Have we survived the most messy month in F.O.A.D. history?  It seems so.  As we have announced several times via FB/IG, the IMPETIGO boxset arrived from the pressing plant considerably later than announced and on top of that they did not send it to us in one shipment but in countless pallets divided over several weeks. This created delays and unprecedented chaos in the handling of our mailorder. Finally today we can announce that all retail orders have been completed and shipped, so all packages are on their way.  There is still some delay related to wholesale shipments to our distributors, so if you were planning to purchase the boxset directly from your local dealer please bear with us a little longer.

So, to summarize: we are happy to announce that, with an inevitable 2-week delay from what was announced, IMPETIGO “Ultima sezione cadaveri – Six years of sickness” BOXSET, BLOODCUM “The clothes hanger chronicles 1986-2014” Gatefold 2xLP and SGT. ROCK “My friend lost his face Demo 1987 + rehearsals” LP+CD are out now on F.O.A.D. Records!  All preorders have been sent out, very few copies of the diehard editions are left here, so act fast.  Given the amount of packages we had to fight with and the complications we had with this giant boxset, we decided to postpone the next round of releases by a month, so there will be no F.O.A.D. news for the rest of December, we’ll start full throttle again from early January 2025 with an all hardcore punk month… get ready!!

Going into more detail about this month’s 3x ear slashers:

IMPETIGO “Ultima sezione cadaveri – Six years of sickness” BOXSET (F.O.A.D. 300)

F.O.A.D. 300!! A maniacally complete and dedicated collection of Impetigo recordings, featuring the best sounding versions of their albums and EPs plus a huge amount of exclusive contents (unreleased demos, alternate takes etc) perfectly organ-ized in a luxurious box set with exclusive front cover art by Toni “Kannibalet” Hietomaa.
8 x LPs (3 double and 2 single LPs) + 4 x tapes + 5 x CDs + 100-page book!!

VINYL: 3 x double LP’s + 2 x single LP’s
① “All we need is cheez” demo LP
② “Complete singles + compilation tracks” (with bonus rough mixes and alternate versions) double LP + double CD
③ “Ultimo mondo cannibale” (final mix and alternate versions) double LP + CD
④ “Horror of the zombies” (final mix / unreleased rough mix) double LP
⑤ “Live total zombie gore holocaust” LP

CASSETTE TAPES:

• “Acid mouthwash” 1987
• “Bloodfucking sreaks” 1987
• “Yo Rubberneck, whassup” 1987
• “October 1987 rehearsal + Dismembered penis session”

EXTRA CD’s:

• Live 1988
• Live 1990-1992

100 PAGE full color book with the band’s history and detailed liner notes by Stevo plus an immense selection of photos, flyers, scans of the original releases and all their amazing horror artwork!
IMPETIGO’s unique blend of horror infused death metal and gore-grind is a milestone in extreme music, and although their existence was rather short, their importance is enormous. Their ability to write perfect songs is matched only by their dedication to horror films,
and these maniacs have taken this imagery to a whole new level. It’s time to ask your dear creepy uncle to take you to the cannibale ballet!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard CANNIBAL EDITION on a-side/b-side splatter vinyl ltd to 150 copies including 70’s style “Ultimo Mondo Cannibale” movie poster, tote bag, huge shaped sticker (band logo) and cannibal face mask!

Diehard ZOMBIE EDITION on multi-colored splatter vinyl ltd to 150 copies including 70’s style “Horror Of The Zombies” movie poster, puke bag, huge shaped sticker (band logo) and zombie face mask!

Regular black vinyl (same audio contents as the two diehard editions) ltd to 300 copies

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BLOODCUM “The clothes hanger chronicles 1986-2014” Gatefold 2xLP (F.O.A.D. 353)

Legendary LA thrashcore originally released by Wild Rags Records, featuring Tom Araya’s younger brother John Araya!! After being in the works for over 10 years, here’s the longly awaited BLOODCUM discography (34 songs) collecting the following gems:

• ultra rare Demotape 1986
• Demo 1987
• “Death by a… clothes hanger” 12″
• Wild Rags 4-Way split with Not-Us, Infamous Synphony, Outcasts
• soundboard live 1986
• unreleased recordings from their 2014 reunion

Fast, caustic thrash with a solid hardcore backbone and highly addictive riffs, sounding like the perfect crossover between early D.R.I. and SLAYER in their “Reign in blood” era, A MUST FOR ALL THRASHING MANIACS!!
Gatefold jacket including a 28-PAGE full-color booklet with never-before-seen photos flyers, fanzine articles, interview with Snakepit and much more!!! You can see photos of BLOODCUM practicing in SLAYER’s rehearsal room..

