TORCHE - Meanderthal 12" 2nd press, HELMS ALEE 12" & more!!!

OK folks it's that time again: a new vinyl update from Robotic Empire! We were unfortunately the last folks to be selling the first pressing of TORCHE's gargantuan new release Meanderthal due to circumstances beyond our control, and we're towards the back of the line on the second press as well. But we're still totally amped on how this beast turned out, and are pleased to announce that the second pressing of Meanderthal is now available in the Robotic Empire Online Store.

This second pressing was made on six colors, ludicrously named the following:

* CHERRY BURST - 400 copies
* ICE STORM - 200 copies
* LIZARD SKIN - 400 copies
* MAGMA - 400 copies
* ROCKSLIDE - 200 copies
* TAPWATER - 400 copies


The reason for these names is because when backlit, the records look almost completely different... and sound exactly the same! The same great tunes are still jam-packed into this vinyl, and we're really stoked on how this pressing turned out. For anyone still unfamiliar with what we're talking about here, here's our always-hyperbolic description for this album:

Can a band be absolutely crushing yet legendarily anthemic... at the same time? Miami’s TORCHE have not only figured this out, they’ve mastered it. Their third release, Meanderthal, is simultaneously oppressive and powerfully uplifting. Like that invincible feeling you get when love is new, mixed with the heaviest soundtrack imaginable. TORCHE’s gargantuan return to their patented megaheavy pop ’n roll streamlines their form into brief and precise slabs of song-writing brilliance. Prepare to headbang while singing along at the top of your collapsed lungs, as Meanderthal surpasses all groundwork laid by TORCHE’s self-titled debut and last year’s In Return EP. Copious hooks abound, psychedelic swarms of drone weave amongst riff-wizardry... while the sheer heavyness is downright overwhelming. Robotic Empire goes huge on their most ludicrously elaborate packaging yet, while TORCHE absolutely level the earth with their finest work to date.

* Several MP3s from Meanderthal can be heard on TORCHE's Myspace page.

A few other new items and restocks have also been added to our Online Store this week, with last week's update following below...

NEW ITEMS: (for week of 09/30/08)
* Chronic Youth - First Demo Cassette (Self Released) - $4.99
* Nadja - Trembled CD (Utech) - $14.99
* Off Minor - Some Blood 12" (Paramnesia) - $12.99
* Teenage Cool Kids - Queer Salutations / Remember Me As A Silhouette Cassette (Crooked Direction) - $5.50
* Torche - Meanderthal - CHERRY BURST COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - ICE STORM COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - LIZARD SKIN COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - MAGMA COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - ROCKSLIDE COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - TAPWATER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99
* Valkyrie - Man Of Two Visions CD (Noble Origin) - $10.99

RESTOCKS: (for week of 09/30/08)
* A Fine Boat That Coffin / Am I Dead Yet / Mock Heroic / Utarid - Split 12" (React With Protest) - $11.99
* Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Black Tusk - Passage Through Purgatory CD+DVD (Hyperrealist) - $9.99
* Brainstorm / Dead Friends - Split Cassette (Vinyl Rites) - $4.99
* Cream Abdul Babar / Teen Cthulhu - Split CD (Hyperrealist) - $7.99
* Dead Hate The Living, The - Shock and Awe CD (Hyperrealist) - $8.99
* Get Rad - Say Fuck No To Rules, Man CD (Hyperrealist) - $8.99
* In First Person - Self-Titled CD (Paramnesia) - $7.99
* La Quiete - La Fine Non E La Fine 10" (React With Protest) - $11.99
* Memento Mori - Discography CD (Hyperrealist) - $8.99
* Various Artists - Emo Apocalypse 12" (React With Protest) - $13.99


We also just recently dropped the new HELMS ALEE full-length debut, Night Terror, which we are mildly afraid of being criminally overlooked. This band is definitely on the next-level as far as merging heavyness and melody... almost akin to TORCHE but with a very distinct, different spin for sure. The CD version of this album was also released by our big bro's at Hydra Head, and we're pumped to get to release the vinyl for such a crucial band. This is available now in our Online Store, and here's our description of this bad mofo...:

Seattle has been no stranger to dirty, heavy bands... but newcomers HELMS ALEE propel the city’s longrunning music reputation to the next level of awesomeness. Marrying the best parts of grunge and the rock trinity of punk, indie and stoner varieties, this powerful trio lay waste with their debut album Night Terror. Ten tracks that run the gamut of psychedelic grit, western-ish drugged out drone jams, delicate melodic passages and most of all, ferociously crushing heavy rock. These truly hypnotic songs also benefit from a healthy balance of soaring vocals into the triumphant chorus of male and female yells. The sheer magnitude of said awesomeness is pretty incredible for a relatively new band, but years in the trial-by-fire underground and a band member building their own amps only ups the ante. Add in percussion unafraid of crashing and clanging like a tornado and you’ve got a thunderous debut of shoegazer bliss mixed perfectly with hessian heaven. HELMS ALEE are poised to level with their debut longplayer, and Robotic Empire is proud to present it to you.

* Several MP3s from Night Terror can be heard on HELMS ALEE's Myspace page.

It's also worth noting that members of HELMS ALEE have previously done time in HARKONEN & THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES and currently LOZEN! Night Terror was printed on very heavy reverse-board cardstock, and pressed in the following quantities:

* 203 on ALGAE BLOOM
* 203 on PEACH
* 620 on BLACK

Along with these kickass LPs, we also stocked a whole mess of other killer music for the Robotic Empire Online Store, including the following:

NEW ITEMS: (for week of 09/23/08)
* Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie - CLEAR SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Kreation) - $14.99
* Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie - SILVER SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Kreation) - $14.99
* Anduin - Forever Waiting - GREY COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (SMTG) - $11.99
* Anduin - Forever Waiting CD (SMTG) - $7.99
* Audible Delusions Ensemble - Winters Weapon CD (Heathen Skulls) - $9.99
* Black Widow - Night Of The Raven CD (Heathen Skulls) - $9.99
* Blarke Bayer / Black Widow - Arctic Blast CD (Heathen Skulls) - $9.99
* Blarke Bayer / Black Widow - Presents I.B CD (Heathen Skulls) - $9.99
* Coffins - Mortuary of Darkness - CLEAR GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Kreation) - $18.99
* Coffins - Mortuary of Darkness - GRREN BLACK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Kreation) - $19.99
* Coffins - Mortuary of Darkness - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Kreation) - $19.99
* Fear Power God - Spoken Word CD (Blackhouse) - $10.99
* Foot Village - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Rock is Hell) - $8.99
* Grey Daturas - Blood Trail CD-R (Heathen Skulls) - $7.99
* Grey Daturas - Return To Disruption CD (Heathen Skulls) - $9.99
* Helms Alee - Night Terror - ALGAE BLOOM COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Helms Alee - Night Terror - BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Helms Alee - Night Terror - PEACH COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Indian - Slights and Abuse - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Seventh Rule) - $11.99
* Indian - The Sycophant - BLOOD ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Seventh Rule) - $11.99
* Light Yourself On Fire - Intimacy - CMYK SPLATTER 12" (Seventh Rule) - $12.99
* Nachtmystium - Eulogy IV - BLACK WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Kreation) - $14.99
* Nachtmystium - Eulogy IV - CLEAR WHITE BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Kreation) - $16.99
* Sasqrotch - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Rock is Hell) - $8.99
* Supermachiner - Rise - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (E-Vinyl) - $17.99
* Wetnurse - Invisible City - GREEN BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Seventh Rule) - $19.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled - GREEN BLACK COLORED VINYL 7" (Protagonist) - $10.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled - MINT GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Protagonist) - $10.99
* Yob - Catharsis - WHITE BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Kreation) - $15.99
* Zann / Burial Year - Split - BLACK VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $20.99
* Zs - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Rock is Hell) - $8.99

RESTOCKS: (for week of 09/23/08)
* Antlers - Self-Titled Cassette (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $4.99
* Indian - The Unquiet Sky 2x12" (Seventh Rule) - $17.99
* New Electric - Self-Titled Cdep (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $5.99
* Plague Bringer - As The Ghosts Collect CD (Seventh Rule) - $10.99
* Snack Truck - Harpoon CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $7.99
* Sweet Cobra - Praise CD (Seventh Rule) - $10.99
* Tigershark - Limited Tour Cassette (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $5.99
* Total Shutdown / XBXRX - Split 2x5" (Rock is Hell) - $13.99
* Wow, Owls! - Pick Your Patterns CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) - $8.99
* Zach Hill & Mick Barr - Vol. 2 12" (Rock is Hell) - $20.99

That pretty much wraps things up for this update... some major stuff here folks, and we thank you in advance for checking it all out! Peace!

Robotic Empire - Online Store

p.s. although we're not selling it yet, everyone needs to check out the new YOUNG WIDOWS album Old Wounds on Temporary Residence... if you haven't already. Hands down one of the best albums of the year from some solid dudes down in Louisville, and their best work to date!

Pressing info for HELMS ALEE and TORCHE - Meanderthal first press

Some folks have wanted to know the pressing info for some of our recent releases, so for the ones not currently listed here's what we've got for you. A more comprehensive update to our "discography" page will commence soon. In the meantime...

HELMS ALEE - Night Terror 12" pressing info:
* 203 on BLUE / GREEN w/ SPLATTER
* 203 on PEACH
* 620 on BLACK
* 5 TEST PRESSES (all went to the band)

TORCHE's - Meanderthal 12" pressing info:
The first press for this was quite a mess as far as organization and counting goes (for a variety of reasons), so we will probably never have an accurate count on exacty how many were made. We do have approximate numbers, which we can estimate as follows:

* 1000 as picture discs
* 800 on black vinyl
* 400 on yellow vinyl
* 400 on purple vinyl
* 350 on white vinyl
* 200 on orange vinyl
* 50 blank label test presses (all given to the band and Hydra Head)

The second press (splatter) of Meanderthal is starting to trickle out there, and we'll have it available as soon as possible... which won't be as long of a wait as last time, promise! In the meantime, we do have current copies of both releases available in our Online Store.

Hope that clears some things up, thanks for the interest.

