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‘Requiem’ follows Korn’s critically acclaimed 2019 release, ‘The Nothing’. Korn changed the world with the release of their self-titled debut album. It was a record that would pioneer a genre, while the band’s enduring success points to a larger cultural moment. The band have continued to push the limits of the rock, alternative and metal genres, while remaining a pillar of influence for legions of fans and generations of artists around the globe.
A series of inspired encounters between creative forces from various worlds of sound and vision has resulted in “Hunter’s Moon,” the infectious first new track from GHOST in 2 years accompanied by phantasmagoric video directed by Amanda Demme, and featured in the newest installment of the blockbuster horror film franchise, Halloween Kills.
Single sleeve jacket with spine, standard gloss finish, white paper inner sleeve, standard weight, vinyl with small hole, and John Carpenter “Halloween Kills (Main Title)” b-side.
Legendary rockers Scorpions return with their new album, Rock Believer, which was created in the studio during the lockdown in their home base Hannover. “The album was written and recorded in the style of the classic Scorpions DNA with core Schenker/Meine compositions. We really went back to the essence of what defined us in the first place,” says front-man Klaus Meine. He goes on to explain how the new songs came to have such incredible, fresh energy and fervor: “We recorded the album as a band, live, in one room, like we did back in the Eighties. We can’t wait to get started and finally play for our fans again.” The sound of the new album has massive energy, delivers a real adrenaline rush and shows uncompromising quality.
The record consists of awesome tracks, each one of them a lyrical short story, minimal poems in prose, presented in a lavish sonic guise, featuring the Scorpions’ characteristic trademarks from the early 1980s, yet produced from a 2020s perspective. The wealth of inspiration from their longstanding career is an overflowing treasure chest that forges an arc between yesterday and tomorrow. Rock Believer is perhaps the group’s most characteristic album to date – a recording by a band at the pinnacle of their musical art.
Limited Deluxe Edition 2 LP Packaging: 180-gram 2 LP in a gatefold jacket includes 16 tracks.
IMPERA [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orchid LP + The Chronology of Papas set of 5 stickers]
Ghost one of the most esteemed and celebrated rock bands in the world today return with their fifth psalm, IMPERA, fronted by the newly anointed Papa Emeritus IV. A dozen songs take on themes of isolation and demigod worship, as well as colonization of both space and mind. And all with the infectious hooky brand of rock their fans have grown accustomed.
In 1976, KISS dropped the bombshell on the world being DESTROYER, an album that originally received resistance from fans due to the band exploring a new sound and has long become the quintessential and all-time best selling KISS studio album.
Exploding with concert staples and KISS Army favorites like “Detroit Rock City,” “Shout It OutLoud,” and “God Of Thunder” – the album’s new sounds came from the softer side of songs like “Do You Love Me?,”and songs heavy with orchestral arrangements including “Great Expectations” and their surprise hit single “Beth.”
For the 45th anniversary, UMe is releasing the most comprehensive Super Deluxe Edition 4CD + Blu-ray Audio boxset that will melt the KISS Army’s minds. The original album on CD 1 is newly remastered by Abbey Road Mastering, CD 2 features 15 demos from Paul Stanley’s and Gene Simmons’s personal archives – 9 of which are unreleased. CD 3 loads up with studio outtakes, alternate versions / mixes and single edits – most notably a brand-new stripped-down mix for “Beth (Acoustic Mix)” where we found the acoustic guitar stems recorded for the entire song but originally only used in the last several closing notes of the song on the album. CD 4 features a ripping performance from the band’s visit to Paris France at the L’Olympia on May 22, 1976.
Steven Wilson was brought in to create a first-ever Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mix of the original studio album plus 2 bonus tracks “Beth (Acoustic Mix)” and “Sweet Pain (Original Guitar Solo)” the latter featuring Ace Frehley’s original recorded guitar solo that was not released on the studio album (this track is available on the 2012 Destroyer: Resurrected project.)
Packaging features a lift top-style box loaded with so much ephemera even KISS fans may need to seek medical advice upon receiving this boxset
Super Deluxe contains 5 CDs showcasing the newly remastered album from the original analog tapes along with 4 complete concerts on the Nevermind Tour from Amsterdam, Melbourne, Tokyo and Del Mar, California. Additionally, a Blu-ray of the complete Live in Amsterdam concert video (newly remastered in HD) is included along with a 40-page hardcover book with unreleased photos.
