No long introductions this time, what needs to be said is that after a very complicated period this month we’re back being perfectly on time with our schedule and there are 5 new releases to be announced, so we’ll rather leave room to the detailed description of each of them.

What we’re going to introduce is a full blown Japanese hardcore attack with 4 incredible bands ranging from the late 80s to the present day plus a thrashing punk gem from Serbia on cassette, that brings our “F.O.A.D. on tape” brand back to action after a long hiatus. So check this out: ASBESTOS “The final solution….” LP, JUNTESS “Black days: 1988-1992” gatefold 2xLP+2xCD, SHOT GUN “1994-2003: stick to old-fashioned style” gatefold 2xLP+CD, ERIEZA ROYAL & THE SUMMARY LYNCH “The unconquered – extended edition” LP and BRAINSTORM “Milošević is dead” Tape are all available for preorders via scareystore.com !!

All of these will be premiered at the Record Planet mega record & CD fair (world’s biggest record fair) taking place in his new home at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Holland on April 9-10… if you’re planning to come there make sure to visit our stall (number 128) and if you want to reserve our new releases or any item from scareystore.com don’t hesitate to write us here: foadrecords@gmail.com and send us the list of what you’d like to pick up at the fair. Back to our new releases: we’ll start to pack and ship them as soon as we’ll be back from the above mentioned event, the official out now date has been set for April 20th. As usual we strongly recommend you to act fast if you want to catch the ltd. diehard versions on splatter vinyl as they’ll certainly go very quickly!

More in detail about each release:

ASBESTOS “The final solution….” LP (F.O.A.D. 264)

Official reissue of the classic, ultra rare debut full length (1989) by this long time running metallic Hardcore cult from Japan! A faithful reproduction made exactly as the 1st pressing that was originally released in few hundred copies and quickly became a rarity sought after by collectors and sold at insane prices. Includes lyric sheet, foldout double sided poster, sticker and to respect the F.O.A.D. tradition we also added an OBI strip! Quoting Doom, Discharge, Chaos U.K., Disorder, Crucifix and Conflict as their influences on this album, ASBESTOS were actually one of the first Japanese HC bands to introduce Crustcore elements in their sound incorporating them with powerful Metal/Punk riffs creating a dark, catastrophic mood all of their own. Audio taken from the best sounding sources in existence and cleverly remastered for vinyl at Toxic Basement Studio. Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard splatter gray on coke bottle green vinyl limited to 150 copies

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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JUNTESS “Black days: 1988-1992” gatefold 2xLP+2xCD (F.O.A.D. 265)

“Black days 1988-1992: complete singles, demo and live collection“. Combining the best elements of classic Japanese Hardcore with a scorching Metal-infused guitar work as well as a solid rocking vibe, JUNTESS stands as one of the most underrated bands of the late ’80s to early ’90s wave of Tokyo HC. This ultra exhaustive anthology finally makes justice to the quality and originality of their music, collecting all their existing recordings: singles, compilation tracks, the rare “not for sale” demo 1989 and a very complete selection of live material, except the album “Under the red moon” that was already reissued on F.O.A.D. in 2017. A maniacal collection that reconstructs their history from the very first days to the final show: 1988 to 1992. Double LP + 2x extra bonus CDs, for a total of 86 SONGS! Comes in a thick gatefold jacket with OBI strip and 12 page full colored booklet with rare photos, flyers, biographical notes and scans of their complete discography. Detailed contents: “Knells for the past” 7″, “You were free” 7″, Split 7″ with Doctor and the Crippens, “Not for sale” studio/live tape, songs from “The bottom rise up to the top” v.a. flexi 8″, songs from “Kakumei – best run fast” v.a. LP, songs from “Kiss my ass” v.a. tape, songs from “Office L.M.” v.a. tape, songs from “Who’s chained up to the dogs of outrage!!” v.a. LP.  Bonus CD1: Demo and early gigs 1988-1989 / Bonus CD2: live 1991-1992 including the final show (mostly soundboard recordings). Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard splatter yellow on purple vinyl limited to 150 copies

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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SHOT GUN “1994-2003: stick to old-fashioned style” gatefold 2xLP+CD (F.O.A.D. 259)