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard red mixed with grey swirl vinyl limited to 150 copies

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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SGT. ROCK “My friend lost his face Demo 1987 + rehearsals” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 244)

THE ROOTS OF IMPETIGO!! Stevo’s first band before going on to form SLOW DEATH and shortly after the immortal gore-cult of IMPETIGO. Raw, punk-infused Illinoise thrashcore stringly influenced by 80’s hardcore and S.O.D. (military themed songs, a sergent zombie that reminds of Billy Milano’s iconic Sergent “D”..), including some embryonic versions of songs that would become absolute Impetigo classics, like “My lay” and the leading riffs of “The revenge of the scabby man” and “Harbinger of death”. Complete discography consisting of the rare demotape “My friend lost his face” (1987), rehearsals 1987, plus a bonus CD with 3 full live shows from 1987 sounding really killer, straight from Stevo’s illimited audio archives. 75 SONGS OF SLOPPY THRASHING DELIRIUM!! Comes with a booklet featuring liner notes, scans of the demotape, photos and flyers.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard smokey clear green vinyl limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

We’re so thrilled to announce this month, it’s something completely jaw breaking! We have just settled into our fantastic new warehouse, it’s been a very hard working time and as you have seen we skipped a month of releases in order to move in… to compensate we held 20% off discounts for 30 days (!), and we want to thank very much those who supported us by ordering and taking advantage of this offer. Now that we have a new home, we are ready to start off with a blast, with something that has never been seen before in the history of extreme metal. We can finally unveil F.O.A.D. 300… Once again we celebrate one of our “big” catalog numbers with a truly outstanding release, another dream coming true. Even though we have already reached F.O.A.D. 355, we had left number 300 free for something really out of this world. IMPETIGO “Ultima sezione cadaveri – Six years of sickness” BOXSET!! A monsterwork of titanic proportions, the densest of music and visual content we have ever produced.. consisting of 8 x LPs (3 double and 2 single LPs) + 4 x tapes + 5 x CDs + 100-page book. In conjunction with this gore colossal, it was mandatory to have another closely related release, SGT. ROCK, Stevo’s band before forming IMPETIGO. And to close things out perfectly, again to stay in the Wild Rags family, we also have John Araya’s BLOODCUM ready with their complete discography 1987-2014 spread over a devastating double LP, the result of more than 10 years of work and persistence.

So, to sum up, this month on F.O.A.D. Records consists of: IMPETIGO “Ultima sezione cadaveri – Six years of sickness” BOXSET, BLOODCUM “The clothes hanger chronicles 1986-2014” Gatefold 2xLP and SGT. ROCK “My friend lost his face Demo 1987 + rehearsals” LP+CD! Pre-orders are available now via www.scareystore.com
Due to the huge amount of orders that there will be this month for IMPETIGO and the fact that the pressing plant will be shipping the boxset stock to us in stages over the next few weeks, we kindly ask you to be patient and tolerate any delays, as always we will do our best to ship as quickly as possible (estimated release date: Nov. 25, 2024). Needless to say, the two diehard editions of the boxset (cannibal version and zombie version) will sell out in no time, so act fast and get them instead of looking for them months later on Discogs at exorbitant prices. Last note: this weekend we will be with a massive F.O.A.D. booth at the Record Planet fair in Den Bosch in the Netherlands… if you are in the area drop by and see us at stall #128, you’ll find a mountain of sonic extremism and genetic aberrations made into thrash. STAY SICK!!

And now here’s detailed descriptions of this month’s gore-soaked crimes:

IMPETIGO “Ultima sezione cadaveri – Six years of sickness” BOXSET (F.O.A.D. 300)

F.O.A.D. 300!! A maniacally complete and dedicated collection of Impetigo recordings, featuring the best sounding versions of their albums and EPs plus a huge amount of exclusive contents (unreleased demos, alternate takes etc) perfectly organ-ized in a luxurious box set with exclusive front cover art by Toni “Kannibalet” Hietomaa.
8 x LPs (3 double and 2 single LPs) + 4 x tapes + 5 x CDs + 100-page book!!

VINYL: 3 x double LP’s + 2 x single LP’s
① “All we need is cheez” demo LP
② “Complete singles + compilation tracks” (with bonus rough mixes and alternate versions) double LP + double CD
③ “Ultimo mondo cannibale” (final mix and alternate versions) double LP + CD
④ “Horror of the zombies” (final mix / unreleased rough mix) double LP
⑤ “Live total zombie gore holocaust” LP

CASSETTE TAPES:

• “Acid mouthwash” 1987
• “Bloodfucking sreaks” 1987
• “Yo Rubberneck, whassup” 1987
• “October 1987 rehearsal + Dismembered penis session”

EXTRA CD’s:

• Live 1988
• Live 1990-1992

100 PAGE full color book with the band’s history and detailed liner notes by Stevo plus an immense selection of photos, flyers, scans of the original releases and all their amazing horror artwork!
IMPETIGO’s unique blend of horror infused death metal and gore-grind is a milestone in extreme music, and although their existence was rather short, their importance is enormous. Their ability to write perfect songs is matched only by their dedication to horror films,
and these maniacs have taken this imagery to a whole new level. It’s time to ask your dear creepy uncle to take you to the cannibale ballet!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard CANNIBAL EDITION on a-side/b-side splatter vinyl ltd to 150 copies including 70’s style “Ultimo Mondo Cannibale” movie poster, tote bag, huge shaped sticker (band logo) and cannibal face mask!

Diehard ZOMBIE EDITION on multi-colored splatter vinyl ltd to 150 copies including 70’s style “Horror Of The Zombies” movie poster, puke bag, huge shaped sticker (band logo) and zombie face mask!

