February 25, 2011

FOUR new releases (ISIS, RED SPAROWES, WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN), MANY new t-shirts (MAGRUDERGRIND, COUGH, etc) and a MASSIVE distro update (200+ items!


Over the past seven years we've released a lot of records involving Bryant Clifford Meyer. To get specific: over a dozen (TWO dozen if counting box sets). First within ISIS, then RED SPAROWES and finally WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN, we've been lucky to be a part of the bulk of BCM's massive catalog of awesome tunes. So many good songs flow from this dude and his kin that we're thrilled to announce today FOUR new releases and re-presses involving ol' comrade Cliff. And now in reverse-chronological order of original release, here are many circular objects that our old friend (amongst others) is newly spread across...


Several years in the making, WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN thankfully return from obscurity to deliver an unexpected and stunning second album. Awash in waves of droney guitars, lush melodies and a vastly increased use of vocals (which were almost non-existent on the debut), WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN have created a truly hypnotic sophomore album. Reaching far beyond the limits of "post-rock", these five varied tracks shift through the spectrum of being haunting, triumphant, captivating, oppressive and completely uplifting. Its a real "listening experience" that is rare to find at this caliber, expertly crafted by an array of musicians seasoned by years spent in ISIS, RED SPAROWES, 27, BLACKTAIL and more.

MORE INFO:
* We pressed 1000 of this: 600 on black, 200 of "pagan sun" (maroon/black mishmash) and 200 of "windmill" (grey/silver quad jawns) - check out a bigger image of the spread
* Preview the track "Pagan Sun" on WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN's Facebook and/or SoundCloud pages
* This is a seriously awesome surprise 2nd album, and a 3rd one is actually in the works...!
* Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store


Los Angeles' RED SPAROWES bypass the fabled sophomore slump by leaps and bounds on their second album, Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun, and after being sold out for a few years, this impressive 2xLP is finally available again! There is a definitively darker approach on this album, and the reference points of the past are less apparent, yet the band evokes intense emotions with more variety and depth than ever before. Powerful and dynamic, Every Red Heart displays RED SPAROWES within a captivating new path in the ever-evolving world of instrumental music. Comes in a beautiful gatefold jacket and is pressed on complimentary color vinyl.

MORE INFO:
* We pressed 1000 more for this 3rd pressing: 500 on "red heart" (super vivid semi-translucent red) and 500 on "red sun" (red/orangey/yellow blend) - check out a bigger image of the spread
* Preview tracks from Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun at RED SPAROWES bandcamp page
* Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store


First released back in 2005, we're pretty hyped to have RED SPAROWES' first album At The Soundless Dawn back in print after being sold out for years now. An undeniably massive album with an unconventional approach to creating instrumental aural landscapes. Dropping generous hints to shoegaze's glorious past, RED SPAROWES debut subtly employs reverberating guitars to explore darker passages that flow more like orchestral movements than modern rock songs. A fantastic debut album, this 2xLP comes housed in a gatefold jacket and is finally available again!

MORE INFO:
* We pressed 1000 more for this 4th pressing: 500 on "swamp" and 500 on "forest" - check out a bigger image of the spread
* Preview tracks from At The Soundless Dawn at RED SPAROWES bandcamp page
* Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store


Last (and certainly not least) in this massive Bryant Clifford Meyer-related-update is the quick repress of ISIS' recent Oceanic 2xLP reissue we just dropped. The entire pressing blew out in roughly a month so we chose to go ahead and fill the remaining 200 "tip on" gatefold jackets with a brief run of clear vinyl. This is likely to be the last of these for a little while, so nab one while you can. For those few unfamiliar with this band and/or album, we wrote a helluva lot about it last month when this came out, so please check out the Robotic Empire news blog there for full details.

MORE INFO:
* We ordered 200 more to fill out the remaining gatefold jackets, but a little overrun happened so there is also some available on the cheap as just vinyl-only (no fancy gatefold jackets)
* Be sure to check out the "Oceanic Japan" t-shirt we resurrected in correlation to this too (image here)
* Vinyl and t-shirts available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

PHEW! Wow, thank you Cliff for all the music and for whatever comes next! Incredibly though, this isn't even all of the label activity as we've got more on deck as well...