GODS & QUEENS post another song, announce tour dates

Brooklyn/Philadelphia trio GODS & QUEENS have posted another new song from their untitled debut effort for Robotic Empire/Adagio830/Dead Format Cassettes. This second untitled track is two of seven total songs on the debut album, which will see a worldwide release on October 14th. The new song can be heard here:

http://www.myspace.com/GodsAndQueens

GODS & QUEENS is also excited to announce their current upcoming tour dates, including several in support of YOUNG WIDOWS:
9/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas - w/ Intelligence, Hot Guts
10/05 - Bethlehem, PA @ The Burners - w/ Weston
10/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ PiLam - w/ Monotonix
10/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio - w/ Young Widows, Tombs
10/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary - w/ Young Widows
10/28 - Baltimore, MD @ The Talking Head - w/ Young Widows, The Wayward
10/29 - Richmond, VA @ Nara Sushi - w/ Young Widows, Hex Machine, Mouthbreather 10/30 - Washington, DC @ TBA - w/ Well

Additional tour dates will be posted as they come in at the band's myspace
page: http://www.myspace.com/GodsAndQueens

GODS & QUEENS finish debut album, post first preview track

The Brooklyn/Philadelphia trio GODS & QUEENS have finished their debut album and the first preview track has been posted online here:

http://www.myspace.com/GodsAndQueens

The untitled seven-song album was recorded by Jason LaFarge at Seizures Palace and mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East. This will see an October 14th street date as a 12"+CD (both formats together) released by Robotic Empire in North America and Adagio830 in Europe. A cassette version will also be available from Dead Format Cassettes, and digital downloads will be available on iTunes, etc.

JESU / BATTLE OF MICE split 12"/CD & VERSE EN COMA 10"+CD both out now!

Several years in the making, the long-awaited JESU / BATTLE OF MICE split is finally available! Even though it took a while, we're beyond stoked to be the ones releasing this, and each band contributes two exclusive, lengthy tracks on this limited edition release. JESU showcases "Clear Stream" and "Falling From Grace", two pieces towards the darker end of the spectrum created under the JESU moniker. BATTLE OF MICE deliver the two most sinister songs they've recorded, "The Bishop" and "Yellow & Black". Along with the vocally infamous Julie Christmas, here lies the vocal debut of Josh Graham, which preludes his work in A STORM OF LIGHT and fits as an appropriate segue. Heavier than the material found on their A Day Of Nights debut yet more dynamic overall, these two final (?) tracks from BATTLE OF MICE compliment the JESU material well. While both bands utilize traditional "heavy" music instruments, they are also unified by usage of keys, atmospherics, and general unique elements thrown in to vary it all.

We pressed these as both vinyl and CD releases, separate for a change. Each format is limited to a one-time pressing of 2000 copies. The CD comes house in a mini-gatefold jacket that mimics the larger LP gatefold jacket well. This vinyl is all colored to some degree, broken down in the following quantities:

* 500 copies on semi-translucent SILVER (silver mixed with clear)
* 500 copies on BLACK with 1/4th SILVER SPLATTER
* 500 copies on CLEAR/BLACK mix (mostly looks black until you hold it up to the light)
* 500 copies on ORANGE/CLEAR mix

These can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store, and should start showing up in stores and distros this week as well.


Also finally available after many years in the making is the VERSE EN COMA debut 10"+CD, Rialto! Somewhere between the present day and unfortunate endings of CITY OF CATERPILLAR, PG.99 and MALADY, a "lost" recording was created but shelved for several years. Five dynamic tracks that collided with both artistic and industry red tape comprise the incredible VERSE EN COMA debut, Rialto. These delays hinder absolutely nothing though, as the power and sheer intensity behind these songs is borderline overwhelming. Unique, passionate and soaring vocals compliment the effects-laden screaming guitarwork and air-tight rhythm section. Coupled with distinctive song-structure and 5+ minute tracks, VERSE EN COMA's debut is a downright substantial EP. Both digital CD and analog vinyl formats are coupled together in a gatefold jacket to add to the weight of this release. The pressing info for this one is as follows:

* 700 copies on BLACK
* 200 copies on TAN
* 100 copies on WHITE w/ BLUE STREAKS

This release can also be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store, and should start showing up in stores and distros this week too. Two songs from this release can be heard here.

In addition to these two new releases, we've had a fairly massive influx of KILLER new items and restocks in our Online Store. One main item to point out is the HELMS ALEE "self titled" demo on CD, which is a limited prelude to their debut Night Terror album we'll be releasing on wax in the near future. Other key stuff we've stocked are new vinyl and cassette releases from Richmond's BRAINWORMS, both THOU full-lengths on CD, new CEREMONY CD, and the incredible new PYGMY LUSH, COFFINS and BORIS albums on vinyl.

In the surprising "blast from the past" category, the long-awaited (but minimally packaged) PORTRAITS OF PAST discography CD is finally here. We also scored some ancient CREATION IS CRUCIFIXION 7"s, the insanely elaborate old Deadly Sins 4x7" comp box set with DAMAD, CATHARSIS, RUINATION, UNRUH (and more), and the old ENEMY SOIL Live at Fiesta Grande flexi 7"! Those things aren't even made anymore. The first BREATHER RESIST recordings on vinyl (both as picture discs... one shaped like a casket) are also here too, along with the very last of those 10-year-old BONGZILLA 7"s we got back in May (that flew out overnight). Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Arse Moreira / Kidcrash - Split 5" (Escucha) - $9.99
* Battle Of Mice / Jesu - Split - BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $15.99
* Battle Of Mice / Jesu - Split - CLEAR/BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $15.99
* Battle Of Mice / Jesu - Split - ORANGE/CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $15.99
* Battle Of Mice / Jesu - Split - SILVER/CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $15.99
* Battle Of Mice / Jesu - Split CD (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Behead The Prophet - Making Craters 7" (Outpunk) - $4.99
* Boris - Smile 2x12" (Southern Lord) - $24.99
* Born Against - Battle Hymns 12" (Prank) - $10.99
* Born Against - Nine Patriotic Hymns 12" (Prank) - $10.99
* Bossk - .1/.2 - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) - $19.99
* Botch - Unifying Themes Redux - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) - $19.99
* Brainworms - Self-Titled Cassette (People's Republic) - $4.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse - 180 Gram VINYL 12" (Rorschach) - $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) - $14.99
* Brainworms / Tubers - Split - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (Rorschach) - $4.99
* Breather Resist - Only In The Morning - PICTURE DISC 10" (King Of The Monsters) - $9.99
* Breather Resist - Patent Cruciform - CASKET SHAPED PICTURE DISC 10" (King Of The Monsters) - $9.99
* Ceremony - Still, Nothing Moves You CD (Bridge 9) - $11.99
* Coffins - Buried Death 12" (20 Buck Spin) - $9.99
* Creation Is Crucifixion - Dethrone or Devour 7" (Hater of God) - $4.99
* Die Young - Loss - GREY COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) - $4.99
* Endless Blockade - Primitive 12" (20 Buck Spin) - $9.99
* Enemy Soil - Live at Fiesta Grande 7" (Clean Plate) - $4.99
* Enemy Soil - The Ruins of Eden CD (Clean Plate) - $9.99
* Frightener - Guillotine - RED BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) - $10.99
* Ghostlimb - Bearings and Distance - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Ghostlimb - Bearings and Distance - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Giants - Old Stories CD (Cavity) - $9.99
* Grey Ghost - Self-Titled - BROWN COLORED VINYL 10" (Copper Lung) - $9.99
* Grey Ghost - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 10" (Copper Lung) - $9.99
* Hellchild / Word Salad - Split 10" (Hater of God) - $9.99
* Helms Alee - Self-Titled CD (Broken Press) - $7.99
* Hewhocorrupts - Microeconomics - GOLD COLORED VINYL 7" (Gilead Media) - $6.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Fifteen Counts Of Arson 12" (Prank) - $9.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments To Thieves 12" (Prank) - $9.99
* In First Person / Storm The Bastille - Split - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Protagonist) - $10.99
* Ion Dissonance - Minus the Herd - SILVER BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Garden Of Exile) - $14.99
* Ion Dissonance - Minus the Herd 12" (Garden Of Exile) - $14.99
* Kung Fu Rick - Fragments of The Past Time 2xCD (625 Thrashcore) - $9.99
* Monarcs / Osceola - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Escucha) - $5.99
* Moral Crux - Pop Culture Assassins - BLACK WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $11.99
* Moral Crux - Pop Culture Assassins - BLUE WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $11.99
* Moral Crux - Self-Titled - BLACK VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $12.99
* Moral Crux - Self-Titled - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $12.99
* Moral Crux - Self-Titled - RED BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $12.99
* Moral Crux - Self-Titled - PINK WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $12.99
* Of Sinking Ships - Self-Titled - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Gilead Media) - $10.99
* Off Minor - Innominate 12" (Golden Brown) - $9.99
* Pink Lincolns - Back From The Pink Room - RED WITH BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $12.99
* Pink Lincolns - Back From The Pink Room - PINK WITH WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Jailhouse) - $12.99
* Portraits Of Past - Discography CD (Ebullition) - $9.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mt.Hope - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Mt.Hope - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Pyramids - Through the Hourglass CD (Protagonist) - $8.99
* Slumlords - Self-Titled - PICTURE DISC 12" (A389) - $9.99
* Suffocate for Fuck Sake - Self-Titled CD (Escucha) - $9.99
* Swallow The Sun - Hope - GREEN BLACK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) - $19.99
* Swallow The Sun - Hope - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) - $19.99
* This Quiet Army - Unconquered CD (Foreshadow) - $8.99
* Thou - Peasant CD (Autopsy Kitchen) - $10.99
* Towers - Self-Titled Cassette (Protagonist) - $5.99
* Tzadikim Nistarim - 1 Sided - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 7" (Communique) - $4.99
* Verse En Coma - Rialto - BLACK VINYL 10"+CD (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Verse En Coma - Rialto - TAN COLORED VINYL 10"+CD (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Verse En Coma - Rialto - WHITE w/ BLUE STREAKS COLORED VINYL 10"+CD (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Various Artists - Deadly Sins - 4x7" Box Set (Hater of God) - $10.99

