RECORDS IN THE ABYSS

Here to express my adoration for music

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Amorphis - Queen Of Time (2018 Nuclear Blast Black Original Pressing) Hello! I haven't posted for a while. I've been quite busy doing various things like seeing my girlfriend, training my dog, playing dark souls remastered etc...anyway. I'm back with a bang. I picked this up today and I'm blown away by it. I adore the folky, almost fantasy vibes from it! The lyrical themes are super awesome to read about whilst listening a long. These and Omnium Gatherum are at the peak of recent melodic death metal in terms of making a super epic sound. I'm in love with and couldn't be happier to see they're touring with Soilwork 🤘

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Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

(2017 Listenable Records Reissue)

What is there to say about this absolute masterpiece that others haven’t said? It’s flawless. Every track, the guitar, bass, vocals and drums are all perfect. I would rate this album 10/10 and I don’t say that about many albums. Joe’s vocals are incredible, inbetween the magma feel and terra Incognita, harsh but not too much it’s a perfect album to be introduced to them but also perfect for the long term fan. It really is a beautiful album, the artwork, the lyrics and even the introduction of whale song into the music. I paid around £34 to get this and I’d go a lot higher purely for how perfect it is. I need to mention Mario’s drumming as well…..the man is a machine, very quickly becoming my number 1 drummer. Brilliant band, brilliant album…..GO PICK IT UP!!! 🤘

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Parkway Drive - Horizons

(2017 Epitaph Reissue)

So. This bad boy has been on and off my turntable non stop for the last couple of months. Less so in the last couple of weeks because I’m going back into my DEATH phase but this has been a big album for me alongside Killing With A Smile. I adore the vocals and the melodic riffs. Parkway Drive have always been super awesome at creating breakdowns without them feeling forced or unneeded, they are versatile with their guitar techniques and are able create some really cool hooks that stick in your head. They’re an amazing band actually and I’m happy I have some of them in my collection 🤘

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Gojira - The Link Alive {2003}

(2016 Listenable Records Gold Limited Edition)

Funnily enough, I got this before The Link! I ordered the link and received this instead but I agreed with the seller to keep this because I did want it as well. This live album is incredible, at times you just think it’s a studio recording but with extra buzz. You can really feel the raw energy the band give to the music, what a performance in Bordeaux in 2003, and to this day they’re known as one of the best live bands. It’s amazing after just two albums that they can create such an amazing setlist as well. Amazing band, amazing live album! 🤘

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Gojira - The Link

(2016 Listenable Records Gold Limited Edition to 1000 copies)

Gojira. Legendary band. The definition of innovative. I adore the whole prog death metal vibe Gojira give off with the quickly changing tempos and weird styles shoved in. My favourite songs off this album are “Death Of Me” and “Remembrance”. I love how weird the riff is in Death Of Me, it gets in my head so bad. I don’t think I like this album as much as Terra Incognita but it is still a wonderful listen. These reissue pressings have really great sound as well. Just From Mars To Sirius and L'Enfant Sauvage left to get now 🤘

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Corrosion Of Conformity - No Cross No Crown

(2018 Nuclear Blast Neon Orange Original Pressing)

First album with Pepper back on Vocals since 2005’s In The Arms Of God and I was pleasantly surprised to hear quite how good his vocals still were. This album sounds like the production of Wiseblood, fantastic clarity but still with that muddy southern rock vibe to it. It really is a great album after listening to the first two sides I was really enjoying it, I think it was “Wolf Named Crow” that had a stoner feel to it and I could see maybe The Sword covering it. Anyway, really happy with this release and I’m praying they tour the UK with it!! 🤘

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Gojira - Terra Incognita

(2016 Listenable Records Reissue)

Gojira’s debut, unbelievably tight playing, creativity, innovative, interesting lyricism and as heavy as a tonne! Gojira for me are one of the most interesting metal bands going, they have varying tempos that catch you off guard for your first few listens. I adore how many pinch harmonics they use as well which are just awesome, for example the start of “Space Time” which is arguably my favourite song on the album. The opener “Clone” is absolutely KILLER as well. Others worth a real shoutout for me are “Satan Is A Lawyer”, “Fire Is Everything” and “Love”. Overall the album is just fantastic though, stoked to include it to the collection. 3 down for Gojira…3 more for me to get 😁👍

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Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile

(2015 Epitaph Records Reissue)

In my opinion. This is arguably the best metalcore album ever released. I feel like every song is fantastic. Melodic riffs are in abundance throughout the record mixed with absolutely filthy breakdowns. Whatever you think of the sub-genre metalcore, this is a fantastic album and a very complex album to play. I adore the fact it is produced and engineered by one of my musical idols, guitar legend Adam Dutkiewicz! 🤘

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Lamb Of God - Wrath

(2009 Roadrunner Records Original Pressing)

Surprisingly, this album took me a relatively long amount of time to like! I’m not sure why. Now after dozens of listens I adore it. With songs like “Grace” and “Reclamation”, the album has a beautiful way of having amazing clean guitar and then being super heavy, like “The Passing” into “In Your Words”! The lyrics are written extremely well, however I feel that is a consistent characteristic of a Lamb Of God, the lyricism is always top notch (especially in Ashes Of The Wake imo). It’s just such a damn good album and I’m really pleased to add it to the collection. Really happy to pick this up for £20 seeing as the rest I’ve seen go for about £40!

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Boston - Don’t Look Back

(1978 Epic Original Pressing)

After obsessing over the debut, the legendary self titled BOSTON, I was slightly anxious to listen to the follow up to be honest. At first, I was dissapointed, but the more I’ve listened, the more I have come to love this album. I love the opening track and it’s classic Boston guitar intro. My favourite on the album has to be A Man I’ll Never Be. It’s grown on me so much, whereas the title track was an instant hit, this took a few tries. I really like Feelin’ Satisfied as well, especially when the lyrics “oooo are you feelin’ satisfied” are sung. Overall a great rock album. Great band. I can’t quite get into Third Stage as much but I’m gonna give it, it’s time of day and maybe post about it in the future. Overall though, this is a fantastic record and you can pick it up dirt cheap. Almost criminal to not have it in your collection!

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Crowbar - Sever The Wicked Hand

(2011 Eone Limited Edition Gatefold Original Pressing)

Been wanting this one for a while but couldn’t find a feasible price for it, beaming to finally have it in the collection 😁 super heavy, melancholic (yet somehow beautiful) and downright awesome. Songs like the Cemetery Angels and As I Become One are brilliant. I really like Kirk Windstein’s voice on this album as well, feels stronger than on Symmetry In White and The Serpent Only Lies. The song writing is always fantastic from these guys though, true legends 🤘

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Witchcraft - Firewood

(2012 Rise Above Records Limited Reissue)

First thing to say about Witchcraft is that they are criminally underrated! Absolutely brilliant band and have been for around 15 years or so but I very rarely see them on here or receiving credit! Anyway, to the music! I love it, bluesy, with that heavy doomy guitar with, what I believe, is a fantastic voice (awesome live too). They have this way of taking you to another world, they do this very well on “Sorrow Evoker” with the introduction of different instruments. They are a tight band, brilliant riffs that are catchy but also heavy at times. I’m really happy I managed to spot this for a good price as well, super happy to add it to the precious collection. I adore the whole doom metal, stoner rock kinda genre group. There’s some fantastic stuff in there that should be a lot bigger than they are, like The Sword or Corrosion Of Conformity, top class bands 🤘

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About time.....

...I have finally found a good app to edit photos so no more skewed covers 🤘

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The Black Dahlia Murder - Nightbringers

(2017 Metal Blade Records Original Pressing)

I feel TBDM are probably one of the most consistent extreme metal bands around. Going for around 2 decades now and they’re still releasing crushing music with that melodic and technical feel to it. Brilliant stuff, “Nightbringers’ the track itself is one of the best tracks they’ve ever created. I feel this album really stands up tall with the greats of their discography. Picked this up the same time as Trivium’s The Sin And The Sentence from HMV for £15.99. Was not disappointed at all! 🤘

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Why do you take pictures of the non coloured vinyl

I adore the look of all records. Black, colour, splatter. I post albums not just for their record but for the album itself and I like to include the picture of the record for the labels and purely because that is the version from my personal collection.

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Amon Amarth - The Avenger

(2017 Metal Blade Records Reissue)

Surprisingly, after getting into ‘Once Sent From The Golden Halls’ I couldn’t get into this album! Not sure how as they are pretty similar in style, however I thought OSFTGH was pretty much flawless and you know that feeling where you move onto something new, you kinda subconsciously compare it. Anyway, TO THE ALBUM! Starting off with 'Bleed For Ancient Gods’. Amazing track. Melodic and brutal, one of my faves off the album. And then 'Last With Pagan Blood’! I kinda couple those together, brilliant songs. 'North Sea Storm’ changes the tempo a bit, or the style at least. Good song, not my favourite. Next to 'Avenger’ which I adore, possibly my favourite off the album. I feel the start has the amon amarth title track feel to it off of OSFTGH with that eery guitar. The second side carries on the brutality from the first with tracks like 'God, His Son & Holy Whore’ and 'Legend Of A Banished Man’. 'Metalwrath’ just gets me pumped and patriotic to Heavy Metal! The bonus track adds a really brutal ending which is really fucking cool! 🤘

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Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind

(2014 Parlophone Reissue)

One of the greatest albums ever. ‘Where Eagles Dare’, one of my favourite Maiden songs is one incredible opener for an album. Each song is amazing, ranging from the opener to 'The Trooper’ to 'To Tame A Land’! Dickinson’s voice is beyond brilliant in this album. All instruments are tight and you just get this vibe of the band being a really strong unit. A landmark album in the history of metal for sure 🤘