The list of releases scheduled for the 2016 ‘Record Store Day‘ event has been revealed. This year’s event takes place on April 16th and will feature numerous metal and hard rock friendly releases available at independent retailers, here’s what’s on offer in the U.S.:
Anthrax – “In The End“/”Antisocial” (7″) (Megaforce)
Limited to 1500 copies.
Atreyu – “The Best Of Atreyu” (2xLP) (Victory)
Bee Gees/Faith No More – “I Started A Joke” (7″) (Rhino)
Limited to 5500 copies on mint green vinyl.
Bring Me The Horizon – “Drown“/”Throne” (7″) (Columbia)
Featuring “Drown” & “Throne” live from Maida Vale. Limited to 1500 copies.
Brujeria – “Viva Presidente Trump!” (7″) (Nuclear Blast)
Pressed on green, white, red and black vinyl, each limited 250 copies. Form the Mexican flag with the full set.
Candlemass – “Epicus Doomicus Metallicus” (12″ picture disc) (Peaceville)
Limited to 300 copies.
Circa Survive/mewithouYou – “Split” (7″) (Sumerian)
Featuring Cirva Survive – “Awake In A Dream” & mewithoutYou‘s “Rainbow Signs (Fa So La Version)“. Limited to 2500 copies.
Clutch – “Mad Sidewinder“/”Outland Special Clearance” (12″) (Weathermaker Music)
Two unreleased tracks from the “Psychic Warfare” sessions. Limited to 3000 copies.
Death – “Vivus! : Dividium Live In Eindhoven” (Relapse)
Limited to 1000 copies.
Deftones – “B-Sides & Rarities” (2xLP) (gold vinyl) (Warner Bros.)
Limited to 3500 copies.
Disturbed – “Sounds Of Silence” (12″ picture disc) (Warner Bros.)
Instrumental version of their Simon & Garfunkel cover appears on the b-side. Limited to 3000 copies.
Down – “Nola” (silver/grey vinyl) (Rhino)
Limited to 3500 copies.
Five Finger Death Punch – “Got Your Six” (2xLP picture disc) (Prospect Park)
Limited to 1000 copies.
Fort Minor – “The Rising Tied” (2xLP coke bottle green vinyl) (Warner Bros.)
Limited to 3000 copies.
Gwar – “Scumdogs Of The Universe” (2xLP pop up album art) (Metal Blade)
Limited to 3000 copies.
Halestorm – “Into The Wild Live: Chicago” (10″ gold/black vinyl) (Atlantic)
Limited to 3000 copies.
Ignite – “Vipers And Thieves” (7″) (Century Media)
Featuring previously unreleased title track and “Kitartok“. Limited to 1500 copies.
Iron Maiden – “Empire Of The Clouds” (12″ diecut picture disc) (BMG).
Featuring title track and 21 minute interview behind the story of it. Limited to 5500 copies.
Killswitch Engage – “Define Love” (7″) (Roadrunner)
Featuring previously unreleased “Incarnate” b-side. Limited to 3000 copies.
KMFDM – “Salvation” (Metropolis)
Featuring remixes from “Our Time Will Come“. Limited to 1000 copies.
La Dispute – “Tiny Dots” (12″) (Vagrant)
Featuring live audio from “Tiny Dots” DVD release. Limited to 2000 copies.
Linkin Park – “Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes” (2xLP red with black splatter) (Warner Bros.)
Limited to 3000 copies
Metallica – “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica! – Live at Le Bataclan. Paris, France – June 11th, 2003” (CD) (Blackened)
Limited to 10,000 copies.
Muse – “Reapers” (7″) (Warner Bros.)
Back with live version of title track. Limited to 5000 copies.
Nevermore – “The Politics Of Ecstasy 20 Year Anniversary Reissue” (2xLP) (Century Media)
Features demo versions and “In Memory” EP. Limited to 2000 copies.
Otep – “Generation Doom” (12″ picture disc) (Napalm)
Limited to 2000 copies.
Puscifer – “V is For Viagra” (2xLP) (Puscifer Entertainment). Limited to 2000 copies.
Saxon – “Lionheart” (12″ picture disc) (Demon Records)
Limited to 1500 copies.
Various Artists – “Judgment Night Soundtrack” (Asbestos Records)
1700 on red vinyl, 300 on red/black vinyl randomly inserted.
Rob Zombie – “Well, Everybody’s Fucking In A U.F.O.” (10″) (UMe)
Featuring reverse groove playback, backed with “Super-Doom-Hex-Gloom Part One“. Etching on b-side. Limited to 5500 copies.
Should you want to pay some import prices, the UK ‘Record Store Day‘ event also has some interesting releases on hand, including:
Architects – “Lost Forever // Lost Together” (clear vinyl) (Epitaph)
Burn – “Last Great Sea” (7″) (orange vinyl) (Revelation)
Clutch – “Elephant Riders” (red vinyl) (Let Them Eat Vinyl)
Cult Of Luna – “Vertikal I & II” (clear vinyl // triple gatefold colored vinyl) (Indie Recordings)
Dark Tranquillity – “Fiction” (Expanded Edition) (bonus 7″) (Think Fast Records)
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – “Loss / Loss” (7″ black/white vinyl) (International Death Cult)
Hawkwind – “Hassan I Sahba / Damnation Alley Part 2” (7″ clear vinyl) (Atomhenge)
Kampfar – “Djevelmakt” (yellow vinyl) (Indie Recordings)
Kampfar – “Profan” (yellow vinyl) (Indie Recordings)
Killing Joke – “Pylon” (2xLP) (Spinefarm)
Marilyn Manson – “Antichrist Superstar” (cassette) (UMC)
Motörhead – “Bad Magic” (green vinyl) (UDR)
Nirvana – “Live On KAOS-FM, Seattle – 1987” (12″ colored vinyl) (Interference)
Parkway Drive – “Horizons” (yellow and blue splatter vinyl) (Epitaph)
Urban Dance Squad – “The Singles Collection” (2xLP transparent vinyl) (Music On Vinyl)
Wednesday 13 – “Monsters Of The Universe: Come Out & Plague” (LP+7″ gold/green vinyl) (Wednesday 13/Cargo)
Further details on the releases can be found at recordstoreday.com and recordstoreday.co.uk. As an added bonus, take a look at the very NSFW cover for Rob Zombie‘s single here.
