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Enemy Soil was an American grindcore band from Sterling, Virginia, first formed in 1991. The band played a style of grindcore that was influenced heavily by hardcore punk, and featured many line-up changes throughout its run, with frontman Richard Johnson acting as its core. Because the group initially was unable to find a suitable drummer, earlier Enemy Soil recordings featured a drum machine.The group's music was also politically-motivated early in their career, however later recordings instead featured introspective topics for lyrics. The group eventually broke up in the spring of 1999 after releasing numerous splits and records. Members went on to form or join many bands, including Pig Destroyer, Pg. 99, and Agoraphobic Nosebleed, among others. French label Bones Brigade Records issued the two-disc compilation Smashes the State! in 2001, containing most of the band's discography, excluding the Casualties of Progress extended play.The group reformed in 2001 for a special one-off reunion show at CBGB in New York City. Footage from this show, as well as shows dating between 1996 and 1998, was released on the 2009 Selfmadegod live DVD Smashes the State Live. In June 2017, the band announced via the official Enemy Soil website that the group has reformed for a few reunion shows, including an appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2018. Tracklist: CD1-1 to 5: from the Parasitic Infestation / Enemy Soil split demo on Open Eye Records. CD1-6 to 11: from the Enemy Soil / Wadge 7" with Wadge on Break It Out Records. CD1-12: from the Midnight Offerings II - An Underground Sampler CD on With Your Teeth Records. CD1-13 to 15: previously unreleased, for a split CD that never came out. CD1-16 to 18: from the Enemy Soil / Shapeless split 7" with Desperate Corruption on Bovine Records. CD1-19 to 24: from the War Parade 7" on Slap A Ham Records. CD1-25 & 26: previously unreleased, for a split LP with Thug that never came out. CD2-1: previously unreleased, from the Random Green demo session. CD2-2 to 11: from The Ruins Of EdenThe Ruins Of Eden 10"/CD on Noise Vacuum Records. CD2-12 & 16 to 17: from the Enemy Soil / Reversal Of Man split 7" on Fish Held High Records. CD2-13 to 15: from the Enemy Soil / Agoraphobic Nosebleed split 7" on Bovine Records. CD2-18: previously unreleased version. CD2-19: from the Audio Terrorism: The Soundtrack For Weirdness And Blind Hostility compilation CD on Chaotic Noise Productions. CD2-20 to 24: from the Live In Virginia 7" on Dwie Strony Medalu Records. CD2-25 to 27: from the Corrupted / Enemy Soil split 7". CD2-28: from The Caligula Effect: A Compilation CD on Catechism Records. CD2-29 to 43: from the Fractured Theology 3"CD. CD2-44: previously unreleased, for a compilation that never came out. CD2-45 & 46: from the Obsequious / Document#2 split 7" with Pg. 99 on Sacapuntas Records. Label: Bones Brigade – BB 011
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Out of stockLike wolves of the same pack separated at birth, outliers instinctually recognize one another. After twisting and turning through the underground on parallel trajectories, the separate paths of Full of Hell and Nothing collide on the collaborative LP, When No Birds Sang (out December 1st on Closed Casket Activities). At this meeting point, Full of Hell—Dylan Walker [vocals], Spencer Hazard [guitar], Dave Bland [drums], and Sam DiGristine [bass]—and Nothing’s Domenic “Nicky” Palermo [vocals, guitar] and Doyle Martin [vocals, guitar] burst out of genre confines together with a sound that’s equally dangerous and dynamic. “Both Full of Hell and Nothing deal with the same genre-phobia,” laughs Nicky. “We’ve been called any style you can think of, but we’re both simply intent on making soul crushers.” “We’re beyond limiting ourselves to a genre,” agrees Dylan. “There aren’t any rules, but there’s clearly an identity. No matter what Nothing does, I can tell it’s them. We’re meeting in the middle where it’s lush and beautiful, but also sad and ugly if you look closely at it. Out of mutual respect, we just decided to go for it.” Nothing and Full of Hell initially crossed paths in the twenty-tens, sharing the bills of shows and festivals intermittently. Dylan and Nicky kept in touch over the years, and the collaboration naturally followed. Together, they built a new “wall of sound” in the middle out of Full of Hell’s abstract and harsh ambience and Nothing’s searing shoegaze tendencies—conjuring extreme peaks and valleys inspired by the likes of My Bloody Valentine and latter day Swans. “We’ve never done anything like this,” Nicky goes on. “The contrast is huge as we’re putting two extremes together and making them work. We’re just bridging the gap.” Ambitious in scope and concept, When No Birds Sang not only showcases the bands’ creative highs, but also some of humanity's woeful lows— and they introduce this body of work with “Spend The Grace.” An unnerving melody gives way to cathartic growls atop a sparse beat, and guitars buzz beneath gritty vocals only to spiral out into trudging distorted crescendo. “We put the song together as we went through this experience,” recalls Nicky. “The whole record built itself as it moved.” "Spend The Grace" arrives today alongside a high-concept, allegorical cinematic feature. Directed by Mike Martinez and Tyler Way, the video is opaque in nature but tells a devastating story. The directors comment, “In our endless quest to navigate the profound intricacies of reality, we often encounter a significant challenge: the limitations of language. However in those decisive moments, when individuals are confronted with the choice of determining their own paths versus succumbing to external influences, a remarkable opportunity can unfold. Within a fleeting instant, liberation can arise and a being can exist in one world while inhaling the essence of another.” Full Of Hell and Nothing notably wrote When No Birds Sang face-to-face in Ocean City, MD and collaborated in-person as much as possible. Eventually, they entered the studio with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Will Putney. The atmosphere contributed to the energy of the record itself. “I was super happy to be in a room and not just throwing shit back and forth online,” Nicky states. “I have such a hard time when I’m not staring down the barrel of a gun. Being in a room with these guys brought everything into reality.” “It’s way more productive,” Dylan