Lineup is:
Black Magnet
Buildings
Buried At Sea
Cavernlight
Couch Slut
Daeva
Falls of Rauros
False
Immortal Bird
Imperial Triumphant
Kowloon Walled City
Krallice
Mizmor
Nightfell
Obsequiae
Ruin Lust
Skeleton
Spirit Adrift
Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle
Tomb Mold
Ulthar
Vastum
Witch Vomit
Yautja
Yellow Eyes
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The Planetary Clairvoyance shirts are just about wrapped up at Pyre Press and we expect to start shipping them this week if all goes well. A lot of you are waiting on those and we will get them shipped as quickly as possible.
As many of you had combined LP, CD, TAPE and shirt orders into one order (something we honestly advise against since each can delay the other depending on what finishes first and these orders can't ship with media mail) you are still waiting. Although it's been out of our hands we do apologize for the longer than expected wait on these shirts. On the plus side the samples we've seen look phenomenal, as merch from Pyre Press always does.
Cerebral Rot LPs and CDs are shipping now. As of August 13th we have not yet received the tapes back from the manufacturer. We expect them soon though. Cerebral Rot shirts are set to be printed at Pyre right after the Planetary Clairvoyance shirts.
We have a bunch of distro stuff we've been sitting on to add to the site. Been too busy to get it up but look for it soon. Lots of tasty titles.
]]>Tomb Mold pre-orders are shipping as fast as humanly possible. The amount of orders we received just on the FIRST DAY they were available, June 14th, was as many orders as we generally receive in an average month.
We began to ship these orders around July 5th. Once we started on shipping these orders from mid-June, it delayed us from shipping many of the new orders placed during July, since the June pre-orders came first.
Additionally, as we sold out of color Tomb Mold vinyl within 2 hours that first day, we immediately ordered more from our pressing plant so as many of you that wanted color vinyl could get it rather than trying to pay some scalper on Discogs for it. Little did we know at the time our pressing plant closes for the first two weeks of July for maintenance (not that this news would have changed anything about how we proceeded). So, for the color vinyl variants of B6-B8, these will NOT be arriving to us until early to mid August now. And at that point they will take several additional weeks to ship them all.
On top of that our merch partners at Pyre Press are also incredibly busy this Summer, in addition to being in the process of equipment upgrades to improve their productivity level. The Planetary Clairvoyance shirt order is the biggest shirt order we've ever made from them as well. So the shirts will not be ready to ship until around the end of month or longer for certain sizes. This is not an order that can be printed in just a day or two.
Because of the sheer volume here, even orders that do not include Tomb Mold have been effected since most have come in after the Tomb Mold orders or are additional new orders for that album.
So, we understand that you may now have been waiting, 5, 10 or even 20 days since you checked out with your order looking for that glorious shipping confirmation email. There is nothing wrong with your order, and there is nothing wrong with us. We are simply working through a lot of orders as fast as we can. We are not going to be able to individually update everyone wondering about their order. If you find all of this maddening and would rather not wait, then let us know and we can cancel your order if that's preferable to you. Otherwise, to quote Axl Rose, please have "just a little patience".
Rest assured we will get to your order and there is no conspiracy against you, and no one here is being lazy about things. We understand that people are used to an Amazon Prime level shipping experience at this point in time. All we can do is reiterate that this is a small business with real working class people behind it, doing our best to service the people that support us. We know the vast majority of our customers are understanding about this despite being eager to receive their orders (and we are eager to get them to you). We ask for your patience while we do our jobs here - the less emails we have to answer, the more time we can spend packing orders.
Thanks,
20 Buck Spin
We've discovered that there was a "mercury spill" at the Warrendale processing facility (about 25-30 minutes north of Pittsburgh) that has caused them to shut it down temporarily for clean up. This news article from March 25th has some explanation.
Not surprisingly the USPS is not being forthcoming about what's going on and when normal operations will resume, and have tried to present the impact to delivery as 'minimal' which, one week later, doesn't seem minimal at all.
We apologize for this inconvenience and delay but as you can guess, it is completely beyond our control. We hope these packages will be moving soon and if we have additional information will post it here.
UPDATE APRIL 2ND: Many customers have reported their orders have been re-routed and delivered or are on the way. However not everyone. USPS will likely have them all moving soon.
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The band has released the track and video for 'Isolation', the first single from the new album. Watch / hear it right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZd2liHm8P8
You can also listen to Isolation via our Bandcamp page right here:
The song is also available today via Spotify and Apple Music.
Pre-orders for the LP & CD are now available:
Vinyl info for first pressing is as follows:
1000 X BLACK
200 X COLOR A: (20BS MAILORDER) BRONZE / BLACK COMBO WITH ORANGE, GOLD, BONE SPLATTER
200 X COLOR B: (20BS MAILORDER) BROWN INSIDE WHITE INSIDE ORANGE
200 X COLOR C: (20BS MAILORDER) SOLID GOLD
200 X COLOR D: (BAND EXCLUSIVE) ORANGE CRUSH W/ BLACK SPLATTER
100 X COLOR E: (MIGRATION FEST EXCLUSIVE) - BEER / MUSTARD COMBO
100 X COLOR F: (NAPALM RECORDS U.S. EXCLUSIVE) - OXBLOOD
There is also a LONGSLEEVE and T-SHIRT design available to pre-order.
Some upcoming North American Khemmis shows:
5/24/2018 Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Death Fest
6/29/2018 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
7/01/2018 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
7/07/2018 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
7/27/2018 Mr. Small’s – Pittsburgh, PA @ Migration Fest
7/29/2018 Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QC @ Heavy Montreal
Stay tuned for more live dates, track releases etc from Khemmis.
Anticipation was high for the release of ‘Hunted’ in 2016, the sophomore album from Denver’s Khemmis and follow up to acclaimed debut ‘Absolution’ . Rather than the all too common sophomore slump, Khemmis raised the stakes and blew everyone away with their rapidly progressing songwriting and production quality, culminating in ‘Hunted’ being named Album Of The Year for 2016 by Decibel Magazine.
Now in 2018, after wrapping up the Decibel Magazine Tour with Enslaved, Wolves In The Throne Room and Myrkur, the excitement for Khemmis’s third album ‘Desolation’, due June 22nd, is palpable across the metal spectrum. Fortunately, when you hail from a place known as the Mile High City lofty expectations come with the territory and the band has created what will come to be known as the definitive Khemmis classic.
From the stadium-sized opening notes of ‘Bloodletting’ it is immediately evident that Khemmis are again putting distance between themselves and their earlier influences to inform a sound that is singularly their own. ‘Isolation’, recently aired live on the Decibel Tour, is the album’s lead single and most immediate track, with the classic metal melodies the band have become revered for shining throughout. On epic closer ’From Ruin’ and throughout the entirety of the album, the lead vocals and melodies of Phil Pendergast are the clearest, most powerful and best arranged that the band has achieved. Working for the third time with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in Denver, the band and producer now have the familiarity and mutual experience to arrive at the perfect symbiosis of songwriting, arrangement and production value.
Listen to 'Abysswalker'
Vinyl will be available in two color variants and black for the first pressing:
Tracked in Toronto at Boxcar Sound and mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk.
1. Manor Of Infinite Forms
2. Blood Mirror
3. Abysswalker
4. Final Struggle Of Selves
5. Gored Embrace (Confronting Biodegradation)
6. Chamber Of Sacred Ootheca
7. Two Worlds Become One
On Tour:
6/14/2018 The Cave – Santa Fe, NM
6/15/2018 The Lost Well – Austin TX
6/16/2018 Stick’s Place – Wichita Falls, TX
6/17/2018 Santo’s – New Orleans, LA
6/18/2018 Rockhouse Live – Memphis, TN
6/19/2018 Basement – Atlanta, GA
6/20/2018 Atlas Brew Works – Washington, DC
6/21/2018 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
6/22/2018 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
6/23/2018 The Meatlocker – Montclair, NJ
6/24/2018 O’Brien’s – Boston, MA
6/25/2018 Casa Del Popolo – Montreal, QC
6/26/2018 Coalition – Toronto, ON
7/27/2018 Mr. Small’s Theater - Pittsburgh, PA @ Migration Fest
All dates above with Of Feather And Bone except Migration Fest.
Rates for some countries such as Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, Sweden and others have already been integrated into our store checkout. Many we still need to add.
