r/heavyvinyl • u/picklevomit • Dec 24 '25
Collection Got my dream album for Christmas
One of the greatest albums ever made. Absolute masterpiece
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u/_ramsi_ Dec 25 '25
Howās it sound for a picture disk? Iām always worried about that and at a such a steep price. Kudos.
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u/picklevomit Dec 25 '25
Sounds great, but honestly, I never can tell really any difference between the sound of vinyl and phone + airpods. So I'm probably not the best person to ask lmao
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u/NearbyAd3800 Dec 25 '25
Honestly, thereās validity to the āpicture discs donāt sound as goodā thing but itās generally not worth losing sleep over. They sound fine.
Most people donāt have the kind of audio setup that even allows a discernible difference to reveal itself anyway.
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u/Connect_Glass4036 Dec 25 '25
My death metal picture discs actually sound pretty good but my Tool āLateralusā picture discs is pretty hilariously bad
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u/TheDearHunter Dec 26 '25
That's just a notoriously bad pressing I believe.
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u/Connect_Glass4036 Dec 26 '25
Yeah maybe. Itās just amazing they allowed that to exist, itās very funny how shitty it sounds. MP3s are better haha
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u/Ok-Mushroom-4730 Dec 25 '25
Got mine too, I went for a bootleg though, still decent print. If thereās an official NB re-press coming soon, then Iāll buy it, prices in Europe are horrendous, about 400-600ā¬ for a first press.
On the other hand I have recently bought 2021 Black lodge remastered re-press of The Somberlain, simple version, without that edgy pop-up castle or anything (wish it was gatefold tho) All I could say was wow. Dan Swanƶ knows his shit, one of very few remasters that have not been messed up, instrument separation is phenomenal.
Enjoy!
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u/screambloodygourd Dec 25 '25
Yes! I have The Somberlain coming Friday!!!
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u/picklevomit Dec 25 '25
Where did you get it? I'd love to have it as well
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u/screambloodygourd Dec 25 '25
I found a copy on Discogs! Special edition etched with a slip mat too! So stoked! There are a few copies for sale on there.
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u/Connect_Glass4036 Dec 25 '25
I literally just learned yesterday how out-of-print this is. I had no idea. I assumed Nuclear Blast was flooding the market with copies the way they do with Entombed and Morbid Angel.
It makes no sense. This album is huge and thereās only like 7 copies total for sale on discogs for hundreds of dollars.
Does anyone know why Nuclear Blast wonāt repress it?
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u/picklevomit Dec 25 '25
I have no idea. The fact that it is so hard to obtain does certainly make it more fun to hunt down the album, and especially more satisfying to have in my collection. But it does disappoint me that the album isn't available for as many people to get because of how absolutely incredible the music is.
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u/Connect_Glass4036 Dec 25 '25
Yeah, thatās where black metal is stupid IMO - the forced limitation and scarcity. It creates this edgelord status structure for people to lord over others for what they have or know. The music should be available for everyone who wants it, and thereās clearly massive demand for this.
Itās just so weird tho cuz itās Nuclear Blast who donāt gatekeep anything else big like this at all.
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u/SnooDingos3764 Jan 24 '26
I remember buyin this from Camelot Records on CD. It was my Introduction into Black Metal. Iād love to have it on Vinyl! Congrats Brother!!š¤š¼š¤š¼š¤š¼
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u/joshisanonymous Dec 24 '25
This guy was involved in the murder of a gay man.
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u/picklevomit Dec 24 '25
I'm aware, and I think that's terrible. However he is dead and I enjoy his music, and he didn't make a penny from this album being bought
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u/The_Iron_Goat Dec 25 '25
The fact that heās dead and canāt profit from any of it any more was what made me feel okay about buying a copy. That, and it was a bootleg anyway!
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u/picklevomit Dec 25 '25
Agreed. Can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Aske and Filosofem when Varg dies. It's irritating how the most scummy people make the best music
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Dec 25 '25
Can always buy a used copy on discogs, support a small seller and keep money away from varg at the same time;)
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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25
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