As you can imagine, this summer has been scorching and extremely intense here at the F.O.A.D. headquartes. From June to today, we have released 14 x LPs (not counting those with extra editions on MC or CD) and participated with our massive booth in various festivals, including the usual megablasts at Obscene Extreme and Party San Open Air! Despite the frenzy of having to divide ourselves between so many fronts and the hellish temperatures at our workplace, here we are, more or less at the end of the season, happy to announce that the death/thrash/black metal attack we had announced is ready! SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP, THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology” gatefold 2xLP, PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD, XASTHUR “The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993” LP, and XASTHUR “Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD are all out now on F.O.A.D. Records, and all pre-orders have been shipped on time.  We still have a few copies of the splatter-marble-smoke vinyl variants, so hurry up and don’t miss out!

The bundle including all diehard editions will be available for a while longer, at our discretion. We will soon begin announcing next month’s titles… it will be a little different from usual. The clues we can give you are: 5 releases, 1x HC thrash crossover (late 80s), and 4x pure 80s heavy metal made in Japan, with names that will pleasantly surprise you!  Stay tuned….

And now more details on August’s 5x sonic disasters:

SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP (F.O.A.D. 380)
Complete discography of this doom-tinged old school Death Metal unit from New Jersey! Includes their demos 1993-1995 and 3 songs from pre-SOLEMN’s evil incarnation, called “IT”.
SOLEMN used to blend the dark sound of their area’s trademark death metal (think of INCANTATION) with doomish slowdowns and gorerific death/grind bursts. Their demos “Exiled” and “Asaru breathen” are true lost gems of cryptic, cavernous U.S. death metal in pure early 90’s tradition, that absolutely deserve to be rediscovered. Sourced from the band’s master tapes. LP with insert including scans of the original demos and a fanzine interview.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard marbled lead blueish vinyl to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology”  gatefold 2xLP  (F.O.A.D. 393)Complete discography, furious thrash metal blitzkrieg from Las Vegas… “Distorted recollections” compiles all existing recordings of these underground thrash masters, for the first time on vinyl!
Starting with the 1987 demo “Infected” when the band was still going by the name Pestilence, this anthology collects their classic demo “Product of a sick mind” (1989), the Michael Rosen sessions (1990) in their entirety, the demo “Inherit the sin” (1991) and a rare bonus track! Fast and corrosive thrash unleashing all the energy of the late 80’s, for fans of Sacrifice, Epidemic, Dark Angel, Slaughter and Num Skull. Housed in a luxurious gatefold sleeve including an extensive 32-page full-color booklet with tons of rare photos, flyers, fanzine excerpts, liner notes, and more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (dark purple with yellow splattering) limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD  (F.O.A.D. 369)
After being in the works for many years and suffering from too many poor-quality editions made without passion, here at last is the ultimate, manic reissue of these two pioneering hordes of death from Singapore’s underground hell!!
PROFANCER:  official reissue of their 1990 demo “Rest without peace”. Formed in 1987, PROFANCER were inspired by Morbid Angel and classic Cogumelo bands offering the most raw and ferocious death thrashin’ madness imaginable… Their members went on to form the legendary XASTHUR!
PROFANATION: official reissue of their “In gloom” demo 1994. Black-tinged old school death metal, or as the band called it…. “Morbid Metal” – for this incredibly intense and brutal spawn of satanic darkness. Both demos were mastered from selected sources, the best in existence, provided by the bands.  Bonus CD compiling both demos and 3 bonus tracks by Profancer, that clearly show their musical transition with embryonic versions of Xasthur songs.. Includes a 16-page booklet and extra insert, filled with rare photos, interviews, scans of the original demos, and a lot more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard swirl gold vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993” LP (F.O.A.D. 370)
From the deepest dungeons of Singapore’s hellish underground obscurity, here’s an unreleased session by XASTHUR, recorded 1 year after their cult studio demo “Hidden lore”. “The black mist of blood ritual” sees these Far East demons shift from their black-tinged death/thrash approach to total black metal darkness, clearly inspired by true Norwegian classics. 5 SONGS. Ripped from lost and found archival tapes unearthed from the band’s noisy crypts of malevolence and mastered at Toxic Basement Studio. Comes with 16 page booklet with photos, lyrics, bio and liner notes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard funereal mist smokey clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD (F.O.A.D. 212-CD)
Complete discography of this demonic black/thrash army from Singapore, compiling their rare “Hidden lore” demo and the recently unearthed “The black mist of blood ritual” unreleased session 1993. Raw, sinister Black Metal that combines the old school Singaporean sound with influences that recall the ’80s South American Death/Thrash inferno! Their drummer Dagoth would later go on and join ABHORER! “Hidden lore” has been transferred straight from the master reels and the unreleased session 1993 comes from a lost&found tape from the band’s archives. 9 tracks of pure darkness and evil from the depths of Singahell’s nightmarish horrors, for fans of IMPIETY and ABHORER! Includes 20 page booklet with photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and liner notes. Front cover artwork by Chris Moyen (originally supposed to be a t-shirt that never came out).