RESTOCKS:
* A Scanner Darkly - Self-Titled CDep (Gilead Media) - $8.00
* Ampere - All Our Tomorrows End Today - BLUE COLORED VINYL 10" (Ebullition) - $10.99
* Ampere / Sinaloa - Split 12" (Ebullition) - $11.99
* Ampere / Sinaloa - Split CD (Ebullition) - $9.99
* Anaal Nathrakh - Eschaton - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Garden Of Exile) - $14.99
* Belegost / The Sea Like Lead - Split CD (Electric Human Project) - $9.00
* Black Shape of Nexus - Self-Titled 12'' (Adagio830) - $12.00
* Bongzilla - Hemp for Victory - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7'' (Chrome Peeler) - $6.99
* Cave In - Perfect Pitch Black - BLACK VINYL 12" (Garden Of Exile) - $15.00
* Coffins - The Other Side Of Blasphemy CD (20 Buck Spin) - $10.00
* Coffins / The Arm And Sword Of A Bastard God - Split CD (20 Buck Spin) - $9.99
* Comadre - Burn Your Bones 12" (Adagio830) - $15.00
* Forstella Ford / Life Detecting Coffins - Split 12" (Level Plane) - $14.00
* Graves At Sea - Documents Of Grief CD (20 Buck Spin) - $10.00
* Haram - Drescher - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $15.00
* Indricothere - Self-Titled - BLACK VINYL 12''+CD (Gilead Media) - $12.99
* Indricothere - Self-Titled - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12''+CD (Gilead Media) - $12.99
* Indricothere - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12''+CD (Gilead Media) - $12.99
* Kayo Dot / Bloody Panda - Split - COLORED VINYL 12" (Holy Roar) - $17.99
* Mewithoutyou - AB Life - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Gilead Media) - $11.99
* Monarcs - Apocalyptic Bebop CDep (Escucha) - $7.00
* Mouth of the Architect - The Ties That Blind 2x12" (Gilead Media) - $14.99
* Nadja - Corrasion CD (Foreshadow) - $6.00
* North - What You Were CD (Cavity) - $7.99
* Ocean, The - Precambrian - COLORED VINYL 3x12" (Throne) - $39.99
* Orchid - Chaos Is Me - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Ebullition) - $11.99
* Orchid - Chaos Is Me / Dance Tonight CD (Ebullition) - $9.99
* Orchid - Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow - BLUE COLORED VINYL 10" (Ebullition) - $10.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled CD (Ebullition) - $9.99
* Sea of Thousand - The Church of Total Collapse CD (State of Mind) - $8.00
* Souvenir's Young America - September Songs 12" (Protagonist) - $10.00
* This Ship Will Sink / Is This Real - Split 7'' (McCarthyism) - $6.00
* Thou - Tyrant CD (Gilead Media) - $10.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled - COLORED VINYL 2x10'' (Adagio830) - $13.99
* Yaphet Kotto - The Killer Was In The Government CD (Ebullition) - $8.99

That just about sums it up for this time around. We're still waiting for our copies of TORCHE's Meanderthal on vinyl, but at least you can now find it in some stores and online distros. Another post will be made when we finally get our copies in-house.

One last thing to note is that we've got some mailorder guys out on tour right now, so please allow at least a couple of weeks for your order to be shipped out. We have it pretty clear on our site to allow roughly 3-4 weeks for your order to arrive, but it seems like a lot of folks get antsy and can't wait that long. If you can't wait that long, please get our stuff from other locations. We are a small operation and WILL get you your stuff, but probably not quite as fast as amazon.com. The flipside of that coin is that you're supporting a family-run business that totally appreciates your support and are stoked to get you new music, as quickly as we can.

Thanks for reading all this, peace!

- Robotic Empire - Online Store

VERSE EN COMA post new track, announce release details

VERSE EN COMA post new track, announce release details

Many years in the making, the long-awaited VERSE EN COMA debut, "Rialto", will finally see the light of day on August 12th, 2008. This five-track 10"+CD has seen innumerable delays and almost seemed doomed at times. Despite consistent hurdles though, this impressive debut is finally completed. A second song has been posted from the release, and can be heard now at the band's myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/VerseEnComa

In addition, the track listing and cover art can be found below:


1. Through Ice Patches And Pine Trees
2. Disappearing Glaciers
3. In A Factory
4. Tiny Speakers
5. DCC Cassette

New TORCHE t-shirts, new distro items & restocks, plus Robotic Empire news!

Not a massive update this time around as we're still waiting for our TORCHE - Meanderthal LPs to arrive for true chaos to begin. In the meantime though, the band passed through town last week and dropped off a few tour-only t-shirts for us to sell. Once these sell out, that's it for their availability, as we won't be re-printing these designs (mostly drawings used within Meanderthal).

Over the past week or so we also got some new releases and crucial restocks for the Robotic Empire Online Store from No Idea, Code of Ethics, and KNVBI amongst others. Ash From Sweat is a new label we decided to carry as the packaging and overall presentation on some of these releases is completely over-the-top! A good variety of tunes too. In addition to all that, Deep Six released some new colored vinyl and Zeep Soap dropped off some new soaps for your naturally-fragranced grooming needs. Top not stuff!

