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LP version. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Includes download code. We Are, We Were and We Will Have Been continues Bong's unregulated experiments in tonal prolonging. Solemn in its delivery and frightening in its implications, this album signifies a point of no return from the Pied Pipers of mesmeric drone; its two near-20-minute tracks will surely loop and envelop indefinitely, freeing the listener from this increasingly unfamiliar material world and mercifully trapping them in the weightlessness of Bong's sonic void. Microtonal adjustments and invading frequencies are pleated into a tapestry of gooey guitar and midnight-ritual percussion, melting at a glacial pace across "Time Regained" and "Find Your Own Gods." The first of the two tracks creaks under the weight of residual distortion and unfathomable density, while the second opens with the powerful command of the track title, evoking a deity-defying thought process that unravels through the duration of the song, providing the synth-mist and distant rumbles with an origin so ancient it predates comprehension. We Are, We Were and We Will Have Been is Bong's report from their explorations past the point where others fear. The album was captured and mixed in November 2014 by Mark Wood at the Soundroom in Gateshead, England, and the cover art is from "Thomson's Aeolian Harp," by famed pre-impressionist painter J. M. W. Turner, picturing an infant London in the background.
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Gatefold double LP version on 180 gram vinyl; includes download code.
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11Paranoias encapsulate otherworldliness and psychedelia, drawing in inspiration and spewing out the results in a devilish cocktail of riffs, fuzz and fury. Formed on 11/11/11 with a jam that set them off on this eventful musical path, the band has relied on improvisation and instinct throughout; at no point more so than when it came to record Stealing Fire from Heaven. With no songs written or rehearsed, the band decamped to the studio on the summer solstice to lay down the seven tracks that make up the album. The results are a heady mix of low, swirling grooves, super-heavy psych and seriously uneasy listening. The phenomenal artwork for Stealing Fire from Heaven is a piece by celebrated pioneer of the Surrealist art movement, Max Ernst, entitled "The Temptation of St. Anthony."
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We Are, We Were and We Will Have Been continues Bong's unregulated experiments in tonal prolonging. Solemn in its delivery and frightening in its implications, this album signifies a point of no return from the Pied Pipers of mesmeric drone; its two near-20-minute tracks will surely loop and envelop indefinitely, freeing the listener from this increasingly unfamiliar material world and mercifully trapping them in the weightlessness of Bong's sonic void. Microtonal adjustments and invading frequencies are pleated into a tapestry of gooey guitar and midnight-ritual percussion, melting at a glacial pace across "Time Regained" and "Find Your Own Gods." The first of the two tracks creaks under the weight of residual distortion and unfathomable density, while the second opens with the powerful command of the track title, evoking a deity-defying thought process that unravels through the duration of the song, providing the synth-mist and distant rumbles with an origin so ancient it predates comprehension. We Are, We Were and We Will Have Been is Bong's report from their explorations past the point where others fear. The album was captured and mixed in November 2014 by Mark Wood at the Soundroom in Gateshead, England, and the cover art is from "Thomson's Aeolian Harp," by famed pre-impressionist painter J. M. W. Turner, picturing an infant London in the background.
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LP version on 180 gram vinyl with download code. The two components of bass and drums are bound together so tight on Of Ruin that they resemble a singular gnarled entity, kneading together groove and melody like putty in the palms of their hands, with explosive results. Intrinsically heavy and elastically supercharged, London duo Ghold create a strain of viscous rock that is as plainly devastating as it is capricious, pushing down the scales to achieve an ever heavier outcome. The wealth of ideas presented by Paul Antony and Alex Wilson on Of Ruin surpass the imaginations of the majority, and it's easy to see why Terrorizer tipped them as one to watch for 2015. The alchemical duo fuses elements of power violence, doom, gloom, and heavy rock with enchanting vocal incantations. Since their inception in 2012, Ghold have been steadily amassing fans of their filth jams from countless shows performing alongside the likes of Yob, Pallbearer, Stephen O'Malley, and Årabrot. Of Ruin was mastered by James Plotkin. The CD and LP artwork feature different paintings by Alex Virji.
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The two components of bass and drums are bound together so tight on Of Ruin that they resemble a singular gnarled entity, kneading together groove and melody like putty in the palms of their hands, with explosive results. Intrinsically heavy and elastically supercharged, London duo Ghold create a strain of viscous rock that is as plainly devastating as it is capricious, pushing down the scales to achieve an ever heavier outcome. The wealth of ideas presented by Paul Antony and Alex Wilson on Of Ruin surpass the imaginations of the majority, and it's easy to see why Terrorizer tipped them as one to watch for 2015. The alchemical duo fuses elements of power violence, doom, gloom, and heavy rock with enchanting vocal incantations. Since their inception in 2012, Ghold have been steadily amassing fans of their filth jams from countless shows performing alongside the likes of Yob, Pallbearer, Stephen O'Malley, and Årabrot. Of Ruin was mastered by James Plotkin. The CD and LP artwork feature different paintings by Alex Virji.
