Right Said Fred - Up - VINYL LP

Sphere - The Complete Live At Umbria Jazz [VINYL LP] date 07/11/2025

Limited gold and black colored vinyl LP pressing. Norwegian black metal veterans Vreid return with The Skies Turn Black, their first studio album in five years and one of the most defining releases of their more than three-decade career. Forged through challenge, reflection and renewed creative energy, the album finds the band reconnecting with the core of their signature Sognametal sound while pushing their songwriting into bold new territory. The creation of The Skies Turn Black was far from straightforward. What began with optimism soon evolved into a period of uncertainty, as the band found themselves questioning their direction and momentum after decades together. From that struggle emerged eleven songs shaped by perseverance, rediscovery and a renewed creative fire. The album's breakthrough moment arrived during a late-night writing session in a remote mountain cabin, where the song InchFrom These WoodsInch came to life and helped steer the project back toward the emotional core of Vreid's identity. The title track, written by bassist and songwriter Jarle Kvåle, carries a deeply personal resonance, inspired by his experience attending Black Sabbath's farewell concert in Birmingham and the lifelong influence of Ozzy Osbourne and the music that shaped him. Across the album, Vreid merge elements of their past with fresh ideas. Thrash influences rooted in their early 1990s origins return with renewed intensity, while songs such as InchLoving the DeadInch push the band beyond familiar ground, featuring guest vocals from Agnete Kjølsrud of Djerv. The band's cinematic side also emerges with InchKraken,Inch written for an upcoming film project and marking a full-circle collaboration with one of the band's earliest musical mentors. With powerful production from Anders Nordengen and striking hand-drawn artwork by Kim Holm, The Skies Turn Black stands as one of Vreid's mos

Vinyl LP pressing. Includes . Originally released to a fan base and music press that were unprepared for the band to move on from the punk fury of InchCrossing The Red SeaInch, The Adverts InchCast Of ThousandsInch has since been recognized as a lost classic of the time. TV Smith's cutting observational lyrics and sharp musical instincts saw his song writing grow and move in unexpected directions. The primal thumping was replaced by dynamic and driving drumming, acoustic guitars and probing solos emerged, and Tim Cross joined to add keyboards and fill out the overall sound. The one constant was the pounding throb of Gaye Advert's bass. Encouraged to experiment by surprise producer Tom Newman (Mike Oldfield InchTubular BellsInch) the band found themselves stretching creatively, both in song writing and recording techniques. They might agonize over the sound of recording a match being lit in the middle of one song, while doing a single take of a vocal via a microphone hung in the bathroom for another. Giant choirs were built meticulously over multiple tracks, while the sound of a rat running through the reverb room would be captured forever. The results wrapped some of TV's best songs in strange and inventive sounds to compliment his anti-pop smarts and rock and roll heart.