Anthrax will be releasing a mini-turntable and a 3″ vinyl bundle featuring “Madhouse,“ “I Am The Law,“ “Got The Time,” and “Discharge“ as part of Record Store Day (July 17). 1,000 turntables and 1,000 vinyl bundles will be available. Notably, one of the turntables will come with a golden ticket that will give a lucky fan the chance to join a private Zoom call with Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello.
The following was said about the release:
“Taking inspiration from the 3″ turntable creation in Japan, Charlie Benante, who oversees all of Anthrax”s artwork, orchestrated creating the minis’ cover art in the style of the 7″ record covers he collected from Iron Maiden and KISS. One-thousand of the turntables and 1000 of the vinyl bundles will be exclusively available via RSD.”
Belladonna also commented on the golden ticket contest:
“I’m really happy about being part of this. I love being able to reach out and connect with our fans, so being a ‘first prize’ in this contest and having the opportunity to have a real conversation with one of our fans is really terrific.”
Bello added:
“I love the idea of the golden ticket, it’s a cool ‘Willy Wonka’ moment, and it’ll be fun to just shoot the shit with one of our fans.”
Neon Christ, the band featuring William DuVall (Alice In Chains, etc.), Jimmy Demer (Gardens Of.., Accidents), Danny Lankford (Gardens Of.., Accidents) and Randy DuTeau (Gardens Of..), will be reissuing a deluxe remastered edition of their 1984 sessions on vinyl as part of Record Store Day (June 12). The effort will also be available digitally on Bandcamp. Non-Record Store formats are also being planned for a later date via Southern Lord.
“1984” Track Listing:
01. “Parental Suppression”
02. “The Draft Song”
03. “Winding”
04. “Bad Influence”
05. “Neon Christ”
06. “We Mean Business”
07. “Yoof”
08. “It’s Mine”
09. “Doom”
10. “After”
11. “The Knife That Cuts So Deep”
12. “Ashes To Ashes”
13. “Blind Patriot”
14. “The Death They’ll Give You”
Side one of “1984” features Neon Christ’s original seven-inch EP, while side two features four tracks from another session that same year. DuVall commented:
“The studio I went to in Nashville to remaster the audio is called Welcome To 1979, aptly named because it’s like entering a time warp in the best possible way.
It’s becoming increasingly rare and miraculous to find a facility anywhere in the world that can do all-analogue audio mastering for vinyl LPs. What’s additionally amazing (for all my fellow audio nerds out there) is that Welcome To 1979 also does lacquer plating right there on-site. I know of no other place in America that does recording, mixing, mastering, lacquer cutting, and lacquer plating all under one roof. As if that’s not enough, they also manufacture and refurbish tape machines. Pretty incredible.
Remastering the 1984 Neon Christ recordings has been very enlightening and fulfilling. I hadn’t listened to that music in a studio atmosphere since back when it was originally recorded. It was nice hanging out with those kids again. I was sixteen writing those songs.
Neon Christ is quintessential youth music from a tumultuous time, both in our own lives and in the world at large. It documents the birth of a new music and culture that would influence everything that came afterward. We loved being a part of that emerging scene. We’re even more proud now of the contributions we and so many of our friends made. The energy and emotions we captured remain timeless.
I had planned to do a proper Neon Christ reissue through my label, DVL Recordings, this year. It must have been the right time because, as soon as I’d made up my mind to do it, Greg from Southern Lord reached out about doing exactly the same thing. I suggested we join forces. I admire what the Southern Lord label has achieved. Suffice it to say, all of us in Neon Christ are extremely honoured that there’s any interest at all in what we did so many years ago.”
Light In The Attic Records will be releasing a new Rocky Erickson (The 13th Floor Elevators) tribute album, titled “May The Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute To Roky Erickson,” on July 17 as part of Record Store Day. The effort will feature Chelsea Wolfe, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Lucinda Williams, Gary Clark Jr., and more.
