Friday, December 31, 2010

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS - EP 1xlp 180gr. 10"

Last year, when Nine Inch Nails head honcho Trent Reznor announced that the group would no longer be touring, it left a lot of people in doubt that any new music would be made by him. He put fans at ease when he clarified that he was only putting NIN to rest as far as touring went but would still be making new music and also delve into other endeavors. Those other endeavors came to fruition in the form of How To Destroy Angels, the new group he formed with wife Mariqueen Maandig and long-time producing partner Atticus Ross. The HTDA 10” is the perfect format for the EP due to is length (6 songs). The songs have been around for some time now and those who have listened already know. The packaging of the 10” itself is simple and worth the price…at least in my opinion.























  
Tracklisting / Additional Info:
This release is contained in a card stock slipcase. It comes with a sticker on the shrink wrap.
How To Destroy Angels - Mariqueen Maandig, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Rob Sheridan
Mastered at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Arranged By, Design, Art Direction, Performer, Producer, Written-By - How To Destroy Angels
 
Artwork By - Mark Weaver
Engineer - Blumpy
Management - Rebel Waltz
Mastered By - Tom Baker (3)
Mixed By - Alan Moulder
Other [Publicity] - Nasty Little Man
A1 The Space In Between

A2 Parasite

A3 Fur-Lined

B1 BBB

B2 The Believers

B3 A Drowning 


How To Destroy Angels - A Drowning by Fantastic Plastic Mag

MADE OUT OF BABIES - THE RUINER 1xlp 120gr. brown marble

Devastating. Few other words could fully capture the intensity and impact of the third MADE OUT OF BABIESalbum,The Ruiner. Here, the quartet hits harder than ever, but also with a stupefying creative subtlety and decisive finality.
Those who’d seen and/or heard MADE OUT OF BABIES over the course of the past four years and two albums,Trophy (2005) and Coward (2006) would certainly attest to the band’s longstanding intimidating grunt and snarl. Julie Christmas — who Decibel Magazine called “metal’s most riveting frontwoman” and Revolver Magazine featured prominently in a piece on women singers in metal. Guitarist Brendan Tobin layers crafty melodies and soaring effects into his leaden six-string strata, as bassis Cooper reveals an immense melodic depth to his lunging attack and drummer Matthew Egan maintains his relentlessly driving lean-in-to-the-beat blood-splattering rhythms, but also sounds more focused, deliberate and intense than ever before. The sum total transforms into something immensely powerful that will endure for ages beyond them.
There’s no rock machismo in the sounds of MADE OUT OF BABIES, which just might be what makes it so unsettling and unique. There is a glamor and distinction to its cathartic caterwaul. Its beauty will certainly be in the eye of the beholder, but meanwhile its ugliness is sneaking up from behind…























Tracklisting / Additional Info:
Label: Magic Bullet Records
Catalog#: MBL136
Format: Vinyl, LP, Brown marbled
Country: US
Released: 12 Oct 2010

A1 Cooker
A2 Grimace
A3 Invisible Ink
A4 The Major

B1 Buffalo
B2 Bunny Boots
B3 Stranger
B4 Peew
B5 How to get Bigger

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU - Young Mountain 1xLP 120gr. pink marble

Magic Bullet Records has just released the fifth pressing of This Will Destroy You’s debut album, “Young Mountain” one of their best post-rock albums of all time.  The new pressing has a hand-screenprinted cover and is pressed on pink marble vinyl.

















Tracklisting / Additional Info:
Sixth pressing (Fall 2010):
Brown/Gold cover & Make It Rain Purple vinyl
Brown Gold cover & Red/White marbled vinyl

1 Quiet 4:53
2 The World Is Our ______ 7:07
3 I Believe In Your Victory 6:32
4 Grandfather Clock 2:37
5 Happiness We're All In It Together 8:36
6 There Are Some Remedies Worse Than The Disease 6:18

This Will Destroy You - The World Is Our _____ by walleum