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LANCER’s new album “Second Storm” is a lesson in melodic metal and follows a long tradition of outstanding Swedish Metal Bands like Hammerfall, Sabaton and many more! The album has been recorded in the world famous Leon Music Studios with producer Gustav Ydenius (Steelwing, Mustasch, Enforcer) and the cover artwork has been painted by Dimitar Nikolov (who has previously made artwork for Steelwing and Katana). The Swedish melodic metal band draws its inspiration from classical acts like Iron Maiden, Helloween and Gamma Ray, adding a personal and modern touch to the sound.

LANCER met at the Music Academy of Ingesund in Arvika, Sweden, and the common passion for heavy metal forged them together and LANCER was born. They invaded the metal scene in the spring of 2012 with their debut EP “Purple Sky”. The EP got a warm welcome from all around the world and gave the band a record deal with the Swedish label Doolittle Group AB, owned by the world famous metal vocalist Christian Liljegren (Narnia) and a deal with Japanese label King Records at this time.

I early 2013 the follow up to the “Purple Sky” EP, LANCER’s self-titled debut album was released world wide. The album was produced by Tommy Reinxeed and Ronny Milianowicz (previous collaborations with Hammerfall, Michael Kiske and Timo Tolkki to name a few!), and it received amazing reviews from the metal press all around the world. Japanese Burrn Magazine gave the album 75/100 and Sweden Rock Magazine 7/10, naming the band a new hope for European power metal, and it received even higher grades from several European and American reviewers. LANCER’s music videos for the songs Purple Sky and Young and Alive have also been aired on Metal Hammer Greece’s own TV channel.

Since then LANCER has giged on several festivals and rock clubs, together with bands like Steelwing, Wolf, Bullet and Katana, and was soon hailed to be the new rising star on the Swedish Heavy/Power Metal sky. With their energetic and technically brilliant live shows, these young musicians deliver the full package and have taken the world by storm the past 2.5 years.

LANCER is ready to take the world with their 2^nd album, Second Storm, are you?

LANCER is:

Isak Stenvall – Vocals
Fredrik Kelemen – Guitar
Per-Owe “Ewo” Solvelius – Guitar
Emil Öberg – Bass
Sebastian Pedernera – Drums

Double gatefold vinyl with 3 exclusive bonus track only on this release.

TRACKLIST
01. Running From the Tyrant
02. Iwo Jima
03. Masters and Crowns
04. Behind the Walls
05. Aton
06. Children of the Storm
07. Steelbreaker
08. Eyes of the Liar
09. Fools Marches On
10. Purple Sky (Leon Studios Version 2012)
11. Dreamchasers (Leon Studios Version 2012)
12. Mr. Starlight (Leon Studios Version 2012)

The new concept album Miskatonic Graffiti from Casablanca, their 3rd studio album, is a concept album broken into three sections.

It is based on the stories and events that take place in the small fictional town called "The Mountains". The band describes the concept as if "Ziggy Stardust met H. P. Lovecraft in Twin Peaks."

2x 12" LP vinyls in exclusive gold foil laminated Gatefold with lyrics insert. Limited to 500 copies.

Tracklist

SIDE A
01. Enter the mountains
02. Closer

SIDE B
03. This is Tomorrow
04. My Shadow out Of time
05. RE: Old Money

SIDE C
06. Sister
07. Name Rank Serial Killer

SIDE D
08. Miskatonic Graffiti
09. She Was the One
10. Exit the Mountains

Sweden’s Grimner has never failed to amaze an audience wherever they have performed. Incorporating folk instruments such as flutes and the mandola into their own melodic yet aggressive brand of metal and with lyrics that honour the norse gods and fallen warriors of old, they have taken enthusiasts of both metal and folk music by storm, and more will follow. With some songs dark and brooding, others fast and folkish, Grimner never fail to entertain.

Grimner - Urfader (Double Vinyl)

Tracklist vinyl:
A-side:
1. Hämtad Av Valkyrior
2. Där Fröet Skall Spira
3. Västerled
B-side:
4. Ulvhednars Natt
5. Ur Vågorna
6. Helvandrarna
C-side:
7. Elftevisan
8. Glöd
9. Ivaldes Söner
D-side:
10. En Sista Sköldborg
11. Tiundaland

Sweden’s Grimner has never failed to amaze an audience wherever they have performed. Incorporating folk instruments such as flutes and the mandola into their own melodic yet aggressive brand of metal and with lyrics that honour the norse gods and fallen warriors of old, they have taken enthusiasts of both metal and folk music by storm, and more will follow. With some songs dark and brooding, others fast and folkish, Grimner never fail to entertain.

Grimner - Vanadrottning Limited 2xVinyl (Limited to 500x)

Tracklist:
1. Vanadrottning
2. Avundas Hennes Ungdom
3. En Fallen Jätte
4. Kvällningssång
5. En Vilja Av Järn
6. Fafnersbane feat. Erik Grawsiö (Månegarm)
7. Vårt Blod, Våra Liv
8. Dödens Dans
9. Ägers Salar
10. Sången Om Grimner
11. Freja Vakar

Sweden’s Grimner has never failed to amaze an audience wherever they have performed. Incorporating folk instruments such as flutes and the mandola into their own melodic yet aggressive brand of metal and with lyrics that honour the norse gods and fallen warriors of old, they have taken enthusiasts of both metal and folk music by storm, and more will follow. With some songs dark and brooding, others fast and folkish, Grimner never fail to entertain.

2 Vinyl Orange And Blue, limited to 500x

Tracklist:
1. Res Er Mina Söner
2. Eldhjärta
3. Nordmännens Raseri
4. Enhärjarkväde
5. Midgård Brinner
6. Vargarnas Tid
7. Mörkrets Hem
8. Etter och Flammor
9. Muspelheims Härskare
10. Frost Mot Eld

Sweden’s Grimner has never failed to amaze an audience wherever they have performed. Incorporating folk instruments such as flutes and the mandola into their own melodic yet aggressive brand of metal and with lyrics that honour the norse gods and fallen warriors of old, they have taken enthusiasts of both metal and folk music by storm, and more will follow. With some songs dark and brooding, others fast and folkish, Grimner never fail to entertain.

Grimner - Blodshymner Limited 2xVinyl (Limited to 300x)

Tracklist:
1. Dom Över Död Man
2. Blotet
3. Färd
4. Ett Likbål För Den Tappre
5. Skogsdömd
6. Forna Dagar
7. Mot Jotunheim
8. En Saga Om Underjorden
9. Ättlingars Klagan
10. Hinn Heiõinn Siõr

The band has released 7 dark hard rock albums and a double compilation album since 1996. In past recent years, Sparzanza have found themselves riding in the wave of the legendary rock bands and have set their sights on main stages everywhere.

Sparzanza - Announcing The End Double Limited Vinyl

Tracklist
1. Announcing The End
2. Damnation
3. Whatever Come May Be
4. Vindication
5. The Trigger
6. Breathe In The Fire
7. One Last Breath
8. To The One
9. The Dark Appeal
10. We Are Forever
11. Truth is A Lie

As for most bands, the pandemic hit hard, but CORRODED dug themselves into a black hole and recorded their sixth album - 'Plague'. They comment:
”-We’ve got 5 ”children”...each and everyone as much important as the other ones…but this one is our lovechild, our very special ”late bloomer” or ”trailing child”, born out of the anxiety and boredom of the plague…and, except from mastering, all done by ourselves…welcome to the dark soul of CORRODED..enjoy the ride.."

Corroded - State Of Disgrace Vinyl (Limited to 500x)

Tracklist:
1. Oderint Dum Metuant
2. Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
3. More Than You Can Chew
4. I Will Not
5. Uncommon Sense
6. I Am The God
7. Believe In Me
8. Beautiful Revolution
9. Dirt
10. As I Am
11. Clean My Guns
12. Stop Me From Screaming

As for most bands, the pandemic hit hard, but CORRODED dug themselves into a black hole and recorded their sixth album - 'Plague'. They comment:
”-We’ve got 5 ”children”...each and everyone as much important as the other ones…but this one is our lovechild, our very special ”late bloomer” or ”trailing child”, born out of the anxiety and boredom of the plague…and, except from mastering, all done by ourselves…welcome to the dark soul of CORRODED..enjoy the ride.."

DO NOT FORGET to choose your T-shirt Size below.

This Plague 2xLP comes in a nice Gatefold with printed inner sleeves.

