One of F.O.A.D.’s best-known strategies is that our release schedule jumps from different musical genres with a versatility that very few underground labels have. And this time, the change is totally radical: last month we delighted you with classic Japanese heavy metal, at times more doom and at times more thrash oriented, now everything is taken to the extreme with an October entirely dedicated to hyper-fast hardcore, grindcore, crust and the like.  It’s difficult to put what we’re about to announce in order of priority, but probably the most eagerly awaited release is the LP reissue of the 1990 demo by Californian heavyweights MINDROT, on vinyl for the first time! A true monument of apocalyptic doom/crust in the unique style and mood of that band and that specific period.  Then, still from the early 90’s, one of our favorite bands: the Aussie potheads RUPTURE! Their “Baser apes” EP on Slap A Ham Records remains one of their most iconic, deranged and schizoid outputs.  Finally, here’s the expanded reissue with the remastered original mix on side A and the “Righteous apes” mix on side B, with a Negative Approach cover as a bonus.  Then a big celebration at F.O.A.D.: October 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the most loved/hated and game-changing album by CRIPPLE BASTARDS, “Misantropo a senso unico”. An excellent opportunity to bring it back into our catalog with a special edition featuring a wealth of extras such as OBI strip, poster, bonus CD, and much more. And last but not least, a new revelation on the international grindcore scene, a Finnish band living in a time machine stuck in 1988 when Earache Records was churning out the first grindcore milestones and Napalm Death was playing at the Mermaid three times a week, annihilating brains with hits from “Scum” and “FETO”.  We are talking about PSYKOOSI and their album “Our so called future”,  a collection of their demos/live recordings for the first time on LP.  So, to sum up: MINDROT “Demo 1990” LP, RUPTURE “Baser apers years” gatefold LP, CRIPPLE BASTARDS “Misantropo a senso unico – 25 anniversary edition” gatefold LP+CD, and PSYKOOSI “Our so called future” LP on F.O.A.D. Records are available for pre-order via www.scareystore.com.

As always, we have prepared a limited bundle for those who want to purchase all four diehard versions. Please note that these titles are expected to sell out fairly quick, so the offer and availability will not last long. And one last note: please do not bombard us with unnecessary requests such as changing items within an order, changing addresses, changing payment methods, or anxiously asking for tracking numbers. These things slow us down, cause stress, and prevent us from working smoothly and staying on schedule.  Please be patient and, once you have placed your pre-order, give us time to prepare it, ship it, and update its shipping status. 

More details on each release: 

MINDROT “Demo 1990” LP (F.O.A.D. 396)
For the first time ever, Mindrot’s 1990 demo is finally available on vinyl! Thunderous, monolithic and punishing, this demo set the band apart from their California peers, estabilishing a new level of bleakness and heaviness. A perfectly balanced mix of crust and doom metal with some unexpected evocative interludes, this demo is the desperate soundtrack for a decaying world. Ten songs of utterly ferocious apocalyptic music for fans of Dystopia, Winter, Deviated Instinct, Bolt Thrower and Amebix! LP with insert including lyrics and photos/flyers from that period. 

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard marbled white vinyl limited to 100 copies

Band edition on smokey clear vinyl limited to 90 copies 

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RUPTURE “Baser apes years” gatefold LP (F.O.A.D. 373)
Long out of print, here’s the official reissue of this ultra-cult 1993 EP by Australia’s most fucked up fastcore perverts!
Special expanded version with the original Slap A Ham version, the “Righteous Apes” CD alternate mix with a Negative Approach cover as a bonus… 31 TRACKS at breakneck speed!
“Scorching hyper-thrash from these prolific Aussie potheads! Something to offend everyone! Features the smash hit “MRR IS THE CIA!”  (Slap-A-Ham ad, 1993)
Housed in a thick gatefold sleeve + 16 page full color booklet collecting rare photos, flyers, scans of the original 7″, liner notes and much more…

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions: 

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard blue vinyl with white splattering limited to 100 copies

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CRIPPLE BASTARDS “Misantropo a senso unico – 25 anniversary edition” gatefold LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 188)25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION! Italy’s most extreme hardcore/grind album ever celebrates its quarter-century anniversary with a special edition for diehard maniacs…. A merciless outburst of hyperfast, hate fueled grindcore rooted in the most furious and nihilistic 80’s Italian hardcore, the band’s undisputed manifesto!
“Exquisitely insane hardcore/grind that reminds me of why I got into all this shit back in the late ’80s” Dan Lilker (S.O.D., Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth etc.)
No. 6 in Terrorizer Mag’s top 10 of the all time best European grindcore albums. 
This XXV anniversary edition includes:
– LP with the original version (2000)
– Faithful repro of the original gatefold cover printed in the same factory where it was manufactured 25 years ago
– 24-page booklet
– Exclusive Japanese OBI strip
– Poster in 1970s Italian cinema format
– Bonus CD with the 2013 redux version + 1 bonus track
– Enhanced video documentary focused on the album
Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions: 

Solid black vinyl limited to 250 copies

Diehard funeral purple vinyl with black splattering limited to 150 copies

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PSYKOOSI “Our so called future” LP (F.O.A.D. 299)
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND JUMP BACK TO 1988! Psykoosi is a young Finnish band that has managed to recreate the same feeling of the golden age of grindcore… This LP collects all their recordings, a one-way ticket to the time when Napalm Death’s “Scum” and “F.E.T.O.” were taking the world by storm. This is raw, old-school grindcore the way it should be, with all the right features that made the old days so unique. 
This LP compiles the following works:
“What do you value?” demo 2024
“Life of stress” demo 2024
“Live stress” live session 2025
An absolute must for fans of early Napalm Death, Warsore and Agathocles! Includes insert with scans of the original demos.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions: 

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Diehard white vinyl with black splattering limited to 100 copies

Right on schedule with the release date, or rather even ahead of it, here we are again with another batch of 5x F.O.A.D. releases ready to hit the streets!  As we announced, this month is dedicated to traditional Japanese metal, with a royal flush consisting of two titles by Genocide Nippon and two by Genocide from Chiba, so we’re in classic metal territories with touches of power and doom metal, plus the hard thrashing horde called Airraid, more radical and for hardcore maniacs, with their late 80’s crossover thrash vibe.  We are pleased to announce that AIRRAID “Staged Crime – Complete airraid 1988/1989” LP, GENOCIDE NIPPON “Black sanctuary” LP, GENOCIDE NIPPON “The ritual days 1983-1984” LP, GENOCIDE (Chiba) “Fire doll” LP and GENOCIDE (Chiba) “Mirage” LP are all out now on F.O.A.D. Records, all pre-orders have been shipped and tracking nr’s updated, and most wholesale orders shipped to our trusted distributors, you know who they are!

Be warned, because next month we’ll be changing gears completely with a shift towards much more extreme genres. There will be 4 releases… from pure grindcore, ultrafast HC to doomish crust, and more. Get ready for a storm of suffocating blast beats and apocalyptic atmospheres with bands ranging from the early 90s to the present day… stay tuned!

More details:

AIRRAID “Staged crime – Complete airraid 1988-1989” LP  (F.O.A.D. 374)

