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Limited to 300 copies. Professionally manufactured CD in jewel case. 

Drawing inspiration from the fantastical and philosophical musings of Michael Moorcock, Jim Kirkwood embarked on a profound exploration of Melnibonéan mythos with this trilogy of albums originally released in the early 1990s, aptly titled "The Eternal Champion Trilogy".

Limited to 300 copies. Professionally manufactured CD in jewel case. 

Drawing inspiration from the fantastical and philosophical musings of Michael Moorcock, Jim Kirkwood embarked on a profound exploration of Melnibonéan mythos with this trilogy of albums originally released in the early 1990s, aptly titled "The Eternal Champion Trilogy".

"The 3rd full length from Australia's Quest Master. "The Twelve Castles" is a continuation and refinement of the sounds and ideas explored in "Lost Songs of Distant Realms". A love letter to the RPG's of the 1990's, recorded with classic Casio and Yamaha keyboard tones."

 Seaweed bone A side B side
Second Pressing 300 copies.
Limited to 200 copies on seaweed/bone vinyl (this) and 100 copies bone/black. Comes with massive 24x36" poster. Gatefold presented here with its original layout for the first time since its initial release.

Brown marble vinyl edition limited to 150 copies. This edition has been released as a double gatefold (in Pantone Gold) LP, the D side is silk screened in gold ink and includes an A2 poster from a 1997 photo session.

 Limited to 500. High quality jewel case CD with gold printing, multi-color disc print + foldout booklet poster + hype sticker.

Reissue of the classic 'Era 1" album recorded in 1994. Jewel case with hype sticker, sealed. Includes fold-out insert w/ silver print. - limited to 500 copies.

 

“Thrashin Blues” finally available again, Thrash Metal with a dirty blues edge!

Violent Playground is one of the many Thrash Metal bands that ended up forgotten without ever having serious opportunities; the fact is that they deserved much more than their peers. In 1988, they were able to create an unparalleled blend of Thrash Metal, Hardrock and Blues that did not open the doors to fame for them at all.

These five guys lived their musical experience exclusively within the underground scene for a relatively short time (about three years), without any chance to emerge in the slightest (at least to achieve the popularity of groups like Tankard, Razor, and so on). For this series of reasons, the group is one of the most ignored within its environment. And their “Thrashin Blues” has become a collector’s item. The only link Violent Playground has with the world outside the underground is the album cover: created by the famous Ed Repka, the same who drew for Megadeth, Death, Toxik, Vio-lence, and others.

It’s no coincidence that they deserved more than many other bands of the time: their only album is a true masterpiece. Frankly, we do not find a single excessive derivation, a single plagiarized note; you can hardly even hear the influences from the usual genre epigones, but the sound is typically thrash, accompanied by contamination ranging from Blues to Classic Rock. The production isn’t too raw for a record like this, made of captivating riffs and solos that haven’t been heard since the days of “Kill ‘Em All”. The originality of the product is evident from the very first spectacular seconds of the title track.

Unable to repeat themselves and strained by the harsh failure of the album, the Playground disbanded shortly after, and with them, that kind of explosive mix of “blues fusion” came to an end.