TRACKLIST:
The Lesser Of Two Evils
Monster
Beaten
Dead Rest (Tears)
Rain
Secrets
Crack In The Sky
Watch The World Burn
The More Things Change
Drums Of War
Deadlock
Bag Of Bones

Thundermother is an all-female Swedish hard rock band founded by Filippa Nässil and Moa Munoz in Växjö 2009. The band has toured with Scorpions across Europe and North America, played with Kiss, Danish rock band D-A-D and Swedish rock band Backyard Babies.

Thundermother is an all-female Swedish hard rock band founded by Filippa Nässil and Moa Munoz in Växjö 2009. The band has toured with Scorpions across Europe and North America, played with Kiss, Danish rock band D-A-D and Swedish rock band Backyard Babies.

Thundermother is an all-female Swedish hard rock band founded by Filippa Nässil and Moa Munoz in Växjö 2009. The band has toured with Scorpions across Europe and North America, played with Kiss, Danish rock band D-A-D and Swedish rock band Backyard Babies.

 Thundermother - Rock N Roll Disaster (Cassette)

Tracklist:
A side
01. Man with blues
02. Deranged
03. The Dangerous kind
04. Rock 'n' roll disaster
05. Thunderous

B side
01. Please me
02. Shoot to kill
03. One for the road
04. Cheers
05. Saturday

With their roots in Dublin, Ireland, the folk metal band Cruachan have staggered their melodic Celtic inspired metal all over the world since 1992. The band is pioneers in the folk metal genre and is recognized as one of the founders of their genre, the band has arguably gone the furthest of all in their attempts to expand this still largely unexplored subgenre. With a brutal but yet delicate mix of traditional Celtic music, pure metal and the use of Celtic mythology in their lyrics, the band has built a large and dedicated fanbase all over the world. 

The band has released eight albums and will be releasing their ninth album via Despotz Records in 2023.

Tracklist:
A-side:
01. The Living
02. The Queen
03. The Hawthorn 
B-side
04. The Harvest
05. The Festival
06. The Ghost
C-side:
07. The Crow
08. The Reaper
09. The Children 
D-side:
10. The Changeling
11. The Witch
12. The Dead

A gloriously hooky slice of melodic rock n roll, featuring two former Thundermothers as well as  the Soilwork/The Nightflight Orchestra main man, the track backs up the band’s statement of intent that music should be fun!

And with that, Donna Cannone was born. Former Thundermother member Giorgia Carteri (guitars) and her fellow Italian colleague Luca D’Andria themselves heading to a rehearsal room a short while ago to play some music and, in their own words, ‘have some fun.’ Giorgia’s former Thundermother bandmate Tilda Nilke Nordlund was brought in on drums as the trio began putting together a number of new songs. A knock at the door brought a surprise as, guitar in hand, Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid (Soilwork, The Nightflight Orchestra) had heard what the band were up to and wanted in. Soon the quartet were recording demos, and one of these demos fell into the hands of Swedish label Despotz Records and a deal was soon done.

Donna Cannone is:
Vocals/Bass – Luca D’Andria
Electric Guitar – Giorgia Carteri
Electric Guitar – Björn ‘Speed’ Strid
Drums – Tilda Nilke Nordlund

Donna Cannone - LP (Randomly multicolored vinyl)

Tracklist:
1. Cross The Line
2. Look Around You
3. Nothing To Do
4. Whatever Comes Your Way
5. Is It True
6. Pushed
7. Lost City’s Long Lost Friend
8. Message to Tomorrow
9. The North
10. Why Am I Here

THYRFING emerged from the ever-growing underground scene in Sweden back in 1995. After seven full-length albums and numerous live performances all over the world, the band have gained a strong following over the years and an exquisite standing within the metal scene. They are considered one of the top bands within the so-called viking/pagan metal genre – but on the other hand, Thyrfing are so much more with their truly outstanding and self-contained musical offering. The band is now finally about to start the production of their next album, scheduled to be released through Despotz Records in spring 2021.