Watch the trailer HERE

Another scorching summer under the radioactive sun of F.O.A.D. Records and increasingly ruthless and mindblowing releases. After a June entirely dedicated to 80’s American hardcore and an unforgettable July between the Obscene Extreme festival and ferocious aural assaults of noise/grore/grindcore such as Fear Of God, Regurgitate, early Disharmonic Orchestra and Kandarivas, we change c(o)urse again and return to more death/thrash/black metal oriented territories, considering that August brings us to the Party San Metal Open Air festival, and what better battlefield to premiere titles like these… So we have 3 releases from Singapore: a previously unreleased 1993 session by XASTHUR, recently unearthed from the band’s archives, which now sees the light of day on vinyl/LP with a well-deserved F.O.A.D. treatment, then another CD by XASTHUR featuring their entire discography; and, by popular demand, the definitive and official version of PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD after the terribly lame editions on Zzzooouuh that ruined years and years of research that led us to tracking down the best quality master and a bunch of graphic material for a good 18 pages between inserts and booklets, for this F.O.A.D. version that puts a tombstone on the mediocrity previously delivered by the very poor Argentine label.  If from Singapore we travel through the darkest and most evil depths of old school black/death/thrash metal, the other two releases this month move to the USA with a slightly different choice of sound: from New Jersey, the complete discography of SOLEMN, ominous early 90s death metal with a rotten and cryptic approach that inevitably brings to mind Incantation, and from Nevada, the legendary THE HORDE OF TORMENT with an ultra-complete discography, for the first time on vinyl… neck-fracturing thrash metal, fast, intense, and totally underrated for the potential and energy that this band had! So, to sum up and get to the point: SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP, THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology“ gatefold 2xLP, PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD, XASTHUR ”The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993“ LP and XASTHUR ”Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD are all available for pre-order via www.scareystore.com! 

As usual, we have prepared a limited bundle for those who want to grab the diehard versions of the 4 LPs in one go. It won’t last long, so act fast! And to conclude, our usual requests, which we will never tire of repeating: 1) If you are interested in the diehard colored vinyl versions, all limited to 100 copies, don’t sleep on it because they will sell out quickly. 2) It’s the middle of summer and we are alternating between hard work at our warehouse and open-air festivals thousands of Kms away from our headquarters, which means our staff is spread thin and very busy. Please, once an order is placed, it is final: don’t bombard us with confusing messages for additions, substitutions, changes, payments different from those originally requested, address changes, anxiety about tracking numbers, and so on. All of this causes stress and inevitably slows down our schedule, affecting both the speed with which we ship packages and prepare releases for the coming months. Thanks!

And now here are the detailed descriptions of the 5x atrocities we are proposing this time around:

SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP (F.O.A.D. 380)
Complete discography of this doom-tinged old school Death Metal unit from New Jersey! Includes their demos 1993-1995 and 3 songs from pre-SOLEMN’s evil incarnation, called “IT”.
SOLEMN used to blend the dark sound of their area’s trademark death metal (think of INCANTATION) with doomish slowdowns and gorerific death/grind bursts. Their demos “Exiled” and “Asaru breathen” are true lost gems of cryptic, cavernous U.S. death metal in pure early 90’s tradition, that absolutely deserve to be rediscovered. Sourced from the band’s master tapes. LP with insert including scans of the original demos and a fanzine interview.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard marbled lead blueish vinyl to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology”  gatefold 2xLP  (F.O.A.D. 393)Complete discography, furious thrash metal blitzkrieg from Las Vegas… “Distorted recollections” compiles all existing recordings of these underground thrash masters, for the first time on vinyl!
Starting with the 1987 demo “Infected” when the band was still going by the name Pestilence, this anthology collects their classic demo “Product of a sick mind” (1989), the Michael Rosen sessions (1990) in their entirety, the demo “Inherit the sin” (1991) and a rare bonus track! Fast and corrosive thrash unleashing all the energy of the late 80’s, for fans of Sacrifice, Epidemic, Dark Angel, Slaughter and Num Skull. Housed in a luxurious gatefold sleeve including an extensive 32-page full-color booklet with tons of rare photos, flyers, fanzine excerpts, liner notes, and more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (dark purple with yellow splattering) limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

