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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New release+shirt from ISIS, repress from CAPSULE and way more!

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!)

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!

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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

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