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S.O.D. - March Of The S.O.D.
S.O.D. - Sargent D & The S.O.D.
Broken Hope -Erotic Zoophilism
Sons of Perdition - Psalm of Retribution
Megadeth - The Threat Is Real
Gorgoroth - Gorgoroth
AC/DC - Let's Get It Up
Burzum - Black Spell of Destruction
Deicide - When Satan Rules His World
Broken Hope - Dilation And Extraction
Sons of Perdition - Psalm of Woe
Deicide - Trick Or Betrayed
S.O.D. - March Of The S.O.D.
S.O.D. - Sargent D & The S.O.D.
Broken Hope - Erotic Zoophilism
Sons of Perdition - Psalm of Retribution
Megadeth - The Threat Is Real
Gorgoroth - Gorgoroth
AC/DC - Let's Get It Up
Burzum - Black Spell of Destruction
Deicide - When Satan Rules His World
Broken Hope - Dilation And Extraction
Sons of Perdition - Psalm of Woe
Deicide - Trick Or Betrayed
Broken Hope - Grind Box
S.O.D. - Milano Mosh
S.O.D. - Speak English Or Die
Megadeth - Lying In State
Sons of Perdition - Psalm of Eulogy
Gorgoroth - Possessed (by Satan)
AC/DC - Inject The Venom
Burzum - A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit
Deicide - Kill The Christian
Broken Hope - Chewed To Stubs
Sons of Perdition - Psalm of Warmth
Deicide - To Be Dead
Broken Hope -Pitbull Grin

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My purchases of the day on Bandcamp :

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I had known about the band for ages, but had not been interested in them before. The new album will be released on October 7 so in the meantime, I'm checking out The Sane Asylum (1988) and the EP released in 2018.

Ah, I also bought the track Straight As The Crowbar Flies which will be on the new record.

 

7 hours ago, zackflag said:

Enslaved - Isa

Enslaved - Ruun

Put these albums on bandcamp! Fuckers!

Surprising that Enslaved's Bandcamp page doesn't feature them, just like the fabulous Eld and other albums!

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12 hours ago, zackflag said:

Enslaved - Isa

Enslaved - Ruun

Put these albums on bandcamp! Fuckers!

 

5 hours ago, Arioch said:

Surprising that Enslaved's Bandcamp page doesn't feature them, just like the fabulous Eld and other albums!

It's a rights thing...Eld and most of their other early traditional sounding albums belong to Osmose and are on Osmose's Bandcamp

Isa and Ruun were released through Tabu Recordings, which is seemingly dead now. My guess is the album rights belong to whomever currently owns that companies portfolio, and until they revert or someone finds a way to buy them, not much anyone can do.

Worst case scenario - Enslaved didn't have anything in their contract about getting the music back, and Tabu dissolving created a situation where there is no official "owner" anymore, meaning no one can legally get the rights to those albums ever again - at least until it hits public domain teritory

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1 hour ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I think Candlelight has the rights to Isa and Ruun. CDs are readily available. I prefer buying new albums off Bandcamp, and I get annoyed when I have to shell out close to 20 bucks for a CD that I'll rip and never play, but older stuff is usually pretty easy to find cheaper used.

According to MA, the last physical reissue for Isa was Back in Black doing a vinyl in 2009 and Somber doing a CD in 2008. The Candlelight version was 2005, but those were all probably license deals since Tabu was still around (they went silent around 2012). Ruun was essentially the same deal.

Not saying they're hard to get, just pointing out why there's no Bandcamp release, and what the worst possible scenario could be down the road. That's a pretty unlikely case though, because Tabu was a sub-label of Tuba, who I think is still kicking around and most likely assumed control of the catalog

 

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31 minutes ago, SurgicalBrute said:

According to MA, the last physical reissue for Isa was Back in Black doing a vinyl in 2009 and Somber doing a CD in 2008. The Candlelight version was 2005, but those were all probably license deals since Tabu was still around (they went silent around 2012). Ruun was essentially the same deal.

Not saying they're hard to get, just pointing out why there's no Bandcamp release, and what the worst possible scenario could be down the road. That's a pretty unlikely case though, because Tabu was a sub-label of Tuba, who I think is still kicking around and most likely assumed control of the catalog

 

I bet you're right about the Candlelight USA release, they're nowhere to be found on Candlelight's website. RYM says Tuba Recordings went under in 2013. Cosmos Music (Sweden) is listed as the current label on Apple's streaming platform; I didn't see any current ownership information anywhere else. I wonder if Cosmos actually bought it back in the day. They claim to own "the biggest independent catalogue of masters in Scandinavia" and to "have a long term commitment to the creative marketing of these recordings". My Swedish is rusty but I think that might mean "we will continue to wring revenue out of your music on all streaming platforms long after your bones have turned to dust".

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Absurd - Warewolf
ZZ Top - Jesus Just Left Chicago                                                                                                                        Burzum - Snu Mikrokosmos Tegn
Slayer - Skeletons Of Society
Black Flag - Annihilate This Week
Megadeth - Devils Island
GG Allin & The Jabbers - Beat, Beat, Beat
Morbid Angel - Nothing Is Not
Sonic Youth - Panty Lies
Absurd - Werwolf
Immolation - Nailed to Gold
Suffocation - Breeding The Spawn
Hank Williams - Angel of Death
FOREVER GREY - Sacrifices Made
Deicide - Blame It On God
Lush - Baby talk
Bathory - Woman Of Dark Desires
Cannibal Corpse - Covered With Sores
Broken Hope - Incinerated
Iggy & the Stooges - Gimme Danger
Hank Williams III - Gettin' Drunk & Fallin' Down
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
Sons of Perdition - Psalm 138

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6 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Worst case scenario - Enslaved didn't have anything in their contract about getting the music back, and Tabu dissolving created a situation where there is no official "owner" anymore, meaning no one can legally get the rights to those albums ever again - at least until it hits public domain teritory

Fair point and you're most likely correct here. However, it is strange and incredibly frustrating in this instance that the entire Enslaved discography has found it's way on to Spotify, which I'd have to imagine would require a licensing agreement similar to that of bandcamp, yet only roughly 1/3 of those albums are available on bandcamp. 

I really hate to have to rely on Spotify and Youtube for music but I guess that's the way the wind blows these days...

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