Happenings

Our end of year get-together here in Athens was a real cool time. Thanks to The World Famous for hosting and Johnny Ray for keeping it metal! Here are some pics courtesy of Misha Turner.

2019 was a big year for us. The store moved from the warehouses of Chase Street right into downtown Athens, and we started booking shows. It started as one show a month and quickly ballooned because of everyone's support. A lot of people helped make this happen, and I just wanted to dole out a little public acknowledgement. First, the bands. We had a phenomenal selection of bands roll through town, and we're lucky enough to have locals that put a lot of touring acts to shame. The bands that rolled through, Coffin Torture, Possum Rot, PALACES, Druids, Irist, Enhailer, D U T C H G U...

This is the rifle of someone serving in Afghanistan. It's definitely the headiest "repping shadebeast" photo we've ever seen. It's a shit storm of opinions and comments waiting to happen. Please spare us that. It's all been heard before. All I'm going to say is, for someone in such an intense and dangerous place, pieces of their home life and connections to the people and fun things they love must mean a lot. Full support for YOU, soldier. - Joe

A church is not a building, it's the congregation. Our shop in Athens isn't just a basement suite with records. It's a shelter for a community. Sound dramatic? Am I suggesting that people who listen to heavy metal are unique and require a special headquarters? No. I'm saying that people who identify strongly with extreme, outsider music so much that they consider it a part of who they are, appreciate a gathering place. A place to meet, discover and discuss. New metalhead in town? We are your entry point to the Athens metal scene. Lived here for years, but never...

A middle aged woman came into the shop today and bought an unusually large stack of records. She really didn't look like your typical metalhead. She said she was going to go home and listen to ALL of them to make up for a shitty week at work. I asked her if she listens to music at work. She said only in the car on the way, but not on the job because no one where she works listens to "good music" and think she's weird because she likes hard and heavy stuff. Headphones are not an option. I meet...