THE BEAST

ARMAGEDDON LABEL: THE DROPDEAD REMASTERED REISSUE SERIES COMING IN NOVEMBER 2020 Preorders via: https://Dropdeadhc.com Digital at: https://Dropdeadhc.bandcamp.com DROPDEAD "Dropdead" 1998 LP Armageddon Label 001 Shipping November 2020. Completely remixed by Kurt Ballou and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The second 18 song album of sonic-grind, total obliti-core from Rhode Island's deafening devastators. Eighteen angry hardcore/thrash songs. Originally released in 1998, the first 500 came with a black on black screenprinted cover. The LP version plays from the inside to the outside on side one. 18 songs in a decidedly more Swedish HC vein, but with the usual odd breaks and fast parts throughout. More melodic than the first LP in some ways, and noisier in others. Ltd color vinyl LP in a gatefold single pocket heavyweight jacket, with printed inner sleeve. DROPDEAD "Dropdead" 1993 LP Armageddon Label 002 Shipping November 2020. Original 1993 Don Fury mix, remastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The terrorizing 34 track blistercore classic from '93 reissued and sounding as putrid as the day it was killed. Thirty-four songs of pulverizing political hate, social disgust and personal loathing. Originally released in 1993 on Selfless Recs, this 34 song album has been re-released with restored & updated artwork. Influenced by the old Japanese, European, and some US hardcore. An extreme mix of fast and mid-paced parts with angry vocals and personal/political lyrics. Ltd color vinyl LP in a gatefold single pocket jacket printed on a silver foil heavyweight jacket, with printed inner sleeve. DROPDEAD "Discography Vol 1 1992-1993" LP Armageddon Label 003 Shipping November 2020 Completely remixed by Kurt Ballou and mastered at New Alliance. The original 39 songs plus 3 new bonus tracks found on the original reels. Comprised of material recorded between 1991 and 1993, consisting of 42 songs from their self-titled 7", split 7" & 5" with Rupture and Crossed Out, and compilation tracks. Reissued with restored & updated artwork. Originally released in 1994 as an 11” LP on Clearview, and regular LP on Flat Earth in the UK in 1995. Originally a 39 track compilation, three additional tracks have been added to this new version. The complete early studio tracks on one release. Ltd color vinyl LP in a gatefold single pocket heavyweight jacket, with printed inner sleeve and 12 x 24 poster insert. DROPDEAD "Demos 1991" LP Armageddon Label 028 Released August 14th 2020 This LP compiles the first and second demos plus one compilation track all recorded in 1991. Raw primitive versions of songs that the band started with and slowly developed into tracks for the early EPs and first LP, plus a couple relevant covers. Some of these tracks are still played at live shows today in 2020 almost 30 years later. Demo one has 17 songs recorded at WRIU live to reel to reel and has been restored by Kurt Ballou at God City. Demo two has 8 tracks recorded on a home 4 track, original unmixed master cassette given to Chris Corry at the Paincave to restore. Several on this tracks were never before released. The final track is a completely Hellhammer style version of the outro to Kiss' Black Diamond recorded for a local Providence Kiss covers cassette, many years later it was included on a vinyl 8" record that accompanied Rocktober Magazine issue 22. All in all a rough, noisy & raw document from the early days released on vinyl for the first time. Ltd colored vinyl in havyweight jacket with printed innersleeve and download card. DROPDEAD "Discography Vol 2 1995-2013" LP Armageddon Label 032 Shipping November 2020. Discography Volume 2 compiles 42 tracks and spans the years 1995-2013. This includes Hostile EP, splits with Unholy Grave, Totalitar, Look Back And Laugh, Converge, Systematic Death, Ruidosa Inmundicia, and Brainoil as well as compilation tracks and the Arms Race EP. Much of the old material has been remixed by Kurt Ballou at God City and was mastered at New Alliance. Ltd color vinyl LP in a silver laminated gatefold single pocket heavyweight jacket, with a 12 page 12x12 booklet insert.