continues. “This was the first time any of us had worked with Will. His resume speaks for itself, and he definitely added a great perspective.” “It’s an emotional record,” adds Dylan. “Once we decided on the concept, we followed a similar approach. We’re bringing you to this edge of an empty void.” Yet it feels good because it’s undeniably real. “When you hear it, I hope you feel devastated emotionally,” Dylan leaves off. “If we’re doing our job, it will freak you the f*ck out in the best way, because you’re staring at the precipice of oblivion with us.” “‘Devastation’ is a good reaction for me,” Nicky concurs. “From top-to-bottom, this record is highly comprehensive and super detailed. For me, the process itself was humbling. Every once in a while— with doing music for the better part of my life —experiences like this sometimes erase the imposter syndrome I feel playing music, and for a moment I forget how big of a loser I am,” he grins. Label: Closed Casket Activities Barcode: 197189886133
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2 x CD + DVD housed in a 8 panel deluxe L-pack with 24 page booklet. Get ready for a pulverising sonic hecatomb delivered by Texas' unmatchable Grindcore assassins! After being in the works for years, here it is - the ultimate INSECT WARFARE collection including all their singles, demos, compilation tracks, out takes and alternate recordings, unreleased tracks and rare live material... 99 songs, nearly 3 hours of merciless brutality. All scrupulously mastered for the best sonic deflagration! Triple disc set served in a deluxe multi-panel digipack with exclusive art by Lucas Korte, with a massive booklet filled with original artworks, scans of all the included works, flyers and photos. Plus a bonus DVD with their complete gig at Annie's that simply kills! If you dreamed of having all the hard to find INSECT WARFARE singles and rarest recordings all gathered in the same place, this is finally the definitive chance! Label: F.O.A.D. Records
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Out of stockOne of extreme music's most distinctive modern acts, MAGRUDERGRIND, returns after a 6-year hiatus with the new album II. Recorded with producer Kurt Ballou (Converge, High on Fire, Torche) at God City Studios and mastered by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Nails), II continues developing the trio's punishing hybrid of grindcore, powerviolence and hardcore punk across 15 tracks of blistering sonic warfare. II is unquestionably MAGRUDERGRIND's most crushing and abrasive material to date, a savage manifesto of scathing political and personal revolution. Label: Relapse Barcode: 0781676731329
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Out of stockNAILS is beyond brutality. These grindcore tyrants of the American underground have triumphantly returned with their 2nd full length “ABANDON ALL LIFE”! Like the bands debut album: “Unsilent Death, was recorded with CONVERGE’s Kurt Ballou. These 10 tracks of barbaric rage have no resemblance to the laughable retro party metal that passes as extreme music in today’s world. Abandon All Life viciously carpet bombs the listener with a horrifying brand of Death/ Grind/ Hardcore chaos. Bludgeoning beatdowns, grinding blasts, hyper-distorted vocals, hard-hitting metallic chugs and early death metal riffs intensifies to a climatic end where the guitars wail and militant drum breakdowns send us marching. With profound hatred, the howling war cry of ABANDON ALL LIFE shows NAILS as a band without equal in their class. Label: Southern Lord Records
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So finally a repress with two unreleased tracks! The 10th Anniversary version is the original ten-song album released in 2010, with the addition of three songs from their Obscene Humanity 7” and two songs from the original Unsilent Death recording sessions which were never released or heard, until now. The original ten tracks from Unsilent Death have not been remixed or remastered. The five additional songs have been remixed by Kurt Ballou and mastered by Nick Townsend. Label: Southern Lord Records
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Out of stockSweden's unsung sensations play crushing grindcore with blistering blastbeats, ravenously crusty riffs, and just a hint of that Swedish sound. A lightning speed blitzkrieg of sonic violence. Label: Relapse Records Barcode: 781676698424
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Out of stockLimited edition deluxe CDs available with bonus Blind, Deaf and Bleeding EP, expanded packaging and the much talked about short story penned by JR Hayes The undisputed kings of grind, PIG DESTROYER return with their long awaited fourth proper full length Book Burner. Book Burner is a resounding statement of championship, as every element of PIG DESTROYER towers above their closest peers—a 32 minute, 19 song knockout punch of cerebral viciousness. Book Burner is the finest work of extreme music's best band. Label: Relapse Records Barcode: 078167672032
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First volume of Sidetracked's discography, compiling their recorded efforts from 2002 to 2014. Over 200 songs of blistering fast hyper condensed hardcore!! Fusing No Comment-styled full throttle HC with influences ranging from 90's powerviolence, NYHC to heart attack micro-song blastcore - this Tacoma, WA, ultra-rapid fire unit is hands down one of the most intense, breath-taking bands around. Double CD set with two 35-page booklets featuring liner notes, lyrics and photos, all housed in a luxurious 8-panel digipack! Limited to 500 copies. Label: F.O.A.D. Records
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North Carolina’s Torch Runner return with the follow up to their brutal debut album: “Committed To the Ground”. “Endless Nothing” was recorded at Legitimate Business by Kris HIlbert (Centuries, The Body). The album shows the band reaching new depths of audial violence. Viciously brings forth a volatile, pissed-off brew of metallic, downbeat punk/hardcore/grind, for fiends that are into filth like: (OLD) Napalm Death, Converge, and Nails. Label: Southern Lord Records Barcode: 808720019827
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Out of stockVile Species - grindcore from Athens. Razgruha - Sofia's grindcore. (Heldog/2021)
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Out of stockVile Species - grindcore from Athens. (Heldog/2021)