Another obscure Japanese underground gem unearthed by your F.O.A.D. maniacs! Complete discography of this devastating thrash unit from Tokyo. A lethal onslaught of hard moshing metallic riffs rooted in the energy and anger of the 80’s Japanese HC tradition. AIRRAID were able to combine the best elements of their era’s speed/thrash metal and hardcore into the most impactful crossover. Includes their 3 rare demos:
– “Touched in the head” (1988)
– “Lunatic asylum” (1988) with an unreleased track!
– “Armed children” (1989)
and their tracks from the legendary compilation “Far East Thrash Army – Thrash Live in Savagery”. 
12 songs delivered with absolute power and fury! LP with OBI strip and full colored 8 page booklet with photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard army green with white splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE NIPPON “Black sanctuary” LP (F.O.A.D. 383)
One of Japan’s most classic and ancient heavy metal bands!! Founded in 1978 in Takefu, Fukui, GENOCIDE NIPPON are a true gem of pure Japanese metal, characterized by witching atmospheres with a doomish vibe and the legendary high-pitched vocals of Toshihiro Takeuchi, which has led them to be often considered the Japanese answer to MERCYFUL FATE!  This is the official reissue of the band’s iconic LP from 1988, previously re-released only on CD and as part of a scarcely circulated LP boxset.  Their undisputed masterpiece, finally available in this ultimate version faithful to the original, reacquired from the band’s masters, packaged with an extra OBI strip and a stunning 16-page full color booklet with photos and scans from the 1st edition.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard ghostly white vinyl with red splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE NIPPON “The ritual days 1983-1984” LP (F.O.A.D. 384)
A collection of GENOCIDE’s ultra-rare early recordings comprising of their “Genocide +001” demotape (1983) and extra tracks from 1983-1984, showing the band’s first steps towards their distinctive style of cursed Metal from the crypts of the dead! Founded in 1978 in Takefu, Fukui, GENOCIDE NIPPON are a true gem of pure Japanese metal, characterized by witching atmospheres with a doomish vibe and the legendary high-pitched vocals of Toshihiro Takeuchi, which has led them to be often considered the Japanese answer to MERCYFUL FATE! LP with OBI strip and insert.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard color-in-color edition: red spot into crystal clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE (Chiba) “Fire doll” LP (F.O.A.D. 391)
Chapter 1 of 2 in F.O.A.D.’s official reissues of the complete 1986 studio recordings by Genocide from Chiba, featuring Genocide Nippon’s bassist Kazuaki Someno!! An overlooked gem of incendiary Japanese heavy metal in pure 80’s tradition, blending high-class power riffing with solos that give dragons wings, doomish slowdowns and a solid rock ‘n’ roll backbone! “Fire doll” is the band’s classic 1986 demo/album, for the first time on vinyl, adding 1 unreleased bonus track. 
LP with OBI strip and 8 page full color A4 booklet featuring loads of rare photos and scans of the original tape.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard gold vinyl with white splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE (Chiba) “Mirage” LP (F.O.A.D. 392)
Chapter 2 of 2 in F.O.A.D.’s official reissues of the complete 1986 studio recordings by Genocide from Chiba, featuring Genocide Nippon’s bassist Kazuaki Someno!!
“Mirage” is a collection of completely unreleased studio recordings from 1986 + 1 song from “Hungry days” compilation LP (Astral Lady, Japan, released in 1987). 
A total must for fans of the most powerful Japanese Metal like Sabbrabellz, Alkaloid, Rommel, Excuriver, Reaction!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

 Diehard silver vinyl with white splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

So here we are, the hectic summer season is over and we’re ready to hit the ground running with five new F.O.A.D. releases! First of all, this month is quite different from our usual fare because – with the exception of one thrashcore band (Airraid) – it’s all focused on classic heavy metal, at times doom-oriented and at times even melodic. The other peculiar thing is that we have four releases from bands called “Genocide” in the same month… In fact, when presenting the trailers, we said that this is “a month of genocides”!!  The common point for this batch is the country, as usual Japan, that as you all know by now, is a territory in which we are highly specialized and where we often return to focus our releases.  So, on the heavy/power/doom metal front, we have the legendary GENOCIDE NIPPON from Fukui, with the LP reissue of their classic “Black Sanctuary” and a collection of early works “The Ritual Days 1983-1984”.  With the same name but from another city, we complete our genocidal mission with GENOCIDE from Chiba, for the very first time on vinyl with the LP release of their 1986 demo “Fire Doll” and a full LP of unreleased sessions called “Mirage”. 

This is a gem for true connoisseurs that has garnered much appreciation and acclaim from the most diehard enthusiasts of pure Japanese metal. And to veer towards the more F.O.A.D. side, we also have a band more on the thrashing hardcore side, at times crossover (in the 80s sense of the word), AIRRAID with their “Staged crime” discography. So, to sum up, September on F.O.A.D. is a storm of scorching metal from the Land of the Rising Sun with: AIRRAID “Staged Crime – Complete airraid 1988/1989“ LP, GENOCIDE NIPPON ”Black sanctuary“ LP, GENOCIDE NIPPON ”The ritual days 1983-1984“ LP, GENOCIDE (Chiba) ”Fire doll“ LP and GENOCIDE (Chiba) ”Mirage” LP... all available for pre-order via www.scareystore.com
As usual, please note that we have also prepared a limited bundle for those who want to pre-order all 5 diehard/splatter versions at a discounted price in one go. It won’t be available for long, so act fast!  There’s nothing else to add… you already know the recommendations not to sleep on the limited editions because they sell out quickly and not to bombard us with unnecessary requests during the pre-order phase, so for once we won’t repeat them. Next month we’ll be back in the realm of extremism and radical sonic nihilism, so for this September, enjoy this burst of metal in pure 80’s Japanese tradition!

