Newbury Power Trip

When I first heard the Manifest Decimation album from Power Trip back in 2013 it didn't do much for me. I think that I just had so much great new music that year, that I couldn't sit still long enough to appreciate it. So many other great records were taking up all of my attention. Power Trip finally clicked with me with their Nightmare Logic album in 2017, and even though that record was one of my favorites that year, I was still slow to go back and give Manifest Decimation another go.

Last year had me revisiting Nightmare Logic a bit, and I figured that it finally time to give Manifest Decimation another listen... and it was no surprise that the record hit me in the best way this time around. The record is pure crossover thrash, and I completely love that style, so I'm happy to be spinning this record even if it is ten years too late.

After listening to these songs a few time, I started my hunt for the vinyl. I wasn't too concerned with original pressings, and just wanted to pick one up for cheap. I found that Newbury Comics did an exclusive pressing, and the vinyl looked nice, so I opened a tab on my browser for the Newbury's store with the intent to buy it soon. That was probably about nine months ago. That open tab to buy the Power Trip record just sat there month after month, and I kept telling myself, "soon". When I saw Marcus post earlier this year about a couple of Newbury Comics exclusive pressings (coincidentally also for an album originally released in 2013), that was the push that I needed to finally just get it done.

Nice sticker for the Newbury exclusive. Rest in power, Riley Gale.

Nightmare Logic

At this time last year, I may have had only two new 2016 releases in my record collection...the final Mindset record and the Red Hare 7 inch. Here we sit, two and a half months into the new year, and I've already got nine new releases on the blog so far...with a few more queued up and waiting in the wings. 2017 needs to chill the fuck out on new releases so that I can focus on older shit.

One of the biggest surprises so far this year has been the new Power Trip album, Nightmare Logic.

I've wanted to like the band since I first checked 'em out back in 2010 or so, but man, they have just never clicked with me. You would think this Crossover/Metal style would hit all the right buttons for me, but for one reason or another they have just failed to connect.

With a new album coming soon, I shouldn't have cared...but something made me shrug my shoulders, and decide to give it a shot. I saw they had a song up on youtube...the song title sounded kind of badass, so I headed over to check out Executioner's Tax (Swing Of The Axe).

Damn! Has Power Trip always sounded this great, and I've been missing out? I can't believe how much I love this record. All out thrash attack. It kind makes me wonder if I should go back and give that first album another chance.

500 pressed on red vinyl, and only available at indie record stores.