DEATH OF GOD “Great Omnipotent Deceiver” LP+CD, VISIBLE MINORITY / HAGGATH Split LP+CD, GAMVETTA s/t LP+CD and SONIC TERRORISM / MORBID AGRESSION split LP: preorders start NOW!!
Welcome to one of the craziest F.O.A.D. months to date! Through the years it has always been our trademark to dig and bring back to surface very rare material, literally invisible demos and super-obscurities of the past unknown to all except to small circles of old tape trading maniacs, but this time we have really outdone ourselves, indeed – we’re running into a big challenge because we’re about to release stuff that hardly anyone in the world knows about. With the exception of DEATH OF GOD and SONIC TERRORISM (whose demos had been released and distributed back then), most of what we’re about to announce is made by bands never released even as demos of the time, or circulated in a handful of copies : in the case of MORBID AGRESSION, this recording was not even known to exist until recently the band members exhumed these incredibly sick recordings. In the case of VISIBLE MINORITY and HAGGATH, it was tapes circulated only among a small circle of friends and collectors, and sent for reviews to some contemporary fanzines. Even if they are invisible recordings and almost lost over time, we realized that the qualitative and historical value was remarkable, and here we are to bring them back to light.
To sum up, this is what you might call F.O.A.D.’s obscure necro-underground thrash month and it consists of: DEATH OF GOD “Great Omnipotent Deceiver” LP+CD, VISIBLE MINORITY / HAGGATH Split LP+CD, GAMVETTA s/t LP+CD and SONIC TERRORISM / MORBID AGRESSION split LP. 3 bands from Canada (Death Of God, Visible Minority and Haggath), 2 from Italy (Sonic Terrorism and Morbid Agression), 1 from Japan (Gamvetta). They range from the furious hardcore thrash (or rather.. “crossover”) of DEATH OF GOD and VISIBLE MINORITY, to the more old school thrash metal approach of HAGGATH, to the self labelled “black core” at times thrash at times raw metal/punk of MORBID AGRESSION, from the grind-tinged primordial death metal of GAMVETTA to the blurr/grind disaster of SONIC TERRORISM. They’re all available on preorder via scareystore.com with release date set on May 19th. These 4 titles are limited to 300 copies and the colored vinyl versions just ltd. to 100, so you know they won’t last long, if you want to grab them, don’t hesitate too much!!
Also this time we decided to offer a special discounted bundle available for those who bulk order all 4 releases in their “diehard” version, you can find it here.
And here are the detailed descriptions of each..:
DEATH OF GOD “Great Omnipotent Deceiver” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 292)
Another classic Canadian hardcore thrash demo from the incredible mid ‘80s Toronto underground scene finally getting the deserved F.O.A.D. treatment, for the first time on vinyl! LP including the “Great Omnipotent Deceiver” demo 1986 in it’s entirety + bonus CD with closely 80 minutes of unreleased demos, rehearsals and selected live recordings 1985-1986 showing the band’s progression from mid 80’s raging thrash metal to hardcore oriented crossover.. Maximum RockNRoll in 1986reviewed them as”Hard thrash with some speedcore tendencies”. Recommended if you like other TOHC titans like SUDDEN IMPACT, NEGATIVE GAIN, MICRO EDGE, DIRECT ACTION… Comes with 20 page booklet including photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and extensive liner notes. Watch the trailer HERE
Available in the following versions:
Diehard clear orange vinyl limited to 100 copies
Black vinyl limited to 200 copies
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VISIBLE MINORITY / HAGGATH “Evil transitions 1985-1987” Split LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 291)
Canada again! Two extremely obscure Canadian thrash shredders out of Toronto’s prolific mid ‘80s Metal/Hardcore scene… VISIBLE MINORITY: Manic fast thrashcore attack reminescent of crossover legends such as early D.R.I., CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, SEPTIC DEATH and other speed freaks of those years. Complete recordings 1986-87, both demos and extra sessions (rehearsals and live) most of which are totally unreleased to date and have only circulated in the most diehard tape trading circles.. HAGGATH: the band that preceeded V.M., formed in the early ‘80s. Pure metal thrashing violence carrying the flag of the iconic Toronto sound, for fans of SLAUGHTER, RAZOR, SACRIFICE and DEATH MILITIA! Their “Evil transitions” Demo 1985 and bonus sessions (live and rehearsal)… LP with bonus CD, nearly 2 HOURS of mind-blowing thrash massacre! Includes 12 page booklet with photos, flyers, fanzine excerpts and detailed biography by Derek Emerson (“Eve of Darkness – Toronto Heavy Metal 1980-1989” & “Tomorrow is too late – Hardcore Punk in Toronto 1980-1989”). Watch the trailer HERE
Available in the following versions:
Diehard transparent green vinyl limited to 100 copies
Black vinyl limited to 200 copies
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GAMVETTA “s/t” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 295)
After awakening from the crypts pioneering Japanese Death/Thrash hordes such as MESSIAH DEATH, CRUCIFIXION and early VOIDD – it’s the turn of GAMVETTA, the evil entity that preceeded TRANSGRESSOR in 1989. Savagely rough and awkward grinding death inferno… The first band of Takashi Tanaka (TRANSGRESSOR, NECROPHILE, ANATOMIA etc..) This release includes all their existing recordings: two ultra rare demo/rehearsals + bonus CD with soundboard live recordings. This stuff is so scarcerly circulated that you’ll barely find it mentioned on a footnote on Transgressor’s page on Metal Archives. GAMVETTA mention as their early influences Sodom, Kreator, Destruction and Bathory even if they quickly moved to more extreme territories, on this collection you will also hear covers of “Scum” era Napalm Death and “From the past comes the storm” by Sepultura. Includes insert with photos, scans of the original tapes and biographical notes by Takashi Tanaka. Watch the trailer HERE
Available in the following versions:
Diehard transparent green vinyl limited to 100 copies
Black vinyl limited to 200 copies
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SONIC TERRORISM / MORBID AGRESSION split LP (F.O.A.D. 305)
Complete necro-underground deathcore rottenness, one of the most abominable sonic crimes ever released on F.O.A.D.! MORBID AGRESSION (1987): barbaric and lethally chaotic thrash from this unknown horde hailing from north-eastern Italy.. Their only existing demo recently resurfaced out of nowhere, circulated among only a few local maniacs. Self labelled as “black core”, their style was combining the most furious elements from the Italian thrash wave of that time with some hardcore influences… this is one of the roughest recordings in the history of Italian metal, you are warned! SONIC TERRORISM (1989): Insane grind/noise ecatomb from this short lived brain-splattering torture squad! Their “Epileptic death” 18 song demo for the first time on vinyl. Brutal anti-musical catastrophe inspired by Sore Throat, O.L.D. and early day grindcore. Purge channel out of tune bass, a slaughtered beast on vocals and caveman drums are the formula of this extremely disturbing session. Includes 4 page insert with photos, scans of the original tapes and exclusive interviews with both bands. Watch the trailer HERE
Available in the following versions:
Diehard smokey grey vinyl limited to 100 copies
Black vinyl limited to 200 copies
