Every year, on the third Saturday in April, countries all around the world participate in Record Store Day, a celebration of the vibrant culture surrounding the dwindling, yet still very much thriving independent record store.This year’s celebration takes place on April 18, and one staple of this wonderful celebration involves waking up bright and early and lining up outside of your local record store in hopes of scoring one (or several) of the many exclusive, Record Store Day-only releases that participating artists release in honor of the event. The official list of this year’s exclusive releases has been revealed, and it’s insane. Check out a taste of what you can snag after the jump!
Here are but a few releases to look forward to (Thanks to The PRP for laying these out):
- 311 – “Grifter“/”Who’s Got The Herb” (7″) (Legacy) — (details)
- At The Gates – “Gardens Of Grief” (12″ colored vinyl) (Century Media) — (details)
- Atreyu – “So Others May Live” (7″) (Spinefarm) — (details)
- Brand New – “Deja Entendu” (2×12″) (Triple Crown) — (details)
- Candlemass – “Live” (2×12″) (Metal Blade) — (details)
- Carcass – “Choice Cuts” (2×12″) (Century Media) — (details)
- Clutch – “From Beale Street To Oblivion (Special Edition)” (2×12″) (Weathermaker Music) — (details)
- Comeback Kid – “Rain City Sessions” (10″) (Victory Records) — (details)
- Deathwish – “Out For Blood” (12″ colored vinyl) (Beer City Skateboards And Records) — (details)
- Every Time I Die – “Salem” (7″ colored vinyl) (Epitaph) — (details)
- Foo Fighters – “Songs From The Laundry Room” (10″) (RCA) — (details)
- GWAR – “America Must Be Destroyed” (2×12″) (Metal Blade) — (details)
- Hawkwind – “Back On The Streets” (7″) (Cherry Red) — (details)
- Hawkwind – “Hawkwind” (12″) (Rhino) — (details)
- In This Moment – “Sex Metal Barbie” (7″) (Atlantic) — (details)
- Islander – “Violence & Destruction” (12″) (Victory) — (details)
- Jungle Rot – “Terror Regime” (12″ colored vinyl) (Victory) — (details)
- Mastodon – “Atlanta” (12″) (Warner Bros.) — (details)
- Metallica – “No Life Til Leather” (cassette) (Blackened) — (details)
- Ministry – “Ministry Trax Box” (CD box set) (Cleopatra) — (details)
- OFF! – “Live From The BBC” (10″) (Vice Music) — (details)
- Path Of Resistance – “Who Dares Wins” (12″ colored vinyl) (Victory) — (details)
- Publicist UK – “Original Demo Recordings” (7″) (Static Tension) — (details)
- Poison Idea – “Just To Get Away/Kick Out The Jams” (7″) (TKO Records) — (details)
- Rise Against – “Eco-Terrorist In Me” (7″) (Interscope) — (details)
- Slayer – “When The Stillness Comes” (7″ picture disc) (Nuclear Blast) — (details)
- Stone Sour – “Meanwhile In Burbank” (12″ colored vinyl) (Roadrunner Records) — (details)
- The Devil Wears Prada – “South Of The City” (7″ colored vinyl) (Roadrunner Records) — (details)
- The Used – “Shallow Believer” (12″) (Warner Bros.) — (details)
- Venom – “From The Very Depths” (2×12″) (Spinefarm) — (details)
- Warzone – “Fight For Justice” (12″) (Victory) — (details)
I told you, it’s insane. And this is just a handful of them. The full list is available here. Better start gathering that pocket change!
I’d also like to say, even if you don’t feel like getting up early and partaking in the madness, at least go to your local record store on April 18 and buy an album or two! They depend on our business to stay up and running, and Lord knows the world would be a drearier place without them. Keep independent record stores alive!
-AL