More details:

AIRRAID “Staged crime – Complete airraid 1988-1989” LP  (F.O.A.D. 374)

Another obscure Japanese underground gem unearthed by your F.O.A.D. maniacs! Complete discography of this devastating thrash unit from Tokyo. A lethal onslaught of hard moshing metallic riffs rooted in the energy and anger of the 80’s Japanese HC tradition. AIRRAID were able to combine the best elements of their era’s speed/thrash metal and hardcore into the most impactful crossover. Includes their 3 rare demos:
– “Touched in the head” (1988)
– “Lunatic asylum” (1988) with an unreleased track!
– “Armed children” (1989)
and their tracks from the legendary compilation “Far East Thrash Army – Thrash Live in Savagery”. 
12 songs delivered with absolute power and fury! LP with OBI strip and full colored 8 page booklet with photos, flyers and scans of the original tapes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard army green with white splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE NIPPON “Black sanctuary” LP (F.O.A.D. 383)
One of Japan’s most classic and ancient heavy metal bands!! Founded in 1978 in Takefu, Fukui, GENOCIDE NIPPON are a true gem of pure Japanese metal, characterized by witching atmospheres with a doomish vibe and the legendary high-pitched vocals of Toshihiro Takeuchi, which has led them to be often considered the Japanese answer to MERCYFUL FATE!  This is the official reissue of the band’s iconic LP from 1988, previously re-released only on CD and as part of a scarcely circulated LP boxset.  Their undisputed masterpiece, finally available in this ultimate version faithful to the original, reacquired from the band’s masters, packaged with an extra OBI strip and a stunning 16-page full color booklet with photos and scans from the 1st edition.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard ghostly white vinyl with red splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE NIPPON “The ritual days 1983-1984” LP (F.O.A.D. 384)
A collection of GENOCIDE’s ultra-rare early recordings comprising of their “Genocide +001” demotape (1983) and extra tracks from 1983-1984, showing the band’s first steps towards their distinctive style of cursed Metal from the crypts of the dead! Founded in 1978 in Takefu, Fukui, GENOCIDE NIPPON are a true gem of pure Japanese metal, characterized by witching atmospheres with a doomish vibe and the legendary high-pitched vocals of Toshihiro Takeuchi, which has led them to be often considered the Japanese answer to MERCYFUL FATE! LP with OBI strip and insert.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard color-in-color edition: red spot into crystal clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE (Chiba) “Fire doll” LP (F.O.A.D. 391)
Chapter 1 of 2 in F.O.A.D.’s official reissues of the complete 1986 studio recordings by Genocide from Chiba, featuring Genocide Nippon’s bassist Kazuaki Someno!! An overlooked gem of incendiary Japanese heavy metal in pure 80’s tradition, blending high-class power riffing with solos that give dragons wings, doomish slowdowns and a solid rock ‘n’ roll backbone! “Fire doll” is the band’s classic 1986 demo/album, for the first time on vinyl, adding 1 unreleased bonus track. 
LP with OBI strip and 8 page full color A4 booklet featuring loads of rare photos and scans of the original tape.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard gold vinyl with white splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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GENOCIDE (Chiba) “Mirage” LP (F.O.A.D. 392)
Chapter 2 of 2 in F.O.A.D.’s official reissues of the complete 1986 studio recordings by Genocide from Chiba, featuring Genocide Nippon’s bassist Kazuaki Someno!!
“Mirage” is a collection of completely unreleased studio recordings from 1986 + 1 song from “Hungry days” compilation LP (Astral Lady, Japan, released in 1987). 
A total must for fans of the most powerful Japanese Metal like Sabbrabellz, Alkaloid, Rommel, Excuriver, Reaction!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

 Diehard silver vinyl with white splattering limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

As you can imagine, this summer has been scorching and extremely intense here at the F.O.A.D. headquartes. From June to today, we have released 14 x LPs (not counting those with extra editions on MC or CD) and participated with our massive booth in various festivals, including the usual megablasts at Obscene Extreme and Party San Open Air! Despite the frenzy of having to divide ourselves between so many fronts and the hellish temperatures at our workplace, here we are, more or less at the end of the season, happy to announce that the death/thrash/black metal attack we had announced is ready! SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP, THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology” gatefold 2xLP, PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD, XASTHUR “The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993” LP, and XASTHUR “Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD are all out now on F.O.A.D. Records, and all pre-orders have been shipped on time.  We still have a few copies of the splatter-marble-smoke vinyl variants, so hurry up and don’t miss out!

The bundle including all diehard editions will be available for a while longer, at our discretion. We will soon begin announcing next month’s titles… it will be a little different from usual. The clues we can give you are: 5 releases, 1x HC thrash crossover (late 80s), and 4x pure 80s heavy metal made in Japan, with names that will pleasantly surprise you!  Stay tuned….