This outrageous 4-color MAGRUDERGRIND shirt design took literally years to finish, but we're stoked to finally have this bad mamma jamma finished! The photos can't seem to do this one justice (it looks awesome in person) and the original image for this wasn't quite as intricate, so many hours were spent adding further detail to incorporate full usage of all 4 colors on this beastly t-shirt! MAGRUDERGRIND are one of the most brutal grind bands around, but also thankfully not afraid to stray from the path. This shirt is an accurate representation of that, with a classic skull image (including melting face partially still intact) joined by psychedelia, a beating heart, flowers and gnarly maggots. A perfect smattering of elements for one of our favorite heavy/fast bands going right now. Printed on super comfy brown Alstyle brand shirts (both sweatshop free & akin to American Apparel texturally), this one has been a long time coming and turned out awesome! Available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.


Affiliated in regional heathenism are the badass COUGH t-shirts we recently stocked direct from the band. Although this isn't exactly Robo-related, we did hustle them to print up these shirts... and since they actually made them themselves in maximum DIYness, we stocked up on THREE different designs. COUGH have been playing some awesome slow n' heavy evil music for years now, and we're psyched that our RVA bros are finally getting some solid attention elsewhere as well. The new shirts feature a Wizard, a Plague and Baphomet w/ PBR and Joints! Dig these killer shirts now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.


OK last thing before the utterly ENORMOUS distro updates... the recent Ryan McLennan "sequel" Robotic Empire shirt got photographed along with all the other new shirts, and since it turned out awesome we wanted to mention it again as well. This is printed on one of the most comfortable (affordable) t-shirts around, the American Apparel grey tri-blend shirt, which we've printed on before with a very positive response. Actually wearing this new shirt while typing up this big update - feels good! It really is stupidly soft and comfortable, and the badass image of a freakin' moose tearing up a robot bear does us just right! A bigger photo of this rad 3-color shirt can be viewed here and this is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Alright, are you ready for this? We've got over 200 (!!) new items and re-stocks this time and its almost impossible to mention all the awesome stuff we've conjured up for this update... but here's an attempt to touch on a few crucial things we've got for ya:

FOR NEW STUFF: The first book we've ever carried (from AIDAN BAKER, along with tons of other NADJA stuff on CD and LP), GRAF ORLOCK's graphic design mindfreakout/masterpiece Doombox (that coincidentally is also a 10"+CD that SHREDS), two split LPs from the elusive MAMIFFER (w/ OAKEATER and the reinvigorated HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE), the latest full-length from KAYO DOT in insanely elaborate packaging, the "deluxe crime scene edition" of FISTULA's Goat 12" on literally glowing vinyl, Willy Mammoth bringing the riffs and bold album title on OLDE GHOST's first full-length, a slew of KYUSS (!) vinyl, rad MOSS shirts, the ex-ELECTRIC WIZARD band RAMESSES on 7" and CD, the killer import ANCIENT SKY/LITTLE GOLD split, THE GIFT's demo tape (ex-TURBOSLUT/EXOSUS), a new ROSETTA split 12", TOTAL F'ING DESTRUCTION latest album, new "Clone" and "Freak Power" comp LPs and SO MUCH MORE!

FOR RESTOCKS: ALCEST, BARONESS, BRAINBOMBS, CAPSULE, CANNABIS CORPSE, THE CATALYST, COUGH, CRIPPLE BASTARDS' crazy boxset, DROPDEAD, EARTHLESS, ENEMY SOIL (!), FLOOR DVD, GHENGIS TRON, GNAW THEIR TONGUES, JULIE XMAS' killer solo album, KIDCRASH+LA QUIETE+PHOENIX BODIES import tapes, KOWLOON WALLED CITY re-ups from our main mons, KYLESA essential imports, MOSS vinyl, MBV shirts, NEUROSIS+PIG DESTROYER+ANb+ZOMBI CDs from Relapse on the cheap, OTESANEK's unholy final LP, THE SADDEST LANDSCAPE catalog 12"s, SALOME vinyl, SAVIOURS crazy/deluxe Japanese import LP, SNACK TRUCK's first album on CD/LP (where are the new ones, boys?!) THOU galore on both CD and vinyl, that elaborate TRAP THEM tape, WHITE SH!T 10", plus more 2nd wave post-genre vinyl than you can shake a stick at and HEAPS MORE awesome stuff! Here is the full list for brave souls:

NEW ITEMS:
* Abraxis - Self-Titled 12" (Midnight Funeral) - $17.99
* Adai - Felo De Se - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Cavity) - $9.99
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Aidan Baker - Shape Of Snakes Book (Broken Spine Productions) - $19.99
* Aidan Baker - Songs Of Flowers & Skin CD (Beta Lactam Ring) - $12.99
* Ancient Sky / Little Gold - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Holidays) - $4.99
* Arktika - At Zero - COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Nar Shardaa) - $19.99
* Assholeparade - Live in Rostock 10" (To Live A Lie) - $12.99
* Birushanah / Drain The Sky - Split - CLEAR YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) - $14.99
* Cable - Last Call CD (Translation Loss) - $6.99
* Clone (Fistula/Crowskin/etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol. 3 - BLACK VINYL 12" (Blind Date) - $16.99
* Clone (Fistula/Crowskin/etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol. 3 - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Blind Date) - $17.99
* Comadre / Glasses - Split - COLORED VINYL 2x7" (Vitriol) - $13.99
* Cough - Baphomet - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Baphomet - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Baphomet - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Baphomet - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Plague - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Plague - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Plague - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Plague - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Wizard - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Wizard - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Wizard - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Cough - Wizard - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Self Released) - $14.99
* Daitro - Y Cassette (Utarid) - $5.99
* Dazd - Self-Titled 12" (F' Yoga) - $14.99
* Dramamine - Self-Titled 7" (Nar Shardaa) - $4.99
* Ehnahre - Taming The Cannibals CD (Crucial Blast) - $7.99
* Fistula - Goat - LIMITED EDITION CRIME SCENE GLOW IN THE DARK COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydrophonic) - $24.99
* Gift, The - Self-Titled Cassette (Self Released) - $4.99
* Graf Orlock - Doombox - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 10"+CD (Vitriol) - $14.99
* Her Name Is Calla - The Heritage 12" (Denovali) - $11.99
* Her Name is Calla - The Quiet Lamb 2x12" (Denovali) - $23.99
* House of Low Culture / Mamiffer - Split 12" (Sige) - $16.99
* I Exist - I: A Turn for the Worse - DARK RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Midnight Funeral) - $17.99
* Isis - Oceanic - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Isis - Oceanic - VINYL ONLY!! CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $12.99
* Karysun - Until The End - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) - $14.99
* Karysun - Interceptor - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) - $14.99
* Kayo Dot - Coyote 12" (Taiga) - $14.99
* Kowloon Walled City - Gambling On The Richter Scale CD (Perpetual Motion Machine) - $9.99
* Kyuss - Blues For The Sun 12" (Dali) - $24.99
* Kyuss - Circus Leaves Town 12" (Elektra) - $24.99
* Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley 12" (Elektra) - $24.99
* Magrudergrind - Facemelter - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Magrudergrind - Facemelter - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Magrudergrind - Facemelter - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Magrudergrind - Facemelter - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Magrudergrind - Facemelter - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Morser - 1st Class Suicide 12" (Bastardized) - $12.99
* Moss - Goat - BLACK Long Sleeve - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (F' Yoga) - $19.99
* Moss - Goat - PURPLE Long Sleeve - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (F' Yoga) - $19.99
* Moss - Goat - PURPLE Long Sleeve - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (F' Yoga) - $19.99
* Moss - Goat - PURPLE Long Sleeve - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (F' Yoga) - $19.99
* Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, The - Anthropomorphic 2x12" (Denovali) - $19.99
* Nadja - Autopergamene CD (Essence) - $12.99
* Nadja - Bodycage CD (Broken Spine Productions) - $12.99
* Nadja - Broken & Remade 12" (Revolvermann) - $16.99
* Nadja / Troum - Dominium Visurgis 12" (Denovali) - $14.99
* Nekrasov - Extinction CD (Crucial Blast) - $7.99
* Oakeater / Mamiffer - Split - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Sige) - $16.99
* Od Vratot Nadolu - Ziva 12" (F' Yoga) - $14.99
* Olde Ghost - Use Yer Illusion 3'N'4 12" (Handstand) - $9.99
* Ramesses - Ramesses II / Master (Your Demons) 7" (PsycheDOOMelic) - $5.99
* Ramesses - We Will Lead You to Glorious Times CD (This Dark Reign) - $6.99
* Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun - RED HEART COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun - RED SUN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn - FOREST COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn - SWAMP COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Rising - Self-Titled 12" (Pain Of Mind) - $12.99
* Rosetta / Restorations - Split 12" (Cavity) - $9.99
* Sete Star Sept - Revision Of Noise 12" (F' Yoga) - $14.99
* Sleeping in Gethsemane - Burrows 12" (True Love) - $16.99
* Suffer - Lone - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Midnight Funeral) - $17.99
* Taint - All Bees To The Sea CD (Destructure) - $9.99
* Total F'ing Destruction - Hater - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Bones Brigade) - $14.99
* Trees - Freed Of This Flesh CD (Crucial Blast) - $7.99
* Tweak Bird - The Future Beyond 7" (Challenge The Throne) - $5.99
* Various Artists - Freak Power + ZINE 12" (F' Yoga) - $14.99
* Windmills By The Ocean - II - BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $9.99
* Windmills By The Ocean - II - PAGAN SUN COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $9.99
* Windmills By The Ocean - II - WINDMILL COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Actors & Actresses - Arrows 12" - GOLD COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $11.99
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Altered States of America 3" miniCD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Total F'ing Destruction - Split 7" - RED COLORED VINYL (Bones Brigade) - $5.99
* Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Amanda Woodward - Discographie CD (Destructure) - $9.99
* Ancient Sky - Self-Titled 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $9.99
* Baroness - Blue 2x12" - CONFETTI COLORED VINYL (Relapse) - $24.99
* Beware of Safety - Dogs 2x12" - ORANGE COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $19.99
* Beware of Safety - It Is Curtains 12" - RED BLACK SWIRL COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $14.99
* Big Business - Head For The Shallow 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Brainbombs - Singles Vol 1 12" (Load) - $9.99
* Brainbombs - Urge To Kill 12" (Load) - $9.99
* Burmese / POTOP - Split 12" (Crucificados) - $13.99
* Cable - Skyhorse Jams CD (This Dark Reign) - $6.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Blunted At Birth STONED EYEBALL (Forcefield) - LIM 1 - $14.99
* Capsule - Kids On Beach - Grey T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Capsule - Kids On Beach - Grey T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Capsule - Kids On Beach - Grey T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Capsule - Kids On Beach - Grey T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Capsule - Kids On Beach - Grey T-Shirt - Size: YOUTH LARGE (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Caspian - You Are The Conductor & The Four Trees 3x12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $29.99
* Catalyst, The - Marianas Trench 12" - BLUE VINYL (Self Released) - $9.99
* Celeste - Misanthrope(s) 2x12" - BLACK SCREENPRINT VINYL (Denovali) - $23.99
* Celeste - Misanthrope(s) 2x12" - BRONZE GOLD BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Denovali) - $19.99
* Celeste - Nihiliste(s) 12" - WHITE CLEAR GOLD SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Denovali) - $14.99
* Chino Horde - Discography 2x12" (Adagio) - $21.99
* Clone (Salome/Monarch/etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol. 1 12" (Blind Date) - $16.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi 2x12" (Forcefield) - $17.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi CD (Forcefield) - $9.99
* Crevecoeur - #1+#2 2x12" - WHITE PINK COLORED VINYL (Denovali) - $23.99
* Cripple Bastards - Age of Vandalism 4xCD BOXSET (Self Made God) - $19.99
* Crom - Hot Sumerian Nights 12" (Blind Date) - $15.99
* Daitro - 2004-2007 Discography Cassette (Utarid) - $5.99
* Dropdead - Discography 1992-1993 12" (Armageddon) - $9.99
* Dropdead - Self Titled 1993 12" (Armadeggon) - $9.99
* Dropdead - Self Titled 1998 12" (Armageddon) - $9.99
* Earthless - Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky 12" (Tee Pee) - $9.99
* Enemy Soil - Smashes The State 2xCD (Bones Brigade) - $14.99
* Extreme Noise Terror - Phonophobia 12" (Vinyl Japan) - $12.99
* Fistula - Goat 12" - GOLD COLORED VINYL (Hydrophonic) - $17.99
* Fistula - Inverted Black Star CD-R (Crucial Bliss) - $8.99
* Fistula - Lessons In Lamentation CD-R (Crucial Bliss) - $8.99
* Floor - Sight & Seen Live 2xDVD (Chunklet) - $19.99
* F'ing Wrath, The - Season of Evil 12" - BLACK/GOLD VINYL (Challenge The Throne) - $11.99
* Genghis Tron - Board Up The House Remixes Vol. 5 12" - MAGENTA GREEN SWIRL COLORED VINYL (Crucial Blast) - $9.99
* Genghis Tron - Cloak of Love CDep (Crucial Blast) - $7.00
* Genghis Tron - Dead Mountain Mouth CD (Crucial Blast) - $10.00
* Giants - Old Stories 12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Cavity) - $9.99
