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Olde Outlier - From Shallow Lives to Shallow Graves LP

In many ways, OLDE OUTLIER rise from the legacy of Australia’s late Innsmouth — a cult band whose 2014 debut Consumed by Elder Sign endures as an underground classic. The connection is more than symbolic: guitarist Askew, vocalist Appleton, and bassist Greenbank all passed through Innsmouth’s ranks, while Beau Dyer now leads this new incarnation after years spent shaping the sound of Innsmouth and the earlier project Grenade.

From Shallow Lives to Shallow Graves marks OLDE OUTLIER’s recorded debut, a four-track, thirty-five-minute descent into their own cavernous realm. While faint echoes of Innsmouth’s inspirations — Armoured Angel and early Samael — linger, the band draw from a broader and far more obscure constellation. Shades of Amon Goeth, Martyrium, Head of the Demon, and Florida’s Equinox collide with the spectral drift of Ophthalamia and early Katatonia and Tiamat, all eroded and blackened into something untraceable.

Despite these depths, OLDE OUTLIER avoid any sense of technical indulgence. Their sound carries a rough, deliberate simplicity — a raw and smoky power that pushes each of the four long tracks forward with unhurried certainty. The songwriting unfolds through patient repetition and subtle shifts, allowing motifs to seep into place and gradually hypnotise. Appleton’s low gutturals bring a grim, expressive edge reminiscent of early Septic Flesh or Thou Art Lord, while the more open, lead-driven riffing imparts a distinctly archaic heavy metal aura that separates this band from their origins.

At many moments, that union of grit and atmosphere surpasses even Innsmouth’s achievements. Accented by well-placed clean and chorused guitar lines, From Shallow Lives to Shallow Graves becomes an immersive and strangely timeless work — a glimpse into an ancient, dimly lit world where OLDE OUTLIER feel less like a new formation and more like something unearthed from a forgotten past.

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Evadney - It’s Dreaming LP
  • 1: Pile
  • 2: Wings
  • 3: Amors
  • 4: A
  • 5: Good Lord
  • 6: Ready
  • 7: Leathered & Laced
  • 8: Qualia
  • 9: Ω
  • 10: The All

Consuming you in one swoop, through 10 tracks of poetic electronic-pop odyssey’s, Evadney’s sensational voice acts as the guiding force, weaving between piano, strings, harp, driving electronic elements, and almost beatless moody textures.

Following the release of 3 eps on Black Acre, being remixed by I.JORDAN, inclusion on Jamz Supernova’s BBCRadio ‘Ones To Watch’ list, the Glastonbury Emerging talent list and creating an audiovisual live show performed in the UK and Shanghai, Evadney’s debut album ‘It’s Dreaming’ looks set to solidify him as a bold new voice on the UK music scene, bringing with him a new world of melancholy, narrative-driven pop.

The subjects of sexuality, love, family and a yearning for the divine are played out across this cinematic piece of work. “I’m asking myself and everyone to consider; Where is your love? What does it mean for you? What are your boundaries around it and why?” - Evadney.  On ‘Plie’ Evadney’s vivid storytelling flows effortlessly in a surreal conversation with an angel who teaches him how to dance. ‘Qualia’’ is a harp laden ode to his parents and their enslaved ancestors, whilst ‘Leathered & Laced’ and ‘Good Lord’ are devastatingly beautiful and honest stories of Evadney pulling himself out of his darkest moments of lost direction and substance abuse.

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expected to be published on 20.03.2026

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Supertramp - Breakfast In America LP
  • A1: Gone Hollywood
  • A2: The Logical Song
  • A3: Goodbye Stranger
  • A4: Breakfast In America
  • A5: Oh Darling
  • B1: Take The Long Way Home
  • B2: Lord Is It Mine
  • B3: Just Another Nervous Wreck
  • B4: Casual Conversations
  • B5: Child Of Vision

Supertramp are releasing the definitive vinyl pressings of their studio albums. Breakfast In America audio was transferred at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell and overseen by album co-producer Peter Henderson, where they cut the 1/2 speed master used to press the vinyl. The LP is pressed on 180g black vinyl. This is the group’s sixth studio album released in 1979.

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Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Open LP

Released in 1967, Open marked a bold debut for Brian Auger & The Trinity, featuring the dynamic vocals of Julie Driscoll. Music and its makers were rapidly evolving in ‘67, the UK's Jazz and R&B scenes were being influenced by pop and psychedelia and socially, musicians of many styles found common ground in London’s clubs like The Cromwellian and The Scotch Of St James where the The Beatles, US legends Wilson Pickett and Jimi Hendrix mingled with the capitals jazzers and pop stars, often loudly jamming together in even louder 'Lord Byron' shirts. 'Open' fully embraced this spirit by fusing together those genres and attitudes of the era. From the outset Auger displays his jazz rooted approach on the A side with 'In and Out' and 'Isola Natale' (later covered by one of his American jazz heroes Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes). Both showcase the Trinity's musicianship and Brian's improvisational flair. Auger himself takes on vocal duties on the raucous ‘Black Cat’, a track that became a club hit. Open is marked by its eclecticism; 'Lament for Miss Baker' is a tender, piano ballad influenced by Duke Ellington, reflecting Auger’s jazz and classical influences whilst 'Goodbye Jungle Telegraph' is a wild and crazy percussive freak out. Brian displayed not only his virtuosity but also his surrealist sense of humour with bizarre sound effects, inspired by Spike Milligan's The Goons' radio show interspersed between the tracks.

Julie Driscoll’s arrival on the album’s B side brings a sharp shift in tone. Her smoky, emotive vocals inject a soulful depth, notably on covers of Otis Redding & Carla Thomas hit 'Tramp', Aretha's 'Save Me' and The Staples Singers ‘Why Am I Treated So Bad". With original numbers 'Break It Up' and 'A Kind Of Love In' we hear the Auger / Driscoll pop infused R&B at its very best, whilst the version of Donovan’s 'Season of the Witch' stretches out into a slow-burning epic. In 2025, Open is viewed as a cult classic and testament to a unique period when genre boundaries were fluid and artistic risk-taking was the norm. Brian Auger & The Trinity’s debut captures the adventurous energy of the late 1960s. 58 years later, its importance in the development of British jazz fusion and progressive bands that followed is undeniable, with The Charlatans Tim Burgess recently commenting on Auger's Instagram that The Trinity were a 'huge influence'.

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VARIOUS - GREAT LAKES GOSPEL: DETROIT
  • O Yes My Lord
  • I'm Drunk & I'm Real High (In The Spirit Of God)
  • Sinnerman
  • I Thank The Lord
  • God's Been Good To Me
  • Wade In The Water
  • Thoughs Were The Days
  • Walk With Me
  • Heaven
  • Motherless Child
  • Faith
  • Time To Go Home
  • Peace When He Comes

Über die Jahre hat Numero eine Menge Aufnahmen aus den Tiefen Detroits ausgegraben. Aus allen möglichen Mini-Motowns haben wir Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco, Boogie und aufgrund der Nähe auch Gospel entdeckt. Frühere Untersuchungen der Labels Revival und Big Mack brachten mehr als nur ein paar neue apokryphe Hymnen zutage, und Great Lakes Gospel Vol. 2 versammelt ein Dutzend interessanter Kirchengruppen, die sich hingebungsvoll an die Ausläufer des Genres heranwagen. Verlier dich in ekstatischem Chor-Funk, Kanzel-Rap, direkt eingespeisten Gitarrensoli und dem Heiligen Geist, sollte er dich bewegen. Schau dich im Raum um. Mit diesem Ding könntest du eine Kirche gründen.

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Various - Great Lakes Gospel: Detroit LP
  • A1: Voices Of Conquest - O Yes My Lord
  • A2: Ada Richards - I’m Drunk & I’m Real High (In The Spirit Of God)
  • A3: The Gospel Supremes - Sinnerman
  • A4: Mighty Voices Of Wonder - I Thank The Lord
  • A5: The Mighty Walker Brothers - God’s Been Good To Me
  • A6: The Apostles Of Music - Wade In The Water
  • A7: Lavice & Company - Thoughs Were The Days
  • B1: Calvin Cooke - Walk With Me
  • B2: Deliverance Echoes - Heaven
  • B3: Liz Davis - Motherless Child
  • B4: The Soul Superiors - Faith
  • B5: Otis G. Johnson - Time To Go Home
  • B6: Wayne & Thelma And The Mcallister Singers - Peace When He Comes

Over the decades, Numero has excavated a metric ton of recordings from the depths of Detroit. From all manner of mini Motowns we’ve uncovered soul, R&B, funk, disco, boogie, and by nature of proximity—gospel. Previous examinations of the Revival and Big Mack la- bels turned up more than a few new apocryphal hymns, and Great Lakes Gospel Vol. 2 compiles a dozen curious church groups devotionally reaching towards the genre’s frayed edge. Get lost in ecstatic choir funk, pulpit rappin’, direct-injection guitar solos, and the holy spirit, should it move you. Look around the room. You could start a church with this thing.

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MAUSTETYTÖT - ITKEN JOS MUA HUVITTAA
  • Oslo Helsinki Berliini Kokkola
  • Hapentuhlaaja
  • Entä Jos En Pärjääkään
  • Luiden Päällä Vihaa
  • Mitä Sitten Teen?
  • Itken Jos Mua Huvittaa
  • Sadan Vuoden Yksinäisyys
  • Rotankolo
  • Kuolema Lähestyy
  • Styroksi

Representing a more analog sound than before, Itken jos mua huvittaa was recorded in Gothenburg in the autumn of 2025. The album was produced by Gustav Ejstes, known as the leader of the band Dungen, and engineered by Mattias Glavå, renowned for producing Håkan Hellström's albums. Counting among the most popular bands in Finland, Maustetytöt also enjoy international cult fame and have toured extensively across Europe over the past two years, performing headline shows in England, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Greece, the Czech Republic, Poland, and throughout Scandinavia.

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Vitamin X - Ride The Apocalypse
  • 1: Chop Chop Chop
  • 2: Ride The Apocalypse
  • 3: Sociopath
  • 4: Unleash The Wolves
  • 5: Sirens’ Call
  • 6: Devolution/Devilution
  • 7: Bite The Hand That Feeds
  • 8: Brainfreeze
  • 9: Genetic Mutation
  • 10: Symphony Of Doom
  • 11: Wanna Be Me
  • 12: Break Away
  • 13: W.a.r
  • 14: Toxic Reality
  • 15: Fear
  • 16: It Never Ends
  • 17: Over The Line
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Transparent Lime Vinyl[24,16 €]


Hardcore thrash punks VITAMIN X return with a new album in 2026 via Svart Records Amsterdam’s hardcore legends Vitamin X are back with their seventh album Ride The Apocalypse, the band’s most intense and ambitious album to date — released by Svart Records in March 2026. Mastered by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust, Municipal Waste) and featuring apocalyptic artwork by Andrei Bouzikov (Municipal Waste), the record delivers 16 tracks of pure mayhem: faster, harder, and heavier than anything the band has done before. Everyone who’s heard the early mixes agree — this is the strongest Vitamin X album yet. For over two decades, Vitamin X has been one of the most explosive and influential forces in crossover hardcore punk. Emerging alongside the early wave of modern crossover and thrash-revival bands like Municipal Waste and Wolfbrigade, Vitamin X carved out a sound that is unmistakably their own: ultra-fast, razor-tight, socio-political, fun, and always completely unhinged. They’ve released albums on iconic labels such as Southern Lord, Havoc, and Tankcrimes, and worked with legends like Steve Albini, John Baizley (Baroness) and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.). Their video About to Crack reached millions of views. The band has played over a thousand shows worldwide and appeared at festivals such as Hellfest, Maryland Deathfest, EXIT, and Obscene Extreme. With Ride The Apocalypse arriving in March 2026, Vitamin X enters a new chapter — sharper, faster, and more devastating than ever.

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Vitamin X - Ride The Apocalypse

Vitamin X

Ride The Apocalypse

12inchSVART371LPB1
Svart Records
13.03.2026
  • 1: Chop Chop Chop
  • 2: Ride The Apocalypse
  • 3: Sociopath
  • 4: Unleash The Wolves
  • 5: Sirens’ Call
  • 6: Devolution/Devilution
  • 7: Bite The Hand That Feeds
  • 8: Brainfreeze
  • 9: Genetic Mutation
  • 10: Symphony Of Doom
  • 11: Wanna Be Me
  • 12: Break Away
  • 13: W.a.r
  • 14: Toxic Reality
  • 15: Fear
  • 16: It Never Ends
  • 17: Over The Line
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Black Vinyl[23,32 €]


