This edition kicks off with the debut of a heavy skate rock studio project called COFFINDROP, featuring members of Metallica, Torche, Converge, Bleach Everything, and Pianos Become the Teeth. 100% of COFFINDROP's royalties are donated to The Skatepark Project. Vocalist Kyle Durfey then bleeds over into another one of his projects called BURIAL WAVES with their song "Light Heads."
The only other vocalist featured on side A is Eric Richter, who appears first with his newest project SUBURBAN EYES on the track "SoCal (Psycho)," immediately followed by his work 30 years prior via the CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE track "Now I Do" (originally from the long out of print Sineater/Christie Front Drive split 7").
Side A wraps with some instrumental bliss, beginning with a previously-unreleased bit of brilliance from THIS WILL DESTROY YOU called "Shapeless Burst" and wrapping with the beautifully haunting "Duty" by HARMONIC CROSS, on vinyl format for the first time ever.
Side B starts with the open road anthem "Dusted" from INTRCPTR (Ben Carr of 5ive, Larry Herweg of Pelican), also appearing... more
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released October 28, 2025
COFFINDROP
A1. SHINING WIZARD
A2. THE SOUNDING WALL
Recorded by Chris Owens at Fireside Sound and Kurt Ballou at God City
Mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City
Coffindrop: Brent Eyestone, Graham
Scala, Kyle Durfey, Kurt Ballou, Rick Smith, and Robert Trujillo
7” available on Dark Operative
100% of COFFINDROP's royalties are donated to The Skatepark Project.
BURIAL WAVES
A3. LIGHT HEADS
Recorded by Dennis Manuel at The Showroom
Mixed by Paul Malinowski
Burial Waves: Kyle Durfey, Ross Hurt,
Matthew Dowling, Kevin Hilliard, and Jimmy Rhodes
From the “Holy Ground” EP on Dark Operative
SUBURBAN EYES
A4. SOCAL (PSYCHO)
Recorded and Produced by Suburban Eyes
Additional recording by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures
Mixed by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios
Suburban Eyes: Eric Richter, Jeremy
Gomez, and John Anderson
From the self-titled LP on Spartan
Records
CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE
A5. NOW I DO
Recorded and Mixed by Lindsay and Kirby at Time Capsule
Christie Front Drive: Eric Richter, Kerry McDonald, Ron Marschall, and Jason Begin
Originally appeared on the Sineater/Christie Front Drive split 7”, issued on Hellkite
THIS WILL DESTROY YOU
A6. SHAPELESS BURST
Recorded and Mixed by Jeremy Galindo and Christopher Royal King
This Will Destroy You: Christopher Royal King and Jeremy Galindo
Previously unreleased
HARMONIC CROSS
A7. DUTY
Recorded, Sound Designed, and Mixed by Brent Eyestone at Tracking
Harmonic Cross: Graham Scala, Ryan
Parrish, Kelly Posadas, and Brent
Eyestone
From “The Grand Paradise” LP on Dark Operative
INTRCPTR
B1. DUSTED
Recorded and Mixed by Gabe Van at Akira Audio
INTRCPTR: Ben Carr and Larry Herweg
From the “II” EP on Pax Aeternum
BLEACH EVERYTHING
B2. BOUND
Recorded by Ricky Olson at The Ward and Brent Eyestone at Tracking
Mixed by Ricky Olson at The Ward
Bleach Everything: Ryan Parrish,
Kelly Posadas, Brent Eyestone, and
Graham Scala
From the “Bound/Cured” EP on Dark Operative
DISAPPEARER
B3. A SKULL FULL OF BATS
Recorded and Mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City
Additional Engineering by Devin Charette
Disappearer: Jebb Riley, Matt Spearin, and Thomas Moses
Originally appeared on “The Clearing” 2xLP on Magic Bullet Records
CORN ON MACABRE
B4. YOU’RE OKAY, I’M
UNDEAD
Recorded and Mixed by Brian McTernan at Salad Days
Corn on Macabre: Cory Stevenson, Billups Allen, Brent Eyestone, and Andy Gale
Originally appeared on the “Chapter II” 7” on Magic Bullet Records
GEHENNA
B5. PARALLEL HELLS
Recorded and Mixed in the smoke-filled caverns of The Crampton Crystal
Compound
Gehenna: Mike Cheese, DC Grave, and RD Davies
Originally appeared on the limited
Gehenna/Integrity split 7” on Holy Terror
APARTMENT 213
B6. MUTILATION
Recorded and Mixed by Will Korecky
Apartment 213: Ron Merk, Tony Daprano, Chris Pello, Ron Etchell, and Steve Makita
Originally appeared on the “Vacancy” 7” on Dark Empire
BLACK ARMY JACKET
B7. PATHOGEN
Recorded and Mixed by Bryan Herman at Six Feet Under Studios
Black Army Jacket: Carlos Ramirez,
Andrew Orlando, Rob Lawi, and Dave Witte
From “Open Casket:The Discography” 2xLP on Brainscan Records and State of Mind Recordings (Digital available via Pax Aeternum)
