Record Store Day - Metal List

So I am a huge fan of Record Store Day, and record stores in general. If I went back and added up the amount of cash paid to buy albums, CDs, cassettes and so on over the year for my personal and radio use, I would probably be able to pay off my credit card debt. Instead I plan to add a little more to it on the third weekend in April every year. 

This year though, the metal releases and specials for 4/20 are kind of bleak, but don't be afraid to buy other stuff that would typically be on the waiting list any other time. The record industry is floundering, but the music will never die...check the full list on the RSD site! 

All That Remains  - Fall Of Ideals 12" (Razor & Tie)

Avenged Sevenfold - Carry On 12" picture disc (Warner Bros.)

Avenged Sevenfold  - Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough (Warner Bros)

THE ATLAS MOTH/WOLVHAMMER Split 7" (Init)

Between the Buried and Me - Parallax 1 & 2 Vinyl Boxset (Metal Blade)

Between The Buried And Me  - The Anatomy Of 12" (Victory Records)

Botch  - American Nervoso deluxe 2xLP (Hydra Head)

Deftones  - Live: Volume 1 - Selections from Adrenaline 12" (Warner Bros.)

Dio/Killswitch Engage - Side by Side: Holy Diver 7" opaque oxblood vinyl

(Roadrunner)

Dio - "Magica" 12" picture disc (Niji Entertainment Group)

Earth Crisis - Firestorm 12" (Victory Records)

Katatonia - Buildings 7" transparent vinyl (Peaceville)

Lamb of God - New American Gospel 12" Grey Marble Edition (Prosthetic Records)

Snapcase - Steps 12" (Victory Records)

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!