–

PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD  (F.O.A.D. 369)
After being in the works for many years and suffering from too many poor-quality editions made without passion, here at last is the ultimate, manic reissue of these two pioneering hordes of death from Singapore’s underground hell!!
PROFANCER:  official reissue of their 1990 demo “Rest without peace”. Formed in 1987, PROFANCER were inspired by Morbid Angel and classic Cogumelo bands offering the most raw and ferocious death thrashin’ madness imaginable… Their members went on to form the legendary XASTHUR!
PROFANATION: official reissue of their “In gloom” demo 1994. Black-tinged old school death metal, or as the band called it…. “Morbid Metal” – for this incredibly intense and brutal spawn of satanic darkness. Both demos were mastered from selected sources, the best in existence, provided by the bands.  Bonus CD compiling both demos and 3 bonus tracks by Profancer, that clearly show their musical transition with embryonic versions of Xasthur songs.. Includes a 16-page booklet and extra insert, filled with rare photos, interviews, scans of the original demos, and a lot more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard swirl gold vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993” LP (F.O.A.D. 370)
From the deepest dungeons of Singapore’s hellish underground obscurity, here’s an unreleased session by XASTHUR, recorded 1 year after their cult studio demo “Hidden lore”. “The black mist of blood ritual” sees these Far East demons shift from their black-tinged death/thrash approach to total black metal darkness, clearly inspired by true Norwegian classics. 5 SONGS. Ripped from lost and found archival tapes unearthed from the band’s noisy crypts of malevolence and mastered at Toxic Basement Studio. Comes with 16 page booklet with photos, lyrics, bio and liner notes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard funereal mist smokey clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

–

XASTHUR “Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD (F.O.A.D. 212-CD)
Complete discography of this demonic black/thrash army from Singapore, compiling their rare “Hidden lore” demo and the recently unearthed “The black mist of blood ritual” unreleased session 1993. Raw, sinister Black Metal that combines the old school Singaporean sound with influences that recall the ’80s South American Death/Thrash inferno! Their drummer Dagoth would later go on and join ABHORER! “Hidden lore” has been transferred straight from the master reels and the unreleased session 1993 comes from a lost&found tape from the band’s archives. 9 tracks of pure darkness and evil from the depths of Singahell’s nightmarish horrors, for fans of IMPIETY and ABHORER! Includes 20 page booklet with photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and liner notes. Front cover artwork by Chris Moyen (originally supposed to be a t-shirt that never came out).

Watch the trailer HERE

Another deathly round of F.O.A.D. releases in the books! With perfect timing, we’re honored to announce that the following titles have just been delivered from the pressing plant: ANGEL DEATH “Memoirs of death: the history 1986-1995” gatefold 2xLP, XASTHUR “Hidden lore” LP and SCHIZO “Delayed Death – 1984/1989 The Years Of Collapse” 2xCD digipack… two pioneering Italian Death/Thrash slaughterers vs a hidden gem of demonic Black/Thrash cruelty from Singapore. We’re starting to pack up all your preorders right now, planning to ship the most by the end of this week. There are still some copies left of the diehard swirl vinyl versions (you can see some photos below), act fast as they won’t last for long. Also, stay tuned because our schedule for March is guaranteed to drive you crazy!

