemint’, ‘Coke Bottle’ and ‘Olive Green’ stripped tricolor version; or the most limited of all, the ‘White’ with ‘Baby Pink’ and ‘Deep Purple’ pie shaped tricolor version. Whatever your favorite is, find your way to the LOST TAPE COLLECTIVE’s website now.
BAND: Man Overboard
BAND WEBSITE: www.manoverboardnj.com
LABEL: Lost Tape Collective
LABEL WEBSITE: www.losttapecollective.com
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This is Toronto native SEAWAY’s first release on PURE NOISE RECORDS, and it is everything a pop punk fan could want. This 7” is called ‘All In My Head’, has a reverse board jacket, an insert and includes a download card. There’s also some crazy vinyl stuffed in there. Whether it’s the ‘Baby Pink’ and “Cyan Blue’ Aside/Bside version, the ‘Baby Blue’ with ‘Electric Blue’ and ‘Cyan Blue’ stripped tricolor version, or the rarest of them all, the ‘Ultra Clear’ with ‘Cyan Blue’ hazed version, you can’t lose. SEAWAY just finished touring, but no fear, they start up again next month!
BAND: Seaway
BAND WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/seawayoakville
LABEL: Pure Noise Records
LABEL WEBSITE: www.purenoise.net
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PURE NOISE RECORDS has it so dialed in, they’re on our ROTW blog for the second time this week! This time with the second release from the Folky/Acoustic band FRONT PORCH STEP. Currently out on the PURE NOISE RECORDS TOUR, FRONT PORCH STEP’s latest EP is just plain sick. This 7” comes in three flavors, the ‘Ultra Clear’ with ‘Royal Blue’ and ‘White’ splatter, a ‘Black’ and ‘’Kelly Green’ with ‘REDish’ stripped tricolor version, or the gnarly ‘White’ and ‘Ultra Clear’ Half-N-Half version with ‘REDish’ and ‘Kelly Green’ splatter. The PURE NOISE RECORDS website should probably be in your bookmarks by now…
BAND: Front Porch Step
BAND WEBSITE: http://frontporchstepmusic.com/
LABEL: Pure Noise Records
LABEL WEBSITE: www.purenoise.net