And now more details on August’s 5x sonic disasters:

SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP (F.O.A.D. 380)
Complete discography of this doom-tinged old school Death Metal unit from New Jersey! Includes their demos 1993-1995 and 3 songs from pre-SOLEMN’s evil incarnation, called “IT”.
SOLEMN used to blend the dark sound of their area’s trademark death metal (think of INCANTATION) with doomish slowdowns and gorerific death/grind bursts. Their demos “Exiled” and “Asaru breathen” are true lost gems of cryptic, cavernous U.S. death metal in pure early 90’s tradition, that absolutely deserve to be rediscovered. Sourced from the band’s master tapes. LP with insert including scans of the original demos and a fanzine interview.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard marbled lead blueish vinyl to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology”  gatefold 2xLP  (F.O.A.D. 393)Complete discography, furious thrash metal blitzkrieg from Las Vegas… “Distorted recollections” compiles all existing recordings of these underground thrash masters, for the first time on vinyl!
Starting with the 1987 demo “Infected” when the band was still going by the name Pestilence, this anthology collects their classic demo “Product of a sick mind” (1989), the Michael Rosen sessions (1990) in their entirety, the demo “Inherit the sin” (1991) and a rare bonus track! Fast and corrosive thrash unleashing all the energy of the late 80’s, for fans of Sacrifice, Epidemic, Dark Angel, Slaughter and Num Skull. Housed in a luxurious gatefold sleeve including an extensive 32-page full-color booklet with tons of rare photos, flyers, fanzine excerpts, liner notes, and more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (dark purple with yellow splattering) limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD  (F.O.A.D. 369)
After being in the works for many years and suffering from too many poor-quality editions made without passion, here at last is the ultimate, manic reissue of these two pioneering hordes of death from Singapore’s underground hell!!
PROFANCER:  official reissue of their 1990 demo “Rest without peace”. Formed in 1987, PROFANCER were inspired by Morbid Angel and classic Cogumelo bands offering the most raw and ferocious death thrashin’ madness imaginable… Their members went on to form the legendary XASTHUR!
PROFANATION: official reissue of their “In gloom” demo 1994. Black-tinged old school death metal, or as the band called it…. “Morbid Metal” – for this incredibly intense and brutal spawn of satanic darkness. Both demos were mastered from selected sources, the best in existence, provided by the bands.  Bonus CD compiling both demos and 3 bonus tracks by Profancer, that clearly show their musical transition with embryonic versions of Xasthur songs.. Includes a 16-page booklet and extra insert, filled with rare photos, interviews, scans of the original demos, and a lot more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard swirl gold vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993” LP (F.O.A.D. 370)
From the deepest dungeons of Singapore’s hellish underground obscurity, here’s an unreleased session by XASTHUR, recorded 1 year after their cult studio demo “Hidden lore”. “The black mist of blood ritual” sees these Far East demons shift from their black-tinged death/thrash approach to total black metal darkness, clearly inspired by true Norwegian classics. 5 SONGS. Ripped from lost and found archival tapes unearthed from the band’s noisy crypts of malevolence and mastered at Toxic Basement Studio. Comes with 16 page booklet with photos, lyrics, bio and liner notes.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard funereal mist smokey clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD (F.O.A.D. 212-CD)
Complete discography of this demonic black/thrash army from Singapore, compiling their rare “Hidden lore” demo and the recently unearthed “The black mist of blood ritual” unreleased session 1993. Raw, sinister Black Metal that combines the old school Singaporean sound with influences that recall the ’80s South American Death/Thrash inferno! Their drummer Dagoth would later go on and join ABHORER! “Hidden lore” has been transferred straight from the master reels and the unreleased session 1993 comes from a lost&found tape from the band’s archives. 9 tracks of pure darkness and evil from the depths of Singahell’s nightmarish horrors, for fans of IMPIETY and ABHORER! Includes 20 page booklet with photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and liner notes. Front cover artwork by Chris Moyen (originally supposed to be a t-shirt that never came out).

