Robotic Empire news

January update overload!

2012-01-23T13:05:00.004-05:00

Riding on the wave of our last MASSIVE update less than a month ago (with eight new shirts/hoodies from MAN IS THE BASTARD, TORCHE, RAEIN, RAINBATH VISUAL and more), we're plenty busy packing all the latest orders and keeping the Robotic Empire - Online Store stocked with fresh jams. No rest for da wicked, here's the latest round of new bangers and restocks to our lil' olde shoppe:

New to our shelves this go around is a plethora of burly tunes, including the debut album on vinyl from RVA heathens BALACLAVA (which was subsequently released on CD by the venerable Southern Lord), a weird BRUTAL TRUTH import LP, long-named but high quality CTTTOAFF doom bludgeonry, GIVE UP THE GHOST (American Nightmare) fancy reissues courtesy of Deathwish, the latest KRALLICE mindwarp 2xLP, the surprising LOMA PRIETA new album (and related PUNCH ep), an ULHOLY GRAVE LP we thought we were ripped off on for sure (NO possibility of restocks on that one), ZOROASTER vinyl galore, some other random jibba jab, plus lotsa releases from bands with "rat" in their name!

On the restock tip, we're talkin turkey about AUSTRASIAN GOAT, CIGARETTE, CONVERGE, FELL VOICES, GODFLESH, GAYS & QUEERS, several more "rat" bands, LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD, MEWITHOUTYOU, NACHTMYSTIUM, SALOME, THOU THOU THOU, TRAP THEM, YOB and more! Here's the full lists for yas:

NEW ITEMS:
* Acid King - III 12" (Kreation) $10.99
* Aidan Baker - Lost In The Rat Maze CD (Consouling Sounds) $9.99
* Austrasian Goat / Hallowed Butchery - Split 10" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Autarkeia - Self-Titled 12" (IFB) $9.99
* Balaclava - Crimes Of Faith 12" (Cosmic Debris) $13.99
* Brutal Truth - Evolution In One Take 12" (Bones Brigade) $17.99
* Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire / Nesseria - Split 12" (Throatrunner) $14.99
* Cloud Rat / Autarkeia - Split 7" (IFB) $4.99
* Comity - The Journey Is Over Now 2x12"+CD (Throatrunner) $24.99
* Czar - Vertical Mass Grave 12'' (Crack Nation) $11.99
* Final Club, The - Blank Entertainment 12" (Adagio830) $14.99
* Fistula - We, the Beast CD (Choking Hazard) $9.99
* Give Up The Ghost - Background Music - OPAQUE GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Give Up The Ghost - We're Down Til We're Underground - TRANSPARENT ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Haggatha - III 7" (Choking Hazard) $4.99
* Haggatha - Second Self-Titled 12" (Choking Hazard) $11.99
* Krallice - Diotima 2x12" (Gilead Media) $19.99
* Loma Prieta - I.V. - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Momentum - Whetting Occam's Razor 12" (Halo Of Flies) $10.99
* Morgion - Cloaked By Ages 12" (Kreation) $10.99
* Not On Tour - EP Cassette (Halo Of Flies) $4.99
* Oathbreaker - Maelstrom - TAN BRONZE MIX COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Punch - Nothing Lasts - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Deathwish) $4.99
* Rat Storm - Fractured 7" (IFB) $4.99
* Rodeo Idiot Engine, The - Fools Will Crush The Crown 12" (Throatrunner) $14.99
* Unholy Grave - Blast Mayhem 12" (Grind Block) $16.99
* Vile Intent - In the Shadow of the Skull 7" (Choking Hazard) $4.99
* Zoroaster - Dog Magic 2x12" (Kreation) $19.99
* Zoroaster - Self-Titled 12" (Kreation) $10.99

RESTOCKS:
* Austrasian Goat, The / Hollow Sunshine - Possession 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Burial Year - Pestilence 12" (Adagio830) $14.99
* Cigarette - Blush Cassette (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* Cloud Rat / The Oily Menace / Wolbachia - 3 Way Split 12" (IFB) $9.99
* Converge - Axe To Fall 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Fell Voices - Self-Titled 12" (Human Resources) $12.99
* Fell Voices / Ash Borer - Split 12" (Eternal Warfare) $10.99
* Godflesh - Love and Hate In Dub 12" (Kreation) $10.99
* Gods & Queens - Acoustic Tape Cassette (Adagio) $4.99
* Like Rats - Self-Titled 7" (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* LSD And The Search For God - Self-Titled 12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (Deep Space) $10.99
* Malachi - Wither To Cover The Tread 12" (Halo Of Flies) $9.99
* Mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Gilead) $14.99
* Nachtmystium - Demise 12" - PURPLE SILVER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $10.99
* Salome - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Thou - Peasant CD (Autopsy Kitchen) $9.99
* Thou - Summit CD (Gilead Media) $9.99
* Thou - Tyrant CD (Gilead Media) $9.99
* Trap Them - SÈance Prime: The Complete Recordings 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $10.99
* Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Yob - Catharsis 12" (Kreation) $10.99
* Zoroaster - Voice of Saturn 12" (Kreation) $10.99

In addition to all that awesome stuff new to the Robotic Empire - Online Store, we also have the massive amount of stuff from the aforementioned large update last time around... so here's that stuff too!

NEW ITEMS: (from 12/29/11)
* Actors & Actresses - Arrows Remix Compilation - GOLD WITH BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $11.99
* Anne - Dream Punx 12" (A389) $14.99
* AUN - Black Pyramid 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* AUN - Phantom Ghost 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* AUN - VII 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Bastard Noise - Skulldozer 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Beneath Oblivion - From Man To Dust - ORANGE & BLACK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Beware of Safety - Leaves/Scars - BROWN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Birds Of Passage - Without The World 12"+BOOK (Denovali) $23.99
* Birds Of Passage / Leonardo Rosado - Dear And Unfamiliar 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Blackfilm - Self-Titled 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Blueneck - Repetitions 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Body, The - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood - GOLD COLORED VINYL 2x12" (At a Loss) $19.99
* Body, The - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood - WHITE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (At a Loss) $19.99
* Body, The / Braveyoung - Nothing Passes CD (At a Loss) $9.99
* Child Bite / Dope Body - Split - 1-Sided COLORED VINYL 12" (Forge Again) $10.99
* Contemporary Noise Sextet, The - Ghostwriter's Joke 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Dale Cooper Quartet, The & The & Dictaphones - Metamanoir 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Dale Cooper Quartet, The & The & Dictaphones - Parole de Navarre 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Don't Be Swindle - Issue #1 Zine (Don't Be Swindle) $3.5
* Enforcers - End Of Time - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Field Rotation - Acoustic Tales 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Field Rotation - Regenzeit 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Heaven In Her Arms - Duplex Coated Obstruction 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Heaven In Her Arms - Paraselene 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Heaven In Her Arms / Aussitot Mort - Split 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Heirs - Hunter 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Her Name Is Calla - Maw 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Hidden Orchestra - Flight 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Hidden Orchestra - Night Walks 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Indecision - Unorthodox - RED BLACK MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Bitter Melody) $10.99
* Iroha - The End Of An Era 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Jesuit - Discography - BLACK GREEN COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Junius / Rosetta - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $11.99
* Kodiak / N - Collaboration 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Les Fragments De La Nuit - Demain C'etait Hier 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Omega Massif - Karpatia 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Pageninetynine / Majority Rule - Split - AQUA COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Pale Creation - Twilight Haunt - BLUE WITH BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $17.99
* Proselyte, The - Sunshine - LIGHT BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Phantom Glue) $11.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - PRINT 18" x 24" Poster (Broken Press) $24.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Sankt Otten - Gottes Synthesizer 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Sankt Otten / Majeure - Split 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Selaxon Lutberg - Cold House Of Love 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Terminal Sound System - Constructing Towers 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Terminal Sound System - Heavy Weather 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: EXTRA LARGE Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: LARGE Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: MEDIUM Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: SMALL Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Totimoshi - Avenger CD (At a Loss) $9.99
* White Darkness - Tokage 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* White Sh!t / Megaf'ckers - Split 12" (Limited Appeal) $14.99
* Whitehorse - Progression 12" (At a Loss) $15.99
* Worriedaboutsatan - Arrivals 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Worriedaboutsatan - Heart Monitor 12" (Denovali) $23.99

RESTOCKS: (from 12/29/11)
* Actors & Actresses - Arrows 12" - SWIRL COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $11.99
* Asra / Defeatist / Triac - Split 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Bastard Noise, The - A Culture of Monsters 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Blueneck - The Fallen Host 2x10" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $24.99
* Daybreak / Godstomper - Split 12" (At A Loss) $10.99
* False - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) $11.99
* Ghastly City Sleep - Moondrifts 2x12" - PURPLE MARBLE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $14.99
* Heirs - Fowl 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Herra Terra - Quiet Geist 12" - GRAPE SODA COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Integrity - To Die For 10" (A389) $11.99
* Isis - Oceanic 2x12" (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Jeniferever - Choose A Bright Morning 2x12" - BLUE GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $29.99
* Kaospilot - Shadows 12"+CD BLUE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Init) $23.99
* Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough 2x12" (Gilead Media) $19.99
* Lavinia - There Is Light Between Us 12" - BROWN GREY COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers 12" - AQUA COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers 12" - MARBLE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Mouth of the Architect / Kenoma - Split 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Gilead Media) $14.99
* Oak - II 12" (A389) $14.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $10.99
* This Will Destroy You - Moving on the Edges of Things 12" - PICTURE DISC VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* This Will Destroy You - Self-Titled 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $16.99
* Weekend Nachos - Black Earth 7" (A389) $4.99
* Weekend Nachos - Unforgivable 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Deep Six) $9.99

OK! There ya go, lotsa stuff coming and going, please keep us busy! Thanks,

- Robotic Empire - Online Store

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AIDAN BAKER tour dates and new release information

2012-01-10T23:25:00.001-05:00

Hot on the heels of the release of his encompassing The Spectrum of Distraction 2xCD+digital release on Robotic Empire, Berlin-via-Montreal's AIDAN BAKER will further fill the pages in his passport! Here are the latest tour dates from easily the most prolific artist we've ever worked with:

NADJA + VAMPILLIA + AIDAN BAKER Japan Tour:
28-01-12: Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, JP
29-01-12: Unagidani Sunsui, Osaka, JP
01-02-12: Club Quatro, Hiroshima, JP
02-02-12: Voodoo Lounge, Fukuoka, JP
03-02-12: Wakayama, Rub Luck Cafe, JP
05-02-12: Soup, Tokyo, JP

AIDAN BAKER + A-SUN AMISSA EU Tour:
15-02-12: West Germany, Berlin, DE
16-02-12: Astrostube, Hamburg, DE
17-02-12: Christuskirke, Bochum, DE
18-02-12: (H)ear, Heerlen, NL
19-02-12: DB’s, Utrecht, NL
20-02-12: Waggon, Offenbach, DE
21-02-12: Komma, Esslingen, DE
23-02-12: L’inventaire, Le Mans, FR
24-02-12: L’espace B, Paris, FR
25-02-12: Le Plané Ari Home, Wanquetin, FR

Baker is touring in support of January's The Spectrum of Distraction 2xCD+digital release, on which he collaborated with 17 other percussionists to create a whopping 96 (!) tracks, intentionally established to be played on "shuffle". Contributing drummers include current and former members of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, JESU, GODFLESH, LOCRIAN and many more.

The Spectrum of Distraction 2xCD is physically available now from Robotic Empire, and digitally via pre-orders from iTunes, Amazon and others for the official January 17th street date.

TILTS kickstarter - home stretch (last few days!)

2012-01-06T16:58:00.001-05:00

We're officially in the home stretch now with just 4 days left to go on the TILTS Kickstarter campaign!

I've got to be honest, my OCD is gonna have a slight conniption if we don't reach that smooth 3k mark (we're roughly a hundred bucks away)! Its partly an even-number thing, and its partly a "costs covered" kind of thing, as we'll be able to pay for the vinyl pressing up front in full if we hit that 3k mark. T-shirts, hoodies and all the other cool non-music extras will be stuff we'll still be forking out for, but the whole point of this wild project was to see if we could get this LP pressed in full through Kickstarter funding.

If you're willing to help spread the word, even just a quick Facebook or Twitter post, maybe on another forum you post on or your blog... please know, it'd actually be genuinely appreciated. This Kickstarter campaign really would not have worked out without kind folks (and the press) spreading the word, saying kind things on their blog and elsewhere... it means so much to us at the label and the band as well. We're all VERY excited to get the finished LPs, which are in the initial stages of production already :)

THANK YOU to everyone and anyone who's helped contribute to this project in any way, be it pledging for the album, talking trash on a message board, just listening to and enjoying the tunes... or any other way you may have interacted with this crazy thing.

Thanks again, peace!

-Team Robo

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roboticempire/tilts-debut-album-release-on-vinyl-digital-and-way

EIGHT new t-shirts (and a LIMITED PRINT) from MAN IS THE BASTARD, TORCHE, RAEIN, RAINBATH VISUAL and more!

2011-12-29T11:42:00.002-05:00

Like a bunch of squirrels, we've been obtaining and stashing the goods left and right this winter season, and must now unleash this MASSIVE stack of stuff on ye! This update is STUPID big, and we've got a lot of goodness within including EIGHT new shirts/hoodies, and so we should probably just dive right in. Alrighty then...

We've officially licensed a slew of new t-shirts (and one hoodie) from MAN IS THE BASTARD / BASTARD NOISE, TORCHE, RAEIN, RAINBATH VISUAL (including a ltd edition print) and our own freakedout Robo-homage to the mighty ZIG ZAG. With a "natural color" theme unintentionally dominating this batch of shirts (forest/cardinal/bone/snow/etc), some of these turned out pretty outrageous, so we suggest you just cut to the chase and check em out direct yourself:

* MAN IS THE BASTARD / BASTARD NOISE shirts and albums
* RAEIN shirts and albums
* RAINBATH VISUAL shirts and prints
* ROBOTIC EMPIRE shirts
* TORCHE shirts, hoodies and albums

Bigger photos of each new design can individually be seen here: MITB / BN - Skulls-All-Over, TORCHE - Ciou Elephant (light tan), Robo ZIG ZAG homage, RAEIN - Triangle, RAINBATH VISUAL - Natural Selection, TORCHE - Ciou Elephant (forest green), MITB / BN - Big Skull on Brown.

As for the print part of the glorious RAINBATH VISUAL design, we've done up our inaugural "artist series" poster properly! This is something we've wanted to kick off for years, and finally got the fire under our asses when this intricate new design hit us square in the brains! There's so much going on in this drawing that you can stare at it for ages (sober or enhanced) and keep seeing new things. So we hit up our Seattle pals at Broken Press (NEUROSIS, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, etc) and they banged out a beautiful 75 posters for us! We've kept a few for ourselves and of course gave the mighty RAINBATH VISUAL some copies, and at 18" x 24" in size we are hoping (and half-expecting) that the remaining copies won't last a super long time.

Unlike the equally gnarly t-shirt version of this killer image, the poster is actually two colors (white and black) on a nice 100lb pewter grey paper. Since this is our first official "artist series" poster, we are doing it up right with hand-numbered high quality prints, heavyweight tubes, kraft paper protecting this beauty and a lot of care going into the packaging and shipping of this thing. RAINBATH VISUAL's awesome Natural Selection print and some other odd screenprinted stuff is now available in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Appropriately and coincidentally enough, the new shirt colors almost perfectly align with our year-end holiday-colored-vinyl triple sale, where all RED, WHITE and GREEN vinyl is 15% off. This is only running until the 31st, so last chance to dance on these varied records on the cheap!

* GREEN COLORED VINYL - 15% off
* WHITE COLORED VINYL - 15% off
* RED COLORED VINYL - 15% off

Each color of vinyl, regardless of band/genre/price/label/whatever is 15% off throughout the next few days, so yeah definitely check it out at the Robotic Empire - Online Store while ya can!

Beyond that we've also had a MEGA amount of new items and restocks come our way over the past couple weeks. An overwhelming amount really, predominantly large vinyl too, so please help us get some of our minimal space back!!

There's so much awesome stuff new to the Robotic Empire - Online Store here that we're definitely gonna miss highlighting some greats, but obviously noteworthy new items include ANNE's blissful debut shoegazer album Dream Punx, THE BASTARD NOISE's newest bludgeoner on wax, THE BODY 2xLPs on color, the beautiful screenprinted CHILD BITE / DOPE BODY split 1-sided LP, an old INDECISION hardcore classic finally available on vinyl, the crushing JESUIT discography, the PG.99 / MAJ RULE split finally back in print, a new WHITE SH!T split (mbrs of KARP / BIG BUSINESS / MELVINS / etc), WHITEHORSE vinyl and more from At A Loss, BENEATH OBLIVION, BEWARE OF SAFETY, JUNIUS / ROSETTA LPs (aka HEAPS of awesome stuff) from the ever-impressive Mylene Sheath, a near-literal BOATLOAD of Denovai import vinyl across the board, more raging A389 bangers... honestly, the whole dang list is looking pretty good, just check it out:

NEW ITEMS:
* Actors & Actresses - Arrows Remix Compilation - GOLD WITH BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $11.99
* Anne - Dream Punx - BLACK VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* AUN - Black Pyramid 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* AUN - Phantom Ghost 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* AUN - VII 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Bastard Noise - Skulldozer 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Beneath Oblivion - From Man To Dust - ORANGE & BLACK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Beware of Safety - Leaves/Scars - BROWN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Birds Of Passage - Without The World 12"+BOOK (Denovali) $23.99
* Birds Of Passage / Leonardo Rosado - Dear And Unfamiliar 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Blackfilm - Self-Titled 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Blueneck - Repetitions 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Body, The - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood - GOLD COLORED VINYL 2x12" (At a Loss) $19.99
* Body, The - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood - WHITE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (At a Loss) $19.99
* Body, The / Braveyoung - Nothing Passes CD (At a Loss) $9.99
* Child Bite / Dope Body - Split - 1-Sided COLORED VINYL 12" (Forge Again) $10.99
* Contemporary Noise Sextet, The - Ghostwriter's Joke 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Dale Cooper Quartet, The & The & Dictaphones - Metamanoir 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Dale Cooper Quartet, The & The & Dictaphones - Parole de Navarre 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Don't Be Swindle - Issue #1 Zine (Don't Be Swindle) $3.5
* Enforcers - End Of Time - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Field Rotation - Acoustic Tales 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Field Rotation - Regenzeit 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Heaven In Her Arms - Duplex Coated Obstruction 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Heaven In Her Arms - Paraselene 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Heaven In Her Arms / Aussitot Mort - Split 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Heirs - Hunter 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Her Name Is Calla - Maw 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Hidden Orchestra - Flight 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Hidden Orchestra - Night Walks 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Indecision - Unorthodox - RED BLACK MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Bitter Melody) $10.99
* Iroha - The End Of An Era 10" (Denovali) $22.99
* Jesuit - Discography - BLACK GREEN COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Junius / Rosetta - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $11.99
* Kodiak / N - Collaboration 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Les Fragments De La Nuit - Demain C'etait Hier 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull All Over Print - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Man Is The Bastard / Bastard Noise - Skull on Brown - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Omega Massif - Karpatia 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Pageninetynine / Majority Rule - Split - AQUA COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Pale Creation - Twilight Haunt - BLUE WITH BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $17.99
* Proselyte, The - Sunshine - LIGHT BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Phantom Glue) $11.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Raein - Triangle - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - PRINT 18" x 24" Poster (Broken Press) $24.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Rainbath Visual - Natural Selection - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Zig Zag Homage - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Sankt Otten - Gottes Synthesizer 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Sankt Otten / Majeure - Split 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Selaxon Lutberg - Cold House Of Love 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Terminal Sound System - Constructing Towers 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Terminal Sound System - Heavy Weather 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - FOREST GREEN - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: EXTRA LARGE Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: LARGE Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: MEDIUM Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Torche - Ciou Elephant - LIGHT TAN - Size: SMALL Hoodie (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Totimoshi - Avenger CD (At a Loss) $9.99
* White Darkness - Tokage 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* White Sh!t / Megaf'ckers - Split 12" (Limited Appeal) $14.99
* Whitehorse - Progression 12" (At a Loss) $15.99
* Worriedaboutsatan - Arrivals 2x12" (Denovali) $29.99
* Worriedaboutsatan - Heart Monitor 12" (Denovali) $23.99

Choice restocks to the Robotic Empire - Online Store this go around involve the incredible debut from the almighty FALSE (which sold out quick for us last time), a small handful of distributor returns for the ISIS Oceanic 2xLP reissue we blew out early in the year, the awesome old DAYBREAK / GODSTOMPER split LP, INTEGRITY To Die For 10" wax, KIDCRASH back in the house, MAJORITY RULE classics, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU freaking out the squares, WEEKEND NACHOS bringing the ruckus and more. Full list of restocks:

RESTOCKS:
* Actors & Actresses - Arrows 12" - SWIRL COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $11.99
* Asra / Defeatist / Triac - Split 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Bastard Noise, The - A Culture of Monsters 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Blueneck - The Fallen Host 2x10" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $24.99
* Daybreak / Godstomper - Split 12" (At A Loss) $10.99
* False - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) $11.99
* Ghastly City Sleep - Moondrifts 2x12" - PURPLE MARBLE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $14.99
* Heirs - Fowl 12" (Denovali) $23.99
* Herra Terra - Quiet Geist 12" - GRAPE SODA COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Integrity - To Die For 10" (A389) $11.99
* Isis - Oceanic 2x12" (Robotic Empire) $24.99
* Jeniferever - Choose A Bright Morning 2x12" - BLUE GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $29.99
* Kaospilot - Shadows 12"+CD BLUE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Init) $23.99
* Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough 2x12" (Gilead Media) $19.99
* Lavinia - There Is Light Between Us 12" - BROWN GREY COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers 12" - AQUA COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers 12" - MARBLE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Mouth of the Architect / Kenoma - Split 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Gilead Media) $14.99
* Oak - II 12" (A389) $14.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $10.99
* This Will Destroy You - Moving on the Edges of Things 12" - PICTURE DISC VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* This Will Destroy You - Self-Titled 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $16.99
* Weekend Nachos - Black Earth 7" (A389) $4.99
* Weekend Nachos - Unforgivable 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Deep Six) $9.99

Its also very worth mentioning that the TILTS Kickstarter campaign (that we started just before all the holiday madness) has thankfully been a success! We've still got about two weeks left to go before its a done deal, and this is kind of the last chance to get in on the more elaborate "rewards" we set up for this crazy thing.

On December 31st we're taking down the $60 and $100 reward options that in addition to the actual vinyl LP, digital download, stickers, t-shirt and more... include a customized TEST PRESS of the album and/or your actual photo being included in the album layout! We're ceasing each of these options a hair early so we can go ahead and wrap up the layout and get the vinyl itself into production ASAP.

This whole experiment has been pretty eye-opening in a way, and although we'll definitely continue to release albums in the "traditional" sense without involving this platform, some more Kickstarter projects are definitely on deck... including one in the near future that may finally have Robotic Empire jumping the shark once and for all...

In the meantime, this TILTS Kickstarter is almost over and should be checked out here if you're interested in this crazyness. Major thanks to everyone who's been supportive of this thus far, it means a helluva lot!

In other new-release news, we're now accepting pre-orders for the massive AIDAN BAKER 2xCD entitled The Spectrum of Distraction. Merging the discovery concepts behind the Choose Your Own Adventure book series and Zappa's "xenochrony" theme, AIDAN BAKER has constructed 96(!) tracks by teaming up with 18 different percussionists (currently/formerly of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, JESU, LOCRIAN and many more).

Its a monstrous project, and the results are impressive to say the least. Intentionally designed to be played on shuffle, a unique listening experience is yielded each time. This release really is cool, I mean... we rarely do standalone CDs but this awesome double-album totally warrants it! Nice packaging too...

* AIDAN BAKER (and related) releases in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

There's a whole lot of quotable words that have already been written about this encompassing project, but we figure it may be easier to just direct you to the following features/reviews for a little more insight on this massive thing:

* AIDAN BAKER feature and interview @ Pitchfork
* The Spectrum of Distraction review @ Attn Magazine
* Featurette and exclusive audio stream @ Exclaim!

PHEW, these big updates are kind of exhausting! They're awesome too though, ramp up a lot of stuff, unleash it all and then get busy as hell furiously packing and shipping orders. Bring it on ya'll!!!

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AIDAN BAKER's new 2xCD set for January 17th release, first preview tracks posted

2011-11-30T19:10:00.003-05:00

Berlin-via-Montreal transplant AIDAN BAKER (one 1/2 of prolific duo NADJA) has set his latest double album, "The Spectrum of Distraction", for a January 17th release date. Robotic Empire will be releasing the album worldwide as a 2xCD and expanded digital download.

Designed to be intentionally played at random, "The Spectrum of Distraction" is 96 tracks spanning a vast array of genres, creating a completely unique yet rewarding listen each time. Baker solicited drum tracks from 18 different drummers (including current and former members of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, JESU and more) which he then crafted instrumental work atop of.

In regards to constructing the album, Baker said,
"Originally I was going to stick pretty strictly to Zappa's 'xenochrony' idea of randomly putting pieces of instruments together, so that the drums, bass, and guitar would be recorded separately and then pieced together to see what came out. In the end, because of some different times and textures, instead of taking individual drum loops, I just used the entire track and recorded to everything I got."

Six hours of material was the result, of which Baker then pieced down to two hours across the pair of discs. Thematically complimented by a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style layout, an extended session of the full recordings is also included as an digital download card.

With organizing the playback of the release, Baker had the following to say:
"I structured it so that it would be a different listen every time... A couple of people that I sent it to ... let it shuffle between the two separate discs and not just the one disc. That's yet another possibility... They can listen to it as sequenced if they want, too. I set it up to have some kind of flow that way, but it's up to the listener, really. "

A handful of preview tracks are surfacing now, with the first to accompany a a lengthy Pitchfork Media feature on Aidan Baker, "The Spectrum of Distraction" and other collaborations:

http://www.pitchfork.com/features/the-out-door/8718-closing-the-books/3/

Further tracks posted from "The Spectrum of Distraction" will be announced soon, and pre-orders for the 2xCD +digital download of the physical release are now available through Robotic Empire and their distributor Revolver:

http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Aidan+Baker

http://www.midheaven.com/item/spectrum-of-distraction-by-baker-aidan-2xcd

MEGA HOLIDAY SALE, a big distro update + our first Kickstarter for the band TILTS (ex-RIDDLE OF STEEL / current TORCHE)!!

2011-11-26T11:11:00.001-05:00

While the USA promptly loses its collective mind and soul over the pending "holiday" season BS, we figured we'd simultaneously slap it in the face and jump on the bandwagon with our own stupid sale. No stranger to absurd sales (we've probably hosted a good dozen this year), the Robotic Empire - Online Store is honoring ye olde Xmas colors (or possibly just the great nations of Italy and Mexico) with a GREEN, WHITE and RED color vinyl sale through the rest of the year.

Each color of vinyl, regardless of band/genre/price/label/whatever is now 15% off through the rest of the year. Here's the full list of each (lotsa random stuff in each category)

* GREEN COLORED VINYL - 15% off
* WHITE COLORED VINYL - 15% off
* RED COLORED VINYL - 15% off

While on the subject of the holidays making people completely mental, it should be noted that although we'll be open and operating throughout the entire rest of the year, both the USPS and UPS services can slow down considerably during this chaotic season. *IF YOU PLAN TO GET A GIFT FOR SOMEONE, PLEASE DON'T WAIT: ORDER NOW*

We can't be responsible for delays in the postal systems, so seriously... please don't choose "media mail" shipping on December 15th if you want it to arrive before Xmas/etc, as it won't likely happen. Basically everything after the 15th is almost a crapshoot anyway, so please choose Priority Mail or UPS Ground throughout the entire month of December if anything is time sensitive!

