From a local record shop:

Immolation - Atonement, On CD. Actually pretty good overall. Several strong songs with very lean and concise songwriting. Immolation never dwells and milks any of the good riffs on this album, which are plentiful. The production is nearly perfect, everything is balanced well (the only exception is the vocals might actually be a touch too low, which is a rare complaint). The earlier released song was definitely not the stronger song on the album. That belongs to "The Distorting Light", "When the Jackals Come" and "Epiphany". Although there were many other great songs. Overall quite a good album and definitely a worthy addition to Immolation's impressive catalogue.

So here's my January and February haul:

Collection hole fillers:


Autopsy - Severed Survival 20th Anniversary Edition
Autopsy - Mental Funeral 20th Anniversary Edition
Autopsy - Acts of the Unspeakable 2003 Remaster
Gorguts - Obscura
Kreator - Gods of Violence
Suicidal Tendencies - Join the Army
Testament - The Ritual

New stuff:


Bathory - Bathory
Bathory - The Return......
Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Bathory - Hammerheart
Bathory - Twilight of the Gods
Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain
Sleep - Dopesmoker

Got a lot of music since it's tax return season here.

I ordered the following online;

Singular Patterns EP by Cold Night for Alligators
Course of Events by Cold Night For Alligators
Slumber of Sullen Eyes by Demigod
Absolution|Emptiness by Ethereal Shroud
The Human Affliction by Paul Wardingham
Aeons by Stealing Axion
Casting Shadows EP by Sylosis
The Supreme Oppressor by Sylosis
Born Into These Waters by Tempestuous
Guided Toward the Inevitable by Invidiosus
Perpetuating Idiocy by Insect Death
No Longer A(Live) EP by Glutton For Punishment

Got the following in Chicago at an FYE, Reckless Records and the Cavalera Bros./Immolation/Full of Hell show;

Where Shadows Forever Reign by Dark Funeral
The Veil of Control by Dysrhythmia
Pleiades Dust EP by Gorguts
The Grinding Wheel by Overkill
Dimensions of Horror EP by Gruesome
Great Is Our Sin by Revocation
The Haunting Fear of Inevitability by The Drip
Serpentine Dominion by Serpentine Dominion
Anareta by Horrendous
Only Ghosts (FYE version) by Red Fang
Cast the First Stone by Hour of Penance
Full of Hell by Howl
Split by Full of Hell and Merzbow
One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache by The Body & Full of Hell
Atonement by Immolation
Providence EP by Immolation (got for a friend)

fancy reissue mania!

blasphemy, fallen angel of doom lp
destroyer 666, unchain the wolves lp

From my recent Singapore trip. Bought from the following stores and distros: Berdugo Records, Ravage Records, Roxy Records, Inokii, Hear Records and off all places, Mustafa Center:



Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics (LP)
Overkill - Horrorscope (LP)
Vader - The Empire
Sodom - Decision Day
Kreator - Gods of Violence
Overkill - The Grinding Wheel
Imperial - Aux Crepescules
Himsa - Hail Horror
Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum
Carbonized - For the Security
Gangrene - Chapters of Decay

I've snagged a few things from discogs over the last month or two. A few already arrived, most I'm still waiting on:

Queensryche - The Warning (EMI America, I think this is the second press? Came out the same year)
This one has showed up already and I'm not sure if I'm excited about it or not. I love their EP so much but it seems like the riffs took such a huge backseat on the LP. I want to sit down with the lyrics and give it a focused listen. See what's what.

Angus - Track of Doom (Medusa Records, 1st press)
Waiting on this one and I'm antsy! For some reason (the album title I'm sure) I'd always had these guys filed away as doom. But after reading Gutterscream's review it seems like these dudes are right in my wheelhouse. Expecting to love this, already planning on grabbing the follow-up. How can you deny that incredible cover art?

Manilla Road - Mystification (Black Dragon Records, 2nd press)
This is my second album acquired from my all-time favorite band. My lady got me Open the Gates for christmas and I've been itching to add to the collection ever since. I'm trying to get as many of them on Black Dragon Records as possible. Currently this one is waiting to be rescued from the post-office but their hours are fucking heinous so it'll probably rot until friday or saturday. I can't wait to throw it up on the deck though. I've had the CD forever, and I think it's one of their coolest albums. He effortlessly marries thrash with atmosphere, which so few artists seem capable of.

Angel Witch - Angel Witch (Bronze Records, first press)
I've been looking for a reasonably priced copy of this for a while now. It hasn't even shipped yet but I'm over the moon about owning it. I was in such a hurry over the price that I forgot to ask about inserts. It probably doesn't have them which is a bummer but I'll live. This is a very special album to me and I can't wait to hear it on proper speakers for the first time.

Nice snags Jonpo! It always seems like you manage to pick up cool stuff.