Regular black vinyl (same audio contents as the two diehard editions) ltd to 300 copies

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BLOODCUM “The clothes hanger chronicles 1986-2014” Gatefold 2xLP (F.O.A.D. 353)

Legendary LA thrashcore originally released by Wild Rags Records, featuring Tom Araya’s younger brother John Araya!! After being in the works for over 10 years, here’s the longly awaited BLOODCUM discography (34 songs) collecting the following gems:

• ultra rare Demotape 1986
• Demo 1987
• “Death by a… clothes hanger” 12″
• Wild Rags 4-Way split with Not-Us, Infamous Synphony, Outcasts
• soundboard live 1986
• unreleased recordings from their 2014 reunion

Fast, caustic thrash with a solid hardcore backbone and highly addictive riffs, sounding like the perfect crossover between early D.R.I. and SLAYER in their “Reign in blood” era, A MUST FOR ALL THRASHING MANIACS!!
Gatefold jacket including a 28-PAGE full-color booklet with never-before-seen photos flyers, fanzine articles, interview with Snakepit and much more!!! You can see photos of BLOODCUM practicing in SLAYER’s rehearsal room..

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard red mixed with grey swirl vinyl limited to 150 copies

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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SGT. ROCK “My friend lost his face Demo 1987 + rehearsals” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 244)

THE ROOTS OF IMPETIGO!! Stevo’s first band before going on to form SLOW DEATH and shortly after the immortal gore-cult of IMPETIGO. Raw, punk-infused Illinoise thrashcore stringly influenced by 80’s hardcore and S.O.D. (military themed songs, a sergent zombie that reminds of Billy Milano’s iconic Sergent “D”..), including some embryonic versions of songs that would become absolute Impetigo classics, like “My lay” and the leading riffs of “The revenge of the scabby man” and “Harbinger of death”. Complete discography consisting of the rare demotape “My friend lost his face” (1987), rehearsals 1987, plus a bonus CD with 3 full live shows from 1987 sounding really killer, straight from Stevo’s illimited audio archives. 75 SONGS OF SLOPPY THRASHING DELIRIUM!! Comes with a booklet featuring liner notes, scans of the demotape, photos and flyers.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard smokey clear green vinyl limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Here we are in one of the most complex and messy times ever in the history of our label… we are moving to a much larger warehouse, which will be the permanent home of F.O.A.D. and in all of this we are continuing to carry on the mailorder and our monthly releases. So for this time there will be no long introductions, we’re here to tell you that the 5x September releases namely VIETNAM “Bad symptom – Discography Pt.1” LP+CD and “Full of mistake world – Discography Pt.2” LP+CD, POISON “Sons of evil” LP, “Bestial death” LP and “Awakening of the dead” LP are all out NOW!!!

We have shipped all your pre-orders and are finishing sending out the last wholesale ones as well. The diehard editions of VIETNAM’s two anthology collection LP’s are sold out (black vinyl still available), we have a few left of POISON, hurry because they won’t last long! From now for a period of 2-3 weeks we won’t have any releases, but watch out because there’ll be some special offers and substantial discounts on our whole mailorder catalog due to the move and warehouse cleaning. Immediately after that we’ll start with trailers for the next round of sonic monstrosities that promises to be one of the sickest in the entire F.O.A.D. history with an apocalyptic-sized boxset accompanied by other releases that will make you dive back to the golden years of… Wild Rags! Stay tuned because the upcoming releases are truly brain-melting!

More in detail about each release:

VIETNAM “Bad symptom – Discography Pt.1” LP+CD (F.O.A.D 331)

Part 1 of 2: complete discography of this rare gem of late 80’s Japanese hardcore thrash spread over two head-ripping LP’s (with extra CD inside) made with the utmost attention to detail and quality!! Incendiary thrash crossover from Osaka, combining the best elements of old school Japanese hardcore with a solid metallic base. This first chapter includes their Demo 1 (1986) and Demo 2 (1987), plus two giveaway promotional tapes and a bonus CD with a great sounding soundboard live recorded at Egg Plant, Osaka in 1988. Mastered from the band’s archival sources. Recommended to fans of G.I.S.M., Crow, Zouo, Sacrifice (Jpn), Zadkiel.Includes Japanese OBI strip and 4 page insert with rare photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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VIETNAM “Full of mistake world – Discography Pt.2” LP+CD (F.O.A.D 332)

Part 2 of 2: complete discography of this rare gem of late 80’s Japanese hardcore thrash spread over two head-ripping LP’s (with extra CD inside) made with the utmost attention to detail and quality!! Incendiary thrash crossover from Osaka, combining the best elements of old school Japanese hardcore with a solid metallic base. Second chapter including their third demotape “Full of mistake world” (1988), songs from “Far East Thrash Army – Thrash Live In Savagery” compilation (1989) and bonus CD with a killer soundboard live 1989.4.29.Another incredible Japanese thrash obscurity brought back to light by F.O.A.D., enhancing the great scene of a city (Osaka) with a huge underground metal-punk scene to be discovered… Mastered from the band’s archival sources. Recommended to fans of G.I.S.M., Crow, Zouo, Sacrifice (Jpn), Zadkiel.Includes Japanese OBI strip and 4 page insert with rare photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes. 