TRACKLIST
1. Döp dem i eld
2. Undergångens länkar
3. Rötter
4. Fredlös
5. Järnhand
6. Håg och minne
7. Träldomsord
8. Jordafärd

Imagine a blackened sound that claws at your very soul, a powerful, intense, swirling mass of energy emanating from your speakers, like the coming of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse heralding the end of the world. Except there’s only two of them, and they hail from Denmark. Following the release of their two critically lauded singles, the new force in black and roll unleash their debut album on the world! The enigmatic Danish duo Angstskríg protect their identity from the world but let their music do the talking…

LTD. 500 on purple vinyl

Tracklist:
1. Vishedens Ulidelige Lethed feat. Mendel
2. Luk Dine Øjne feat. Nils Courbaron
3. Midt i en Angstkrig feat. Jøden
4. Kaprede Sind feat. Carl Mörner Ringström
5. Ulægelige Sår
6. Enegangens Overlæs
7. Uro

Port Noir blends alternative rock with contemporary pop / hip-hop in a creative fashion. Inspired by bands / artists like Death from above 1979. One day as a Lion, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes this band makes for a fresh and interesting to the pop/rock scene.

Consisting of Love Andersson (Vocals, Bass) AW Wiberg (Drums) and Andreas Hollstrand as a session musician (Guitar, Keys) Port Noir has been playing / touring Europe regularly since mid 2014, supporting bands like, In Flames, Kaiser Chiefs, Leprous, Pain of Salvation, Karnivool, Vola to mention a few.

Ltd. 300 copies on recycled vinyl

Tracklist:
01. All Class
02. Wild
03. Sweet & Salt
04. Emerald Green
05. Deep Waters
06. Preach
07. Unclean
08. Monument
09. Entertain Us

The experimental, melancholic, often dark and ambient solo artist Nolavær emerged during the past year. Nolavær paints cinematic sceneries for the listeners. On May 12th, Nolavær will release his debut single ‘Norrlana’ from his upcoming album ‘Nattmarker’ in collaboration with Anders Fridén (In Flames), who goes under the name If Anything, Suspicious in solo projects

Limited to 300 copies
Tracklist;
A-side:
Teklas Hus
Norrlana
Bosjön
Agat
Skogsnycklar

B-side:
Undermarker
Visa Från Ödemarken
Vinder & Vara
Myr
Bergviken

Pirate Queen - Ghosts, Limited Golden Vinyl (limited to 500 ex).

“Pirate Queen is the first all-female Pirate Metal band from Bermuda Triangle.”

Pirate Queen is an all-female Pirate Metal band from Bermuda Triangle and their debut album Ghosts will be released on May 3, 2024 via Despotz records.

Discovering Pirate Queen is like finding Eldorado. The album Ghosts has such addictive melodies, and it is so catchy that after a few listenings, it might transform you into a pirate. The songs are done with the mastery of mixing precious power metal with pirate, fantasy, symphonic, and fantasy elements. The beautiful guitar melodies and enchanting vocals of Her Majesty Maria Aurea offer explosions of notes and harmonies with a massive production that make this album a pirate metal masterpiece.

The album Ghosts is a treasure chest of addictive melodies. It is so catchy that after a few listenings, it might transform you into a pirate. The songs are done with the mastery of mixing precious power metal with pirate, fantasy, symphonic, and fantasy elements. The beautiful guitar melodies and enchanting vocals of Her Majesty Maria Aurea offer explosions of notes and harmonies with a massive production that make this album a pirate metal masterpiece. The album is magical, with a real story behind it. When you close your eyes, it will take you on a breathtaking journey where you will meet pirates, sirens, and ghosts. Pirate Queen is the first all-female metal band that combines music and LARP at their live shows. They use Epic Armoury weapons exclusively, wear Museum Replicas boots, produce their own Pirate Queen Sikkim Gin and like to spend vacations at Insomnia Hotel.

Pirate Queen is more than a regular heavy metal band. When listening to the album, it will submerge you into a story that sparks imagination. You will enter a new universe and experience the music on a different level. From ice-cold Arctic guitar parts to mysterious vocal harmonies and a haunted sea atmosphere, to warm Tropical adventure metal orchestration, you will find yourself floating in the beautiful world of Pirate Queen. Each member has her own character with unique characteristics, abilities, and even weapons. Five new talented musicians whose real identities seem to be a bit of a mystery.

Beautiful ladies, demons, ghosts… Formed in 1523…They are returning after 500 years. Descendants of famous pirates have settled all over the world. Their kingdoms control the world's seas to this day. In their society, women hold the highest positions. Some born in this world, others sent from outer worlds, all loyally serve their queen. The old nautical chronicles mention a time when a group of five girls will come together. Who are related and united by the gift of piracy. In the ungodly year 2023, the New Pirate Queen took over the command and continues the tradition of her ancestors. To charm and loot. Their Pirate Kingdom's capital, Lyxion, is a mystical floating island that floats around the Bermuda Triangle.