NEW ITEMS:
* Aloe & Green Clover With Bamboo Powder - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* ANS / Seasick - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Headcount) - $4.99
* Asesino - Cristo Satanico - RED COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Deep Six) - $12.99
* Bailer - Sing It Like A Victim 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Bailer / Humble Ary - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* Bailer / Humble Ary - Split 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* Daitro - Laisser Vivre les Squelletes - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Code Of Ethics) - $9.99
* Daitro / Sed Non Satiata - Split 12" (Code Of Ethics) - $10.99
* Elder - Demo Cassette (Harsh Brutal Cold) - $4.99
* Extortion - Sick - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) - $9.99
* Hemp And Sage - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Hose Got Cable - Majesty 12" (Old Glory) - $4.99
* Hostage Calm - Demo 7" (Headcount) - $4.99
* Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off - GREY MYSTERY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) - $11.99
* Humble Ary - Seneca Falls? This is Twin Falls! - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* I.Corax - Spectral Metabolism CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* Kah Roe Shi - Shi CD (Utarid) - $9.99
* Kias Fansuri - Dua Tahun Pertama CD (Utarid) - $9.99
* Light Yourself On Fire / Nadir - Split - BABY BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Self Released) - $5.99
* MMCIII - Self-Titled 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* My Calculus Beats Your Algebra - Shackleton's Dogs 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Negative Reaction - Tales From The Insomniac 2x12" (Spare Change) - $9.99
* New Rome, The - Self-Titled 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $12.99
* New Rome, The - Self-Titled CD (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Omega Massif - Kalt - PICTURE DISC 12" (E-Vinyl) - $16.99
* Pageninetynine - Cow [grey] - Size: YOUTH MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $9.99
* Patchouli With Orange And Lemongrass - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Phobia - Grind Your Fucking Head In - BLUE GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) - $9.99
* Planes Mistaken For Stars - We Ride To Fight - WHITE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) - $11.99
* Planes Mistaken For Stars - We Ride To Fight - BLUE YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) - $11.99
* Pomegranate With Apricot Seed - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Positive Noise - No Hardcore 7" (Headcount )- $4.99
* Sink - The Process CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* Spicy Pear - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Spoils, The - To The Victor - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) - $9.99
* Strangers Die Every Day / Joseph Childress - Split - GREY COLORED VINYL 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* Stumm - I CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* To Be Eaten - In The Clearing 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $13.99
* To Be Eaten - In The Clearing - BLACK WITH YELLOW HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $13.99
* To Be Eaten - Dead Man Seize CD (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* To Be Eaten - In The Clearing CD (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Torche - Kimbo Smith - Size: EXTRA LARGE Muscle Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Kimbo Smith - Size: LARGE Muscle Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Kimbo Smith - Size: MEDIUM Muscle Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Juan Voodoo Doll - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Juan Voodoo Doll - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Britney Spears - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Britney Spears - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Britney Spears - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Drunk Skull Steve - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Drunk Skull Steve - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Drunk Skull Steve - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Windows - Meet At The Bridge Cassette (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* ZombieZombie / Kindercide - Split 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Amanda Woodward - La Decadence De La Decadence - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Code of Ethics) - $10.00
* Daitro - Laisser Vivre les Squelletes - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Code of Ethics) - $10.00
* Floor - Dove CD (No Idea) - $9.00
* Floor - Dove - AQUA BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Idea) - $10.00
* Floor - Self-Titled CD (No Idea) - $9.00
* This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb - Front Seat Solidarity - GRAY COLORED VINYL 12" (No Idea) - $9.00
* Three Steps to The Ocean - Self-Titled - BLACK WHITE HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $12.00
* Three Steps to The Ocean - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $12.00
* Three Steps to The Ocean - Self-Titled - WHITE BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $12.00
* Vanessa Van Basten - Self-Titled - YELLOW BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $13.00
* Vanessa Van Basten - Self-Titled - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $13.00

That's it for this round... please check out the Robotic Empire Online Store for all of these items and thousands more.

Also, we know some folks are eagerly awaiting our new releases, and we are too. Because we don't do pre-orders or hold copies of our releases for people, please just keep an eye out for more updates from us. Our mailing list subscribers are amongst the first to know about our new releases, website updates, etc. Please sign up if you're anxiously awaiting any of our upcoming releases. Here's the current status of things coming out in the very near future:

BATTLE OF MICE / JESU - Split 12" and CD
These are shipping from the pressing plants this week and will be made available on or around August 12th. Both formats have the same music (2 exclusive songs from each band) and are being sold separately for a change. This will also be available on iTunes and other legit digital download locations.

HELMS ALEE - Night Terror 12"
Hoping to have this one available on August 12th as well but we'll see if we meet our distributor's deadline of July 30th or not. Fingers crossed! If not, this won't be available for an additional few weeks but will be worth it either way. Two album tracks have *just* been posted, and a couple others from the demo (found here) have been re-recorded for the album. Killer debut album overall, CD version on Hydra Head available August 5th too.

TORCHE - Meanderthal 12"
We are still waiting for our copies of this to be assembled and are at the mercy of those assembling this beast. Some stores and online distros may have these available before we do, but we will have them for sale ourselves the very day they arrive here. In the meantime the band (on tour with BORIS) is the best place to get this release on vinyl for now. The CD version is currently available from Hydra Head.

VERSE EN COMA - Rialto 10"+CD (both formats together)
This is done and turned out awesome. We will have these available for sale on or around August 12th. A second track has just been posted on the band's myspace page. Check it out!

That's it for now... please check out the Robotic Empire Online Store for all our latest releases and distro items... and for anyone who missed the ISIS - Live IV 2xLP last time around, there's still copies available on colored vinyl for those who're interested. Thanks!