If you get to checkout and don't see DHL rates available for your country yet, simply go back to the CART page and in the NOTES field write "Please use DHL shipping rates" or something similar and we will do so. You'll still need to checkout with the more expensive USPS rates and then we'll refund you the difference at the time we ship your order.
There are two shipping tiers available, and depending on the calculated weight of your order, one or both may be available. They are:
DHL Packet Standard - Cheapest rate class. Only available up to a certain weight, varying by country. Can take anywhere from 2-5 weeks to deliver. Tracking number is provided but, IMPORTANTLY, will only track until it leaves the U.S according to our DHL rep. Once it's out of the U.S. these packages won't be tracked until final delivery has been made.
DHL Parcel International - Faster than DHL Packet Standard and provides end to end tracking (for most countries). Delivery takes from 1-3 weeks after DHL pickup from our HQ. This tier is available on packages of all weights. We recommend always using this tier but are making the cheaper Packet Standard available to those for whom price is the most important factor.
USPS direct rates will still be available to those who prefer that option.
Regardless of what tier you might choose, both are SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER than regular USPS shipping rates as you will see when compared during checkout. We hope you ultimately find this service useful and we will be close monitoring it's efficiency as we roll it out.
In most cases it will not be a DHL delivery driver ultimately delivering your package. DHL works with various local couriers and in many cases with your countries official postal system for end to end delivery.
One more IMPORTANT DETAIL: DHL will only pick up packages from our HQ once we have a minimum amount of packages ready to go. For this reason your order may not be fulfilled for up to 10 business days after checkout. Or it may be filled right away. It will entirely depend on the quantity of international orders we have at a given time. This is part of the deal to get the cheaper rates.
Finally: You cannot use a PO Box address for DHL delivery options. Like UPS and FEDEX, DHL will not deliver to a PO Box for these services. Please provide a full shipping address.
As usual there will be a color vinyl version for direct mailorder, CD and Digital. Digital is up for pre-order already.
Returning a few years and a few tours after their debut album ‘Helsinki Savagery’ set the world ablaze, Finland’s Foreseen are back with the topically resonant savage Crossover burst ‘Grave Danger’, their second album for 20 Buck Spin.
Continuing the direction of its predecessor, ‘Grave Danger’ delivers the punishingly relentless pace and aggression now firmly established by the iron hammer of Foreseen. Here find scraping, throat ripping vocals over lacerating Thrash dominance and possessed Hardcore breakdowns that twist seamlessly with an ever-increasing 80s Heavy Metal tenacity, exemplified on tracks like ‘Fearmonger’, ‘Bloodline’ and ‘Chemical Heritage’. And Foreseen embrace social commentary and critique throughout as heard in the lyrics to ‘Government Cuts’ and ‘Suicide Bomber’ among others.
With new albums from several of the leading Crossover bands of the current era releasing in early 2017, Foreseen are set to carry the banner for the United Forces representing Finland and Europe in a genre particularly known and grown in the U.S. Perhaps a perfect moment in time to unleash the fury of politically-minded no joke Crossover once again, 20 Buck Spin present this new European invasion into North America during this shockingly dark hour.
Tracklisting:
1. Violent Discipline
2. Chemical Heritage
3. Fearmonger
4. Bloodline
5. Downward Spiral
6. Grave Danger
7. Government Cuts
8. Suicide Bomber
US Tour Dates (shows with # are with RED DEATH)
April
21 Boston - Middle East Upstairs w/ Peacebreakers, Leigon 76, Hammer and the Nails, Burden
23 New York - Sunnvale w/TBA #
24 Philly - Ortlieb’s w/ Passion, Shadow of Lies +1TBA#
25 Bmore - Sidebar w/ Coffin Dust, Malicious Code #
26 DC - TBA #
27 Richmond - The Proxy w/ TBA #
28 Raleigh - King's w/ Bloodrite, Holder's Scar #
29 Atlanta - Drunken Unicorn w/ TBA#
May
1 Miami - O'malley's w/ TBA
2 Tampa - Transitions Art Gallery w/ Flamethrower, C.D.N
3 New Orleans - Siberia w/ TBA
4 Houston - TBA
5 San Antonio - Paper TIger w/ Graven Rite, Creeping Death, Expander, Afflictive Nature
6 Austin - Sidewinder w/ TBA
7 Dallas - Club Dada w/ TBA
Gestating in the twisted bowels of the Bay Area for six years, only now, in 2017, has Extremity dislodged itself from the musty climes of obscurity to contaminate the American Death Metal cesspool. Like a jaundiced plume drifting up from a fetid swamp, on ‘Extremely Fucking Dead’ the four-piece infect Death Metal with odiously oozing intentions.
From the grisly Gore Metal of ‘Crepuscular Crescendo’ to the Bolt Thrower ravaged plunder permeating ‘Bestial Destiny’, Extremity present a simultaneously studied and loosely devastating specter of Death Metal cited from the genre’s many epicenters in America, Scandinavia, the UK and beyond.
The veteran lineup of Shelby Lermo (Vastum), Aesop Dekker (Worm Ouroboros, Ludicra, Agalloch), Marissa Martinez-Hoadley (Cretin, Repulsion) and Erika Osterhout (Necrosic, Scolex, Trepanation) stirs the salaciously sanguine Death and Grind sewage on ‘Extremely Fucking Dead’ to a crepitating clamor of cacophonous cruelty. 20 Buck Spin gruesomely presents ‘Extremely Fucking Dead’ for worldwide repugnance and revulsion.
There will be a limited multi-color vinyl variant available direct from 20 Buck Spin, as well as limited gold variant available via Revolver USA for North American record shops. Black vinyl too of corpse. A CD and TAPE version will also be available, and Digital too.
26 minutes of cacophonous cruelty.
1. Intro (Mortuus Est Valde)
2. Crepuscular Crescendo
3. Bestial Destiny
4. Chalice Of Pus
5. Fatal Immortality
6. Extremely Fucking Dead
West coast tour w/ ASPHYX
BUT, we've also been preparing for the new Khemmis album, and can finally announce that it's going to be released on October 21st. CD / LP / Digital formats as usual. The LP itself may come in November depending on the turnaround time at the pressing plant.
The album, once again recorded in Denver with Dave Otero, is called 'Hunted' and contains the following 5 tracks at a running time of approximately 44 minutes:
1. Above The Water
2. Candlelight
3. Three Gates
4. Beyond The Door
5. Hunted
The cover art has been handled by Sam Turner again, the same artist that created the iconic 'Absolution' cover, and can be seen below - we think it's equally if not more incredible.
Details regarding the physical formats:
CD: Digipak CD with booklet. Foil-stamped logo/title on the front.
LP: Single LP jacket, Foil-stamped logo/title text, 8 page 8" inch booklet insert.
Color Variants for LP:
• Black
• White Inside Electric Blue (20BS exclusive ltd. 150)
• Sea Blue Inside Ultra Clear w/ Silver & Black Splatter (20BS exclusive ltd. to 150)
• Aqua Blue (Sold exclusively through Revolver/Midheaven ltd. to 150)
• Silver (Sold exclusively in Europe through our European distribution partners ltd. to 150)
Below is the official press release sent out today which includes some forthcoming tour dates about to go down:
Denver, Colorado-based powerful doom metal quartet KHEMMIS has completed their second full-length album, and is preparing the mighty Hunted for Autumn release through 20 Buck Spin, this week unveiling the cover art, track listing, and other details. The news comes as the band prepares to tour the Western half of the country in transit to their performance at the first annual Migration Festival the second weekend of August.
Using the same team as their lauded debut, Hunted was recorded at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero (Cobalt, Nightbringer, Cephalic Carnage) and features artwork by Sam Turner (3 Inches Of Blood, Black Breath, TRVE Brewing). Hunted is undoubtedly an album that will solidify KHEMMIS’ place at the vanguard of doom’s most notable modern manifestations, in large part because they transcend the label itself. They’ve seamlessly blended their influences into an extraordinarily listenable album worthy of countless spins. With such a glut of music released nowadays, Hunted stands apart, rewarding repeat listens with songs seared straight into the heart.
KHEMMIS’ upcoming West Coast tour will begin in their hometown of Denver on August 4th, with Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, and Portland on the itinerary leading up to the band’s performance on August 12th at Migration Fest in Olympia. The festival also features the slated first live collaborative performance by The Body and Krieg, the first live public performance by Panopticon, a set by Australian funeral doom behemoths Mournful Congregation, and sets by Auroch, Christian Mistress, Full Of Hell, Krallice, Magic Circle, Nightfell, Obsequiae, Vastum, Vhol, and others.
KHEMMIS Tour Dates:
8/04/2016 HiDive – Denver, CO
8/05/2016 The Metro – Salt Lake City, UT
8/06/2016 OMD Theatre – Las Vegas, NV
8/07/2016 The Rogue – Phoenix, AZ
8/08/2016 The Griffin – Los Angeles, CA
8/09/2016 Golden Bull – Oakland, CA
8/10/2016 Starlite Lounge – Sacramento, CA
8/11/2016 Ash St. Saloon – Portland, OR
8/12/2016 Migration Fest – Olympia, WA
Hunted comes just over a year after the release of KHEMMIS’ stunning Absolution debut, which caught the doom world by complete surprise, and set the band up as one of the scene’s favorite new artists. The album slowly but surely steamrolled all that came in contact with its unforgettable heaviness and classic melodicism. Virtually unknown outside Denver upon release, the band gathered acclaim over the ensuing months and by year end had landed in the #9 spot on Decibel Magazine’s annual Top 40 Albums Of The Year, not a small accomplishment for a band on its debut album.
Now their follow-up album, Hunted, reveals a KHEMMIS fortified in its purpose and vision, forging an unrivaled synthesis between immense doom riffs and ‘Maiden-esque harmony. Overall song length has increased yielding more expansively arranged and dramatic storms of elegance and melancholy. And yet the band’s members are not content to plod through a sea of tears; they are always a rock band first, in service to the movement of the song, even approaching a High On Fire-like pace to open the pummeling “Three Gates.” The lauded singing of vocalist Phil Pendergast reaches ascendant new heights on tracks like “Candlelight” and “Beyond The Door,” while the tasteful use of harsh vocals remains, providing a dark foreboding contrast. The thirteen-minute title track once again closes the album with an epic stunner.
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Oranssi Pazuzu 'Valonielu' LP repress is also in motion. That will be a 2 variant color vinyl repress.
The Alaric 'S/T' LP and the split with Atriarch are both being repressed on clear vinyl and limited to about 300 copies each.
New represses that are now available:
Khemmis 'Absolution' LP has been repressed for the 3rd time. A new color variant GOLD INSIDE MILKY CLEAR W/SPLATTERED BONES is now available, as well as more black vinyl copies. A new Khemmis album is being recorded now and will be released on 20 Buck Spin later in 2016.
And Coffins 'Buried Death' LP is now repressed for this first time since 2013 and third time overall. There are 3 variants of 222 copies each.
The Magic Circle 'Journey Blind' LP has been repressed after we quickly tore through the first round. A TAPE version has been made now too.
And finally it's been a few weeks now but Obsequiae 'Aria Of Vernal Tombs' LP is in its third pressing now too. A new variant called 'Vernal Pool' is available in addition to black.
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Colorado’s supreme doom metal quartet, KHEMMIS, has confirmed a series of tour dates preceding and including the band’s impending performance at the mighty maiden installation of Migration Fest this August. Additionally, the band enters the studio today in order to bring their second album to fruition.
KHEMMIS is currently settling in at Flatline Audio in their hometown of Denver with Dave Otero (Cobalt, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation), for an extensive recording session in order to capture their anxiously-awaited new album, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2015 debut LP, Absolution. Following the studio venture, the completed album will be finalized in June and fitted with artwork currently under construction by Sam Turner (3 Inches of Blood, Black Breath, TRVE Brewing) for release in late Summer or early Fall again through 20 Buck Spin, as with their Absolution LP, also created with the winning combo of Turner and Otero’s handiwork.
KHEMMIS’ upcoming West Coast tour will begin in their hometown of Denver on August 4th, with Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Glendale, Oakland, Sacramento, and Portland on the itinerary leading up to the band’s performance on August 12th at Migration Fest in Olympia. The festival also features the slated first live collaborative performance by The Body & Krieg, the first live public performance by Panopticon, a set by Australian funeral doom behemoths Mournful Congregation, and sets by Auroch, Christian Mistress, Full Of Hell, Krallice, Magic Circle, Nightfell, Obsequiae, Vastum, Vhol, and others. The tour routing and a beautiful poster by Cameron Hinojosa have been issued.