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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POISON “Sons of evil” LP (F.O.A.D. 082) 2nd pressing

Pure infernal armageddon, not for the weak!! One of the most deviated, disgusting and anti-musical death metal aberrations ever conceived. BACK ON VINYL IN ITS MOST COMPLETE VERSION exactly as the cassette version that was circulating in the 80s! Originally released in 1984, “Sons of evil” is the first demo recording from the malevolent and sinister German entity known as Poison. This sounds so raw and extreme that even the band members took their time to decide whether to license a vinyl reissue or not, and the graal got unlocked only when after years of research through the most insane puritan collectors, we tracked a source whose quality was even “better” than the masters owned by the band and got it properly restored and mastered by our wizard H.O.D. at Toxic Basement studio. So one thing is sure: this LP is the matchless, best sounding version of “Sons of evil” you can dream about.  Now quoting what has been said already about this gem: as primitive and barbaric as a Stone Age gang-rape, this tape is possessed by total darkness and evil. Musically, this runs the gamut from morbidly mid-paced to intense and somewhat insane. It bears no real similarities to any of their German counterparts, such as Sodom, Destruction or Kreator. The slower parts sound very reminiscent of Hellhammer, with one very important exception: this is darker and more evil than Mr. Warrior and his cohorts ever could have hoped to be. The vocals of Virgin Slaughter are exactly what Tom should have been doing on releases such as “Satanic Rites”. Possessed and maniacal, at times, his demonic voice actually accentuates the dark mood of the music, rather than detracting from it. As for the rest of the songwriting, this is like a war on the senses. Primitive and violent in nature, the riffs saw through you while the drums pound your skull into oblivion. It is almost difficult to believe something so bestial and grotesque existed back in 1984. The sound is on the same level as the “Death By Metal” demo, from Mantas, and makes the old Venom and Bathory records seem like they were done in high-dollar facilities. “Sons of Evil” is a monstrous offering from a band that had truly tapped into something dark and aggressive.  Includes poster and an old school fanzine style booklet with rare photos, flyers and excerpts from zines/mags of that era. 

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard edition on swirl milky clear mixed with black vinyl, limited to 100 copies

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POISON “Bestial death” LP (F.O.A.D. 095) 2nd pressing

New mastering made from a band’s lost and found source exhumed years after F.O.A.D.’s 2016 reissue and sounding better than ever! Raw, extreme and BESTIAL blackened Death Metal at its most savage form. Recorded in fall 1985 and following their classic debut Demotape “Sons of evil”, this second chapter offers another journey into the realms of sonic perversion and mental obscurity. This LP offers another chapter in POISON’s uncompromised evil, keeping the original sound the most faithful and pristine as possible with that claustrophobic feeling of cavernous horror that no other band has been able to recreate at so crude dimensions. Alternating moments of ultra-fast (for the time) proto blasting mayhem with slowed down breaks of suffocating doom, “Bestial death” recalls the sickest elements of Hellhammer’s demos and of course the school of Venom, or to keep it closer to Teutonic savagery, Sodom on their “Witching Metal” demotape.  Deluxe sleeve with restored original artwork, poster and a 16 page fanzine styled booklet including old interviews, reviews, flyers and rare photos. Licensed and approved by the band!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard edition on swirl dark yellow mixed with black vinyl, limited to 100 copies

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POISON “Awakening of the dead” LP (F.O.A.D. 096) 2nd pressing

3rd installement in FOAD’s deadly mission of bringing back to light POISON’s official demotapes in the most complete and pristine shape.  After their terrifying first two abominations (“Sons of evil” – 1985 and “Bestial death” -1985) and a live tape, 1986 sees these pioneering German maniacs deliver another nightmarish assault of dark, creepy death metal.  It’s the turn of “Awakening of the dead” that even showing some kind of progress in their brutal primitivity and a 4-track production, still delivers the insane rawness and hallucinating morbidity they were feared for. On a promo sheet of the time they were describing it as follows: “POISON play a very extreme mixture of ultra-fast + ripping death metal and more classical, Black Sabbath-inspired doom stuff, without trying to follow and special trend or ripping off any famous band”.  It’s all there, think of a death chamber unleashing the most stabbing screams of terror in a chtlulhu-ish pace alternating blasts of uncontrolled fury with Hellhammer tinged breakdowns.  Once again mastered at Toxic Basement Studio from the best sounding source in existence still keeping the impact and genuinity of the original sound as it was on tape.  Deluxe sleeve with restored original artwork, poster and a 16 page fanzine styled booklet including old interviews, reviews, flyers and rare photos. Licensed and approved by the band!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard edition on swirl dark red mixed with black vinyl, limited to 100 copies

The end of summer corresponds to the beginning of a very hectic and turbulent time here, because we’ll soon be moving all of F.O.A.D. into one huge warehouse that will unite both our catalog releases and all of the scareystore mailorder stock. It will be a massive and very complex move but we will finally have everything in one final place, well organized with offices, and all our material at our fingertips without the support of outside logistics anymore, after years and years of moving. Looking forward to this phase – on which we will keep you well updated, here we are with a new row of 5x releases, to keep our thrash-fire burning as always.  A somewhat unusual combination, but due to a series of conjunctions, we decided to put together the discography of Osaka’s legendary VIETNAM (consisting of a series of extremely rare, invisible, impossible-to-find tapes) with – given the high demand – the LP reissues of the 3x POISON demotapes, already released on F.O.A.D. in 2016 and quickly sold out… here reissued in slightly different versions with the peculiarity that “Bestial death” is a new mastering derived from a source exhumed by the band that sounds better than the one that was used on the previous versions.

