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PKR-048: OUT COLD - A Heated Display LPThe final recordings from Out Cold. These tracks were begun in 2005 shortly after the release of their "Goodbye Cruel World" LP, but after a long and tumultuous ride, were not finished until 2012. After the untimely passing of long-time singer Mark Sheehan, the master tapes fell to the wayside, presumed to be lost. The session was eventually rescued from the abyss by engineer David Minehan, and original frontman Kevin Mertens was brought in to lay down vocals. Half of the session's 28 tracks are represented here -- 14 songs, in a scant 20 minutes -- in the typical no-frills hardcore fashion that Out Cold perfected over their career.
We at Painkiller Records are proud to have helped bring this record to its completion. Produced by the legendary Daniel Rey (Ramones, Misfits, Richard Hell, etc).
PKR-050: DOWN BUT NOT OUT: Caught In The Cycle 7"Painkiller's 50th release! One of Boston's true cult classics from the last decade, Down But Not Out emerged from the ether as a fully formed hardcore power house in 1999. For a minute it seemed they might take over the world with their perfectly crafted and delivered 4 song demo, and crushing live performances. It wasn't meant to be in the end, but even 14 years later the initial promise of the Caught in the Cycle demo is still obvious, holding up far better than the majority of their peers when you listen now. Here we present it to you, mastered for the first time and pressed to 7" vinyl.
UPCOMING:PKR-049: BREAKDOWN - Running Scared LPCompiling Breakdown's 1988-1989 recordings: the 5-track "Running Scared" demo tape, two unreleased cuts from Giant Studio, and their second appearance on WNYU's Crucial Chaos radio show. NYHC at its finest! Split release with 540 Records, available late October/early November.
PKR-051: INMATES - s/t LPNine new tracks from our favorite Cleveland miscreants.
PKR-052: WETBRAIN - s/t LPDebut wax from these new Clevo rippers, 14 tracks of blistering punk out hardcore featuring members of every other Cleveland band you love to hate.