June 15th, 2021

So maybe I forgot about having a website and didn’t give any updates in 2 months. My apologies. A lot has happened in that time though. The Blind Rage store front moved two doors down into a much more spacious location, with windows! We also beefed up the stock on both new and used records, so if you’re near Dayton maybe stop in.

The OH CONDOR LP was released back in May! There was a shop exclusive that sold out in a flash but you can still buy the Coke Bottle Clear or Standard Black vinyl from our limited run store. Check the release page for links to physical and digital.

We also just released BRR 030!!! A new 2 song 7″ lathe cut from CROOKS ON TAPE (Enon, Skeleton Key). This was another shop exclusive released on RSD but will be hitting the webstore soon, keep an eye out for that.

Finally, we have approved test pressings for two 7″ EPs from Vermont’s VOID BRINGER (split with 625) and Oakland/Austin’s PLANET ON A CHAIN (ex-LBAL, Tear It Up). These will be out in a few short weeks! Should have test pressings soon for the WIRE LINES LP. Still waiting on MSPAINT ugh.

April 16th, 2021

Test pressings for the OH CONDOR LP have arrived and sound fucking great! Still pending approval of the band but this should be the next release to drop. If you haven’t been filling along, OH CONDOR is a band comprised of 4 of my oldest friends, two of which I’ve been playing music with off and on for two decades. This is a little bit of a sonic departure for the label, more of a discordant Indie rock thing, not too far of a stretch from a band like HOLY HANDS though. We can’t wait for shows to return so we can book a little Blind Rage road trip for the two bands together.

We are still waiting for a lot of other test pressings and if you follow the socials you probably already know that we are working on the debut LP from Austin/Boston’s FLESH OF MORNING. More old friends making some incredible music. Minimalist synth/cold wave from some punk/hardcore vets. Look them up on Bandcamp and try to track down their excellent demo and lathe 7″, you won’t be let down.

Last week we released the DRY SOCKET 7″ to an overwhelming response, in fact it is damn close to being sold out, so if you haven’t grabbed a copy yet and want to, now is the time. Until next time…

Arpil 9th, 2021

DRY SOCKET’s debut EP ‘Shiver’ is out today! Six tracks of ripping hardcore punk full of sick riffs, fierce vocals and a pounding rhythm section. Recorded by Nicholas Decker at Big Red Studio and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Studio and featuring artwork by Justin Gonyea. Split release with To Live A Lie & Crew Cuts Records in the U.K. Limited to 500 copies with each label offering an exclusive color, act fast to grab em all.

Meanwhile, we are still eagerly awaiting several other test pressings to show up and finalizing some Blind Rage shop exclusive lathe cuts for RSD 2021, so get excited and start planning your trip to beautiful Dayton, Ohio just in time to be swarmed by the 17 year Cicadas. Fun story, the last time this brood came out to terrorize the populace was during the Not Much More Than Music Festival that was booked by James (Blind Rage) & Alice (Viva La Vinyl). We hated those disgusting little buggers. Another fun bit of information, one of the only bands to play NMMTM fest that is still active today is OH CONDOR, who have an LP coming out on Blind Rage, however back then they were called THE 8-BIT REVIVAL, they wisely changed their name so they would stop getting harassed by people expecting them to play 8-bit chip tune crap. Instead they play discordant indie rock kinda stuff and they’re some of my best friends in the world, so I’m pretty fucking excited for that release.

In other label news, you can now pester your local record stores into carrying Blind Rage titles by simply telling them that they can pick up most of the recent releases from REVHQ! It is a great way to keep your local shops awesome and keep things moving forward. Love you all, now go buy the DRY SOCKET 7″!