TRACKLIST:
1. Pirates from the Sea
2. Siren’s Tears
3. Ghosts
4. In the search of Eldorado
5. Santa Lucia
6. Open Fire
7. Ghosts Radio Edit
8. Ghosts Instrumental

Filippa Nässil releases debut solo album via Despotz Records.

Filippa Nässil (founder, songwriter and guitar player in Thundermother) spent two months and three weeks in the USA touring with Thundermother in the fall of 2022 supporting the band Scorpions. On off days from playing she wrote lyrics for what came to be her upcoming debut solo album “American Diaries”, that is set for release autumn 2024. The album will contain both English and Swedish versions of all the tracks on the album. Her first single "San Francisco (Swedish Version) is being released April 12, 2024.

She booked the studio in Skåne, Klippan, Sweden (Lemon Recording Studio) whilst still in the States and wrote the music for the album in one month after coming home and recorded it in December 2022 and mixed it in Medley Studios march 2023 in Copenhagen.

Filippa started Thundermother 2009, she studied music production and guitar before that. In 2022 she studied in distance at London Songwriting Academy and she thanks one of her teachers Shelly Poole for pushing her to do a solo album.

About her first single "San Francisco (Swedish Version)", and how it came to be, she had this to say:

San Francisco is a part of my theme album “American Diares”. After two and a half months into the American tour with Thundermother supporting the Scorpions, and a month without my fiancé, he finally came to visit. We embarked on a journey to Ashbury, gazing out at the waters near Alcatraz, exploring Janis Joplin's former residence, and strolling through the neighborhood. Our reunion was filled with deep love, stronger than ever before.“.

“American Diaries” is what it sounds like, her time in Chicago meeting her blues idol “Buddy Guy” and his family, she even got invited to his birthday party turning 86 years old. On “Buddy Guy’s Blues” she plays with his son “Greg Guy”. On “Green Fields Of Napa” she tells the story of getting accidentally high, eating food on a winery, on “Richmond, Virginia” about her favorite food mexican tacos called ‘pastor’, on “San Fransisco” when her boyfriend came to visit and the joy that brought, on “For Rudy”, she sings about her time in Texas, ending up on a night club and the new friends she made there. “Mount Shasta” is her personal favorite, high up in the mountains of north California, missing her love wishing she could share that beauty with him.

“American Diaries” is a map over the USA, but in songs written, played and sung both in Swedish and English versions, by Filippa Nässil.

Filippas debut single "San Francisco (Swedish Version) is out April 12, via Despotz Records. Her debut solo album "American Diaries" is set for release in autumn 2024. The album will contain both Swedish and English versions of all the tracks on the album.

TRACKLIST:

A-Side:
1. Richmond, Virginia
2. Mount Shasta
3. Green Fields of Napa
4. San Francisco
5. Buddy Guy’s Blues
6. Texas Bar

B-Side:
1. Richmond, Virginia (Swedish version)
2. Mount Shasta (Swedish version)
3. Fälten i Napa (Swedish version)
4. San Francisco (Swedish version)
5. Buddy Guy’s Blues (Swedish version)
6. Texas Bar (Swedish version)

Limited Edition 500
1. Burn It
2. Symbols
3. Sunflower Princess
4. I Am Not Me
5. Everlasting
6. The Real
7. Pretty Face

1. Intro 
   2. Pump The Brakes
   3. Trickbag
   4. 5Th Freedom
   5. Untitled
   6. Strength
   7. Our Silence
   8. Dust
   9. Inclination
   10. Mark
   11. Tide
   12. Bottom

Repress with new cover color

'Keep Your Cool' is the third solo album by the Kyuss- and Fu Manchu-legend, originally released back in 2003 with Duna Records. Full of the soul and funky laid-back grooves BRANT BJORK is known and loved for, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and sweet guitar licks oozing from the great 70's era vibes, 'Keep YourCool' is still considered as one of BRANT BJORK's accessible and catchiest records to date. Tracks such as 'Hey, Monkey Boy', 'Johnny Called' or 'Gonna Make The Scene' became classics in the stoner rock scene, taken from an album that belongs to every well-sorted BRANT BJORK record collection.