So the clash of titans for September consists of a hidden gem of Japanese hardcore/thrash 1986-1989 era and the complete reissue of the cavernous horror demos of Germany’s POISON, among the true founding fathers and precursors of Teutonic black/death metal: VIETNAM “Bad symptom – Discography Pt.1″ LP+CD and”Full of mistake world – Discography Pt.2” LP+CD, POISON “Sons of evil” LP, “Bestial death” LP and “Awakening of the dead” LP… preorders start NOW at www.scareystore.com !! As usual we have made available limited discounted bundles for those who want to grab the 3 x POISON in bulk or for those who want to buy all 5 diehard editions together. They will be short-lasting, so hurry!  And as our usual recommendation: try to be patient, your orders will be processed and shipped as fast as possible and we will update you with tracking, don’t overload us with anxious or confusing requests such as address changes, additions and substitutions, changes of all sorts and so on… consider that we are dealing with 5 releases in conjunction with a huge move, so we will do our best.  If all goes well and runs smoothly, by next month (or by November) you can expect an unprecedented colossal, the long awaited F.O.A.D. 300 boxset, the most enormous and articulated in the label’s history. Fingers crossed!!!

More in detail about each release:

VIETNAM “Bad symptom – Discography Pt.1” LP+CD (F.O.A.D 331)

Part 1 of 2: complete discography of this rare gem of late 80’s Japanese hardcore thrash spread over two head-ripping LP’s (with extra CD inside) made with the utmost attention to detail and quality!! Incendiary thrash crossover from Osaka, combining the best elements of old school Japanese hardcore with a solid metallic base. This first chapter includes their Demo 1 (1986) and Demo 2 (1987), plus two giveaway promotional tapes and a bonus CD with a great sounding soundboard live recorded at Egg Plant, Osaka in 1988. Mastered from the band’s archival sources. Recommended to fans of G.I.S.M., Crow, Zouo, Sacrifice (Jpn), Zadkiel.Includes Japanese OBI strip and 4 page insert with rare photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard edition on marbled orange vinyl limited to 150 copies

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VIETNAM “Full of mistake world – Discography Pt.2” LP+CD (F.O.A.D 332)

Part 2 of 2: complete discography of this rare gem of late 80’s Japanese hardcore thrash spread over two head-ripping LP’s (with extra CD inside) made with the utmost attention to detail and quality!! Incendiary thrash crossover from Osaka, combining the best elements of old school Japanese hardcore with a solid metallic base. Second chapter including their third demotape “Full of mistake world” (1988), songs from “Far East Thrash Army – Thrash Live In Savagery” compilation (1989) and bonus CD with a killer soundboard live 1989.4.29.Another incredible Japanese thrash obscurity brought back to light by F.O.A.D., enhancing the great scene of a city (Osaka) with a huge underground metal-punk scene to be discovered… Mastered from the band’s archival sources. Recommended to fans of G.I.S.M., Crow, Zouo, Sacrifice (Jpn), Zadkiel.Includes Japanese OBI strip and 4 page insert with rare photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes. 

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard edition on marbled light blue vinyl limited to 150 copies

–

POISON “Sons of evil” LP (F.O.A.D. 082) 2nd pressing

Pure infernal armageddon, not for the weak!! One of the most deviated, disgusting and anti-musical death metal aberrations ever conceived. BACK ON VINYL IN ITS MOST COMPLETE VERSION exactly as the cassette version that was circulating in the 80s! Originally released in 1984, “Sons of evil” is the first demo recording from the malevolent and sinister German entity known as Poison. This sounds so raw and extreme that even the band members took their time to decide whether to license a vinyl reissue or not, and the graal got unlocked only when after years of research through the most insane puritan collectors, we tracked a source whose quality was even “better” than the masters owned by the band and got it properly restored and mastered by our wizard H.O.D. at Toxic Basement studio. So one thing is sure: this LP is the matchless, best sounding version of “Sons of evil” you can dream about.  Now quoting what has been said already about this gem: as primitive and barbaric as a Stone Age gang-rape, this tape is possessed by total darkness and evil. Musically, this runs the gamut from morbidly mid-paced to intense and somewhat insane. It bears no real similarities to any of their German counterparts, such as Sodom, Destruction or Kreator. The slower parts sound very reminiscent of Hellhammer, with one very important exception: this is darker and more evil than Mr. Warrior and his cohorts ever could have hoped to be. The vocals of Virgin Slaughter are exactly what Tom should have been doing on releases such as “Satanic Rites”. Possessed and maniacal, at times, his demonic voice actually accentuates the dark mood of the music, rather than detracting from it. As for the rest of the songwriting, this is like a war on the senses. Primitive and violent in nature, the riffs saw through you while the drums pound your skull into oblivion. It is almost difficult to believe something so bestial and grotesque existed back in 1984. The sound is on the same level as the “Death By Metal” demo, from Mantas, and makes the old Venom and Bathory records seem like they were done in high-dollar facilities. “Sons of Evil” is a monstrous offering from a band that had truly tapped into something dark and aggressive.  Includes poster and an old school fanzine style booklet with rare photos, flyers and excerpts from zines/mags of that era. 