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After a long wait, listeners will be delighted with the full, uncut version of Bong's 2011 release Beyond Ancient Space, which has been remixed and remastered specially for vinyl. Housed in a deluxe, gatefold, bronze foiled sleeve. LPs come in two colors: black and bronze, both 180 gram. As with all their music, be it live performance or studio recordings, Beyond Ancient Space follows the same ritualistic path, that is to say the songs are all mesmerizing meditative jams centered around an unfurling guitar riff and gelled by spaced-out drum beats, the occasional crashing cymbals and Dave Terry's distinctive vocal style. Once again, Bong shun all overdubs and keep the post-production to a minimum. The resulting sound is as deeply hypnotic as ever before and presents Bong at their most prolific, particularly on songs such as "Across the Time-Stream" and "Onward to Perdóndaris," which surpass even the highest of expectations.
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Gatefold double LP version. Ultimate drone-lords Bong have summoned the tones of the elder gods with their epic new genre-defining album, Stoner Rock, their fourth full-length release on Ritual Productions. Recorded at Blank Studio, Newcastle, the album "is a tongue-in-cheek dig at our usual classification as 'stoner rock' and what the term has come to represent. The idea is to create our own definition of 'stoner rock' by creating an album so utterly stoned and repetitive to be a million miles away from the usual definition. Those who know Bong already will get both the humor and the philosophical redefinition... those who don't know us will either get it when they listen or will never understand Bong at all." Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, sonically speaking, Stoner Rock ventures further into the abyss, gravitating toward an endless void, and with the magnitude of their ritualistic, mesmeric drones, we have no choice but to follow. Featuring artwork by Zdzislaw Beksinski.
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Ultimate drone-lords Bong have summoned the tones of the elder gods with their epic new genre-defining album, Stoner Rock, their fourth full-length release on Ritual Productions. Recorded at Blank Studio, Newcastle, the album "is a tongue-in-cheek dig at our usual classification as 'stoner rock' and what the term has come to represent. The idea is to create our own definition of 'stoner rock' by creating an album so utterly stoned and repetitive to be a million miles away from the usual definition. Those who know Bong already will get both the humor and the philosophical redefinition... those who don't know us will either get it when they listen or will never understand Bong at all." Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, sonically speaking, Stoner Rock ventures further into the abyss, gravitating toward an endless void, and with the magnitude of their ritualistic, mesmeric drones, we have no choice but to follow. Featuring artwork by Zdzislaw Beksinski.
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After one jam on 11/11/11, members of Ramesses (Adam Richardson and Mark Greening) and Bong (Mike Vest) conjured a new band which they baptized as 11Paranoias. The synergy between the three musicians is perfectly captured on this debut, and is proof enough that 11Paranoias have something unique to offer.
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Ritual Productions celebrate the legacy of Ramesses in UK metal history with a mammoth retrospective collection reissue of Ramesses' debut LP Misanthropic Alchemy (recorded and mixed by Billy Anderson -- Melvins, Sleep, Neurosis) now available on double vinyl with two previously-unreleased bonus tracks. Limited to 300 units, pressed on 180 gram pure virgin black vinyl. 300 gsm, 5mm spine sleeve, silver mirror board, shrink-wrapped, 250 gsm gold inner sleeves and full-color labels. 100% sustainable paper labels and card sleeve. Printed with premium color-rich non-toxic inks. Sealed with non-toxic varnish.
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Ritual Productions celebrate the legacy of Ramesses in UK metal history with a mammoth retrospective collection reissue of Ramesses' debut LP Misanthropic Alchemy (recorded and mixed by Billy Anderson -- Melvins, Sleep, Neurosis) now available on double CD complete with previously-unreleased live material, plus their early EPs We Will Lead You to Glorious Times, The Tomb, and The Glorious Dead -- previously only available on vinyl. Deluxe gatefold digipak packaging.
