selling some records.

Email carlbyers AT gmail DOT com to claim what you want and for a total including shipping, or with any specific questions about condition, etc.

My eBay profile (for reference): prince_pamparius

12" vinyl
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Azaghal / Black Death Ritual - Neljä Vihan Visaraa / Four Hammers Of Hate split LP - $20
Black Breath - Razor To Oblivion LP (clear vinyl) - $25
Black Cobra - Bestial LP (grey splatter vinyl) - $10
Cult of Luna - Salvation 2xLP - $75Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along The Highway 2xLP (signed by the band) - $25
Dwarves - How To Win Friends and Influence People LP - $20
Isis - Mosquito Control LP (blue vinyl) - $30
Isis - The Red Sea LP (180g black reissue) - $12
Isis - Celestial 2xLP (white/yellow & white/red vinyl) - $30
Isis - Oceanic 2xLP (3rd press, 500 copies on black) - $30
Isis - Panopticon 2xLP (1st press, black vinyl w/ wrong catalog #) - $30
Isis - In The Absence Of Truth 2xLP (2nd press, black vinyl) - $20
Magrudergrind/Shitstorm split LP (green/black splatter) - $10
Merrimack - Of Entropy And Life Denial LP (red/black splatter, very slight cover damage) - $25
Nominon - Recremation LP - $20
Queens of the Stone Age - S/T reissue 2xLP (sealed w/ download card) - $20
Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn 2xLP (metallic gray vinyl) - $20
Temple of Baal - Servants of the Beast LP - $20
Uncreation's Dawn - Death's Tyranny 2xLP - $20
Vacant Coffin - Sewer Skullpture LP (gray vinyl) - $10

10" vinyl
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Baptism - Evil Mysteries 10" (came new w/ spine splits) - $25
Zarathustra - Contempt 10" (clear vinyl) - $15


7" vinyl
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Audio Kollapse / Wolfbrigade split 7" - $5

Baptism - Chalice of Death 7" - $20

Bloody Phoenix - S/T 7" - $5

Botch / Cave In - In These Black Days split 7" - $5

The Funeral Pyre / Leech split 7" (clear/black vinyl) - $5

The Superbees 7" (yellow vinyl) w/ 5 track CD - $5 (Scott Carlson of Repulsion on guitar)

State of Fear - S/T 7" - $5

Thou / Human Intruder split 7" - FREE + shipping (get this AIDS out of my record collection)

Trap Them - Seance Prime 7" (purple/black spatter vinyl) - $10

CDs

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Bird Eater - Utah - $3 (mem. of Gaza)
Force Fed Glass - Discography - $5
Malign - Divine Facing + Fireborn - $5
Opeth - Still Life - $5
Playing Enemy - Cesarean - $3
Playing Enemy - Ephemera - $1
Tsjuder - Kill For Satan - $5 (Drakkar Productions pressing)
Watain - Rabid Death's Curse (Remastered) - $5
Watain - Casus Luciferi (Remastered) - $5
Xasthur - To Violate The Oblivious - $5
Wolfe - S/T - (mem. of Glorior Belli) - $5

Cassette

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Rhinocervs 'Untitled' 1&2 compilation (pro cassette) - $6

Book

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True Norwegian Black Metal photo book by Peter Beste (1st edition) - $35

the dream is dead.

http://thedreamisdead.bandcamp.com/

The Dream Is Dead was a band that has been a longtime favorite since I first heard their 'Letter of Resignation' EP in 2002. I can't remember the first time I saw them live, but it was around the same time...either in a basement in Muncie, IN (my hometown) with Rune and Harakiri or at a now defunct Muncie bar/venue called The Speakeasy with Premontions of War. I'd known guitarist Jared Southwick previously, as he was also from Muncie, and formerly played guitar in the death metal band Legion. He was also playing in the band Hospital with some mutual friends at the time. TDID were always a no bullshit combination of hardcore punk, classic grindcore, and metal with socio/political themed lyrics that manifested like a 1,000 foot tall middle finger. Through the years I was fortunate to be able to share much with the kindred spirits who made up the band; becoming friends, sharing time on the road for the best tour I've ever been a part of, doing a split 7" together with my old band, and finally joining the band as a second guitarist for the last few years of TDID's existence. Sadly, the band ended on a tragic note as Jared passed away and the final full-length album we'd aimed to finish wouldn't be realized. We did record one last song, which would be the only material I appeared on, entitled 'Ten Long Years'. Our final show was recorded for a DVD that's in the works. Dustin now plays drums for Skeletonwitch. I've compiled almost all of the band's releases into a Bandcamp account (link above). Check it out and enjoy. Rest In Peace, Jared.

From the final TDID show.

cliff.

Feb. 10th, 1962 – Sept. 27th, 1986.

Still makes my head spin to think he was only 24 years old, yet could already boast a canon of genius music that arguably changed the face of rock music (and certainly heavy metal) forever. First three albums queued up. RIP, Cliff.

do work, son.

A man is a fool not to put everything he has, at any given moment, into what he is creating. You're there now doing the thing on paper. You're not killing the goose, you're just producing an egg. So I don't worry about inspiration, or anything like that. It's a matter of just sitting down and working. I have never had the problem of a writing block. I've heard about it. I've felt reluctant to write on some days, for whole weeks, or sometimes even longer. I'd much rather go fishing, for example, or go sharpen pencils, or go swimming, or what not. But, later, coming back and reading what I have produced, I am unable to detect the difference between what came easily and when I had to sit down and say, "Well, now it's writing time and now I'll write." There's no difference on paper between the two. – Frank Herbert

final hour live tape.

Final Hour - Live @ the Emerson Theater (1/29/2000)
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Recently unearthed in a box of Jared's cassettes was this live tape. Final Hour was the evolution of a metallic hardcore band Jared played guitar in called Plunger. I saw Final Hour's first show (at CIRCVS Fest in 1999) and they slayed, but given the dudes involved that wasn't an unreasonable expectation.

This is 4 songs straight from the soundboard. Transferred from cassette using an Apogee Duet and given a little boost in clarity thanks to the BBE D82 Sonic Maximizer.

Final Hour was:
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Adam Norris - Vocals
Jared Southwick - Guitar
Travis Hawkins - Bass
Dave Dalton - Drums

Bonus: Final Hour - Demo

demo cassettes.

Some local and other underground gems from Jared's collection. I plan on digitally transferring some of these as well as some of the rehearsal tapes from his past bands that were mixed in with these.

absconder.

This past Saturday Coffinworm played with an incredible death metal band called Absconder from Champaign, IL. I'd been listening to their demo tracks for a few weeks, but the demo did nothing to prepare for the live onslaught that they brought: Straight-forward meat & potatoes death metal in the vein of the godly Cianide. Every song was a goddamn ripper and the band thrashed harder than fuck all. The members are all great guys to boot. Bassist/vocalist Brad used to play in Morgue, who had the distinction of being part of Autopsy's only full U.S. tour back in 1993 with Vital Remains & Incantation. Brad is also in stoner rock band Tummler.

Absconder currently have a 5 song demo and logo t-shirts available. You can reach the band for information on getting either of those at this address: absconder1@hotmail.com. The demo has been uploaded here for free download with permission from the band, apparently. Check out their Facebook page for news on their upcoming split 7" with Anatomia on H.G.P.D. Productions.