-Robotic Empire Mailorder Crew

GHASTLY CITY SLEEP announces summer live dates

Brooklyn-via-Richmond's GHASTLY CITY SLEEP have lined up a handful of shows surrounding their tourmates/brethren PYGMY LUSH's new album release on Lovitt Records. With both bands showcasing new material, these should be solid events. Here are the dates:

07/11/08 @ St. Al's Sanctuary (19 I St. NW) in Washington, DC - w/ Pygmy Lush (record release show), Paul Joyner - 7pm - $8

07/12/08 @ MSB Church (59 S Main St.) in Doylestown, PA - w/ Pygmy Lush, Elder, Power Animal - 6pm - $6

07/13/08 @ Middle East (472 Massachusetts Ave) in Cambridge, MA - w/ Apse, Ekranoplan - 9pm - $8

07/23/08 @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) in Brooklyn, NY - w/ Hunt Club (record release show), Sisters, Joe Solomon - 8pm - $5

07/25/08 @ Cake Shop (152 Ludlow St.) in New York, NY - w/ New Idea Society, Boy Genius - 8pm - $7

08/14/08 @ Gallery 5 (200 W. Marshall St.) in Richmond, VA - pre-Best Friends Day show

Additional info can and will be found on the band's myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/GhastlyCitySleep

ISIS - Live IV 2x12" OUT NOW! Plus new additions, restock and updates...

OK folks here it is, the long-awaited, much-anticipated Live IV 2x12" release from ISIS. A variety of live recordings over four years (2001-2005) encompass the seven tracks contained within these two LPs, which are housed in a custom made hand-cranked letterpress gatefold jacket. We had the same fellow who made all the letterpress jackets for their four live CDs to date (Michael Babcock @ Interrobang Letterpress) work his magic on this jacket and the results are beautiful. This release is especially important to me personally, as recordings from the first time I got to see ISIS live are on this release. The recordings on this are different for each location, but overall the flow and quality are excellent for varied live recordings upwards of 7 years old now. Here are the songs included on this release:

"Gentle Time" @ WMBR in Boston, MA
"Glisten" @ The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA
"CFT" @ CBGB's in New York, NY
"Celestial" @ CBGB's in New York, NY
"Improv I (Endless Nameless)" @ The Rotunda in Philadelphia, PA
"False Light" @ The Middle East in Cambridge, MA
"Weight" @ The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA

A long time in the making, we're really stoked on how this turned out. 1030 copies total were manufactured of this one-time pressing, in the following quantities:

* 103 on BLACK
* 403 on CHOCOLATE (OPAQUE BROWN)
* 524 on HONEY (TRANSLUCENT BROWN)

The band will have copies at upcoming live dates (and some through their webstore) but other than that, the Robotic Empire Online Store is the only place this release is available. We decided not to sell this one through other stores or distros due to its limited nature, and are limiting each color to one per customer. This is not a pre-order (as we have our copies in-house), but we will not begin shipping these out of here for at least two weeks due to being generally backed-up on current orders. Please be patient, as REPEAT: the ISIS Live IV 2x12"s will not begin shipping until mid/late July. This includes any items you may order along with this release, which will all ship together. Thank you.

To everyone who's patiently (or impatiently) waiting for us to sell the TORCHE Meanderthal vinyl, we are still waiting on our copies, so the band on the road with BORIS is currently the best place to get it for now. (you can see a few preview photos of the layout over at deadformat.net) We will not be doing pre-orders for this, but we do expect to have our copies within the next few weeks. Please keep an eye on our site and/or sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about its availability!


Aside from this Robotic Empire label news, our growing Online Store has a whole mess of new items, restocks and generally badass stuff for you this time around. The long-rumored COALESCE DVD is here and well worth the wait. Our dawgs at The Mylene Sheath (who always put out top notch stuff) have some new CD and vinyl releases available from GIANTS, GIFTS FROM ENOLA and more. We've also scored an old MAUDLIN OF THE WELL CD, which is the group that existed prior to mutating into KAYO DOT. A killer new band (on upstart label Deep Space) called LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD is recommended for folks who like their shoegazer stuff way drugged out. MAMMOTH GRINDER 12"s are back in stock after flying out in a matter of hours last time, and so are a bunch of Init releases at a newly lowered prices. On the international level, SERPENT THRONE from Modus Operandi and some hard-to-get Nar Shardaa imports are here from Europe, along with crucial cassettes from Utarid that came all the way from Malaysia! Finally, we've wrangled a bunch of limited and/or out-of-print stuff from our big bro's Hydra Head that will most likely sell out before you're done reading this... so read fast! Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Akephal - Self-Titled CD (Nar Shardaa) - $7.99
* Battlefields - Entourage Of The Archaic CD (Init) - $6.99
* Battlefields - Stained With The Blood Of An Empire CD (Init) - $8.99
* Boris / Merzbow - Walrus/Groon - WHITE GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Botch - American Nervoso (Reissue w/ Bonus Tracks) CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Cave In - Perfect Pitch Black CD (Hydra Head) - $10.99
* Coalesce - No Business in This Business DVD (Blue Collar) - $25.99
* Coalesce - There Is Nothing New Under The Sun Reissue CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs - CREAM COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs - PLUM COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* End Of A Year / Kids Explode - Split 7" (Nar Shardaa) - $5.99
* Enoch Ardon - Demo Cassette (Utarid) - $4.99
* Giants - They, The Undeserving - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $11.99
* Giants - They, The Undeserving - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $11.99
* Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $19.99
* Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $19.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - An Epiphanic Vomiting Of Blood CD (Crucial Blast) - $9.99
* Graf Orlock - Destination Time Cassette (Utarid) - $4.99
* Hebosagil - Colossal CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* Hennes Siste Host - Host CD (Init) - $7.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* House Of Low Culture - Live From The House Of Low Temperature - CLEAR PICTURE DISC 12" (Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Isis - Live IV - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $21.99
* Isis - Live IV - CHOCOLATE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $21.99
* Isis - Live IV - HONEY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $21.99
* Jesu - Conqueror CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK AB COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Jesu - Silver - CLEAR GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Jesu - Silver - GREY COLORED VINYL 12"(Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Jesu - Silver - WHITE GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Kid 606 / 5ive's Continuum Research Project - Split - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $12.99
* Kidcrash - Jokes CD (Init) - $8.99
* Kidcrash / L'antietam - Split 7" (Nar Shardaa) - $5.99
* Loma Prieta - Last City CD (Slave Union) - $8.99
* LSD And The Search For God - Self-Titled - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Space) - $10.99
* Mammoth Grinder - Rage and Ruin - BLUE BLACK GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Depleted Resource) - $10.99
* Maudlin of the Well - My Fruit Psychobells CD (Dark Symphonies) - $11.99
* Pelican - After The Ceiling Cracked DVD (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Pelican - Pink Mammoth - PINK COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) - $15.99
* Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw - BLUE SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) - $26.99
* Phoenix Bodies - Raise The Bullshit Flag Cassette (Utarid) - $4.99
* Pyramids - Self-Titled CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Rue - A Heart Held By Demons 12" (Shifty) - $9.99
* Rue - A Heart Held By Demons - GOLD SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Shifty) - $9.99
* Serpent Throne - Ride Satan Ride 12" (Modus Operandi) - $20.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Live On WNYU - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Init) - $4.99
* Trees - Lights Bane CD (Crucial Blast) - $9.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer - BLACK BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $14.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer 12" (Tortuga) - $15.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer - CLEAR BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $15.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $15.99
* You.May.Die.In.The.Desert - Bears In The Yukon CD The (Mylene Sheath) - $7.99