KHEMMIS Tour Dates:
8/04/2016 HiDive – Denver, CO
8/05/2016 The Metro – Salt Lake City, UT
8/06/2016 The Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV
8/07/2016 The Rogue – Phoenix, AZ
8/08/2016 Complex – Glendale, CA
8/09/2016 Golden Bull – Oakland, CA
8/10/2016 Starlite Lounge – Sacramento, CA
8/11/2016 Ash St. Saloon – Portland, OR
8/12/2016 Migration Fest – Olympia, WA
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Watch these sources for updates on lineup, ticket info & more (we'll post on label media as well):
Web: Migrationfest.us
Facebook: fb.com/migrationfestival
FB Event Page
Twitter & Instagram: @migrationfest
20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media, two of underground metal’s leading underdog record labels, will join forces in Summer 2016 to present the inaugural Migration Festival in Olympia, Washington. Jointly conceived by the two labels, Migration will primarily showcase bands from each label’s roster, as well as select other affiliated and respected artists, highlighting the distinct and contrasting styles that makes each label stand out.
Set to take place at the historic Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia on August 12, 13, and 14, the rich musical history of Washington’s small capital city makes an ideal location to celebrate the work of two labels successfully operating outside the boundaries of the big city music business.
Bands already confirmed for the festival include: Auroch, The Body & Krieg collaborative performance, Christian Mistress, Dead To A Dying World, False, Fórn, Full Of Hell, Khemmis, Kowloon Walled City, Krallice, Mutilation Rites, Nightfell, Obsequiae, Pale Chalice, Thou, Vastum, Vhol, and Yellow Eyes. Approximately 6 additional bands, including some headliners, will be announced later. There will also be separate after-shows to occur at a smaller local venue.
Ticket information, including price and on-sale date, will be announced in the near future. A full list of suggested local Olympia hotels, bars, restaurants, and other businesses will also be published soon. Nearly all of which will be within walking distance of the venue.
20 Buck Spin was founded in early 2005 in the East Bay Area of California and has been based in Olympia, WA since late 2007. The label has released approximately 80 records during that time steadily increasing its yearly output and range.
“I’d heard Adam (Bartlett, Gilead Media boss) was thinking of coming West to do the next iteration of Gilead Fest. I’d been thinking of doing something similar myself for years but never had, and so suggested we join up and do something together. Adam was immediately receptive and the idea for Migration Festival was born right then.” said David Adelson, 20 Buck Spin founder. “Olympia felt right since I’m already based here, and because of its small size and walkability this is a great place to have it, both for locals, and for out-of-towers.
Gilead Media was founded in 2005 in Toledo, Ohio, and in 2007 relocated to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the hometown of founder Adam Bartlett. Since its inception the label has focused on releasing thought-provoking art from across the spectrum of dark and heavy music.
Says Bartlett, "After two successful installments of my own Gilead Fest in this small Wisconsin town it seemed like the time was right to branch out and try something different. The idea to work with Dave and his label on a collaborative event makes perfect sense given our similar music backgrounds and diverse, but complimentary label families. And Olympia serves as the perfect central location for this type of festival."
More information regarding bands and other Festival details will be announced in the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned to each label and the Migration Festival social media and website.
Although we don't usually do pre-orders, we are trying 'em out for this album to see how it goes, and because the European label Svart also is pre-ordering the album over there at the same time.
CD: Digipak CD version with 8 panel insert foldout.
Gatefold 2xLP: The album will come on two limited colors, of 250 each (half available from 20 Buck Spin, half from Svart). The colors will be ROYAL BLUE / ORANGE CRUSH mix and MAGENTA / HALLOWEEN ORANGE mix (colors mixed in similar style as the recent Pallbearer 'Sorrow & Extinction' 2xLPs). These colors will compliment the psychedelic album layout colors. Pics are not yet available. There is BLACK vinyl as well of course. Downloads will be provided for those ordering from 20BS directly at the time the album is released.
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Looming over Vancouver, BC is an invisible dark energy, trapped in shadow, that imbues the region’s Death Metal,with a most turbulent methodology. Blasting outside time and out of mind, reaching deep into the lowest places of the Earth, the inhuman entity called Auroch encapsulates the distant thousand eyed doom of the cosmos, long hidden, frozen to the core and ripe to be awakened once more.
