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Mutilation Rites I Am Legion 12" (one-sided w/b-side etching) $13.00/$25.00
PRE-ORDER. SCHEDULED TO SHIP ON OR AROUND 3/30/2012 Filthy black metal with a heavy dose of thrash from Brooklyn, NY. Mutilation Rites was founded in 2009 by Michael Dimmitt and Justin Ennis and has seen a variety of incarnations. With the addition of guitarist/vocalist George Paul and bassist Ryan Jones Mutilation Rites has achieved its fully evolved form. I Am Legion is presented as a one-sided 12" with b-side etching. Both the jacket artwork (printed w/metallic silver ink) and b-side etching were created by Reuben Sawyer of Rainbath Visual. Each of the three songs on I Am Legion are entirely re-worked and re-recorded versions of early Mutilation Rites demos, presented anew by the current lineup.
First pressing of 500 copies. LP Includes 11"x4.25" black insert w/metallic silver print, patch, and 1.5" Mutilation Rites logo button
See Mutilation Rites on tour NOW! Dates listed at the Gilead Media Blog
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CATALOG RELEASES
Arms Aloft "Comfort At Any Cost" CDEP $4.75$3.00
I never thought I'd be writing a description for a punk record on Gilead Media but here we are, and I simply cannot praise this band enough. Arms Aloft offer passionate songs with incredible & intelligent lyrics in a style that goes above and beyond the confines of punk. These songs are the very definition of catchy, all the while maintaining a style that feels so close to your heart and honest in its delivery. Some people will refer to them as pop punk, and that's fine. But It's in my belief that Arms Aloft has simply figured out how to channel the raw energy and excitement that has been missing from more melodic punk over the past few years and focus it into something familiar yet reinvigorated with the vitality it has needed.
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Ash Borer/Fell Voices Split 180g LP $12.50
REPRESS HAS ARRIVED! SHIPPING ALL ORDERS BY 10/31! Finally, one of the most talked about black metal splits releases from 2010 is available on vinyl! Co-released by Gilead Media and Eternal Warfare. Ash Borer and Fell Voices both present a single Untitled track, and each one displays the incredible amount of growth and progress the respective band has made over the past couple years. Sometimes very atmospheric, sometimes very intense. Always brilliant. Black vinyl only. Includes two-sided insert. Artwork by RAINBATH Visual.
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Arms Aloft "Comfort At Any Cost" CDEP $4.75$3.00
I never thought I'd be writing a description for a punk record on Gilead Media but here we are, and I simply cannot praise this band enough. Arms Aloft offer passionate songs with incredible & intelligent lyrics in a style that goes above and beyond the confines of punk. These songs are the very definition of catchy, all the while maintaining a style that feels so close to your heart and honest in its delivery. Some people will refer to them as pop punk, and that's fine. But It's in my belief that Arms Aloft has simply figured out how to channel the raw energy and excitement that has been missing from more melodic punk over the past few years and focus it into something familiar yet reinvigorated with the vitality it has needed.
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Barghest Untitled 180g LP $11.50
SHIPPING NOW. Barghest are a black metal band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This great southern state is known for having a rich culture. And in terms of music culture it's most often known for the southern riffage or sludging doom, but Barghest are a wake up call to that way of thinking, and to the state of American black metal in general. Their songs are abrasive and dark. There's nothing intended to be arty or moody about their songs. Just 100% misanthropic black metal. Every order will ship with a 1.5" button.
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Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity "1984 (Eternal)" Digipak CD $7.50$3.00
The newest Gilead Media CD release is available & shipping now! The debut full-length by Indianapolis, IN grind metal folks Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity entitled "1984 (ETERNAL)"!! Black Arrows combine harsh noise sound-scapes with brutal grind/metal to create an atmospheric record the likes of which this green earth has never heard. The transitions between, and layering of, their grinding assaults and the epic noise is astounding. Comprised of ex and current members of Demiricous, Racebannon, The Dream is Dead, World Eater and other Indianapolis metal heavyweights, BAOFAI are a total force of sound. CD packaged in 6-panel gatefold case & features an exclusive noise track not available on the original 12" (released by Rifleman Records).
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The Cancer Conspiracy "Omega" CD CD $8.00CD $4.00
This outstanding final testament is available to retail again at long lost. After roughly 9 months stores can now stock up on the beauty that was the Cancer Conspiracy. Here is the original blurb from the original release:
After years in legal limbo, the final recordings of The Cancer Conspiracy are finally available. "Omega" is the album recorded in 2004 by Matt Squire, finally completed and realized as 8 tracks totaling over thirty-five minutes. While more progressive than their debut album, The Audio Medium, Omega is also more focused and hints at the great things that were in store for the band had they continued. "Complex polyrhythmic psychedelica for the discriminating consumer. Instrumental, textural, and deep. Possible descendants of King Crimson and Brian Eno." - Aaron Turner (Hydra Head/ISIS).LP currently unavailable
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FALSE Untitled 180g LP $12.50
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I first heard about FALSE while sitting around a coffee house in Madison, WI with Bryan and Andy from Thou. They had just played Minneapolis the night prior, where FALSE closer the show, and everyone in Thou was entirely and completely blown away by how intense and relentless FALSE were live. Just going off their description & the obvious impact left upon them, I knew I had to hear FALSE immediately. A couple months later I get an email from Bryan informing me that my long-time friend Adam Tucker was in the midst of mixing & mastering the FALSE recording for release. Tucker only puts a million % into everything he's a part of, so naturally I was thrilled. I'm sitting here now and listening to his mastered tracks as I write this, and I cannot wait to unleash this record upon the world with the band and Howling Mine records. FALSE bring us the best of what abrasive and relentless black metal can be. The two songs that make this 12" are fast paced, but with a purpose, and heavy on scathing (yet decipherable) vocals. Bryan and Andy kept telling me FALSE were the most relentless black metal band they'd ever seen. When you hear this record you'll know what they mean.Every order ships with patch and 1" button!
Bio from the band:
Black Metal for post-apocalyptic desolation. Reject the promise of progress and the encompassing void that constitutes fulfillment. Solace in desecration.
Tracklisting:
- The Key Of Passive Suffering (12:33)
- Sleepmaker (12:44)
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Fell Voices - Untitled 180g LP $13.00
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Over the past few years there has been a growing group of young US black metal bands mixing numerous elements from punk, atmospheric metal and doom scenes to create an updated brand of black metal that is more diverse and dynamic than much of what came before. Fell Voices are a band from Santa Cruz, CA that are on the leading edge of this movement, creating moody epics that invoke only the darkest of thoughts. The band has gained a great deal of momentum over the past couple years with a full length LP release on Human Resources records and a split cassette release with fellow Californians, Ash Borer (coming soon to vinyl via Gilead Media/Eternal Warfare). Fell Voices are a band that have been focusing their energies and building their power, this LP shows them unleashing that energy upon the world. Black vinyl only. Includes 24x36" poster. Artwork by RAINBATH Visual.
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Get Rad "I Can Always Live" CD/Gatefold LP CD $9.00/Gatefold LP $13.00$4.00/$8.00
CD+GATEFOLD LP SHIP IMMEDIATELY You know, I've been a huge fanboy for everything Dave Rudnik (Bass - Get Rad, other stuff in Seven Days of Samsara, High on Crime, Kungfu Rick, and a ton of other righteous bands) since I started getting into hardcore. In addition, I was always a huge Since by Man fan (Kevin, vocals for Get Rad played guitar for SBM). So naturally when I first heard about Get Rad I was really excited to see what it was all about. I was never let down. Every release reveals more and more how much can be awesome and righteous in hardcore. Get Rad are about as good as it gets.
When Dave proposed the idea of Gilead working with Hyperrealist to release the new Get Rad full length, I Can Always Live, how the hell could I possibly even say no to that. There was no decision to be made, quite frankly. It had to happen. Not only because of my aforementioned love for the band, but because I've come to find a great friend in Pat who runs Hyperrealist, and I've really just been looking for a good reason to work on a record with him. Just perfect.
So, April 2010 we will present what I strongly feel is one of the best hardcore records I've heard in years. Get Rad capture an energy and excitement that I've come to think was lost in hardcore. I am elated to be involved in the process of releasing the record.
I Can Always Live will be presented in CD and Gatefold LP format (with digital download). Get stoked, stay rad.
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Heller Mason "The Mess I've Made" Gatefold CD $5.00$2.50
Heller Mason is the project of Wisconsin native Todd Vandenberg and includes a number of musicians Todd has grown close to over the years offering support as his backing band. With deep musical roots in the hardcore and true emo genres, Todd has turned his songwriting in a different direction, turned the volume down, tuned the guitar up and delivered a lush-sounding & heavily-layered alt-country/indie-rock album that proves beer & cheese aren't the only great things from Wisconsin. "The Mess I've Made" was skillfully recorded, mixed and mastered by Justin Perkins, from Yesterday's Kids, in Milwaukee and Green Bay, WI throughout 2008.
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Krallice Diotima Gatefold 180g 2LP $20.00
SHIPPING NOW Diotima stands as Krallice's finest and most focused work to date. Upon my initial listen I knew this record was something that proves the band's growth and reveals what the prior records only hinted at, despite their individual power.
This gatefold 2LP is only available as 180g black vinyl, packaged within heavy-duty old-style "tip-on" jackets.
REPRESS ON THE WAY HERE FROM THE PLANT, WILL ARRIVE AROUND 10/8 HAD SOME LOGISTICAL DELAYS, SHOULD ARRIVE 11/5(ISHO NOW) SORRY FOR THE DELAY!!
Krallice return with a full-length record that is leaps and bounds beyond their self-titled debut. Everything is MORE here, more droning black metal riffage, more intense metal parts and a greater sense of composition. On Dimesional Bleedthrough you can really feel that the Krallice has found a groove where they are comfortable and focused.
Some people say Krallice aren't trvly a black metal band, and that may very well be the case. Perhaps they've reached a point where they transcend the realms of what black metal has been, ascended to this new level where Dimensional Bleedthrough takes us. A level where it can be more progressive and more technical without limitations of some fuzzy indecipherable recording. Where other elements of metal can find themselves entwined in the cryptically crafted songs, creating something new and wonderful. If that's not your thing, that's fine. But that's where I'll gladly be.
Listen: Dimensional Bleedthrough
Additional photos here: Gilead Media Blog
mewithoutYou "[A-->B] LIFE" 180 GRAM - OPAQUE BROWN LP $14.50
The first full-length is finally back in print on vinyl, and this time on 180 gram OPAQUE BROWN with a printed inner-sleeve, to boot! This has been a long time coming and I'm quite glad it's finally finished up. You know the band, you know you love em. Pick it up! Limited to 700 copies!
mewithoutYou "Catch For Us The Foxes" 180 GRAM - OPAQUE DARK RED LP $14.50
The second full-length is finally back in print on vinyl, and this time on 180 gram OPAQUE RED with a printed inner-sleeve, to boot! This has been a long time coming and I'm quite glad it's finally finished up. You know the band, you know you love em. Pick it up! Limited to 700 copies!
Mouth of the Architect/Kenoma Split LP $9.00$6.00
The epic split CD between two of Ohio's best atmospheric heavy bands is finally available on vinyl!! Mouth of the Architect bring their righteous song "Sleepwalk Powder" which was the precursor to their wondrous full length "The Ties That Blind." Kenoma debut their first two songs "1913," and "The Nature of Empire." And prove they're no lightweights! The artwork is entirely revamped, by original artist Paul Jeffery, and includes a full color printed inner-sleeve.
Since I've been running this label there's been very few times in my life that I've been witness to such a crushing sludge metal band live. Northless blew my mind the first time I saw them as a four-piece in a bar full of punks and metal dudes near my home in Wisconsin. It was a frigid night, but the warmth of the amps inside was all we needed. With "Clandestine Abuse" the band's intensity is captured on record, at long last. Since adding two additional members to the lineup (the band started as guitar/drum duo) Northless has expanded on their original style of atmospheric sludgy metal and gone beyond the barrier that holds lesser bands back. This progression enabled Northless to break through into new territory and write truly exceptional songs, more focused, more dense. "Clandestine Abuse" might be one of the most misanthropic, angst-filled albums I've ever heard, but it never fails to instill a feeling of hope in the listener. A hope that a band can draw upon familiar influences and personal experiences, draw on them and combine them to create something that breaks the mold of slow & heavy music. Availble on orange and red vinyl!
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An early release, and a record I loved long before the label got started. Beautifully lush & melodic instrumental indie rock. Every instrument was performed by sole member Chad Waldrup. RIYL: Tristeza, Mercury Program, Explosions In The Sky, Unwed Sailor.
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The Paper Chase "Cntrl Alt Delete U" Gatefold CDEP $5.00$3.00
This is the re-issue of the original EP released by Divot Records in 2001. Available now with a deluxe 6 panel digipak package and new artwork. This EP is hauntingly beautiful and terribly dark. A mindfuck of electronic tinkering and discordant song composition. A landmark in bizarre indie rock.
Thou/Leech We Pass Like Night, From Land to Land Gatefold Split LP (Picture Disc edition) $22.00
This is the final pressing of this impressive split LP. There were a couple hundred spare jackets left over after the initial pressing, so the bands decided that instead of those boxes colleting dust in my storage space we should use them for a ridiculous picture disc. Here it is. Or, rather, it's on the way here from the plant. Should be ready to ship around 10/8.