Tattoo You celebrates 40 years with the release of a brand new Super Deluxe 5 LP Boxset which includes the newly remastered version of Tattoo You, Lost & Found: Rarities, and Still Life: Wembley Stadium 1982. Also included is a 124-page book featuring over 200 rare photos from recording sessions and their world tour, plus interviews with producer Chris Kimsey and photographer Hubert Kretzscmar. The package includes a special lenticular sleeve.
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New Release Round-Up 12-06-24
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds (1 Year Anniversary) - Geffen
Hitting Number 1 in 19 countries on release, Hackney Diamonds marked the return of The Rolling Stones as their first original studio album since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. The album includes the GRAMMY nominated lead single ‘Angry’ alongside ‘Sweet Sounds of Heaven’ featuring vocals from Lady Gaga and keys & piano from Stevie Wonder. Late drummer Charlie Watts features on two tracks, ‘Mess It Up’ and ‘Live By The Sword’ alongside Bill Wyman. The album also includes collaborations with Paul McCartney & Elton John. This special limited edition 1 year anniversary 2LP version of Hackney Diamonds includes Live at Racket NYC featuring the 7 tracks the band performed at the intimate launch event in New York on 19th October 2023 with debut live performances of ‘Angry’, ‘Bite My Head Off’, ‘Whole Wide World’ and ‘Sweet Sounds of Heaven’ with Lady Gaga. The 24 page booklet includes photos from the performance by Kevin Mazur.
Tori Amos - Diving Deep: Live - Decca
Tori Amos has long been renowned for never playing the same show twice. Now, these unique live performances are captured in a new live album entitled ‘Diving Deep’ recorded across Tori's 2022-2023 Ocean to Ocean tour, which spanned 93 dates around the globe. The album features beloved tracks from Amos's iconic back catalog, including hits such as “Cornflake Girl.” Indie Exclusive 2 LP set on bone colored vinyl. Limited Edition.
Hank Mobley - A Slice of the Top LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records
Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley had already been building a formidable Blue Note catalog for more than a decade when he conceived of his unique album A Slice of the Top, which was recorded in 1966 but not first released until 1979 as part of the LT Series. Inspired by Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool, Mobley collaborated with Duke Pearson who arranged four Mobley originals and the pop standard “There’s a Lull In My Life” for an octet that added Kiane Zawadi’s euphonium and Howard Johnson’s tuba to a group consisting of James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Lee Morgan on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Behold Mobley’s lyrical flights on standout tunes including “Hank’s Other Bag,” “A Touch of Blue,” and “A Slice of the Top.”
Freddie Roach - Good Move LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records
In the 1960s, Blue Note’s roster of organists was second to none with leading Hammond B3 practitioners like Jimmy Smith, Big John Patton, and Larry Young each honing their own distinctive styles on the instrument. Freddie Roach was first introduced to Blue Note listeners on Ike Quebec’s albums Heavy Soul and It Might As Well Be Spring and soon began his own run of leader dates for the label including the 1963 standout Good Move featuring Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Eddie Wright on guitar, and Clarence Johnston on drums. This soul jazz classic makes all the right moves with set highlights including “When Malindy Sings,” an Oscar Brown song that was performed by Abbey Lincoln, and Roach’s own church-rooted “Wine, Wine, Wine” and “On Our Way Up,” an uplifting anthem that he wrote on the day of the historic March on Washington.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds (1 Year Anniversary) - [Blue Splatter Clear Opaque 2LP]
Tori Amos - Diving Deep: Live [Bone 2 LP]
Joe Henry - Invisible Hour - [2 LP]
Mavis Staples - Mavis Staples [RSD Essential Gold Star LP]
Christopher Owens - I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair [Baby Pink LP]
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost [2 LP]
Laura Nyro - Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995 [19CD Deluxe Box Set]
Inepsy - Rock 'N' Roll Babylon [Blue LP]
St. Vincent - Masseduction (Anniversary Edition) - [Neon Coral LP]
Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb - Gold Colored Vinyl
Magdalena Bay - Little Rhythm And A Wicked Feeling (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World - [Orchid LP]
Hozier - Unreal Unearth Unending [3 LP Tooth White Vinyl]
TWICE - Strategy (Highlight Ver.)
