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Metallica – Ride The Lightning
Title: Metallica – Ride the LightningYear/Genre: 1984, MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Writ...
Title: Metallica – