Tuesday, December 30, 2014

12/30/14 - MERCY KILLINGS - SNUFFED OUT EP OUT NOW!



Greetings! It's been a relatively slow year here at B.I.R. for a plethora of reasons, but I'm just as tickled as can be to get this one out before 2015 arrives. Anyways, without further ado, I give you the final entry of B.I.R.'s output for the year 2014.

A year after recording what would be the self titled EP, the lads of MERCY KILLINGS returned to the great state of North Carolina to lay down yet another sonic assault of hardcore punk. The resulting material proved to be even more vicious than the band's initial effort, yielding five songs of the savage USHC that certain members have been known for producing for over a decade now with select nods here and there to other spots on the globe that have been known to influence good punk as opposed to shit punk. These guys are, thankfully, too purist and/or out of touch to even consider flirting with any of the cringe inducing trends and fashions that have plagued the genre as a whole in recent memory. Therefore, fans of well executed hardcore punk can rest assured that they will receive just that upon obtaining this slab. Each record comes in a glue pocket sleeve adorned with stunning water color and ink based art by the illustrious Jaybo.

To order individual copies of the record, please go to http://beachimpedimentrecords.bigcartel.com 

To hear a song from the record, please go to http://soundcloud.com/beachimpediment 

For wholesale / trade inquiries, please contact beachimpediment[at]gmail[dot]com

For more information, please visit http://beachimpedimentrecords.blogspot.com

The following distros / stores will have copies of this record in the near future: GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS, PAINKILLER RECORDS, VINYL CONFLICT, LA VIDA ES UN MUS (UK), KATORGA WORKS, STATIC SHOCK RECORDS (UK), FERAL WARD, EVEN WORSE RECORDS (The Netherlands), SORRY STATE RECORDS, WARTHOG SPEAK, FAILURE RECORDINGS, HEARTFIRST RECORDS (Germany), TENSION HEAD RECORDS, KANGAROO RECORDS (France), SIT & SPIN RECORDS, CHIMICHANGA DISTRO, GUMMOPUNX (The Netherlands), BLACK WATER RECORDS, ADULT CRASH (Denmark), SONIC MYSTICS, ARMAGEDDON SHOP, and many more that are in the works.

And as per usual, for those that prefer to run with the "big dawgz" - the kind folks at REVHQ, EBULLITION, and COBRASIDE will have these in stock soon enough should they be easier for you to deal with.

UPDATE 1/9/15 - Color vinyl is sold out

In lieu of this new release, I've stocked the distro with all kinds of goodies. Here's a small sampling:

ANTI CIMEX - CRIMINAL TRAP LP
ANTI CIMEX - SCANDINAVIAN JAWBREAKER LP
ANTI CIMEX - ABSOLUT COUNTRY OF SWEDEN LP
FORWARD / LONG KNIFE - SPLIT 7"
BOSTON STRANGLER - FIRE LP (RESTOCK)
V/A - STOMP-I-LATION tape
IMPALERS - PSYCHEDELIC SNUTSKALLAR LP
RHDP - PARUSA EP

+ many more

And while we're on the topic of MK, for those not in the know 'ol Baybay took a fall down by the river this past June and ruptured a disc in his spine. He just had his second back surgery since then and is down on his luck at the moment. Some friends have set up a fundraiser for him to help with the cost of living while he is recuperating. I know everyone's money is tight this time of year, but in the event you might be able to help out please go here and check it out.

Thanks to everyone who picked up one (or all) of these records this year:

GAS RAG - BEATS OFF MLP
BLOOD PRESSURE - S/T EP
MERCY KILLINGS - SNUFFED OUT EP

In the coming weeks I'll be sure to make a separate post giving some insight as to what 2015 holds for the label. It's looking to be a busy year involving releases by a plethora of bands that rule; some of which I've worked with before and some that I have not. Stay tuned.

Good riddance to 2014,
-B.I.R.