The true spirit of Sapporo City Hardcore in the ‘90s… fast, intense and raging to the bone! Their most complete discography to date (83 songs!!) compiling all their existing recordings including demos, split releases, compilation tracks, 7”s, unreleased tracks and live plus a fantastic pre-SHOT GUN studio session from their rare early band WARSAW. Furious female fronted screaming aggression delivered by veterans of the SC-HC scene (members of F.U.P., CHINPIRA, BARRICADE, SLANG and more!). This is pure no frills Hardcore the way it has to be, hard to make a comparison but on the infinite universe of Japanese bands some parts remind of Systematic Death and The Comes, and if you want to take it on an international level, Los Crudos come to mind… Double LP housed in a high glossy gatefold jacket with OBI strip + bonus CD, sticker and 16 page full coloured booklet with rare photos and scans of their entire discography. As the band says: “Stick to old-fashioned style“!!  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard splatter black on magenta vinyl limited to 150 copies

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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ERIEZA ROYAL & THE SUMMARY LYNCH “The unconquered – extended edition” LP (F.O.A.D. 261)

All female aggro Punk attack from Tokyo produced by Atsuo (BORIS)! Straightforward all girl crude Punk starring the eclectic force of Erieza Royal, previously in 穴奴隷 (Ana Do Rei), Ecodamned and many other bands! This LP comprises their rabid Hardcore Punk oriented “The unconquered” EP with an unreleased bonus track plus the 2018 tour EP leaning more towards poppy Punk Rock territories in a Japanese way. Both recordings have never been released on vinyl to date. Quoting Atsuo (BORIS) himself: “Many years have passed since I met ERIEZA ROYAL & The Summary Lynch. I have helped them with recording, mixing, designing, etc. Erieza is also known as a feminist. This is how a woman and a man were able to create a wonderful work together. I think we could present new possibilities for the future. I hope that their overflowing love and power will reach the world“. Recommended to fans of Kyah, The Nurse, Nickey And The Warriors, MNK Project…  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Marble grey vinyl limited to 150 copies

Black vinyl limited to 150 copies

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BRAINSTORM “Milošević is dead” Tape (F.O.A.D. on tape #22)

Official reissue on tape of the extremely scarce LP released in 1995 (only 100 pressed)! Political Hardcore from Belgrade, former Yugoslavia, strongly influenced by 80’s UK Punk and Earache/Manic Ears styled Britcore… BRAINSTORM was totally devoted to that formula, delivering a manic raw barrage of grinding HC with a massive dose of riff-oriented Thrashcore catchiness. For fans of DOOM, UNSEEN TERROR, DEVIATED INSTINCT, HERESY, ELECTRO HIPPIES and other pioneers of that scene. Just as on the original album, side A includes studio/live tracks from 1995 and Side B features the legendary “Only The Dead See The End Of War” – Studio / Live demo 1989. Their lyrics were strongly anti-war and anti-government and have been written through those critical years when the ex-YU territories were plagued by what has been one of the most horrible conflicts in Europe after WW2, sadly still very real and harsh when applied to what’s happening again today. Pro-printed silk screened tapes with full colored jcard, strictly limited to 100 copies!  Watch the trailer HERE

This month we are in perfect timing with the expected release date, as previously announced March on F.O.A.D. is a lethal clash of punishing NY Death Metal with SKINLESS and their “Gut pumping hits – The demos” gatefold 2xLP collecting all demos + everything recorded before “Progression towards evil” vs two obscure and menacing old school Black/Death brigades from South Eastern Asia with the ominous EURONYMOUS / BEHEADED NASRANI “split” LP+cd !! 

They are both out now and ALL your preorders have already been shipped and updated with tracking numbers. There aren’t many copies left of the diehard versions (SKINLESS on red-black splatter and EURONYMOUS / BEHEADED NASRANI on swamp green vinyl) so we strongly suggest you to act fast before they’re gone forever. Also, watch out… from now on we will tighten the times for the next announcements and the opening for pre-orders of the upcoming releases since we want to recover the countless delays that have occurred in the past months due to pressing plants’ congestion, so keep an eye on our sites because there are a multitude of news on the way!

