Recent scores

Its been a bit since my last one but I have acquired some awesome stuff that I'm pretty stoked on owning.
First up is Incubus - Morning View. I have been searching and searching for this and being a long time fan I had to have it on vinyl. I paid more than what I wanted to for it but if I didn't bite the bullet now I wouldn't of later down the track.


The next one was a pre order, so you get it on the day of release that means. So 2.5 months later after that date, it comes along. Well worth it though, one of the best looking LP's out there and also one of the best Australian releases in my eyes. Break Even - The Bright Side

Last but not least is the /100 pressing of Thrice - Identity Crisis on black. Someone over in the U.S had seen my Thrice collection and had got into contact with me saying she had this version which I had missing. She was more than happy to part ways with it as she wanted someone to have it who really wanted it. What made this better is that she wasn't one of those losers out there that because its the rarest version of the pressing, she therefore wanted a mint for it. Instead of putting it on Ebay for 100bux, she honestly sold it for less than half of that which was extremely generous of her. So kudos to her. Thrice collection is 97% complete.

CRUEL AGE

Cruel Hand - a band I should have gone and seen last year when they came out but I didn't. So I started picking up alot of their stuff to make up for it. This is just one for now, the rest will have to wait another day. Its their second full length called Prying Eyes. Like all other records it seems, its got heaps of variants, but this one to me looks the most classy. Grey and purple swirl, of /1300. This is heavy hardcore at its best, no frills or b/s, lots of riffs. It rules.

Next up, Iron Age. Hardcore/Metal..call it what you want but it is pretty good. Not sure the pressing details of this and Im not really fussed because I just wanted a copy of it to see if it met the hype I was reading about and it definatley does. Picked this up the other week from Resist and it was a score. I couldn't get a photo without glare on that first picture. 

Miles Away

Top band out of Perth. Can't wait on their upcoming release. First picture is a Bridge 9 promo release to get the band noticed in the U.S. Its out of 500. 

Next up are the Brainwashed 7's. On four colours, each limited of course.

And their full-lengths, Consequences and Rewind, Repeat... there are different versions of the two but I'm pretty happy with this pair. First is of /125 and second is /216.

NCHC

This band hands down should not have broken up. It seems like every good Aus heavy band breaks up after a few releases. In saying that, this is the final show cover version of the Hunting Humans 7''. The front and back cover depicts the amount of fun these guys were, constantly dressing up for shows, singing with fake chainsaws etc etc. This is /50

In saying that, my cousin and I went to the reunion show at the Sando in Newtown, the day before my birthday which was pretty sweet.

The tiny room had no A/C, no windows and only 1 door letting air in. The same room had nearly 150 people in it., if not more. It was a show underwater with the amount of sweat dripping off peoples bodies. We were in a flood of perspiration. Usually when your in the shower for a while your fingers get wrinkly, this was happening to us not even an hour into the show. It was that hot, they had to pull their set short. Either way, i found this great photo of the night, not sure who took it: