Broken Cross - Anti Human Life Test Press

A little while ago I wrote a post about Broken Cross' latest 7", "Anti Human Life". Well, not long afterwards I received an email from the mastermind behind the one-man band thanking me for my review. What is more is he offered to send me a package as gratitude. I didn't quite know what to expect, but was very pleased when I opened the package to see this....

That's right, it was an Anti Human Life test press! Only 9 of these were produced and sell for a lot more than the standard vinyl, it is definitely very generous.

Being a test-press it is all quite plain. The record is on plain black vinyl with no centre labels or inscriptions around the inner edge. There is of course different artwork to the standard version, which actually looks a lot like one of the badges I received with the original demo tape.

If you STILL haven't listened to this EP I strongly suggest you do. Cvlt Nation is currently streaming the whole thing for you, so go and have a listen.

Parasite / Bludwulf split 7"

I'll be honest, I had never heard of Bludwulf before. They were OK on this record, but in my opinion were nothing special. I really only got this because of Parasite. My first proper introduction to Parasite was on their split with Vermapyre. I thought they were fantastic, and couldn't wait to hear more from them. As per usual, I wanted to acquire their earlier releases, but was too late to buy from any store. So I had to resort to Ebay, ugh. 

This artwork has so much going on that I can't really be bothered describing what its really meant to be. 

Thankfully the reverse side is a bit calmer.

The auction said that this version of the record was a test press out of a ridiculously low number, like 15 or something. I was a wee bit suspicious of this because it was going for pretty cheap, but decided to buy it anyway. Once it had arrived I decided to see if I could find any info about this pressing on the internet. I couldn't seem to find any information about a pink test press anywhere, so I thought it must have been a bootleg. It didn't matter that much, but it didn't feel quite as special anymore. I'm glad to say that I have since found that 15 pink test presses were produced so this must be the real deal.

Here is the actual record, in all its mighty pinkness. I do wonder why they bothered to put a test press on such coloured vinyl. Usually they just chuck it on the cheapest vinyl they can get right?