Skeletal Lightning Store sale item of the week: Northless "Clandestine Abuse" 2x12"

The first ever Skeletal Lightning Store sale item of the week is Northless' "Cladestine Abuse" 2x12". Grab it from the store for only $15.50 through Sunday!

Milwaukee, Wisconsin based band Northless bring the doom and sludge. Heavy as hell! This record will blow down the town.

 Out of print! Get it here while you can.

First pressing on orange vinyl, featuring Ross Ellis printed gatefold covers and insert. Includes download code!

 1. Flesh & Ghost
2. Clandestine Abuse
3. Dead Ends
4. Not Made For Existence
5. Sundowner
6. Empty Home
7. Damnation
 8.The Storm

 Released February 2011.

 From Halo of Flies: With “Clandestine Abuse” the band’s intensity is captured on record, at long last. Since adding two additional members to the lineup, (the band started as guitar/drum duo) Northless has expanded on their original style of atmospheric sludgy metal and gone beyond the barrier that holds lesser bands back. This progression enabled Northless to break through into new territory and write truly exceptional songs, more focused, more dense. “Clandestine Abuse” might be one of the most misanthropic, angst-filled albums I’ve ever heard, but it never fails to instill a feeling of hope in the listener. A hope that a band can draw upon familiar influences and personal experiences, draw on them and combine them to create something that breaks the mold of slow & heavy music.

 Listen:

Northless - Clandestine Abuse 2x12" - $15.50

Happy Halloween! More Skeletal Lightning store updates

Happy Halloween!

Now introducing LP bundles to the Skeletal Lightning Store. Treat yourself to a nice LP bundle on this special holiday and save some money in the process!

The store is now featuring the following bundles:
Braid LP Bundle (Includes "Frame & Canvas" and "Closer To Closed" - $21.99
Halo of Flies "Milwaukee's Best" LP Bundle (Includes Enabler's "All Hail The Void" and Northless' 2xLP "Clandestine Abuse") - $29.99
Owen LP Bundle (Includes "Ghost Town" and "At Home With Owen") - $25.99
The Ghost is Clear Records LP Bundle (Features Brighter Arrows' "Division and What it is to Abide" 10" and the Kansas City 4-way split 12" featuring Texas Instruments, Battle Royale, Regret, The Informer, and Baitfish) - $16.99

In addition to those groovy bundles, we'll be offering a "Sale item of the week" special, where each week we mark a special item in the store on sale. This special will begin next week, so be on the lookout for that.

Thanks for reading! Have a great Halloween!

Updates - SxL Fest, Distro, and more!

While things have been slow on the face of blog, we've been working hard on a bunch of behind the scenes projects.

I know most of these updates are pretty vague, but we are making sure everything is perfect before releasing any details. Plus, it will definitely be worth the wait!

- As you may have heard, Skeletal Lightning Fest is in the works. We've got a date, venue, and a ton of bands confirmed already. We're still working on getting some sweet headliners, but most of them are going out on tour right now, so we have to wait to hit them up until after they get back from the road.

The initial lineup will be announced mid-December, and tickets will be available starting in February, so keep an eye peeled out for that. As you all know, fest lineups undoubtedly change. It's usually out of our control. We're doing our best to make sure that doesn't happen, but if it does, we'll promise to find suitable replacements.

- Second, more releases will be hitting our distro super soon. We've got an order from Count Your Lucky Stars Records on the way, and restocks and other cool things coming soon thereafter.

- Third, we have a couple of amazing projects in the works. If/when these are confirmed, big changes will come for the blog. We will still carry the same mission in promoting our wonderful music scene, but we'll be involved in s little more of the groundwork of the scene, meaning physical releases (hint hint). We'll let you know more when we get things rolling.

Thank you for all of the support so far! We couldn't do it without you.

-SxL

Skeletal Lightning store item of the week: Enabler - All Hail the Void 12"

This week's Skeletal Lightning store item of the week is the Enabler - All Hail the Void 12".

Out of print! Get it here while you can.

Black vinyl with gatefold reverse board cover from MKE based band, Enabler.

From Halo of Flies: Be prepared to have your head crushed by ENABLER. Cut from the same cloth as the likes of Integrity, From Ashes Rise, Nasum and Masakari Produced, engineered, and mixed by Greg Thomas at Silver Bullet Studios and FC. Drums recorded by Shane Hotchstetler at Howl Street Recordings. Mastered by Bill Azimuth at Azimuth Mastering.

 01. F.A.T.H.
02. The Heathens
03. Speechless
04. Fuck Today
05. False Profit
06. All Hail The Void
07. True Love
08. They Live, We Sleep
09. No Deliverance
10. Save Yourself
11. Trust
12. Funeral Dirge

 Released July 2012.

  Listen:

Enabler - All Hail the Void 12" - $14.99

Skeletal Lightning store item of the week: Texas Instruments/Baitfish/Battle Royale/Regret, the Informer 4-way split 12"

This week's Skeletal Lightning store item of the week is the Texas Instruments/Baitfish/Battle Royale/Regret, the Informer 4-way split 12".

4-way split 12" on mixed color vinyl featuring tracks from Kansas City bands Texas Instruments, Baitfish, Battle Royale, and Regret, the Informer.

From The Ghost is Clear Records: In 2011 four of Kansas City’s best bands set out to combine their efforts to team up with us and help put Kansas City DIY music on the map. These four bands spread across what Kansas City does best and thats create music with lots of heart and grit. Regret The Informer, Texas Instruments, Baitfish, and Battle Royale span across screamo, hardcore, indie, and emo yet all share a common thread that truly makes this split 12 inch a truly unique release and the best sample of what KC has to offer. This twelve inch features art and photos contributed by all the bands.

1. Texas Instruments - RC-P90
2. Texas Instruments - Troost
3. Texas Instruments - Get on your Mammoth, Bitch!
4. Baitfish - Ignorant
5. Baitfish - Take Back the Hunt
6. Baitfish - Oh My God, Is That David Bowie Are You Ready To Go Back To The Seventies
7. Baitfish - What a Faker, She Wasn't Dead At All
8. Baitfish - Building On Buildings To Never Be Built
9. Battle Royale - ...But It Still Sucks
10. Battle Royale - Mark, Service Champion
11. Battle Royale - What The Fuck Was The Scene From That Movie
12. Regret, the Informer - Old Newman
13. Regret, the Informer - Love Less
14. Regret, the Informer - Family Portraits

 Released April 20, 2012 via The Ghost is Clear Records.

Listen:

Purchase: Texas Instruments/Baitfish/Battle Royale/Regret, the Informer 4-way split 12" - $8.99

Skeletal Lightning store item of the week: Droughts/William Bonney split 7"

This week's Skeletal Lightning store item of the week is the Droughts/William Bonney split 7".

Featuring two songs from Chicago's Droughts and three from Midwest goofballs William Bonney, this split will be sure to stay in your record player for awhile.

Features black vinyl, full color cover, and insert with lyrics.

 1. Droughts - Class of '09
 2. Droughts - Body of Glass
 3. William Bonney - The Rapture
 4. William Bonney - Red River
 5. William Bonney - Robbie Hansen

Originally released February 7, 2012, as a cassette via Error Records.

 Listen:

Purchase: Droughts/William Bonney split 7" - $4.99

Just over 12 hours left to save in the first week Skeletal Lightning store celebration!

Hey readers,

Thanks for checking out the store, and thanks to those who have already placed an order!

Just a reminder - only 12 hours left to get 10% off of your entire order from the Skeletal Lightning Store. You can do so by entering the code "firstdayback" when checking out. The code will only be active until tonight, Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. so don't wait too long to place your order!

We are down to one copy of the following titles. Don't miss out:

Droughts/William Bonney - Split 7" - $4.99

Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies 12" - $9.99

Mountain Asleep - Smile Medicine 7" - $4.99

Braid - Frame & Canvas 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Braid - Closer to Closed 12" (180 gram) - $9.99

Joan of Arc - Life Like 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Rainer Maria - Look Now Look Again 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Owen - At Home With Owen 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Owen - Ghost Town 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Tilts - Self-Titled 12" - $11.99

Been searching for a release, but can't find it anywhere? Send us an email with the subject "store request" to skeletallightning1(AT)gmail.com with the band name and album you are looking for and we will do our best to get it in the store!

We're also planning on offering more releases in November - just in time for our big Black Friday sale! More details on all of that soon. Keep checking back for new items. Thanks again for reading!

Only four days left for the store's first week celebration sale!

Hey readers,

Thanks for checking out the store, and thanks to those who have already placed an order!

Just a reminder - only four days left to get 10% off of your entire order from the Skeletal Lightning Store. You can do so by entering the code "firstdayback" when checking out. The code will only be active until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. so don't wait too long to place your order!

We are down to one copy of the following titles. Don't miss out:

Droughts/William Bonney - Split 7" - $4.99

Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies 12" - $9.99

Mountain Asleep - Smile Medicine 7" - $4.99

Braid - Frame & Canvas 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Braid - Closer to Closed 12" (180 gram) - $9.99

Joan of Arc - Life Like 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Rainer Maria - Look Now Look Again 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Owen - At Home With Owen 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Owen - Ghost Town 12" (180 gram) - $13.99

Tilts - Self-Titled 12" - $11.99

Been searching for a release, but can't find it anywhere? Send us an email with the subject "store request" to skeletallightning1(AT)gmail.com with the band name and album you are looking for and we will do our best to get it in the store!

We're also planning on offering more releases in November - just in time for our big Black Friday sale! More details on all of that soon. Keep checking back for new items. Thanks again for reading!

Skeletal Lightning store now open!

The Skeletal Lightning store is now here! With releases ranging from American Football to William Bonney, Northless, and much more. You'll be sure to find something you like!

The store primarily features vinyl and cassette releases from Midwestern bands and labels, but you'll be able to find similar artists and genres from time to time, too.

In celebrating the very first week of business for the Skeletal Lightning store, all readers will receive 10% off their entire purchase!

Simply use the discount code "firstdayback" when checking out for the discount to be applied.

Check out the full list of items available down below, or see for yourself by visiting the store here.

A few other tidbits to note:

- All orders will include at least one freebie. The more you buy, the more you'll get!

- Each order will be packed with extreme care.

-Stream each album before you buy.

- Records will be removed from their jackets and bubble wrapped to prevent splintering in the cover or in any other printed materials, and extra cardboard inserts will be added to ensure added protection from corner dents, bends, and other dings.

(If you would prefer to keep the record packed as is without removing anything from inside the jacket, just include a note to the seller before you check out or shoot me an email with your order and request.)

Now being carried in the store are releases from:

Polyvinyl Record Co.:

American Football - American Football 12" (180g)

Braid - Frame & Canvas 12" (180g)

American Football - American Football EP 12" (180g)

Owen - At Home With Owen 12" (180g)

Rainer Maria - Look Now Look Again 12" (180g)

Owen - Ghost Town 12" (180g)

Joan of Arc - Life Like 12" (180g)

Braid - Closer to Closed EP 12" (180g) (white)

HALO OF FLIES:

Enabler - All Hail The Void 12"

Northless - Clandestine Abuse 2x12" (orange - out of print!)

The Ghost Is Clear Records:

Texas Instruments/Baitfish/Battle Royale/Regret, the Informer - 4-way split 12" (mixed color)

Brighter Arrows - Division And What It Is To Abide 10" (gold)

Robotic Empire:

Tilts - Tilts 12"

Hot Green Records:

Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies 12"

Kid Sister Everything:

Mountain Asleep - Smile Medicine 7"

Crippled Sound:

Angry Gods - Concrete Distortion cassette (green)

Error Records:

Droughts/William Bonney - split 7"

Rvins + Good Night & Good Morning - Collab cassette

Cosmic Debris:

Like Rats - Like Rats 7" (out of print!)


Also currently featured in the store are Skeletal Lightning logo banner stickers. Stick em'  anywhere you'd like to show your support.

Re-stocks and more titles will be added in November, so keep checking back!

Not seeing a record you want? Suggest/request a release by emailing info(AT)skeletallightning.net, with the subject "Store request" and we'll do our best to hook you up!

Thanks for checking us out and don't forget to support your local music scene!