“May The Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute To Roky Erickson” Track Listing:
Side One:
01. Billy F Gibbons – “(I’ve Got) Levitation”
02. Mosshart Sexton – “Starry Eyes”
03. Jeff Tweedy – “For You (I’d Do Anything)”
04. Lynn Castle & Mark Lanegan – “Clear Night For Love”
05. The Black Angels – “Don’t Fall Down”
06. Neko Case – “Be And Bring Me Home”
Side Two:
01. Margo Price – “Red Temple Prayer (Two-Headed Dog)”
02. Gary Clark Jr. & Eve Monsees – “Roller Coaster”
03. Ty Segall – “Night of the Vampire”
04. Lucinda Williams – “You’re Gonna Miss Me”
05. Chelsea Wolfe – “If You Have Ghosts”
06. Brogan Bentley – “May the Circle Remain Unbroken”
The full list of special releases for this year’s Record Store Day has officially been revealed. The event is scheduled to take place across two days, June 12 and July 17, and you can find a list of rock/metal releases below. The full list is also available HERE.
June 12:
AC/DC – “Through The Mists Of Time” / “Witch’s Spell” (12″ picture disc) (limited to 5000) (Columbia Records)
Alestorm – “Sunset On The Golden Age” (deluxe edition) (2xLP) (limited to 1000) (Napalm Records)
Alkaline Trio – “From Here To Infirmary” (vinyl) (limited to 3000) (Vagrant Records)
Anti-Flag – “20/20 Division” (vinyl) (limited to 1500) (Spinefarm)
Avatar – “Hunter Gatherer” (2xLP) (limited to 1200) (eOne Music)
Beastie Boys – “Aglio E Olio” (vinyl) (limited to 1500) (Capitol)
Black Sabbath – “Mob Rules” (picture disc) (limited to 4000) (Warner Records)
Black Sabbath – “Heaven & Hell” (picture disc) (limited to 4000) (Warner Records)
Def Leppard – “Live In Oxford” (2xLP) (limited to 4000) (Island/Mercury)
Deftones – “Digital Bath” (Telefon Tel Aviv version) / “Feiticeira” (Arca remix) (12″ picture disc) (limited to 8500) (Warner)
The Doors – “Morrison Hotel Sessions” (2xLP) (limited to 7500) (Elektra)
Electric Wizard – “Time To Die” (2xLP) (limited to 3000) (Spinefarm)
Escape The Fate – “Chemical Warfare: B-Sides” (vinyl) (limited to 1500) (Better Noise Music)
Gruntruck – “Push” (2xLP) (limited to 2500) (Real Gone Music)
The Hu – “Sad But True” (Metallica cover) & “Wolf Totem” (7″ picture disc) (limited to 2200) (Better Noise Music)
Ihsahn – “After” (2xLP) (limited to 2500) (Spinefarm)
Integrity – “Cradle To The Grave” (7″) (limited to 700) (Organized Crime)
King’s X – “Tape Head” (vinyl) (limited to 2000) (Svart Records)
King’s X – “Please Come Here… Mr. Bulbous” (vinyl) (limited to 2000) (Svart Records)
L7 – “The Beauty Process” (25th Anniversary Triple Platinum Edition) (limited to 2300) (Real Gone Music)
Lamb Of God – “As The Palaces Burn” (vinyl) (limited to 3500) (Craft Recordings)
Mark Lanegan – “Here Comes That Weird Chill (Methamphetamine Blues, Extras And Oddities)” (vinyl) (limited to 3500) (Beggars Banquet)
Linkin Park – “Meteora” (2xLP) (limited to 8500) (Warner)
Mötley Crüe – “40th Anniversary Cassette Box Set” (feat. “Too Fast For Love“, “Shout At The Devil“, “Theatre Of Pain“, “Girls, Girls, Girls” and “Dr. Feelgood“) (limited to 1750) (Better Noise Music)
Motörhead – “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” (10″ picture disc) (limited to 4000) (Sanctuary Records)
Mudhoney/Meat Puppets – “Warning / One Of These Days” (7″) (limited to 2500) (Sub Pop)
Negative Approach – “Tied Down Demo” (vinyl) (limited to 1000) (TAANG!)
Opeth – “Morningrise” (2xLP) (limited to 3500) (Spinefarm)
Orange Goblin – “Eulogy For The Damned” (vinyl) (limited to 2500) (Spinefarm)
Pepper – “In With The Gold” (vinyl) (limited to 2100) (Volcom Entertainment)
Rage Against The Machine – “The Battle Of Mexico City” (2xLP) (limited to 12350) (Legacy)
Joey Ramone – “Don’t Worry About Me” (vinyl) (limited to 2500) (BMG)
Michael Schenker Group – “Live In Manchester 1980” (2xLP) (limited to 2500) (Chrysalis Records)
Senses Fail – “Let It Enfold You” (vinyl) (limited to 2500) (Vagrant Records)
Sigh – “Heir To Despair” (vinyl) (limited to 2500) (Spinefarm)
Sleeping With Sirens – “How It Feels To Be Lost (deluxe edition) (2xLP) (limited to 1800) (Sumerian Records)
The full list of special releases for this year’s Black Friday Record Store Day event (November 27) has been posted. You can find a list of various rock/metal releases below. The full list can also be viewed HERE.
Rock/Metal Releases:
Alice In Chains – “Sap” (Legacy) (12″ vinyl) (limited to 8,500)
Anthrax – “Soldiers Of Metal” (Megaforce) (black in orange vinyl) (limited to 1,000)
Baroness – “Live At Maida Vale BBC Vol. II” (Abraxan Hymns) (limited to 3,500)
Beastie Boys – “Some Old Bullshit” (Capitol/UME) (limited to 1,000)
Blue Öyster Cult – “Live In Pasadena July ’83” (Real Gone Music) (2xLP) (limited to 1,300)
Buckcherry – “Buckcherry” (Real Gone Music) (limited to 1,500)
The Chariot – “Long Live” (Good Fight Music) (limited to 2,000)
Chris Cornell – “Patience” (Guns N’ Roses cover) (IGA) (7″) (limited to 6,000) [Features his cover of Prince‘s “Nothing Compares 2 U” live at SiriusXM as the b-side]
Crown The Empire – “7102010” (Rise Records) (12″) (limited to 1,500)
Dio – “Dream Evil Live ’87” (Niji/BMG) (12″ picture disc) (limited to 2,500)
Brandi Carlile recently paid tribute to the late Chris Cornell by releasing a new 12-inch, titled “A Rooster Says,“ as part of this year’s Record Store Day. The effort comes with covers of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed,“ which Carlile and her frequent collaborators, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, recorded with Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron. If you didn’t get your hands on the vinyl, you can still get a taste of the tracks in the below teasers:
Brandi Carlile will be paying tribute to the late Chris Cornell by releasing a new 12-inch, titled “A Rooster Says,“ on September 26 as part of this year’s Record Store Day. The effort will come with covers of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed,“ which Carlile and her frequent collaborators, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, recorded with Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron.
As previously reported, this year’s Record Store Day will now take place across three dates (August 29, September 26, and October 24) due to the coronavirus pandemic. The full updated release schedule is available HERE. A list of rock/metal releases can be found below.
August 29:
August Burns Red – “Bones” (Fearless) (7″) (limited to 1,000)
Backed with instrumental version on the b-side.
The Black Crowes – “Jealous Again” (UMe) (12″) (limited to 7,500)
Denzel Curry – “Bulls On Parade” (Loma Vista Recordings) (7″) (limited to 2,500)
Featuring his covers of Rage Against The Machine and Bad Brains.
