Vinyl

Bleak French raw black metal full of disgust and pessimism. The 2003 debut EP for the first time on vinyl. A primeval and unpolished piece of death-glorifying negativity. There is absolutely no gothic here, just rotten black metal with agonized, inhuman lamentations and total necro sound. A legendary and much sought-after EP recorded by Noktu and Neige, unearthed from the Southern French sepulchres for a limited pressing on vinyl. Released on single-sided 12″ record for much better quality compared to the 7″ format.

Reissue from the 2007 EP. Follow-up to the classic “Vado mori” album and my favourite material from the band. Originally released by NWN and Bird Of Ill Omen. Available again by NWN and Heidens Hart with 23 minutes of bonus material on side B, making this basically a full length at 47 minutes. All records come on white/grey/black marble vinyl and include an insert with lyrics etc. Great Pest sound at its peak.

Five years after “Vado mori”, Pest released “Tenebris obortis”. The own style of riffs and structures that were present since the debut demo further evolved into more chaos and fury. Tracks like “Trance”, “Ewiges Grab” and “Decontamination” are pure controlled onslaughts of riff and blastbeats. With tracks like “Wasteland” and the fantastic closing epic “Entering forest”, there is certainly room for melancholy and melody – as always has been an important part on each album.
As most outputs by the band, this album is also recorded and mixed entirely by the band themselves.

Amazing album of German black metal with hysterical voices. Lots of tracks on this album that grew out to become classics for the band.

Red Smoked

Limited to 200 copies on heavyweight light blue vinyl, with insert.
 

Re-press of the band's debut album from 2009. Absolutely relentless and punishing Blackened Death Metal from Brisbane, Australia.
Featuring members from the infamous PORTAL and GRAVE UPHEAVAL.

From the mind of Gore Metal pioneer Matt Harvey, LEFT TO DIE pays homage to Chuck Schuldiner's revolutionary Metal band, DEATH. 

Initium Mortis, the upcoming new album from LEFT TO DIE, sees the DEATH-inspired supergroup—including original DEATH members Terry Butler (OBITUARY) and Rick Rozz (MASSACRE)—joining Harvey (EXHUMED, GRUESOME) and Gus Rios (GRUESOME) to capture DEATH's deep, die-hard-only catalog.

Featuring tracks like Arcangel, Witch of Hell, and Legion of Doom expertly executed in the now, Initium Mortis is a must-have for DEATH fans and collectors alike.   

"For Initium Mortis we wanted Death fans who had never heard these demo songs to hear them with good production," says Harvey. "Most of these early demos were poor quality, often recorded on a boom box, so by the time someone got a demo through tape trading it was almost inaudible!
We think these tracks are a good representation of the birth of Mantas/Death. This is ground zero - where it all started: three 15 year-old kids creating Death Metal history, and even within these choice cuts from the demo days you can hear the evolution of the music."

"Left To Die went from a thought to doing a full US tour in about 3 months! Pretty remarkable if you ask me," says Butler. "We wanted to play the early material for the fans that weren't able to see the first albums in a live setting. There are many young fans at our shows that are hearing the foundation that DEATH stands on to this day live for the first time! With Matt channeling the best Chuck Schuldiner out there and Gus playing the material perfectly and respectfully we hit the road and haven't looked back."

Ultimately, LEFT TO DIE celebrates a seminal band and the camaraderie of the genre's most extreme corner of music. "First off I would like to thank Gus, Matt and Terry for making Left To Die happen. It's been an honor and pleasure working with them for the past few years and beyond," says Rozz. "It's really cool to be able to hear these tunes from 1984 properly! Old-school Death fans are going to dig this release. Cheers & Peace."