From Forgotten Worlds assails throughout its duration, summoning incongruous black symmetry, with onerous Dark Death Metal chaos that extends a direct blood lineage began by Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Timeghoul, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy and other reapers of the whirlwind. Rites such as Pathogenic Talisman (For Total Temporal Collapse), Fleshless Ascension (Paths Of Dawn) and the opening title hymn rip across the skies rending flesh from sickly bones of the fallen.
Pulled from obscurity and issued for the first time on vinyl, featuring completely new and improved artwork via Cold Poison (Acherontas, Nightbringer, Dodsengel), 2016 begins an increased period of ferocity for Auroch with several US Festival appearances and shows confirmed and additional releases to come.
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Needless to say orders have been coming in at a faster rate than usual for January! We are pleased of course, but are running 4-5 days behind right now. We ask for your patience. Rest assured your order is going to come, and assuming you provided a proper email address, you'll get notified when it ships.
We'll likely not respond immediately to the inevitable "where's my order" inquiries until we've had a chance to catch up. You will receive a shipment confirmation email when your order ships. Thanks for understanding! We'll be back to the usual 24-48 turnaround soon enough.
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In 2013, Finland’s ORANSSI PAZUZU issued their Valonielu LP, an album of timeless creative immensity that was met with ubiquitous praise throughout the world, and solidified the band’s position as one of the most forward-thinking and interesting metal bands. Now, in the early months of 2016, ORANSSI PAZUZU returns with the follow-up album and fourth overall, the mind-bending masterwork Värähtelijä.
Since birth, ORANSSI PAZUZU has never been satisfied to stick with a formula. Each album has seen the band expand upon its previous incarnation and then, like a supernova, blow it up and transform again into something recognizable but completely new. Värähtelijä continues in this vein, giving the band much more room to diverge and explore the vast regions of hypnotic progressive psychedelia and the nebulous outer limits of Scandinavian black metal. Songs explode with radiant ultraviolet color and plunge into the deep black darkness of innermost consciousness. If Valonielu was the creation of a universe, Värähtelijä is the magnification and expansion of its infinite boundaries.
A more than seventy-minute sprawling voyage, Värähtelijä more accurately represents the stunning live presence of the band where the songs often span new and previously unheard dimensions of form and structure. Not meant for genre purists, ORANSSI PAZUZU is on a trip all their own; modern electric pioneers on an expedition to unlock the keys to the hidden spaces all around and inside us.
Issues the band of their newest opus, “Värähtelijä is continuing where we left off with Valonielu, but it plunges deeper into the pitch black hypnosis, combines progressive song structures to more free and flowing parts. At the same time, it’s the heaviest and the most atmospheric album we`ve done so far. The fusion between different ends of spectrum reveals new realities we`ve never discovered before. We really wanted this album to go to new places and to be the crossover album of genres we always wanted to do. To further boost the idea, the album was done with Julius Mauranen who had previously done lots of Finnish shoegaze and indie pop albums. I think it’s safe to say that this is by far the heaviest stuff he has done and for us, working with a guy like him stretched our sound to much more dynamic and trippy horizons. Lyrics-wise, the songs revolve around tripping in a psyche-space, with each song representing a vision or mirage that will be revealed to the listener. They are individual, but contain common elements with themes of unknown, sacrifice, transcendence, hate, hierarchy of power and, in the end, becoming a part of the cosmos through death.”
The fourth explorative chapter in the lineage of ORANSSI PAZUZU, Värähtelijä, is being finalized for worldwide release on February 26th, 2016, with 20 Buck Spin handling the album for North America and Svart handling international territories on CD, 2xLP and digital platforms. Seekers of hypnotic and mind-expanding alloys citing Ved Buens Ende, Magma, Hawkwind, Circle, Thorns, Killing Joke, Abigor, Neurosis, Aluk Todolo, Grave Pleasures and the like pay heed.
Audio transmissions from the realms of Värähtelijä will be issued in the forthcoming weeks.
'Värähtelijä' Track Listing:
1. Saturaatio
2. Lahja
3. Värähtelijä
4. Hypnotisoitu Viharukous
5. Vasemman Käden Hierarkia
6. Havuluu
7. Valveavaruus