Hells Headbangers haul. I also got a Mgla - Groza tshirt with the order
Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle
Cultes des Ghoules - Coven digibook
Quicksand Dream - Aelin
Manilla Road - Voyager
Weird Light - Doomicvs Vobiscvm
The Wandering Midget - From the Meadows of Opium Dreams

Got a ton of vinyl yesterday. All originals except where noted.

Van Halen - Women and Children First
David Lee Roth - Eat em Raw and Smile
Satanic Malfunctions- Hellbound
Madness - One Step Beyond
Cities - Absolute Annihilation
Sparks -Angst in my Pants
Bananarama - Deep Sea Skiving
Adam and the Ants - Dirk Wears White Sox
Adam Ant - Friend or Foe
Sheer Terror - Just Can't Hate Enough reissue
The GoGo's - Talk Show
Fleshtones - Roman Gods
Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure
Breakdown - The '87 Demo comp.
Ramones - It's Alive DLP

And more vinyl from the past month

Sodom - In the Sign of Evil (Metal Blade) only need Steamhammer now
Voivod - Dimension Hatross
Witchtrap - Sorceress Bitch (reissue)
Witchtrap - Trap the Witch (I love the literal album art)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid Super Deluxe CD boxset
Abyss - Heretical Anatomy (holy shit)
Autsopy - Headless Ritual
Warlord - And the Cannons... 3LP
Morpheus - Son of Hypnos
Crematory - Denial 2LP 2016 RSD pressing
Midnight - Shox of Violence (German flag and splatter)
Sodom - Get What you Deserve (shotgun blast pressing)
Acid - Engine Beast

CDs
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Metallica - And Justice for All
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
Van Halen - Women and Children First
Gruesome - Savage Land
Impaled - Choice Cuts
Satanic Warmaster/Archgoat split
Darkthrone - Souldside Journey mediabook
Sodom - M16

Inquisition - Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan
Judas Iscariot - Heaven In Flames
Judas Iscariot - To Embrace the Corpses Bleeding

Edging closer to completing my collection of Inquisition's full lengths, I've been listening to them a ton since I saw them with Mayhem. Finally also decided to check out Judas Iscariot, To Embrace the Corpses Bleeding is a fantastic album.

Best era of the band, despite what the elitists will argue. Also check out Dethroned, Conquered And Forgotten - it's far too short but it's a total blitzkrieg,

Left: yesterday's small haul from the HMV Superstore in Toronto.

Manilla Road - Mysterium
Miseration - Your Demons - Their Angels
Mithras - On Strange Loops
Paradox - Pangea

This one's a bit special for me, to be honest. Because with HMV closing down nationwide and liquidating all its stock, and with me not sure if I'll be back downtown soon, this will probably be my final haul from the HMV Superstore that I've gone to consistently over the past 13/14 years. Things were already pretty picked over, but I still found some stuff I wanted.

Right: today's mail.

Kreator - Gods Of Violence (CD/blu-ray)
Veonity - Into The Void

Ordered Into The Void from the band, and had to import the new Kreator as well because it doesn't seem like the blu-ray edition of the bonus concert landed in Canada.

Got these few in the mail yesterday, after waiting over a month. After Midnight Live was supposed to be Voyager, but given the time it took for these to arrive, and that I had planned to buy it anyways, I let it slide.
Manilla Road - After Midnight Live (Clear vinyl)
Manilla Road - Spiral Castle (Oxblood vinyl)
Manilla Road - Mysterium (Magenta vinyl)
Traitors Gate - Devil Takes the High Road (Clear vinyl)

Well the official tape is on arrival but I bought on bandcamp and have truly enjoyed Kassad - Faces Turn Away debut full-lenght

give'em your support, their black metal is as cold as your worst nightmare
https://kassad.bandcamp.com/album/faces-turn-away

MammothRider: how familiar are you with Spiral Castle? Does that version have Throne of...whatever? My cd copy doesn't, and it's my favorite Road reunion album by a huge margin. Nothing else like it before or after. Without that song it's perfect.

