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WAR FROM A HARLOT'S MOUTH /
DEAD FLESH FASHION split (2008/SHARK MEN)
DEATHCORE. German noise-hardcore act DEAD FLESH FASHION and german deathcore flagship WAR FROM A HARLOT'S MOUTH deliever this highly collectable 5" item. Every split record contains a download code so you can listen to the music very comfortable. Limited to 500 handnumbered copies, all on clear vinyl.
WAR HUNGRY
s/t (2011/SIX FEET UNDER)
HARDCORE. Eastern's WAR HUNGRY deliver their debut full-length busting out jams reminiscent of metallic and heavy hardcore in the vein of "alpha omega" era CRO-MAGS or BIOHAZARD with plenty of thick riffs and wailing leads. LP includes a MP3 download card.
WAR MASTER
pyramid of the necropolis (2012/TORTURE GARDEN)
DEATH-METAL. WAR MASTER continues their campaign of dystopian dismembering death-metal demolition poised for worldwide domination with the unleashing of their 1st full-length, "pyramid of the necropolis". Terminating sonic necropocalyptic carnage forged into the grave of ancient masters and sharpened down the left hand path - 8 ritualistic offerings to the maddening altar of the chaos realms. The persevering sound of the underground suffocating in tyrannical Texas heat! Cover art from vocalist Daniel Shaw with slick matte/spot gloss printing and insert. First press comes with a poster!
WAR MASTER
thrones of tyranny (2010/TORTURE GARDEN)
DEATH-METAL. Houston's tyrannical old-school death-metal mercenaries' debut 7" full of the powercrazed carnage found on their demo with added monstrous war mongering madness for the mentally murdered. Contains ex members of INSECT WARFARE and BLASPHERIAN with current members of DISSENT and NIBIRU.
WAR OF AGES
arise and conquer (2008/FACEDOWN)
METALCORE. WAR OF AGES teamed up with AS I LAY DYING's Tim Lambesis to produce their highly anticipated follow up album "arise and conquer". The result is an album finely crafted of 11 tracks that blur the lines between hardcore and metal much like the bands they have toured alongside. "arise and conquer" can clearly be seen as a testimony to the band's endurance, work ethic and arrival both lyrically and musically.
WAR OF AGES
fire from the tomb (2007/FACEDOWN)
METALCORE. After relentless touring for nearly 2 years non-stop, WAR OF AGES took some time out of their touring schedule to go into studio to re-write and completely re-record their debut self-titled album. As an added bonus, the band has recorded a brand new song titled "the awakening" which many are calling the band's finest material to date. On "fire from the tomb" traditional metal and hardcore collides. This re-release ios for all fans of heavy music. 12 tracks of pure fury that is backed up by one of the strongest live shows in the genre today.
WAR OF AGES
pride of the wicked (2006/FACEDOWN)
METALCORE. Combining the shredding guitar solos of traditional metal with the all-out brutality of today's hardcore bands, WAR OF AGES will grab your attention with their gripping grooves and tireless enthusiasm. After touring relentlessly, WAR OF AGES was quickly signed to Facedown Records who then hired Trax East Studios and Eric Rachel (Hatebreed, Dillinger Escape Plan) to engineer "pride of the wicked". The result is the metal and hardcore crossover album of the year - a masterpiece jam packed with what will become the anthems of today’s heavy music fans.
WAR OF AGES
return to life (2012/FACEDOWN)
METALCORE. WAR OF AGES has re-signed with Facedown Records for the release of their 5th album. "return to life" was recorded with and engineered by Zeuss at Planet Z Studios who has also worked with some of metal's top bands. "return to life" is the next step in both songwriting and production. For fans of AS I LAY DYING and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Vinyl version includes a digital download card and is limited to 500 copies.
WAR OF ATTRITION
..And the void stared back (2008/KROM)
METALCORE. WAR OF ATTRITION are the 1st band to be released by Krom Records, a new label run by Earth Crisis frontman Karl Buechner. WAR OF ATTRITION keep with the tradition of heavy music from Syracuse on this debut MCD, bringing 6 tracks of pure pummeling modern American metalcore - the percussion of TESTAMENT and the catchiness of CARCASS’s razor sharp hooks. Front man Billy provides and completes the bands sonic assault with all of the power of George from MERAUDER...