RESTOCKS:
* Abandoned Hearts Club, The - The Initial Confessions Of 7" (Init) - $4.99
* Back When - In The Presence CD (Init) - $8.99
* Beware of Safety - It Is Curtains 12'' HALF RED HALF BLACK COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $15.00
* Beware of Safety - It Is Curtains 12'' RED with BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $15.00
* Catalyst, The - Marianas Trench BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Self Released) - $10.00
* Consular - Don't Cross the Swine CD (Shifty) - $7.99
* Converge - When Forever Comes Crashing (Reissue) CD (Equal Vision) - $10.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs CD (Hydra Head) - $10.99
* Hey Colossus / Dot(.) - Split 12" (Shifty) - $8.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Warlord) - $12.99
* If These Trees Could Talk - Self-Titled 12'' (The Mylene Sheath) - $14.00
* Jesu - Silver CDep (Hydra Head) - $8.99
* Love Like Electrocution - Self-Titled 1-side 12" (Slave Union) - $8.00
* Mae Shi, The / Rapider Than Horsepower - Do Not Forget The Potential 12" (Nar Shardaa) - $10.00
* Meneguar - I Was Born At Night 12" (Nar Shardaa) - $10.00
* Monarch / Elysium - Split CD (Shifty) - $7.99
* Pelican - City Of Echoes CD (Hydra Head) - $10.00
* Phoenix Bodies / Enkephalin - Split CD (Init) - $4.99
* Phoenix Bodies / Raein - Split 7'' BLUE COLORED VINYL (Init) - $4.99
* Phoenix Bodies / Tyranny Of Shaw - Split 7'' (Init) - $4.99
* Racebannon - The Inevitable: Singles and Rarities 2xCD (Alone) - $12.00
* Raw Radar War - == CD (Shifty) - $7.99
* Saddest Landscape, The - A Promise Was Made 10" (Alone) - $8.00
* Saddest Landscape, The - The Sound of the Spectacle 12" (Nar Shardaa) - $10.00
* Since By Man - Pictures From The Hotel Apocalypse 12" (Init) - $8.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Discography 2xCD (Init) - $11.99
* Tides - From Silence 12" (Modus Operandi) - $15.99

WOW! Lots of killer new stuff this time around, but please do keep in mind we'll be a bit backed up due to the ISIS Live IV 2x12" release madness. Your order may be a bit slower than normal, or may be right on time... please just be patient with us as it may get a little crazy here. Thanks for reading all this, and please sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about future releases (TORCHE, BATTLE OF MICE/JESU, HELMS ALEE) and more! Peace!

-Andy / Robotic Empire
Robotic Empire - Online Store

HISSING CHOIR - 3 live songs (first show)

Just unearthed an old minidisc recording of the first HISSING CHOIR show. Thought some people might want to hear this:

http://www.archive.org/details/HissingChoir-FirstShowlive3Songs

This is a (rough) recording of the first ever HISSING CHOIR show. They were a short lived (but never truly "broken up") band comprised of members of PG99, CRESTFALLEN, PIG DESTROYER and TRIAC... essentially trying their hardest to sound like SWANS but still being fairly unique. These are three songs from their first show, so it's sorta rough around the edges, but still pretty intense for a FIRST SHOW. Not sure if these guys will ever actually release anything so I decided to finally upload this. I think the mic got dropped during the first song while I handed Mike a beer bottle to use as a slide, that may explain the partial dropout about halfway in the first song there. Not positive, but I think the show was sometime in October of 2003 at the Talking Head in Baltimore, MD (it may have still been the "old" Ottobar back then?). It was recorded with a cheapo Sharp brand MD-MT15 portable minidisc recorder and a tiny clip-on interview mic, which sorta explains why it doesn't sound amazing. Better than nothing though, hope you enjoy this!