Now that that annual nonsense is covered, we'd also like to highlight the latest round of badass new releases and restocks we've scored for the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

New stuff we've got for this update include THOU's self-released 10" version of their Chaos Wizard Youth EP, the 17-year(!) overdue NOOTHGRUSH 1994 vinyl, CD and t-shirt imports, a pretty stacked package from Hydra Head (new HELMS ALEE and PRURIENT, old CAVE IN, JESU, PELICAN, etc), two techsane AKANAME CDs, dirtbag crew GODS & QUEENS truly awesome new EP, an old HEWHOCORRUPTS split unearthed and dusted off, a new(?!) WADGE split, a RAEIN collection, PHOBIA and TOXIC HOLOCAUST vinyl for all you brutalizers and way more.

On the re-stock tip we're hyping the phenomenal FALSE debut, TORCHE, KAYO DOT and more from Hydrahead, quality Denovali imports galore, the MOSS 1-sided 12" import and a bunch of other jibba jab. Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Akaname - Filthlicker CD (Debello) $7.99
* Akaname - Self-Titled CD (Self Released) $7.99
* Brody's Militia / Breathilizor - Split 7" (Give Praise) $4.99
* Cave In - Jupiter 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Cave In - Tides of Tomorrow 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Eternal Elysium - Searching Low & High 2x12" (Hydrophonic) $24.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #3 - DIRTY WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Sons of Vesta) $4.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #3 - ROTTEN WINE COLORED VINYL 7" (Sons of Vesta) $4.99
* Helms Alee - Weatherhead - SIGNED BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Hewhocorrupts / Fork Knife Spoon - Split 7" (First Blood Family) $4.99
* Jesu - Self-Titled - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Jesu - Self-Titled - BROWN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Les Fragments De La Nuit - Musique Du Crepuscule - BLACK VINYL 12" (Denovali) $15.99
* Mercy Ties / Grenades - Split 12" (Echolalic) $10.99
* Mouse On The Keys - Sezession 10"+CD (Denovali) $24.99
* Needful Things - Tentacles Of Influence - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Obscene) $9.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 Unreleased 12" (F' Yoga) $19.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 Unreleased CD (F' Yoga) $9.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (F' Yoga) $16.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (F' Yoga) $16.99
* Pelican - March Into The Sea - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Pelican - March Into The Sea - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Phobia - Loud, Proud, and Grind as F' 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Prurient - Times Arrow - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Raein - Ah, As If.. CD (Sons of Vesta) $11.99
* Sankt Otten - Morgen Wielder Lustig - CLEAR BLUE HAZE COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Denovali) $24.99
* Thou - To The Chaos Wizard Youth 10" (Howling Mine) $13.99
* Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command 12" (Relapse) $12.99
* Wadge / Soil Of Ignorance - Split 7" (Give Praise) $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Delores - CHURNED BUTTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $19.99
* False - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) $11.99
* Heirs - Alchera - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $15.99
* Jeniferever - Spring Tides - GOLD COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $24.99
* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Kodiak - Self-Titled - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $16.99
* Meet Me In St. Louis - Variations On Swing - CLEAR BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $14.99
* Moss - Eternal Return - 1-Sided 12" (Super Fi) $19.99
* Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - CLEAR WITH PINK COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Sh!tstorm - Paranoid Cassette (Rotting Chapel) $4.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99

Gotta say, the last update we dropped a couple weeks back wasn't particularly shabby either! It included a solid DOZEN new "vinyl bundle" lots we've put together, where whole bunches of genre-related wax has been combined at a stupid-cheap price (40 bucks for a bigass stack of records)... so we wanted to re-highlight that fairly gnarly list of stuff as well:

NEW ITEMS: (from 11/07/11)
* Amen Ra - Mass III - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Amen Ra - Mass III - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Ancient Shores - Step To The Edge - RED COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise CD (Tank Crimes) $9.99
* Comadre - Everything Part 2 Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* East of the Wall - The Apologist 2x12" (Antithetic) $19.99
* Full of Hell - Roots Of Earth Are Consuming - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Gehenna - Land Of Sodom II 7"+CD (A389) $12.99
* Gravehill - Practitioners Of Fell Sorcery 12" - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Hatewaves - The Tombs 5" (A389) $5.99
* Into It Over It - Proper - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Kayo Dot - Stained Glass 12" (Antithetic) $14.99
* Kongh - Counting Heartbeats 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* La Dispute - Wildlife - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Sleep) $19.99
* Low Places - Spiritual Treatment 12" (A389) $12.99
* Masakari - The Prophet Feeds Cassette (Allergic To Fun) $5.99
* Now Denial - F' Now Denial - COLORED VINYL 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Pageninetynine - document #8 overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pick Your Side - Survival Prayer - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Post Teens - Self-Titled Cassette (Bored In The USA) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth - Funerary 12" (A389) $12.99
* Ringworm / Mindsnare - Split 7" (A389) $6.99
* Seraphim - The Light In the Distance - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep / Childerenofgod - Split 12" (A389) $13.99
* Terzij de Horde - A Rage of Rapture 12" (Antithetic) $13.99
* The Love Below / Homewrecker - Split - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Torche / Part Chimp - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Chunklet) $16.99
* Touche Amore / La Dispute - Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (No Sleep) $3.99
* Triac - Always Meant To Hurt You - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Vinyl Bundle - DOOM LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FAUX GRUNGE LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - INDIE'ISH LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - WEIRDO LOT (Various) $39.99
* Weak Teeth - What A Plague You Are 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Weekend Nachos - Black Earth - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Whitehorse - Document 250407 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Withdrawl - Faith Flesh & Blood - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Xibalba - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $13.99

RESTOCKS: (from 11/07/11)
* Amort - Winter Tales 12" (Kreation) $15.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Caulfield - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $12.99
* Clone (Thou / Moloch/ etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol.2 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Gehenna / Blind To Faith - Split 7" (A389) $4.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $6.99
* Gray Ghost - Succubus 7" - RED COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Hatewaves - Taste The Beast 7" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity / Creepout - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Makai, The - Embracing The Shroud Of A Blackened Sky 12" (Halo of Flies) $9.99
* Mighty Sphincter - Resurrection 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Millenial Reign - BonesDustNothing 7" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pala - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pharaoh - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth / Shin To Shin - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 2 2x12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Supermachiner - Rise 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Total F'ing Destruction - Peace, Love and Total F'ing Destruction Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) $7.99

All that new stuff (and an obscene amount more more) can all be found now in our Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Last but not least: ahem, KICKSTARTER. We've swallowed some pride and decided to give the Kickstarter website service a try, in attempts to raise $2000 to release the debut album by TILTS. It's been live for a little over a week now and we have to admit, we're pleasantly surprised and kind of amazed with the supportive response thus far!

TILTS is is an American rock band with our longtime bro Andrew Elstner (formerly of RIDDLE OF STEEL, currently of TORCHE) on vocals and guitar. He and three amigos comprise this awesome St. Louis, Missouri band, and we're hoping to release their first recordings on both vinyl and digital download.

* TILTS on Kickstarter

There you can see the (kinda goofy) promo video we assembled for this thing, which is basically an audio/video medley of the material that will make up this LP. There's also three unmastered preview tracks posted there so you can hear some of the songs in full.

Although we've done pretty well with the Kickstarter fundraising as of writing this, it actually won't cover the full costs of manufacturing this beast. We figured if we can raise at least 2k, that'll be enough to push this into production... but if we can really get closer to 3k we'll actually be able to pay for the entire thing up front!

It's basically set up as an "elaborate pre-order" in the sense that everyone who pledges money towards our Kickstarter actually gets the full album at the bare minimum. For those who're inclined to drop extra bones, there's the options of getting an exclusive t-shirt, exclusive hoodie, beer coozie, stickers, customized test presses, a personal photo actually included into the album artwork and for the true ballers: a private performance from TILTS themselves.

So yeah, it's possibly a little corny but to be honest, this album may not have happened without Kickstarter so we're officially excited to be using this method for pre-ordering the release, and hope you'll please check it out (and/or spread the word!):

* TILTS on Kickstarter

(if nothing else, you should at least hit it up to check out 3 free awesome tunes from TILTS, who we've had on heavy rotation almost all year!)

OK enough blah blah, lets wrap this up. Hopefully this update finds you well and we can provide you (and/or your loved ones) with some additional awesome music this season. So hit us up!!

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Kickstarter alert: TILTS debut album (current TORCHE / ex-RIDDLE OF STEEL)

2011-11-16T19:38:00.000-05:00

The times they are a'changing: Robotic Empire is trying out Kickstarter!

It's not without good reason: we 1.) want to release the badass debut album by TILTS, but 2.) can't afford it at the present time. Instead of racking up more debt at an already financially-skinny time, we're testing the waters with ye olde Kickstarter.

TILTS is comprised of our old comrade Andrew Elstner (formerly of RIDDLE OF STEEL and now also currently of TORCHE) on guitar and vocals, plus three of his close friends also from St. Louis, Missouri: Shawn Hart on bass, Ken McCray on drums and Andy White on guitar.

These dudes self-recorded 12 tracks over three sessions at their home studio, then ponied up to have Richmond engineer Ian Whalen (RAH BRAHS, TOMBS, LAMB OF GOD, etc) re-mix the whole shebang.

She's a killer album that way more people need to hear, so we're attempting to both raise awareness of the band as well as drum up the two grand needed to have it all properly mastered and pressed on vinyl + digital download.

Hopefully that's where you come in, as we've set up six different "pledge" options for this thing ranging from $5 to $666. Pretty much every one involves getting the album, and we've trying to keep it interesting as this is basically set up as an elaborate "pre-order". Long story short, we've tried to use the better parts of Kickstarter's setup to make this exciting for anyone who decides to check it out.

So yeah, please check it out:

* TILTS - debut album at Kickstarter

We've got it set up to run for two months since the holidays could throw things off a bit, but ideally we can raise 2grand for this thing and get this badass album released pronto. If this works out, we've got some other cool ideas for future projects to run through Kickstarter.

This TILTS album is catchy as hell but generally unheard, so we're excited to spread the word about one of our in-house favorite bands. We've seriously jammed this thing in repeat for the better part of a year and are glad to finally get this crazytrain in motion!

For a lot more information and to preview additional tracks in full (the video above is just a medley) please check out the Kickstarter page.

Also, thanks for reading/humoring this... bring it!!

* TILTS - debut album at Kickstarter

* TILTS on Facebook

p.s. if you like this on any level, please spread the word! We need as many people as possible to check out TILTS!!

VINYL BUNDLE lots, a MASSIVE distro update and previews on new Robotic Empire releases

2011-11-09T18:55:00.002-05:00

VINYL BUNDLE lots, a MASSIVE distro update and previews on new Robotic Empire releases...

LOTS of cool stuff going on with Robotic Empire as far as new releases for the label go (mentioned a little further on in the update), as well as some MASSIVE updates to our ever-active Online Store.

The craziest thing we've cooked up presently are new VINYL BUNDLE LOTS. Sort of akin to the (now sold out) multi-CD lots we amassed a few years back, we've recently combined piles of appropriate vinyl items together into killer packages based on genre(s). This is a great inexpensive way to stack out yourself (or a kindred spirit) with a large amount of quality vinyl on the cheap! See the full list of these new lots directly below the distro update.

Speaking of which, there's a lot of awesome new stuff in the store this time around. New import vinyl from AMEN RA (who recently signed to Neurot), the brutal new CANNABIS CORPSE banger on wax, COMADRE import tapes, EAST OF THE WALL and KAYO DOT from Antithetic, nu-screamos LA DISPUTE and TOUCHE AMORE from No Sleep, the unreasonably good debut recordings from POST TEENS on cassette, the phenomenal new TORCHE / PART CHIMP split on color (completely sold out elsewhere?), burly WHITEHORSE on import vinyl and probably the most noteworthy addition to our store: THE ENTIRE A389 LABEL CATALOG. This label has absolutely killed it the past few years, and we're pumped to now stock everything they currently have available. We've also added a couple of PG.99 overrun "prints" from the recent LP re-presses we did. A $1 way to add a little artwork to your wall.

Rad restocks this round are BRAINWORMS, GHOSTLIMB, INTEGRITY (and all A389 staple restocks as well), ROSETTA and SUPERMACHINER 2xLPs from E-Vinyl, the awesome and elaborate TRAP THEM cassette, the "Clone Vol. 2" comp with THOU/etc, and a whole lot more. Here's the full shebang:

NEW ITEMS:
* Amen Ra - Mass III - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Amen Ra - Mass III - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Ancient Shores - Step To The Edge - RED COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise CD (Tank Crimes) $9.99
* Comadre - Everything Part 2 Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* East of the Wall - The Apologist 2x12" (Antithetic) $19.99
* Full of Hell - Roots Of Earth Are Consuming - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Gehenna - Land Of Sodom II 7"+CD (A389) $12.99
* Gravehill - Practitioners Of Fell Sorcery 12" - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Hatewaves - The Tombs 5" (A389) $5.99
* Into It Over It - Proper - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Kayo Dot - Stained Glass 12" (Antithetic) $14.99
* Kongh - Counting Heartbeats 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* La Dispute - Wildlife - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Sleep) $19.99
* Low Places - Spiritual Treatment 12" (A389) $12.99
* Masakari - The Prophet Feeds Cassette (Allergic To Fun) $5.99
* Now Denial - F' Now Denial - COLORED VINYL 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Pageninetynine - document #8 overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pick Your Side - Survival Prayer - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Post Teens - Self-Titled Cassette (Bored In The USA) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth - Funerary 12" (A389) $12.99
* Ringworm / Mindsnare - Split 7" (A389) $6.99
* Seraphim - The Light In the Distance - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep / Childerenofgod - Split 12" (A389) $13.99
* Terzij de Horde - A Rage of Rapture 12" (Antithetic) $13.99
* The Love Below / Homewrecker - Split - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Torche / Part Chimp - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Chunklet) $16.99
* Touche Amore / La Dispute - Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (No Sleep) $3.99
* Triac - Always Meant To Hurt You - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Vinyl Bundle - DOOM LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FAUX GRUNGE LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - INDIE'ISH LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - WEIRDO LOT (Various) $39.99
* Weak Teeth - What A Plague You Are 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Weekend Nachos - Black Earth - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Whitehorse - Document 250407 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Withdrawl - Faith Flesh & Blood - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Xibalba - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $13.99

RESTOCKS:
* Amort - Winter Tales 12" (Kreation) $15.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Caulfield - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $12.99
* Clone (Thou / Moloch/ etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol.2 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Gehenna / Blind To Faith - Split 7" (A389) $4.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $6.99
* Gray Ghost - Succubus 7" - RED COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Hatewaves - Taste The Beast 7" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity / Creepout - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Makai, The - Embracing The Shroud Of A Blackened Sky 12" (Halo of Flies) $9.99
* Mighty Sphincter - Resurrection 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Millenial Reign - BonesDustNothing 7" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pala - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pharaoh - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth / Shin To Shin - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 2 2x12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Supermachiner - Rise 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Total F'ing Destruction - Peace, Love and Total F'ing Destruction Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) $7.99

All that new stuff (and obviously way more) can all be found now in our Robotic Empire - Online Store

The quick n' dirty on the crazy VINYL BUNDLE LOT sale we're doing is that each VINYL LOT contains typically 4 records (often more) plus at least 3 free bonus CDs of similar genre(s). $39.99 is the measly asking price for a substantial stack of music, and here's the individual breakdowns of the different lots we've made available:

DOOM LOT:
* Nadja / Galena - Konstruktion 12'' (IMPORT - Adagio)
* Mills Of God - Call Of The Eastern Moon - 180 GRAM VINYL 12'' (IMPORT - Modus Operandi)
* Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Thou / The City Is The Tower - Dwell in the Darkness of Thought and Drink the Poison of Life 12" (Init)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

FAUX GRUNGE LOT:
* Gods & Queens - Untitled - PURPLE VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire)
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #2 - 1-SIDED VINYL 12" (Sons of Vesta)
* Mannequin / Transistor Transitor - Split - BLOODCOT COLOR VINYL 7" (Robotic Empire)
* Tideland - Asleep In The Graveyard - CREAM COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Versoma - Life During Wartime 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

FLORIDA GLORY LOT #1:
* Capsule - Blue - OCEAN COLOR VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire)
* Floor - Below & Beyond 8xCD Set (packaged in a LP-sized gatefold jacket - Robotic Empire)
* Magrudergrind / Shitstorm - Split CD (Robotic Empire)
* Monstro - Anchors Up! - COLORED VINYL 7" (Limited Fanfare)
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - SWAMP COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

FLORIDA GLORY LOT #2:
* Capsule - Self-Titled (Tape + Demo + Tour + More) - SNOW DRIFT COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Ergs, The / Grabass Charlestons - Split - COLORED VINYL 7" (No Idea)
* Light Yourself On Fire - Intimacy - CMYK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Seventh Rule)
* New Bruises - Transmit Transmit 12" (Kiss Of Death)
* Torche - Meanderthal - CUBAN FLAG COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

INDIE'ISH LOT:
* All-American Rejects, The - When the World Comes Down - BLUE COLOR VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet)
* Cursive - Art Is Hard / The Recluse - PICTURE DISC 10" (Robotic Empire)
* Del Cielo - Wish And Wait 12" (Golden Brown)
* Hanna Hirsch - Tala Svart 12'' (IMPORT - Adagio)
* Science of Yabra / Old Growth - Split 7'' (Dead Tank)
* Verse En Coma - Self-Titled 10"+CD (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

POST-ROCK LOT #1:
* Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled - VANILLA COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart... - RED SUN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire)
* Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer 12" (Conspiracy)
* Windmills By The Ocean - II - PAGAN SUN COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)
+ Aughra - Habidibad Vol. 1 - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Underadar)

POST-ROCK LOT #2:
* Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled - COGNAC COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Magdalene - Sail With The Tide 12'' (IMPORT - Sons of Vesta)
* Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn - SWAMP COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire)
* Windmills By The Ocean - Self-Titled 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 2 FREE CDs (of our choice)
+ Aughra / Poision Arrows - C10 Cassette (Plastic Airlines)
+ Aughra - Habidibad Vol. 1 - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Underadar)

PUMMELER LOT #1:
* Employer, Employee - Discography - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Rogue State - Emic Vs. Etic 12'' (Be Happy)
* Towers / Take Down Your Art - Split - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 10" (Somberlain)
* Zann / Burial Year - Split 12'' (IMPORT - Adagio 830)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

PUMMELER LOT #2:
* Chronicle AD - Enough Rats 7'' (Hyperrealist)
* Dahmer - 2 Song - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7'' (D7I)
* Geisha - Maudit A Minuit 12'' (IMPORT - Super Fi)
* Wasted Time - Futility 12'' (Grave Mistake)
* Umbrella / Everykidlovesaclown - Split - PICTURE DISC 12'' (IMPORT - Crucificados)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

SHREDDER LOT #1:
* Cannabis Corpse - Tube of the Resinated - BONG WATER COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Inter Arma - Sundown 12" (Mirror Universe)
* Pig Destroyer - Painter of Dead Girls - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (IMPORT - A Date With Elvis)
* Poostew - Misericordia 10'' - PICTURE DISC (IMPORT - Midnight Man Hunt)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

SHREDDER LOT #2:
* Battlemaster / Inter Arma - Split 7" (Mirror Universe)
* Buckshot Facelift - Anchors of the Armless - 1-Sided 12" (Old Souls)
* Crestfallen - Self-Titled 7" (IMPORT - A Date With Elvis)
* Pig Destroyer - Painter of Dead Girls - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (IMPORT - A Date With Elvis)
* Pollution - nastyDNA 12'' (IMPORT - Feast of Tentacles)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

WEIRDO LOT:
* Attitude Problem - Self-Titled 12'' (Forcefield)
* Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - METALLIC RED COLORED VINYL 9"+CD (Robotic Empire)
* Pygmy Lush - Bitter River 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Ultra Dolphins - Mar - GOLD VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Ultra Dolphins - Why Are You Laugh - HIGHLIGHTER VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

Seriously, at 40 bucks a pop... you're talking a LOT of music to jam on, or to give to likeminded freaks (friends), to get as gifts for the pending holidays (ugh) or to simply take a chance on oldschool style. A minimum of 4 records and 3 CDs per bundle, we've gotten kinda crazy with this one!

These vinyl bundle lots can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Last but not least, we're happy to announce some upcoming label activity with 2 new releases this January. The first is a 2xCD from AIDAN BAKER (who's also half of the prolific doom duo NADJA). This double disc titled The Spectrum of Distraction is easily one of the strangest releases we've ever done musically, with 96 (!) tracks intentionally assembled to be played at random, creating a unique listening experience each time. It was a *bit* too massive to undertake on vinyl (the bonus digital download included is SIX additional hours of material), so we're dropping that one on 2xCD and digitally on January 17th. Preview clips will be announced shortly.

The second release is from longtime friends ANCIENT SKY, who have slowly been assembling an arsenal of ruthlessly good psychedelic bangers. Their new album T.R.I.P.S. will be self-released on vinyl via their in-house label, Loud Baby Sounds (also home of their "sister" band, LITTLE GOLD, with whom they share 3/4 members). T.R.I.P.S. is accurately titled, but thankfully does not fall down the meandering pitfalls some modern psych bands can fall themselves in, and in fact the album is downright catchy at times! It's a high-calibre album, up there with the finer outputs of DEAD MEADOW, THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION and OM. The whole thing was also self-recorded to 2" tape and really sounds great. We'll be handling both cassette and digital-download formats of this thing, with brethren Sons of Vesta releasing the vinyl in Europe.

This should also be available mid-January and we suggest you promptly familiarize yourself with this beaut ASAP via ANCIENT SKY's bandcamp page. Their back-catalog can be found there as well, and is well worth exploring.

Not a bad little update ay? We've actually got another new release (hopefully) in the immediate pipeline that we plan to announce in just a week or so.... more info on that once its all actually ready. Thank you for reading all this, and please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you can! Peace,

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BIG t-shirt sale, lots of new vinyl and other rad stuffs

2011-10-16T21:06:00.001-04:00

Once again, we've dreamed up a stupid sale to make some space. We've got a lot of new t-shirts lately (THOU, COUGH, etc) and have a bunch of others on deck in the near-future pipeline too... but no more shelf space for the upcoming stuffs! Solution? CRAZY SALE.

Through the rest of the month, we're doing a buy-3-get-1-free sorta offer. Really, it's "put 4 shirts in your cart, get $14.99 knocked off" since the high-end of the the average shirt price is $14.99 (even though many are less). Long story short, if you purchase 4 shirts, one of them will be free. 4 for the price of 3? I dunno, but get these old shirts outta here so we can make more! FALL FASHION and all that junk. Just use coupon code "SHIRTSALE" during checkout and you're officially chillin.

Beyond that foolishness, we've actually got another jammin lil update for ya this time around. Almost all vinyl (plus a few tapes) and bangers abound! New stuff and restocks all have quite noteworthy stuff, so here's just the lists in full:

NEW ITEMS:
* Aussitot Mort - Discographie - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (IFB) $19.99
* Austrasian Goat, The / Neige Morte - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 10" (Music Fear Satan) $11.99
* Big Kids / Koalacaust - Split - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (Mountain Man) $4.99
* Big Kids - Don't Be A Baby + 2 Cassette (Mountain Man) $4.99
* Big Kids - Hoop Dreams Cassette (Mountain Man) $4.99
* Big Kids - Phone Home Cassette (Mountain Man) $4.99
* Cloud Rat / The Oily Menace / Wolbachia - 3 Way Split 12" (IFB) $9.99
* Drainland / Cellgraft - Split 7" (IFB) $5.99
* Gentle Art of Chokin - Self-Titled 10" (IFB) $10.99
* Irons / Pulling Teeth - Grey Savior 12" (Deathwish) $12.99
* Kongh - Shadows Of The Shapeless 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $19.99
* Lentic Waters - Self-Titled 12" (IFB) $10.99
* Littlest Viking, The - Labor & Lust - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Mountain Man) $9.99
* Noothgrush - Failing Early Failing Often 2x12" (Emetic) $21.99
* Panzram - Reform 10" (IFB) $9.99
* Revok - Grief Is My New Moniker 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $19.99
* Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Trap Them - Seance Prime: The Complete Recordings - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Trap Them - Seance Prime: The Complete Recordings - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99

RESTOCKS:
* Converge - Axe To Fall 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Daitro - Cendresdes Cendres, Je Me Consume 10" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Music Fear Satan) $15.99
* Doomriders - Darkness Come Alive 12" (Deathwish) $9.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick 2x12" - BLACK COVER VERSION VINYL (Emetic) $21.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick 2x12" - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL (Emetic) $21.99
* Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12" (Emetic) $21.99
* Titan - Colossus 12" (React With Protest) $12.99
* Trainwreck / Comadre - Split 12" (React With Protest) $11.99
* Victims - A Dissident 12" - GREEN COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $11.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99

And just last week we had another gnarly mid-sized update, so to reiterate its awesomeness here's that stuff as well:

NEW ITEMS: (from 10/11/11)
* Aidan Baker - Only Stories 12" (Broken Spine Productions) $16.99
* Cult of Daath - The Grand Torturers of Hell CD (Battle Kommand) $4.99
* Hero Of A Hundred Fights - The Remote The Cold - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Forge Again) $13.99
* Infinite Light LTD - Self-Titled - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $16.99
* Like Wolves - Self-Titled - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hex) $9.99
* Moloch / Wyqm - Split - MARBLE BLACK GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Death Agonies & Screams) $9.99
* MonstrO - Anchors Up! - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Limited Fanfare) $5.99
* MonstrO - Anchors Up! - FUCHSIA COLORED VINYL 7" (Limited Fanfare) $5.99
* Nachtmystium - Doomsday Derelicts 12" - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Diabolus Templum Sanus) $10.99
* Nachtmystium - Live At Roadburn MMX CD (Diabolus Templum Sanus) $4.99
* Nadja / Picastro - Fool, Redeemer 12" (Broken Spine Productions) $16.99
* Oak & Bone - Self-Titled - BLACK 12" (Hex) $9.99
* Oak & Bone - Self-Titled - PURPLE MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hex) $9.99
* Oak & Bone / Like Wolves - Split 7" (Barbarossa) $4.99
* Protestant - Stalemate 10" (Halo Of Flies) $9.99
* Raein - Sulla Linea D'Orizzonte Tra Questa Mia Vita E Quella Di Tutti 12" (Self-Released) $15.99
* Sapthuran / Leviathan - Split CD (Battle Kommand) $4.99
* Secrets She Kept - La Fin Absolue du Monde Cassette (Witch Sermon) $4.99
* Thou - Accountant - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Thou - Accountant - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Accountant - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Accountant - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Accountant - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Accountant - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Unearthly Trance - V Cassette (Witch Sermon) $4.99
* Whirr - Distressor Cassette (Bridgetown) $5.99
* Xasthur / Leviathan - Split CD (Battle Kommand) $4.99

RESTOCKS: (from 10/11/11)
* Achilles - Hospice 12" - GREY COLORED VINYL (Farewell Party) $12.99
* Celeste - Misanthrope(s) 2x12" (Denovali) $24.99
* Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s) 2x12" (Denovali) $26.99
* Celeste - Nihiliste(s) - PICTURE DISC 12" (Denovali) $14.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - RED/CLEAR VINYL (Hex) $9.99
* Fall Of Efrafa - Inle 2x12" (Halo Of Flies) $24.99
* Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, The - Anthropomorphic 2x12" (Denovali) $24.99
* Oak & Bone - Self-Titled 7" (Hex) $4.99
* Omega Massif - Geisterstadt 12" - BROWN BLACK COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt - Size: YOUTH LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Unholy Grave - Grindignation 7" - BLUE BLACK SMEAR SQUARE SHAPED COLORED VINYL (Death Agonies & Screams) $7.99
* Wyqm - Self-Titled 12" - YELLOW WITH BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Death Agonies & Screams) $6.99

There ya go. All kinds of tunes and cloths for ya. Remember the coupon code "SHIRTSALE" for the $14.99 discount when you've got 4 shirts in yr cart. Big ups!

