Victory Records Releases Holiday Sweaters

So Victory Records releases music, but they also have a huge backend store of merchandise for their bands that ranges from wristbands to yarmulkes, and now they are bridging metal and Christmas in a way not seen before with the addition of new sweaters to their merch store...so far the best one is The Bunny The Bear, because I think that is a bear penis showing, but can't be particularly sure of that one.

This is kind of brilliant and fun, screwing with people and metal audiences in a strange eclectic way works on many levels for me honestly. So if you want to stuff you stocking with some unique stuff, they are on $20 at their online store

RECORD STORE DAY: Sat the 16th

If you are anything like me, i am a total merch whore. I typically reserve any extra cash for shows so I can buy shirts and vinyl, and hopefully provide a tank of gas for the band to get to the next gig. Record Store Day is another day that you should go out of your way to buy your favorite bands music on a real format, not digital, visceral, tactile, in you stupid hands forever kinda thing.

This celebration of the small record shops, or more aptly called record boutiques, if we want rich hipsters to partake, has bands creating some of their best merchandise of the entire year to inspire fans to lay down cash and keep the small box stores in business.

Whether you want the new Gaga 7in, or like me sticking to metal there are a ton of offerings. on the metal front, look for BTBAM's new album The Parallax (or at least 3 songs from it) on colored vinyl, a new DIO picture disc, Deftones Covers album, Neurosis S/T on 12" and I will be hunting down the Queen vinyl, don't judge me! For the full list of releases go HERE!