HAMMERHEART RECORDS VÖ-News fürs Frühjahr 2024
As we are approaching 2024 we will share our Label News.
JANUARY:
First things first: we will relaunch our own store, because the demand has been so high that we cannot refuse all the requests. Keep an eye on www.hammerheartstore.com because it will once again be your choice for top releases from the Underground for top prices. Death to plastic music!
Our absolute priority for January is the long-awaited new album “Saints Dispelled” by MASTER. After 6 years MASTER has made one its best and most mature albums that will finds its way to all fans of this legendary band. Being Paul Speckmann’s 14th (!!!) MASTER album, this album leaves nothing to be desired and has all the trademarks combined with absolute killer songwriting. Coming on digi-CD (with two bonus tracks), a very limited CD-boxset (content to be determined )and on vinyl in three different versions. We should not forget the top notch artwork by Richard Schouten, you will see soon.
We will do two fantastic re-issues on vinyl in January, being VICIOUS RUMORS “Soldiers of the Night” on high quality 180 gram vinyl with insert in several colors and on black vinyl. It will be limited to 1.000 copies worldwide and a must-have for any self-respecting fan of US-Metal from the golden 80’s, because it is considered a masterpiece.
The second re-issue will be a 40th anniversary edition of RUNNING WILD “Gates to Purgatory” on high quality picture-LP, coming in a sleeve, with insert and a huge poster. This edition will be strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide and an essential collector’s item for RUNNING WILD fans, but also for all addicts of 80’s German Speed Metal.
And then there is always the cool little release we do because we cannot resist, because we are fans and love what we do just as much as you. “The First Ten Years” by TEMPLE OF VOID is an absolute top compilation by this great US Death Doom Metal band of all their none album tracks spanning the years 2013 to 2023. Almost 70 minutes divided across 11 tracks (including a Celtic Frost cover) with fitting artwork by Toderico Art. We love TEMPLE OF VOID so we decided to do a 500 limited digipack CD edition and a 300 limited 2-LP edition (in two colors). For fans of Hooded Menace, Asphyx and old Paradise Lost a must have!
FEBRUARY:
We will release two great new albums in February 2024 and two cool re-issues on vinyl again.
The first album that is brand-new is VINCENT CROWLEY with something fresh and new, the album “Anthology of Horror”. Vincent Crowley is obviously known for running Death/Black Metal band ACHERON for 30 years (1988 to 2018). VINCENT CROWLEY is a different entity, something really fresh and new, a True Metal band for fans of King Diamond, Candlemass and Iced Earth. There are some old school Death Metal roots (especially in the vocals), but this is a high quality Metal album in the traditional way, with fantastic songs, a great production and a general theme about horror stories. We will release this priority release on CD and vinyl (different colors).
French progressive Black Metal band ACOD will release their new album “Versets Noirs” on CD and LP in February and they continue in the footpaths of their previous killer albums. Massive diverse Black Metal with hooks, memorable and skillfully recorded and produced. Among the tracks will be a cover of SAMAEL’s “Black Trip”. Be prepared for a Black Metal highlight that just screams quality!
We will do another two fantastic re-issues on vinyl in February, being the 2nd album of VICIOUS RUMORS “Digital Dictator” on high quality 180 gram vinyl with insert in several colors and on black vinyl. It will be limited to 1.000 copies worldwide and a must-have for any self-respecting fan of US-Metal from the golden 80’s, because it is considered a masterpiece.
The second re-issue will be a 35th anniversary edition of RUNNING WILD “Port Royal” on high quality picture-LP, coming in a sleeve, with insert and a huge poster. This edition will be strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide and an essential collector’s item for RUNNING WILD fans, but also for all addicts of 80’s German Heavy Metal. This is RUNNING WILD a treasure that will never age.
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