And Immortal666, what version of The Sane Asylum is that???!!?? How you find? How you get? How much did it cost? I'm screaming; I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED

Thanks dude! I'm just trying to build a collection that I'm proud of. My CD collection is atrocious but I'm keeping the LPs laser-focused.

I think once I'm in my own place and have a much better source of income, I'll start hunting down old metal LP's too. My LP collection mostly consists of prog rock, but I do have some cool metal stuff. My CD collection is generally my go-to for adding stuff in, but I'm pretty picky actually.

Are you familiar with discogs.com? Because its unbelievably addicting. If I only bought LPs in person I'd not have a third of the rad collection I've amassed. Discogs is life. Discogs is everything. (The "Wantlist" feature is really cool. You can specify the EXACT version of any given record, and then you'll get an email every time a new copy goes up for sale with the details. It's amazing.)

Vendetta - Brain Damage (1988)

Fil Di Ferro - Hurricanes (1986)

Turbo - Last Warrior (1988)

WASP - Blind in Hellfest (Live at Clisson, France - 19-09-2009)

I am, and I use it for deciding on versions of albums to buy and stuff. I've never actually purchased something on there, but I've always pondered trying. I may have to try buying something really cool from there sometime.

I've hardly had any troubles with sellers on discogs. Just be aware of their feedback rating and shipping policies before ordering. It's a blast dude. I spend a ridiculous amount of time pricing out records.

Preordered the new Hellwell album—Behind the Demon's Eyes.

Bloodbound - War of Dragons [limited edition box set]
Borealis - World of Silence MMXVII


I was sent the wrong version of the Bloodbound album, so I'll have to wait a few more days for the replacement to arrive.

Did you order it straight from HRR? Or is there somewhere in North America taking pre-orders?

HRR. Haven't seen anyone in North America with it yet. I suspect Amazon will be getting copies at some point, but after The Blessed Curse fiasco I didn't want to risk them. The band will be getting copies in, too, if you want to wait for them to update their site (the Manilla Road site). And ever since they switched to that German label, Shadow Kingdom Records doesn't seem to get any of their new releases

Just purchased the OG Nuclear Blast copy of Seeing Feeling Bleeding from Dischange on vinyl. Discogs is beyond awesome.

Just came home with these:

WATAIN: Rabid Death's Curse
WATAIN: Lawless Darkness
WATAIN: Casus Luciferi
WATAIN: Sworn To The Dark

suicidal tendencies' debut lp. it was 15 bucks which is peanuts for new vinyl these days. plus for some reason i have never owned that album.

Abyss - Heretical Anatomy cassette (different than the LP)
Machetazo - Trono de Huesos LP
Hellshock - Ghost of the Past demo cassette
Hellshock - Shadows of the Afterworld LP (blue)

It's the 2007 digipak reissue by Metal Mind Productions. I bought it for $25 Singapore Dollars at Ravage Records in Singapore when I visited that country last week. You can inquire with Khal, the store owner, if he still has it in stock or he can point you where to get it near you. Contact him thru his store's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ravageshop/

Year of the Goat - Angel's Necropolis
Year of the Goat - The Unspeakable

Super badass old school rock/metal - can't wait to hear these in full.

More vinyl hauls

Defeated Sanity - Chapters of Repugnance gatefold
Timeghoul - 1992/1994 Discography trifold

This week:


Clandestine Blaze - City of Slaughter
Bloodhammer - Kuusi Hymniä Syvyyksistä
Carved Cross - Carved Cross


Nocturnal Depression - Nostalgia
Siculicidium - Land Beyond the Forest
Addaura - Addaura

Rites Of Thy Degringolade - The Caryatid
Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake (Digibook)
Carcass - Swansong (Brain Shaped CD & 2nd Disc Version)
Nocte Obducta - Schwarzmetall

Some stuff I bought today:
Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull
Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty
FFS - FFS
+ Carrie Brownstein - Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl (book)

Cheap CDs from HMV's RIP sale:
Wilco - Schmilco
Eyehategod - Eyehategod
Alaclair Ensemble - Les frères cueilleurs
Clutch - Earth Rocker

Vinyl

Carved Cross- eponymous 12” LP (3x)

Rhinocervs- 07 12”LP (3x)

Zuriaake- Gu Yan 12” LP (3x)

CD

Cromlech- Eschatological Horrors

Funeral Storm / Celestial Rite

Gorephilia- Severed Monolith

Immolation- Atonement

Ritualization - Sacraments to the Sons of the Abyss

Abigor-Nightbringer-Thy Darkened Shade-Mortuus split (ANTM)

Digital

All the Bekëth Nexëhmü stuff on bandcamp

Been a while since the latest update.