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard edition on swirl milky clear mixed with black vinyl, limited to 100 copies

–

POISON “Bestial death” LP (F.O.A.D. 095) 2nd pressing

New mastering made from a band’s lost and found source exhumed years after F.O.A.D.’s 2016 reissue and sounding better than ever! Raw, extreme and BESTIAL blackened Death Metal at its most savage form. Recorded in fall 1985 and following their classic debut Demotape “Sons of evil”, this second chapter offers another journey into the realms of sonic perversion and mental obscurity. This LP offers another chapter in POISON’s uncompromised evil, keeping the original sound the most faithful and pristine as possible with that claustrophobic feeling of cavernous horror that no other band has been able to recreate at so crude dimensions. Alternating moments of ultra-fast (for the time) proto blasting mayhem with slowed down breaks of suffocating doom, “Bestial death” recalls the sickest elements of Hellhammer’s demos and of course the school of Venom, or to keep it closer to Teutonic savagery, Sodom on their “Witching Metal” demotape.  Deluxe sleeve with restored original artwork, poster and a 16 page fanzine styled booklet including old interviews, reviews, flyers and rare photos. Licensed and approved by the band!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard edition on swirl dark yellow mixed with black vinyl, limited to 100 copies

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POISON “Awakening of the dead” LP (F.O.A.D. 096) 2nd pressing

3rd installement in FOAD’s deadly mission of bringing back to light POISON’s official demotapes in the most complete and pristine shape.  After their terrifying first two abominations (“Sons of evil” – 1985 and “Bestial death” -1985) and a live tape, 1986 sees these pioneering German maniacs deliver another nightmarish assault of dark, creepy death metal.  It’s the turn of “Awakening of the dead” that even showing some kind of progress in their brutal primitivity and a 4-track production, still delivers the insane rawness and hallucinating morbidity they were feared for. On a promo sheet of the time they were describing it as follows: “POISON play a very extreme mixture of ultra-fast + ripping death metal and more classical, Black Sabbath-inspired doom stuff, without trying to follow and special trend or ripping off any famous band”.  It’s all there, think of a death chamber unleashing the most stabbing screams of terror in a chtlulhu-ish pace alternating blasts of uncontrolled fury with Hellhammer tinged breakdowns.  Once again mastered at Toxic Basement Studio from the best sounding source in existence still keeping the impact and genuinity of the original sound as it was on tape.  Deluxe sleeve with restored original artwork, poster and a 16 page fanzine styled booklet including old interviews, reviews, flyers and rare photos. Licensed and approved by the band!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard edition on swirl dark red mixed with black vinyl, limited to 100 copies

We’re just back from Party San Open Air in Germany, one of those summer festivals that we always attend with our huge booth, and as expected it was a blast!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by and picked up F.O.A.D. releases or other records and merch. And as we announced, here we are at the release date of our 4 x August aural atrocities all based on the most sickening grind/noise nihilism: I.R.F. “Discography & unreleased songs 1995-97” LP+CD, FINAL EXIT “Born in hell” LP, SEVEN MINUTES OF NAUSEA “Cancel the rose” LP+CD and REGURGITATION “Bathroom rules! Complete recordings 1986-87” gatefold LP.. they’re all out now on F.O.A.D. Records.

Most pre-orders have been shipped and tracking numbers fwded to each of you, the last batch of packages will be sent within the current week.  We’re still working on mailing the last wholesale orders but you know that soon these 4 titles will also be available from your locals dealers of choice, you know who they are… The next few months will be special, we’ll have 5 releases in September and some big surprises and major upgrades for our label will follow after that, keep and eye on our website and IG/FB profiles because we’ll definitely make your jaws drop!

More in detail about each release:

FINAL EXIT “Born in hell” LP  (F.O.A.D. 355)

Brand new album by Tokyo’s most acclaimed noisecore duo celebrating their 30th anniversary, premiered at the Obscene Extreme festival where these Japanese maniacs delivered a mind-blowing performance..  Once again F.E. create an unmistakable approach to noisecore that melds comically brutal grind blasts with an earnest and humble love for rock’n’roll to surf, weird pop ..and for the first time even some unpredictable galoppades of old school thrash metal! 40 TRACKS OF SCHIZOPHRENIC BLURR-NOISE DELIRIUM, some of their most deranged and memorable stuff to date. LP with OBI strip and insert.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard aside/bside blue vs yelllow vinyl limited to 150 copies

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I.R.F. “Discography & unreleased songs 1995-1997” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 328)

Pulverizing old school grindcore from Japan, delivered in the most pristine and radical form, for fans of early Napalm Death, E.N.T., Insect Warfare and Warsore! Complete discography comprehensive of all their split 7″s, demos, compilation tracks and 24 unreleased songs!!
Pure grindcore in the way it was intended.. no slowdowns, no technicalities, totally raw, brutal and annihilating – burying you alive under a bombardment of blast beats that kills from start to finish… 50 SONGS!! Bonus CD with rehearsals, live and rarities. Included with 12 page colored booklet woth scans of the original releases, photos, flyers and liner notes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Marbled blue vinyl limited to 150 copies

