Update 16/09/09

Fall of Efrafa - Inlé CD

The long awaited final chapter in The Warren of Snares trilogy is now released on CD and up for pre-order NOW. Fall of Efrafa conclude their mythological tale based on Watership Down with a crushing and beautiful 80 minute opus; for fans of Neurosis, Envy, Buried Inside and GSY!BE. Thanks to all who have ordered the 2xLP. All the colour copies (Clear+Black Haze, Clear & Brown) have SOLD OUT. We still have plenty of black copies left which look and sound amazing. We couldn't be happier how this turned out.

Now is the time to buy the CD and complete your set. Another reason being that the CD features an extra track entitled 'The Burial' that couldn't be fitted onto the vinyl version due to time contraints. According to the band the track is an integral part of the album and trilogy overall. 4-panel digipak with 8-page booklet, that will fit perfectly alongside the previous albums on CD.

Year of No Light / Karysun - Split 7"

We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with two amazing French bands for a rocking 7". If you're unfamiliar with Year of No Light by now then, frankly, you must have been living on the moon. Kind of The Cure jamming with My Bloody Valentine, if they'd grown up on Neurosis. Their excellent debut album 'Nord' was greeted with critical applause and was in most people's Top Albums of 2006, released by Radar Swarm in Europe and the ever awesome Crucial Blast in the USA. Well, after line-up changes, lots of time writing and in the studio, this is the first track to surface from the band since the album's release.

The other side is occupied by ex-Amanda Woodward stoners Karysun, who previously released the debut album 'Interceptor' on Sound Devastation in the UK (which is still available from the webstore). Finishing off this release is iconic artwork from Ryan Patterson (Coliseum, Young Widows, Lords). We have a tiny amount of limited colour copies, all others are on black. You can pre-order this NOW.

It's A Lunken - It's A Lunken CD

This amazing debut album from the UK's finest new doom/noise act is sure to set both scene's alight. Twelve tracks, with a monster 17 minute epic, this is sure to test listener's ears, musical open mindedness, and endurance. We have been literally foaming at the mouth to get this beauty out, but alas, when one is so pumped for a release it seems that the fates decide to intervene. Luckily, we now have this beast back on track with the manufacturers, and should have it in our hands soon. It's been up for pre-order for a long time, but if you haven't bagged it yet, then do so ASAP!

Each copy of the album comes with an individual photographic slide. These range from amazing pictures of the moon, to epic shots of waterfalls, to 'what the hell is that?!'. We may boast, but it's a really great touch to the record and something that makes each copy of the CD unique - which is unusual to find with that format these days. On top of all this - and we literally have forgotten to mention it at all up until now, due to all the excitement in the office - is that the CD is 'enhanced' which means that not only will you be lucky listeners, but also lucky viewers. The CD will feature a mind-fuck music video for lead track of the album 'Mk2'.

Actress / Celestine - Split 7"

This split, which is now being jokingly (but affectionately, understand) dubbed the Chinese Democracy of all 7"s between the bands and the label, is finally coming to its release. Actress are from Germany, and deliver two songs. Grindy hardcore taking cues from Converge, Botch and Orchid! but having a distinct European sound. On the other side of wax we have Celestine from Iceland, who deliver one track. Don't expect any Sigur Ros here though - they take more cues from Cult of Luna, The Psyke Project and so on.

Pressed on heavyweight 7", this will come packaged in a specially printed cover. We have the covers already and the look superb. As previously stated, we have been putting together this release for some time now, so we are dancing about, waiting to finally put this out to the masses. The bands recently toured together across Europe, so if you went and liked what you saw, then this little 7" will hopefully remind you of how awesome these two bands are. Pre-Orders for this will go live September 29th.

Blackstorm - Blackstorm 7"

Yes, another 7", and yes, another 7" we're really excited about. Featuring ex-members of Fall of Efrafa, and with vocalist extrordinare Karl Middleton (earthtone9, The Blueprint, :TwinZero) this is a mind blowing release. It is a vinyl version of the band's late 2008 self-titled demo. It features one track either side: 'Weakened By Division' and 'Closing In' which we are sure will become classics for the band. With a feature already in Rock Sound and a forthcoming feature in Metal Hammer (as well as an appearance on the covermount CD), we're predicting big things for this band.

The 7" will be on heavyweight vinyl, and come in packaging similar to the aforementioned Actress / Celestine split. Previews of the artwork look great, and we should be getting the materials together for this little gem very soon. The official release date for this is 9th November, and Blackstorm will be celebrating this with a gig in Brighton (more details to be announced). Pre-Orders for this will be up on the Sound Devastation webstore two weeks before the release.

Out of Office

The Sound Devastation office will be empty from the evening of the 18th to the afternoon of the 28th this month. This unfortunately means that no orders or wholesales will be sent out and no emails will be responded to. We will get back to you and send orders out ASAP on our return.