More in detail about each release:

ANGEL DEATH “Memoirs of death: the history 1986-1995” Gatefold 2xLP (F.O.A.D. 208)

Hailing from Rieti, central Italy, ANGEL DEATH is one of the most feared and ancient names in the Italian Death Metal scene, formed in 1984 and active until 1995.  This total discography collection on F.O.A.D. Records is a dream-come-true for a lot of infernal maniacs that for years have hoped to see all the ominous recordings of this band collected on one release. Malicious, satanic Death/Black assault of the most aggressive form! Double LP compiling their entire discography 1985-1996 including their “Death to Christianity” Demo 1986, s/t Demo 1991, “Gore (Blood of war)” EP (1992), “Exorcisin’ the pain / Desire for immortality” EP (1992) and bonus tracks… A total overview on their bloody history starting with their raw and primitive first Demo and developing into a grinding assault of merciless brutality topped by those seriously disturbing vocals oozing a feeling of ruthlessness and pure evil.

Originally signed by Deathlike Silence Productions as part of a string of ten releases that never saw the light (also including Abruptum, Sigh, Monumentum etc.) Sourced from the band’s studio masters, housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. Pressed on180 gram vinyl!  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard edition on marbled gold/red vinyl limited to 150 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

XASTHUR (Sgp) “Hidden lore” LP + booklet (F.O.A.D. 212)

After being 3 years in the works, here’s finally the official reissue of the only Demo by this demonic Black/Thrash horde from Singapore, originally released on tape in 1994 and revered by maniacs as a hidden gem of absolute cult… Ripped straight from the band’s master reels and pressed on 180 gram vinyl to ensure the fiercest sonic impact! Fanzine styled 16 page booklet with lots of never seen before pictures, flyers and exclusive interview. Raw, sinister Black Metal that combines the old school Singaporean sound with influences that recall the ’80s South American Death/Thrash hell! For fans (and with members!) of early IMPIETY and ABHORER.

Front cover art by Chris Moyen (originally supposed to be a t-shirt that never came out).  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard edition on smokey clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

SCHIZO  “Delayed Death – 1984/1989 The Years Of Collapse” 2xCD Digipack (F.O.A.D. 206)

Ultra fucking FAST Sicilian Thrash-core assault!! The most exhaustive SCHIZO early days’ collection you can dream about. A deluxe Double CD set compiling the following:

CD 1 – “Main frame collapse” album (1989)

CD 2 –  “Before the collapse 1985-1987” Demo collection consisting of:  “MFC” Demo (1987) / “Total Schizophrenia” Demo (1986) / “Thrash the unthrashable, thrash to kill” Demo (1985) / Bonus rehearsals (1985)

31 songs of what was with no doubt one of the most deranged, fast and original Extreme Metal acts in the Italian scene of the ’80s.  If you also count in the early stuff by their brothers-in-mayhem Necrodeath, these were the first examples of hyper-speed driven thrashin’ Death Metal from Italy, that in more simple words equals “the first blast beats to ever land on the Italian Metal territories“. All these treasures mastered from the best sounding 1st generation sources provided and approved by the band.

This monsterwork portrays in the most effective way the band’s evolution from their nihilistic thrashing Hardcore roots to the sadistic nerve ripping sonic torment of their “Total schizophrenia” Demo (mentioned by Max Cavalera as one of the reasons why he choose “Schizophrenia” as title for Sepultura‘s 2nd masterpiece) to their absolute cult debut “Main Frame Collapse“. Fans of ultra fast blasting Thrash a la Wehrmacht, early Sadus, Merciless, Sarcofago… this is a must have!  Housed in a 8 panel digipack including two booklets for a total of 40 pages full of rare photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and lyrics!  Watch the trailer HERE

After starting the year at full throttle, offering you an incredible month all dedicated to Japanese Metal/Punk with 3 titles that got completely sold out in pre-order, we’re heading back to a completely different beast still digging into the sickest and most dangerous guts of an inexhaustible pit made of ancient and dark treasures from all corners of the world. Raw primordial Black/Death Metal and ultrafast Thrashcore are definitely two well-tested offensive tactics here at F.O.A.D. and this is exactly what we have prepared for you this month. A total discography double LP by Italy’s pioneering Death Metal unit ANGEL DEATH, collecting all their recordings from ’86 to ’95, an exhaustive 2xCD retrospective by the Italian Thrashcore masters SCHIZO compiling all their ’80s works from the early demos to “Main frame collapse” and then the official reissue of one of the most iconic demos from the Singaporean Black Metal inferno, XASTHUR‘s “Hidden lore” finally getting the vinyl treatment! So to sum it all up..: ANGEL DEATH “Memoirs of death: the history 1986-1995” gatefold 2xLP, XASTHUR “Hidden lore” LP and SCHIZO “Delayed Death – 1984/1989 The Years Of Collapse” 2xCD digipack are all available on preorder. This time the preorder phase will be a bit tighter because with the last batch of releases things went slower than what we expected due to the many postal changes that have been applied from January 1st, and we have finished to ship the last part just 1 week ago. Once again we strongly recommend you to act fast if you want to catch the diehard colored vinyl versions, as it often happens with our ltd. editions, they finish in few days.

More in detail about each release:

ANGEL DEATH “Memoirs of death: the history 1986-1995” Gatefold 2xLP (F.O.A.D. 208)

Hailing from Rieti, central Italy, ANGEL DEATH is one of the most feared and ancient names in the Italian Death Metal scene, formed in 1984 and active until 1995.  This total discography collection on F.O.A.D. Records is a dream-come-true for a lot of infernal maniacs that for years have hoped to see all the ominous recordings of this band collected on one release. Malicious, satanic Death/Black assault of the most aggressive form! Double LP compiling their entire discography 1985-1996 including their “Death to Christianity” Demo 1986, s/t Demo 1991, “Gore (Blood of war)” EP (1992), “Exorcisin’ the pain / Desire for immortality” EP (1992) and bonus tracks… A total overview on their bloody history starting with their raw and primitive first Demo and developing into a grinding assault of merciless brutality topped by those seriously disturbing vocals oozing a feeling of ruthlessness and pure evil.

Originally signed by Deathlike Silence Productions as part of a string of ten releases that never saw the light (also including Abruptum, Sigh, Monumentum etc.) Sourced from the band’s studio masters, housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. Pressed on180 gram vinyl!  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard edition on marbled gold/red vinyl limited to 150 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

XASTHUR (Sgp) “Hidden lore” LP + booklet (F.O.A.D. 212)

After being 3 years in the works, here’s finally the official reissue of the only Demo by this demonic Black/Thrash horde from Singapore, originally released on tape in 1994 and revered by maniacs as a hidden gem of absolute cult… Ripped straight from the band’s master reels and pressed on 180 gram vinyl to ensure the fiercest sonic impact! Fanzine styled 16 page booklet with lots of never seen before pictures, flyers and exclusive interview. Raw, sinister Black Metal that combines the old school Singaporean sound with influences that recall the ’80s South American Death/Thrash hell! For fans (and with members!) of early IMPIETY and ABHORER.

Front cover art by Chris Moyen (originally supposed to be a t-shirt that never came out).  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Diehard edition on smokey clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

SCHIZO  “Delayed Death – 1984/1989 The Years Of Collapse” 2xCD Digipack (F.O.A.D. 206)

Ultra fucking FAST Sicilian Thrash-core assault!! The most exhaustive SCHIZO early days’ collection you can dream about. A deluxe Double CD set compiling the following:

CD 1 – “Main frame collapse” album (1989)

CD 2 –  “Before the collapse 1985-1987” Demo collection consisting of:  “MFC” Demo (1987) / “Total Schizophrenia” Demo (1986) / “Thrash the unthrashable, thrash to kill” Demo (1985) / Bonus rehearsals (1985)

31 songs of what was with no doubt one of the most deranged, fast and original Extreme Metal acts in the Italian scene of the ’80s.  If you also count in the early stuff by their brothers-in-mayhem Necrodeath, these were the first examples of hyper-speed driven thrashin’ Death Metal from Italy, that in more simple words equals “the first blast beats to ever land on the Italian Metal territories“. All these treasures mastered from the best sounding 1st generation sources provided and approved by the band.

This monsterwork portrays in the most effective way the band’s evolution from their nihilistic thrashing Hardcore roots to the sadistic nerve ripping sonic torment of their “Total schizophrenia” Demo (mentioned by Max Cavalera as one of the reasons why he choose “Schizophrenia” as title for Sepultura‘s 2nd masterpiece) to their absolute cult debut “Main Frame Collapse“. Fans of ultra fast blasting Thrash a la Wehrmacht, early Sadus, Merciless, Sarcofago… this is a must have!  Housed in a 8 panel digipack including two booklets for a total of 40 pages full of rare photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and lyrics!  Watch the trailer HERE