Hitech - Hitech [Indie Exclusive Glass Of Port LP]
Hitech - Detwat [Indie Exclusive Forest Green LP]
Old Crow - Medicine Show O.C.M.S. [LP]
Paul McCartney - Thrillington [SHM-CD]
Lauren Mayberry - Vicious Creature [LP]
Sabrina Carpenter - fruitcake [Fruit Punch 12inch EP]
Counterparts - Live In Toronto
Estelle - Shine - [Transparent Orange With Opaque Center 2LP]
Joey Valence & Brae - No Hands
TWS - Tws 1st Single 'last Bell' [Compact Ver. With Booklet]
Interpol - Live At Third Man Records
Rose - rosie [Retail Exclusive CD]
J Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive (10 Year Anniversary) [Forest Green 2 LP]
Aurora - What Happened To The Heart? [Indie exclusive translucent sea blue LP]
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New Release Round-Up 11-29-24
Still Listening To...
Grant Green - Idle Moments - Blue Note Records
Grant Green - "Idle Moments" [Blue LP] Time and troubles seem to melt away during the fifteen enrapturing minutes of "Idle Moments," the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album of the same name. As the piece unhurriedly unfurls, all the unique colors of the ensemble present themselves with Green's soulful guitar joined by Duke Pearson's elegant piano, Bobby Hutcherson's crystalline vibraphone, Bob Cranshaw's reassuring upright bass, Al Harewood's subtle drums and Joe Henderson's magnificent tenor saxophone. The pace quickens for the rest of this tremendous set, including the nimble Green original "Jean de Fleur," a bluesy take on John Lewis' MJQ standard "Django," and a driving performance of Pearson's original, "Nomad." Indie Exclusive Blue 180gram LP. Limited Edition.
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage - Blue Note Records
Herbie Hancock -"Maiden Voyage" [Blue LP] Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock's tremendous 1960s output for Blue Note, 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined by his Miles David Quintet bandmates, Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) and George Coleman (tenor saxophone). The quintet embarks on an oceanic exploration of five original Hancock compositions, several of which have since become enduring standards of the jazz lexicon, including "Eye of the Hurricane," "Dolphin Dance" and the title track. Indie Exclusive 180gram Blue LP. Limited Edition.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Charley Crockett - Visions Of Dallas [LP]
Wilco - Hot Sun Cool Shroud [LP]
Buck Owens - I've Got A Tiger By The Tail [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Biohazard - Mata Leão [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Gaslight Anthem - Live at Park Ave (15 Year Anniversary) [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Santana - Let The Guitar Play [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Daniel Powter - DP [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Tribe - Dedication [RSD Black Friday 2024]
The Minus 5 - Down With Wilco [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Dave Douglas - GIFTS [RSD Black Friday 2024]
Norman Mclaren - Rhythmetic: The Compositions Of Norman Mclaren
Destroy Boys - Sorry Mom [Indie Exclusive Opaque Yellow and Black LP]
Various Artists - Contaminated Comp 2024 [LP]
Hanseroth Twins - Vera [Indie Exclusive]
Il Volo - Ad Astra - International Edition
Bear McCreary - Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power - O.S.T.
Sweet - Full Circle [Colored Vinyl] [Deluxe] (Gate) [Limited Edition] (Purp)
West, Kanye / Ty Dolla Sign - Vultures 1 - Marbled Vinyl
Albert Collins / Cray,Robert / Copeland,Johnny - Showdown [Clear Vinyl] [Deluxe] (Gate)
Mount Kimbie - Sunset Violent (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
Menahan Street - Make The Road By Walking [Download Included]
Richard Thompson - Live From Austin, Tx [Colored Vinyl] (Gate) (Grn) (Stic)
Warren Zevon - Preludes (W/Book) (Gate)
Caroline Rose - Loner [Clear Vinyl] (Red)
Ben Boysen Lukas - Alta Ripa [Clear Vinyl]
Harriet The Spy - Unfuckwithable [Colored Vinyl] (Org)
Shovel Dance Collective - Water Is The Shovel Of The Shore
Better Than Ezra - Deluxe [RSD Black Friday 2024]