Purchases and acquisitions

[Godflesh]

Thy Catafalque: Vadak -2LP (gold)
At The Gates: The Nightmare of Being -LP (silver, Bengans exclusive)
Opeth: Blackwater Park 20th Anniversary Edition -2LP (transparent green,
Sabbatonero: L'Uomo di Ferro -2LP + 7" (green with black splatter, green sleeve)
Dordeduh: Har -2LP (gold)

Nightwish: Once -4LP +4CD box set (2021 remaster)
Nightwish: Once -2LP (light/dark grey splatter, 2021 remaster)
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus: Rajaportti -LP (blue, Record Shop X exclusive)
Sielun Veljet: Musta Laatikko -4LP box set (ltd/240)
Type O Negative: Slow, Deep and Hard -2LP (clear & green, 30th Anniversary D2C Edition)

[Godflesh]

Thy Catafalque: Sgùrr -LP
Enslaved: Caravans To The Outer Worlds -EP (grey cloud, ltd/100)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: B-Sides & Rarities (Parts I & II) -7LP box set
Type O Negative: October Rust -2LP (green/black mixed, 25th Anniversary Edition)
Lucifer: Lucifer IV -LP

Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters -2LP (yellow, alternative sleeve)
Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters -2LP (red transparent, alternative sleeve)
Ajattara: Joululevy -LP
Anneke van Giersbergen: The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest -LP (transparent green petrol)
Eivør: Segl Live In Concert (red)

I had been looking that Sgùrr vinyl in Mint condition for several years already, but in August I finally managed to find one again - and being fast enough to nab it this time. I think it has some of the fastest and angriest stuff since the earliest releases.

[hugo]

can't remember if maybe we spoke in here about how Sgùrr was a change in direction, so I skipped it at the time. I'll have to check it out to round out my Thy Catafalque collection.

[Godflesh]

It was a change in direction and lacks cohesion. That's why I skipped it rather soon and ended up without the LP. I occasionally listened to the two more or less blackened moments of the album - Jura and Sgùrr Eilde Mòr. But then I found it again like a year later and started to get some kind of grasp of the chaos and beauty instead of having an even flow. Even though the album on the surface bounces from metal to electronica, folk and to black metal, I found something built around the two 15-minute centrepieces, of which Sgùrr Eilde Mòr is one. Especially on vinyl it is an avantgarde journey, built on three sides, each of which has one heavier cut contrasting and complementing the other 1 or 2 songs (or the other way round).

I guess all Thy Catafalque records are avantgarde journeys, but this is more jarring and has sharper turns. It's different than the albums before and after, so it's hard to put my finger on how high to place it in their discography, especially with its flaws and certain simplicity, but nowadays I enjoy it a lot. In fact, it's awesome. After listening to it today a couple of times, I can say that at this moment I enjoy it more than at least Naiv, Geometria or Róka Hasa Rádió, which is saying a lot. However, on another day the situation is the other way round. As for the best - the new album, Vadak, may become the pinnacle for me. Years will show, but I'm quite confident about it.

[Aldhissla]

Ninkharsag - The dread march of solemn gods (White/ 500)
Wiegedood - There's always blood at the end of the road (Dark Green, /300)

[hugo]

how's that Wiegedood? Since moving to Century Media their vinyl got super expensive so until I find a <$35 copy I won't listen to it

[Aldhissla]

how's that Wiegedood? Since moving to Century Media their vinyl got super expensive so until I find a <$35 copy I won't listen to it

Well, previously to the release, they promised it to be "something completely different" (dunno if they used those exact pythonesk words, tho : ) and in my opinion, they held that promise.. I haven't had the chance to listen to the whole album yet, but 2/3 into it, it is a very diverse and grim record, to say the least. Definitely worth buying if you're into Wiegedood in general and not afraid to explore new shores. I'm going to kill Century Media because the sleeve of my copy has some small damage on one side, godfuckingdamnit!  

If the regular black version is enough for you, it's available directly from Century Media for €28,99, which is like $32,99.
https://www.cmdistro.de/Item/Wiegedood_-..._2LP-/3937

[hugo]

January haul:

Møl - Diorama (clear pink w/black swirl /200)
Rapture - silent stage
Rapture - songs for the withering
Echo & The Bunnymen - porcupine (white)
Emma Ruth Rundle - engine of hell (cloudy clear)
ISIS - oceanic (gold w/red splatter /300)
ISIS - panopticon (red w/red swirl /1000)
Prince & The Revolution - purple rain (purple)
Slowdive - s/t (violet marbled)
Manchester Orchestra - COPE (red marbled)
Arcturus - Starts & Oblivion (clear /400)
Touché Amoré - lament demos (band excl. neon pink w/gold&white swirl /500)
Cult Of Luna - the raging river (blue/white marbled /500 - replacement for the "blue galaxy" version that didn't come out galaxy-ie at all)
Lacrimosa - echos (NOTVD /333)
U2 - achtung baby! (2021 reissue on red/blue /10,000)
Khemmis - deceiver (grey w/black splatter /400)
mewithoutYou - [A-->B] Life (collectors ed. yellow swirl & golden swirl /750)
The Wrens - seacaucus (RSD2021 red)
Green Carnation - the acoustic verses (red black marbled /350)
Radiohead - Kid A Mnesia (SCARRY book on cream vinyl, ALSO FUCKED UP and I already requested a replacement which may or may not fix the issue and will come this month)
Napalm Death - time waits for no slave (blue black marbled "decibel edition" /300)
Type O Negative - october rust (revolver clear orange marbled /1000)
Borknagar - s/t (2021 reissue, sounds nice, I still prefer my old Displeased Records version which sounds even rawer)

[Aldhissla]

The Mist From The Mountains - Monumental - The Temple of Twilight

Cân Bardd - Devoured By The Oak (CD)
Ghost Bath - Self Loather (CD)
(in both cases, vinyl has not been released in Europe /at all yet. This ongoing crisis is really starting to piss me off)

[Godflesh]

Emma Ruth Rundle: Engine of Hell -LP (silver)
Emma Ruth Rundle: Engine of Hell -LP (clear with cloudy splatter)
Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters -LP (translucent white)
Obscura: A Valediction -2LP (red/black marbled, ltd/200)
Moonspell: Irreligious XXV -wooden box set (ltd/270)

Reverend Bizarre: Slave of Satan -12"
Reverend Bizarre: Slave of Satan -12" (red)
Reverend Bizarre: Teutonic Witch -12"
Reverend Bizarre: Teutonic Witch -12" (green)
Reverend Bizarre: Bag of Doom (Slave of Satan 12" red marbled, Teutonic Witch 12" green marbled, tote bag)