More in detail:

SKINLESS “Gut pumping hits – the demos” gatefold 2xLP (F.O.A.D. 256)

Complete early recordings collection (1994-1997) of New York’s undisputed Death Metal legend! Discover the gut slashing roots of these masters of gore and brutality. A special mention goes to their demotape “Swollen heaps“, often quoted as one of NYC’s most classic and bone crushing demos in the genre, the pinnacle of an era when brutal Death Metal was still totally straight in the face and not inflated by abuse of triggering and utterly artificial productions. Groovy riffs with plenty of chug, crushing breakdowns and technical blasting severity… watch the trailer HERE
Contents:
– Demo 1994
– “Swollen heaps” Demo 1995
– songs from the “Common ground” v.a. 1997
…compiled on a top sounding double LP housed in a high glossy gatefold sleeve!

Available in two versions:

– Diehard splatter red’n’black vinyl limited to 150

– Solid black vinyl limited to 350

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EURONYMOUS / BEHEADED NASRANI  Split LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 254)

Vicious Black/Death assault from Singapore’s circles of hell! EURONYMOUS “Surrender unto evil” is the band’s only opus from 1991, a wicked masterpiece of ancient blackened wrath – BEHEADED NASRANI‘s “Demo/promo tape 1991” is another nigthmarish descent into the most putrid and malevolent realms of old school Singaporean Death Metal. Both demos have been mastered from top quality sources provided by the bands, sounding much better than any previous edition around.

Also included a bonus CD with both demos and an extra unreleased Demo/Reh. 1989 by BEHEADED NASRANI, whose front cover art and logo have been designed by the legend that is Chris Moyen. Fanzine styled booklet with scans of the original artworks, photos, articles and an extensive interview to both bands. 

If you enjoyed F.O.A.D.‘s reissue of XASTHUR‘s “Hidden lore” that came out not long ago and other South Eastern Asian demons like Abhorer, Profancer and early Impiety, with a sound that undoubtedly also draws to the most barbaric and violent Brazilian classics of Cogumelo‘s golden years, you can’t miss this infernal split! watch the trailer HERE

Available in two versions:

– Diehard swamp green vinyl limited to 100

– Solid black vinyl limited to 200

As you may have noticed, one of our peculiarities here at F.O.A.D. Records is to organize the releases’ schedule in a thematic way, ensuring that each month has its own special feature, so as to be able to range over various genres and countries in a well-reasoned way. In December we had the all Noisecore based month, January was focused on Japanese Hardcore/Thrash… what we have come up with for this month is an entirely different beast: the complete demos collection of an American Death Metal legend vs two obscure pioneering units from the old school Singaporean Black/Death inferno. 

If you think that there’s not much connection between these two, it’s no secret the fact that March was planned with 4 releases but two were removed from production (postponed to a date to be defined) out of all our expectations due to the usual fuck-up caused by a local pressing plant. And those two releases would have been be the ideal connecting link to create the perfect F.O.A.D. month. But after all these are details and small side effects of the gray times we are living in, and what we are about to offer you is still a solid lineup in typical F.O.A.D. style: SKINLESS “Gut pumping hits” gatefold 2xLP, a complete collection of the early demos and compilation tracks by these NY Death Metal heavyweights and EURONYMOUS / BEHEADED NASRANI “split” LP+CD, a nigthmarish descent into the most putrid and malevolent realms of old school Singaporean Death/Black Metal that will totally delight those of you who’ve enjoyed our previous foray through the meanders of Singapore’s ancient obscurities with XASTHUR‘s “Hidden lore” released on vinyl last year. 

So to sum things up, SKINLESS “Gut pumping hits – the demos” gatefold 2xLP and EURONYMOUS / BEHEADED NASRANI  “split” LP+CD are both available on preorder, as usual we strongly suggest you to act fast if you want to catch the diehard colored vinyl version, they certainly won’t sit in our warehouse for long!