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GODS & QUEENS touring Europe, losers skip their homeland... again

2011-10-16T15:26:00.002-04:00

GODS & QUEENS are touring Europe, again. If you can, please go see them and then punch Jamie Getz in his fat head for never touring the damn states like a wimp and making us sit on these dust-collecting but totally awesome LPs. The jerk!

Seriously though, Ben the bassist is awesome and I'm sure whatever sucker they found to play drums is alright too. Go see these dudes, Euros!!

Wed, Nov 9 7:00 pm La Miroiterie Paris, France
Thu, Nov 10 7:00 pm Le Bar des Capucins Lyon, France
Fri, Nov 11 7:00 pm Edoné Bergamo, Italy
Sat, Nov 12 7:00 pm Arci Valverde Forli, Italy
Sun, Nov 13 7:00 pm Borederline Pisa, Italy
Mon, Nov 14 8:00 pm Voodoo Arci Club, Comacchio, Italy
Tues, Nov 15 8:00 pm MKC, Koper, Slovenia
Wed, Nov 16 10:00 am Radio Student FM 89,3 (Jamie Solo/Acoustic LOL) Ljublijana, Slovenia
Wed, Nov 16 7:00 pm Pekarna, Dvorana Gustaf Maribor, Slovenia
Thu, Nov 17 7:00 pm Menza Pri Koritu Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fri, Nov 18 7:00 pm Palah, Rijeka, Croatia
Sat, Nov 19 7:00 pm TBA Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovnia
Sun, Nov 20 Off (boring)
Mon, Nov 21 7:00 pm Venue TBA Split, Croatia
Tue, Nov 22 7:00 pm Széfra Budapest, Hungary
Weds, Nov 23 Vester 99, Vienna, Austria
Thurs, Nov 24 8:00 pm SUB, Graz, Austria
Fri, Nov 25 7:00 pm AZ Conni Dresden, Germany
Sat, Nov 26 3:00 pm Saechsischer Bahnhof Gera, Germany
Sun, Nov 27 3:00 pm Schokoladen Berlin, Germany *Early Show*
Mon, Nov 28 7:00 pm Exhaus Trier, Germany
Tue, Nov 29 7:00 pm Waldmeister Solingen, Germany
Wed, Nov 30 7:00 pm AZ Aachen, Germany
Thu, Dec 1 7:00 pm De Onderbroek Nijmegen, Netherlands
Fri, Dec 2 9:00 pm Secret Spot Oostende, Belgium
Sat, Dec 3 8:00 pm Vera Groningen, Netherlands *FREE SHOW*

PYGMY LUSH fall tour dates (Oct/Nov, east coast)

2011-10-15T17:14:00.004-04:00

PYGMYLUSH is hitting the road to The Fest and back (plus a lil some some). Just east coast style this time, but here ya go:

10/25-Blacksburg, VA-130 Jackson w/ Circle Takes The Square, Regents
10/26-Greensboro, NC-Glenwood Coffee w/ Circle Takes The Square, Systems
10/27-Birmingham, AL-Spring St Firehouse w/ Coliseum, Regents
10/28-New Orleans, LA-Big Top w/ Leaving, Habitat
10/29-Tallahassee, FL-Farside w/ Salt Altars
10/30-Gainesville, FL-The Fest/The Atlantic w/ Ampere, Punch, The Catalyst, Pianos Become The Teeth
10/31-Atlanta, GA-Wonderroot w/ Loma Prieta, The Catalyst
11/1-Richmond, VA-Gallery 5 w/ Screaming Females, Big Eyes
11/2-Baltimore, MD-Golden West w/ Ladypiss
11/3-Rochester, NY-Montys Crown w/ Like Wolves
11/4-Boston, MA-Democracy Center w/ Ampere
11/5-NYC, NY-Death By Audio w/ Ghastly City Sleep, Ancient Sky

"Here's the final routing and info for the east coast Fall tour....
No other touring plans... until Spring 2012... European Tour... info TBA...."

Lotsa THOU media (shirt pics, great live shots, vinyl photos, etc)

2011-10-11T17:13:00.001-04:00

Here's a little mockup image of the newest "Accountant" THOU shirt. (left part is the front, right part is the back - back print is actually pretty small). Super comfy shirt, ala American Apparel's grey tri-blend, but without supporting skumbagz...

* Grab that joker here

Brooklyn Vegan also caught THOU live at their recent (and packed) ABC No Rio gigger in NYC, snapping a bunch of rad shots (and apparently a video of them covering "Sabatoge" by ye' ol' BEASTIE BOYS!)

* Peep pics/vids here

Semi-related, longtime bro of both the band and label, Josh Sisk, snapped a few gnarly shots as well from this week's Baltimore show...

* Czech them here

Vinyl Abuse did a cool photo-review of our latest THOU release, The Archer & The Owle megaEP 12" and cassette. Some pretty rad (and large) photos can be found there now.

* Vinyl Abuse blogg
* Order The Archer & The Owle megaEP 12" and/or cassette

I think that's as much THOU updateage we can cram into one little bump... maybe we'll have a sequel with some videos? Anyway, if you dig this band we've got a boatload of their stuff, please check it out!

* THOU in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update - New Thou shirt and self-released Raein 12"

2011-10-10T12:48:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone, medium sized update this week with a new shirt from Thou and some choice vinyl including the self-released Raein record. Restocks of the Harp Lady shirt design for Thou and other crucial items we like to keep in stock. Check the list below! We also wanted to mention that Neon Bastard has a self recorded / self released EP out now and it's available on our bandcamp page, links below. Thanks!

New Items:

Aidan Baker - Only Stories 12" (Broken Spine Productions) $16.99
Cult of Daath - The Grand Torturers of Hell CD (Battle Kommand) $4.99
Hero Of A Hundred Fights - The Remote The Cold - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Forge Again) $13.99
Infinite Light LTD - Self-Titled - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $16.99
Like Wolves - Self-Titled - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hex) $9.99
Moloch / Wyqm - Split - MARBLE BLACK GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Death Agonies & Screams) $9.99
MonstrO - Anchors Up! - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Limited Fanfare) $5.99
MonstrO - Anchors Up! - FUCHSIA COLORED VINYL 7" (Limited Fanfare) $5.99
Nachtmystium - Doomsday Derelicts 12'' *RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Diabolus Templum Sanus) $10.99
Nachtmystium - Live At Roadburn MMX CD (Diabolus Templum Sanus) $4.99
Nadja / Picastro - Fool, Redeemer 12" (Broken Spine Productions) $16.99
Oak & Bone - Self-Titled 12" (Hex) $9.99
Oak & Bone - Self-Titled - PURPLE MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hex) $9.99
Oak & Bone / Like Wolves - Split 7" (Barbarossa) $4.99
Protestant - Stalemate 10" (Halo Of Flies) $9.99
Raein - Sulla Linea D'Orizzonte Tra Questa Mia Vita E Quella Di Tutti 12" (Self-Released) $15.99
Sapthuran / Leviathan - Split CD (Battle Kommand) $4.99
Secrets She Kept - La Fin Absolue du Monde Cassette (Witch Sermon) $4.99
Thou - Accountant - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $15.99
Thou - Accountant - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
Thou - Accountant - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
Thou - Accountant - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
Thou - Accountant - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
Thou - Accountant - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
Unearthly Trance - V Cassette (Witch Sermon) $4.99
Whirr - Distressor Cassette (Bridgetown) $5.99
Xasthur / Leviathan - Split CD (Battle Kommand) $4.99

Restocks:

Achilles - Hospice 12'' *GREY COLORED VINYL* (Farewell Party) $12.99
Celeste - Misanthrope(s) 2x12'' *BLACK VINYL* (Denovali) $24.99
Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s) 2x12'' *BLACK VINYL* (Denovali) $26.99
Celeste - Nihiliste(s) 12'' *PICTURE DISC VINYL* (Denovali) $14.99
Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12'' *RED/CLEAR VINYL* (HexRecords) $9.99
Fall Of Efrafa - Inle 2x12'' *VINYL* (Halo Of Flies) $24.99
Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, The - Anthropomorphic 2x12'' *BLACK VINYL* (Denovali) $24.99
Oak & Bone - Self-Titled 7'' *BLACK VINYL* (Hex) $4.99
Omega Massif - Geisterstadt 12'' *BROWN BLACK COLORED VINYL* (Denovali) $14.99
Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: EXTRA LARGE (Mammoth) $14.99
Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: LARGE (Mammoth) $14.99
Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: MEDIUM (Mammoth) $14.99
Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: SMALL (Mammoth) $14.99
Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: YOUTH LARGE (Mammoth) $14.99
Unholy Grave - Grindignation 7'' *BLUE BLACK SMEAR SQUARE SHAPED COLORED VINYL* (Death Agonies ... $7.99
Wyqm - Self-Titled 12'' *YELLOW WITH BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL* (Death Agonies & Screams) $6.99

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More new THOU vinyl & merch, plus a bigass/badass distro update!

2011-09-18T16:37:00.002-04:00

(photo by Rich Gaccione)
TWO back-to-back THOU updates?! Not that crazy when you consider how freakishly prolific this monster outfit is, and we're pretty hyped to have our hands in yet another release they've done. A bit less directly this time, but along with longtime brethren Gilead Media, the Robotic Empire - Online Store is the very first place to stock THOU's band-released *upgraded* vinyl repress of their latest album, Summit.

Thankfully this one is NOT a pre-order, as this bad mamma jamma is all done and ready to roll! Their latest doom/sludge masterpiece, Summit, was initially released on wax by Southern Lord, but now self-released by the band with some mild but important upgrades: all new plates, heavyweight tip-on style jacket with clear spot-gloss, heavier printed innersleeve (with corrected text and lyrics), NO mucking around with stickers, smokey clear 180 GRAM vinyl... overall we're just talking a really classy package here.

That's not to dump on the venerable Southern Lord's pressing, which was solid. Its just that THOU has since ironed out a few OCD kinks on what they want to see within a fully realized package, taking knowledge gained from our recent The Archer & The Owle "megaEP" release and re-applying some sonic and aesthetic enhancements to their latest full-length offering.

That being said, this thing is freaking beautiful. An already massive album that is now probably a bit more in line with the true vision THOU has for this album. We're honored to aide these fine southern gentlemen in any way yet again, and of course along with our awesome(ly organized) brother-in-arms at Gilead Media!

To commemorate the occasion (and others), we have beefed up our THOU shirt arsenal with a new ripoff of a classic PG.99 image... actually the first t-shirt we ever printed so many years ago! We're still using the same great printshop who've always done us right and are happy to present this thing to you today. Alabama's Mammoth Printshop printed our very first shirt for us a solid dozen or so years ago: a black owl and mustard yellow text on an athletic grey t-shirt. Here we are again with an homage to those days (comparison image here), with friends of all conspirators THOU delivering this classic ripoff tee.

In addition to that banger, we're hoping to have another new design and one re-print in house before too long, but those didn't quite make it in time for this update. No matter, there is a (potentially literal) TON of other new items and restocks for this update, including a slew of other very righteous vinyl and shirts.

Noteworthy new jams include the debut FALSE LP (sooooo highly recommended), BARGHEST's debut (ex/current THOU), DARK CASTLE's latest on color, GHOSTLIMB efficiency, the long overdue and most triumphant HARKONEN LP (finally!), MOLOCH, SUTEKH HEXEN, more(!) freakin THOU import LPs, TOMBS wax, mo' Mylene Sheath glory, another rad COUGH shirt (exclusive to our mailorder) and lots more...

Restocks include the other gnarly COUGH t-shirt designs and ALL their vinyl releases, BARN OWL, a BARONESS re-press, CAPSULE's latest album on coloured vinylz, DROPDEAD x3, GEISHA, JUNIUS 2xLPs, MASTODON and more. Here're the full lists:

NEW ITEMS:
* Actors & Actresses - We Love Our Enemy - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Alpinist / Masakari - Split 12" (Halo Of Flies) $11.99
* Aseethe - Reverent Burden 12" (Floating Cave) $14.99
* Barghest - Untitled - 180 GRAM VINYL 12" (Gilead Media) $10.99
* Barn Owl - Shadowland 12" (Thrill Jockey) $16.99
* Big Kids - Phone Home - BLACK VINYL 12" (Adagio830) $14.99
* Cough - Goat - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Goat - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Goat - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Goat - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Self Released) $14.99
* Dark Castle - Surrender To All Life Beyond Form - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Brutal Panda) $21.99
* Deadverse - Caution To The Wind - BLACK VINYL 12" (Adagio830) $11.99
* Eksi Ekso - Brown Shark, Red Lion - COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Elm - Nemcatacoa 12" (Sweat Lodge Guru) $18.99
* Expo 70 - Where Does Your Mind Go? 2x12" (Immune) $24.99
* False - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) $11.99
* Ghostlimb - Bearings & Distance and Self-Titled Repress 12" (Adagio830) $14.99
* Harkonen - Shake Harder Boy - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Brutal Panda) $15.99
* Herra Terra - Quiet Geist - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Higuma - Pacific Fog Dreams 12" (Root Strata) $16.99
* Jon Porras - Undercurrent 12" (Root Strata) $16.99
* Lavinia - There Is Light Between Us - BROWN GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Moloch - Possession 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* No Funeral - Self-Titled 12" (Wands Discs) $9.99
* Resurrectionists / Lich - Split 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Snowblood - Self-Titled 2x12" (Super Fi) $27.99
* Sutekh Hexen - Luciform 12" (Wands Discs) $9.99
* Thou - Owl - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Owl - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Owl - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Owl - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Owl - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Owl - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Summit - SMOKEY CLEAR COLORED 180 GRAM VINYL 12" (Self Released) $16.99
* Thou - To The Chaos Wizard Youth 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Thou / Cower - Split 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Tombs - Path Of Totality 12" (Relapse) $12.99
* Zachary Cale - Noise of Welcome 12" (Adagio830) $14.99

RESTOCKS:
* Angel Eyes - Midwestern 12" - GOLD COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Barn Owl - Ancestral Star 12" (Thrill Jockey) $16.99
* Baroness - Blue 2x12" - CONFETTI COLORED VINYL (Relapse) $24.99
* Beware of Safety - It Is Curtains 12" - RED w/ BLACK HAZE (The Mylene Sheath) $14.99
* Capsule - No Ghost 12" - GREY COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $12.99
* Cough - Baphomet T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Baphomet T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Baphomet T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Ritual Abuse 2x12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Relapse) $19.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi 2x12" - ORANGE COLORED VINYL (Forcefield) $17.99
* Cough - Wizard T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Wizard T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough - Wizard T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Self Released) $14.99
* Cough / The Wounded Kings - An Introduction To The Black Arts 12" (Forcefield) $9.99
* Dropdead - Discography 1992-1993 12" (Armageddon) $9.99
* Dropdead - Self Titled 1993 12" (Armadeggon) $9.99
* Dropdead - Self Titled 1998 12" (Armageddon) $9.99
* Geisha - Maudit A Minuit 12" (Super Fi) $13.99
* Junius - Self-Titled 2x12" - RED COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Junius - The Martyrdom Of A Catastrophist 2x12" - BRONZE COLORED VINYL (Mylene Sheath) $21.99
* Mastodon - Leviathan 12" (Relapse) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (DIY) $14.99
* Thou / Leech - We Pass Like Night, From Land to Land 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Gilead Media) $14.99

Not too shabby at all, especially if you like the heavy stuff. Holla!

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NPR streaming PG.99 and THOU live audio!

2011-08-31T16:20:00.001-04:00

PG.99 and THOU both played Washington, DC this past weekend... DURING the middle of hurricane Irene! NPR was awesomely on hand and recorded the show!

* PG.99 streaming audio @ NPR
* THOU streaming audio @ NPR

A true road warrior named Alec travelled from Maine(!) for the event too, and took some gnarly close-up footage of the bands as well. More to surface, but here's THOU covering NIRVANA (at the 2minute mark):

Last related news for now: longtime likeminded weirdo Ryan Hex is still going strong with his Hex Records / Hanging Like a Hex thing... stoked he's still writing righteous reviews after all these years. Anyway, he just dropped some science on THOU's new The Archer & The Owle megeEP including this tasty tidbit:

"Thou keeps their massive sludge experiments interesting, rocking, and most of all, heavy as Marty McFly's opinion of time travel. It's like Eyehategod with extra brains and just as much spite, and some cool, twisted melody to top it all off. They probably gave this away for free online already anyway, but the vinyl looks pretty cool and I think they even made a run of cassettes for this release if you're into 80's technology."

* Read the whole thing here, its great and there's plenty of other well written reviews too. No universal praise either, dawg keeps it real!

Beyond that, we're steadily selling the new releases (and reiusse) from both bands, so check em out if you haven't already:

* PG.99 stuff @ Robotic Empire's Online Store
* THOU stuff @ Robotic Empire's Online Store

THOU posts "mixtape"

2011-08-24T16:44:00.001-04:00

* Rad THOU-assembled "mixtape" over at Cvlt Nation. 21 varied trax!

PG.99 reunion show footage and photos

2011-08-22T14:49:00.005-04:00

(photo by Marc Gaertner, more here)
PG.99's Best Friends Day performance has come and gone, and its probably safe to say that a unanimous good time was had by all! Thanks to Curtis and Tony (and everyone else) responsible for helping this happen, and fingers crossed the DC show this weekend is just as fun! For those who missed this awesome video, it was the first one posted and seems to be the best thus far:

<3

UPDATE - more footage: Rough audio and sorta shakey footage, but awesome shot of Mike Taylor jumping into the crowd (with guitar) at 3:25... and then Chris at around the 6min mark:

Plus, another round of solid photos (by Chris Boarts Larson) from Friday's reunion show in RVA can be found over at Brooklyn Vegan.

New releases from PG.99 and THOU + shirt and vinyl sales, new items and more!!

2011-07-11T21:24:00.003-04:00

Sometimes it can be difficult to write about dudes you've spent important formative years with, witnessing them grow from teenage punx into skilled musicians and incredible songwriters. Our longtime brothers from Sterling, Virginia are just that though... so with a nostalgic heart we present the latest Robotic Empire update.

PG.99 is the first band we ever did a release with, back in the very beginning Robodog days at the end of the last century. Its pretty crazy that over 12 years later, here we are again still talking about the same band... but they seemed incredible to us back then and still remain so today. From their first demo material to the final recordings five years later, it was amazing to watch this band evolve into the formidable force they became. Its appropriate then that Robotic Empire presents the long-overdue vinyl issuing of PAGENINETYNINE's Singles collection album.

Eighteen tracks spanning their existence have been pressed into one stellar LP. Originally released on CD by (the now-defunct?) Reptilian Records, this collection compiles PG.99's widespread non-album material. It includes the stuff from their splits with CIRCLE TAKES THE SQUARE, CITY OF CATERPILLAR, ENEMY SOIL, PROCESS IS DEAD and REACTOR NO. 7 along with other short-run compilation, EP and demo tracks.

Most PAGENINETYNINE fans have a favorite album, but in some ways Singles may be a better overall representation of the band. Each of their three full-lengths (and split longplayer with MAJORITY RULE) are excellent individual documents in their progression, but Singles manages to show it all: their humble beginnings to furious midpoint and experimental end. From the original demo tape to final split EP release, the wild ride of PG.99's various creations are clearly displayed on Singles, showing a band that evolved more in their prolific five years than one could really deem reasonable.

Finely mastered by James Plotkin for a much warmer and fuller sound not heard on the original releases, this 12" has been packaged in a printed innersleeve (with an excellent eulogy by JR Hayes of PIG DESTROYER) and a silk-screened fold-over cover (printed by Broken Press, ala document #8 - click here for a bigger version of the above photospread). 1000 copies have been pressed: 200 on green, 200 on blue and 600 on black vinyl.

PG.99 - Singles by Robotic Empire

** THIS IS TECHNICALLY A PRE-ORDER as it officially has an August 2nd "street date", although we've been given the go-ahead to start shipping out pre-orders within a week or two from now. However, everything for this release is now finished and in house already.. so you can order this NOW in the Robotic Empire - Online Store and we will ship out all orders as promptly as possible! **

Closely related is the latest pressing of PG.99's landmark document #8 album. Considered by many to be their definitive album, its easily the one with the most vision. Originally recorded throughout one hectic weekend in the winter of 2001, document #8 was re-mixed a few years later by band members and engineer Kurt Ballou. Since this recording those guys have forged a relationship that continues throughout each PYGMY LUSH recording (also accomplished at Kurt's Godcity studios) and the results speak for themselves. Blistering songs dripping with spirit and passion, document #8 is arguably PG.99's magnum opus. Also housed in a silkscreen jacket, this one comes with a large 16-page booklet of lyrics/artwork/photos/etc (click here for a bigger version of the above photospread). 1000 more copies of this LP have been pressed: 200 on red, 200 on white and 600 on black vinyl.

Both of these releases are timed to correspond with PAGENINETYNINE's reunion at this year's Best Friends Day festival in Richmond, Virginia. Friday, August 19th will see them play alongside CONVERGE, STRIKE ANYWHERE, CAPSULE and more at the Canal Club in RVA. Their plan is to perform the document #8 album in full, along with other material spanning their history. Its definitely not something to miss, as PG.99 hasn't played live in over eight years. More information on the (massively fun) Best Friends Day event can be found here: http://www.bestfriendsdayrva.com

In a new addition to the Best Friends Day performance, PAGENINETYNINE will also play a bit closer to home at the Black Cat in Washington, DC the following weekend on Saturday, August 27th. Appropriately, THOU will be opening up that show... PG.99 + THOU for $10 = pretty hard to beat! More info on that over at the Black Cat website.

Both of those LPs, along with some celebratory-discounted PG.99 t-shirts (and the many members' other bands' records) can be found in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Punk Rock In The Wrong Hands by PG.99

Related in core fundamentals is a lengthy new release from Louisiana's THOU. Longtime friends of the aforementioned Virginians, THOU is cut from a very similar cloth wherein a DIY mentality is the backbone to extreme(ly) heavy music. The sonic results may vary from PG.99, but THOU's rock-solid work ethic, relentless touring and absurdly prolific release schedule now rivals (and possibly exceeds) their Sterling, VA contemporaries. Its also been a great pleasure to work with these maniacs in the past, thus we're honored to present their new 12" to you today.

Recorded throughout the turn of the decade, THOU deliver another potent 40 minutes of triumphant doom-laden sludge fury on The Archer & The Owle. Atypical heavyness to say the least, the ultra-crushing sound THOU has become known for is subtly enhanced by unique elements ala piano, atmospheric noise, horns, double bass and several re-envisioned cover songs for keen ears to decipher. Along with otherwise unreleased Summit-era material, this lengthy "megaEP" also (appropriately) contains THOU's original half of the now postponed co-release with PYGMY LUSH, oddly inspiring the band to then cover two tracks by their collaborators' latest work.

Its all spice added to the overall stunning effect of a truly visionary band; intelligent commentary atop six massive tracks of absolutely bludgeoning music. Presented on color vinyl housed in a beautiful spot-glossed "tip-on" classic style heavyweight gatefold LP jacket, this is yet another brick in THOU's ever-strengthening wall of spite and menace. All mailorder copies of The Archer & The Owle vinyl include a canvas patch exclusive to the label and band copies. 2000 copies of this "megaEP" have been pressed: 500 on opaque gray (mailorder/band only) and 1500 on translucent clear. This and much of THOU's vast back-catalog (plus a few t-shirt designs) can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Voices in the Wilderness by THOU

** As above with PG.99's Singles 12", THIS IS TECHNICALLY A PRE-ORDER as it officially has an August 2nd "street date", although we've been given the go-ahead to start shipping out pre-orders within a week or two from now. However, everything for this release is en route to us... so you can order this NOW in the Robotic Empire - Online Store and we will ship out all orders as promptly as possible! **

In addition to the vinyl version of this behemoth, we've teamed up with our brothers at Sweat Lodge Guru (who are also responsible for the awesome OMGvinyl) to unleash the cassette version of this "megaEP".

300 copies of the pro-tape version have been made, which comes in an unreal two-color letterpress double-sided, mulit-panel j-card (click here for a bigger version of the above photospread). Pretty darn impressive for 6 bucks, this is available NOW in the Robotic Empire - Online Store as well as from Sweat Lodge Guru.

In addition to these new releases (and re-press) we've got a fairly significant RoboSale going on at the moment. Hot on the heels of our insane "fire sale" discounts throughout May and June, we're now offering a slew of Robotic Empire released vinyl and t-shirts at some stupid discounts... only until the end of July though. The vinyl is a widespread slew of Robo (and related) releases, and the shirts are mostly discounted in related celebration of PG.99's burst of activity! Here's the list:

VINYL: (this sale applies to all colors we have in stock)
* Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated 12" = $9.99
* Capsule - Blue 12+CD = $8.99
* Employer, Employee - Discography 12" = $9.99
* Floor - Below & Beyond (Deluxe 10xLP, 1x7", 8xCD, 32-page booklet) = $239.99
* Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled 12" = $7.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled (debut) 12"+CD = $11.99
* Inter Arma - Sundown 12" (Mirror Universe release) = $7.99
* Isis - Oceanic 2xLP (vinyl+printed sleeves only, no gatefold jacket) = $9.99
* Pygmy Lush - Bitter River 12" = $8.99
* Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn 2x12" = $15.99
* Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart... 2x12" = $15.99
* Ultra Dolphins - Mar 12" = $7.99
* Ultra Dolphins - Why Are You Laugh 12" = $7.99
* Verse En Coma - Self-Titled 10"+CD = $9.99
* Young Widows - Live 12" (180g) = $9.99

T-SHIRTS: (this sale applies to all sizes we have in stock)
* Pageninetynine - Cow = $9.99
* Pageninetynine - Family = $9.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl With Heart = $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Goth Girl = $9.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl = $11.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man on the Moon = $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Donkey = $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World = $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope (black) = $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope (white) = $10.99

All of the above discounted stuff can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. This is all in an effort to clear some space, as along with the new releases above we also recently re-pressed some essential TORCHE albums (highlighted in the last update). What this all amounts to is a real premium for space at the lil' ol' RoboHQ so thus, the sales continue. However, this is likely to be our last large-scale discounting for a while, but nonetheless there's some good deals to be had. Along with the above items, over 275+ others have various sales attached to them as well.

Beyond all the new Robo label activity, we've actually gotten in very few new stuff/restocks lately (for a change), only a couple items really... so we're posting those along with the last update's stuff.

NEW ITEMS: (from this update)
* Obliteration - Nekropsalms 12" (Forcefield) - $9.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles - BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Thou - The Archer & The Owle - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Thou - The Archer & The Owle - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Thou - The Archer & The Owle Cassette (Robotic Empire / Sweat Lodge Guru) - $5.99
* Thou / Moloch - Tears That Soak A Callous Heart Cassette (Perpetual Motion Machine) - $4.99

RESTOCKS: (from this update)
* Cannabis Corpse - Blunted At Birth CD (Forcefield) - $9.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Tube of the Resinated CD (Forcefield) - $9.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi CD (Forcefield) - $9.99
* Cough / The Wounded Kings - An Introduction To The Black Arts 12" VINYL (Forcefield) - $9.99
* Pageninetynine - Document #8 - BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Document #8 - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Document #8 - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12"(Robotic Empire) - $11.99

NEW ITEMS: (from last update)
* Annihilation Time - II - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Tank Crimes) - $11.99
* ANS / Ramming Speed - Split 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Austrasian Goat, The / Hollow Sunshine - Split 12" (Vendetta) - $14.99
* Big Eyes - Self-Titled Cassette (Tank Crimes) - $4.99
* Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Capsule - No Ghost - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) - $12.99
* Church Of Misery - Volume 1 12"+7" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Danse Macabre - Einerseits Andererseits 10" (React With Protest) - $9.99
* Dead To A Dying World - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Tofu Carnage) - $26.99
* Dolcim - We Carry The Fire 12" (React With Protest) - $10.99
* Electro Quarterstaff - Aykroyd 12" (War On Music) - $11.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick - BLACK COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - In The Name Of Suffering 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Fell Voices - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) - $13.99
* Fleshpress - Rebuild / Crumble 12" (Throne) - $14.99
* Fleshpress - No Return 12" (Throne) - $14.99
* For Want Of - Self-Titled 7" (Resuscitate) - $4.99
* Gehenna - Malice - RED ORANGE COLORED VINYL 3x12" (Dark Symphonies) - $54.99
* Her Breath On Glass - We Aimed Straight Down - RED BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (IFB) - $9.99
* Kicking Spit - Psychrockbullsh!t - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Ludicra - The Tenant 2x12" (Throne) - $29.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - BLACK IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - RED COLORED IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Resurrectionists / Battle Of Wolf 359 - Split 10" (React With Protest) - $10.99
* Suma / Unearthly Trance - Collaboration 12" (Throne) - $19.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - RASTA COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - CUBAN FLAG COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - ORANGE BLOB COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - TAINTED SILVER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - YOLK COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal 12" (Vendetta) - $9.99

RESTOCKS: (from last update)
* Arktika - At Zero 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Narsharda) - $19.99
* Arktika - Heartwrencher 12" - GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Narshardaa) - $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - The Weeding 12" - ORANGEL COLORED VINYL (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Comadre - Wolf Ticket 12" (Adagio 830) - $14.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Giants - Old Stories 12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Cavity) - $9.99
* Mewithoutyou - AB Life 12" - BROWN COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99
* Mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99
* Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split 12" - CLOUD GREY VINYL (Vendetta) - $10.99
* Salome - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) - $12.99
* Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio) - $9.99
* Thou / Human Intruder - Split 7" (Dead Earth) - $5.99
* Titan - Colossus 12" (React With Protest) - $12.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - [DELUXE JACKET] BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99

WOW. Yeah, if we haven't been busy enough lately... lets keep the crazy going! Please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store and pick something up if you can. We've gone kinda nutzo on vinyl lately and could use some help getting it outta here. Big ups!

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"a cool offering of subterranean garage skuzz" (aka: lost/found BAD SECRETS review)

2011-07-02T16:41:00.001-04:00

Well, our ballsoutcrazy June sale has come to an end, but we still have nearly 250 random items on sale at the moment, including this oft-overlooked weirdo record we dropped about two years ago... the sole release (thus far) from BAD SECRETS:

We're going out of our way to post about this oddball release (a 9"+CD) as we just found an old review of this wild slab. Longtime brethren Crucial Blast are almost like an east coast Aquarius, whereas they take (lots of) time to type up detailed description of each item they sell. Impressive to say the least, and here's what they had to say about the aforementioned BAD SECRETS jammer:

"Weird, cavernous, bloozy garage skum from this duo out of Louisville, kind of a surprise offering from Robotic Empire. It's been descibed as "shoegazey" by some, probably because of the copious amounts of reverb that soak into every nook and cranny of these seven songs, but Bad Secrets sound to my ears more like the kind of drug-n'-booze addled noise rock outfits that were slithering out of downtown New York City back in the mid to late 80's, the sort of thing that might have appeared on Rough Trade or Homestead. The guys behind this are drummer Dan Davis (also of Kodan Armada) and guitarist Evan Patterson, the latter known for his involvement in some fine contempo pigfuck/noise rock outfits like Breather Resist, Young Widows and Black Cross. In this configuration, though, Patterson goes for a more drugged and dissonant sort of clamor, the two musicians shambling through these creepy swamp-stained dirges, a vague industrial quality sticking to everything as the twangy, skronking guitar wigs out over a pounding, percussive oil-drum throb, the songs partially formed, and apparently partially improvised as well. The recording is suitably dank and dingy, the aforementioned reverb-heavy sound has it's murkiness amplified by the low fi four-track production. Haunted, stoned gothic noise rock riddled with slurred, drawling vocals and ghostly wails, subterranean metallic scrape and trippy stereo panning, clanking riffs and chaotic drum freak outs, and weird production fuckery that ranges from sped-up tape noise and sudden drop-outs to grainy needle pops and room noise. Imagine Pussy Galore on Quaaludes, or Nick Cave stalking some ancient crypt, and you're in the general vicinity. The guitars utilize some neat shimmery Morricone-esque twang on some of the tracks, too, and the band occasionally even goes off into something resembling a nocturnal version of surf rock at times. Things get pretty "out" and psychedelic throughout this little record, but the duo are still able to produce some seriously catchy noise rock jams like "Gimmee Sound" and "Go And Leave". It's a cool offering of subterranean garage skuzz, presented on an unusual 9" size vinyl record in a silk-screened sleeve, and includes a cd version of the record." © CRUCIAL BLAST

There ya go. We've got that joint discounted to $9.99 at the moment, and with both formats together (CD and vinyl) you get double trouble on this one.

* BAD SECRETS in the Robotic Empire - Online Store
* YOUNG WIDOWS (and related) in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

Big update! New items from TORCHE, BLACK TUSK and even more extreme sales!!

2011-06-21T14:38:00.002-04:00

TORCHE is one of the few bands that we've been alongside for the entire ride, from inception up to present activity. We love this band, they are seriously awesome dudes who write seriously catchy, heavy music. It always feels good to post updates in regards to TORCHE and today we're happy to announce their two full-length albums have been newly re-pressed on vinyl.

Meanderthal is the album that took TORCHE from the underground to the semi-aboveground. It was on many best-of lists in 2008 (including the #1 spot in the fantastic Decibel Magazine). As it turned out, this ended up being their final album with 2nd guitarist Juan Montoya* and the end of the first era of the band. We ultimately outdid ourselves (and many others) with the first layout/packaging for this thing, with two die-cut tri-folding LP jackets attached together.... and while we would've loved to keep it in print that way, it just wasn't financially feasible. So in an effort to keep one of our favorite albums in print, a new and somewhat simplified version of Meanderthal has been newly re-pressed.

Now packaged in a standalone gatefold jacket, Montoya and Aaron Turner's original artwork has been mostly kept intact, and overall it still looks pretty damn killer (photo proof). We're glad there was a way to keep this album in print, as it truly is stellar! 2000 more of this have been pressed, with standard black vinyl available along with three "color in color" versions of oranges, silvers and yellows, as well as a red/white/blue tri-blend) . The ones photographed above compliment the layout quite well, and we're happy to announce that this is now available again in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

+ We also have a small amount of the original/deluxe jacket version, as described above. Last copies available anywhere. +

In addition to Meanderthal finally being available on vinyl again, we're now up to the fifth(!) pressing of the Self-Titled Reissue debut LP. This time around we kept the color vinyl (relatively) simple for a change and went with a Jah-inspired rasta tri-blend! 1000 more copies for this pressing (500 black, 500 rasta jawns), also available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

++ Both Meanderthal and the Self-Titled Reissue LPs are now nicely priced at $11.99 each, about 4 bucks cheaper than before for S/T and $8 cheaper for Meander. ++

All of this recent TORCHE activity is culminating just in time for a massive summer tour (dates below), hot on the heels of guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks "other" band FLOOR just completing their first proper US tour in eight years! We recently re-pressed the FLOOR Below & Beyond discography 8xCD set for their tour and still have some copies in stock. Seeing as how the band may be (relatively) dormant for a while with TORCHE getting busy again, we've just discounted the 8xCD FLOOR set to $29.99 , which can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. We also have a slew of classic FLOOR t-shirts available and are now down to the last half dozen (or less) copies of the ultramega 10xLP, 1x7", 8xCD, 32-page-booklet deluxe vinyl edition... Seriously: last chance to dance on that beaut!

As we mentioned above, TORCHE is hitting the road for a substantial US tour, co-headlining alongside BIG BUSINESS (plus HELMS ALEE or THRONES, depending on what part of the country you're in). The "new guy" 2nd guitarist (and longtime Robo-ally) Andrew Elstner** is firmly in the band now and they are officially on fire once again! Wisely witness this commotion IRL:

w/ BIG BUSINESS & HELMS ALEE:
7/07 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
7/08 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
7/09 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe
7/11 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
7/12 Miami, FL @ Churchill's
7/13 Orlando, FL @ The Social
7/14 Atlanta, GA @ EARL
7/15 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
7/16 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
7/17 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
7/19 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
7/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/21 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
7/22 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
7/23 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
7/24 Newport, KY @ The Historic Southgate House
7/25 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
7/26 Detriot, MI @ Magic Stick
7/27 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hoosier Dome
7/28 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
7/29 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
7/30 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
7/31 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
8/02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
8/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
8/04 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s

w/ BIG BUSINESS & THRONES:
8/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
8/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
8/07 West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
8/08 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
8/09 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
8/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
8/12 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
8/13 San Antonio, TX @ Korova
8/14 Austin, TX @ Red 7

TORCHE-related footnotes:
* Juan Montoya is now playing in MONSTRO, who recently signed to Vagrant (wtf?) and are going on tour with KYUSS and THE SWORD in September/October. Congrats Juan!
** Andrew Elstner was in the criminally underrated RIDDLE OF STEEL and is simultaneously now in the also criminally underrated TILTS. Check them out ASAP.

In addition to all the TORCHE related news, we have also expanded our already outlandish store-wide sales! For the rest of the month, 99% of the 7" EPs we carry are reduced further to only $1.99 apiece. That now matches our store-wide CD sale of just $1.99 per CD, CD-R, 3"miniCD, etc, etc etc. We got a little crazy there, but are only remaining this insane until the end of the month as we've actually cleared a good amount of much-needed space. Still lots of great items available at dirt cheap prices (including newly discounted CANNABIS CORPSE sweatpants), please check out the Robotic Empire - Online Store for all of our ridiculous discounts.

We've also got a meaty update as far as new items & restocks go! One big score this time around is the original BLACK TUSK demo EP, The Fallen Kingdom, finally pressed to wax by our homies at Hyperrealist. Eight songs, badass Baizley artworkin, raw sludgey goodness as only the dirty South knows how to properly do... and oh yeah, some logo-matched yellow vinyl copies too if you're quick! Chop chop.

In addition to that jammer, we've got new stock from ANNIHILATION TIME (the II LP reissue with limited bonus 7"), CAPSULE's righteous new No Ghost album on ltd color vinyl, CHURCH OF MISERY and EYEHATEGOD essentials from Emetic, the unstoppable FELL VOICES LP from Gilead brethren, horribly difficult to obtain Throne imports (FLESHPRESS, LUDICRA, UNEARTHLY TRANCE), lotsa skramz (DANSE MACABRE, DOLCIM, HER BREATH ON GLASS, etc) for all the screamos out there, KICKING SPIT's awesome debut 12", PYGMY LUSH's unbearably good Old Friends album on import wax (with slightly different artwork), and heaps more killer stuff.

For restocks, we've got ARKTIKA, CANNABIS CORPSE, COMADRE, ELECTRIC WIZARD, GIANTS, MEWITHOUTYOU, SALOME, THOU, TITAN and more! Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Annihilation Time - II - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Tank Crimes) - $11.99
* ANS / Ramming Speed - Split 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Austrasian Goat, The / Hollow Sunshine - Split 12" (Vendetta) - $14.99
* Big Eyes - Self-Titled Cassette (Tank Crimes) - $4.99
* Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Capsule - No Ghost - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) - $12.99
* Church Of Misery - Volume 1 12"+7" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Danse Macabre - Einerseits Andererseits 10" (React With Protest) - $9.99
* Dead To A Dying World - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Tofu Carnage) - $26.99
* Dolcim - We Carry The Fire 12" (React With Protest) - $10.99
* Electro Quarterstaff - Aykroyd 12" (War On Music) - $11.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick - BLACK COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - In The Name Of Suffering 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Fell Voices - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) - $13.99
* Fleshpress - Rebuild / Crumble 12" (Throne) - $14.99
* Fleshpress - No Return 12" (Throne) - $14.99
* For Want Of - Self-Titled 7" (Resuscitate) - $4.99
* Gehenna - Malice - RED ORANGE COLORED VINYL 3x12" (Dark Symphonies) - $54.99
* Her Breath On Glass - We Aimed Straight Down - RED BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (IFB) - $9.99
* Kicking Spit - Psychrockbullsh!t - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Ludicra - The Tenant 2x12" (Throne) - $29.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - BLACK IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - RED COLORED IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Resurrectionists / Battle Of Wolf 359 - Split 10" (React With Protest) - $10.99
* Suma / Unearthly Trance - Collaboration 12" (Throne) - $19.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - RASTA COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - CUBAN FLAG COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - ORANGE BLOB COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - TAINTED SILVER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - YOLK COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal 12" (Vendetta) - $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Arktika - At Zero 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Narsharda) - $19.99
* Arktika - Heartwrencher 12" - GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Narshardaa) - $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - The Weeding 12" - ORANGEL COLORED VINYL (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Comadre - Wolf Ticket 12" (Adagio 830) - $14.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Giants - Old Stories 12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Cavity) - $9.99
* Mewithoutyou - AB Life 12" - BROWN COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99
* Mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99
* Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split 12" - CLOUD GREY VINYL (Vendetta) - $10.99
* Salome - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) - $12.99
* Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio) - $9.99
* Thou / Human Intruder - Split 7" (Dead Earth) - $5.99
* Titan - Colossus 12" (React With Protest) - $12.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - [DELUXE JACKET] BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99

Not a bad update after a slight gap there, hopefully something caught your eye and you're keen to hit the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Last but not least, a quick update on a few current projects: both THOU and PG.99 will see new vinyl on Robotic Empire in early August! We've got a "megaEP" for THOU at the plants now titled The Archer & The Owle, and while we may obviously be biased, it absolutely rules! The PG.99 release is the long-overdue vinyl treatment of their Singles collection, along with a repress of the Document #8 album, both to coincide with their (now sold out) pending reunion at Best Friends Day in Richmond this August. We're hoping to have those for sale sometime in July or August, depending on when things wrap up.

That's it for now, please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you can! Peace!

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THOU to crush ancestral homelands (aka, our dawgs are touring EUROPE!)

2011-06-03T16:16:00.000-04:00

Our southern sludge brothers THOU are about to embark on a journey to the ancestral lands... in other words, Europe: watch out!

10.06 - Brighton, England at Cowley Club
11.06 - Groningen, Netherlands at Vera
12.06 - Eindhoven, Netherlands at Area 51
13.06 - Leiden, Netherlands at 071
14.06 - Bielefeld, Germany at AJZ
15.06 - Hamburg, Germany at Flora
16.06 - Copenhagen, Denmark at Stengade
17.06 - Berlin, Germany at Cassiopeia
18.06 - Leipzig, Germany at Zoro
19.06 - Praha, Czech Republic at 007 Club
20.06 - Wien, Austria at Arena
21.06 - Koper, Slovenia at Pandamonium
22.06 - Milano, Italy at Dauntaun / Leocavallo
23.06 - Bologna, Italy at XM24
24.06 - Stuttgart, Germany at JH West
25.06 - Versmold, Germany at Cry Me a River Fest
26.06 - Mülheim, Germany at AZ Mülheim
27.06 - Utrecht, Netherlands at dB's CAB-Rondom 100
28.06 - Kortrijk, Belgium at Cinepalace
29.06 - Portiers, France at Le Confort Moderne
30.06 - Paris, France at La Miroiterie
01.07 - London, England
02.07 - Nottingham, England at Stuck on a Name Studios

Shortly upon their return we'll have a substantial new release from these burly boys titled The Archer & The Owle. More info forthcoming, but in the meantime... check out these fiends in action if you live on that side of the pond!

Deep Discount Turbo Mega Sale + New Distro Update

2011-05-21T22:48:00.001-04:00

So our last update's store-wide $2 CD sale was a CRAZY BLOWOUT!! We just wanted to clear a little space, but the results were totally unexpected! Of course our gears are turning now and we have decided a few other formats also need a store-wide discount on the VERY CHEAP. Until the end of June, in addition to all remaining standalone CDs being only two bucks, regardless of normal price 99% of the following four formats will be heavily discounted in an all new Deep Discount Turbo Mega Sale(tm):

7"s = $2.99
2xCDs = $4.99
DVDs = $4.99
CD+DVDs = $4.99

In addition to:
CDs = $1.99
CD-Rs = $1.99

Just like the CD sale, please order more than $10 worth of stuff so we don't totally eat it on this... but yeah, if the prior $2 CD sale is any indication, stuff is likely to move fast! We had nearly 500 CD titles when the sale started and around 200 less than 12hrs later (down to less than 100 now!). Better skedaddle on over to the Robotic Empire - Online Store if ye be keen!

In addition to us loosing our minds and recklessly discounting the above formats, we've also stocked a small but mighty amount of new items & restocks. Almost entirely crucial bangers this time, there's not a ton of stuff but its almost all gnarly:

NEW ITEMS:
* Barn Owl - Ancestral Star 12" (Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Des Ark - Don't Rock The Boat, Sink The *ucker - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Lovitt) $14.99
* Electro Quarterstaff - Gretzky 2x12" (War On Music) $21.99
* Eternal Tapestry - Beyond The 4th Door 12" (Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Fell Voices / Ash Borer - Split 12" (Eternal Warfare) $10.99
* Lace Bows - Glitter Pulse Cassette (Cubic Pyramid) $6.99
* Liturgy - Aesthethica - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Thrill Jockey) $19.99
* Lotus Eaters - Wurmwulv 2x12" (Taiga) $29.99
* Lusca - Exodus CD (Self Released) $11.99
* Lusca - Self-Titled CD (Self Released) $7.99
* Melted Glass - Fluorescent Swamp Cassette (Cubic Pyramid) $6.99
* Mountains - Air Museum - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Mountains - Choral 2x12" (Thrill Jockey) $19.99
* Pine Barren - Demo Cassette (Big Mountain) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World / Guilt - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Lovitt) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope 12" (Lovitt) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - BLACK VINYL 12" (Lovitt) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - CLEAR WITH RED TINT COLORED VINYL 12" (Lovitt) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends Cassette (Lovitt) $4.99
* Sunflare - Self-Titled Cassette (Cubic Pyramid) $6.99
* Sunflare - Young Love 12" (Cubic Pyramid) $18.99
* Wizard Smoke - Speed Of Smoke Cassette (Big Mountain) $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind Of Cadwallader 12" (Security Blanket) $8.99
* Capsule / Furnace - Split 7" (Moment of Collapse) $4.99

It should be noted that the items above aren't really included in the Deep Discount Turbo Mega Sale(tm), but there's still LOADS of killer tunes available stupid cheap in the Robotic Empire - Online Store, so czech it out if you like dirt cheap awesome music! Peace!

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TIDELAND is touring Europe... RIGHT NOW!

2011-05-09T19:17:00.004-04:00

Attn EUROZ: TIDELAND is all up in your business RIGHT NOW. Booked by our awesome Italian bros at Sons of Vesta, Sterling Virginia's TIDELAND are on your shores. Seriously, check them out!!

05/09 milano, IT - dauntaun
05/10 marseille, FR - enthropy
05/11 toulouse, FR - le cri de la mouette
05/12 st. feliu de codines, SP - incivic zone
05/13 madrid, SP - el perro club
05/14 oviedo, SP - - bar l'gamonal
05/15 torrelavega, SP - la oveja negra

05/17 nantes, FR - chez jules

05/19 leiden, NL - SUB071
05/20 utrecht, NL ACU
05/21 detmold, GER - alte pauline

05/25 essen, GER - emo-keller
05/26 giessen, GER - AK44
05/27 leipzig, GER - G17
05/28 berlin, GER - schockoladen

05/31 treviso, IT - bianconiglio
06/01 noventa padovana, IT - parco della fornace
06/02 bologna, IT - atlantide
06/03 forlì, IT - valverde
06/04 arezzo, IT - habitat skatepark
06/05 napoli, IT - perditempo

TIDELAND - Braindead on the Interstate

TIDELAND - Crash

ABOOYA!

MASSIVE Robotic Empire sale: all CDs $2!! plus BANGIN new items/restocks

2011-05-08T13:30:00.001-04:00

Although not a massive update this time, almost everything here is from heavy hitters. We also need to clear some space at RoboHQ so we're offering a crazy $2 CD sale. Yep, EVERY individual CD on our site is only 2 bucks for the rest of the month. We're gonna bleed money on this one for sure, but need the space more... so we're asking for a $10 minimum order if you go for the cheap CDs so we don't completely lose our asses here. This applies to all single-CDs and not 2xCDs, DVDs, etc (although a bunch of those are already on sale too). Check out the Robotic Empire - Online Store's CD category for almost 500(!) $2 CDs. For real!

Just about every new item/restock this week is a banger, so kinda no need to highlight anything in particular as it basically all rules! Check out this quality stuff, quick n' dirty:

NEW ITEMS:
* Batillus - Furnace 12" (Seventh Rule) $11.99
* Celeste - Pessimiste(s) - CLEAR CYAN COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $14.99
* Cigarette - Blush Cassette (Cosmic Debris) $3.99
* Converge - Axe To Fall 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Crude - Corner 12" (La Familia) $11.99
* Get Rad - Choose Your Own Adventure 7" (Perpetual Motion Machine) $4.99
* Ghostlimb - Infrastructure 12" (Vitriol) $14.99
* Guilt, The - Worth Nothing Cassette (Cosmic Debris) $2.99
* Heathens - II - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Last Anthem) $10.99
* Integrity - The Blacklest Curse - GREY COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $10.99
* Lento - Icon - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $12.99
* Lustmord - Zoetrope 2x12" (Burning World) $27.99
* Millions - Gather Scatter 12" (Seventh Rule) $11.99
* Moutheater - Colonial 12" (Last Anthem) $9.99
* Nachtmystium - Live At Roadburn 2010 12" (Roadburn) $24.99
* Pulling Teeth - Paranoid Delusions | Paradise Illusions 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Rot In Hell - As Pearls Before Swine - BEER COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Scott Kelly - The Wake 12" (Burning World) $24.99
* Victims - A Dissident - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $11.99
* Zombi - Escape Velocity 12" (Relapse) $14.99

(actually, maybe worth mentioning CIGARETTE has some guestlove from PYGMY LUSH dawggery)

RESTOCKS:
* Austrasian Goat, The - Piano & Stump 2x12" - GREEN COLORED VINYL (Burning World) $27.99
* Bersarin Quartett - Self-Titled 2x12" - 180g BLACK VINYL (Denovali) $19.99
* Catalyst, The - Marianas Trench + 9" CD (Perpetual Motion Machine) $7.99
* Catalyst, The - Swallow Your Teeth CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $7.99
* Celeste - Nihiliste(s) 12" - WHITE CLEAR GOLD SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $14.99
* Coliseum - True Quiet / Last Wave 7" - BLACK VINYL (Deathwish) $4.99
* Doomriders - Darkness Come Alive 12" (Deathwish) $9.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - All The Dread Magnificence Of Perversity 2x12" (Burning World) $27.99
* Hellshock - Shadows Of The Afterworld 12" (Black Water) $11.99
* Her Name Is Calla - The Heritage 12" (Denovali) $11.99
* Her Name is Calla - The Quiet Lamb 2x12" (Denovali) $24.99
* Indian - The Sycophant 12" - BLACK VINYL (Seventh Rule) $12.99
* Ingrid - Tryangle Cassette (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* Jeniferever - Choose A Bright Morning 2x12" - BLUE GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $19.99
* Kylesa / Victims - Split 7" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (La Familia) $6.99
* Like Rats - Self-Titled 7" (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* Pizza / Tideland - Split 7" (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* Slang - The Immortal Sin 12" (Schizophrenic) $11.99
* Sweet Cobra - Bottom Feeder 12" - 1-SIDED ETCHED VINYL (Seventh Rule) $10.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) $7.99
* Trap Them - Seizures In Barren Praise 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $9.99

Yeah, pretty much speaks for itself... lotsa good stuff there to sink your teeth into. Its also worth mentioning to anyone thinking about getting the FLOOR Below & Beyond deluxe vinyl box set, we're down to less than 10 copies now and once its gone... that's it! The 8xCD set is also available, and the "FLOORCOMBO" discount jawns is still going on at the moment so you can cop $10 off +a badass free 8xButton set if you order Below & Beyond on either format w/ a FLOOR t-shirt. Holla at that here. Plus with our $2 CD sale for the month of May, there ain't really a reason NOT to hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store!

We're gonna wrap up this update with a little love to some good friends. As summer creeps in the northern hemisphere, underground fests are in full organizational swing and we've got widespread comrades involved in TWO separate awesome fiestas on the same weekend in very different parts of the country.

For all the East Coast and/or Virginia natives, Best Friends Day is going down August 18th-21st and as the previously mentioned PG.99 reunion is happening there, so are some other awesome bros... er bands performing as well: BARONESS, CONVERGE, CAPSULE, STRIKE ANYWHERE, JESUIT, MAGRUDERGRIND, THE CATALYST and a whole rack of other awesome ones we aren't really directly related to in any way. Plus if you like hillbilly water parks, booze, bikes, scavenger hunts and/or awesome people... BFD is seriously a blast.

For anyone outside of the eastern half of the country, our good friends in MONtana are putting on the badass Total Fest the same weekend (August 18-20). We're talking mass river tubing, BBQs, a record swap, outdoor ruggedry and, oh yeah, bands! They're touting BIG BUSINESS, AKIMBO, GULL (Nate from ULTRA DOLPHINS's unreal 1manband), WHITE SH!T, THE MEN, MILK MUSIC and like 35+ odd more TBA. Pretty stacked and all ages, volunteer-run, non-profit and all that goodness of course. Hit up the Total Fest website and/or twitter for updates. Good dudes/backed hard.

Had to drop some shoutouts to our good friends music-related projects, both of which really should be a lot of fun. If you're remotely close to Montana or Richmond, or just looking for an awesome roadtrip excuse... well, there ya go.

Thanks for reading all this jibba jab, now to pimp ourselves one final time please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store to help us clear some space at HQ. Peace!

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Hella FLOOR merch (4 shirts, etc!) + rare import RESTOCKS and rad NEW ITEMS

2011-04-18T12:39:00.001-04:00

Its still amazing to us that FLOOR has resurrected and is an active force again, currently on tour blazing eardrums across the USA! This is no small wonder, but still something to behold.

In celebration, we recently re-pressed the 8xCD version of their massive Below & Beyond discography... and this update we're pleased to announce that four(!) t-shirt designs are now available along with a kickass 8x button set.

One downside though is that due to our small HQ, we're a bit overwhelmed with sheer STUFF at the moment... so we've conjured up a "FLOORCOMBO" discount code to knock off $10 if you order the Below & Beyond discography plus a FLOOR t-shirt...AND we'll include a free 8x button set too if you bust the "FLOORCOMBO". Hella FLOOR jawns together for a nice price, just enter the "FLOORCOMBO" coupon code thing when you're checking out in our Online Store. This will run for the next 2 weeks.

That is easily the biggest news in our camp at the moment (following a large update about a month ago), but we've also taken the time to stock some killer new items and restocks to the Robotic Empire - Online Store as well.

The big restock news is finally scoring the long unavailable back catalog stuff from A Date With Elvis, aka the now-defunct Spanish label that issued the vinyl for PIG DESTROYER's Painter of Dead Girls 12", CRESTFALLEN's final 7" and TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR's Erase All Names And Likeness 2x12". All very hard to get and/or WAY unavailable for ages now, we are likely the only place to stock any of this stuff as it was a major mission to get. Very hyped to have that stuff in stock again after many years, and once its gone... that's really it!

Along with that we've also got restocks from heavyweights such as BARONESS, DOOMRIDERS, MADE OUT OF BABIES, MAJORITY RULE, MASTODON, TWDY and more.

New stuff includes the debut BEE CONTROL 7" (already sold out from Adagio) plus the new CROWSKIN / BLACK FREIGHTER split and GODS & QUEENS "acoustic" tape all imported from our German brothers, plus lots of double LPs this time: new KYLESA 2xLP on color wax, LIGHT BEARER blisstality, ROSETTA's new one finally on vinyl, SALOME's newest(/final?) album, plus more quality NADJA tunes from their ever-expanding arsenal of a discography, a couple awesome Skin Balms (!!) from Zeep (seriously great for all you tattoo'd freex) and more. Chekk it:

NEW ITEMS:
* Adai - Felo De Se - BLACK VINYL 12"+CD (Cavity) $9.99
* Bee Control - Movement Into Reality 7" (Adagio830) $4.99
* Crowskin / Black Freighter - Split 12" (Vendetta) $12.99
* Floor - 8 Piece Button Set (Robotic Empire) $4.99
* Floor - Leaves - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Floor - Leaves - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Leaves - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Leaves - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Leaves - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Leaves - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Heather - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Floor - Heather - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Heather - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Heather - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Heather - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Heather - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Gods & Queens - Acoustic Tape Cassette (Adagio830) $4.99
* Healing Comfrey Balm - Body Care (Zeep Soap) $5.99
* Kylesa - Spiral Shadow - MINT GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Relapse) $24.99
* Lightbearer - Llapsus 2x12" (Halo Of Flies) $21.99
* MNMNTS - The Good Life 12" (Adagio830) $9.99
* Nadja / Galena - Konstruktion 12" (Adagio830) $12.99
* Rosetta - A Determinism of Morality 2x12" (Cavity) $19.99
* Salome - Terminal 2x12" (Vendetta) $19.99
* Trees - Lights Bane 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Usnea Skin Balm - Body Care (Zeep Soap) $5.99

RESTOCKS:
* Adai - Felo De Se 12"+CD - GREEN COLORED VINYL (Cavity) $9.99
* Ampere - All Our Tomorrows End Today 10" *BLUE VINYL* (Ebullition) $10.99
* Ampere / Sinaloa - Split 12" *PURPLE COLORED VINYL* (Ebullition) $11.99
* Baroness - Blue 2x12" - CONFETTI COLORED VINYL (Relapse) $24.99
* Bloody Panda - Summon 2x12'' + DVD *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $20.99
* Breather Resist - Patent Cruciform 10'' *CASKET PICTURE DISC VINYL* (King of the Monsters)$9.99
* Charles Bronson - Complete Discocrappy 2xCD (Youth Attack) $11.99
* Crestfallen - Self-Titled 7" (A Date With Elvis) $5.99
* Deadly Sins - 4x7'' *VINYL* (Hater of God) $10.99
* Doomriders - Black Thunder 12" - PURPLE HAZE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $14.99
* Doomriders - Black Thunder 12" - THUNDERSTRUCK COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $14.99
* Endless Blockade - Primitive 12'' *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $12.99
* Fistula - Goat 12'' *LIMITED EDITION GLOW IN THE DARK COLORED VINYL* (Hydrophonic) $24.99
* Floor - Logo & Symbol - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Floor - Logo & Symbol - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Logo & Symbol - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Logo & Symbol - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Logo & Symbol - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Logo & Symbol - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Dove - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Floor - Dove - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Dove - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Dove - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Dove - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Floor - Dove - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Forensics - Green Lion 7" (Magic Bullet) $4.99
* Glasses - Self-Titled 12" 1-Sided Etched Vinyl (Vendetta) $9.99
* Graf Orlock - Doombox 10''+CD *CLEAR COLORED VINYL* (Vitriol) $14.99
* Graves At Sea / Asunder - Split 12'' *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $12.99
* Liturgy - Renihilation 12'' *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $12.99
* Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner 12" - COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers CD (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Interviews With David Frost 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Mastodon - Leviathan 12" (Relapse) $14.99
* Orchid - Chaos Is Me / Dance Tonight CD (Ebullition) $10.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled [gatefold] CD (Ebullition) $9.99
* Orchid - Totality CD (Clean Plate) $11.99
* Pig Destroyer - Painter Of Dead Girls 12" - CLEAR VINYL (A Date With Elvis) $14.99
* Raein - Ogni Nuovo Inizio 12'' *1-SIDED WHITE COLORED VINYL* (Sons Of Vesta) $14.99
* This Will Destroy You - Self-Titled 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $16.99
* This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $10.99
* Tragedy - Nerve Damage 12" *VINYL* (Self Released) $11.99
* Tragedy - Vengeance 12'' *VINYL* (Tragedy) $11.99
* Transistor Transistor - Erase All Names And Likeness 2x12" (A Date With Elvis) $19.99

There ya go faithful friends. Thanks for checking this stuff out and holla at the Robotic Empire - Online Store if anything sounds enticing. Peace!

REMAINING FLOOR TOUR DATES:
* 4/18 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen - w/ Doomriders
* 4/20 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
* 4/22 - Missoula, MT @ Secret Show
* 4/23 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse - w/ Totimoshi
* 4/24 - Portland, OR @ Branx - w/ Totimoshi
* 4/25 - Oakland, CA @ The Uptown Nightclub - w/ Totimoshi
* 4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater - w/ Totimoshi
* 4/29 - Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall - w/ Mammoth Grinder
* 4/30 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk - w/ Mammoth Grinder
* 5/1 - Houston, TX @ Walter's - w/ Mammoth Grinder
* 5/2 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
* 5/3 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room

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FLOOR touring for first time in over eight years

2011-04-06T17:45:00.003-04:00

Floridian heavy trio FLOOR are about to embark on their first proper tour in over eight years. Since disbanding, FLOOR's overdue notoriety has slowly grown, due in part from laying the foundation for guitar player/vocalist Steve Brooks' non-stop activity in TORCHE.

Reuniting to celebrate the release of their massive Below & Beyond discography/box set, FLOOR returned for a few key shows over the past year to an overwhelmingly positive response. As a result, the band is now hitting the road for the first time since 2003. In regards to the tour, Brooks had the following to say:

"It's a celebration. Celebrating our 19 years together, apart, back together, apart and back together again! Dropping bombs like it's Floorld War III!"

The (updated) scheduled dates are as follows:

4/9 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds - w/ Hawks
4/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl - w/ Hawks
4/11 - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone - w/ Hawks
4/12 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter - w/ Hawks, Amarok
4/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg - w/ Hawks
4/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - w/ Hawks
4/15 - Providence, RI @ Club Hell - w/ Doomriders
4/16 - Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab - w/ Doomriders
4/17 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - w/ Doomriders
4/18 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen - w/ Doomriders
4/20 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
4/22 - Missoula, MT @ Secret Show
4/23 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse - w/ Totimoshi
4/24 - Portland, OR @ Branx - w/ Totimoshi
4/25 - Oakland, CA @ The Uptown Nightclub - w/ Totimoshi
4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater - w/ Totimoshi
4/29 - Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall - w/ Mammoth Grinder
4/30 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/1 - Houston, TX @ Walter's - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/2 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
5/3 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room

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YOUNG WIDOWS - April-->June TOUR DATES

2011-03-23T17:21:00.001-04:00

YOUNG WIDOWS - 2011 TOUR DATES
April 28 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's
April 29 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
April 30 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic
May 1 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
May 2 - Orlando, FL - The Social
May 3 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
May 4 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
May 5 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
May 6 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny brenda's
May 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
May 8 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
May 9 - Burlington, VT - The Monkey Bar
May 10 - Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo
May 11 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
May 12 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
May 13 - Detroit, MI - Small's
May 14 - Chicago - Beat Kitchen
May 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
May 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
May 17 - Madison, WI - The Project Lodge
June 2 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
June 3 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
June 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Burt's Tiki Lounge
June 5 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
June 7 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern
June 8 - Portland, OR - Rotture
June 10 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
June 11 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA
June 12 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
June 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
June 15 - Austin, TX - Red 7
June 16 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory

As of posting this, we're down to the last 69 copies of the Live Radio Performance April 6, 2009 12" LP we released on 180gram vinyl. Nab that in the Robotic Empire - Online Store, and/or their new album In and Out of Youth and Lightness on Temporary Residence Limited!

New PYGMY LUSH releases & merch galore, FLOOR repress and LOTS of new items & restocks!!

2011-03-22T17:27:00.002-04:00

Its crazy to think we're rounding the bend on TWELVE years of Robo-label activity, but our first release (the PG.99 / REACTOR NO. 7 split 7") dropped in April of 1999. It suffices to say, this label wouldn't even exist if it weren't for the Taylor brothers, their friends, and all the bands they've been a part of over the years. There's something in the water in Sterling, Virginia and we feel genuinely honored to have been a small element of these dudes' musical output over the (many) years.

Now that their current/most active band PYGMY LUSH is thankfully touring again, we decided to help stack out our old friends' merch table with a plethora of goods to peddle. As a result we now have the same items available in our Online Store, although we officially and fully encourage you to pick up stuff direct from the band on tour with DES ARK whenever possible.

The goods we've stocked them with this time include a re-press of their first album, Bitter River, on cassette along with two more tapes: the fantastic split with TURBOSLUT (originally released on LP by Exotic Fever) and a new two-song "cassingle" on Cold World / Guilt, two super mellow cuts that didn't quite fit on their new album Old Friends (released on Lovitt, who's also issuing a 2-song 7" of the cassingle songs). Soul-crushingly good tunes here.

Along with all that, they/we've got stickers, oversized buttons (1.5"), patches galore and a plethora of t-shirts both new and old. We're trying out bundle packs for the first time too, so you can either get the individual tapes separately, all together and we'll throw in a sizable pile of merch (buttons+patch+sticker), or you can just grab a merch bundle on its own. Three new t-shirts were printed too, the "Cold World" image expanded, plus white and black versions of the "Mount Hope" Ashburn House album design. We kinda went bonkers here, but it is a pretty lengthy tour too! If you're not gonna see them, or foolishly spend all your cash on booze or something, check out the Robotic Empire - Online Store to pick up some of this awesome stuff.

Another band we're EXTREMELY happy to announce is hitting the road is FLOOR!! Inspired by their reunion shows last year, the reignited trio is legitimately touring for the first time in like 9 years or so! Intense!!

In order to make sure they've got substantial music to sell (and since we're getting down to the last copies of the deluxe vinyl box set discography), we re-pressed the 8xCD standalone edition of their expansive Below & Beyond discography! Ideally you'll pick this up direct from the band on tour, but if not you can grab it now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. This mamma jamma includes all 99(!) songs spread across 8 discs and includes the massive 32-page 12"x12" booklet with hella photos, lyrics, back-story....everything. We just re-upped on the awesome Sight & Seen FLOOR 2xDVD too! Czech it out in the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you can't catch them live.

In further "touring band news", MAGRUDERGRIND is playing shows in various parts of the world this year, and they just sent us a stack of their FREE Crusher 10" released by Scion(WTF). Yep, debate it any way ya want... regardless, we're giving away copies of this appropriately monikered EP to folks who order the new "Facemelter" t-shirt we printed up last month. Totally badass 4-color design with all kinda trippy junx going on, this is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. FREE 10" included until we run out of em.... word!

We also have a pretty stacked distro update with over 30 new items and 50+ restocks. New stuff from AKIMBO (latest album finally imported on vinyl, with CD), AMATEUR PARTY (featuring Atom!), HEIRS new one along with other Denovali elaborateness, INTEGRITY and other A389 bludgeoners, PYGMY LUSH GALORE, SINE NOMINE back from the grave with a self released CD, Init stuff and more.

Restocks include the bulk of the remaining Shock Value catalog (ED GEIN, JOSHUA FIT FOR BATTLE, etc), BLACK TUSK and COUGH bangers from Relapse (vinyl for both blew out last time), CELESTE 2xLPs and other awesome imports, FLOOR essentials, DAITRO 10"s, KIDCRASH, MELT BANANA and other killer Init releases, mo' bruisers from A389, two favorite PG99 and PYGMYLUSH shirts re-printed, ROSETTA, PULLING TEETH, TOWERS, ULTRA DOLPHINS and a bunch more! Here're the full lists:

NEW ITEMS:
* Akimbo - Jersey Shores - COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Red Cobalt Industries) $21.99
* Amateur Party - Truncheons in the Manor 12" (Rorschach) $11.99
* Austrasian Goat, The - Stains Of Resignation 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $19.99
* Buyer's Remorse - Thorough Analysis - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Commodity Fetish) $4.99
* Heirs - Fowl 12" (Denovali) $4.99
* Her Name Is Calla - Long Grass 10"+CD (Denovali) $14.99
* Integrity / Creepout - Split - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Iroha - Self-Titled 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99
* Mighty Sphincter - Resurrection - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Northless - Clandestine Abuse - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Halo Of Flies) $19.99
* Pygmy Lush / Turboslut - Split Cassette (Robotic Empire) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush - Bitter River (repress) Cassette (Robotic Empire) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World / Guilt Cassette (Robotic Empire) $3.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Cold World - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [BLACK] - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [BLACK] - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [BLACK] - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [BLACK] - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [WHITE] - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [WHITE] - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [WHITE] - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope [WHITE] - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mucho Merch (Buttons+Patch+Sticker) Bundle (Robotic Empire) $2.99
* Pygmy Lush - Triple Cassette + Mucho Merch Bundle (Robotic Empire) $13.99
* Roses Never Fade - Fade To Black 12" (A389) $10.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $10.99
* Sine Nomine - Self-Titled CD (Self Released) $7.99
* Sugartown Cabaret - Beyond Foams CD (Init) $7.99

RESTOCKS:
* Assailant, The - Nurse 7" - PICTURE DISC (Init) $5.99
* Black Tusk - Taste The Sin 12" - GREY COLORED VINYL (Relapse) $9.99
* Blueneck - Scars Of The Midwest 12" (Denovali) $9.99
* Caught In The Fall - Self-Titled 11" - COLORED VINYL (Shock Value) $7.99
* Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s) 2x12" - BLACK WITH SCREENPRINT VINYL (Denovali) $24.99
* Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s) 2x12" - CLEAR WITH HAZE COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $24.99
* Cough - Ritual Abuse 2x12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Relapse) $19.99
* Crevecoeur - #1+#2 2x12" - WHITE PINK COLORED VINYL (Denovali) $23.99
* Daitro - Cendresdes Cendres, Je Me Consume 10" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Music Fear Satan) $15.99
* Ed Gein - It's A Shame... 12" - BLUE GREEN SPLATTER VINYL (Shock Value) $12.99
* Ed Gein - It's A Shame... 12" - GREY BROWN COLORED VINYL (Shock Value) $12.99
* Ed Gein - It's A Shame... 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Shock Value) $12.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - BROWN/CLEAR VINYL (HexRecords) $9.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - RED/CLEAR VINYL (HexRecords) $9.99
* Floor - Below & Beyond 8xCD Set (Robotic Empire) $39.99
* Floor - Sight & Seen Live 2xDVD (Chunklet) $19.99
* Gray Ghost - Succubus 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Heirs - Alchera 12" (Denovali) $15.99
* Integrity - To Die For 10" (A389) $11.99
* Joshua Fit For Battle - To Bring Our Own End 12" - GOLD COLORED VINYL (Shock Value) $12.99
* Joshua Fit For Battle - To Bring Our Own End 12" - WHITE YELLOW (Shock Value) $11.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Init) $14.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks 12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (Init) $14.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks CD (Init) $8.99
* Melt Banana - Initial 7" (Init) $5.99
* My Disco - Paradise 12" (Fruits & Vegetables) $10.99
* Oak - II 12" (A389) $10.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: YOUTH LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: YOUTH LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pulling Teeth / Shin To Shin - Split 7" (A389) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush - Bitter River (repress) Cassette (Robotic Empire) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: YOUTH LARGE (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Ringworm - The Promise 12" (A389) $10.99
* Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 1 2x12" - BLACK VINYL (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 2 2x12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Rot In Hell - Hallways Of The Always 12" - BLACK AND WHITE COLORED VINYL (A389) $10.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Towers - Full Circle 12" (Init) $11.99
* Towers - Full Circle CD (Init) $8.99
* Ultra Dolphins - Alien Baby 12" - GLOW IN THE DARK COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $11.99

YES! This turned into a pretty damn big update, even after the last insanely MASSIVE one less than a month ago! Thanks for checking out this stuff, and/or going to see our friends on tour! Peeaace,

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SHITSTORM touring too (Flordia related)

2011-03-21T21:24:00.004-04:00

Can't believe we spaced on posting this with the last update about Florida bands touring. Whoops!

4/21 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery - w/ D.O.C., Cell Graft, Devout
4/22 - Miami, FL @ Churchill's - w/ Asshole Parade, D.O.C., Maruta, Cell Graft, Mauser, Last
4/23 - Gainesville, FL @ Boca Fiesta - w/ Asshole Parade, D.O.C., Mauser
4/24 - St. Augustine, FL @ TBA - w/ Asshole Parade, Mauser
HOT BREAK
5/19 - Jacksonville, FL @ TBA - w/ TBA
5/20 - Savannah, GA @ TBA - w/ TBA
5/21 - Charlotte, NC @ TRESURE FEST (www.facebook.com/treasurefest)
5/22 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Street Pizza
5/23 - Washington DC @ TBA - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Magrudergrind, Mind As Prison
5/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Bordello - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Backslider, Chainsaw To The Face
5/25 - New York, NY @ Public Assembly - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Magrudergrind, Cripple Bastards
5/26 - MARYLAND DEATH FEST - w/ Witch Haven, Flesh Parade, Noisear, Tragedy, Miasmal, Lack Of Interest, Buzzov*en, Extortion, Cathedral + more
5/29 - Athens, GA @ TBA - w/ Noisear
5/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse - w/ Noisear
5/31 - Shreveport, LA @ TBA - w/ Noisear
6/1 - Dallas, TX @ The Phoenix Project - w/ Noisear, Kill The Client
6/4 - CHAOS IN TEJAS @ Emo's (inside) - w/ Xibalba, Miasmal, Nukkehammer, The Impalers
6/6 - Houston, TX @ 4202 Canal St. - w/ Niburu
6/7 - New Orleans, LA @ TBA - w/ Thou, White Lung, Nü Sensae
6/8 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside Collective - w/ TBA
6/9 - Orlando, FL @ Hoop's Tavern - w/ TBA

Keep up to date on the band's badass blog, which they'll keep more updated than we will. WORD.

Robo Florida Bands Tour Assault: CAPSULE, FLOOR and TORCHE all hitting the road (separately)

2011-03-09T17:11:00.003-05:00

The bulk of the active Floridian bands that we've worked with are substantially hitting the road within the next week/month... go see some righteous dudes in action! In chronological order:

CAPSULE

3/15 - Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub
3/16 - Gainesville, FL @ Wayward council - w/ Pygmy Lush, Des Ark
3/17 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Bar
3/18 - Nashville, TN @ Little Hamilton Collective
3/19 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hoosier Dome
3/20 - Chicago, IL @ Kostner house
3/21 - Grand Rapids, Mi @ DAAC
3/22 - Cleveland, OH @ Now that's class
3/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks - w/ Lil Daggers
3/24 - Bethlehem, PA @ St.Bernards
3/25 - NYC, NY @ The Acheron
3/26 - Boston, MA @ O'Briens (two shows)
3/27 - NYC, NY @ Silent Barn
3/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Marvelous Records
3/29 - Baltimore, MD @ The Bell Foundry
3/30 - Washington, DC @ Corpse Fortress
3/31 - Richmond, VA @ strange matter
4/1 - Greensboro, NC @ Legitimate Business
4/2 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Macrock
4/3 - Chapel Hill, NC @ The Resevoir
4/4 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
--MINIBREAK/WEEDNAP--
4/16 - Pensacola, FL
4/17 - New Orleans. LA/Baton Rouge, LA
4/18 - Houston, TX @ Mangos
4/19 - Austin, TX @ TBA
4/20 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Bad Granny's
4/21 - Albuquerque, NM **
4/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Sound Kontrol
4/23 - San Diego. CA @ Che Cafe - w/ Ghostlimb
4/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Blvd
4/25 - Ventura,CA @ TBA
4/26 - Oakland, CA @ TBA
4/27 - San Francisco, CA @ TBA
4/28 - Portland, OR @ Red & Black Cafe
4/29 - Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge - w/ Ghostlimb, Owen Heart, Tempest
4/30 - Vancouver, BC @ Garbage Mountain
5/1 - Victoria, BC @ TBA
5/2 - Seattle, WA
5/3 - Salt Lake City, UT**
5/4 - Denver, CO**
5/5 - Lincoln, NB
5/6 - St. Louis, MO @ Cranky Yellow
5/7 - Atlanta, GA**
** MEANS STILL IN MOTION, BUT THIS IS WHATS CONFIRMED SO FAR

CAPSULE's debut album, Blue, was recently repressed on 12"+CD (in a fineass gatefold jacket) and we also have t-shirts and their Demo+Tape+Tour+More Collections LP too. New album No Ghost coming soon on Richmond's Rorschach Records.
* CAPSULE stuff in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

TORCHE

3/16 Atlanta, GA @ 529 - w/ Post Teens
3/17 Norfolk, VA @ Jewish Mother - w/ Post Teens
3/18 Richmond, VA @ Stranger Matter - w/ Post Teens
3/20 West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx - w/ Post Teens
3/21 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room - w/ Post Teens, Tilts
3/22 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar - w/ Post Teens, Tilts
3/23 Memphis, TN @ The Hi-Tone - w/ Post Teens, Xray Eyeballs
3/24 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room - w/ Post Teens
3/25 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds - w/ Post Teens, Bedwetter
3/26 Lake Worth, FL @ Propaganda - w/ Post Teens

TORCHE are awesome, and newly joined by 2nd guitarist/backup vocalist Andrew Eltsner (TILTS, ex-RIDDLE OF STEEL)!!
* TORCHE stuff in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

FLOOR

4/9 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds - w/ Hawks
4/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl - w/ Hawks
4/11 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone - w/ Hawks
4/12 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter - w/ Hawks, Amarok
4/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg - w/ Hawks
4/14 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - w/ Hawks
4/15 Providence, RI @ Club Hell - w/ Doomriders
4/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab - w/ Doomriders
4/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - w/ Doomriders
4/18 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen - w/ Doomriders
4/20 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
4/23 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse - w/ Totimoshi
4/24 Portland, OR @ Branx - w/ Totimoshi
4/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater - w/ Totimoshi
4/29 Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall - w/ Mammoth Grinder, more
4/30 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/1 Houston, TX @ Walter's - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/3 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
More updates and gaps in the holes will be posted at the band's Myspace page

First proper FLOOR tour in like a decade? Unbelievable! We also just re-pressed the 8xCD version of their Below & Beyond discography which they'll have with them on the road. GO SEE FLOOR LIVE!!!
* FLOOR stuff in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

PYGMY LUSH is on tour: GO SEE THEM! +new cassettes n' junx

2011-03-05T04:20:00.004-05:00

PYGMY LUSH just hit the road... go see one of our favorite current bands live!

March 4 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City
March 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ Beaumont Warehouse
March 6 - Purchace, NY @ Whitsons Hall
March 8 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Hey Girl
March 9 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Antlers & Little Gold
March 10 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight w/ Bellafea
March 11 - Columbia, SC @ Hunter Gatherer
March 12 - Asheville, NC @ Broadways
March 13 - Jacksonville, FL @ Warehouse 8B
March 14 - Tallahassee, FL @ Farside
March 15 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions Gallery
March 16 - Gainesville, FL @ Wayward Council
March 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
March 18 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge
March 19 - Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Fire House
March 20 - New Orleans, LA @ Euclid Records w/ Thou & Lovey Dovies
March 21 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Perkins Parlour
March 22 - Austin, TX @ Trailerspace
March 23 - Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony
March 24 - Albuquerque, NM @ Blackbird Buvette
March 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Sound Kontrol
March 26 - Riverside CA @ Division 9
March 27 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Biko
March 29 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Arlene Francis Center
March 30 - Portland, OR @ Red and Black Café
March 31 - Olympia WA @ The Northern
April 1 - Seattle, WA @ Healthy Times Fun Club
April 2 - Missoula, MT @ Zootown Arts
April 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cellar 108
April 5 - Beloit, WI @ C -Haus
April 6 - Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
April 7 - Louisville, KY @ Keswick Democratic Club
April 8 - Chicago, IL @ Strangelight
April 9 - Detroit, MI @ Trumbleplex
April 10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Goetz Alley
April 11 - Columbus, OH @ Carabar
April 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
April 13 - Ithaca, NY @ Green Star Annex
April 15 - Boston, MA @ Democracy Center
April 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron

We printed up some nicer Bitter River tapes compaired to the first press, plus the killer split with TURBOSLUT on cassette as well... and as of South Carolina they should have a NEW 2-song cassingle as well that is totally soul crushingly good.

We'll have all that junx and more from these dudes in our Online Store before too long, but if you're anywhere even remotely near any of the dates above: GO SEE EM LIVE with DES ARK and pick up something from them direct. Witness one of our favorite active bands going right now, and if possible please help fill our bro's tank, as gas prices are through the roof and that makes DIY-touring even harder than it already is.

Also, you can scope a new song here:
http://soundcloud.com/communion5/yellow-hall/s-RPvfA

They're releasing their new album "Old Friends" on Lovitt Records pretty soon, and have the CD of it available with them on tour. Now that they're on the road though, any updates will be less frequent for the time being. But you can still keep an eye on what's what here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pygmy-Lush/110146402382386
and
http://pygmylush.wordpress.com

WORD!

p.s. CB from GHASTLY CITY SLEEP posted a rad video of PL in Philly:

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

2011-02-25T14:58:00.002-05:00

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

GOOD. GAWD. This is easily one of our biggest updates yet (ever?) and we're ready to roll for moving this MASSIVE influx of stuff right the hell back outta here! Please get those orders in over at the Robotic Empire - Online Store ASAP as we're seriously out of room again! Major THANK YOUs in advance, and enjoy all the new stuff!

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

2011-02-17T14:05:00.000-05:00

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.

On The Web:
http://www.roboticempire.com/pg99
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New release+shirt from ISIS, repress from CAPSULE and way more!

2011-01-08T13:19:00.001-05:00

Now this is a re-ighteous update. We've got a beautiful ISIS re-issue, an overdue CAPSULE re-press, an old ISIS t-shirt re-printed and a rock solid slab of other new re-leases & re-stocks for the Robotic Empire - Online Store. Lets get at it:

Its no secret we're big ISIS fans. Have been, still are, will be. Robotic Empire and ISIS have a lengthy history, but even after releasing four remix LPs, two 2xLP albums, one live 2xLP and a massive commemorative box set together, this release still carries serious weight. After being out of print for years, we're proud to re-issue (our personal favorite) ISIS album, Oceanic, as a fine 2xLP release.

Showcasing a band at the height of a monumental transition, Oceanic was and is hailed by many fans as ISIS' landmark album, simultaneously earning widespread critical acclaim. Raising the massive bridge between crushing metal and atmospheric post-rock, ISIS truly came into their own sound on this brilliant sophomore album. Now housed in a heavyweight "tip-on" style gatefold jacket, Oceanic has been carefully re-mastered and re-cut for optimal sound quality.

We are absolutely thrilled to be reissuing this double LP, even despite the band's somewhat recent breakup. Regardless, this album stands the test of time and we're honored to present it to you today. 2000 copies of this have been pressed up, with the following numbers and colors of vinyl:

* 100 on Seaweed (translucent green w/ black streaks)
* 200 on Gyre (opaque olive)
* 300 on Brine (swamp green/clear swirl)
* 1400 on Black

Although technically a pre-order, this is completely finished and available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store and will begin shipping the week of January 24th.

