Vinyl Record News & Releases:

News:

Metallica’s …And Justice For All will be reissued on vinyl on December 1st. The album is the latest in the band’s plan to re-release their entire catalog on vinyl.

Available October 28th on vinyl:

Bloc Party - Intimacy CD/LP+MP3 (Atlantic)
Indie store exclusive — enhanced CD featuring bonus tracks! Bloc Party’s third album is a thrillingly radical record, bristling with percussive innovation, scorching riffs, orchestral sampledelia and biting emotional candor. Vinyl includes MP3 download.

Cradle Of Filth - Godspeed On The Devil’s Thunder CD/2xCD/LP (Roadrunner)
Chronicles the story of the world’s first serial killer, French nobleman and soldier Gilles De Rais. Like they had done with the story of Elizabeth Bathory, Cradle Of Filth weave a tale of murder, the occult, and sinister deed around their trademark metal sound. Fueled by breakneck speed, crushing guitars, and haunting vocals, the band has delivered their hardest most aggressive and chilling piece yet. Deluxe edition includes a ten-track bonus disc featuring demos, live tracks and remixes.

Deerhunter - Microcastle CD/LP Coming Soon… (Kranky)
Highly anticipated follow-up to 2007’s Cryptograms album which launched the band into the stratosphere of hype. Features the song “Saved By Old Times,” which includes a vocal collage by Cole Alexander of The Black Lips.

Dreamend - Long Forgotten CD/LP (Graveface)
Songs loosely based on stories and memories of a relative from the far past. Music to listen to while driving through abandoned cities and ghost towns. Banjo and vocals are at the foreground of the landscape, drumming is minimal and guitars are the ghosts. Packaged in a chipboard gatefold sleeve with a twelve-page booklet of photos by Christy Romanick. Gatefold vinyl package features a pop-up book and includes four extra songs.

Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads CD/LP (Motown)
Off With Their Heads could/should be described as being the first “proper” Kaiser Chiefs album with a solid base on which is constructed a series of tracks which come together as an altogether less frenetic and more cohesive piece of work than previous outings and is almost certainly the better for it. Produced by Mark Ronson and Eliot James and mixed by Andy Wallace (Nirvana, LCD Soundsystem, Run DMC). Includes the single “Never Miss A Beat.”

Kottonmouth Kings - The Green Album CD/2xLP (Suburban Noize)
The Green Album is the tenth studio full length from one of independent music’s most resilient and tested groups. They will be donating a portion of the proceeds to environmental causes.

John Legend - Evolver CD/CD+DVD/2xLP+MP3 (Sony)
Guest performers include Kanye West, Andre 3000 and Estelle. Deluxe edition includes DVD. HQ-180 double vinyl includes MP3 download.

Queen + Paul Rogers - The Cosmos Rocks CD/2xLP (Hollywood)
Tracks on the new Queen + Paul Rodgers album are all newly written by May, Taylor and Rodgers. Includes “Say It’s Not True,” previously released at the end of 2007 by Queen + Paul Rodgers as a special World AIDS Day download for Nelson Mandela’s 46664 HIV AIDS charity, plus a “first” for a Queen album — a cover version.

Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns CD/CD+DVD/Vinyl+MP3 (Geffen)
Deluxe edition features a bonus DVD. “I’m so proud of this record. Everybody played out of their skin. Garret “Jacknife” Lee (U2, Bloc Party, R.E.M.) continued his progression from maverick genius to one of the best producers in the world. Musically, lyrically and sonically the best record we’ve made.” — Gary Lightbody (vocals/guitars). Also available as a limited edition double white vinyl with download card.

Squarepusher - Just A Souvenir CD/LP (Warp)
Vinyl package includes a six panel foldout poster. “Just A Souvenir is more in the realms of experimental rock and future jazz, with a touch of electronic treatment and a few very tasteful drills. Jenkinson continues evolving (as a true musician should) in his experimentation with abstract accompaniment of acoustic instruments (mostly his custom-built six string bass guitar once again) and drums that effortlessly morph between organic and digital.” — Gridface

The Band - Music From Big Pink LP
The Clash - Live At Shea Stadium 2xLP
Metallica - …And Justice For All 2xLP
Sun Ra - Sound Of Joy LP
Slayer - The Haunting Chapel LP
Slayer - Hell Awaits LP
Slayer - Live Undead LP
Slayer - Show No Mercy LP
…Trail of Dead – Festival Thyme (10” Picture Disc