More in detail:

SKINLESS “Gut pumping hits – the demos” gatefold 2xLP (F.O.A.D. 256)

Complete early recordings collection (1994-1997) of New York’s undisputed Death Metal legend! Discover the gut slashing roots of these masters of gore and brutality. A special mention goes to their demotape “Swollen heaps“, often quoted as one of NYC’s most classic and bone crushing demos in the genre, the pinnacle of an era when brutal Death Metal was still totally straight in the face and not inflated by abuse of triggering and utterly artificial productions. Groovy riffs with plenty of chug, crushing breakdowns and technical blasting severity… watch the trailer HERE
Contents:
– Demo 1994
– “Swollen heaps” Demo 1995
– songs from the “Common ground” v.a. 1997
…compiled on a top sounding double LP housed in a high glossy gatefold sleeve!

Available in two versions:

– Diehard splatter red’n’black vinyl limited to 150

– Solid black vinyl limited to 350

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EURONYMOUS / BEHEADED NASRANI  Split LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 254)

Vicious Black/Death assault from Singapore’s circles of hell! EURONYMOUS “Surrender unto evil” is the band’s only opus from 1991, a wicked masterpiece of ancient blackened wrath – BEHEADED NASRANI‘s “Demo/promo tape 1991” is another nigthmarish descent into the most putrid and malevolent realms of old school Singaporean Death Metal. Both demos have been mastered from top quality sources provided by the bands, sounding much better than any previous edition around.

Also included a bonus CD with both demos and an extra unreleased Demo/Reh. 1989 by BEHEADED NASRANI, whose front cover art and logo have been designed by the legend that is Chris Moyen. Fanzine styled booklet with scans of the original artworks, photos, articles and an extensive interview to both bands. 

If you enjoyed F.O.A.D.‘s reissue of XASTHUR‘s “Hidden lore” that came out not long ago and other South Eastern Asian demons like Abhorer, Profancer and early Impiety, with a sound that undoubtedly also draws to the most barbaric and violent Brazilian classics of Cogumelo‘s golden years, you can’t miss this infernal split! watch the trailer HERE

Available in two versions:

– Diehard swamp green vinyl limited to 100

– Solid black vinyl limited to 200

Finally, after a nerve-wracking wait due to a delay in production that was widely predicted but took even longer than expected, another F.O.A.D. month all centered on Japanese Hardcore/Punk/Thrash is in the books. Needless to say that we’re rushing like crazies to send all your preorders as quickly as possible, we should be able to ship everything within a week starting from now. Of these 3 releases, ZIGAI “s/t” gatefold LP got completely sold out on preorder, SEMETARY “No runaway – complete discography 1989-1992” 2xLP+CD had the diehard splatter version wiped away in few days while there’s still a few left of the black one, and for RIVERGE “Stand in fear of nothing – early years discography” 3xLP+CD we still have a few of the diehard splatter and the black one is running out fast too.

If you missed some of these from our scareystore pre-sales, please keep an eye open on our usual distributors worldwide as they’ll be getting copies soon. So to cut it short: SEMETARY “No runaway – complete discography 1989-1992” 2xLP+CD, RIVERGE “Stand in fear of nothing – early years discography” 3xLP+CD are out now, ZIGAI “s/t” LP is sold out on preorder. If things work smoothly and in the coming week we’ll manage to send all pending shipments, expect to see the announcements for our next round of sonic crimes from here shortly, because we want recover the accumulated delays tightening the times a little… wish us luck!

More in detail about each release:

SEMETARY “No runaway – Complete discography 1989-1992” 2xLP+CD (F.O.A.D. 253)

Shizuoka City Hardcore! Another rare and nearly lost gem brought back to light by your tireless F.O.A.D. archeologists. Ripping fast, anger-fueled Hardcore from a city that spawned some of the most ferocious HC warriors in Japan! Complete discography 1989-1992 including their 3 highly sought after demotapes contended at exorbitant prices by the craziest collectors. 32 songs of speed driven Thrash-core galore of the most raging type, featuring among the ranks the brother of Akiyama of Forward fame (and previously in The Rustler, Swindle Bitch, Zamza etc). For those who aren’t total insiders, maybe you’ll remember their insanely fast track on “Unknown Hardcore Drunkers Vol.2” 2×7″ (MCR Company) – all the stuff included here is of the same level of excellence and fury! Double LP in a thick gatefold jacket with OBI strip and 20 page colored booklet full of photos, flyers and scans of the original releases. Bonus CD with the same contents as the double LP, for the digital freaks! Watch the trailer HERE

