It puts you in this world where you're not exactly sure what is going on at certain points, but eventually, it all comes together. " It's an album that almost sounds like a place rather than a thing. It wasn't until we got the vocals done that it was clear what we had on our hands: something that actually somehow all worked together," says guitarist Brody Uttley, who describes the album as a "Sound World," a term coined by a friend. " We didn't really know if it was all going to connect together in any kind of logical or interesting way. However, even with the whole album demoed out musically, they were not initially sure what they were working with. Even before the music industry shutdown that happened concurrently with the Covid pandemic, the band intended to take most of 2020 off to focus on writing, meaning that their schedule was not disrupted. With the first track penned in the fall of 2018, while the band were touring Owls, the writing process for the album was long, lasting well into 2020. Returning in 2021 with The Work, they have forged further into new territory, delivering an album that is as cerebral as it is visceral, and that covers a staggering sonic range, definitively placing them in a category of their own. For more information on Vinyl Me, Please, go to and follow on socials.Reading, Pennsylvania's Rivers Of Nihil have never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018's Where Owls Know My Name, they transcended all labels applied to them. Prior to The Story of Metal Blade, VMP released Anthologies honoring The Grateful Dead, Blue Note Records, the Women of Motown, Ghostly International, Stax Records, Zamrock, Tribe Records, and Herbie Hancock. The Story of Metal Blade is the ninth VMP Anthology release. Each Anthology features expert storytelling, exclusive inserts, and a collectors-edition vinyl box set. VMP Anthology is a reinvented, immersive box set experience for music fans willing to journey beyond the liner notes. Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) The Black Dahlia Murder – Miasma (2005)ħ. Cannibal Corpse – Butchered At Birth (1991)Ħ. Gwar – America Must Be Destroyed (1991)Ĥ. Fates Warning – The Spectre Within (1985)ģ. See below for the list of included albums purchase your copy now at: bit.ly/3doA4vwĢ. Fans will also get a bonus Metal Blade Records axe patch merch item. The accompanying podcast series features five episodes with the label’s artists and founder Brian Slagel to guide listeners on a four week journey through these hard-hitting albums. VMP Anthology: The Story of Metal Blade is an 8-album, 9-disc set on 180g 2-colored splatter vinyl spanning Metal Blade Records’ scrappy ’80s to the chart-topping ’10s. We’re so proud to bring you this next chapter in our Anthology series and can’t wait to dive in together to unpack the rich history and influence of Metal Blade.” “In true Anthology form, we brought in the connoisseurs of the genre to guide us through the history of the label, as told through these eight key albums from Metal Blade, with guidance from legendary magazine, Revolver. So, there was a resounding ‘hell yes’ from the VMP team to partner with Metal Blade to release our first-ever heavy music Anthology,” said Courtney Catagnus, Sr Director, Business Development & Partnerships, VMP. “In the 80′s, when Brian Slagel released ‘Metal Massacre‘ – the inaugural Metal Blade compilation that featured a little local band called Metallica – he altered the course of music history as we know it. This commemorative Anthology charts the evolution of metal and Metal Blade Records through the decades across eight albums, a podcast series featuring the label’s artists and founder, deluxe liner notes, and a photo booklet. On March 1st, 2021, Vinyl Me, Please (VMP), in partnership with Revolver Magazine, announced VMP Anthology: The Story of Metal Blade – a limited-edition, exclusive, immersive box set that charts the ferocious journey of Metal Blade Records’ deep catalog of the most cutting, powerful metal albums of all time. Limited edition ‘VMP Anthology: The Story of Metal Blade’ Vinyl Me, Please Metal Blade vinyl box set – now shipping!
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