Bootlegs, vinyls, limited editions and other rarities

Spear of Longinus

[Above: front of the boxset outer shell]

Black Sun Society
[Vinland Winds]

-Format-Three 7"s Boxset-

This is a beautiful release from Vinland Winds from 2004. Spear of Longinus is an Australian band which began in 1993 (1992-1993 they were known as Equimanthorn) and produce unique and powerful black metal. It's a tragedy that the soul behind Vinland Winds, Richard Mills, died on the morning of August 28, 2006. He obviously loved this band and it shows in the quality and little details of this boxset. This boxset is legendary and very sought after for a reason. It contains some of the best Spear of Longinus material ever. The boxset itself contains three 7" records, stickers and a patch. It is limited to 488 copies.

[Below: back of the boxset outer shell. The names of the 7"s are shown]

[Below: Nemesis 7" front]

[Below: Nemesis 7" back]

[Below: Apokalyptik (Antient Noise) 7" front. In case you're wondering 'Antient' is the obsolete definition of 'ancient']

[Below: Apokalyptik (Antient Noise) 7" back. Maybe we should have had our name be 'Mourning the Antient'! hehe...]

[Below: Blood of the Alliance 7" front.]

[Below: Blood of the Alliance 7" back.]

[Below: This is a close-up of one of the words scratched into the inner vinyl. 'THIS IS THE REVOLUTION']

[Below: Here is a picture of the sticker on the inner boxset shell with hand-numbered limited edition number.]

[Below: Sticker.]

[Below: Patch.]

[Below: Sticker.]

[Below: Richard Mills of Vinland Winds (1976-2006). R.I.P.]

Bathory

[Above & below: Boxset front/back]

In Memory of Quorthon - The Vinyl Box
[Black Mark]

-Format-Seven LP Boxset-

The untimely death of Quorthon was one of the all-time greatest tragedies in metal. This massive boxset commemorates his groundbreaking and influential career. Personally, I first heard Bathory when I was twelve years old. I had purchased a used cassette of 'Under the Sign of the Black Mark'. It would be one of my favorite albums for the rest of my days. As the years went by I discovered more dark gems of Bathory. When the album Hammerheart was released it featured a Bathory reborn. The track 'One Road to Asa Bay' is a masterpiece of mankind. The gems kept on coming... truly too many to list. Diverse and deeply talented, this remarkable band gave us two genres: atmospheric Black Metal and Viking Metal. Bathory, to me, may be one of the greatest bands ever.

This 2015 limited edition vinyl boxset includes the following:

3 double gatefold LPs
A picture disc re-creation of the original 1984 debut Bathory 'Yellow Goat' LP
48 page booklet Bathory 'Goat' poster

Here is the massive 54 track listing:

Yellow Goat picture disc

Side A - #1: Hades
Side A - #2: Reaper
Side A - #3: Necromansy
Side A - #4: Sacrifice
Side B - #1: In Conspiracy With Satan
Side B - #2: Armageddon
Side B - #3: Raise The Dead
Side B - #4: War

In Memory of Quorthon LP Volume 1

LP #1 - Side A - #1: Song To Hail Up High
LP #1 - Side A - #2: Oden's Ride Over Nordland
LP #1 - Side A - #3: Twilight Of The Gods
LP #1 - Side B - #1: Foreverdark Woods
LP #1 - Side B - #2: A Fine Day To Die
LP #1 - Side B - #3: The Woodwoman

LP #2 - Side A - #1: I've Had It Coming My Way
LP #2 - Side A - #2: Armageddon
LP #2 - Side A - #3: Born To Die
LP #2 - Side A - #4: God Save The Queen
LP #2 - Side A - #5: The Sword
LP #2 - Side B - #1: For All Those Who Died
LP #2 - Side B - #2: Call From The Grave
LP #2 - Side B - #3: Born For Burning
LP #2 - Side B - #4: Boy

LP Volume 2

LP #1 - Side A - #1: One Rode To Asa Bay
LP #1 - Side A - #2: The Lake
LP #1 - Side B - #1: The Land
LP #1 - Side B - #2: Raise The Dead
LP #1 - Side B - #3: War Pigs
LP #2 - Side A - #1: Enter The Eternal Fire
LP #2 - Side A - #2: Blood Fire Death
LP #2 - Side A - #3: Ring Of Gold
LP #2 - Side B - #1: War Machine
LP #2 - Side B - #2: War
LP #2 - Side B - #3: Ace Of Spades
LP #2 - Side B - #4: Death And Resurrection of a Northern Son
LP #2 - Side B - #5: The Ravens

LP Volume 3

LP #1 - Side A - #1: The Wheel Of Sun
LP #1 - Side A - #2: Apocalypse
LP #1 - Side A - #3: Black Diamond
LP #1 - Side B - #1: Woman Of Dark Desires
LP #1 - Side B - #2: Destroyer Of Worlds
LP #1 - Side B - #3: Sea Wolf
LP #1 - Side B - #4: Deuce
LP #2 - Side A - #1: The Return Of Darkness And Evil
LP #2 - Side A - #2: Day Of Wrath
LP #2 - Side A - #3: I'm Only Sleeping
LP #2 - Side A - #4: Ode
LP #2 - Side B - #1: Hammerheart
LP #2 - Side B - #2: Heimfard LP #2 - Side B - #3: Outro
LP #2 - Side B - #4: You Just Got To Live
LP #2 - Side B - #5: Silverwing
LP #2 - Side B - #6: Song To Hall Up High