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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RIVERGE “Stand in fear of nothing – Early years discography” 3xLP+CD (F.O.A.D. 245)

The most exhaustive and complete early recordings‘ collection from these Osaka Thrash veterans including all their demos, both 7”s, complete live at Tokyo’s Explosion 1988, unreleased studio rehearsal 1985 + some impossible to find rarities!! From their early Speed Metal roots to the tight and blazing fast Thrash-core assault that followed. An accurate anthology assembled under supervision of the band and with the incredible support of Rock Stakk Records that provided extremely rare sources in stunning great quality. Triple LP housed in a deluxe trifold jacket with OBI strip and bonus live CD 1986-1988. Full colored booklet with rare photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes and 7″s. A total must have recommended to both fans of Japanese Metal and 80’s Hardcore/Crossover.

Detailed contents:  “Vol. 1” Demotape (1985) / “Vol. 2” Demotape (1986) / “Till I die” 7″EP (1986) /  “Do a threat for eye” 7″EP (1987) / “To great kids” Live Demo (1988) / Studio rehearsal 1985 / “Live’rge ’88” / Early tracks re-recorded (2009-2013) / Live at Yokohama “Shell Garden” (1986) / Live at Osaka “Yanta Rockmeikan” (1988). Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter blue/yellow vinyl limited to 150 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

We had promised to start the year with a blast and here we are to reveal what it was all about, with the only flaw that we were ready to make this announcement much earlier but as it’s happening more and more often in recent times, a completely unexpected delay from the pressing plant messed up our plans a bit. Nevertheless, we are almost in the pipeline and therefore let’s get straight to the point: it’s no longer necessary to say that F.O.A.D. Records has a very strong bond with Japan and that over the years we have unearthed many underground gems from this amazing country, so once again we return to explore the boundless and mysterious meanders of an inexhaustible scene with an infinity interesting material (both past and present) yet to be discovered.

For this round of releases, we have chosen 3 bands, two of them are totally on the traditional Japancore front: we’re talking of Shizuoka’s HC psychos SEMETARY of which we’re honored to deliver a complete 32 song discography 1988-1992, then the shortly lived Kyushu Hardcore Punk revelation called ZIGAI whose period of existence takes us back to much less distant times (2016-2017), while the third is one of Osaka’s pioneering Thrash legends, RIVERGE – here with a feverishly exhaustive anthology of their early rare recordings from 1985 to 1988. To sum things up, this month’s recipe on F.O.A.D. Records consists of: SEMETARY “No runaway – Complete discography 1989-1992” 2xLP+CD, RIVERGE “Stand in fear of nothing – Early years discography” 3xLP+CD and ZIGAI “s/t” gatefold LP!!

Preorders are open now on www.scareystore.com , please keep in mind that as we mentioned the delivery date from the pressing plant has been slightly postponed, from the latest updates received there is a good chance that we’ll start shipping from the first week of February, if further delays get involved we kindly ask you to be patient and wait for our updates, after all there are labels opening preorders 5-6 months ahead then utterly postponing them, we are always trying to speed things up as much as possible staying in the range of few weeks in order to keep a constant flow of new releases reaching all you maniacs as quickly as possible. And we strongly recommend you to act fast on preorder if you want to secure these to your collection (especially the ltd. diehard version) because as you’ve seen countless times, this kind of releases are getting sold out in the blink of an eye. So, to go deeper into each of these releases – here are the point-by-point descriptions:

SEMETARY “No runaway – Complete discography 1989-1992” 2xLP+CD (F.O.A.D. 253)