“I had just got off the road and went right into the studio out in the desert at Rancho de La Luna. I was living in the house just behind at the time making sessions super convenient. I was set to record with my band the Bros in a couple weeks but I decided to go into the Rancho early and get some sounds. Tony and I ended up recording a bunch of songs that I was writing on the fly. A week later the Bros showed up and we recorded another batch of songs with the band playing live in the front room. After we wrapped I combined both my solo session and the Bros session and released in as one record called Saved By Magic on my label Duna records. That was 2005.

Now I’m rereleasing this record on HPS and I’ve decided to separate the two sessions into their original bodies of work. My solo session and the Bros session. I mostly did this because I feel the Bros deserve to have something of their own as they were a magical band. I also just thought it would be cool. I call both records Saved By Magic Again.”

New album cover by Maarten Donders.
Remastered by John McBain !!

Apollo is the Nebula 4th full lenght released in 2006. Heavy Psych Sounds is proud to reissue this album in brand new coloured vinyl versions.

“'Blues rock' has been invented over and over again and Nebula are the persistent 'stoner' gale though 'Apollo' is only their fourth album in seven years. Labelled under many old styles, Nebula's blasts from the past yet offer more fresh new party crackers.

The Nebula sound is drenched in oily sonics dug up from Muddy Waters and on 'Apollo', Nebula don't shy away from resemblances among others to Rory Gallagher and Slade. Grunge parents and their children will love this album to bits.

One of 2006's highlights will prove to be this Nebula track called 'Future Days' from this truly intoxicating 'Apollo' album. Though 'Apollo' is fairly consistent, a few tracks stand out because of the immediate appeal - to be specific that's the 10/10 note down in my book. 'Apollo' is in fact the epitome of retro but the album leaves no room for any further discussions of the past.

'Future Days' features the bleating of sheep melted in to some of the most gorgeous guitar licks of today. Spoiling you with superlatives with good reason; 'Apollo' includes both the method for an off-licence brain surgery as well as the means for a fully registered permit to go ape. You just won't get an easier lobotomy than from 'Apollo'.

The music may go back 30 years or more but through some magical mystery resurfaces with excellence. If the demand is for blues, rock, stoner or whatever comes off strings, skins and from throats, then Nebula probably play that type of joyful sleaze better than any other band these days.”

- Maarten Schiethart

HEAVY PSYCH is Nebula fifth album released in 2009. Heavy Psych Sounds is reissuing this gem in brand new coloured vinyls.

Album opener ‘Pulse’ is the quick, necessary burn of waste paper at the very tip of the joint; in itself, wholly unremarkable, but nonetheless enthralling purely on the basis that it leads the way to much, much better things. Phased guitarscapes, and hollow, echoing vocals, swirling in misshapen musical clouds that breeze through ‘The Dagger’ and just as that first real hit of Morocco’s finest clamps onto your grey matter, ‘Aphrodite’ kicks in. Dirty, sleazy and sexual, Eddie Glass’ whiskey soaked and strained voice oozes between caterwauling guitars and incessant, bludgeoning kick drums — the part of the joint you savour the most; the reward and further promise combining in a moment of sheer perfection. (from www.thequietus.com)

Desert Psychedelic Fuzzsters Nebula are back with an incredible new album!!
8 tracks of pure Fuzzness recorded by bass player Tom Davies and produced together with the mastermind Eddie Glass in the Mojave desert !
It's the classic Nebula sound: walls of guitars, riffs that come from outer space, melodic vocals matched with desert grooves...you couldn’t ask for more.

The band spent the last 6 months in the studio alone recording and mixing this new Psychedelic Stoner Rock gem!
TRANSMISSION FROM MOTHERSHIP EARTH is coming out on Heavy Psych Sounds Records July 22nd as the official soundtrack of your summer!

Nebula's first non-EP, full-length release, To the Center is another retro-psychedelic heavy rock platter, long on stripped-down riff muscle and surprisingly technically adept guitar jams. The results sometimes meander, which probably isn't of much consequence if this brand of metal is your bag, since this is what you'd expect in this perception-expanding context. What matters more than tightly structured songs are riffs and atmosphere, and both of those are present in abundance.

To the Center was released in 1999 on Sub Pop. The album has much more of a progressive/psychedelic sound to it than most of the band's other albums. Produced by Jack Endino & Nebula. Engineered by Jack Endino and ercorded at Hanzsek Audio, Seattle, April 1999.

Heavy Psych Sounds is now repressing this gem in new coloured vinyls.

