Pre-orders have begun for the Surroundings LP. Head to the bakery or click here.

Baltimore's Surroundings offers their most crushing material to date with their debut self-titled full length. After a split 10" with New Jersey's Pellinore and numerous full U.S. tours, Surroundings has quickly made a name for themselves as a pummeling force in the punk, hardcore and metal communities. Surroundings offers 11 drug-induced tracks on this 12" piece of wax, which includes furious speed not unlike Terrorizer or Haymaker, to crushing drone much like Neurosis or His Hero is Gone. If you're a fan of contemporaries such as The Endless Blockade, Hatred Surge or Mind Eraser, you need to hear this record.

Mastered by the mighty Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer) and features guest vocals by Klipa of Trapped Under Ice.

All copies are pressed on extra-thick 180 gram vinyl. Features a matte finish and inner print on the jacket, as well as black inner sleeves.

All copies include a download code redeemable for full VBR mp3s of the LP.

First 100 orders will receive 180 gram clear violet vinyl, available through mailorder only.

Expected to ship in late March.

Click here to buy.

All Virgin Witch pre-orders have finally shipped. If you pre-ordered and haven't received it yet, you will soon. They will also be available shortly from most major distros. Thanks to everyone who ordered. The ball is rolling with the Surroundings LP. More information regarding that will be coming soon. There is also a ton of new distro stuff that will be in the bakery very soon. Keep an eye out.

In the meantime check out this Mature Situations video. If you dig it head to the Bakery and pick up the 'Cracked Pelvis EP'.

A very crappy new year to you. As of this point, 75% of Virgin Witch pre-orders have shipped. If you ordered and haven't received an e-mail saying your order has shipped, then you are in the unlucky 25%. Unfortunately the remaining orders won't be shipped until Friday the 8th when I return from Las Vegas where I will be flaunting my fresh right to gamble. So just hold your horses, alright? You will get your records, so don't set up a PayPal dispute just yet.

I think the Virgin Witch 7" will be available at the Integrity, Ringworm show on Saturday the 9th in Baltimore. If you're at the show and want to snag a copy, go to the Pulling Teeth table and present Dom with a request for one written in blood / chocolate sauce. For more information on the show, head to the A389 site.

There is a "record release" show for the Surroundings LP this month. Frankly there is no way the record will be out in time for it (don't look at me). Hopefully the band will have copies in time for their U.S. tour. For more information on any of these shows, go to the Surroundings myspace.

Here's some shit you should check out: new Fight Amp LP from Brutal Panda, Suburban Scum CD from RTF Records, Manny's new Tumblr and Steve's War.

Virgin Witch pre-orders have begun shipping today. They will be sent out as they are packaged. Once your order ships, you will be notified via e-mail. It's been a long time coming, and these records look great.

More info about the upcoming Surroundings LP soon.

A ton of new distro items coming soon as well. Includes records from A389, Deranged, Tankcrimes, Painkiller and Robotic Empire. Stay tuned.

We are proud to announce that our next release will be the highly anticipated debut full length from Baltimore's Surroundings. This is the group's most dynamic release to date and it will be sure to turn some heads. Mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer), this record will crush you. Head over to the media page to hear two tracks from the record.

Coming in early 2010.

As far as other releases go, check the update below to learn what's going on with the Virgin Witch pre-orders. The Mature Situations 7" is available and shipping. The pressing info has also been posted for it. Click here to check it out.

The Pellinore 'Memento Mori' 7" is now out of print. Enjoy it if you got it.

And finally, Free Cake releases will now be digitally distributed with help from our friends at Deathwish Inc. This means that everything Free Cake will soon be available from all major online music distributors, including iTunes and Pandora.

Hang tight and keep your eyes peeled for more updates.