Shizuoka City Hardcore! Another rare and nearly lost gem brought back to light by your tireless F.O.A.D. archeologists. Ripping fast, anger-fueled Hardcore from a city that spawned some of the most ferocious HC warriors in Japan! Complete discography 1989-1992 including their 3 highly sought after demotapes contended at exorbitant prices by the craziest collectors. 32 songs of speed driven Thrash-core galore of the most raging type, featuring among the ranks the brother of Akiyama of Forward fame (and previously in The Rustler, Swindle Bitch, Zamza etc). For those who aren’t total insiders, maybe you’ll remember their insanely fast track on “Unknown Hardcore Drunkers Vol.2” 2×7″ (MCR Company) – all the stuff included here is of the same level of excellence and fury! Double LP in a thick gatefold jacket with OBI strip and 20 page colored booklet full of photos, flyers and scans of the original releases. Bonus CD with the same contents as the double LP, for the digital freaks! Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (white splattering on red) limited to 150 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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RIVERGE “Stand in fear of nothing – Early years discography” 3xLP+CD (F.O.A.D. 245)

The most exhaustive and complete early recordings‘ collection from these Osaka Thrash veterans including all their demos, both 7”s, complete live at Tokyo’s Explosion 1988, unreleased studio rehearsal 1985 + some impossible to find rarities!! From their early Speed Metal roots to the tight and blazing fast Thrash-core assault that followed. An accurate anthology assembled under supervision of the band and with the incredible support of Rock Stakk Records that provided extremely rare sources in stunning great quality. Triple LP housed in a deluxe trifold jacket with OBI strip and bonus live CD 1986-1988. Full colored booklet with rare photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes and 7″s. A total must have recommended to both fans of Japanese Metal and 80’s Hardcore/Crossover.

Detailed contents:  “Vol. 1” Demotape (1985) / “Vol. 2” Demotape (1986) / “Till I die” 7″EP (1986) /  “Do a threat for eye” 7″EP (1987) / “To great kids” Live Demo (1988) / Studio rehearsal 1985 / “Live’rge ’88” / Early tracks re-recorded (2009-2013) / Live at Yokohama “Shell Garden” (1986) / Live at Osaka “Yanta Rockmeikan” (1988). Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter blue/yellow vinyl limited to 150 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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ZIGAI “s/t” Gatefold LP (F.O.A.D. 255)

Intense old school Japanese Hardcore attack, hailing from Oita – ZIGAI is another well-kept-secret from the legendary Kyushu Punk scene that even in recent times has kept on delivering bands of incredible quality, unique in their sound. Their style combines a solid UK82 influence with the distinctive imprint of their area’s roots, let’s say more leaning towards KURO‘s school rather than the total Noisecore approach of other well-known glories. Complete studio recordings (flexi disc and demo) + 6 live tracks, two of which are completely unreleased up to now. Gatefold LP with OBI strip and a stunning 20 page photo-booklet. In memory of the band’s iconic singer Kabuto. Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (black splattering on grey) limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Here we are with the final post closing another extremely vital and productive year for F.O.A.D. Records. Despite all the difficulties related to the pandemic, the increases in raw material costs and above all the never-before-seen congestion that has slowed down pressing plants beyond belief, in such tough times we managed to get to 36 releases out in 2021, which for us is truly an absolute record. A record that we’ll do everything we can to break even further in 2022, given the fact that we have an endless list of incredible releases that we can’t wait to reveal! All this is only thanks to all of you who have always continued to support us and appreciate our work – allowing us to keep things rolling strong and stable. To all those who have tenaciously continued to get our releases and of course to the various record stores and distros that helped us get them around: you know who you are and all our efforts and commitment are dedicated to you.

So, as previously announced – we are ending the year with a brain-splitting storm of relentless Noisecore, and the apocalyptic four consists of: SORE THROAT “Who killed Gumby?” LP, CRIPPLE BASTARDS “1991: complete demo sessions and unreleased tracks” LP, W.B.I. / TUMOR “Split” LP and ATROFIA CEREBRAL “Matanza extrema” LP.

All of them are out now, most preorders have been sent so you can hopefully receive them before Xmas. As expected, the diehard colored vinyl versions of all have been sold out on preorder, for some of them the black vinyl run is quite limited too, so we strongly suggest to act fast if you don’t want to miss them! F.O.A.D. Records and scareystore.com will continue to operate without interruption during the upcoming holidays, we’ll try our best to ship orders in real time, if some delays will occur it’ll be due to couriers and post offices.  Last one: stay tuned because our next round of announcements will be simply… UNREAL!!

