Metal Blade Records reissued the first four records from overlooked technical speed metal act Anacrusis during the last quarter of 2019. Hailing from St. Louis, Anacrusis incorporated crossover elements infused with familiar speed metal tropes, and later added more accessible progressive heavy metal elements while remaining musically astute.
Fans of Vio-lence and Prong will likely find something of interest here, and students of heavy metal history would do well seek out these recordings. Metal Blade issued the following statement:
This fall (2019), Metal Blade Records will re-issue Anacrusis‘ classic albums: Suffering Hour (September 27th), Reason (September 27th), Manic Impressions (November 15th), Screams and Whispers (November 15th). Available as digipak CDs (with bonus tracks) and limited vinyl, these are must-have editions for any Anacrusis fan!
Purchase your copy now at Indiemerch in the USA or Kingsroad in Europe.
See below for all available versions.
Suffering Hour
– digipak-CD (4 bonus tracks)
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– light grey / black marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– dark grey marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– clear / white marbled vinyl (EU webshop exclusive – limited to 100 copies)
– clear / black marbled vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 200 copies)Reason
– digipak-CD (2 bonus tracks)
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– white / red marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– burgundy red marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– pink / blue marbled vinyl (EU webshop exclusive – limited to 100 copies)
– clear / pink marbled vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 200 copies)Manic Impressions
– digipak-CD (4 bonus tracks)
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– pink / purple marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– light grey marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– pink / purple splatter vinyl (EU webshop exclusive – limited to 100 copies)
– fuchsia marbled vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 200 copies)Screams and Whispers
– digipak-CD (3 bonus tracks)
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– translucent red / white marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– clear violet / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– red / purple splatter vinyl (EU webshop exclusive – limited to 100 copies)
– opaque red vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 200 copies)Anacrusis online:
https://anacrusis.us
Tags: anacrusis, progressive metal, Speed Metal
