***Excavating the deep recesses of the Polish extreme metal underground, NWN! has unearthed VEHEMENT THROWER, a band that released only a single demo and one superb full-length album in its short existence. In 1987, four teenagersÑtheir ages ranged from 15-19 years oldÑbegan playing music in the small city of _ory, located in G—rny _l_sk (Upper…
Veja and fashion designer Rick Owens introduce the Hiking Style CWL. The outdoor-inspired shoe is entirely vegan in its construction. The minimalist design features optimal comfort during all times of wear thanks to its Amazonian rubber outsole. The extended midsole features a sugar cane material, while a printed ‘V’ at the side panels completes the…
Veja and fashion designer Rick Owens introduce the Hiking Style CWL. The outdoor-inspired shoe is entirely vegan in its construction. The minimalist design features optimal comfort during all times of wear thanks to its Amazonian rubber outsole. The extended midsole features a sugar cane material, while a printed ‘V’ at the side panels completes the…
Veja and fashion designer Rick Owens introduce the Hiking Style CWL. The outdoor-inspired shoe is entirely vegan in its construction. The minimalist design features optimal comfort during all times of wear thanks to its Amazonian rubber outsole. The extended midsole features a sugar cane material, while a printed ‘V’ at the side panels completes the…
Curated by the documentary s director, Todd Haynes, and music supervisor Randall Poster, this is the official soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Apple Original documentary, The Velvet Underground. Featuring some of VU s most well-known tracks, rarities and songs that influenced them, The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack serves as…
Following three highly stylized Andy Warhol-influenced releases on the Verve label, The Velvet Underground signed with Ahmet Ertegun s Atlantic subsidiary Cotillion Records for their fourth and official final full-length, Loaded, a tongue-in-cheek title not about drugs but the label s request that the band produce a record loaded with hits.  Released shortly after founder and frontman…
Limited deluxe packaging. Vinyl LP pressing. Released 50 years ago in March 1967, The Velvet Underground & Nico – also referred to as the The Banana Album designed by Andy Warhol – is back on vinyl with the original peelable banana cover, gatefold jacket and back cover photo. An additional insert has been added for…
The incredibly influential 1967 debut from The Velvet Underground & Nico weaves its unique brand of dreamy pop, garage rock, stripped-down R&B and love songs with intrigue and style. It s one of rocks most significant debuts and one that still sounds way ahead of its time to this day. Reading like a greatest hits collection, the…
The Velvet Underground s White Light White Heat is one of the most confrontational and inspirational second albums ever made by a rock band. Recorded in a matter of days at the end of the summer of 1967, a season in which everything seemed possible in rock and much of it happened at now-mythic speed, White Light White…
The Velvet Underground s White Light White Heat is one of the most confrontational and inspirational sophomore albums ever made by a rock band. Recorded in a matter of days in the summer of 1967, a season in which everything seemed possible in rock, it s an album that reeks of the gritty New York…
The Velvet Underground & Nico album, also referred to as The Banana Album designed by Andy Warhol (who also produced it) was released in March 1967. Most of the songs were recorded the previous year in a run-down studio before the band even had a record contract. Verve had decided to add alternative music to…
Vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Led by the unique lyrical and vocal talents of Larissa Stupar, Venom Prison s rise to prominence has been swift and exhilarating. Both 2016 debut album Animus and it s 2019 follow-up Samsara received widespread praise from media and fans alike, while the band s ferocious live shows notched…
Primeval comprises both new and historic material from Venom Prison, bringing new life to favorites such as Usurper of the Throne from their Defy the Tyrant EP and Babylon The Whore from their Primal Chaos EP respectively, both of which were released in very limited pressings in 2015. In addition to historic material, Primeval sees…
The latest resurgence of progressive modern metal has arisen with massive bands like Whitechapel, but it s inevitable arena of assertive street swagger and hyperfocused brutality is yet left vacant. Enter the UK s most exciting new talent, Vexed. The crushing Hertfordshire foursome combine aggressive groove mixed with ominous threads of progressive atmosphere on their…
2013 release from the Metal band. VHÖL began as an idea by guitarist John Cobbett (Hammers of Misfortune) and drummer Aesop Dekker (Agalloch, Worm Ouroboros) to create music together. The two shared the stage for a number of years in the now-defunct Ludicra, and wanted their new collaboration to incorporate influences from both metal and…
Some say Viagra Boys is something akin to a looking glass pointed at the absurdity of existence and misconceptions of modern society – a depraved and ferociously bass-driven judgement on western civilization, a distorted 24 7 party on the acid highway whilst the world slowly rots away. Others claim they´re more like a gross joke…