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Blue vinyl repress. Ritual Productions proudly present the vinyl version of Bong's Mana-Yood-Sushai, remastered for vinyl by Greg Chandler (Esoteric). Pressed on 180 gram pure virgin vinyl with full-color printed vinyl labels with a black paper inner sleeve and a full-color premium 300 gram heavy card outer sleeve with 3mm spine and matte varnish. Following their 2011 masterpiece Beyond Ancient Space, Bong prove to be ever-prolific with Mana-Yood-Sushai. Recorded, mixed and mastered in just two days in December 2011, this marks the first time Bong have entered a professional studio and recorded with an engineer. At the helm was Greg Chandler of Esoteric who had this to say about the experience: "It was really great to record an album live in the studio with Bong, whose heavy, droning, psychedelic improvisations unfolded like a lucid, transcendental journey. Great vibe to the session with these guys, and a real pleasure to work with." That the music on this record is described by Greg as unfolding "like a lucid transcendental journey" is easy to imagine when you hear it. "Dreams of Mana-Yood-Sushai" seems to pick up where Beyond Ancient Space ended, with ritualistic vocal passages atop their meditative jams. "Trees, Grass and Stones" evolves at an unhurried pace, first emerging with simple chimes and drones before locking into a most seductive groove. This is Bong as we have never heard them before, and they sound all the better for it. Artwork is an image of a splendid painting by Nicolas Roerich entitled "Mount of Five Treasures." Overall, a great collectible and utterly entrancing.
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180 gram vinyl presented in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with a full-color poster and bonus 7" featuring two live tracks from Roadburn 2011. 2010's Take the Curse is a shattering expression of cruelty where Ramesses' bleak sound finds an accurate counterpart in the Chapman's grand vision of suffering (the cover image is from Jake and Dinos Chapman's controversial artwork "Fucking Hell"). In nauseating detail, the music and the artwork dredge the turpitude of humanity and explore the utter horror of possibility. On Take the Curse, mournful harmonies are the backdrop to the ever-increasing influence of the occult on the band. Although a riff tsunami remains the centerpiece, the Ramesses sound is refracted through even more circles of hell -- of dirge-sludge, of rhythm, of Lucifer himself. Grim melodies, blistering, spaced-out guitar solos and atmospheric samples add depth to the tracks and display the band's eclectic traits and '70s influences. In visiting new progressive and experimental territory, Take the Curse will enthrall newcomers. At the same time, dedicated fans will be reminded of the drubbings that Ramesses visited upon them before, and revel in the new album. Ramesses were spawned in the woodland of Dorset, England. They have been disfiguring the innards of their army of devoted listeners since 2003 when drummer Mark Greening and guitarist Tim Bagshaw hooked up with Adam Richardson (bass, vox). In the intervening years, Ramesses have ripped an incurable wound in the metal scene with killer live shows around the UK and Europe. Bristling with malevolence, Ramesses' crushing grooves induce a hypnotic lethargy: weighed down, beleaguered and enveloped by doom. While the percussion/guitar/bass/vocals set to work on your viscera, your head is forcibly plunged down the rabbit hole and drenched in heavy psychedelia.
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Newcastle's stoner metal outfit Bong is mostly a live band, but the band's studio recordings all follow the same live path, jams around a central riff and a basic structure, shunning any overdubs and with minimal post-production. Influences most apparent are 1970s psychedelic rock groups (especially Parson Sound) and doom staples such as Come My Fanatics-era Electric Wizard and Sleep's Jerusalem. Slow, chanting vocals and spoken-word sections are drawn from the lands of fantasy writers like Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith and other dreamers' (/nerds') tales from the early 20th century, mirroring their stories of hashish-induced sojourns to outer worlds. Julian Cope has described Bong's music as sounding like "a hobbling Satori-period Flower Travellin' Band pulling the kind of moves that Faust did for Tony Conrad on Outside The Dream Syndicate or maybe the title track of Amon Düül (II)'s Yeti as performed by Tokyo's Far Out sitar 'n all."
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Deluxe vinyl version of 2011's widely-acclaimed album from the UK's forward-thinking metal alchemists, Ramesses. Mixed and mastered by Justin K Broadrick (Godflesh/Jesu/JK Flesh). Featured in Kerrang's top albums of 2011, Possessed By The Rise Of Magik takes the band's progressive tendencies into a whole other realm. The album begins with Ramesses' trademark retro doom rock on the tracks "Invisible Ritual" and "Towers Of Silence." As the album unfolds, the music slips into a slow psychedelic groove, revealing spell-binding psyche-folk melodies, most affecting on the tracks "Duel" and "Safety In Numbness," which, together with the 11+ minute eponymous monster are amongst the stand-out tracks on the album. Enormous churning riffs and soaring mournful guitar harmonies still encase the album, with rasping horror versus dream-state vocals, and ancient ceremonial, yet savage drum beats that could summon demons from the very depths of hell. Not just a title, Possessed By The Rise Of Magik is more a statement in response to the cathartic affects of this album. It sees the band capturing their ritualistic side, incorporating the ideas, images and symbols of influential occult British artist Austin Osman Spare into their own spaced-out grim craft to create a new magikal language (the spelling of the word as "magik" as opposed to the traditional "magic" or Crowley's own "magick" reflects this thought process). Recording in trances and automatic writing are key techniques in the creation of this next step in the Ram family's journey to the end. On 180 gram vinyl, housed in a full-color gatefold sleeve adorned with spot varnish and red foil block lettering.
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