Watch the trailer HERE

Another scorching summer under the radioactive sun of F.O.A.D. Records and increasingly ruthless and mindblowing releases. After a June entirely dedicated to 80’s American hardcore and an unforgettable July between the Obscene Extreme festival and ferocious aural assaults of noise/grore/grindcore such as Fear Of God, Regurgitate, early Disharmonic Orchestra and Kandarivas, we change c(o)urse again and return to more death/thrash/black metal oriented territories, considering that August brings us to the Party San Metal Open Air festival, and what better battlefield to premiere titles like these… So we have 3 releases from Singapore: a previously unreleased 1993 session by XASTHUR, recently unearthed from the band’s archives, which now sees the light of day on vinyl/LP with a well-deserved F.O.A.D. treatment, then another CD by XASTHUR featuring their entire discography; and, by popular demand, the definitive and official version of PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD after the terribly lame editions on Zzzooouuh that ruined years and years of research that led us to tracking down the best quality master and a bunch of graphic material for a good 18 pages between inserts and booklets, for this F.O.A.D. version that puts a tombstone on the mediocrity previously delivered by the very poor Argentine label.  If from Singapore we travel through the darkest and most evil depths of old school black/death/thrash metal, the other two releases this month move to the USA with a slightly different choice of sound: from New Jersey, the complete discography of SOLEMN, ominous early 90s death metal with a rotten and cryptic approach that inevitably brings to mind Incantation, and from Nevada, the legendary THE HORDE OF TORMENT with an ultra-complete discography, for the first time on vinyl… neck-fracturing thrash metal, fast, intense, and totally underrated for the potential and energy that this band had! So, to sum up and get to the point: SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP, THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology“ gatefold 2xLP, PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD, XASTHUR ”The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993“ LP and XASTHUR ”Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD are all available for pre-order via www.scareystore.com! 

As usual, we have prepared a limited bundle for those who want to grab the diehard versions of the 4 LPs in one go. It won’t last long, so act fast! And to conclude, our usual requests, which we will never tire of repeating: 1) If you are interested in the diehard colored vinyl versions, all limited to 100 copies, don’t sleep on it because they will sell out quickly. 2) It’s the middle of summer and we are alternating between hard work at our warehouse and open-air festivals thousands of Kms away from our headquarters, which means our staff is spread thin and very busy. Please, once an order is placed, it is final: don’t bombard us with confusing messages for additions, substitutions, changes, payments different from those originally requested, address changes, anxiety about tracking numbers, and so on. All of this causes stress and inevitably slows down our schedule, affecting both the speed with which we ship packages and prepare releases for the coming months. Thanks!

And now here are the detailed descriptions of the 5x atrocities we are proposing this time around:

SOLEMN “Extinction Asaru” LP (F.O.A.D. 380)
Complete discography of this doom-tinged old school Death Metal unit from New Jersey! Includes their demos 1993-1995 and 3 songs from pre-SOLEMN’s evil incarnation, called “IT”.
SOLEMN used to blend the dark sound of their area’s trademark death metal (think of INCANTATION) with doomish slowdowns and gorerific death/grind bursts. Their demos “Exiled” and “Asaru breathen” are true lost gems of cryptic, cavernous U.S. death metal in pure early 90’s tradition, that absolutely deserve to be rediscovered. Sourced from the band’s master tapes. LP with insert including scans of the original demos and a fanzine interview.

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard marbled lead blueish vinyl to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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THE HORDE OF TORMENT “Distorted recollections – The demo anthology”  gatefold 2xLP  (F.O.A.D. 393)Complete discography, furious thrash metal blitzkrieg from Las Vegas… “Distorted recollections” compiles all existing recordings of these underground thrash masters, for the first time on vinyl!
Starting with the 1987 demo “Infected” when the band was still going by the name Pestilence, this anthology collects their classic demo “Product of a sick mind” (1989), the Michael Rosen sessions (1990) in their entirety, the demo “Inherit the sin” (1991) and a rare bonus track! Fast and corrosive thrash unleashing all the energy of the late 80’s, for fans of Sacrifice, Epidemic, Dark Angel, Slaughter and Num Skull. Housed in a luxurious gatefold sleeve including an extensive 32-page full-color booklet with tons of rare photos, flyers, fanzine excerpts, liner notes, and more!

Watch the trailer HERE

Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (dark purple with yellow splattering) limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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PROFANCER / PROFANATION split LP+CD  (F.O.A.D. 369)
After being in the works for many years and suffering from too many poor-quality editions made without passion, here at last is the ultimate, manic reissue of these two pioneering hordes of death from Singapore’s underground hell!!
PROFANCER:  official reissue of their 1990 demo “Rest without peace”. Formed in 1987, PROFANCER were inspired by Morbid Angel and classic Cogumelo bands offering the most raw and ferocious death thrashin’ madness imaginable… Their members went on to form the legendary XASTHUR!
PROFANATION: official reissue of their “In gloom” demo 1994. Black-tinged old school death metal, or as the band called it…. “Morbid Metal” – for this incredibly intense and brutal spawn of satanic darkness. Both demos were mastered from selected sources, the best in existence, provided by the bands.  Bonus CD compiling both demos and 3 bonus tracks by Profancer, that clearly show their musical transition with embryonic versions of Xasthur songs.. Includes a 16-page booklet and extra insert, filled with rare photos, interviews, scans of the original demos, and a lot more!

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Available in the following versions:

Diehard swirl gold vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “The black mist of blood ritual – Unreleased session 1993” LP (F.O.A.D. 370)
From the deepest dungeons of Singapore’s hellish underground obscurity, here’s an unreleased session by XASTHUR, recorded 1 year after their cult studio demo “Hidden lore”. “The black mist of blood ritual” sees these Far East demons shift from their black-tinged death/thrash approach to total black metal darkness, clearly inspired by true Norwegian classics. 5 SONGS. Ripped from lost and found archival tapes unearthed from the band’s noisy crypts of malevolence and mastered at Toxic Basement Studio. Comes with 16 page booklet with photos, lyrics, bio and liner notes.

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Available in the following versions:

Diehard funereal mist smokey clear vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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XASTHUR “Hidden lore + Unreleased session 1993” CD (F.O.A.D. 212-CD)
Complete discography of this demonic black/thrash army from Singapore, compiling their rare “Hidden lore” demo and the recently unearthed “The black mist of blood ritual” unreleased session 1993. Raw, sinister Black Metal that combines the old school Singaporean sound with influences that recall the ’80s South American Death/Thrash inferno! Their drummer Dagoth would later go on and join ABHORER! “Hidden lore” has been transferred straight from the master reels and the unreleased session 1993 comes from a lost&found tape from the band’s archives. 9 tracks of pure darkness and evil from the depths of Singahell’s nightmarish horrors, for fans of IMPIETY and ABHORER! Includes 20 page booklet with photos, flyers, scans of the original tapes and liner notes. Front cover artwork by Chris Moyen (originally supposed to be a t-shirt that never came out).

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In a month totally dedicated to the most extreme side of our musical spectrum, this tidal wave of gore and noise has finally reached its peak. In this extremely hot July we unleashed four bloodthirsty monsters and took one of them back from the F.O.A.D. vault (with the 2nd pressing of Disharmonic Orchestra), premiering all of these ragers at Obscene Extreme, keeping on our tradition of collaboration with this legendary festival. Due to the ultrabusy week spent working there we are slightly later than usual in shipping orders, but don’t worry, it’s only a matter of a few days!

As always be ready because we will start announcing new releases for August very soon and hold on tight, because next month will be all focused on raw and hellish sulphurous black/death/thrash metal!! But as for now we are proud to announce that FEAR OF GOD “All your fears” Book + 3xCD + DVD set, REGURGITATE “Sickening bliss” LP/MC and “Deviant LP/MC, KANDARIVAS “Rhythms of obliteration” LP and DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA “Repulsive overtones? 1988-1989” Gatefold 2xLP+CD (second pressing) are all out NOW on F.O.A.D. Records! Most preorders have been sent out and the remainder will be shipped within the next week. The diehard versions of the 4x vinyls are running low, so act fast… Also, the limited bundles will still be available for a handful of days, don’t sleep on it!

More in detail about each release:

FEAR OF GOD “All your fears” Book + 3xCD + DVD set (F.O.A.D. 240)

The ultimate, ultra-complete FEAR OF GOD discography 1987-1988..  325 TRACKS! In the works for over 15 years, this monster is the most detailed and maniacally assembled F.O.G. anthology you can dream of, sourced from Erich Keller’s archival masters, studied in minute detail, restored and mastered through a very long process. An uncompromising manifesto of pioneering NOISECORE, in its wildest and most relentless form… a tour de force based on unparalleled relentless brutality, with the most destructive growls ever heard on this planet, blast-beats at extremely high speed – no triggers, no overdubs and with inhuman, ear-damaging levels of distortion. Includes all their recorded work, from the legendary 21-song EP (1988) to “As statues fell” 12″ with bonus tracks, all demos, rehearsals, unreleased cuts, live recordings, and the infamous LA jam session with INFEST for the first time in its entirety!!
Bonus DVD with 6 complete 1987-1988 shows captured on video, some of which have never been seen to date. This 3xCD + DVD set is encased in a deluxe 56-page hardcover book that collects all F.O.G.’s existing photos, flyers, scans of their discography, liner notes by Erich Keller and much more.. A total must for every noise maniac!