Hardcore thrash punks VITAMIN X return with a new album in 2026 via Svart Records Amsterdam’s hardcore legends Vitamin X are back with their seventh album Ride The Apocalypse, the band’s most intense and ambitious album to date — released by Svart Records in March 2026. Mastered by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust, Municipal Waste) and featuring apocalyptic artwork by Andrei Bouzikov (Municipal Waste), the record delivers 16 tracks of pure mayhem: faster, harder, and heavier than anything the band has done before. Everyone who’s heard the early mixes agree — this is the strongest Vitamin X album yet. For over two decades, Vitamin X has been one of the most explosive and influential forces in crossover hardcore punk. Emerging alongside the early wave of modern crossover and thrash-revival bands like Municipal Waste and Wolfbrigade, Vitamin X carved out a sound that is unmistakably their own: ultra-fast, razor-tight, socio-political, fun, and always completely unhinged. They’ve released albums on iconic labels such as Southern Lord, Havoc, and Tankcrimes, and worked with legends like Steve Albini, John Baizley (Baroness) and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.). Their video About to Crack reached millions of views. The band has played over a thousand shows worldwide and appeared at festivals such as Hellfest, Maryland Deathfest, EXIT, and Obscene Extreme. With Ride The Apocalypse arriving in March 2026, Vitamin X enters a new chapter — sharper, faster, and more devastating than ever.

pre-order now13.03.2026

expected to be published on 13.03.2026

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Various - Have You Heard About the World Coming to an End? LP
 
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Tape[16,39 €]


Death Is Not The End present a compilation gathering a cross-section of early gospel choirs and vocal harmony groups recorded between late 1920s and the mid-1950s - a period when spirituals & jubilee traditions merged with blues, jazz and early rhythm and blues, providing the musical routes for the coalescence of the civil rights movement born out of the black church. In the modern world these perennially vital recordings provide a fitting tonic for the near-dystopia we find ourselves living through.

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Helloween - The Time Of The Oath

„Better Than Raw“ ist Helloweens achtes Album, ursprünglich 1998 erschienen, und ist nun erstmals seit
fast zehn Jahren als Doppel-LP auf türkisfarbenem Vinyl erhältlich. „Better Than Raw“ enthält die Singles
„I Can“ und „Hey Lord!“.
Helloweens sechstes Album „Master of the Rings“, ursprünglich 1994 erschienen, ist nun erstmals als
Doppel-LP in Gold erhältlich. „Master of the Rings“ ist das erste Album mit dem Co-Sänger Andi Deris
und enthält die Songs „Where the Rain Grows“, „Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)“, „Perfect Gentleman“ und
„Sole Survivor“. Die erweiterte Doppel-LP bietet sieben zusätzliche Tracks.
Helloweens siebtes Album „The Time of the Oath“, ursprünglich 1996 erschienen, ist jetzt als erweiterte Doppel-LP t erhältlich, wobei die erste LP in Violett gehalten ist. „The Time of the Oath“ ist ein
Konzeptalbum, das auf den Prophezeiungen von Nostradamus basiert und die Singles „Power“, „The Time
of the Oath“ und „Forever and One (Neverland)“ enthält. Die erweiterte Version bietet acht zusätzliche
Tracks.

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Helloween - Better Than Raw

„Better Than Raw“ ist Helloweens achtes Album, ursprünglich 1998 erschienen, und ist nun erstmals seit
fast zehn Jahren als Doppel-LP auf türkisfarbenem Vinyl erhältlich. „Better Than Raw“ enthält die Singles
„I Can“ und „Hey Lord!“.
Helloweens sechstes Album „Master of the Rings“, ursprünglich 1994 erschienen, ist nun erstmals als
Doppel-LP in Gold erhältlich. „Master of the Rings“ ist das erste Album mit dem Co-Sänger Andi Deris
und enthält die Songs „Where the Rain Grows“, „Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)“, „Perfect Gentleman“ und
„Sole Survivor“. Die erweiterte Doppel-LP bietet sieben zusätzliche Tracks.
Helloweens siebtes Album „The Time of the Oath“, ursprünglich 1996 erschienen, ist jetzt als erweiterte Doppel-LP t erhältlich, wobei die erste LP in Violett gehalten ist. „The Time of the Oath“ ist ein
Konzeptalbum, das auf den Prophezeiungen von Nostradamus basiert und die Singles „Power“, „The Time
of the Oath“ und „Forever and One (Neverland)“ enthält. Die erweiterte Version bietet acht zusätzliche
Tracks.

pre-order now06.03.2026

expected to be published on 06.03.2026

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Helloween - Master Of The Rings

„Better Than Raw“ ist Helloweens achtes Album, ursprünglich 1998 erschienen, und ist nun erstmals seit
fast zehn Jahren als Doppel-LP auf türkisfarbenem Vinyl erhältlich. „Better Than Raw“ enthält die Singles
„I Can“ und „Hey Lord!“.
Helloweens sechstes Album „Master of the Rings“, ursprünglich 1994 erschienen, ist nun erstmals als
Doppel-LP in Gold erhältlich. „Master of the Rings“ ist das erste Album mit dem Co-Sänger Andi Deris
und enthält die Songs „Where the Rain Grows“, „Mr. Ego (Take Me Down)“, „Perfect Gentleman“ und
„Sole Survivor“. Die erweiterte Doppel-LP bietet sieben zusätzliche Tracks.
Helloweens siebtes Album „The Time of the Oath“, ursprünglich 1996 erschienen, ist jetzt als erweiterte Doppel-LP t erhältlich, wobei die erste LP in Violett gehalten ist. „The Time of the Oath“ ist ein
Konzeptalbum, das auf den Prophezeiungen von Nostradamus basiert und die Singles „Power“, „The Time
of the Oath“ und „Forever and One (Neverland)“ enthält. Die erweiterte Version bietet acht zusätzliche
Tracks.

pre-order now06.03.2026

expected to be published on 06.03.2026

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Rob Zombie - The Great Satan LP

Rob Zombie

The Great Satan LP

12inch4065629753139
Nuclear Blast
27.02.2026
  • A2: F.t.w. 84
  • A3: Tarantula
  • A4: (I'm A) Rock N Roller
  • A5: Heathen Days
  • A6: Who Am I?
  • A7: Black Rat Coffin
  • A8: Sir Lord Acid Wolfman
  • A9: Welcome To The Electric Age
  • A11: Punks And Demons
  • A12: The Devilman
  • A13: Out Of Sight
  • A14: Revolution Motherf***Ers
  • A15: The Black Scorpion
  • A16: Unclean Animals
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Various - Have You Heard About the World Coming to an End? (Tape)
 
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Vinyl (LP)[22,48 €]


Death Is Not The End present a compilation gathering a cross-section of early gospel choirs and vocal harmony groups recorded between late 1920s and the mid-1950s - a period when spirituals & jubilee traditions merged with blues, jazz and early rhythm and blues, providing the musical routes for the coalescence of the civil rights movement born out of the black church. In the modern world these perennially vital recordings provide a fitting tonic for the near-dystopia we find ourselves living through.

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expected to be published on 20.02.2026

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Disclosure - Caracal (10th Anniversary Edition) (2x12")
  • 1: Nocturnal (Ft. The Weeknd)
  • 2: Omen (Ft. Sam Smith)
  • 3: Holding On (Ft. Gregory Porter)
  • 4: Hourglass (Ft. Lion Babe)
  • 5: Willing & Able (Ft. Kwabs)
  • 6: Magnets (Ft. Lorde)
  • 7: Jaded
  • 8: Good Intentions (Ft. Miguel)
  • 9: Superego (Ft. Nao)
  • 10: Echoes
  • 11: Masterpiece (Ft. Jordan Rakei)
  • 12: Molecules
  • 13: Moving Mountains (Ft. Brendan Reilly)
  • 14: Afterthought

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Disclosure's sophomore studio album, Caracal.    

This record features an eclectic lineup of vocal collaborations including The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Gregory Porter, Lorde, Jordan Rakei and many more. With a total of five singles, the acclaimed second single, 'Omen' featuring Sam Smith was the highest charting of the singles, peaking at No.13 in the UK charts, and has accumulated almost 1 billion global streams since release. The Lorde featured track 'Magnets' follows closely behind with just under 710 million streams since release. Caracal has sold over 135,000 physical copies worldwide since release and was Grammy nominated for The Best Dance/Electronic Album back in 2016.

The limited edition will be available for the first time on a 2LP Zoetrope, housed in a gatefold die cut sleeve. Each side of the vinyl is inspired by the original album artwork and campaign poster from the time, using the caracal cat and the featured vocalists illustrations to create animated movement across the discs as they spin.