Absolutely related to this is the uncovering of an ollld ISIS t-shirt design from their archives. Printed in minimal numbers for a Japanese tour many many moons ago, this Oceanic-specific shirt is finally available again (and stateside). Printed on Alstyle shirts (sweatshop free & akin to American Apparel texturally) with a 20% ink discharge, the minimalism of this print perfectly compliments ISIS' abstinence from convention. In an overflowing sea of huge-print shirts, its nice to see something actually utilizing space as a vital design element. Anyway, blathering aside this boils down to a simple, super cozy shirt from way back when. Nice! This is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Completely unrelated but equally awesome is the new re-press of CAPSULE's stellar debut album, Blue. First dropped nearly 3 years ago, this tornado of fury is a powerful combination of grind, screamy hardcore and technical wizardry. A seriously convolutely conglomeration of genres and styles, it actually takes several spins of this monster to truly soak up all the crazy tunage that's going on within. 500 more of this bad mamma jamma were pressed up:

* 100 on Tropical Blue (translucent electric blue/beer mix w/ blue streaks)
* 200 on Primordial Blue (translucent blue w/ amoebas)
* 200 on Ocean Blue (opaque aqua blue/baby blue mix)

This is finally available again after being sold out for quite a while, and the 12" also comes with a CD of the same jams, inserted into the interior of the custom die-cut high-gloss gatefold jacket itself. A great package and a killer debut album, we're pretty hyped to have this available again! Just in time too as their new album No Ghost will be dropping via RVA brethren Rorschach Records later this year. Until then, you can pick up Blue (and/or their beastly Self-Titled collections LP) now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. Appropriately, we've got some sweet CAPSULE t-shirts there too :)

Beyond those new/old Robotic Empire label releases, the distro n' other labels' items new & restocked to the Robotic Empire - Online Store this time around are substantial enough to shake a stick at. Some pretty gnarly new stuff across the board, including Deathwish crushers (COLISEUM, DOOMRIDERS, STARKWEATHER and TRAP THEM), an awesome old NADJA double-album finally released on vinyl, THOU's monumental Summit on wax via Southern Lord, the new BUCKSHOT FACELIFT 1-sided LP, some Super-Fi import stuff, the newest COALESCE and PHOBIA 12"s on the cheap via Relapse... plus on the restock tip we've got crucial vinyl from BLACK TUSK (color wax), CAPSULE/FURNACE and ENVY. YES! Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Art Of Burning Water - Head Of The Tempest 12" (Super Fi) - $13.99
* Buckshot Facelift - Anchors of the Armless - 1-Sided BLACK 12" (Old Souls) - $9.99
* Buckshot Facelift - Anchors of the Armless - 1-Sided GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Old Souls) - $9.99
* Buckshot Facelift - Anchors of the Armless - 1-Sided RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Old Souls) - $9.99
* Capsule - Blue - OCEAN BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire) - $12.99
* Capsule - Blue - PRIMORDIAL BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire) - $12.99
* Capsule - Blue - TROPICAL BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire) - $12.99
* Coalesce - Ox 12" (Relapse) - $9.99
* Coliseum - True Quiet / Last Wave - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (Deathwish) - $4.99
* Doomriders - Darkness Come Alive 12" (Deathwish) - $9.99
* Geisha - Maudit A Minuit 12" (Super Fi) - $13.99
* Isis - Oceanic - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Isis - Oceanic - BRINE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Isis - Oceanic - GYRE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Isis - Oceanic - SEAWEED COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Isis - Oceanic Japan - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $15.99
* Isis - Oceanic Japan - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Isis - Oceanic Japan - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Isis - Oceanic Japan - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Isis - Oceanic Japan - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Isis - Oceanic Japan - Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Nadja - Thaumogenesis 2x12" (Important) - $19.99
* Phobia - Unrelenting - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Relapse) - $9.99
* Starkweather - This Sheltering Night - DARK BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) - $9.99
* Thou - Summit 12" (Southern Lord) - $14.99
* Trap Them - Seizures In Barren Praise - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) - $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Black Tusk - Taste The Sin - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Relapse) - $9.99
* Capsule / Furnace - Split 7" (Moment of Collapse) - $4.99
* Envy - Abyssal 12" (Temporary Residence) - $9.99
* Envy - Compiled Fragments 1997 - 2003 2x12" (Temporary Residence) - $18.99
* Envy / Thursday - Split 12" (Temporary Residence) - $10.99
* Snowblood - Self-Titled CD (Super Fi) - $7.99

What an update! Hot on the heels of that last totally massive one too, which had another new label release & t-shirt as well... so we're wailin' on it full-speed here! Thanks for keeping us busy, hopefully you enjoy the new tunes!

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New Robotic Empire release, t-shirt + MASSIVE year-end new items & restocks!

2010-12-28T14:53:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone survived the holiday madness okay! We've got such a good update here to end the year with: HEAPS of killer new items and restocks, plus a new Robotic Empire release and label t-shirt....

First and foremost, the newest release we've just dropped is a new full-length from Italian phenoms VANESSA VAN BASTEN, who expertly craft some of the finest tunes that could loosely fall into the ill-monikered "post-rock" sub/sub/sub-genre. Whatever you want to call it doesn't really matter, because VVB deliver the goods on Closer To The Small/Dark/Door. Fifty minutes of inspiring content is the result of years in the boiler room, with comparisons to MOGWAI, SWANS, GODFLESH and JESU close, but not fully just.

VANESSA VAN BASTEN are almost in their own realm with a smattering of genres covered across this truly diverse album. Its a lot to take in, and to encourage people to sink their teeth into this beast of a CD: we're keeping it cheap at just 6 bucks. No skimping on the packaging either, with an extensive 5-color booklet and all the trimmins. GET THIS NOW in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

* Two songs can be downloaded within our 18-track free-2k10-label sampler (along with a bunch of other rad bands)
* Same two songs can be streamed on our Facebook page
* Same two songs are also streamable/downloadable on our Soundcloud page

Besides that label news, we've also got a new Robotic Empire t-shirt that we mentioned earlier in the month but needs further attention. Years ago, our Richmond-based friend (and awesome artist) Ryan McLennan designed an t-shirt image for us with two bears tearing apart a robot dear, which went on to become one of the most popular label-shirts we've made to date. Now, almost exactly 4 years later, we finally printed up the "sequel" to that shirt.

Illustrated at roughly the same time but only just now finally put to print, we've got a "new/old" Ryan McLennan Robotic Empire t-shirt design, and are pretty damn stoked with the results. What's shown here is a mockup of the actual print (photo coming soon) but we've printed this new one in the same color scheme as the first, but with this time a big ass MOOSE smashing apart a robot bear. You can click here for a slightly bigger mockup, and this is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Besides that much-needed label activity, there is a MASSIVE amount of awesome new items and restocks for this update as well. So much that its hard to even know whereto start, so you may just wanna check out the full list(s) below. Basically we got a killer mountain of stuff from Armageddon (BRAINBOMBS, DROPDEAD, TRAGEDY), Hydra Head (JESU, TORCHE, BOHREN & DER CLUB OF GORE), glorious Burning World/Roadburn imports (GNAW THEIR TONGUES, HARVESTMAN, NEUROSIS, WINO), Tee Pee (QUEST FOR FIRE, F*ING WRATH) Magic Bullet (GHASTLY CITY SLEEP, MADE OUT OF BABIES, mad restocks) plus the new SADDEST LANDSCAPE split 9", the outrageous/crazy/limited LANDMINE MARATHON triple-cassette box set (w t f) and the WHITE SH!T 10" (memz of KARP/BIG BUSINESS/MELVINS/WRANGLER BRUTES/etc), amongst other rad rad stuff. That's just SOME of the new items, not even touching on alllll the righteous restocks, so sink your teeth into these meaty lists below:

NEW ITEMS:
* All-American Rejects, The - When the World Comes Down - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Delores - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $19.99
* Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Delores - CHURNED BUTTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $19.99
* Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Delores - PEAT MOSS COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $19.99
* Brainbombs - Singles Vol. 1 12" (Load) $9.99
* Brainbombs - Urge To Kill 12" (Load) $9.99
* Daitro - Collected 12" (Adagio830) $14.99
* Dropdead - Discography 1992-1993 12" (Armageddon) $9.99
* Dropdead - Self Titled 1993 12" (Armageddon) $9.99
* Dropdead - Self Titled 1998 12" (Armageddon) $9.99
* Fire Witch - Japan - GREY COLORED VINYL 10" (Wantage) $9.99
* F'ing Wrath, The - Terra Fire 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99
* Ghastly City Sleep - Moondrifts - PURPLE MARBLE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Magic Bullet) $14.99
* Glasses - The Ills of Life 12" (Vendetta) $12.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - L'arrivee De La Terne Mort Triomphante 12" (Burning World) $24.99
* Harvestman - In A Dark Tongue 2x12" (Burning World) $24.99
* Jason Simon (Dead Meadow) - Self-Titled 12" (Tee Pee) $12.99
* Jesu - Heart Ache & Dethroned - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Jesu - Heart Ache & Dethroned - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Jesu - Heart Ache & Dethroned - WHITE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Landmine Marathon - Collection Cassette Box Set (Selfish Satan) $21.99
* Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner - COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Neurosis - Live At Roadburn 2x12" (Roadburn) $29.99
* Quest For Fire - Lights From Paradise 12" (Tee Pee) $14.99
* Saddest Landscape, The / Pianos Become The Teeth - Split 9" (Just Say No) $12.99
* This Will Destroy You - Moving on the Edges of Things - PICTURE DISC 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Tragedy / Totalitar - Split 7" (Armageddon) $4.99
* Vanessa Van Basten - Closer To The Small / Dark / Door CD (Robotic Empire) $5.99
* Wayward, The - Overexposure - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* White Sh!t - White Shi'ite 10" (Wantage) $9.99
* Wino - Live At Roadburn 12" (Roadburn) $23.99

NEW ITEMS: (from 12/09/10)
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed / ANS - Tribute To Gang Green [split] - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 5" (Tank Crimes) $5.99
* Bodycop - Self-Titled Cassette (Fan Death) $4.99
* Dahmer - 2 Song - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (D7I) $4.99
* Direct Control - Bucktown Hardcore 12" (Tank Crimes) $9.99
* Greymachine - Disconnected - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Sige) $21.99
* Homostupids - Great Music Collection Cassette (Fan Death) $4.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99

RESTOCKS:
* Alpinist - Lichtlaerm 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Big Business - Head For The Shallow 12" (Hydra Head) $12.99
* Church of Misery - Live at Roadburn 2009 CD (Roadburn) $13.99
* Constants - The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril - 180 GRAM BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Vega Vinyl) $12.99
* Disappearer - The Clearing 2x12" (Magic Bullet) $15.99
* Doomriders - Black Thunder - AMBER COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $14.99
* Earthless - Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99
* Forensics - Sonic Victimization Unit "Deathscream" Signed/Numbered CD (Magic Bullet) $6.99
* Forensics - You Don't Have To Win, But You Have To Fight - RED COLORED VINYL 10" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Graf Orlock - Destination Time Today - SKY BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio 830) $14.99
* Kaospilot - Shadows - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Lymbyc Systym - Carved By Glaciers - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers - BERRY COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Majority Rule - Interviews With David Frost CD (Magic Bullet) $7.99
* Mewithoutyou - AB Life - CLEAR YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Gilead) $11.99
* Old Man Gloom - Seminar II 2x12" (Magic Bullet) $19.99
* Oxbow - Songs For The French - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Pageninetynine / Majority Rule - Split CD (Magic Bullet) $7.99
* This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $10.99
* This Will Destroy You & Lymbyc Systym - Field Studies - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Thou / Salome - Our Enemy Civilization [split] 12" (Vendetta) $12.99
* Wolves In The Throne Room - Live At Roadburn 2008 CD+DVD (Roadburn) $14.99

RESTOCKS: (from 12/09/10)
* A Storm Of Light / Nadja - Primitive North 2x12"+CD AURORA FORGE COLORED VINYL (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - The Weeding CD (Tank Crimes) $7.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $10.99

Hot damn! Not a measly update to end the year on, eh? Another hearty "thank-you" is definitely due to all the folks who've ordered from us this year and continue to come back for more. Its been a total rollercoaster of a year and we literally could NOT continue to do this without you, as most small/mid-sized distros like ours have faded away due to all the pressures of the world. So it feels really good to still be here, doing our thing... and having folks actually appreciate that means more to us than we can even explain, so THANK YOU so much. Hopefully you've enjoyed the music, the free stuff we typically throw in with orders and are just generally happy with our little operation. 2011 should be a good one too, and we look forward to all the crazy changes that the rollercoaster of life will continue to bring. Jah bless, peace!

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New/old ROBOTIC EMPIRE t-shirt design, plus lotsa good restocks & new items!

2010-12-09T13:57:00.001-05:00

Years ago, our Richmond-based friend (and awesome artist) Ryan McLennan designed an t-shirt image for us with two bears tearing apart a robot dear, which went on to become one of the most popular label-shirts we've made to date. Now, almost exactly 4 years later we've finally printed up the "sequel" to that shirt.

Illustrated at roughly the same time but only just now finally put to print, we've got a "new/old" Ryan McLennan Robotic Empire t-shirt design, and are pretty damn stoked with the results. What's shown here is a mockup of the actual print (photo coming soon) but we've printed this new one in the same color scheme as the first, but with this time a big ass MOOSE smashing apart a robot bear. You can click here for a slightly bigger mockup, and this is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

In addition to that new/old design, we've also re-printed some other crucial label-related shirts including CANNABIS CORPSE, PG.99 and THOU. Along with those we've also nabbed a few new releases and other stuff, including the new ANb / ANS split 5", terrifying BODYCOP tape, GREYMACHINE debut 2xLP on color wax and some other gnarly jammers. Also back in stock is the Cough / Wounded Kings split 12” we sold out of in a hurry last week! Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed / ANS - Tribute To Gang Green [split] - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 5" (Tank Crimes) $5.99
* Beau Navire / Carrion Spring / Te Lloraria Un Puto Rio / The Discord of a Forgotten Sketch - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 8" (Bear Distro) $6.99
* Bodycop - Self-Titled Cassette (Fan Death) $4.99
* Dahmer - 2 Song - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (D7I) $4.99
* Direct Control - Bucktown Hardcore 12" (Tank Crimes) $9.99
* Greymachine - Disconnected - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Sige) $21.99
* Homostupids - Great Music Collection Cassette (Fan Death) $4.99
* Le Kraken - Exalt 12" (D7I) $14.99
* No Action - Mixed Messages 7" (Self Released) $4.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Robotic Empire - Moose - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $14.99

RESTOCKS:
* A Storm Of Light / Nadja - Primitive North 2x12"+CD AURORA FORGE COLORED VINYL (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - The Weeding CD (Tank Crimes) $7.99
* Cough / The Wounded Kings - An Introduction To The Black Arts 12'' (Forcefield) $9.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Family T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady T-Shirt Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $10.99

That's it update-wise but also heads up: LAST CHANCE TO DANCE on holiday orders. We're completely swamped as hell right now and won't be able to guarantee anything aside of UPS-ground shipping AND ordered by the 10th from here on out. If you order via any other method and/OR after December 10th, no promises on it arriving in time for Xmas. We'll still be working n' busting ass non-stop through the entire holidays, but keep in mind the whole postal system and everything goes haywire this time of year, so get in any Xmas orders RIGHT NOW if you definitely need em in time!! THANK YOU!

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Holiday GIVEAWAYS from Robotic Empire, plus European IMPORTS and our first INDIE FILM!

2010-11-27T13:57:00.001-05:00

Tis the season... for ROBO GIVEAWAYS! We usually utilize the holidays to make some kinda special offer, and this year we're giving away free Robo LPs and/or CDs to all orders over 50 bucks. The quick n' dirty is that if you order $50+ worth of stuff, we'll toss in 1 free Robotic Empire label-release LP, or 2 free Robotic Empire label-release CDs of YOUR choice. Order $100+ and we double the giveaway... etc. We're feeling pretty festive too, so list alternatives and maybe you'll get additional bonus stuff if your order is rad :)

The lists of free stuff available can be found here: LPs / 10"s / 10"+CDs / 9"+CDs / CDs / CDeps
*Other label stuff elsewhere on the site (CD lots / box sets / 2xLPs / etc) do not count for this offer*

Just list the item(s) you're requesting in the "notes" section at checkout and we'll do our best to accommodate! Giveaway thing stops at the end of the year.

This would also be a good time to mention CHRISTMAS ORDERS NEED TO BE IN BEFORE DECEMBER 10th! The entire mail system goes insaneo this time of year and in order to make sure your/your loved ones' stuff arrives in time PLEASE get orders in before December 10th and use UPS shipping. Anything otherwise/afterwards is not guaranteed to arrive in time for XXXmas, although we will be working throughout the entire holiday season.

However, we anticipate spending far more time packing+shipping this month as opposed to emailing, so please don't write asking about your order's status. Rest assured we're busting ass full steam and will get orders out as quickly as possible. No rest for the wicked!

On that sentiment, we've just gotten in another round of gnarly new releases & restocks. New jammers include BLACK TUSK's Relapse debut full-length (also check out the killer super limited tour-only LP of their first album)... also from Relapse is the mighty COUGH album Ritual Abuse on 2xLP. We blew through the Richmond heathens' split w/ THE WOUNDED KINGS (and are expecting a restock later this week), so be sure to check out this slow monster of a sophomore album! The reinvigorated HOLY MOUNTAIN showed up again via Euro imports, plus a STARKWEATHER / OVERMARS import split LP, crazy TRAP THEM tape and some other dern good stuff. Restocked CORRUPTED, GEHENNA, PYGMY LUSH, YEAR OF NO LIGHT and some others as well. We’ve also got our first independent movie release up for sale just in time for the holidays. From our hometown of Richmond, VA prepare yourself for THE TAINT!

NEW ITEMS:
* Alpinist - Minus.Mensch 12" (No Pasaran) $13.99
* Black Tusk - Taste The Sin - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Relapse) $9.99
* Black Tusk - Taste The Sin CD (Relapse) $6.99
* Cough - Ritual Abuse - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Relapse) $19.99
* Great Falls / Pastor Tonal - Split CD-R (Dead Accents) $9.99
* Holy Mountain, The - Enemies 12" (No Pasaran) $13.99
* Holy Mountain, The / Cave Canem - Split 7" (No Pasaran) $4.99
* Mass Sterilization - Punk Sounds Cassette (Kills You) $4.99
* Oak - II 12" (A389) $10.99
* Overmars / Starkweather - Split 12" (No Pasaran) $13.99
* Pharaoh - Self-Titled - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Rot In Hell - Niu 12" (A389) $10.99
* Same Sex Dictator - From Beneath You it Devours 12" (Long Way) $9.99
* Taint, The DVD (Bolson Media) $9.99
* Titan - Sweet Dreams 12" (Relapse) $9.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) $5.99
* Unkind - Yhteiskunnan Pikkuvikoja - RED WITH BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (No Pasaran) $14.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt - CREAM COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99

RESTOCKS:
* Caulfield - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $10.99
* Corrupted - Paso Inferior CD (Nostalgia Blackrain) $9.99
* Drowning With Our Anchors - Breathing Lessons 7" (Commodity Fetish) $4.99
* Gehenna - War Of The Sons Of Light & The Suns Of Darkness - BEER COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $10.99
* Gehenna - War Of The Sons Of Light & The Suns Of Darkness - RED SILVER COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $10.99
* Holy Mountain, The / Cobra Noir - Split - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (No Pasaran) $4.99
* Pygmy Lush / Turboslut - Split 12" (Exotic Fever) $9.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99

Pretty good round of stuff there to keep us busy through the end of another year. Big ups (HUGE ups, really) to everyone who's supported us this year and/or the ones prior. Its hard to be a small business in this day and age, and to everyone who's helping keep bread in our ovens: we heartily salute you. Jah bless, everyone!

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New FLOOR 2xDVD, new COUGH split LP and way more in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

2010-11-15T13:31:00.000-05:00

Wow have we ever been busy packing & shipping the BARONESS "First & Second" collection LP and FLOOR discounted Box Sets! (see previous update for info) So with major thanks is how we wanna start this update; a mega "thank-you" to everyone who's ordered, and to everyone else: please keep em coming! Baroness has been shipping as of last week but please continue to be patient for your orders to arrive, we’re getting slightly backed up at this point. Beyond the chaos that that's ensued, we've managed to round up another awesome batch of new items and restocks...

One big one we'd like to make particular note of is the FLOOR Sight & Seen 2xDVD pre-order that we just put up. Our brethern Chunklet is responsible for the release of this one, and we expect it to be a keeper. This 2xDVD showcases two of the band's "special" reunion shows in which they played with the three main original drummers in a rare experience that isn't likely to be repeated. Three different eras of FLOOR were well documented on this pro-shot/pro-audio DVD, along with archival footage from the band members' vaults, an interview/featurette thing and a second data-disc is also included with a host of other stuff as well. All in all, a top-notch documentary/live collection and having witnessed the shows in person, we're confident the final shebang should be pretty stellar! We're doing PRE-ORDERS on this one (since we don't actually have em yet), but expect them to arrive early/mid December. Anything else ordered along with the 2xDVD will be held to ship with the pre-order... and a trailer of this beast can be viewed here. You can preorder this now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Related to that is the aforementioned FLOOR Below & Beyond Deluxe Box Set that we recently discounted. To be more specific, during inventory we found some mildly damaged boxes that we can't really sell at full-price... so we've knocked 50 bucks off the top and are selling the remaining ones now. The scuff/damage really is minor, and some more info can be found here.

Besides those key items, we also got a solid fulfillment of COUGH releases from the mighty Forcefield label. These RVA dawgz just hooked up with Relapse, have been doing the "slower" occult doom/sludge thing for a good term now and finally just dropped the long awaited caustic split LP with THE WOUNDED KINGS. Not a ton of distros have this yet, so we're stoked to stock that one along with re-stocks of their debut album on both CD and 2xLP. MAUDLIN OF THE WELL (the pre-KAYO DOT metal band) surprised us all with a new full length last year, and Antithetic just issued that monster on 2xLP. More new releases from Denovali and Hydrophonic, along with some new Josh Lay stuff, plus a good variety of restocks and this turned into a substantial update out of the blue! Here ya go:

NEW ITEMS:
* Blueneck - The Fallen Host - WHITE COLORED VINYL 2x10" (Denovali) $18.99
* Cough / The Wounded Kings - An Introduction To The Black Arts 12" (Forcefield) $9.99
* Dad They Broke Me - ROT CD (We Empty Rooms) $9.99
* Fire Witch - LIARS CD (We Empty Rooms) $9.99
* Fistula - Goat - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydrophonic) $17.99
* Floor - Sight & Seen 2xDVD (Chunklet) $19.99 - **PRE ORDER**
* Jeniferever - Iris - BLACK VINYL 12" (Denovali) $14.99
* Josh Lay - Rotted Afterlife 12" (Urashima) $18.99
* Josh Lay / Teeth Collection - Split 12"+CDr (Husk) $10.99
* Maudlin of the Well - The Part the Second - WHITE w/ BLUE SWIRL COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Antithetic) $17.99
* Maudlin of the Well - The Part the Second - WHITE w/ YELLOW SWIRL COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Antithetic) $17.99
* Moloch / Glasss Coffin - Split 7" (Husk) $4.99
* Monarch - Sabbat Noir CD (Heathen Skulls) $17.99
* Omega Massif - Geisterstadt - BROWN BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $12.99
* Ruins - 1986-1992 CD (Skin Graft) $9.99
* Sardonis - Self-Titled 12" (Hydrophonic) $21.99
* Sed Non Satiata - Self-Titled 12" (Protagonist) $12.99
* Te - Collection 3x12" (Denovali) $33.99
* Thou / Haarp - Split (damaged) - RED COLORED VINYL 7" (Mirror Universe) $3.99

RESTOCKS:
* Algernon Cadwallader - Fun - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7"+CD (Be Happy) $6.99
* Bersarin Quartett - Self-Titled - 180 GRAM VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi 2x12" (Forcefield) $17.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi CD (Forcefield) $7.99
* Dad They Broke Me - ROT 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Heirs - Alchera 12" (Denovali) $15.99
* Iroha / Fragment - Split - 180 GRAM VINYL 12" (Denovali) $11.99
* Jeniferever - Spring Tides - GOLD COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99
* Portraits of Past - Cypress Dust Witch 12" (Excursions Into The Abyss) $9.99
* Portraits of Past - Cypress Dust Witch CD (Excursions Into The Abyss) $6.99
* Revok - Bad Books And Empty Pasts - 180 GRAM CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $11.99
* Souvenir's Young America - September Songs 12" (Protagonist) $9.99
* Switchblade - Self-Titled 2009 2x12" - BLACK VINYL (Denovali) $19.99
* Vanessa Van Basten - Psygnosis CD (Consouling Sounds) $9.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled - GREEN BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Protagonist) $10.99

Thanks again for all the orders and we’ll continue to pack and ship as fast as we can! Peace!

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New/old release from BARONESS, discounted FLOOR box sets and a KILLER update overall!

2010-10-31T12:00:00.001-04:00

Years ago... before Relapse signed em, before getting to open for METALLICA (!), and before folks outside of the underground even really knew about em, a badass band from Georgia (via Virginia) named BARONESS released two EPs aptly titled First and Second. Both were snatched up by a rabidly growing fanbase, and have remained largely out of print since.

The band's now-classic formative material has finally seen a proper reissue, combined together as one deluxe LP. A bit dirtier, punker and more metal than their current rock-infused catchy weirdness, First & Second is an important document in the lineage of this awesome band, and all 38 minutes of music have been completely re-mixed and re-mastered for a much fuller sound than ever before.

Housed in a beautiful gatefold jacket with guitarist/vocalist John Dyer Baizley's elaborate and intricate artwork (spread through the exterior, interior and printed dustsleeve - larger image here), this foil-stamped beaut is now available for pre-order direct from Robotic Empire!

We're really stoked to have witnessed BARONESS literally go from the basement to the arena in just a few years, and are extremely happy to play a small part in this LP. This release has been a LONG time coming, and while we're not the label who put it out (Hyperrealist did), we are pretty much the main mailorder outlet for this bad mamma jamma aside from Hyperrealist themselves. 2000 copies of this beast have been pressed, with 500 on red vinyl, 500 on swirly olive vinyl and 1000 on black vinyl. All on the pressing plant floor ready to ship, we expect our copies to arrive here any time now. At a $14.99 price, you can pre-order this now direct from us at the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Somewhat related on several levels is the limited tour pressing of BLACK TUSK's Passage Through Purgatory LP that we scored a few weeks back. Akin to the BARONESS reissue, this 12" was also released by Hyperrealist, has awesome John Baizley artwork, and is primarily available through the Robotic Empire - Online Store. Only us and the band themselves have this available, as its limited to just 350 (signed n' numbered) copies.

The other big addition/alteration to our Online Store this week is the newly discounted FLOOR Below & Beyond Deluxe Vinyl Box Set. To be more specific, during an inventory check we discovered that 13 copies (of less than 50 remaining in total) have some minor damage to the outer box and thus, can't really be sold at full price. We tried to get more boxes to replace these damaged ones, but no extras were left... so for those who were interested in this but dissuaded by the $250 price tag, we've now got a slightly scuffed, slightly cheaper version available.

The damage is very minimal in general, just a slight scrape on the canvas of the outer box (see photo above) on most of these 13 copies. This effects vinyl and CD playability zero, so if you want all the tunes and artwork and everything that comes with the most elaborate project/release we've ever done, now's the chance to nab it at a discounted price. This is also now available in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

p.s. for those in the Austin region, be sure to check out FLOOR live at the Fun Fun Fun Fest this upcoming weekend (Sun, Nov 7th), as it's their last known/scheduled "reunion" performance... (for now?)

Last but not least is an absolutely KILLER update to the store as far as other new items and restocks go. Almost all bangers this time around, we've got new vinyl from BASTARD NOISE, CASPIAN, CLOUD MOUTH, EXTREME NOISE TERROR, JULIE CHRISTMAS (of BATTLE OF MICE, MADE OUT OF BABIES, etc), SKELETONWITCH and TRIAC... as well as essential restocks from FELL VOICES, KYLESA, PHOBIA, PIZZA and more. Gat dayum!

NEW ITEMS:
* Angel Eyes - Midwestern - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Asra / Defeatist / Triac - Split 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Baroness - First & Second - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) $14.99
* Baroness - First & Second - OLIVE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) $14.99
* Baroness - First & Second - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) $14.99
* Bastard Noise, The - A Culture of Monsters 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Caspian - You Are The Conductor & The Four Trees - SILVER COLORED VINYL 3x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $29.99
* Cloud Mouth - Wrecked Live 7" (Self Released) $4.99
* Extreme Noise Terror - Holocaust In Your Head 12" (Farewell) $12.99
* Floor - Below & Beyond - [scuffed box] DELUXE VINYL BOX SET (Robotic Empire) $199.99
* Gifts From Enola - Self-Titled - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $12.99
* Julie Christmas - Self-Titled - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Rising Pulse) $16.99
* Julie Christmas - Self-Titled - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Rising Pulse) $16.99
* Junius - Self-Titled - RED COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Skeletonwitch - Worship The Witch - BLUE COLORED VINYL 10" (Prosthetic) $13.99
* Skeletonwitch - Worship The Witch - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 10" (Prosthetic) $13.99

RESTOCKS:
* Cloud Mouth / Cougar Den - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Ice Age) $4.99
* Extreme Noise Terror - Phonophobia 12" (Vinyl Japan) $12.99
* Fell Voices - Self-Titled 12" (Human Resources) $12.99
* Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $19.99
* Kylesa - Static Tensions 12" (La Familia) $14.99
* Kylesa - Time Will Fuse Its Worth CD (Prosthetic) $11.99
* Kylesa - To Walk A Middle Course CD (Prosthetic) $11.99
* Kylesa / Victims - Split 7" (La Familia) $5.99
* Phobia - 22 Random Acts of Violence - BROWN RAINBOW SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Phobia - Grind Your F'ing Head In - BLUE GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Pizza - Midnight Creature Party 12" (Sterling) $12.99
* Skeletonwitch - Breathing The Fire 12" (Prosthetic) $15.99
* Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson - Self-Titled 2xCD (How Is Annie) $12.99

Phew! OK that's it for this time, plenty of meaty stuff to chew on there... so keep us busy and we'll do our best to keep your earholes happy. PEACE!

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"this is a real ep" (aka, two awesome THOU reviews!)

2010-10-21T16:20:00.002-04:00

It's pretty awesome and inspiring when we get sent reviews for a release we didn't even mail out promos for. BIG ups to Ian Wise and Demian Johnston for taking the time to review the THOU, Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For EP all on their own volition. Seriously, much appreciated!

Thou somehow manage to consistently put out fully realized records with obviously thoughtful artwork and meticulous packaging. And they do so at a pace that makes me embarrassed of how slowly my own musical endeavors come together. This release, their most recent 12” EP (it’s four songs, but each side is about 15 minutes, so “EP” is sort of misleading) sums up most things I love about the band. Their earlier releases were heavy, but focused on slow parts with really pretty sounding guitar harmonies. I loved it, but recently they’ve picked up the pace a little and have gotten much, much more dissonant in their sound. This record is no less abrasive than the “Smoke Pigs” track they contributed their split with Black September, but they have some spacey, jammy parts that go well with their sludge aesthetic and help the record flow better as a long player. The tracks here also seem less disjointed than songs on Tyrant or Peasant, both of which had some awkward changes. Of course, the packaging is great as the band partnered with the always diligent Robotic Empire, the only people who may actually be nerdier than Thou about vinyl packaging. -Ian Wise / Razorcake (buy here)

holy shit. this is fantastic. super heavy, super thick and totally amazing sounding. you can really tell they gave a shit in releasing this. i have no idea if this is coming out in any other formats but this is a real ep. so often bands will release a cassette to keep some sort of "cred" going but it ends up being some throw away demos or noise from a band that has no business making noise. this feels real. two heavy and interesting originals on the a side and an instrumental laden with samples and really heavy guitars followed by a Nirvana cover with a killer guitar solo using a phase shifter in a excellent way. the way this sounds is also another reason why having James Plotkin master your releases will never make you regret the affordable price. you just have to hear it. it sounds amazing. the packaging is a double sided screenprinted three panel j card and it looks fantastic. the artwork is great, the music is great. i used to not really dig thou but after the last couple things i have heard i am completely sold. great work. - Demian Johnston / Dead Formats

This release is still available on both formats (vinyl and cassette):
* THOU - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For 12"
* THOU - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For Cassette
* THOU - Most of the rest of their (available) standalone releases, plus t-shirts/etc

ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update - Lots of restocked T-shirts

2010-10-17T14:06:00.001-04:00

Small update this week as far as new items but we’ve got tons of T-shirt restocks from CANNABIS CORPSE, SLEEP, and PYGMY LUSH. Highlights in the new section would be the THOU / HUMAN INTRUDER split along with the CAPSUEL / FURNACE split 7”. Check out the full list below!

New Items:
* Alpinist - Lichtlaerm 12" (Vendetta) $14.99
* Ambulars, The - Nothing To Say From Miles Away 7" (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* Capsule / Furnace - Split 7" (Moment Of Collapse) $4.99
* Hallowed Butchery / Batillus - Split 12" (Vendetta) $12.99
* Hate - Crimes - COLORED VINYL 7" (Vanthrax) $5.99
* Like Rats - Self-Titled 7" (Cosmic Debris) $5.99
* Protestant - Judgements 12" (Vendetta) $11.99
* Socially Retarded / Sea of Shit - Split 7" (Diseased Audio) $5.99
* Thou - Summit CD (Gilead Media) $11.99
* Thou / Human Intruder - Split 7" (Dead Earth) $4.99
* Zann - X 7"+CD (Adagio830) $5.50

Restocks:
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $15.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Chino Horde - Discography 2x12'' *VINYL* (Adagio) $18.99
* Glasses - Self-Titled 12'' *1-Sided Etched VINYL* (Vendetta) $11.99
* Highgate - Shrines To The Warhead 12'' *VINYL* (Vendetta) $12.99
* Indian Summer - Hidden Arithmetic 12" (Adagio830) $14.99
* Mouthbreather - Lila 10'' *VINYL* (Adagio) $10.99
* Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split CD (Vendetta) $9.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mt.Hope 12'' *CLEAR COLORED VINYL* (Adagio830) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Donkey T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Donkey T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Donkey T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Donkey T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Pygmy Lush - Man On The Moon T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Sinaloa - Self-Titled 12'' *VINYL* (Adagio) $12.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt Size: EXTRA LARGE (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt Size: LARGE (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt Size: MEDIUM (DIY) $14.99
* Sleep - Volume 2 T-Shirt Size: SMALL (DIY) $14.99
* Thou / Black September - Split 7'' *RED COLORED VINYL* (Gilead Media) $5.99
* Thou / Leech - We Pass Like Night, From Land to Land 12'' *WHITE COLORED VINYL* (Adagio) $14.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled 2x10'' *COLORED VINYL* (Adagio 830) $14.99
* Zann - Three Years In The Desert 12" *VINYL* (Vendetta) $15.99

ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update

2010-10-03T13:53:00.002-04:00

We’ve got some great restocks from Hypertension Records this week along with the new Black September 12” and tons of new stuff from 20 Buck Spin and A389. Also the new Phantom Glue which features members of the band 27. Check it out!

New Items:
* Bastard Noise / The Endless Blockade - The Red List CD (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Black September - The Forbidden Gates Beyond 12" (Shaman) $12.99
* Caulfield - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $9.99
* Christian Mistress - Agony & Opium 12" (20 Buck Spin) $13.99
* Gehenna / Blind To Faith - Split - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Gray Ghost - Succubus - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Hatewaves - Taste The Beast 7" (A389) $4.99
* Millenial Reign - BonesDustNothing - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Phantom Glue - Self-Titled - TRANSPARENT RED SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Teenage Disco Bloodbath) $11.99
* Pulling Teeth / Shin To Shin - Split - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Whitemice - Ganjahovahdose 12" (20 Buck Spin) $13.99
* Wolvserpent - Blood Seed 12" (20 Buck Spin) $14.99
* Zombi - Surface To Air - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Hypertension) $19.99
* Zombi - Surface To Air - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hypertension) $19.99

Restocks:
* Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind Of Cadwallader 12'' *VINYL* (Security Blanket) $8.99
* Amen Ra - Mass III CD (Hypertension) $15.99
* Black Boned Angel / Nadja - Split CD (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Coffins - Buried Death CD (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Endless Blockade - Primitive 12'' *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $12.99
* Endless Blockade - Primitive CD (20 Buck Spin) $7.99
* Graves At Sea / Asunder - Split 12'' *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $12.99
* Integrity - To Die For 10'' *RED COLORED VINYL* (A389) $11.99
* Samothrace - Life's Trade 2x12'' *VINYL* (20 Buck Spin) $20.99
* Starkweather - Croatoan 2x12'' *VINYL* (Hypertension) $18.99
* Stormcrow / Laudanum - Split 12'' (20 Buck Spin) $12.99
* Withered - Folie Circulaire 2x12'' *VINYL* (Hypertension) $25.99

BLACK TUSK limited tour-only 12"!! Signed n' numbered Baizley artwork, ltd to 350... heads up!

2010-09-26T16:20:00.000-04:00

Hot on the heels of the EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE discography LP release (more info here if you missed it), we've got another very limited and deluxe LP exclusively available in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. This time is the (otherwise) tour-only edition of BLACK TUSK's debut album Passage Through Purgatory, released by our longtime Savannah brethren at Hyperrealist.

This beast of an album was dropped on unprepared souls a few years back, and with the first press long sold out Hyperrealist was wise enough to make another small batch for a recent tour. However, only 350 copies were made in total, and much of those went to the band themselves. We are the only mailorder spot to get this, and with a finely silk screened multi-color John Dyer Baizley jacket, we don't expect them to last too long.

Even so, we still want to apologize for the high price tag on this one, but apparently it cost a small fortune to press and print. We got 150 copies of the 350 made, and the price is $29.99. This also comes on a beautiful teal colored vinyl, and hand-signed n' numbered by our old dawg John Baizley himself.

This is truly a beautiful release though and worth every penny, with brutal jams to boot. BLACK TUSK have recently released their followup album on Relapse Records and have been road warriors for years. Their southern sludge stomp isn't easily matched, and its not surprising they're often uttered in the same breath as their fellow Georgian peers BARONESS, KYLESA and MASTODON. For those unfamiliar, you can preview their burly tunes here.

The special tour edition of Passage Through Purgatory is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Its also worth reiterating the latest Robotic Empire label release, one an insanely long time in the making. EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE were a crushing (and very ahead-of-their-time) band outta Austin, Texas and we just released their full discography LP. A whole lot of info on that can be found here and the release itself (and/or a silkscreen print) is now available exclusively through us, here.

Besides those two elaborate LP releases, we've gotten in another gnarly batch of items for the Robotic Empire - Online Store. Not exactly a ton of stuff, but almost all heavy hitters. Here ya go:

NEW ITEMS:
* Accept Death - Self-Titled 12" (Hydrophonic) $14.99
* Black Tusk - Passage Through Purgatory - TOUR EDITION, TEAL COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) $29.99
* Fight Amp / Ladder Devils / Kowloon Walled City - Lose, Lose, Lose 12" (Brutal Panda) $13.99
* Loose Lips Sink Ships - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7"+CD (Whaleplane) $4.99
* Makai, The - Embracing The Shroud Of A Blackened Sky 12" (Halo Of Flies) $9.99
* Masakari - The Profit Feeds 12" (Halo Of Flies) $9.99
* Ramesses - Baptism Of The Walking Dead - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hydrophonic) $18.99
* Ramesses - Baptism Of The Walking Dead - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydrophonic) $24.99
* Ravens Creed / Sollubi - Split 7" (Hydrophonic) $5.99
* Stone Axe - Extended Play - SKY BLUE COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydrophonic) $17.99
* XXX Maniak - Gorebortion - GOLD BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydrophonic) $13.99

RESTOCKS:
* Daitro - Cendresdes Cendres, Je Me Consume - BLACK VINYL 10" (Music Fear Satan) $15.99
* Daitro - Cendresdes Cendres, Je Me Consume - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 10" (Music Fear Satan) $15.99
* Thou / Mohoram Atta - Degradation of Human Life [split] - SALMON COLORED VINYL 12" (Halo Of Flies) $10.99

That's it for now, peace!

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EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE discography LP finally released, tons of shirts +way more - BIG UPDATE!

2010-09-20T16:20:00.000-04:00

The big news for the Robotic Empire - Online Store this week is the extremely long awaited release of the EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE discography! An untold time in the making (the master alone has been done for 4 years), we are absolutely thrilled to finally present this beast to you!

Early pioneers of mixing metal, punk, grind and hardcore, Austin, Texas' EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE were almost TOO ahead of their time... blowing away the few that "got it", leaving others slack-jawed and stunned. We were beyond words when witnessing these fiends in the late 90's, and in the Robodog heyday were lucky enough to release the sic[sic] CD followup to their classic debut EP, Mother Spain and the Wayfaring Myth. Both of which comprise this stunning discography release.

Recorded back in 1998 and 2000, seriously think for a minute about what you were doing during that timeframe. These guys were busy pushing envelopes left and right, doing things that may seem somewhat commonplace today, but were generally weird and/or unheard of back in those days. They were one of the few bands that flawlessly incorporated both low, growly vocals AND dissonant melody within hardcore music... and beyond that, they actually constructed damn good songs utilizing additional elements pulled from punk, metal and grindcore influences.

The audio has been carefully re-mastered from the original DAT tapes... and ten blistering songs that absolutely stand the test of time are the result of many years of work. The hair-standing lyrics are still just as vital today as in they days which they were written, accompanying waves of distorted yet lush guitars, completely frantic and unique drumming, plus a general energy and passion that is hard sought and much coveted. To put it lightly, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE were a band of rare quality.

Part of the reason why this release has taken so long to see the light of the day is the artwork. Originally designed with the CD-sized format of sic[sic] in mind, Aaron Turner's original layout has been meticulously reconstructed for the vinyl edition. Keeping the feel and theme of sic[sic] in mind, the imagery has been modified to spread across two LP-sized panels of a three-color silkscreened jacket (printed by Broken Press, another photo of which can be seen here). Also included is a double sided photocopied insert, cloth patch, 1" button and free digital download. We are charging $12.99 for this release; all copies come on clear colored vinyl and the entire pressing is limited to just 300 copies.

A lot of thought and time has gone into the presentation of this release, as it is the last will and testament to a band from another era. EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE left a lasting impression on us that started over a decade ago, and we're honored to present this discography for your enjoyment. We hope you'll take something from it as well.

* This is available NOW in the Robotic Empire - Online Store
* Two preview tracks from this discography release can be heard on our Facebook and/or Myspace pages
* One track can be downloaded (along with 17 others) on our recent FREE Robotic Empire - Label Sampler 2k10

Phew! Wow, quite a lot to say about a band that only so many people have heard of. PLEASE check out the discography if you can though, we highly recommend it! Beyond that, we've also got an outstanding update for the Robotic Empire - Online Store that would be noteworthy even without the EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE LP:

Standout new stuff this time include the long-awaited DOVE vinyl release (ex-FLOOR, ex-CAVITY, pre-HOUSE OF LIGHTNING), two excellent GRAILS LP reissues on color wax that the band recently re-pressed themselves (both of which we originally released), plus a slew of killer t-shirts officially licensed by Bad Skulls including CHARLES BRONSON, IRON LUNG and SPAZZ! On the re-stock tip we've got a handful of distributor-returned BATTLE OF MICE / JESU CDs (last chance to dance on this one), DOLCIM LPs, two shirts from Eat Death and a couple other jammers as well. Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Charles Bronson - Taking Aim - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Charles Bronson - Taking Aim - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Charles Bronson - Taking Aim - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Charles Bronson - Taking Aim - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Dodgin' Bullets - Earn Your Respect - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (True Stance) $9.99
* Dove - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Financial Ruin) $18.99
* Dove - Self-Titled - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Financial Ruin) $18.99
* Drowning with Our Anchors / Maladie - Split - BROWN COLORED VINYL 10" (Glory Kid) $11.99
* Employer, Employee - Discography - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Employer, Employee - Discography - PRINT (Robotic Empire) $3.99
* Gehenna - Upon The Gravehill - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (King Of The Monsters) $12.99
* Grails - Redlight - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Pamlico Sound) $16.99
* Grails - The Burden of Hope - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Pamlico Sound) $16.99
* Green & Wood - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Cyclopean) $13.99
* Iron Lung - Fry Face - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Iron Lung - Fry Face - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Iron Lung - Fry Face - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Iron Lung - Fry Face - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Loose Lips Sink Ships / Victor Villarreal - Eating Happens 7" (Whaleplane) $5.99
* Mammoth Grinder - Extinction of Humanity 12" (Cyclopean) $10.99
* Slaughter Strike - At Life's End 12" (Cyclopean) $12.99
* Spazz - Hang Loose - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Spazz - Hang Loose - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Spazz - Hang Loose - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Spazz - Hang Loose - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Bad Skulls) $11.99
* Sungod - First Matter 12" (Cyclopean) $13.99
* Unholy Grave - Grind Hell - RED ORANGE COLORED VINYL 10" (Death Agonies & Screams) $10.99
* Wyqm - Portrait of Spectre - RED WITH BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Death Agonies & Screams) $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Charles Bronson - Mugshot T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Charles Bronson - Mugshot T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) $11.99
* Charles Bronson - Mugshot T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) $11.99
* Dolcim - Guillotine Ride 12" (React With Protest) $10.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) $11.99
* Jesu / Battle of Mice - Split CD (Robotic Empire) $11.99
* Trainwreck / Comadre - Split 12" (React With Protest) $11.99
* Unholy Grave - Grindignation - SQUARE-SHAPED BLUE/BLACK COLORED VINYL 7" (Death Agonies and Screams) $7.99

We'd also like to take this opportunity to point out that we've recently dropped another new release, the debut CD from NEON BASTARD, New Zealand's latest freaks of powerviolence, grind, punk and more. An insanely rad album, we've got it available now for only 6 bucks. This and a few other new items & restocks from the last update should probably be reiterated due to sheer crucialness! Plus, a gnarly NEON BASTARD review can (and should) be read here. Here's that last update's list of stuff:

NEW ITEMS: (from 09/05/10)
* Ancient VVisdom / Charles Manson - Split - 1-Sided GREY COLOREED VINYL 12" (Withdrawl) $11.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - L'arrive De La Terne Mort Triomphante CD (Crucial Blast) $9.99
* Hot Cross - Risk Revival - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) $16.99
* Knut - Wonder 12" (Conspiracy) $13.99
* Knut - Wonder CD (Conspiracy) $12.99
* Lords - F' All Y'all Motherf'rs - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) $17.99
* Neon Bastard - Meikhaus CD (Robotic Empire) $5.99
* Reaching Away - Push Away The Moon 12" (McMurtrey) $10.99
* Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer 12" (Conspiracy) $14.99
* Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer CD (Conspiracy) $12.99
* Summer Pledge - You Are You 12" (Self Released) $7.99
* Taiga - Hsheal 12" (Conspiracy) $14.99
* Teens In Trouble [aka Pizza] - Self-Titled Cassette (Self Released) $4.99
* Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade - PICTURE DISC VINYL 2x12" (Conspiracy) $25.99

RESTOCKS: (from 09/05/10)
* A Day In Black And White / Golden Birds - Split 7" (Paranoid) $4.99
* Amanda Woodward - Meurt La Soif - BROWN COLORED VINYL 7" (Paranoid) $4.99
* Geisha - Die Verbrechen Der Liebe CD (Crucial Blast) $5.99
* Geisha - Mondo Dell'Orrore CD (Crucial Blast) $7.99
* Giants - Old Stories - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Cavity) $9.99
* Hot Cross - Risk Revival - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Paranoid) $16.99
* Hot Cross / The Holy Shroud - Split - PICTURE DISC 7" (Paranoid) $5.99
* Kowloon Walled City - Turk Street - RED BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL 10" (Wordclock) $7.99
* Lords / Karysun - Split - RED COLORED VINYL 10" (Destructure) $16.99
* Monarch - Dead Men Tell No Tales 2xCD (Crucial Blast) $9.99
* Nadja - Desire In Uneasiness CD (Crucial Blast) $9.99
* Souvenirs Young America - An Ocean Without Water CD (Crucial Blast) $7.99

YES! Love a big update. Hopefully there's something in there that strikes ya, and if so please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store for all this jibba jab and thousands of other items spanning the underground music universe. PEACE!

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"an inspirational pace, yet still dazzlingly hyperactive, tongue-in-cheek and thrilling" (aka: badass NEON BASTARD review!)

2010-09-08T16:20:00.001-04:00

The first freakishly accurate NEON BASTARD review has come in, courtesy of our longrunning Canadian brothers at Exclaim! Check it:

"The debut release from some of the craziest New Zealanders this side of Peter Jackson, Meikhaus features more chaos, dissonance and overt belligerence than dudes dubbed 'kiwis' should be able to dig up. Creating a volatile cocktail of extremities, the album's 11 songs barely reach out beyond the time necessary for a really good bowel movement, but in those 20something minutes, we hear the frenzy of Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Zeke-ish primal punk, the rumbling upheaval Death Breath have been milking lately and loads of fuzzed-out, Sabbath-meets-Sabbath cover band groove (read: decadent stoner rock). Capable of managing an inspirational pace, yet still dazzlingly hyperactive, tongue-in-cheek and thrilling, Meikhaus sounds almost as if Mike Patton channelled his spirit into something less snide and more appreciable on multiple levels while stealing some of the youthful energy of his hosts."

BOOYA! That well paraphrases the madness that is NEON BASTARD's debut album, now available direct from us for only 6 bucks! We're keeping this one real cheap to encourage people to pick it up, as we're real hyped on what these down undererer maniacs have cooked up. There's so much going on within this album that we highly implore you to check it out!

* Preview here, here or here
* Purchase here

NEON BASTARD debut out now (+giveaway), new RED SPAROWES and way more!

2010-09-05T13:49:00.000-04:00

We're excited to announce that a new Robotic Empire label release is now available, this time from New Zealand beasts NEON BASTARD! Meikhaus is the name of their album and CD is the circular format we've released it on. There's 11 tracks within 22 minutes, so that should say something about the frenzied pace of this maniacal debut. We're talkin furious punk, raging hardcore, stoney riffs, gritty noise rock and blasting powerviolence attacks.

Incidentally this is the second gnarly band from magical the land of kiwis that we've worked with, the first being last year's crushing debut EP from DIAL, whom NEON BASTARD share a guitar player. Incestious yes, but damn good jams of a very different nature are found on Meikhaus. The first 50 brave orderers will also get a free 1" NEON BASTARD button. Also: the first person to accurately guess what band (& release) NEON BASTARD have blatantly plagiarized on their album cover gets a FREE copy of said album!

* This is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store
* You can hear two tracks here, or possibly here (if you can find the player)
* Tracks from NEON BASTARD, DIAL and 16 others can be found now on our FREE Robotic Empire Label Sampler 2k10. Lil Jon approved!

Decibel Magazine was kind enough to give Meikhaus a nice little review too, found in the current issue with REFUSED on the cover. The detailed history of their landmark The Shape of Punk to Come album is a pretty good read as well. Pick that up here.

Beyond that overdue new label activity, we've also got a really solid update for the Robotic Empire - Online Store this week. Almost everything new is notable on some level, but standouts include the new PIZZA er... uh TEENS IN TROUBLE cassette (wtf name change / no more slices?!), new RED SPAROWES on both CD and vinyl, TAIGA import LP (Cliff from ISIS/RED SPAROWES/WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN solo ambient glory), more imports and even more killer imports. Several screamo and doomy restocks as well, here ya go:

NEW ITEMS:
* Ancient VVisdom / Charles Manson - Split - 1-Sided GREY COLOREED VINYL 12" (Withdrawl) $11.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - L'arrivÈe De La Terne Mort Triomphante CD (Crucial Blast) $9.99
* Hot Cross - Risk Revival - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) $16.99
* Knut - Wonder 12" (Conspiracy) $13.99
* Knut - Wonder CD (Conspiracy) $12.99
* Lords - F' All Y'all Motherf'rs - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Destructure) $17.99
* Neon Bastard - Meikhaus CD (Robotic Empire) $5.99
* Reaching Away - Push Away The Moon 12" (McMurtrey) $10.99
* Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer 12" (Conspiracy) $14.99
* Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer CD (Conspiracy) $12.99
* Summer Pledge - You Are You 12" (Self Released) $7.99
* Taiga - Hsheal 12" (Conspiracy) $14.99
* Teens In Trouble [aka Pizza] - Self-Titled Cassette (Self Released) $4.99
* Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade - PICTURE DISC VINYL 2x12" (Conspiracy) $25.99

RESTOCKS:
* A Day In Black And White / Golden Birds - Split 7" (Paranoid) $4.99
* Amanda Woodward - Meurt La Soif - BROWN COLORED VINYL 7" (Paranoid) $4.99
* Geisha - Die Verbrechen Der Liebe CD (Crucial Blast) $5.99
* Geisha - Mondo Dell'Orrore CD (Crucial Blast) $7.99
* Giants - Old Stories - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Cavity) $9.99
* Hot Cross - Risk Revival - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Paranoid) $16.99
* Hot Cross / The Holy Shroud - Split - PICTURE DISC 7" (Paranoid) $5.99
* Kowloon Walled City - Turk Street - RED BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL 10" (Wordclock) $7.99
* Lords / Karysun - Split - RED COLORED VINYL 10" (Destructure) $16.99
* Monarch - Dead Men Tell No Tales 2xCD (Crucial Blast) $9.99
* Nadja - Desire In Uneasiness CD (Crucial Blast) $9.99
* Souvenirs Young America - An Ocean Without Water CD (Crucial Blast) $7.99

Also worth noting is our insane-o blowout sale on some Robo catalog titles (plus a few others recently discounted). Get em while they're cheap!

* A Life Once Lost - Open Your Mouth For The Speechless CD $.99
* A Life Once Lost - The Fourth Plague: Flies CDep $.99
* An Albatross - London: Live! Test Press Version - COLORED VINYL 12" $19.99
* An Albatross - London: Live! - COLORED VINYL 12" $12.99
* A Storm Of Light / Nadja - Primitive North [split] - PHOSPHORESCENCE COLORED VINYL 2x12"+CD $16.99
* Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - 9"+CD ALL VINYL VERSIONS - $9.99
* Big Business - Mind The Drift - BLACK VINYL 12" $19.99
* Black Cross - Sink, Knives and Chrome CDep $4.99
* Black Cross - Severance Pays CD $8.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated 12" *ALL VINYL VERSIONS* $11.99
* Capsule - Self-Titled (Tape + Demo + Tour + More) 12" *ALL VINYL VERSIONS* $10.99
* Clouds - We Are Above You - 2x12"+CD $14.99
* Coliseum - Goddamage CD $5.99
* Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled 12" *ALL VINYL VERSIONS* $9.99
* Hewhocorrupts - Midi of Profits USB Bracelet $12.99
* Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - BLACK VINYL 10" $9.99
* Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For - BLACK VINYL 12" $10.99
* Tideland - Asleep In The Graveyard 12" ALL VINYL VERSIONS $9.99
* Tideland - Pancake - T-Shirt ALL SIZES $9.99
* Torche - Bear - T-Shirt ALL SIZES $10.99
* Torche - In Return - ''Flies' T-Shirt ALL SIZES $10.99
* Torche - In Return - 10"+CD ALL VINYL VERSIONS $11.99
* Torche - Possessed - T-Shirt ALL SIZES $10.99
* Versoma - Life During Wartime 12" ALL VINYL VERSIONS $4.99

Thanks for checking out this latest update, peace!

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Robotic Empire new Sale items!

2010-08-30T20:47:00.001-04:00

In an effort to make more room in our distro we've put a bunch of Robotic Empire titles on a pretty nice discount. Check the list below for the newest additions to the sale or go to the webstore and search via record label (Robotic Empire) to see all label items on sale now! There's also some random distro items mixed into this sale, check it out!

A Life Once Lost - Open Your Mouth For The Speechless CD $.99
A Life Once Lost - The Fourth Plague: Flies CDep $.99
An Albatross - London: Live! Test Press Version - COLORED VINYL 12" $19.99
An Albatross - London: Live! - COLORED VINYL 12" $12.99
A Storm Of Light / Nadja - Primitive North [split] - PHOSPHORESCENCE COLORED VINYL 2x12"+CD $16.99
Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - 9"+CD ALL VINYL VERSIONS - $9.99
Big Business - Mind The Drift - BLACK VINYL 12" $19.99
Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated 12" *ALL VINYL VERSIONS* $11.99
Capsule - Self-Titled (Tape + Demo + Tour + More) 12" *ALL VINYL VERSIONS* $10.99
Clouds - We Are Above You - 2x12"+CD $14.99
Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled 12" *ALL VINYL VERSIONS* $9.99
Hewhocorrupts - Midi of Profits USB Bracelet $12.99
Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - BLACK VINYL 10" $9.99
Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For - BLACK VINYL 12" $10.99
Tideland - Asleep In The Graveyard 12" ALL VINYL VERSIONS $9.99
Tideland - Pancake - T-Shirt ALL SIZES $9.99
Torche - Bear - T-Shirt ALL SIZES $10.99
Torche - In Return - ''Flies' T-Shirt ALL SIZES $10.99
Torche - In Return - 10"+CD ALL VINYL VERSIONS $11.99
Torche - Possessed - T-Shirt ALL SIZES $10.99
Versoma - Life During Wartime 12" ALL VINYL VERSIONS $4.99

CANNABIS CORPSE vinyl & sweat pants, HYDRA HEAD, TEE PEE & more in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

2010-08-15T15:32:00.001-04:00

Majorbooya this week with a re-press of CANNABIS CORPSE' crucial Tube of the Resinated LP and couchlocking Bong R.I.P. 666 SWEAT PANTS! The first proper studio output from these weedy heathens, we're stoked to have Tube back in print after an absence there. Cooked up some dank vinyl for this pressing including black, "schwag", "bongwater" and "hemp" colors (L to R in photo above).

For those uninitiated, CANNABIS CORPSE is the weed-fueled RVA death metal outfit forged by members of MUNICIPAL WASTE, BATTLEMASTER and PARASYTIC. Pretty much exactly what you'd expect too: CANNIBAL CORPSE & other old'sh school influenced deathmetal, completely themed around God's Green Gift.

However this completely transcends the concept of just a "shtick", as CANNABIS CORPSE craft damn good songs and pay a lot of attention to detail with both the recording and artwork. Tube of the Resinated is our testament to their hard work, and it's available again now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

* If you still haven't heard these beasts, check out some songs here.

In other Robotic Empire - Online Store news, we've got a decent amount of new stuff & restocks for ya this week. Mostly Hydra Head and Tee Pee essentials, but also the vinyl debut for our brothers in BASTARD SAPLING, half of which also shred it up in INTER ARMA (who's killer debut LP, Sundown, Mirror Universe dropped a little while back). In addition we got in a restock of the unreal "Clone" import comp LPs, the THOU / CITY IS THE TOWER split on red vinyl (the otherwise label-only direct mailorder version), some more tapes, LPs, CDs, a DVD and probably whatever else ya may be into. Word?

NEW ITEMS:

* Atomic Bitchwax - Tab 4 - CLEAR ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

* Banran - Stop Kor Cassette (Bart) $4.99

* Bastard Sapling - V: A Sepulcher To Swallow The Sea 7" (Tension Head) $4.99

* Book of Caverns - Self-Titled Cassette (Bart) $4.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Bong R.I.P. 666 - Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE Sweatpants (Robotic Empire) $19.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated - BONGWATER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated - HEMP COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated - SCHWAG COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99

* Child Bite - The Living Breathing Organ Summer - MARBLE GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Forge Again) $9.99

* Daughters - Self-Titled [Japanese Import] CD (Hydra Head) $11.99

* Earthless - Live at Roadburn 2x12" (Tee Pee) $14.99

* Forming - Self-Titled Cassette (Crooked Direction) $4.99

* Kayo Dot - Coyote CD (Hydra Head) $9.99

* Nebula - Heavy Psych 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

* Stalwart Sons - Burn Daylights Like Torches 12" (Revolution Winter) $9.99

* Thou / The City Is The Tower - Dwell in the Darkness of Thought and Drink the Poison of Life [split] - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) $12.99

* Titan - A Raining Sun of Light and Love, For You and You and You 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

* Todos Caeran - Self-Titled Cassette (Bart) $4.99

RESTOCKS:

* Annihilation Time - III: Tales of the Ancient Age 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Bong R.I.P. 666 - Size: SMALL Sweatpants (Robotic Empire) $19.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Bong R.I.P. 666 - Size: MEDIUM Sweatpants (Robotic Empire) $19.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Bong R.I.P. 666 - Size: LARGE Sweatpants (Robotic Empire) $19.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Bong R.I.P. 666 - Size: EXTRA LARGE Sweatpants (Robotic Empire) $19.99

* Cannabis Corpse - Tube Of The Resinated - BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99

* Clone (Salome/Monarch/etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol.1 12" (Blind Date) $14.99

* Clone (Thou/Moloch/etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol.2 12" (Blind Date) $14.99

* Daughters - Hell Songs - CREAM COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $12.99

* Discordance Axis - Pikadourei DVD (Hydra Head) $10.99

* Earthless - Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

* Elder - Reflect - YELLOW BLACK COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Forge Again) $11.99

* Isis - Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations 2xCD (Hydra Head) $11.99

* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99

* Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats... CD (Hydra Head) $6.99

* Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - BLACK VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) $9.99

* Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - CLEAR WITH BLUE COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) $9.99

* Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) $9.99

* Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands Cassette (Crooked Direction) $4.99

* Witch - Paralyzed 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

* Witch - Self-Titled 12" (Tee Pee) $9.99

Also a quick reminder that we're giving away a free sampler download with new tracks from NEON BASTARD, HEWHOCORRUPTS, VANESSA VAN BASTEN and just about everyone else we've released over the past year or so (FLOOR, YOUNG WIDOWS, CAPSULE, TIDELAND, THOU, etc etc). Pretty hyped on how it turned out, please check it out if you've got a few. Peace!

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New FREE Robotic Empire sampler (some exclusive/unreleased stuff/etc)

2010-08-05T16:20:00.001-04:00

Its been a long time since we did one of these (4 years, in fact) and while we've intentionally dropped the ball on promotion a bit over the past few years, thankfully we are still able to deliver almost an hour of weird new music for all you freaks, absolutely FREE.

No, we haven't gone "crunk core" (thank jah), we are just so psyched to see LIL JON rocking a new THOU shirt that we had to make an ode to him with this free sampler.

18 tracks, 52 minutes, 101 megabytes for your cranium to comprehend. Free (of course), cause we love you (of course). Lots of choice cuts, plus some unreleased and/or exclusive new jammers, if you're into that sorta thing. Check that shit, SON:

* Download Robotic Empire + Mirror Universe - Free Sampler 2k10 via MediaFire
* Download Robotic Empire + Mirror Universe - Free Sampler 2k10 via RapidShare
* Download Robotic Empire + Mirror Universe - Free Sampler 2k10 via SendSpace

The tracklist includes:
1.) BAD SECRETS - Go and Leave
2.) NEON BASTARD - Steven Tyler
3.) FLOOR - Downed Star
4.) VANESSA VAN BASTEN - Fuck the Best, Take the Rest (teaser)
5.) TIDELAND - Braindead on the Interstate
6.) YOUNG WIDOWS - Lucky and Hardheaded (live)
7.) CAPSULE - Just Three Lines
8.) DIAL - Sweating
9.) HEWHOCORRUPTS - Sell em All (MIDI)
10.) THOU - By Every Hand Betrayed
11.) BATTLEMASTER - Death is a Warm Cube
12.) MEDUSA - Mediatrix
13.) EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE - Nil or the Nile
14.) FLOOR - On the Money
15.) ENEMY SOIL - My Religion
16.) INTER ARMA - 2000 Years
17.) TIDELAND - Crash
18.) VANESSA VAN BASTEN - Domio '95

There is a whole lot more details about each song and all that good stuff over at the Robotic Obscurities blog, or just use the download links above if you don't care about what Robo catalog number this bullshit is from. Word.

Enjoy!

New releases & re-presses from THOU, HEWHOCORRUPTS, SHITSTORM, SUFFOCATE FOR FUCK SAKE and more!

2010-08-02T13:44:00.002-04:00

We are psyched to announce that the previously (and quickly) sold out THOU EP, Baton Rouge, You Have Much to Answer For, is now available again on both vinyl and cassette. We re-pressed the vinyl on black (1000) and tapes on red (200). Same artwork, same inserts, same music and all... just available again, this time with a sweet corresponding t-shirt printed up as well. The shirt is (reappropriated) artwork from the gatefold LP jacket's back cover, and turned out really awesome. 2-color front, 1-color back and red & black ink on "athletic grey" sweatshop-free t-shirts; you can see a bigger image of the front artwork here. There's no package deals or anything set up, but we tried to keep the prices pretty low on all this stuff.

For those living under a rock and still unfamiliar with the grossly prolific THOU, they are easily our favorite southern sludge/doom band in years and a true force to be reckoned with both live and on record. A seething ode to their city of inception, Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For contains by far some of THOU's best material released to date, and one of the most downtrodden recordings we've been a part of over the past 11+ years of doing this label. It's an "EP" because it's 4 songs total, but it's also over 30 minutes of crushing music, set to the tune of the end of times. Like all of their recordings, its available for free download on their website or if you're oldschool and want the physical "real thing", this EP and most of the rest of the available THOU releases are available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Related to this (but not actually our release) is a killer writeup NPR (!) just gave in regards to both THOU's live experience and their new album Summit. Very cool to see such a respected publication shine a little light down into the underground, this time directly onto our friends. You can read the article here and/or pre-order the new Summit CD release from our brethren at Gilead Media (we'll be stocking it too as soon as its publicly available).

At another end of the hardcore/metal spectrum is the recent HEWHOCORRUPTS Midi of Profits USB Rubber Bracelet release. Attacking capitalism through a more tongue-in-cheek approach (vs THOU's somewhat blunt methods), HEWHOCORRUPTS have flown the "corporate grindcore" flag for years, culminating in probably their most absurd release ever (exceeding a credit card-sized CD housed in a wallet, a NSFW split calendar and a 7" packaged with shredded US currency). Yes, that's right... this is a functional AND fashionable USB-chip-infused rubber bracelet with meticulously recreated MIDI-based songs held within, inspired in part by their classic Master of Profits EP which displayed a masterful love/hate relationship with METALLICA. Long story short, this 1gb USB chip bracelet is packed with music, videos, tabulator, animated GIFs and other awesome nonsense to justify the pure stupidity of creating this thing. Limited to 200 copies and available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Beyond the recent label activity, there's also been a steady stream of killer new stuff and restocks in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. This week we've got another "exclusively distributed" item, the new one from Swedish post-metal outfit SUFFOCATE FOR FUCK SAKE. We couldn't keep their previous stuff in stock, and are the only US outlet you can order this monster 2xLP from. Also new in the expletive-band-name front is the long-awaited blistering split 7" from SHITSTORM and CONGA FURY, showcasing easily the heaviest n' fiercest SHITSTORM tracks to date. Solely re-stocking cassettes this week, mostly from our screamy-hardcore-lovin' Malaysian friends at Utarid, here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Black Shape Of Nexus - Mannheim Live Cassette (QSD) $4.99
* Conga Fury / Shitstorm - Split 7" (To Live A Lie) $4.99
* Daitro - Cendresdes Cendres, Je Me Consume - BLACK VINYL 10" (Music Fear Satan) $15.99
* Daitro - Cendresdes Cendres, Je Me Consume - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 10" (Music Fear Satan) $15.99
* Suffocate for Fuck Sake - Blazing Fires and Helicopters on the Front Page of the Newspaper. There's a March Going on and I'm Marching in Heavyboots 2x12" (Blue Grass) $24.99
* Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For - BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Thou - Harp Lady Size: DOUBLE EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Thou - Harp Lady Size: YOUTH LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) $10.99
* Three Steps To The Ocean - Until Today Becomes Yesterday CD (Frohike) $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Daitro - 2004-2007 Discography Cassette (Utarid) $4.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $4.99
* Kidcrash - Snacks Cassette (Utarid) $4.99
* La Quiete - La Fine Non E' La Fine' Cassette (Utarid) $4.99
* Osceola - Discography Cassette (Utarid) $4.99
* Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For Cassette (Robotic Empire) $5.99

Since this round of new jams is pretty short, we figured it was worth mentioning last week's killer new stuff as well:

NEW ITEMS: (from 07/25/10)
* Dad They Broke Me - ROT 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Dove - Self-Titled Cassette (Financial Ruin) $7.99
* Fangs of a TV Evangelist - Self-Titled 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Gehenna - Hope Guzzo Bootleg - COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (A389) $12.99
* Hewhocorrupts - Midi of Profits USB Bracelet (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Holy Mountain - Diapers Full Live Cassette (Financial Ruin) $5.99
* Integrity - To Die For - RED COLORED VINYL 10"+7" (A389) $11.99
* Moho - He Visto La Cruz Al RevÈs 12" (Feast Of Tentacles) $15.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake 12" (Init) $13.99
* Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake CD (Init) $9.99
* Thou / The City Is The Tower - Split 12" (Init) $13.99
* Wolvhammer - Black Marketeers Of World War III CD (Init) $9.99
* Worlds - Unforeseen Paths Cassette (Financial Ruin) $8.99

RESTOCKS: (from 07/25/10)
* Abandoned Hearts Club, The - The Initial Confessions Of CD (Init) $7.99
* Back When - Swords Against The Father 7" (Init) $4.99
* Battlefields - Stained With The Blood Of An Empire CD (Init) $8.99
* Buried Inside - Chronoclast 12" - 180GRAM VINYL (Init) $19.99
* Cougar Den - Keepondrifter 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Init) $12.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Melt Banana - Initial 7" (Init) $5.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Discography 2xCD (Init) $9.99

There it is folks. Enjoy!
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HEWHOCORRUPTS release "Midi of Profits" USB bracelet (!) on Robotic Empire +big Online Store updates

2010-07-25T16:20:00.000-04:00

In the works for a stupidly long time, its kind of amazing we didn't (completely) spill the beans on this one. Chicago's HEWHOCORRUPTS are no stranger to weird releases; the "corporate grindcore" outfit have formerly issued a credit card sized CD housed in a wallet, a NSFW split calendar, an EP packaged with shredded money, etc... but this one probably takes the cake.

Midi of Profits is what it's called, and a frikkin 1gb USB bracelet is what it is: that's right, we've released a rubber USB bracelet with MIDI songs on it. The files in question are meticulously re-created computerized versions of HEWHOCORRUPTS' classic Master of Profits EP, but now with MIDI guitars, machine drums and vocoded vocals. An insane amount of time was spent making these completely absurd tracks, and we are blown away with how accurately they digitally reflect the originals.

To spice it up even further, the band includes tablature for all the songs, two classic/incredible/related music videos, album art, credits and more on this fully functional 1gb USB-chip-infused rubber bracelet. Fashionable AND functional, per the HEWHOCORRUPTS corporate mantra. You can wear it and share it, but the only place to get this beaut is through the Robotic Empire - Online Store (and the band themselves). We only made 200 of these bad mamma jammas, so grab one now or forever cry yourself to sleep.

* LISTEN HERE
* ORDER HERE

Appropriately we are also running a large scale sale at the moment, to clear some room for "fresh new stock" per our own corporate mantra. In other words, we're selling all standalone CDs and DVDs on our site (priced over five bucks) for $2 less than usual right now, even if they're already discounted! This "clearance special" is only running until the end of the month, so check it out now if you like shiny discs on the cheap!

Beyond those white-collar activities, we also have a host of new jams for all the blue-collar and no-collar punx out there. This week the Robotic Empire - Online Store sees new additions from the absurdly prolific THOU, longtime favorites DOVE, Richmond's SOUVENIR'S YOUNG AMERICA's new one, the revamped INTEGRITY and more. Plus a fairly stacked Init Records restock makes this a sweet little stash o' stuff:

NEW ITEMS:
* Dad They Broke Me - ROT 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Dove - Self-Titled Cassette (Financial Ruin) $7.99
* Fangs of a TV Evangelist - Self-Titled 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Gehenna - Hope Guzzo Bootleg - COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (A389) $12.99
* Hewhocorrupts - Midi of Profits USB Bracelet (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Holy Mountain - Diapers Full Live Cassette (Financial Ruin) $5.99
* Integrity - To Die For - RED COLORED VINYL 10"+7" (A389) $11.99
* Moho - He Visto La Cruz Al RevÈs 12" (Feast Of Tentacles) $15.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake 12" (Init) $13.99
* Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake CD (Init) $9.99
* Thou / The City Is The Tower - Split 12" (Init) $13.99
* Wolvhammer - Black Marketeers Of World War III CD (Init) $9.99
* Worlds - Unforeseen Paths Cassette (Financial Ruin) $8.99

RESTOCKS:
* Abandoned Hearts Club, The - The Initial Confessions Of CD (Init) $7.99
* Back When - Swords Against The Father 7" (Init) $4.99
* Battlefields - Stained With The Blood Of An Empire CD (Init) $8.99
* Buried Inside - Chronoclast 12" - 180GRAM VINYL (Init) $19.99
* Cougar Den - Keepondrifter 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Init) $12.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Melt Banana - Initial 7" (Init) $5.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Discography 2xCD (Init) $9.99

We also want to mention again the previous two-weeks' new items & restocks since some really good stuff has come in and been widely overlooked. Here's all that again:

NEW ITEMS: (from 07/05/10 + 07/18/10)
* Acid King - Free / Down With the Crown 12" (Kreation) $9.99
* Across Tundras - Old World Wanderer CD (Self Released) $7.99
* Big Trouble In Little China - 4 Song - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (No List) $5.99
* Bloody Panda - Summon 2x12"+DVD (20 Buck Spin) $20.99
* Chino Horde - Discography 2x12" (Adagio830) $18.99
* Comadre - Burn Your Bones, Songs About The Youth Cassette (Pure Minds) $5.99
* Flowers In the Attic - Fingers - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Flowers In the Attic - Fingers - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $5.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #2 - 1-SIDED VINYL 12" (Sons of Vesta) $14.99
* God Is An Astronaut - A Moment Of Stillness 12" (Revolvermann) $15.99
* God Is An Astronaut - A Moment Of Stillness - BLUE BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Revolvermann) $15.99
* Gok - Mark I Cassette (Revolvermann) $4.99
* Hidden Hand - Aztec Hand - Size: GIRLS LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - Aztec Hand - Size: GIRLS SMALL T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - GREEN Aztec Hand - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - GREEN Aztec Hand - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - RED Aztec Hand - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - RED Aztec Hand - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* KEN Mode - Mennonite - COLORED VINYL 3x7" (No List) $19.99
* KEN Mode - Mennonite Cassette (No List) $7.99
* KEN Mode - Reprisal - RED & GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No List) $19.99
* Liturgy - Renihilation 12" (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Mass, The - City Of Dis CD (Crucial Blast) $1.99
* Most Precious Blood - Merciless 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Bitter Melody) $9.99
* Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio830) $9.99
* Stormcrow / Coffins - Split 12" (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Ultra Dolphins - Alien Baby - GLOW IN THE DARK COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) $11.99

RESTOCKS: (from 07/05/10 + 07/18/10)
* Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie 12" - BLACK VINYL (Kreation) $9.99
* Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie 12" - SILVER SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $9.99
* Ampere - All Our Tomorrows End Today 10" - BLACK VINYL (Ebullition) $10.99
* Birthday Boyz - The Bro Cycle 12" (Life in a Box) $9.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Catalyst, The - A Hospital Visit CDep (McCartyism) $6.99
* Coffins - Mortuary of Darkness 2x12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $19.99
* Comadre - Flower T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Pure Minds) $19.99
* Comadre - Flower T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Pure Minds) $19.99
* Das Oath - Self-Titled 11" (Youth Attack) $12.99
* Deadly Sins - 4x7" (Hater of God) $10.99
* Drowning With Our Anchors - You Can Never Go Home Again 12" (Adagio 830) $13.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - BROWN/CLEAR VINYL (Hex) $10.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - RED/CLEAR VINYL (Hex) $10.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) $11.99
* Fell Voices - Self-Titled 12" (Human Resources) $12.99
* God Is An Astronaut - The End Of The Beginning 2x12" (Revolvermann) $20.99
* Hidden Hand, The / Wolly Mammoth Split CD McCarthyism $4.99
* Joshua Fit For Battle - Bring Out Your Dead CD (Electric Human Project) $4.99
* Jumbo's Killcrane - The Slow Decay CD (Crucial Blast) $3.99
* Little Gold - On The Knife 12" (Adagio 830) $10.99
* Mouthbreather - Lila 10" (Adagio) $10.99
* Nachtmystium - Demise 12" - PURPLE SILVER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $13.99
* Nachtmystium - Eulogy IV 12" (Kreation) $14.99
* Nadja / OVO - The Life And Death Of A Wasp 12" (Adagio) $9.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled [gatefold] CD (Ebullition) $9.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled 12" - GATEFOLD BLUE COLORED VINYL (Ebullition) $12.99
* Orchid - Totality CD (Clean Plate) $11.99
* Oak & Bone - Self-Titled 7" (Hex) $4.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pizza - Self-Titled 7"+CD-R - BLACK VINYL (Sons Of Vesta) $5.99
* Pizza - Self-Titled 7"+CD-R - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (Sons Of Vesta) $5.99
* Pizza / Tideland - Split 7" - VINYL (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* South, The / Hypatia - Split 12" (Square Of Opposition) $5.99
* Thou / Salome - Split 12" (Vendetta) $10.99
* Tragedy - Nerve Damage CD (Self Released) $10.99
* Tragedy - Self-Titled 12" - IMPORT VERSION VINYL (Tragedy) $14.99
* Triac - Dead House Dreaming CD (Reptilian) $2.99
* Waifle - The Music Stops, The Man Dies 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled 2x10" - COLORED VINYL (Adagio 830) $14.99
* Yob - Catharsis 12" (Kreation)$9.99
* Zoroaster - Voice of Saturn 12" (Kreation) $10.99

Finally, we also want to mention we've added another band to our roster: NEON BASTARD from New Zealand will see their debut album "Meikhaus" released by us on September 7th. Uncomfortably nestled somewhere in the midst of powerviolence/punk/sludge/grind/stoner rock... these four weirdos have concocted an maniacal debut and we're psyched to release it! You can read more about all that here. Heads up!

Thanks ya'll / peace!

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INTER ARMA giving away free CDs.... on the open highway @70mph!

2010-07-23T16:20:00.001-04:00

Richmond maniacs INTER ARMA are still on their epic US tour (spanning 3 different months!) and apparently they're finding creative ways to have a good time; we got this from a mutual RVA buddy:

Just saw this post on Inter Arma's myspace and it made me happy thinking of those boys tear'n up the road. G'bless 'Merica...............

Lexus ツ
Jul 22 2010 2:10 AM
Hey! I'm the girl you gave your C.D. to on the freeway earlier. I gotta say, i've never felt more metal than i did those few 10 seconds when half of my body was out of a moving vehicle going 70mph to grab a freaking incredible disk. Ya'll are awesome! :D

CLASSIC!
http://www.myspace.com/interarmametal

Robotic Empire to release NEON BASTARD debut "Meikhaus"

2010-07-20T04:20:00.002-04:00

We've teamed up with the Wellington, New Zealand band NEON BASTARD for the release of their debut album, Meikhaus. Comprised of 11 songs in under 22 minutes, Meikhaus is a total blitzkrieg of blasting punk rock, stoner riffs and pure noise.

Two preview tracks have been posted (well, hidden) on the band's hideous myspace page, here:

http://www.myspace.com/NeonBastard
(try zooming out your browser if you want to hear them)

About as far from "normal" as a band can get, Robotic Empire is thrilled to team up with the weirdos in NEON BASTARD, who embody elements vital to underground music: damn good tunes without taking oneself too seriously. A smattering of genres are covered throughout the songs within Meikhaus; the track listing as follows:

1. Steven Tyler
2. Lateman
3. Cock Rock
4. Mangy Feline
5. I'm Your Bastard
6. Don't Tread on Me
7. Mad F'ing
8. Kano and Rongburns on the Nose Candy
9. Pushah
10. Big Dogz
11. c.2023

NEON BASTARD's debut will be available on CD and through digital download worldwide on September 7th, 2010, with a pro-filmed video for "Mangy Feline" to shortly follow the album's release.

ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update - ALL CDs and DVDs now at least $2 off + booya new items & restocks

2010-07-18T13:59:00.000-04:00

Until the end of the month, all standalone CD and DVD releases that we carry in the Robotic Empire - Online Store (priced over 5 bucks) are discounted an additional $2, even if they're already on sale! Here's the catch: PLEASE pick up more than 1 item so we don't totally eat it on this.

Beyond that little maneuver to make some room here we've also gotten in some pretty killer new items & restocks, albeit a somewhat small update. Small but mighty though as we've gotten in the long awaited new GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT album (on both black and color vinyl) and new ULTRA DOLPHINS on glow in the dark vinyl! Some other new jammers too and lots of classic restocks make this a strong one. Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Chino Horde - Discography 2x12" (Adagio830) $18.99
* God Is An Astronaut - A Moment Of Stillness 12" (Revolvermann) $15.99
* God Is An Astronaut - A Moment Of Stillness - BLUE BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Revolvermann) $15.99
* Gok - Mark I Cassette (Revolvermann) $4.99
* KEN Mode - Mennonite Cassette (No List) $7.99
* Most Precious Blood - Merciless 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Bitter Melody) $9.99
* Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio830) $9.99
* Ultra Dolphins - Alien Baby - GLOW IN THE DARK COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) $11.99

RESTOCKS:
* Ampere - All Our Tomorrows End Today 10" - BLACK VINYL (Ebullition) $10.99
* Birthday Boyz - The Bro Cycle 12" (Life in a Box) $9.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Das Oath - Self-Titled 11" (Youth Attack) $12.99
* Deadly Sins - 4x7" (Hater of God) $10.99
* Drowning With Our Anchors - You Can Never Go Home Again 12" (Adagio 830) $13.99
* God Is An Astronaut - The End Of The Beginning 2x12" (Revolvermann) $20.99
* Little Gold - On The Knife 12" (Adagio 830) $10.99
* Mouthbreather - Lila 10" (Adagio) $10.99
* Nadja / OVO - The Life And Death Of A Wasp 12" (Adagio) $9.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled [gatefold] CD (Ebullition) $9.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled 12" - GATEFOLD BLUE COLORED VINYL (Ebullition) $12.99
* Orchid - Totality CD (Clean Plate) $11.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Thou / Salome - Split 12" (Vendetta) $10.99
* Tragedy - Nerve Damage CD (Self Released) $10.99
* Tragedy - Self-Titled 12" - IMPORT VERSION VINYL (Tragedy) $14.99
* Waifle - The Music Stops, The Man Dies 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled 2x10" - COLORED VINYL (Adagio 830) $14.99

That's it for now, holla at the Robotic Empire - Online Store to check out all this and way more. CD sale thing ends at the end of the month, so please check it out if you want some discounted plastic discs on the cheap. Peace!

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