Wow. well, where do I begin with these two? When Bryan (thou) first came to me and asked if I wanted to release their cassette-only split with Leech as a cooperative LP release with Vendetta, how could I say no? I hadn't heard Leech yet, but I will never turn down the opportunity to work with the friends I've made in Thou. Not to mention the fact that the 4 songs on their side of the split are easily some of the most incredible pieces of music I've ever heard. They're literally all over the place when it comes to style. Two incredibly heavy and melodic doom tracks sandwiched between an intro / outro pair of complete beauty, the latter of which composed and performed in part by the lovely Emily McWilliams. Female vocals? Piano? Yes... and it's amazing.
Fast forward a couple months, at this point I've heard Leech and was blown away by their unreal mix of True Cascadian Grey Metal and unbelievable proggy song structure, with scathing vocals over a lo-fi recording that still remains decipherable. I truly wish Leech were not so adamant about remaining obscure, because they could seriously take the world of Black Metal by storm and turn it entirely on its ass. The day I received the audio master with their single, 20 minute long, untitled track, I was astonished. Opening the mailer was even an experience. At first glance nothing appears to be out of the ordinary. Then, I notice it is sealed with a wax stamp. I open the package to find their audio master, on cassette, with a letter that was typed on a typewriter using a photograph of a grey overcast sky as the type surface. Finally, as I empty the contents, I am surprised by a conifer branch. Outstanding. I was immediately amused. Truly Thou and Leech are an outstanding pairing for a split LP.
We Pass Like Night From Land to Land comes packged in a heavy-duty gatefold jacket with a full size hand screen-printed poster & patch.
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THOU Summit 180g LP $17.00
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Summit is essentially my favorite album. It has so many elements that I love, tuned to perfection. On top of that, it shows on of my favorite bands reaching a new point in their evolution. Originally released on vinyl by Southern Lord, Summit is finally available again on vinyl, repressed by the band themselves. 180 gram clear w/white smoke vinyl with heavy-duty tip-on jacket, printed inner sleeve on thick 14pt stock (w/updated and corrected text), pressed from new plates w/matrix etchings, and no sticker on the jacket! Huzzah!
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Thou - Summit Gatefold CD $11.00
In March of 2008 Gilead Media released the debut full-length, Tyrant, by Baton Rouge, LA doom band Thou. Over the past two and a half years the band has played over 150 shows, including multiple national tours throughout the entire US. They've also managed to release a split, ep, cassette or LP (their catalog now numbering nearly 20 releases) on just about every label worth their weight in a pallet of vinyl... from Southern Lord and Robotic Empire to Halo of Flies, Vendetta and Perpetual Motion Machine, Init, among many, many more. Without a single record falling below their high standard of quality.
I think this is due in part to this basic fact: Thou are a "punk rock" doom band. They've somehow combined the ethics of true DIY punk, and the sound of sludging, droning doom to breath life into a creative entity that is completely passionate, they're entirely dedicated to what they do. They don't write their music and lyrics to serve any one scene or genre, I don't even like labeling them as doom, as it isn't fitting in and of itself. THOU draws so drastically on so many different influences, influences that find their ways through their songs in a myriad of ways.
These are the things that set this band apart in a world where many try to emulate honest heavy music. Their lyrics are politically and ethically charged, their riffs defy simple genre classification, and SUMMIT showcases the band at their most progressive, melodic and diverse. All the while retaining their signature style of apocalyptically crushing metal. In the time since I enthusiastically exchanged my first emails with them in late 2007 Thou has grown from an up and coming band in heavy music, to a band that is now primed to define the future of what slow and heavy music may become. "Summit" contains six songs, and runs 52 minutes.
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Thou - Peasant CD $8.00
Original released by Autopsy Kitchen Records, the remainder of the stock is now with Gilead Media. Only 500 copies remains. In 2008, before THOU released their 2010 breakthrough full-length, Summit, they had unleashed an equally mind-boggling album of sludging doom with Autopsy Kitchen Records known as Peasant. This recording contains some of the most despondent and moody songs THOU had crafted up to this point. Peasant is the perfect step in a progression that runs from their first full-length, Tyrant, to Summit, and will deliver to fans a set of songs that fill the gap sonically. Presented in a deluxe 16 page booklet.
Listen: Belt Of Fire To Guide Me, Cloak Of Night To Hide Me // They Stretch Out Their Hands