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Brian James - Kicks…and Diabolik Licks
  • 1: In The Blood
  • 2: Soho
  • 3: Giallo Yellow
  • 4: So Sad Sonny
  • 5: Dance With Me
  • 6: Ida Strong
  • 7: Happy Families

The Final album by Music Legend Brian James ( Founder member and songwriter of both The Damned & Lords of the New Church and writer of the first British Punk single New Rose ) who sadly passed away earlier this year.
Brian was awarded The Pioneer award for lifetime achievements by Uk rock magazine Vive Le Rock last year and his song New Rose was voted best punk single of all time this year in the same magazine . Limited pressing on Yellow Vinyl with printed inner sleeves. Cover art by Graham Humphries famous for his horror poster artwork Evil Dead / …as well as designing Lp covers for Brian and Lords of the new church. Guest Vocalists include Dirty Al from the Dirty Strangers and Ramona from the Mo-Dettes
• Reviews in Record Collector , Vive le Rock , R2 & Shindig already confirmed

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expected to be published on 20.02.2026

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POUNDS - T.O.N.Y. 2 Director's Cut (2x12")
  • 1: Soldiers Don't Go To Hell Feat. Jay Royale
  • 2: For Sale
  • 3: Waste Management Feat. Bub Styles
  • 4: Collections Feat. Johnny Dangerus
  • 5: Transactions Feat. Max Marciano And Cozmo
  • 6: Zabaione Feat. Estee Nack
  • 7: On Time
  • 8: Steps Away
  • 9: Pull Up Feat. Blass 8 And Big Twins
  • 10: Anarchy Feat. Sonny Bamboo, M.a.v. And Flee Lord
  • 11: Dr. Melfi Feat. Kill Will
  • 12: Food Savers Feat. 38 Spesh
  • 13: Gone Tomorrow Feat. Conway The Machine And Austin Haze
  • 14: Hereditary Feat. Flee Lord
  • 15: Tributes Feat. Westside Gunn

T.O.N.Y. 2 (Director's Cut) delivers a raw, unfiltered dive into Pounds448’s unique brand of underground Hip-Hop. 15 tracks packed with gritty storytelling, tight wordplay, and heavyweight energy. Completely produced by Spittzwell blending streetwise lyricism with vivid soundscapes, this project showcases Pounds448 honing his craft and carving out his own lane in the modern rap landscape. At just under 50 min, it’s a powerful listen that’s perfect for anyone hungry for authentic, no-nonsense hip-hop from one of Rochester’s most distinctive voices.

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expected to be published on 20.02.2026

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1000 Artists - Is This What We Want?

In February 2025, more than 1,000 musicians came together to release a silent album protesting the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, which would make it easier to train AI models on copyrighted work without a licence. The album, titled Is This What We Want?, featured recordings of empty studios and performance spaces, representing the impact on artists’ and music professionals’ livelihoods that is expected if the government does not change course.

The digital release in February 2025 reached no. 38 in the UK album charts. Now, it is being released on vinyl, with a bonus track - a recording of an empty studio - from Paul McCartney. The vinyl is being released by state51.

Under the heavily criticised proposals, UK copyright law would be upended to benefit global tech giants. AI companies would be free to use an artist’s work to train their AI models without permission or remuneration. The government’s proposed changes would require artists to proactively ‘opt-out’ from the theft of their work – reversing the very principle of copyright law. ‘Opt-out’ models are near impossible to enforce, have yet to be proven effective anywhere else in the world, and place enormous burdens on artists, particularly emerging talent.

Facing major backlash from the creative sector and beyond, the government has said its previous proposal is no longer its preferred option. However, it has not proposed an alternative, simply recommitting to its plan to “modernise the copyright legislation”. In the meantime, it has sent creatives a worrying signal, five times rejecting House of Lords amendments to the data bill that would have given rights holders visibility over when their work was being used against their wishes by AI companies.

The album’s track listing spells out a simple message: “The British government must not legalise music theft to benefit AI companies.”

Ed Newton-Rex, the organiser of the album, said:
“The government must commit to not handing the life’s work of the country’s musicians to AI companies for free. Doing so would be hugely damaging to our world-leading creative industries, and is totally unnecessary, only benefiting overseas."

Paul Sanders, founder of The state51 Conspiracy, said:
"When tech companies lobby governments to give them songs for free, it’s not so they can cure diseases, feed the hungry, or provide clean water where it is needed. It’s simply so they can make millions of fake songs and keep all the profits for themselves. As a company with a lifelong commitment to musicians The state51 Conspiracy was honoured to be asked to help get this message out on vinyl. All profits go to Help Musicians, which is what our politicians should be doing instead of sucking up to tech bros."

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