Def Leppard – “Rock N Roll Hall of Fame” (UMe) (limited to 4,000)
Motörhead – “Ace Of Spades“/”Dirty Love” (12″ shaped picture disc) (limited to 4,000)
Pink Floyd – “Arnold Layne Live 2007” (Legacy) (7″) (limited to 7,400)
Refused – “Not Fit For Broadcast – Live At The BBC” (Spinefarm) (12″) (limited to 3,500)
Jimmy Urine & Serj Tankian – “Fuktronic Soundtrack” (Music On Vinyl) (LP) (limited to 2,000)
September 26:
Badflower – “The Jester“/”Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (Big Machine) (12″ picture disc) (limited to 2,000)
CHON – “Grow” (Sumerian) (LP) (limited to 1,500)
Graves At Sea – “History Of Sickness” (NecroCave Recordings) (12″) (limited to 750)
Chuck Mosley – “First Hellos And Last Goodbyes” (blocGLOBAL) (LP) (limited to 700)
Primus – “Suck On This” (Prawn Song) (LP) (limited to 5,000)
The Ramones – “It’s Alive II” (Rhino/Warner) (2xLP) (limited to 8,000)
Various Artists – “Nativity In Black” (Real Gone Music) (limited to 2,500)
October 24:
Asking Alexandria – “Stand Up And Scream” (Sumerian) (LP) (limited to 1,500)
Clutch – “The Obelisk” (Weathermaker Music) (16-LP box set) (limited to 550)
Featuring “Strange Cousins From The West‘, “Blast Tyrant“, “Robot Hive – Exodus“, “Earth Rocker“, “Psychic Warfare“, “Full Fathom Five“, “La Curandera“, “Live At The Googolplex” (picture disc), “Jam Room” (picture disc), “Pitchfork & Lost Needles” (picture disc) and “Book Of Bad Decisions“.
Alice Cooper – “Live From The Apollo Theatre Glasgow February 19, 1982” (Rhino/Warner Records) (2xLP) (limited to 7,000)
DevilDriver – “Winter Kills” (Napalm) (2xLP) (limited to 1,400)
Dio – “Annica” (Niji Entertainment/BMG) (12″ picture disc)
Ice Nine Kills – “The Silver Scream: Killer Cuts” (Fearless) (10″) (limited to 2,500)
Infectious Grooves – “Take You On A Ride” (ORG Music) (12″) (limited to 1,500)
Featuring one new track and three previously unreleased tracks from 1995.
Judas Priest – “Sad Wings Of Destiny” (eOne) (2xLP) (limited to 2,700)
The Obsessed – “Incarnate Ultimate” (Blues Funeral Records) (2xLP) (limited to 1,250)
Skid Row – “Slave To The Grind” (Expanded Edition) (Run Out Of Groove) (2xLP) (limited to 2,500)
This year’s Record Store Day has been postponed once again due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event will now take place across three dates (August 29, September 26, and October 24). Each day will feature different releases with an updated list set to be posted on June 1.
Organizers commented:
“Since 2008, Record Store Day has grown into the world’s largest single-day music event, shining a light on the culture of the indie record store across the globe. In 2020, that world is different, so Record Store Day will be too. RSD is now scheduled to be celebrated with special, properly distanced release dates on Saturdays in August, September and October.
Record Store Day will look very different this year, but supporting indie record stores may be more important than ever. We don’t know what sort of rules will be in place, or what sort of gatherings people will be in the mood for this year, so we’re focusing on the music and getting the really great titles on the RSD Official List this year into the stores and into your hands, in the most financially and socially responsible way.
The titles on the RSD 2020 Official List, launched on March 5th, will be released at participating record stores on one of these three RSD Drops: August 29th, September 26th, and October 24th. The new version of The List, with newly assigned RSD Drops dates will launch on June 1 so check back here for a look at when you’ll be able to pick up the titles on your RSD 2020 wishlist at your local record store.”
If you missed it, a list of rock/metal releases can be found HERE.
This year’s Record Store Day has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event will now take place on June 20.
Organizers issued the following statement:
“We’ve decided that the best of all possible moves is to change the date of Record Store Day this year to Saturday, June 20.
We think this gives stores around the world the best chance to have a profitable, successful Record Store Day, while taking into consideration the recommendations of doctors, scientists, the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control, and the need to be good citizens of both local and worldwide communities.
We’re working with all of our partners and our stores to make this change as smooth as possible for everyone who participates in Record Store Day: customers, record stores, artists, labels and more. Record Store Day is everywhere and we want to hold our party when everyone can gather around safely to celebrate life, art, music and the culture of the indie record store.”
If you missed it, a list of rock/metal Record Store Day releases can be found HERE.
