An official announcement has been made for the list of this year’s ‘Black Friday’ edition of the annual ‘Record Store Day’ festivities. This second event of the year finds that event falling upon November 27th at independent record stores across a number of countries. The full list is available via recordstoreday.com, but I’ve gone ahead and done the heavy lifting for you if you’re in the market for the heavier fare included in this upcoming onslaught.
- Black Veil Brides – “Black” (Spinefarm) (limited to 2000)
- Carcass – “Swansong” (Earache) (LP) (limited to 3000)
- The Doors – “1966” (Rhino) (LP) (limited to 7000)
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Expand Your Mind: Songs In 3D (Deluxe Edition)” (Having Fun Records) (3D zoetrope record with 3D glasses) (limited to 5000)
- Godsmack – “Battle Of The Drums” (Primary Wave Music) (12″) (limited to 2000)
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy – “A New Morning, Changing Weather (25th Anniversary Edition)” (Burning Heart) (12″) (limited to 1500)
- Iron Maiden – “The Number Of The Beast – Eddie” (Handmade By Robots) (toy figure) (limited to 3000)
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock ‘N Roll: The Shadow Album” (Blackheart Records) (LP) (limited to 4500)
- King Crimson – “1974 Massey Hall, Toronto” (Panegyric) (2xLP) (limited to 1500)
- Mötley Crüe – “Decade Of Decadence ’81 – ’91” (BMG) (12″) (limited to 3000)
- Motörhead – “The Lost Tapes Vol. 8: Live At Margate” (BMG) (2xLP) (limited to 1800)
- Motörhead – Lemmy – “Motörhead” (Handmade By Robots) (toy figure) (limited to 2000)
- Om – “Pilgrimage” (Southern Lord) (LP) (limited to 2000)
- Poppy – “Empty Hands” (Sumerian) (metallic blue 12″) (limited to 2500)
- Power Trip – “Precinct 3” (Blue Grape Music) (12″) (limited to )
- Rainbow – “Rarities 75-76” (Edsel Records) (2xLP) (limited to 2200)
- Ramones – “Subterranean Jungle Demos” (Rhino) (LP) (limited to 5500)
- The Rolling Stones – “Aftermath (US)” (ABKCO) (LP) (limited to 6500)
- Skid Row – “Live At The Moscow Music Peace Festival” (BMG) (12″ picture disc) (limited to 2800)
- Sparta – “Threes (20th Anniversary)” (Hollywood Records) (1LP) (limited to 4000)
- Staind – “Break The Cycle (25th Anniversary Live)” (BMG) (LP) (limited to 2000)
- Thrice – “Audiotree From Nothing” (Epitaph) (12″) (limited to 1500)
Black Veil Brides‘ “Black” EP will feature a variety of covers and an updated version of “Vindicate” featuring a guest spot from Twiztid. The track listing for it includes:
01 – “Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare – All)” (Type O Negative cover)
02 – “Thank You For The Venom” (feat. The Funeral Portrait (My Chemical Romance cover)
03 – “Vindicate” (feat. Twiztid
04 – “Death Of Seasons” (AFI cover)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard‘s “Expand Your Mind: Songs in 3D” (Deluxe Edition) is an officially sanctioned bootleg printed on zoetrope vinyl, complete with 3D glasses. It features 7 songs captured live back in 2025 in Bulgaria. It runs as follows:
01 – “Dragon“
02 – “Flamethrower“
03 – “Witchcraft“
04 – “Motor Spirit“
05 – “Converge“
06 – “Hot Wax“
07 – “Venusian 2“
Godsmack‘s “Battle Of The Drums” 7″ features the performance of the same name from their October 26th, 2024 “Live At Mohegan Sun” album, which captured the band’s final set with Tony Rombola and Shannon Larkin. A live performance of “I Stand Alone” from that set serves as the b-side.
Power Trip‘s “Precinct 3” finds the band making their comeback with a pair of new songs, including the title track and “Scavenger“. It will be available on limited translucent red 7” vinyl.