I'm loving what I've heard so far, so I'll check that out next!

Yea, unfortunately it does. I really don't understand why they decided to put it on the reissues, but at least it's at the end of the first side so it's easy enough to skip. It's my second favourite reunion album, the first spot belongs to Voyager.

Noooooooo! That sucks man. At least it's towards the end of the side, like you said. I just don't understand that song or how it made it's way onto the album. I know Mark still stands by it being part of the record but it sounds so horribly out of place and murders the flow.

Voyager is a KILLER. Spiral Castle is just...otherly. It actually sounds older to me, than Crystal Logic. And I love how driven the music is by the rhythm section. The bassist and drummer strike out and do their own thing so often.

Uada - Devoid of Light
Mirrorthrone - Gangrene
Cult of Fire - मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान

It's just oddly placed on the record. If it would have been at the very end of the record, it might not have been quite as jarring. Oh well, the album is still phenomenal.

I've ordered a couple more LPs and cassettes recently as well.

LPs:
Eternal Champion - The Armor of Ire
Solstice - New Dark Age (I am extremely excited to finally own a vinyl copy of this. Apparently this is the last repress, so I couldn't pass up the chance.)
Striker - Striker

Cassettes:
Solstice - To Sol a Thane
Strange Broue - Seance (I snagged a copy of the die-hard VHS shell tape)

Iron Maiden - Live Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, France - 28-06-2011 -

Metallica - Live in Saint Petersburg, Russia, SKK Arena (2015)

Iron Maiden - Paris Brûle T-il? (1995)

Iron Maiden - From Fear to Eternity (2011)



Figurine Iron Maiden

Only took me 20-something years to find an original pressing of this one

HammerFall - Renegade

I was planning on picking up a Blind Guardian album, but they didn't have what I wanted, so I decided to snag this.

Borknagar - The Archaic Course
Carnivore - Retaliation
Nasum - Helvete
Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens

Unpopular opinion: this album is better than any BG album except for Imaginations.

ordered the Funeral Chant casette

Perhaps their debut, but not Renegade. I honestly don't understand the hype that surrounds BG.

I just pre-ordered the new Signum Regis [Stainedclass, if you didn't already know that it's available, now you do!] and I ordered Trigger's album along with it (featuring most of the same members as SR).

Oh cool! I may just buy that! Along with that EP of course, oh man, that's good stuff. I've yet to hear their 2015 album besides a few songs, so I might get that too. They're a fantastic band for sure.

Overkill - The Grinding Wheel (Mailorder Edition)
Kreator - Violence Unleashed
Anthrax - For All Kings

Whatever it is that surrounds Blind Guardian is definitely not hype. Maybe that's why you don't understand it.

I'm sorry that I offended you. I'll try not to do that again.

Stating something contrary to what you've said doesn't imply I've taken offence. It simply means I have a different opinion. Likewise, you're entitled to stating yours again and again.

Edited to stop a pointless flame war.

TD, man, what's gotten up your bum? I think you're reading too much into him. Especially since there's so much more in terms of rude remarks that are thrown around here; Antioch didn't really say anything out of the ordinary. I agree with him too, even though I used to actually share your opinion.

But that's none of my business, haha. As for album purchases, I'm strongly considering snagging that Signum Regis, and when that Power Trip becomes available, I may just have to snag it too, because daaayumn

I'm hungover, so maybe that's why. I apologize if I'm way out of line, but I still don't know the counter-argument is. Would either you two care to explain?

Ah, I see. Get some sleep man! Before you end up getting into an argument over Joakim Broden's aviators... or in this case Blind Guardian's awesomeness.

But if I may speak for Antioch here, you claimed you never got the "hype" behind Blind Guardian. However, the thing is, Blind Guardian is a band that doesn't quite have just hype going for them. If I'm not mistaken, they're one of metal's crown jewels, regardless of what genre you're talking. Even their worst album is pretty good (haven't heard 'em all yet myself, but that's the consensus I believe) and their best albums are like, some of the BEST ALBUMS. I guess, the point is they're like a band that has proven themselves to be the bee's knees, rather than other famous bands that just sorta had a lot of hype but ended up sucking.