Between records like Relentless and Show ‘Em How, Pentagram have never wanted for self-awareness in terms of album titles. The gauntlet thrown down by Lightning in a Bottle is very much in this tradition.

The 10th Pentagram album sees founding frontman and doom figurehead Bobby Liebling leading a new cast of players that includes guitarist/producer Tony Reed (Mos Generator, Big Scenic Nowhere, etc.), drummer Henry Vasquez (Legions of Doom, Saint Vitus, Blood of the Sun, etc.) and bassist Scooter Haslip (Mos Generator, Saltine). It would be hard to overstate the energy the new band brings to songs like “Live Again,” “Solve the Puzzle” or “In the Panic Room,” but Lightning in a Bottle is unmistakably a Pentagram record, of course in Liebling’s unremittingly charismatic performance and the groove conjured to back it.

Recorded with Reed at the helm, Lightning in a Bottle recalls the best of what has allowed Pentagram to cast an influence across decades and generations of musicians, bands, and worshippers of Riff, and as just their third studio release in the last 15 years, it’s not a moment to neglect as they dig into a cut like “Dull Pain” or “Lady Heroin,” the latter of which is a naked reconciliation on the part of Liebling with a lifelong addiction to opiates that’s become an inextricable part of the Pentagram story. As he wonders in the lyrics, “Lady Heroin, have I seen the last of you?” it becomes difficult to know whether the separation would be through sobriety or death, and that ambiguity becomes part of what makes the song so striking.

It’s not all brooding, even if it is doom. “Thundercrest” is brash and the nodding title-track brings to mind past glories without actually reliving them. The central message, any way you want to look at it, is that no matter how much the band has been through over the last half-century-plus, they remain a singular force. Lightning in a Bottle might not be the first Pentagram reboot, but it brings fresh ideas and dynamic to one of doom’s most classic, formative acts, and as soon as you hit play, the band absolutely own the moment of their own making.

"Jalamanta was a life changing record for me. Its the record that launched my journey as Brant Bjork. Listening to the tapes 20 years later was amazing. Tony Mason and myself were transported back to that moment in time.
Jalamanta was a first for both Tony and myself. My first record as a solo artist and his first record as an engineer. We didnt think twice about re-mixing it. With our combined experience over the years, we knew we could take Jalamanta to the place we always wanted it to go..and we did. Dig it."
- Brant Bjork

“Violence Dimension is our 7th full length release. We have come quite a distance in time and space since we released Horseback in 2010. One thing that binds us all is violence, be that within a video game, or in a movie or on the daily news. Violence affects our daily life, perhaps more than love or kindness ever will. We are all bound by death, whether we like it or not. This release explores the hinterland between being scared to live and bring scared to die, and punches holes in the idea that we must live our life by one set of rules. We all live in the violence dimension, and there is no escape.”

REISSUE of Conan legendary second album Monnos in brand new coloured vinyls.
Monnos was Conan's second album and helped them to stake their claim to the heavy music elite.

Six tracks of uncompromising heaviness that just won't give in.

Seven years after their last release (Helltown, 2018), Electric Citizen returns with their fourth album, EC4—a powerful statement of renewal and raw energy. Written by Ross Dolan with contributions from the full band, the album was meticulously crafted over several years and recorded with Mike Montgomery and John Hoffman at Candyland Studio in Dayton, KY. The album was mixed by Collin Dupuis (Lana Del Rey, The Black Keys) in Detroit and mastered by JJ Golden at Golden Mastering in California. The album art was created by Neil Krug (Lana Del Rey, Tame Impala, Weyes Blood), who the band worked with for their first album, Sateen. Now signed to Heavy Psych Sounds, the band is ready to unleash their most potent work yet—a fusion of hypnotic grooves, searing guitars, and Laura Dolan's mesmerizing vocals. EC4 is both a homecoming and a rebirth. Electric Citizen is back!

REPRESS of the legendary debut EP in brand new coloured vinyls.

The great thing about this EP is that it takes all these 70s influences and makes, dare I say it, something just as amazing, if not even better! I only have one real complaint: It's too short. Four songs, just over 15 minutes. Is it worth it? Fuck, yes! (Doom-metal.com)

REPRESS of the legendary debut EP in brand new coloured vinyls.