Tape:

Under the Church - Horror from the tomb
Convulse - Resusciation of evilness (still on it's way, it's the re-release that has been published just now)

CD:

Autopsy - Skullgrinder
Torture Killer - Swarm
Vader - Litany
Aborted - Retrogore
Bölzer - Hero
Inquisition - Bloodshed across the empyrean altar beyond the celestial zenith
Fractum - Gravitous
Immolation - Kingdom of conspiracy
Vomitory - Terrorize, brutalize, sodomize
Vomitory - Carnage euphoria
Unlight - The katalyst of katharsis
Abominator - Evil proclaimed
Hate Eternal - Infernus
Cryptopsy - Blasphemy made flesh
Rebaelliun - The hell's decrees
Rebaelliun - Burn the promised land
Dark Funeral - Angelus exuro pro eternus
Diocletian - Annihilation rituals
Decapitated - Winds of creation
Decapitated - Nihility
Decapitated - The negation
Decapitated - Organic hallucinosis
Obituary - Then thousand ways to die
Vanhelgd - Temple of phobos
Dismember - Death metal
Dismember - Massive killing capacity
Death Angel - The evil divide
Hate Eternal - I monarch
Vital Remains - Icons of evil
Marduk - Opus nocturne
Monstrosity - Imperial doom
Vader - Necropolis
Unleashed - Shadows in the deep
Revel in Flesh - Manifested darkness
Revel in Flesh - Emissary of all plagues
Skogen - Eld

LP:

Memoriam - Hellfire demos II
Benediction - Dark is the season/Ashen
Revel in Flesh - Deathevokation
Immolation - Here in after
Immolation - Failures for gods
Immolation - Atonement
Drowned - Idola specus
Bodyfarm - The coming scourge
Wound/Obscure Infinity - split
Hails of Bullets - Warsaw rising (picture disc)
Winterfylleth - The divination of antiquity
Comecon - Converging conspiracies
Batushka - Litourgiya
Wombbath/Obscure Infinity - split
Carnation - Cemetery of the insane
Interment/Pyre - split
Evocation - Evoked from the demonic depths, the early years (LP+CD)
Revel in Flesh/Wombbath - split
Skeletal Remains - Beyond the flesh
Death - The sound of perseverance
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
Rebaelliun - At war

Other:

Repugnant shirt, for when my girlfriend forces me to a Ghost concert.

Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
Sumerlands - Sumerlands

^^^ that's a flipping fantastic snag on both there. I oughtta grab that Sumerlands album as well, it rules. The poster that comes with Nightmare Logic is super badass btw! (It's a booklet/poster, but it is still awesome) Not to mention that the album itself is just absolutely wicked on all fronts.

Today I bought: Power Quest - Neverworld (digital)

Gonna snag this Power Trip album Wednesday for sure!

Received those today:

Demontage - Fire of Iniquity CD + sticker

Horrendous - The Chills tape
Horrendous - Anareta tape
Horrendous - Ecdysis CD

Received
Crystal Fairy - Crystal Fairy
Zig Zags - Running Out of Red
Pestifer - Execration Diatribes

Ordered
Skulled - Eat Thrash

Recently ordered CDs:

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden, Killers, The Number of the Beast, Powerslave (old pressings, s/t is the 2-disc edition from 1995)
Watain - Sworn to the Dark

I got my DDR order today
Craven Idol - Towards Eschaton
Swallowed - Lunarterial

Khemmis - Hunted
Grok - A Spineless Descent
Emptiness - Nothing But the Whole
Trenchrot - Necronomic Warfare

Oksennus - Sokea idiootti
Occultation - Silence in the Ancestral House
Lvcifyre - Sun Eater
Horrendous - Ecdysis

Ash Borer - The Irrepassable Gate (Amber with black haze vinyl)
Benighted - Necrobreed (clear with red splatter vinyl)

I really enjoy both of these albums. Necrobreed is definitely one of my favorites so far this year. The Irrepassable Gate is also fantastic. I'm loving the other metal influences that appear here as well as the fantastic black metal riffing. Plus the golden etching on that vinyl sleeve is killer.

CD- Serpentine Dominion - Serpentine Dominion

HMV is going out of business so I decided to stop in and see what was left. Picked this up as I'm a fan of both Cannibal Corpse and Killswitch Engage. I like it, though it's a bit short. It's cool hearing Corpsegrinder do his thing over more melodic stuff.

Digital - Ex Deo - The Immortal Wars

Another fantastic album by Ex Deo.

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Hey Jonpo, what'd you think of it?

Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream LP (Nuclear Blast)
Running Wild - Branded and Exiled LP (Noise)

1987 compilation from a southern California radio station KNAC 105.5 "Pure Rock". Picked it up cheap in the hopes some of the more threatening names don't sound like Junkyard (Steelmaster, Silent Rage, Tarrga, Nightfall). The less impressively-named acts are Snake Rock, Drive (who have a page here), Britton, Bedwild, Fanz, and Swan. Haven't tossed it on yet.