COMING OUT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 new releases from AMENRA • BACCHUS GIANTS • NORTH SHORT CHANGED • VITAMIN X

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Artist Hometown: Belgium

Key Markets: Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA

For Fans of: NEUROSIS, ISIS, CULT OF LUNA, BATTLEFIELDS

Formed in these forsaken fields of West-Flanders, Belgium’s AMENRA has been conjuring unholy sermons since 1999. Their postmodern vision of music, existing of droning, repetitive chords alternated by gut wrenching hauls will make an experienced listener renounce his definition of music, perhaps even his whole belief system. ARTIST: AMENRA AMENRA already have a back catalog that most bands won’t assemble TITLE: Mass III-II + Mass IIII in a lifetime. Producing huge walls of sound, AMENRA have often been LABEL: INIT compared to metal stalwarts like NEUROSIS, ISIS and PELICAN, but CAT#: INIT-51 their confounding and compelling sound that mixes surrealist melody FORMAT: 2XCD and warped subtleties with churning rhythms, pummeling riffs and GENRE: METAL/DOOM crushing dynamics stands on its own. BOX LOT: 20 This release collects the band’s two latest full-lengths, Mass III-II and SRLP: $14.98 Mass IIII, along with a bonus track previously only available on 7” vinyl. UPC: 880270269228 EXPORT: No Export to Packaged in a custom z-fold digipak with slipcover. Originally released Europe or Japan in 2009, now finally reissued with slightly altered artwork on the eve Tracklist: of the band’s fourth full-length album scheduled to be released Fall 2012 on Neurot Recordings! 01 | The Pain It Is Shapeless 02 | Némelèndèlle 03 | Am Kreuz Marketing Points: 04 | Le Fils Des Faux 05 | From Birth To Grave. From - Completed U.S. tours with BATTLEFIELDS and ZOROASTER Shadow To Light 06 | Ritual - Completed European/UK tours with CONVERGE and NEUROSIS - Marketing sticker on shrinkwrap with band testimonials DISC TWO: Mass IIII from members of CONVERGE, NEUROSIS & INTEGRITY 01 | Silver Needle. Golden Nail 02 | Le Gardien des Rêves - Members also play in SYNDROME, KINGDOM & BLIND 03 | De Dodenakker TO FAITH 04 | Terziele - Currently only AMENRA release to be available in North America! 05 | Razoreater 06 | Aorte. Nous Sommes du même Sang Also available from ILD: 07 | Thurifer. Et Clamor ad te AMENRA/HIVE DESTRUCTION split 10” Veniat 08 | Terziele. Tottedood INIT-70 RELEASE DATE: May, 2001

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Artist Hometown: Galway, Ireland

Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Oakland, Richmond, Philadelphia, Boston, Portland, Europe

For Fans of: TRAGEDY, KYLESA, HIS HERO IS GONE, THOU

The self-titled debut full length from Ireland’s BACCHUS is one that is guaranteed not to disappoint any fan of heavy music. From start to finish, BACCHUS weaves fast, crusty hardcore in the vein of TRAGEDY along with a good measure of doomy, slower guitar riffs a la THOU and then tops it off with delayed soundscapes to create such a ARTIST: BACCHUS distinct sound that it will surely grab your attention and never let go. TITLE: BACCHUS This album appeals to a broad spectrum of heavy music fans, and the LABEL: CAVITY great thing is that BACCHUS does it so effortlessly and un-forced that CAT#: CVR018 it’s impossible not to be blown away. FORMAT: LP GENRE: Hardcore, Crust, Metal BOX LOT: 10 Marketing Points: SRLP: $12.98 • Album was co-released originally overseas by Contraszt/Distroy UPC: 790168601811 EXPORT: NO RESTRICTIONS Records and has already sold through multiple pressings • BACCHUS has already completed two successful U.S. tours along with many European tours and has no plans of slowing down • They are from Ireland where there is nothing to do but drink beer and play the most pissed-off music ever. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

1. Devoted To Shit 2. Parasite 3. Hopeless Daggers 4. Mutation 5. Itchy Blood 6. Expand_Submerge 7. The Living Dead 8. Knives

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Artist Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA

Key Markets: Iowa, Texas, Los Angeles, New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Anywhere That Buys Post-Rock Type stuff….

For Fans of: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU, MOGWAI

The follow up to They, the Undeserving, Old Stories is the new saga by the epic and beautiful sound that is GIANTS. This album completely separates itself from the oversaturated post-rock scene, GIANTS ARTIST: GIANTS creates a sound all their own on Old Stories and takes you from TITLE: OLD STORIES emotions of hope, hopelessness, abandonment, glory, fear, pain and LABEL: CAVITY triumph. This is an album that needs to be heard from start to finish to CAT#: CVR01 get the complete experience, and it will probably make you cry. This FORMAT: LP second pressing is a limited edition with amazing new revised artwork, GENRE: Post-Rock, Instrumental courtesy of Three Bears Design. BOX LOT: 10 SRLP: $14.98 UPC: 798546249211 EXPORT: NO RESTRICTIONS Marketing Points: • GIANTS have made a name for themselves as one of the most profound bands in post-rock along with bands such as EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY & THIS WILL DESTROY YOU • Numerous tracks from old stories have been used in multiple licensing deals with ESPN, Foxhead racing & many more Tracklist: • GIANTS have attained a cult-like status in the post-rock & vinyl marketplace 1. While The Ages Steal • Old stories received rave reviews from influential media as 2. Vessels Alternative Press, absolutepunk.org, sputnikmusic.com & many 3. O’ Tide others 4. Whispered Ears 5. Sleeping False Idol 6. Fisherman’s Prayer 7. At Last, Ashore

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Artist Hometown: Tucson, AZ

Key Markets: AZ, NM, CA, TX, CO

For Fans of: ROSETTA, MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT, THE OCEAN, ISIS

After a lengthy time in musical purgatory, NORTH is back four years later with the epic The Great Silence. A twisting, heavy, gloom filled album of cosmological proportions, with howling vocals going back and forth between pure agony and harsh terror, guitar riffs tearing at the fabric of time, and drums and bass booming and blasting off into ARTIST: NORTH the atmosphere. After dealing with several on-again/off-again member TITLE: THE GREAT SILENCE changes, an extended writing process has resulted in a diverse, almost LABEL: CAVITY mentally exhausting musical venture into the great unknown of CAT#: CVR 19-1 space. The record is even darker and heavier than NORTH’s previous FORMAT: 2XLP records, the critically acclaimed Decibel top 40 album of 2008, What GENRE: METAL, DOOM, You Were, the post-apocalyptic instrumental world of 2007’s Ruins, SLUDGE and the cold ambient landscapes of their first EPSiberia . Recorded at BOX LOT: 8 Loveland Studios in Tucson, AZ with Dana Fehr in January 2012. SRLP: $18.98 UPC: 616892039648-1 EXPORT: NO RESTRICTIONS Marketing Points:

- The last full-length album from NORTH — What You Were — was listed on Decibel Magazine’s “Top 40 albums of 2008” Tracklist: - Band going on full US tour in June and also in August 1. nihil novi sub sole 2. Sentience - 2xLP will be available on limited edition colored vinyl 3. Inanimate Fathers 4. Origins - Album mastered by Matt Weed (Guitar Player for Rosetta) 5. Pulse 6. Patience 7. Paradox 8. Où Est Tout Le Monde?

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Artist Hometown: Oakland, CA

Key Markets: Oakland, West Coast, The World

For Fans of: Hardcore, Political Punk

Oakland based punks SHORT CHANGED drop 15 tracks of high- speed, manic female-fronted, double-bass, chaotic punk rock! The new full length, We Will Bury You, on Rodent Popsicle Records promises to rage harder than ever before. Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Leppard (VOETSEK) R.I.P. & mastered by Brad Boatwright (FROM ASHES RISE). Limited to 500 on colored vinyl and includes poster. ARTIST: SHORT CHANGED TITLE: WE WILL BURY YOU LABEL: RODENT POPSICLE Marketing Points: CAT#: RPR 118 FORMAT: LP • Limited to 500 on colored vinyl includes poster GENRE: Punk, Hardcore, Thrash • SHORT CHANGED has done several extensive full US tours as BOX LOT: 12 well as countless west coast tours, including a 3-week west coast SRLP: $12.98 weeks this past June! UPC: 798546211812 EXPORT: NO RESTRICTIONS • SHORT CHANGED’s previous 7” EP & full length CD on Rodent Popsicle are now sold out! Tracklist: • SHORT CHANGED now very active in their scene helping out traveling bands & organizing shows! 1. Negative Outbursts 2. The Eventual Downfall Of Human Life As We Know It 3. Hooked On Cash 4. Death Before Dirt Weed 5. How I Met Your Death 6. The Crutch 7. Fuck You, Fight Me 8. Punx With An Ex 9. Fast-Core 10. Chasing The Deer 11. Krang 12. Oxygen 22 13. Pray For S.I.D.S. 14. Vanrkey 15. The Unpopular Opinion

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Artist Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Key Markets: Los Angeles, Chicago, Germany

For Fans of: MINOR THREAT, CIRCLE JERKS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, DRI

Dutch Punk Hardcore veterans VITAMIN X return with their 5th album. Lightning fast, solid tight crossover/hardcore and turbo- charged thrash-filled with killer hooks and choruses. Wicked guitar solos and massive rock licks while never slowing down. Recorded by Steve Albini with cover art by John Dyer Baizley. Catch VITAMIN X ARTIST: VITAMIN X on tour this fall in Europe and USA. TITLE: ABOUT TO CRACK LABEL: TANKCRIMES CAT#: TC61 Marketing Points: FORMAT: LP GENRE: Punk / Hardcore • Includes Download Card for Free MP3s BOX LOT: 50 • VITAMIN X 5th album, 15 years as a band! SRLP: $12.98 • Have toured the world times over playing all over Europe, USA, UPC: 879198009535 EXPORT: NO RESTRICTIONS Russia, UK, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Canada & Australia. Over 100 shows in USA alone & they’re from Holland! Tracklist: • Another Italy tour in August, Another Russia tour in September then back to USA this fall/winter! 1. About to Crack • Playing giant summer festivals in Europe like Hellfest in France & 2. Ready to Burn Flufffest in Czech 3. Carnival of Fools • Recorded by Steve Albini (NEUROSIS, NIRVANA) at Electrical 4. Crank it Up Audio Studios 5. Straight Back • Mastered by Dan Randall (GHOUL, TOXIC HOLOCAUST) 6. Maelstrom at Mammoth Sound. Stunning cover art by John Dyer Baizley of 7. I Don’t Know What to Say BARONESS. 8. Shatter the Beast 9. Outta Here Other titles available from ILD: 10. No Return • VITAMIN X Full Scale Assault LP 11. Raise the Flag CATALOG#: TC29 12. Sick and Tired UPC: 798546251917 13. Mind Control, Crown Control RELEASE DATE: 9/11/08 14. Last Laugh

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AMENRA 2XCD INIT 880270269228 $14.98 Mass III-II + Mass IIII INIT-51 20

BACCHUS LP CAVITY 790168601811 $12.98 BACCHUS CVR018 20

GIANTS LP CAVITY 798546249211 $14.98 OLD STORIES CVR01 10

NORTH 2XLP CAVITY 616892039648-1 $18.98 THE GREAT SILENCE CVR 19-1 8

SHORT CHANGED LP RODENT POPSICLE 798546211812 $12.98 WE WILL BURY YOU RPR 118 12

VITAMIN X LP TANKCRIMES 879198009535 $12.98 ABOUT TO CRACK TC61 50

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