Bootleg Warning Thread

Desolator · Post by **Desolator** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:50 pm

I recently bought Virus - Pray For War off eBay and just a moment ago when I was about to give it a spin, this crappy lounge music starts to play. At first I thought if there's some crappy intro but it just goes on and on. I lift the needle and move it further and same shit music is still there. I automatically thought that someone must've been fucking around with the labels 'cause there seemed to be some pixels visible but then again same kind of effect is in the innersleeve. So am I just that misfortunate to have scored some shady mispress?

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:18 pm

Desolator wrote:I recently bought Virus - Pray For War off eBay and just a moment ago when I was about to give it a spin, this crappy lounge music starts to play. At first I thought if there's some crappy intro but it just goes on and on. I lift the needle and move it further and same shit music is still there. I automatically thought that someone must've been fucking around with the labels 'cause there seemed to be some pixels visible but then again same kind of effect is in the innersleeve. So am I just that misfortunate to have scored some shady mispress?

mispress

reminds me of that guy who had the venom nightmare pic 12" with madonna on it...

Desolator · Post by **Desolator** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:28 pm

Aargh! Well, just got refunded so no harm done. Still I would've prefered to have the damn album at last! Guess I'll hang it on the wall or something...

CloudsOfMetal · Post by **CloudsOfMetal** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:59 am

Are some of the Unisound releases bootlegs?

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:30 am

CloudsOfMetal wrote:Are some of the Unisound releases bootlegs?

98% of them are.

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:44 am

I had a batch of RAVEN - One for All which actually had Judgement Day soundtrack on them.

Herkus Monte · Post by **Herkus Monte** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:10 pm

CloudsOfMetal wrote:Are some of the Unisound releases bootlegs?

http://www.thecorroseum.com/phpbb2/view ... &start=600

Priamos · Post by **Priamos** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:53 pm

CloudsOfMetal wrote:Are some of the Unisound releases bootlegs?

As some others stated as well, they are crappy but the majority (if not all of them) are legitimate or "semi-legitimate". The label owner seems many times to fuck the bands working with, but he has most of the times covered somehow (legally) his ass. I know many bands having issues with him but never heard any of them winning a trial against him or even trying.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:37 pm

Priamos wrote:
CloudsOfMetal wrote:Are some of the Unisound releases bootlegs?
As some others stated as well, they are crappy but the majority (if not all of them) are legitimate or "semi-legitimate". The label owner seems many times to fuck the bands working with, but he has most of the times covered somehow (legally) his ass. I know many bands having issues with him but never heard any of them winning a trial against him or even trying.

This is probably the most contradictory statement that I've ever read.

There's also no such thing as "semi-legitimate". It's either legal or it's not. No signed contract means that it's a bootleg.

I've heard probably 4-5 stories about band members wanting to take legal action against the label but once you take into account the costs and the fact that the label is based out of greece it's not practical.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:39 pm

Herkus Monte wrote:
CloudsOfMetal wrote:Are some of the Unisound releases bootlegs?
http://www.thecorroseum.com/phpbb2/view ... &start=600

Hahaha, I just went over the couple of pages regarding that "conversation" and nearly forgot just how ridiculous it was.

Priamos · Post by **Priamos** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:50 pm

The violation of trust or spoken agreement, isn't punishable by laws but it's immoral. I used the term "semi-legitimate" for all these stuff but also contracts with many "small letters" made by professionals in order to deceive, especially all these small bands that don't have any legal consultants to protect them.

Osmi_Putnik · Post by **Osmi_Putnik** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:29 pm

According to Denis from Sentinel Steel this is official releases from Unisound, he said that he work directly with members or representatives of these bands:

ALCHEMY X 11:59:59
ARMAGEDDON Rev 16:16 EP
AXEMASTER Death Before Dishonour
AXEMASTER The Awakening 1985-1995
CAGE Astrology
CLAIRVOYANT Fighter's Soul
DARK QUARTERER Dark Quarterer
DECEPTOR The Legend
DEFENDER Remaining Tales
EXORISTOI Exoristoi
MADD HUNTER Raiders from the North
NIGEL FOXXE'S INC War of the Godz
PULS Bigbit Je V Nas
SARISSA Sarissa
SLEEPY HOLLOW 1989-1992: Rest In Pieces
STEEL ASSASSIN From the Vaults
TWISTED TOWER DIRE Battle Hymns to the Pantheon
VAVEL Vavel
VAVEL The Second Death
VICE HUMAN Vice Human + Metal Attack
VORTEX Metal Bats + Open The Gate
VYNDYKATOR Heaven Sent From Hell
WISDOM Rain Dream
WYVERN Back To the Ancient Rage
Z Keepers of the Sign

CloudsOfMetal · Post by **CloudsOfMetal** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:38 pm

Osmi_Putnik wrote:According to Denis from Sentinel Steel this is official releases from Unisound, he said that he work directly with members or representatives of these bands:

ALCHEMY X 11:59:59
ARMAGEDDON Rev 16:16 EP
AXEMASTER Death Before Dishonour
AXEMASTER The Awakening 1985-1995
CAGE Astrology
CLAIRVOYANT Fighter's Soul
DARK QUARTERER Dark Quarterer
DECEPTOR The Legend
DEFENDER Remaining Tales
EXORISTOI Exoristoi
MADD HUNTER Raiders from the North
NIGEL FOXXE'S INC War of the Godz
PULS Bigbit Je V Nas
SARISSA Sarissa
SLEEPY HOLLOW 1989-1992: Rest In Pieces
STEEL ASSASSIN From the Vaults
TWISTED TOWER DIRE Battle Hymns to the Pantheon
VAVEL Vavel
VAVEL The Second Death
VICE HUMAN Vice Human + Metal Attack
VORTEX Metal Bats + Open The Gate
VYNDYKATOR Heaven Sent From Hell
WISDOM Rain Dream
WYVERN Back To the Ancient Rage
Z Keepers of the Sign

I bought that Dark Quarterer cd since it seems to be the only cd release of the the album and not a long time ago I found a thread about it on here where everyone complained about every aspect of that certain cd.

Oh god, well I'll see it by myself, I'm not very picky but if it's totally half-assed release where even tracks are listed wrong I will get mad.

CloudsOfMetal · Post by **CloudsOfMetal** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:53 pm

stormspell wrote:I had a batch of RAVEN - One for All which actually had Judgement Day soundtrack on them.

They must be a rarity by now.

Osmi_Putnik · Post by **Osmi_Putnik** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:24 pm

CloudsOfMetal wrote:
Osmi_Putnik wrote:According to Denis from Sentinel Steel this is official releases from Unisound, he said that he work directly with members or representatives of these bands:

ALCHEMY X 11:59:59
ARMAGEDDON Rev 16:16 EP
AXEMASTER Death Before Dishonour
AXEMASTER The Awakening 1985-1995
CAGE Astrology
CLAIRVOYANT Fighter's Soul
DARK QUARTERER Dark Quarterer
DECEPTOR The Legend
DEFENDER Remaining Tales
EXORISTOI Exoristoi
MADD HUNTER Raiders from the North
NIGEL FOXXE'S INC War of the Godz
PULS Bigbit Je V Nas
SARISSA Sarissa
SLEEPY HOLLOW 1989-1992: Rest In Pieces
STEEL ASSASSIN From the Vaults
TWISTED TOWER DIRE Battle Hymns to the Pantheon
VAVEL Vavel
VAVEL The Second Death
VICE HUMAN Vice Human + Metal Attack
VORTEX Metal Bats + Open The Gate
VYNDYKATOR Heaven Sent From Hell
WISDOM Rain Dream
WYVERN Back To the Ancient Rage
Z Keepers of the Sign
I bought that Dark Quarterer cd since it seems to be the only cd release of the the album and not a long time ago I found a thread about it on here where everyone complained about every aspect of that certain cd.

Oh god, well I'll see it by myself, I'm not very picky but if it's totally half-assed release where even tracks are listed wrong I will get mad.

I'm avoiding Unisound, Old Metal and Retrospect releases in a big circle because they are made cheap, crappy etc, etc...all in all B.A.D.