Added to the store today are limited edition vinyl represses of the two best Immortal LPs, namely Pure Holocaust and Battles In The North.

We got some copies of the freshly repressed Bathory LPs in stock now. The first three to be exact, namely Bathory, The Return…, and Under The Sign Of The Black Mark. Go to the store section to purchase.

The haunting new disc from Italy’s K11, “Metaphonic Portrait: 1230 A.D.”, is now available via 20 Buck Spin’s side label Actual Noise. For a complete description of this eerie, esoteric work, please go HERE. To hear the track 18=IH, simply click HERE. The CD is available for a limited time at the price of just $7.99. You can buy it HERE.

Boise Idaho duo Pussygutt will tour the West Coast with a new performance in late May. 20 Buck Spin will release their 4th LP later in the year. This band is not to be missed. Far superior creatively, conceptually and continually to many doom bands of higher notoriety. They’ll be supported throughout the tour by longtime collaborator A Story Of Rats and will be joined on one-off dates by Worm Ouroboros, Robedoor and Blessure Grave among other creatures of the night.

Thur May 20: Seattle@ Black Lodge w/(a) Story of Rats, Wildildlife, Thunder Grey Pilgrim,
Fri May 21: Portland@Wail w/(a) Story of Rats, Wilderness
Sat May 22: Salem@Burial Grounds w/(a) Story of Rats, Mania
Mon May 24: San Francisco: Aquarius Presents@Elbo Room w/(a) Story of Rats, Worm Ouroboros, Prize Hog
Wed May 26: Los Angeles@ Echo Curio w/(a) Story of Rats, Robedoor, Sasqrotch
Thur May 27: San Diego@The Soda Bar w/(a) Story of Rats, Cascavell, Blessure Grave
Fri May 28: Oakland@Terminal w/(a) Story of Rats, FERMENTÆ, Maleficia
Sat May 29: Sacramento KDVS Presents@The Hub w/(a) Story of Rats, Gaarth
Sun May 30: Reno@ The Broken Spoke w/(a) Story of Rats, Huck

YellowGreenRed.com has posted an interview with Wood regarding all things Bastard Noise.
Read it HERE.

Although Ludicra is not part of 20 Buck Spin directly, I’ve worked with the band in the past at Alternative Tentacles and they’ve been friends for many years going all the way back to Ross Sewage giving me a copy of the Ludicra demo tape some 10 years ago (which I still have). The band has been stuck here in Olympia since Friday night, and have been staying with Reuben Storey, Funerot/Christian Mistress drummer, hesher, pizza maker and Phantom City Records co-manager. All the details are below, which we are re-posting for our friends in Ludicra and at Profound Lore:

Figure with word going around on the status and fate of LUDICRA’s “De-Cancellation” tour, it’s time we gave an official update on the situation. The plan is for LUDICRA to soldier on their tour in St. Paul, MN (on April 08) as a four piece until guitarist John Cobbett fully recovers and can re-join the band for the rest of the tour. Read on how you can help LUDICRA in this time of need:

After finally getting their first big break in their illustrious ten-plus year career yanked from them when Mayhem unceremoniously decided to cancel their initially planned return to the U.S. (where LUDICRA were direct support), LUDICRA weren’t going to let this blemish get in the way of touring in lieu of their new album “The Tenant” (which has, so far, become one of the most acclaimed albums of the year). So the band decided to last-minute book a full-on 31 date tour in place of the canceled Mayhem one.

As the tour began, on the second day in the tour, guitarist John Cobbett (also the mastermind in HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE of course) felt a pain in his stomach/abdominal area and it was revealed he had appendicitis and that his appendix had burst, along with having an abscess growing inside his body which, in a weird twist of fate, actually helped him. Prior to the tour, before the Pentagram show in SF which LUDICRA recently played, Cobbett felt the symptoms of such a sickness and went to get checked out. Even though he went to get checked out though, the ever reliable and helpful (sarcasm) doctors at San Francisco General Hospital simply dismissed it and told Cobbett there was nothing wrong with him.

So in Olympia, Cobbett had to be rushed to the emergency room to be tendered to. He is currently still in the hospital in Olympia and is awaiting word on the doctors of when he can re-join his band-mates and is recovering really quickly.

The outpouring from the fans of support has been immense and it just shows the kind of dedicated community a band like LUDICRA can create.

DONATION INFO There have been people showing interest and asking on how to make any kind of donation as these medical bills continue to surmount and pile up (that’s U.S. health care for you). But we have posted several donation options for those who want to donate (anything helps of course) and help LUDICRA:

Option 1: If you would like to make a donation to LUDICRA/John Cobbett directly through Profound Lore, simply send a manual payment via paypal here: profoundlorerecords@gmail.com and in the subject line please write “Ludicra Donation” just so we can distinguish it.

Option 2: LUDICRA’s friends WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have also reached out to help. They have posted all their donation info etc. via their myspace blog HERE .

Option 3: Raymond Ahner, a friend of LUDICRA has created a cool poster for the band’s show in Portland and is selling them. All proceed from sales of this poster will go towards LUDICRA. Go HERE to see where you can buy the poster.

Of course any updates (prior to Profound Lore leaving on April 12th for Roadbrun Fest) will be posted. For the most recent updates on LUDICRA, best to check the Profound Lore twitter account HERE .

And of course we want to thank all the LUDICRA supporters out there who have shown their concern and support towards one of the best American metal bands today. Your support means a lot. So the De-Cancellation tour now looks like this:

04/08 – St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
04/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ Jackpot Gallery
04/10 – Chicago @ The Underground Lounge (w/Clad in Darkness)
04/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
04/12 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar (w/Wastelander, Sauron)
04/13 – Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar (w/KRALLICE, CRUCIFIST)
04/14 – Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo (w/KRALLICE)
04/15 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore (w/KRALLICE)
04/16 – Portland, ME @ Geno’s (w/Ocean, KRALLICE, Aok Suicide Forest)
04/17 – Boston, MA @ O’Briens (2pm day show) (w/Tombs, KRALLICE)
04/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Europa (w/KRALLICE, CASTEVET, Attake)
04/19 – Philadelphia @ M Room (w/Lair of the Minotaur, Tombs, KRALLICE)
04/20 – Baltimore, MD @ Hexagon (w/Tombs, KRALLICE)
04/21 – Richmond, VA @ The Triple (w/KRALLICE)
04/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn (w/Music Hates You)
04/23 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
04/24 – Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
04/25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
04/27 – Las Cruces, NM @ The Trainyard
04/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Basement (w/LANDMINE MARATHON)
04/29 – San Diego, CA @ Radio Room
04/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sabor Lounge
05/01 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Coaster’s (w/Dusted Angel)
05/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord( w/Kowloon Walled City – cd release show for “The Tenant”)

The Bloody Panda “Summon” 2xLP + DVD is now available for purchase through 20 Buck Spin. The official record store release date is April 27th if you prefer to support your local indie record store. The LP is a gatefold and is limited to just 500 copies. More infomation on the album is available HERE. To order the 2xLP directly go HERE.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 8th, 9th and 10th, Laudanum will return to the Pacific Northwest for three shows. They’ll be joined by 20 Buck Spin labelmates Samothrace. The shows are as follows:

April 8th – Northern, Olympia
April 9th – Plan B, Portland
April 10th – The Comet Tavern, Seattle

For all 3 shows they will be joined by Portland’s Atriarch (w/Nick Phit ex-Graves At Sea) and Seattle’s Fawn (w/Steve ex-Sanctum).

Here’s a flyer by yours truly for the Olympia show: