Today In The Mail: Christmas Came Early 2.0

As this is the day before Christmas I didn't think any packages would find their way to my door (or at least any for me). When I came back from breakfast with my mom, Sister and her husband I found a wonderful package waiting inside for me. It was from Dom (from A389 Records, Pulling Teeth and formerly of Day Of Mourning). I had won these off him on ebay last week and he had them out to me in record time. I was surprised at the low amount both of these went for, only a bit over $20 each. This I'm sure had to do with the Ringworm and Integrity Tests he was also selling. Either way I am super excited to have these records. The Day Of Mourning - Your Future's End LP came with a printed out version of the original cover of the CD (one of the many reason I wanted this because I have never seen it bigger then a thumbnail). And included with it was a Day Of Mourning sticker. The Gluttons - S/T 7" has a pretty cool Venom Rip-Off cover. If you have not heard either of these bands the normal version (and even a few rare colors) are still available from A389 Records so pick em up.


Day Of Mourning - Your Future's End (Test Press) (A389 Records)
Gluttons - S/T (Test Press) (Out Of 10) (A389 Records)

Today In The Mail: Forever And A Day Later

This was ordered in August of 2008, and it was well worth the wait. Rot In Hell is a hardcore band from the United Kingdom. So many details, so many things screened and so many cool extras. And all of this was well worth the 50 bucks I spent on it to have such a rare batch of records. They only did 35 of these and sure it took them ages to put it all together. So many pieces. FUCK. I thought today would never come. When I ordered this it was only to have a copy of each of their records (at the time three). But a shirt/patch/button combo made it. What I ended up with blows my mind. I'll just list off all the items in the box (and post some pictures) because I fucked up and undid the rope before taking a picture of it all together (check here for what I'm sure is a better treatment for this beautiful boxset).

I'll start with a list.

4 Records
1 Shirt
1 Patch
1 Button
1 7"x7" Print (black on black version)
1 CD with the Black Omega 7" on it
1 Zine/Lyric booklet
1 spay painted stenciled poster
all in a pretty cool spray paint stenciled box


One of the first.


Patch/Button and the other side of the stenciled poster. (Also stenciled duh).


Spay painted stenciled poster.


Front of the zine/lyric book.


Back of the zine/lyric book.


Shirt.

Today In The Mail: Yesterday In The Mail Vol. 3

After a hellish day in the mail a few days ago I got two packages in the mail. First Dom/A389 Records hooked me up with another set of the records that had been destroyed by the united states postal service. I would like to start by saying how great every part of The Promise repress looks. From the cover (gatefold) to the insert insert and of corse the vinyl they all look beautiful. Its one of the best represses I have ever seen. The Gluttons 7" which was the other pre-order looks great and sounds even better. This band is another one of Human Furnace's sideprojects (he is the singer of Ringworm to any of you newbz) and as it says on A389's site it sounds like a cross between Discharge and Motorhead (though I hear a lot more Motorhead). This record fucking jamz. Included in this was a Pre-order package only repress of the Ringworm - Demo 7". I picked up the original press (that included Bloodbook zine issue number 4) from Phonographic Arts at few months back. This also looks great and includes the lyrics that I can say if I remember the original including.


Ringworm - 1991 Demo (Out Of 300) (A389 Records)
Gluttons - S/T (A389 Records)
Ringworm - The Promise (Gold/Red) (Out Of 300) (A389 Records)

The second package a record that was slated for release sometime last year I believe and the label that had pressed it ended up folding (dude ran off with everyone's money but still bothered to press it). It's a copy of Memorial's - The Creative Process/Berlin. I am super happy about finally being able to hear this and I the label Photobooth Records bought up the copies and sold them through their webstore (some are still available so get a copy for yourself). The package included the handwritten lyrics to July by Mineral on the back of a registration card to a college and a coupon for a select Ocean Spray product.

Memorial - The Creative Process/Berlin (White) (Out Of 300) (Photobooth Records)

Today In The Mail: Holy Terror Kind Of Day 3.0

Two packages came today the first was my Compact Disc version of the new Pulling Teeth album Paranoid Delusions|Paradise Illusions came. As I was one of the first 300 people to order it I got a copy of the newest edition to the Witches Sabbath 7" series. Of this series I am only missing the first one (that was also put out by Deathwish Inc). The second package was from Hellfish Family and is another Integrity shirt, I think this makes four ha. Can not wait to wear it.



Integrity - Free Charlie (Brown) (XL)
Pulling Teeth - Paranoid Delusions|Paradise Illusions (Deathwish Inc Records) (CD)
Pulling Teeth - Witches Sabbath V (Out Of 300) (Deathwish Inc Records)

Today In The Mail: Testing Testing

This came yesterday but it came when I was running out the door so this post was delayed till today. As soon as I saw the envelope I knew what it was (My Vegas/Moutheater Test Press). It came all the way from Belgium only eight days after I won it. Thrown in with the record were some stickers, a Sledgehammer record and a Vegas embroidered patch. I hope to win more records from the man himself, everything about this transaction is perfect.


Vegas/Moutheater (Test Press) (Out Of 10) (Thrashed Records)
Sledgehammer - Your Arsonist (Gold) (Specimen 32 Records)
And bonus HT goodies

Today In The Mail: Holy Terror Kind Of Day 2.0 + Lie And Wait Kind Of Day

The first package I opened was chock full of Holy Terror related items (It was from Holy Terror Records). Super siked. Each record is hand stamped and very limited. The Vegas Cd is something I have slept on buying for a bit now. And the Withdrawal - Demo CDR is also very limited (I love how my collection of Withdrawal related items keeps growing). The second package I opened was the Rhythm To The Madness record left out of my Backtrack - Demo 7" package I got earlier in the month. And last (but not least) was a package with one of each of the Lie And Wait 7"s I didn't have. Still can not get why people are not more into this band.


Moutheater - Lot Lizard (Holy Terror Records Version) (Out Of 15) (Thrashed Records)
Vegas/Moutheater (Holy Terror Records Version) (Out Of 15) (Thrashed Records)
Integrity - Walpurgisnacht (Holy Terror Records Version) (White) (Out Of 15) (A389 Records)
Vegas - Never (Frequency Deleted Records)
Withdrawal - Rough Demos (Out Of 10)


Lie And Wait - Awakening (Black/White/Yellow) (Out Of 300) (Triple B Records)
Lie And Wait/Overdose (Red/Grey) (Out Of 400) (Triple B Records)
Lie And Wait/LMF (Teal) (Out Of 50) (Wormhole Records)
Rhythm To The Madness - Soul Doubt (Out Of 425) (Powered Records)

Today In The Mail: Holy Terror Kind Of Day

I have been waiting on these records for a while, A long while. So the fact that only one of the many packages came today Isn't that big of a deal.


Clockwise:

Pulling Teeth - Witches Sabbath II (Out Of 300) (A389 Records)
Integrity - Walpurgisnacht (Red) (Out Of 300) (A389 Records)
Trapped Under Ice/Dirty Money (Blue) (Out Of 300) (A389 Records)