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SEVEN MINUTES OF NAUSEA “Cancel the rose” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 326)

Third chapter in FOAD’s annihilating mission to re-issue all the early 7MON material enriched by an incredible amount of rare and unreleased recordings. This LP includes two classic Ep’s from the legendary years when TNT&Records from Germany and Psycomania Rec. from Scotland were putting out on 7″ some of the most classic Noisecore ever landed on this planet.. “Cancelled” EP (1991) and “Noise of the rose” EP (1991): complete rough tape sessions with a lot of never heard before outtakes added, freshly ripped from Mick’s masters. While “Cancelled” is still part of the period when the band was a duo based in Australia, “Noise of the Rose” is the first work from when Mick moved to Germany and reformed the band with a local lineup, which included Matthias of End of Silence/Ecocentric Records, among others.  Straight from the LP liner-notes: “the story behind this LP begun when Matthias Weigand delivered us a huge box of 7MON reels to transfer in the studio, to check exactly what was included in each one of them. We found out that most of them were the masters of the early Eps released by TNT &Records and then Ecocentric Records. When we started to discuss about a possible series of 7MON releases on LP to re-build the band’s discography from the early times, Mick came out with the fact that he had recently unearthed the complete sessions of each EP, that were much longer than how they were originally released on 7”.. (continues on the LP). 
Bonus CD including:
1) Cancelled (original version from DAT master)
2) Noise of the rose (original version from DAT master)
3) Cancelled unedited (uncut rough mix tape)
4) Noise of the rose unedited (uncut rough mix tape)
5) Noise of the rose (alternate mix)

THOUSANDS OF TRACKS!
Started in 1985 in Australia by Scut and Mick Hollows and mutated through different incarnations revolving around Mick’s figure, 7MON still smashes eardrums nowadays. These two legendary EPs shaped an entire genre, and countless bands have sprung from the anti-musical extremism conceived by these two maniacs. If there is a noise heaven, 7MON certainly deserve a place at the top of it!  LP with special PVC sticker and 24 page booklet with lyrics and scans of the original 7″EPs

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard swirl red-black vinyl limited to 100 copies

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REGURGITATION “Bathrooms rule! Complete recordings 1986/1987″” gatefold LP (F.O.A.D. 098)

New Jersey’s REGURGITATION were the first musical incarnation of James Plotkin (later in O.L.D., Khanate, etc.) and a true cult in the late 80s tape-trader scene. Those familiar with O.L.D.’s debut album, “Old Lady Drivers,” released on Earache in 1988, will probably remember that the cover had a sticker that read “Insane Mega-Speed Thrash with crazy vocals. Highly original hardcore from the former members of REGURGITATION.”  Well, this is that band and here you have their complete discography transferred from the original reels and mastered by the genius of James Plotkin himself.   13 songs of superfast Death/Thrashcore (or simply early Grind) with those distinctive and caustic vocals that later became a trademark of O.L.D. Forget the poor quality bootlegs you may have seen around, this collection is without a doubt the most comprehensive and best sounding offering. It compiles the two demos “Organic backwash” (1986) and “Bathrooms rule” (1987) + “Pesticide” from “Speed Metal Hell Vol. 3” and some great soundboard live recordings. The LP is housed in a thick gatefold sleeve that includes extensive liner notes by J. Plotkin and Jon “Metalion” and includes a fanzine-style booklet with photos, original cassette artwork, rare flyers and zine excerpts.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard puke green swirl vinyl limited to 150 copies

As always, the summer season is one of the most hectic for our entire team, busy on multiple fronts between various festivals and related travels, as well as the usual warehouse work related to mailorder. In spite of everything we are also keen to keep our production chain going as we have an endless multitude of projects and releases in the pipeline. So also for August we have prepared you an incendiary month, totally focused on the most annihilating sonic extremism, with a parade of complete grind/noise decimation. From Japan two releases awaited by many, the complete discography of cult old school grinders I.R.F. (Infinite Radical Freaks), which puts together all their splits, demos and compilation tracks + 24 unreleased tracks, and the brand new album by noise heroes FINAL EXIT, celebrating their 30th anniversary. Going further back in our time machine, we have the third installment of our 7 MINUTES OF NAUSEA reissue series, this time focusing on “Cancelled” 7” + “Noise of the Rose” 7”. And at last but not least, by popular demand, we thought we would make available a new pressing of the REGURGITATION discography (pre-O.L.D.) originally released on F.O.A.D. in 2016. So to summarize, the 4 threats to your auditory health for this month are: I.R.F. “Discography & unreleased songs 1995-1997” LP+CD, FINAL EXIT “Born in hell” LP, SEVEN MINUTES OF NAUSEA “Cancel the rose” LP+CD and REGURGITATION “Bathroom rules! Complete recordings 1986-1987” gatefold LP.

Pre-orders are available now through www.scareystore.com and the out now date has been set for August 19.  As we have anticipated we are very busy on the summer festival front, we’ll do our best to answer promptly to your requests and process shipments as quickly as possible, but given the constant travels and the amount of commitments we have to deal with, we ask for your patience and remind you of our usual recommendations that we repeat in every post: try to limit as much as possible requests such as address changes, last-minute additions or substitutions, anxiety about having tracking numbers, etc.. we’ll do our best to get your order to you as quickly as possible. Also remember that diehard versions usually go very fast, so don’t sleep on it because they may run out in a short time. As usual we have made available a ltd. discounted bundle with the 4 colored/splatter versions for those who want to buy them in bulk. It won’t last long, so you know what to do!

