5/24/26

I was just thinking that it's been a while since I've created a blog post and turns out it was much longer than I thought so here is what is going on in the world of LSR.  In the past couple of weeks, the xForever Warx and the xDestroy Babylonx vinyl has arrived.  Both look and sound beautiful.  The xDBx vinyl has been shipped to the band so if you're from Europe and you've ordered, it's on its way to you and should be there this week.  Cassettes for xDBx have been delayed quite a bit but those should be in on Tuesday so then the cassettes and CDs for the band will be shipped out to them and I'll post about that release being "out now".  

xForever Warx just wrapped up their East Coast tour, and I got to see them in Roanoke, Virginia.  They were great and had a great response.  It sounds like they enjoyed the tour and start their next mini tour maybe tonight or tomorrow.  I'm really proud of those guys and that release.  It looks and sounds amazing.  Did I mention how nice it looks and sounds???  

Coming up next on LSR is the As Hope Dies "Misanthropy" 12"/CD/Cassette.  The vinyl should go to press this week.  At the same time, the Decontaminate 12" goes out as well.  That will contain the EP on side A and then the other 4 tracks on side B.  The plan is only for vinyl on that one and it will be relatively limited.  

After those, we've got the Excessive Force "In Your Blood" Extended Edition 12" (maybe CD too).  That's a collaboration with Inspirit and Contraband Records.  Should be 3 colors with 100 copies each color.  More to come on that but I hope to get that out to the pressing plant in the next week or so too.  

Wow, so much to talk about.  Also in the pipeline is the Triphammer 12".  Yes, that's right.  Triphammer from SLC will get a limited 12".  I think limited to 150 copies...  Also, the Automata is coming along.  That's a collaboration.  We'll do the CDs/cassettes on that one and then there is the Ookla the Mok that's making it's way closer to being ready to go to press.  Almost forgot, there is also Torn Apart "the LSR sessions" (not the real title) that will be a 12" (maybe limited CD/cassette) that will include the Nothing is Permanent CD, the Extermination 7" and an unreleased song.  That will be a collaboration as well and limited in some regard.  

Current projects that are coming out soon is the Ecotage CD/Cassette.  I should have cassettes this week and CDs maybe next week.  Then those pre-orders will ship, and I'll open that up to others.  That's a super limited thing that I'm doing so I'm only getting like 40 CDs so do not sleep on that when its released.  I expect the remaining CDs to fly.  Ecotage is such a great band!

The Altar/xfortunex split 7" vinyl might be here this week.  Fingers crossed.  Cassettes will be here on Tuesday.  Then I can announce that and start moving those.  I will only have 50 records and 20 cassettes.  You'll be able to get them from either band too but again; it's a limited thing.  Are you sensing a trend?

Later in the year, probably another release from xfortunex and a split CD from Gates of Hopeless and Days of Oblivion.  Those are both Japanese bands if you are not familiar.  Both really great.  Expect a release from CastXDown somewhere squeezed in there too and I'm talking to at least 4 other bands to join the LSR roster.  If I had a million dollars, I'd do releases for bunch more but as you can probably see from above, I already have a full plate.  My lovely wife; Alison, helps me with some of the admin functions of the label but I'm basically a one-man wrecking crew when it comes to packing orders and doing all of this other stuff.  

If you're read this, you're a champ!  I appreciate you.  More to come soon.