WAR ON DRUGS, THE
come to the city (2012/SECRETLY CANADIAN)
FOLK-ROCK. The WAR ON DRUGS' 2011 breakthrough record, "slave ambient", is both sprawling and full of bravado. And "come to the city" is its sprawling, full-of-bravado centerpiece. Yet, for all the bombast contained within the song - the synth-and-sax drones, the searing guitar, the relentless fist-pumping charge. Adam Granduciel proves himself a master of texture, tone and momentum - building maximum tension through careful sonic sculpting.
WAR ON DRUGS, THE
future weather (2010/SECRETLY CANADIAN)
FOLK/ROCK. THE WAR ON DRUGS is once again at the blurred edges of American music: overexposing studio limitations, piling tape upon tape to maximum density, and then with each song they pull off the scaffolding to reveal what sticks, keeping only what’s absolutely necessary and dig into what sounds like the best kind of fucked up. "future weather" is a provocative sometimes playful, sometimes weighty glimpse into THE WAR ON DRUGS' song-sculpting process, a process that remains a big mystery even to those on the inside. LP includes a MP3 download card.
WAR ON DRUGS, THE
slave ambient (2011/SECRETLY CANADIAN)
FOLK/ROCK. THE WAR ON DRUGS are one of the most exciting young bands in the world. Sure, THE WAR ON DRUGS' music overflows with echoes and strains of the songs and sounds we've all loved. Every song on "slave ambient" is instantly identifiable and infinitely intricate, a latticework of ideas and energies building into mile-high rock anthems. They are songs for future converts, welcome signs for folks who should, soon enough, also call THE WAR ON DRUGS their favorite young folk-rock 'n' roll band on the planet. DoLP includes a MP3 download card.
WAR ON DRUGS, THE
wagonwheel blues (2008/SECRETLY CANADIAN)
FOLK/ROCK. THE WAR ON DRUGS push the boundaries of a quintessentially American music. Guitars soar and colorful clouds roll past whatever sun or moon you are cruising under, through whatever old bar you are reveling within. "wagonwheel blues" is one of those albums that each of us holds onto tightly. Their songs recall the '80s guitar army of SONIC YOUTH with the captivating lyrics and vocal stylings of TOM PETTY or BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. Walls of guitar - acoustic, electric, twelve string - douse each track of this debut, threatening to cast the band into space-rock territory, but the melodies and immediately identifiable lyrics keep these songs grounded.
WAR PIGS
degeneration (2009/STAGGERED WORKS)
HARDCORE. On this, their 1st full-length album, WAR PIGS pray at the alters of THE STOOGES, BLACK SABBATH, CRO-MAGS, BAD BRAINS, MC5, twisting impossibly heavy riffs around nihilistic vocals and a pounding wartime tribal death-beat. This complex rage is blasted through with the influence of traditional old-school hardcore, '70s proto-punk, and early stoner-metal. Hardcore breakdowns merge with Iommi-esqe downtempo guitar freakouts. This is not your 15-year-old brother’s straight-edge hardcore. This is not your father’s dark Sabbath metal. It’s a chaos and precision that lies somewhere in between.
WAR TORN LIFE
A diagramm for victory (2006/FILLED WITH HATE)
HARDCORE. WAR TORN LIFE aus Pennsylvania liefern auf ihrem Debut alles andere als Durchschnitt ab! Okay, sie haben das musikalische Rad der Zeit auch nicht gerade erfunden. aber das was sie machen hat Hand und Fuá. Fetter, brutaler und tougher 'in your face' Hardcore mit Mosh- und Breakdowns, der jedoch nicht nur auf stumpfe Brutalit„t aus ist, sondern differenzierter zu Werke geht (vor allem in der teils metallastigen Gitarrenarbeit), so dass die Songs hier durchaus Abwechslung bieten. Uneingeschr„nkte Empfehlung fr Fans von 100 DEMONS, SHATTERED REALM und andere Verd„chtige!
