Unholy Majesty - S/T 7"

Along with my new colour of Perpetual 80's that I just posted about, I recently received a whole new batch of records from A389. The first I'll talk about is this fantastic 7". I was already lucky enough to get a copy of this EP on tape from Hemlock Thirteen. However, I saw that A389 was giving the EP the vinyl treatment, and I just couldn't resist.

The artwork has been revamped to better suit the size of the vinyl cover.

I'm having a bit of trouble deciding which of these is better, but I'm leaning ever so slightly towards the original tape artwork.

Inside the cover is pretty much exactly the same as the tape release. Lyrics to the three songs are included, as well as a bit about Unholy Majesty and the songs.

The version I picked up is on clear vinyl and is limited to 150 copies. From what I can tell there is no numbering on this release, which is a bit of a shame. As you can probably tell, the vinyl isn't 100% clear vinyl; a few little black streaks have been mixed in for some reason.

The reverse side centre label continues the theme of individuals in gas masks, but this guy looks particularly menacing.

I do hope these guys put out some new material soon, I'm craving more already. For those who have neither the tape nor vinyl, the entire EP is up for free download at their bandcamp page. I'll even embed it for ya.

Unholy Majesty - 2011 demo tape

I'm starting off the first of my tape posts with this, the Unholy Majesty demo. Unholy Majesty is a relatively new band from the UK, and play HC in the vein of Integrity and Rot In Hell. In simple words, this demo is amazing. It is not often that a demo tape gets everything just perfect, but these guys really have managed to pull off perfection. 
I heard about this demo a wee while after it was released on Hemlock Thirteen, and so sadly the tape had already sold out. For some reason I decided to check the website again a few days later. It was lucky that I did, because a couple of spare copies of the tape were put back on the site for sale. I knew these wouldn't last long, so I bought it as soon as I could.

When I received the tape in the mail, I originally thought it was a blank. The tape is plain white, with no writing or stickers on it, and it wouldn't play on my deck. I feel stupid now, but I later found it was wound back too much, so was simply stopping playback. With a little ingenious finger winding I was able to get this to play. Boy was I glad.

The artwork really portraits the apocalyptic visions of this band, as present in the lyrics.

 This also came with a patch from H13. I didn't actually have any use for this at the time, but it was still a nice bonus to receive.

Dom at A389 had the same reaction to this demo, and has decided it was worthy to receive the vinyl treatment. It'll be released any time now, so keep your eyes peeled for any info.