The great thing about this EP is that it takes all these 70s influences and makes, dare I say it, something just as amazing, if not even better! I only have one real complaint: It's too short. Four songs, just over 15 minutes. Is it worth it? Fuck, yes! (Doom-metal.com)

Repress of the Orchid second full length in brand new double gatefold coloured vinyls.

Strong riffs, a tight rhythm section and psychedelic background guitar passages are the first things that come to mind when trying to describe how the album sounds. Theo Mindell’s voice bears some resemblance to Blackie Lawless’ and while W.A.S.P. isn’t the first band that comes to mind when thinking of doom metal and stoner rock, his voice fits the music perfectly. The production is spot-on, guiding the listener’s thoughts to the sound of Master Of Reality while still sounding modern. (metal-archives.com)

REPRESS of the debut full length in brand new double gatefold coloured vinyls.

Even if the music is not very complex, you can see from miles away that Orchid are fairly good musicians. "Capricorn" is not only very different from the modern metal albums, but also has a character of its own. You would be able to say which song is which after just one listen. Recommended for fans of Black Sabbath, Graveyard, and Saint Vitus. (metal-archives.com)

Margarita Witch Cult captured lightning in a bottle with their 2023 debut- a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it behemoth that saw the band thrash and burn through Europe and the UK, picking up legions of fans and touring with the likes of Cancer Bats, Monster Magnet and Nebula.
Now, the Birmingham trio are set to pick their teeth with the bones of their own past- as their second LP ‘Strung Out In Hell’ takes everything that was so compelling about their debut and turns the knob up to 11; rips off the knob; throws the knob into the fires of hell and cackles maniacally in the wake of its demoniacal glory.

From top-to-tail, ‘Strung Out In Hell’ is a cloven hoof to the chest; a dizzying descent through infernus. It will caress you only to chew you up and spit you out. It is the soundtrack to the afterparty of all life on earth. Succumb to its sordid siren song. Bolder, stranger, and downright more mean, there’s no better time to jump on the Margarita Witch Cult train- and it’s going straight down, fast.

Release date September 19th

"Incorporating dusty, doom metal elements with a hint of California sunshine added for good measure. Dusted Angel’s doom falls in line with traditional acts like 70’s era Pentagram and Saint Vitus’ more rockin’ moments, which is to say, a fine thing indeed"
- Metal-Rules

Treebeard's debut album 'Nostalgia' pressed onto 180g vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. Released in 2021.

Pressed onto 2 variants, limited to:

- 150 copies of 'Ink'

- 150 copies of 'Bliss'

Track Listing:

1. Flatgates
2. The Ratcatcher
3. Pollen
4. Nostalgia
5. 8x0
6. Terra
7. Dear Magdalena
8. Nostalgia II

Heinous Crimes' second album 'Japan Bonus Tracks' pressed on standard 140g vinyl. Released in 2024.

Pressed onto 2 variants, limited to:

- 135 copies of Tokyo Summer

- 133 copies of Albanian Winter

Track Listing:

1. Pass By
2. Albanian Winter
3. Sonder
4. From Music to Music
5. Dark Passengers
6. How Long
7. Politik Harvey

Limited edition 180g 12” vinyl pressing of Recursion, the new album from Megaritual, the solo project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Dale Paul Walker — a heavy psych rock journey through repetitive, trance-like riffs, layered with hypnotic textures and spiritual, Eastern-influenced tonalities.

Co-released through Psychedelic Salad Records (Australia) and Echodelick Records (USA) on 28 February 2025.

Matte finish standard jacket.

Listen here
https://megaritual.bandcamp.com/album/recursion

Limited edition 180g 12” vinyl pressing of Suburban Timetable, the second album from Tasmanian post-punk trio Liquid Nails — a sharp, intense collection of jagged riffs, solid basslines, frenetic drumming and angsty vocals, creating an angular and energetic sound.
Released through Psychedelic Salad Records (Australia) on 18 October 2024.
Matte finish standard jacket with single-sided insert.

Listen here
https://liquidnails1.bandcamp.com/album/suburban-timetable

Limited edition 180g 12” vinyl pressing of PACHI, the latest release from Tasmanian noisecore trio Smug Anime Face — chaotic, high-octane tracks with abrasive riffs that will mess with your mind.

Released through Psychedelic Salad Records (Australia) on 27 August 2024.
Matte finish standard jacket with printed inner, hand-numbered obi strip and etching on Side B.

Listen here
https://smuganimeface.bandcamp.com/album/pachi