More in detail about this month’s 4 x Noisecore releases:

SORE THROAT “Who killed Gumby?” LP (F.O.A.D. 250)

F.O.A.D. Records reaches its 250th release with an absolute gem of uncompromised aural butchery. SORE THROAT’s first ever recording immortalized in Rich Militia’s bedroom in 1987, now for the first time on vinyl! Quoting Rich himself: “22 tracks of cider swilling, system smashing, Evo sniffing, Tory punching, fashion hating, Nazi crushing, total horrendous noise!”. But wait, there are actually a lot more than 22 tracks: side B Includes a particularly rowdy live recording recorded in Cardiff in 1988, which is not just one bonus track as the band says – it’s the complete set, in surprisingly intense sound quality. No further introductions needed for UK’s generators of the most disturbing, sarcastic and booze-fueled Noise/Punk disgrace ever conceived on this planet! Insert with rare photos and liner notes by Rich Militia. GO FUCK A HORSE!! Watch the trailer HERE

Solid black vinyl ltd. to 350 with exclusive “From the offlicense” red sticker

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CRIPPLE BASTARDS “1991: complete demo sessions + unreleased tracks” LP (F.O.A.D. 251)

CRUSHING NOISECORE MASSACRE… 444 SONGS!! Just in time for the deadline of its 30th anniversary, here’s the official reissue of CB’s debut demo ’91 (the previous one, recorded in 1989, was only handed to friends and never distributed with a real cover), originally released on the 3-Way split tape with K.S.G. and Dissonance. This special extended version includes a lot of rare extras, most of which have never been published up to now, not even on the massive “Age of vandalism” 4xCD boxset. This is what you’ll find inside:

– Complete, uncut Demo ’91 session with lots of unreleased tracks (220!)
– Original Demo session (64 tracks)
– Unreleased split 7″ with K.S.G. (145 tracks)
– Extra unreleased session (15 tracks)

Re-edited and mastered from the band’s tapes. Booklet with photos from that time, scans of the original demo and related flyers, lyrics and extensive liner notes/trivia by Giulio The Bastard. Italy’s most extreme and annihilating Noise/Grind in over 4 decades – this LP captures their most anti-music and annihilating phase when they moved from the early teenage sloppy thrash-punk delirium to a devastating wall of tout court Noisecore inspired by 7 M.O.N., Sore Throat, AxCx, Buka and similar audio terrorists. Watch the trailer HERE

Solid black vinyl ltd. to 250

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W.B.I. / TUMOR Split LP (F.O.A.D. 228)

The dream death-match you always wanted to see but never happened before… two of the craziest and most representative bands of the early 90’s German Noise inferno team up together on the ultimate split LP! 56 SONGS of cannibalistic Noise/Grind ear-torture from the classic era 1992-1994. Unreleased sessions from both bands: W.B.I.’s side is the very last recording with Norris on drums (1994) and as they explain: “Up to now it was just dubbed to few close friends” and TUMOR’s side is a lost & found rehearsal (1992) not even included in their monolithic 4xCD discography boxset. Short and crazily fast Noisecore orgy in the sickest Teutonic tradition, quoting Tumor: “An enema with nitroglycerine“!! 12 page booklet with rare photos and an extensive Tumor history written by the band. Watch the trailer HERE

Solid black vinyl ltd. to 200

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ATROFIA CEREBRAL “Matanza extrema” LP (F.O.A.D. 252)

The debut tape (1989) by these long running Peruvian blasting noise maniacs for the first time on vinyl! Sourced from the band’s master and totally kept in its pristine original form. 100 tracks of pure unadulterated NOISECORE NIHILISM!! No riffs, no slowdowns, no fucking music – just brutal, raging NOISECORE at the rawest stage! The absolute feeling of despair, no fun and mental aberration unleashed by the sonic hecatomb of this recording frames the crude and hopeless reality in which it was made, in an extremely impactful way! Booklet with lyrics, old fanzine excerpts and rare drawings. Watch the trailer HERE

Solid black vinyl ltd. to 120