Cold day in H...

Höör... Yes, coldest som far! I think I better start to heat up the car now already. Engine heater comes in handy days like this.

And yes, I home, vacation until January 7 and it's gonna be so nice. Ok, I have much on my agenda but I think I'll manage and it's all fun things so that's good. I'm finishing guitars on the new Void Moon album, working on Metal Kaoz stuff, updating records list and listen to a lot of great music. Can be worse!!!

Cheers
E

Recordshoppers Anonymous #20

It sure was a great weekend! First some beer, pizza and good music with Uffe. Way too long since we last hung out now. I sure have missed it. It was a bit strange to not go home to Höör a Friday for sure but it didn't feel good to have 4 hours off travel Friday just to get up Saturday morning and travel another 5 hours to Trollhättan.

Because it was there it happened! Great show with Anvil as always. It was also very nice to hang out with the guys again. It feels like the pictures turned out ok also, the lights was ok for the place. It's a very small club I mean.
The day after the show Anvil hade planned att video shoot att the venue so we went there to check it out and bit before drivning back home.

I sure hade a lot of packages waiting for me when I got home. A lot of nice records. Just a shame I don't have any time to listen to it now... I will have vacation over Christmas so it will be then instead. But there are a few that could have made it into top 10... But Metal Kaoz deadline is this Wednesday som no, they're out.

Not at all charged for work now, very tired. But it's only this week and then I'm off until januari 7. That will be great.

Cheers
E

Not much closer

The intention was actually to go through the potential placeings of this year's top 10... Don't think we listened to one new record though... But it was fun and I realized how much I miss to hang out with Uffe and co!

So, now much smarter or closer to set the list but I sure hade a lot of fun!

Tomorrow it's time for Anvil!!!
Cheers
E

Who's getting the votes?

And no, even if it's very actual right now in Sweden, this is not about politics...

So hmmm, it’s just another 9 days before Album of the Year list is due for Metal Kaoz. For some reason I have listened to rather little music this year compared to how it normally is. I’m not sure why but that’s the way it is. This of course mean that the pile of records that potentially ends up at “Could have made it to Top 10 if I’d listened more” is huge and the batch of the ones already qualified to top 10 and the ones that has a potential chance now already is rather sparse. So, this last weekend was spent digging through the vaults of new records that I haven’t listened to yet. 

Because yes, even if I haven’t listened as much as normal it doesn’t mean I’ve been buying less. Nope, not at all. I have almost 2 shelves in an Expedit worth of vinyl’s and 2 full IKEA CD pillars (don’t know the name of it, it’s since long out of the catalogue) almost completely full with CD’s. And of course, Peter has almost the same amount of new-buys for this year. So there’s a lot of music to take in…

 

Right now, the ones that I’m twisting and turning to try to figure out if they’re top 10 are first and foremost these;

Accept, All Seeing Eyes, Astral Doors, Behemoth, Entombed AD, Evil Masquerade, Grand Magus, Grave Digger, Holy Moses, Iced, Earth, Judas Priest, Masters Hammer, Overkill, Portrait, Riot V, Sanctuary, Slough Feg, Steel Prophet, Tankard, Tryptikon, Wolf...

What have I missed?

I’ve loaded a few in my mp3 player to be able to catch up during the week. It’s good to have at work, closing everyone else out and be able to focus. But I really miss the time when I could sit and read on the album cover straight through a record and do nothing but listen to it. That rarely happens these days, there’s always something more going on. 

And as if this wasn’t enough I’d been buying another bunch also (since the rules for putting a record on top 10 is that it should be physically in the collection) that could qualify. But I guess these will end up on the list of good ones I should have listened more to (just got a notification from TPL that they’ve packed 7kg worth of records for me now). We’ll see about that!

I've also been checking around in several forums to make sure I haven't missed out on anything important. As of now it don't seem like it, but it's hard to know what's missing! The thing I reacted on though, which was the most common comment. "Has there really been 10 good releases this year?" Strange I think! There's always good music available. Hellion's "Karma's Bitch" for example, but that doesn't qualify to the Metal Kaoz list since it's just an EP...  

One that really surprised me though and one of few smaller bands in my list right now is All Seeing Eyes. I got it as a promo and normally I don't pay much attention to these links (since there are SO MANY of them) but this one caught my eyes because Ben Jackson was mentioned to be a part of it. I couldn't resist and now, to my surprise it's actually as a candidate to Top 10... Very nice Queensryche, Crimson Glory type Metal...

Well, so many records, so little time.

Cheers

E

NP: ALL SEEING EYES - Trinity Road

 

 

I swear I saw you smile...

So, things are actually moving in the Void Moon camp! We've just confirmed att gig i Dublin with Argus and Terminus! Damn cool I think. And as if wasn't all, Mael Mordha was added to the bill too!!!

So, now we have Doom Over Scania and Dublin to look forward to! Might be something more happening also. Apart from completing the new Void Moon record. My fingers really hurt from this weekends session to get things together but it sure is worth it, should be pretty cool when everything is finished. Release? Nothing confirmed yet...

Cheers
E

Grey, grey, grey...

And still that damn cold refuses to go away. Did plan to clean the house and play some guitar this weekend but it was just much of nothing. Didn't have any energy what so ever...

I really hope next weekend will be better. I was looking forward to just be home, ok that was last weekend and now, relax and perhaps see Freak Kitchen and BigElf but that didn't happen.

Hopefully it will be ok for next weekend and I can do the cleaning and playing that didn't happen now...

Cheers
E

Recordshoppers Anonymous Deluxe edition #1

I've been thinking of doing this for a while but it never is enough time. I suppose I will work on the post for some time since it will take a while to get it all in and I don't have all info with me at this point. And of course, with the risk of appearing a real crazy freak, here goes... 

The VICIOUS RUMORS Collection

Soldiers of the Night - Vinyl's;

FEMS                      SP25-5316 Japan
Roadrunner             RR 9734     Korea
Roadrunner             RR 9734         
Sharpnel Records     SH-1020     USA

Soldier of the Night - CD's & Cassettes

Roadrunner    RRCY-2027
Roadracer        RO 9734 2          
Sharpnel Records    SH 1020-2    Pr 2009, Digi
Fems    AMCY-2009    Japan     Pr 1991
King Records    KICP91506    Japan, Pr 2011, Vinyl Replica    
Cassett;   
Sharpnel Records    SH-1020C     USA

Digital Dictator - Vinyl's

FEMS    SP25-5325  Japan
Roadrunner Records RR 9571  Brazil (?)
Sharpnel Records    3H-1033
Roadrunner Records RR 9571-1   Holland

Digital Dictator - CD's & Cassetts

Roadrunner    RR 9571 2 

Sharpnel Records    SH 1033-2, Pr 2009, Digi

Roadrunner    RRCY-2028, Japan  

FEMS    APCY-2010    Japan, Pr 1991

FEMS    MP32-5325   Japan (no OBI)
King Records    KICP91542   Japan, Pr 2011, Vinyl Replica 

Cassett;

Sharpnel Records    SH-1033C  USA

Vicious Rumors & Welcome to the Ball - Vinyl's

Vicious Rumors - Atlantic    7567-82075-1    Germany
Welcome to the Ball - Atlantic    7567-82276-1    Germany

Vicious Rumors CD's & Cassettes

Atlantic    7 82075-2    Germany
Wounded Bird    WOU 2075, Pr 2005

Atlantic    AMCY-34    Japan

Atlantic WPCR-15929 Japan, Pr 2014 (?)

CD Single;

Don't Wait for Me - Atlantic   PR 3785-2

Cassettes;  
Atlantic    7567-82075-4       
Atlantic    82075-4    USA, Promo

Welcome to the Ball CD's & Cassettes;

Atlantic    PR 3785-2 USA 

Wounded Bird    WOU 2276, Pr 2005       

Atlantic    AMCY-699    Japan
Atlantic    AMCY-272    Japan
Atlantic    WPCR-15930 Japan 
CD Single;
Raise your Hands - Atlantic    PRCD-4109-2, Promo 

Casssettes;
Atlantic    7567-82276-4       
Atlantic    82276-4    USA, Promo

Plug in and Hang on CD's;

Wounded Bird    WOU 2415, Pr 2004
Atlantic    AMCY-415    Japan

 

Word of Mouth CD's;

Missing Info on Label - Missing info on catalog no
Rising Sun Productions    SPV 084-62232
Rising Sun Productions  MMVR001, Greece 
Rising Sun Productions    087-62230, Digi
Headless Butcher/Zomba    ALCB-3006, Japan 


Tribute to Carl Albert & The Voice EP;

Tribute to Carl Albert - Headless Butcher    GIM 303
The Voice - Headless Butcher    ALCB-3043, Japan

Something's Burning Vinyl & CD's;

Vinyl;
Massacre Records    MASS LP 091, Pic Disc
CD's;
Massacre Records    MAS DP091, Digi
Headless butcher    ALCB-3136 
Headless butcher    ALCB-3136 (different OBI)

Cyerchrist CD's & Cassettes;

Massacre Records    MAS DP0142, Digi   
Massacre Records    MAS CD0142
Victor Entertainment    VICP-60373, Japan       
Massacre Records    MAS CD0142, Promo (different cover)
Cassette;

Morbid Noizz, Missing info on catalog no   Poland

Sadistic Symphony CD's;

Point music    4018996 101683    
Perris Records PER 0072-2  US
Toxic Records 4625-2, Chile
Victor Entertainment    VICP-61024, Japan
 

Warball CD's;

Mascot Records    M 7206 2     

Irond  IROND CD 07-DD454  Russia
Marquee Inc    MICP-10619    CD    Promo

Avalon    MICP-10619 Japan 

Razorback Killers Vinyl & CD's;

 

Vinyls;
Steamhammer    SPV 308891 2LP  Orange Vinyl  
Steamhammer    Test Press
CD's;
Steamhammer    SPV 308892   
Avalon    MICP-10979   Japan 

Live You to Death 1 & 2 CD's;

Live you to Death Pt 1 - Steamhammer    SPV 260722 CD
Live you to Death Pt 2 - Steamhammer    SPV 267172 CD

Electric Punishment Vinyl's & CD's;

Vinyl;
Steamhammer    SPV 260471 2LP, Green Vinyl
CD's;
Steamhammer    SPV 260472 CD        
Avalon    MICP-11092  Japan 



So, there still is some info missing for a few releases. Should be updated... It might seem a bit crazy to collect the same record over and over again just because it's a different print. But it becomes a bit toxic after a while and it's such a joy when something new shows up. (spending Friday & Saturday evenings listening to music, drinking beer and browsing eBay & Discogs has helped a lot but it tends to be rather expensive the later it gets) But I'm in good company, check out Peter's Anvil Collection
Next should be Savatage but that sure will take a lot of time...

Or, I need to find another way to keep it updated since the collection has gotten some additions since I took all photos... 
Should of course have waited to publish until I had all info but, well, it's not all that serious. Or, actually, the initial plan was to dig up all shirts and other stuff too but that will have to be a future project!!!

So, this is it for now!

Cheers
E