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REGURGITATE “Sickening bliss” LP / MC (F.O.A.D. 349)

“Sickening bliss” is the final album by Regurgitate, released in 2006, now finally back on vinyl and for the first time ever also on cassette tape! 26 tracks of bludgeoning bowel-erupting insanity… Sounding like the perfect compendium of their whole career, this album is a gory stream of awesome riffing, laid over belligerent drums and topped by ominous ghoulish vocals. This is goregrind as it should be! No room to breathe, just plain, unadulterated and inhuman brutality!! LP with printed inner sleeve. MC with two sided Jcard and pro-printed tape (black print on bone white shell).

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Available in the following versions:

Diehard gutrot hogfrenzy splatter vinyl (pink blended with yellow + blood red splattering) limited to 200 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 300 copies

Cassette tape limited to 100 copies

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REGURGITATE “Deviant” gatefold LP / MC (F.O.A.D. 348)

Originally released in 2003 by Relapse Records, “Deviant” is a monolith of 27 boneshaking grinding shots, delivered with Regurgitate’s trademark merciless brutality. Incorporating a touch of Swedish ultracore, Regurgitate made their riffs tighter and vocals focused primarily on raw screams rather than gurgling growls. The result is an album that sounds 100% Regurgitate while coming out fresh and renewed, supported by the impeccable production of Soundlab’s mastermind Mieszko Talarczyk (RIP). Memorable, fast and inspired, “Deviant” is a 32 minute splatter feast that will leave you asking for more… blood!! LP housed in a super-thick gatefold sleeve. MC with two sided Jcard and pro-printed tape (white print on marbled black shell).

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Available in the following versions:

Diehard reeking hellhole splatter vinyl (rotten green-yellowish mixed with blood red) limited to 200 copies.

Solid black vinyl limited to 300 copies

Cassette tape limited to 100 copies

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KANDARIVAS “Rhythms of obliteration” LP (F.O.A.D. 395)

Fueled by the invincible energy of Tokyo’s ancient Kanda shrine, KANDARIVAS combine the best tactics of old-school grindcore with a face hammering death/hardcore vibe and traditional elements that spring from the very heartbeat of Japan’s legendary taiko drums. Enhanced by a surprisingly powerful production, “Rhythms of obliteration” reaches the peak of Kandarivas with a high-impact sound that does justice to the uinqueness of a band that shatters all aural boundaries. After several EPs and splits, KANDARIVAS with this debut full length keep on their patch marching at their own insane (blast) beat, unleashing another obliterating storm of fury and creativity!! Come with insert including lyrics and photos.

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Available in the following versions:

Diehard marbled blue vinyl limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA “Repulsive overtones? 1988-1989” Gatefeld 2xLP+CD (F.O.A.D. 280)
 2nd pressing

New pressing with different colors on the artwork-layout.  Housed in a thick gatefold jacket including bonus CD and full colored booklet…
The most exhaustive collection of early grinding works from this Austrian extreme metal legend! The roots of DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, everything they recorded before their classic debut album “Expositionsprophylaxe”.
43 songs – over 100 minutes of music compiling the following works:
– Split LP with Pungent Stench (1989)
– “Successive substitution” 7″ (1989)
– “Requiem for the forest” Demo (1988)
– “The unequalled visual response mechanism” Demo (1988)
– Rehearsal/Demo 1988
– bonus private rehearsal 1988 (totally unreleased!)
Grindcore inspired death metal in their own highly original style, blending angular, dissonant riffs with a unique rhythmic approach. From the very early demos and rehearsals showing the early steps in their inclination to channel heavy, lilting sounds in a deadly blender of hardcore edginess to the bone-crushing split LP and 1st EP recordings perfectly fitting the late ’80s Nuclear Blast death/grind panorama with cult bands such as Righteous Pigs, Defecation, Atrocity, Disastrous Murmur and Pungent Stench…  Ripped from the band’s archival sources and remastered at Toxic Basement Studio for the most deafening sonic impact.

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Available in the following versions:

Diehard splatter vinyl (black on blue) limited to 100 copies

Solid black vinyl limited to 200 copies