* Gifts From Enola - From Fathoms 2x12" - HALF BLUE HALF GREEN COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $16.99
* Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind 2x12" - GREY COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $19.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - All The Dread Magnificence Of Perversity CD (Crucial Blast) - $7.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - L'arrivÈe De La Terne Mort Triomphante CD (Crucial Blast) - $9.99
* Graf Orlock - Destination Time Today 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Vitriol) - $12.99
* Grey Ghost - Self-Titled 10" - BROWN COLORED VINYL (Copper Lung) - $10.99
* Greymachine - Disconnected 2x12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Sige) - $21.99
* Hammers Of Misfortune - Fields / Church Of Broken 2x12" (20 Buck Spin) - $24.99
* Hewhocorrupts / Phoenix Bodies - Split 10"+Calendar PINK COLORED VINYL (Gilead Media) - $12.99
* Hot Cross / The Holy Shroud - Split 7" - PICTURE DISC VINYL (Paranoid) - $5.99
* Humming Bird Of Death - Show Us the Meaning of Haste 12" - GOLD COLORED VINYL (Cowabunga) - $10.99
* Julie Christmas - Self-Titled 12" - PINK COLORED VINYL (Rising Pulse) - $16.99
* Julie Christmas - Self-Titled 12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Rising Pulse) - $16.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks Cassette (Utarid) - $5.99
* Kidcrash / L'antietam - Split 7" (Narshardaa) - $4.99
* Kodiak / Black Shape Of Nexus - Split 12" - 180g BLACK VINYL (Denovali) - $14.99
* Kodiak / Nadja - Split 12" (Denovali) - $14.99
* Kowloon Walled City - Gambling On The Richter Scale 12" - BLACK VINYL (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $9.99
* Kowloon Walled City - Gambling On The Richter Scale 12" - GREY COLORED VINYL (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $9.99
* Kowloon Walled City - Turk Street 10" - RED BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL (Wordclock) - $8.99
* Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough 2x12" (Gilead Media) - $15.99
* Kylesa - Static Tensions 12" (La Familia) - $14.99
* Kylesa / Victims - Split 7" (La Familia) - $5.99
* La Quiete - La Fine Non E' La Fine' Cassette (Utarid) - $5.99
* Mastodon - Remission CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Moss - Eternal Return 12" - 1-Sided VINYL (Super Fi) - $19.99
* My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE - $14.99
* My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE - $14.99
* My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss T-Shirt - Size: LARGE - $14.99
* My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM - $14.99
* My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss T-Shirt - Size: SMALL - $14.99
* Nadja / OVO - The Life And Death Of A Wasp 12" (Adagio) - $12.99
* Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Neurosis - Times of Grace CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Ocean Chief - Den Fˆrste 12" (Electric Earth) - $22.99
* Off Minor - Some Blood 12" (Paramnesia) - $14.99
* Omega Massif - Geisterstadt 12" - BROWN BLACK COLORED VINYL (Denovali) - $14.99
* One Starving Day - Broken Wings Lead Arms To The Sun 12" + 7" - BLACK AND WHITE VINYL (KNVBI) - $14.99
* Ordination Of Aaron - Discography 2x12" - WHITE BLACK COLORED VINYL (Adagio 830) - $19.99
* Otesanek - Final 12" (Nancy Jo) - $13.99
* Overmars - Born Again CD (Crucial Blast) - $5.99
* Phoenix Bodies - Raise The Bullsh!t Flag cassette (Utarid) - $5.99
* Phoenix Bodies / La Quiete - Split 5" (Holidays Records) - $9.99
* Pig Destroyer - 38 Counts of Battery CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Pig Destroyer - Natasha CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer CD (Relapse) - $7.99
* Saddest Landscape, The - All Is Apologized For All Is Forgiven 2x12" (Cover Your Heart) - $17.99
* Saddest Landscape, The - The Sound of the Spectacle 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Nar Shardaa) - $12.99
* Salome - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) - $12.99
* Saviours - Japan Tour Edition 12"+CD VINYL (Red Cobalt) - $14.99
* Snack Truck - Harpoon 12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Nar Shardaa) - $11.99
* Snack Truck - Harpoon CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $6.99
* Subarachnoid Space - Eight Bells CD (Crucial Blast) - $4.99
* Thou - Peasant CD (Autopsy Kitchen) - $9.99
* Thou - Tyrant CD (Gilead Media) - $9.99
* Thou / Mohoram Atta - Split 12" - SALMON COLORED VINYL (Halo Of Flies) - $10.99
* Thou / Salome - Split 12" (Vendetta) - $14.99
* Tragedy / Totalitar - Split 7" (Armadeggon) - $4.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) - $7.99
* Trees - Lights Bane CD (Crucial Blast) - $6.99
* Tweak Bird - Whorses 7" (Challenge The Throne) - $5.99
* White Sh!t - White Shi'ite 10" (Wantage) - $10.99
* Wildildlife - Six CD (Crucial Blast) - $8.00
* Year Of No Light - Nord CD (Crucial Blast) - $7.99
* Zann - Three Years In The Desert Cassette (Pure Minds) - $5.99
* Zombi - Cosmos CD (Relapse) - $6.99
* Zombi - Surface To Air CD (Relapse) - $6.99

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February 17, 2011

pg.99 to reunite and perform "document #8" in its entirety!


Sterling, Virginia punk rock band pg.99 is returning for a live performance at this summer's Best Friends Day in Richmond, Virginia. Also known as pageninetynine, the influential group is reuniting after an 8 year absence of activity to perform their seminal album "document #8" in its entirety.

Taking place from August 18th to the 21st this year, Best Friends Day is an annual event that started as a single day and has evolved into a weekend-long festival based on taking a break from the stresses of the world to just hang out and have a good time with your friends. When asked why they are reuniting now, pg.99 guitarist Mike Taylor responded with:

"After a few reunion offers in recent months, it kind of just got us thinking that it would be fun to play those songs again, and if we were ever going to do it again, that now would be the time... We felt Richmond would be great place to do a reunion because of pg.99's early involvement with that area and its punk scene in the late nineties."

The Best Friends Day organizers are thrilled to have pageninetynine on the bill celebrating BFD's 10th year as an event, and are announcing them as the first band confirmed for the weekend: "When we initially started planning Best Friends Day 10, we wanted to have a killer band that could share this milestone year with us, and nothing hits home better than one of Virginia's best DIY bands ever," says organizer Curtis Grimstead. "I couldn't be more excited about having pg.99 reunite for Best Friends Day 10."

Formed in 1998, pageninetynine steadily gained notoriety as almost a cult of a band, with upwards of 8 people performing at the peak membership. With a menacing sound combining a wide variety of heavy/punk genres, pageninetynine was renown for their powerful and passionate live performances. In their five years of prolific activity they released 14 records and played over 300 live shows, earning them a formidable reputation and widespread dedicated following.

Since disbanding in 2003 the many members of pg.99 have gone on to form a slew of bands, including but not limited to Pygmy Lush, Ghastly City Sleep, Tideland, Malady and more. While active, the band released albums with Robotic Empire, Reptilian, Electric Human Project, The Perpetual Motion Macine, Magic Bullet, Witching Hour and many others.

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