I can say this myself because I used to think Blind Guardian were overrated. That was until I actually gave them the proper shot. Now they're definitely a top 10 fave band of mine. Which is crazy to me, but true.

Sigh - Infidel Art
Gehenna - Seen through the veils of darkness
Grand Belial's Key - Kosherat

Well said, stainedclass. Their accolades are hard-fought and deservedly earned. No worries, Dynamite. I'm off this thread, though.

The new Signum Regis is really good... Some of their best stuff yet IMO! Their EP is fantastic and you should buy both immediately haha! Chapter IV: The Reckoning is good though I think I like Through The Storm and their new one a bit better. All their stuff is definitely worth owning though.

I'm listening to the Trigger album now and it's solid as well.

Speaking of the best fuckin' power metal band ever, look what just turned up in my mailbox

New stuff this week:


Goatmoon - Stella Polaris (Coloured Lp)
Panphage - Drengskapr (Coloured Lp)


Nahtrunar - Existenz
Iskandr - Heilig Land
Turia - Dede Kondre


Pagan Hellfire - On the Path to Triumph
Jarnvidr - Eeldzloghe
Two Runes - Herää Eurooppa!
Hostium / Svolder / A.M.S.G. - Split


Evilfeast - Funeral Sorcery (Double Lp)
Nokturnal Mortum / Graveland - The Spirit Never Dies
The Great Old Ones - EOD : A Tale of Dark Legacy (Double Lp)


Imha Tarikat - Kenoboros
Saqra's Cult - Forgotten Rites
Sinmara / Misþyrming - Split (10'' Ep)


Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes / Via Dolorosa / Massenvernichtung - Tokio · Rom · Berlin
Flammes de France
Nyogthaeblisz - Apex Satanist


Isengard - Traditional Doom Cult (7'' ep)
Abigor - Kingdom of Darkness (7'' ep)
Venus Star - Viparita Maithuna (7'' ep)
Moloch / Mutilathymn - Aspect in Negative (Free item) (7'' ep)


Raven Dark - Рождением смерть предвкушая (Digipack)


Mons Veneris - ...Das Catacumbas
Mons Veneris - Blacksphermic Rehearsal
Mons Veneris - A Floresta Maligna
Mons Veneris - Rite To The Abominated
Mons Veneris / Ruina - Morte


Orgy of Carrion - Obscured Ceremonies Under Hell Moon
Sentimen Beltza - Olabezarko Basoen Bakardadea
Black Howling - Unholy Rehearsal
Sulphuric Night - Rehearsal Demo

HMV closing sale / CDs
Nails - Unsilent Death
Nails - YWNBOOU
Gorguts - Obscura
Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust

I picked up a copy of Spellcaster's Night Hides the World last night at their concert. It's so good.

Vektor - Terminal Redux
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Motorhead - Overkill
Motorhead - Orgasmatron

Septicflesh - Mystic Places of Dawn, Esoptron, The Ophidian Wheel, and A Fallen Temple

Sucks that HMV is closing, but you got some good stuff out of it.




My mailman gave me a nice Valentine's Day gift:

Hannes Grossmann - The Radial Covenant
Hannes Grossmann - The Crypts of Sleep
Spectral Lore - III
Spectral Lore - Gnosis
Spire - Entropy

HEAPS of other stuff has arrived in the last month, though, including:

All 4 Gotsu Totsu Kotsu albums
Vader - The Empire
Omophagia - In the Name of Chaos
Infinite Density - Recollapse of the Universe
Hadal Maw - Olm
Ruinous - Graves of Ceaseless Death
The Cleansing - Poisoned Legacy
The Cleansing - Feeding the Inevitable
Inferno - Genetica Humana
Adversarial - Death, Endless Nothing and the Black Knife of Nihilism
Blood Incantation - Starspawn

And others. Been a great three weeks for me.