Best Reissues.

Piotr Sargnagel · Post by **Piotr Sargnagel** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:55 am

Street Child and Pagan Altar by BBTaD, amazing!
Energy Vampires by Stormspell is also a firm favourite of mine.

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:53 am

That would be Shadow Kingdom

Piotr Sargnagel · Post by **Piotr Sargnagel** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:01 pm

stormspell wrote:That would be Shadow Kingdom

Haha whoops, my mistake!

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:55 pm

There are so many !!!!
I'd like to thank Iordan (Stormspell) and Tim (Shadow Kingdom) for their amazing work they do with every reissue they release !!

My fave is WOLFBANE. Killer stuff !! Some others JAMESON RAID, DEEP SWITCH, NITEFALL, HEIR APPARENT, ROTTING CORPSE, MORBID SIN, WEHRMACHT, PAPSMEAR, BLEAKHOUSE, ARCH ENEMY, TARGET, THE HAND OF DOOM, ...

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:55 pm

fuck! i forgot the Jameson Raid reissue,good reminder omen of hate

Warepire · Post by **Warepire** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:53 pm

My favorite reissues that I have (Not counting Stormspell / Shadow Kingdom stuff as they have been mentioned so many times, I can only agree there):

Candlemass reissue series on Swedish Powerline records, 2001 are pretty sweet. Band photos, lyrics, and a whole CD worth of bonus materials.

Rotor - Árvaház, Blower Records, Mexico, Very nice reissue of an unreleased Rotor album with lyrics to most of the songs, band photos, some story behind the reissue process etc.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:20 am

Warepire wrote: Rotor - Árvaház, Blower Records, Mexico, Very nice reissue of an unreleased Rotor album with lyrics to most of the songs, band photos, some story behind the reissue process etc.

also a really cool one by blower: Veto both albums in one

had to add: MILITIA-RELEASED (another one of those releases which saved me a thousand bucks hunting for them)

Dokken_Uwe · Post by **Dokken_Uwe** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:30 am

High roller Records do also a good job in re-releasing rare records/demo material, but sometimes I think it is a bit too much output.

The way the reissues are done is really appreciated, but a few bands less would not be that bad (i.m.o.).

doomedplanet · Post by **doomedplanet** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:35 am

FOR THE RECORD: Iordan just refunded my money for a cd bought over 1 year ago. I neither asked for the refund nor did I want it but I guess he is concerned my comment will affect sales. Obviously he had no control over the matter of the sound on this release. I still would not change my opinion.

I have some minor and major issues with some of the releases of most of the "high profile" small cd labels on this forum but I guess mentioning details will hurt some feelings and that was not my intent.

perishinflames · Post by **perishinflames** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:16 am

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:had to add: MILITIA-RELEASED (another one of those releases which saved me a thousand bucks hunting for them)

Sounds like shit imo, crappy art to boot.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:18 am

perishinflames wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:had to add: MILITIA-RELEASED (another one of those releases which saved me a thousand bucks hunting for them)
Sounds like shit imo, crappy art to boot.

the art is crappy indeed, i dont find the shitty sound tho, the booklet is really complete and full of cool flyers

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:20 am

Dude, this is the second time you're telling this release is unlistenable giving you a massive migraines. What else could I do but to refund you?

Nor did I ever asked you to change your opinion. I was just saddened and disappointed to see you expressing your opinion in public every time this topic pops up. You of all people to whom I've explained personally the situation and all the hurdles we had to cross just to see this release out. A fellow label owner who would know of all those things, or so I thought...

And since I'm at it, let me clarify one more thing: all your comments of how the old tape rips are better are inaccurate. There are NO tape rips for the demo II. This demo was never even mixed before Dave transferred the multi-track tapes and mixed and mastered it - so what he gave us is ALL that is available, ever! At the end it was down to THIS sound, or NO release! There was a lot of bleeding in the drum tracks, and a particularly nasty reverb effect throughout, so it was sonically challenged from the start and a lot of compromises had to be made. It is not like we took a pristine recording and slammed it down you know, quite to the contrary.

Seriously, how do you expect me to not get upset when you know it is impossible to provide a better product, yet keep telling otherwise?

Anyhow, it is probably all my fault. I really should stop carrying so much. Apologies to everyone who had to read through this rant.

doomedplanet · Post by **doomedplanet** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:22 am

I agree, average sound and very very average photo-shopped art. The lack of the original art from both the demo and the MLP are conspicuous by their absence.

perishinflames wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:had to add: MILITIA-RELEASED (another one of those releases which saved me a thousand bucks hunting for them)
Sounds like shit imo, crappy art to boot.

Herkus Monte · Post by **Herkus Monte** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:29 am

Nasty Uwe wrote:The way the reissues are done is really appreciated, but a few bands less would not be that bad (i.m.o.).

You mean some records rereleased by HR did not deserve to be reissued?

Trigger · Post by **Trigger** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:39 am

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
Warepire wrote: Rotor - Árvaház, Blower Records, Mexico, Very nice reissue of an unreleased Rotor album with lyrics to most of the songs, band photos, some story behind the reissue process etc.
also a really cool one by blower: Veto both albums in one

had to add: MILITIA-RELEASED (another one of those releases which saved me a thousand bucks hunting for them)

You really believe you would ever buy it???