More in detail about each release:

FINAL EXIT “Born in hell” LP  (F.O.A.D. 355)

Brand new album by Tokyo’s most acclaimed noisecore duo celebrating their 30th anniversary, premiered at the Obscene Extreme festival where these Japanese maniacs delivered a mind-blowing performance..  Once again F.E. create an unmistakable approach to noisecore that melds comically brutal grind blasts with an earnest and humble love for rock’n’roll to surf, weird pop ..and for the first time even some unpredictable galoppades of old school thrash metal! 40 TRACKS OF SCHIZOPHRENIC BLURR-NOISE DELIRIUM, some of their most deranged and memorable stuff to date. LP with OBI strip and insert.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard aside/bside blue vs yelllow vinyl limited to 150 copies

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I.R.F. “Discography & unreleased songs 1995-1997” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 328)

Pulverizing old school grindcore from Japan, delivered in the most pristine and radical form, for fans of early Napalm Death, E.N.T., Insect Warfare and Warsore! Complete discography comprehensive of all their split 7″s, demos, compilation tracks and 24 unreleased songs!!
Pure grindcore in the way it was intended.. no slowdowns, no technicalities, totally raw, brutal and annihilating – burying you alive under a bombardment of blast beats that kills from start to finish… 50 SONGS!! Bonus CD with rehearsals, live and rarities. Included with 12 page colored booklet woth scans of the original releases, photos, flyers and liner notes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Marbled blue vinyl limited to 150 copies

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SEVEN MINUTES OF NAUSEA “Cancel the rose” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 326)

Third chapter in FOAD’s annihilating mission to re-issue all the early 7MON material enriched by an incredible amount of rare and unreleased recordings. This LP includes two classic Ep’s from the legendary years when TNT&Records from Germany and Psycomania Rec. from Scotland were putting out on 7″ some of the most classic Noisecore ever landed on this planet.. “Cancelled” EP (1991) and “Noise of the rose” EP (1991): complete rough tape sessions with a lot of never heard before outtakes added, freshly ripped from Mick’s masters. While “Cancelled” is still part of the period when the band was a duo based in Australia, “Noise of the Rose” is the first work from when Mick moved to Germany and reformed the band with a local lineup, which included Matthias of End of Silence/Ecocentric Records, among others.  Straight from the LP liner-notes: “the story behind this LP begun when Matthias Weigand delivered us a huge box of 7MON reels to transfer in the studio, to check exactly what was included in each one of them. We found out that most of them were the masters of the early Eps released by TNT &Records and then Ecocentric Records. When we started to discuss about a possible series of 7MON releases on LP to re-build the band’s discography from the early times, Mick came out with the fact that he had recently unearthed the complete sessions of each EP, that were much longer than how they were originally released on 7”.. (continues on the LP). 
Bonus CD including:
1) Cancelled (original version from DAT master)
2) Noise of the rose (original version from DAT master)
3) Cancelled unedited (uncut rough mix tape)
4) Noise of the rose unedited (uncut rough mix tape)
5) Noise of the rose (alternate mix)

THOUSANDS OF TRACKS!
Started in 1985 in Australia by Scut and Mick Hollows and mutated through different incarnations revolving around Mick’s figure, 7MON still smashes eardrums nowadays. These two legendary EPs shaped an entire genre, and countless bands have sprung from the anti-musical extremism conceived by these two maniacs. If there is a noise heaven, 7MON certainly deserve a place at the top of it!  LP with special PVC sticker and 24 page booklet with lyrics and scans of the original 7″EPs

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard swirl red-black vinyl limited to 100 copies

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REGURGITATION “Bathrooms rule! Complete recordings 1986/1987″” gatefold LP (F.O.A.D. 098)

New Jersey’s REGURGITATION were the first musical incarnation of James Plotkin (later in O.L.D., Khanate, etc.) and a true cult in the late 80s tape-trader scene. Those familiar with O.L.D.’s debut album, “Old Lady Drivers,” released on Earache in 1988, will probably remember that the cover had a sticker that read “Insane Mega-Speed Thrash with crazy vocals. Highly original hardcore from the former members of REGURGITATION.”  Well, this is that band and here you have their complete discography transferred from the original reels and mastered by the genius of James Plotkin himself.   13 songs of superfast Death/Thrashcore (or simply early Grind) with those distinctive and caustic vocals that later became a trademark of O.L.D. Forget the poor quality bootlegs you may have seen around, this collection is without a doubt the most comprehensive and best sounding offering. It compiles the two demos “Organic backwash” (1986) and “Bathrooms rule” (1987) + “Pesticide” from “Speed Metal Hell Vol. 3” and some great soundboard live recordings. The LP is housed in a thick gatefold sleeve that includes extensive liner notes by J. Plotkin and Jon “Metalion” and includes a fanzine-style booklet with photos, original cassette artwork, rare flyers and zine excerpts.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard puke green swirl vinyl limited to 150 copies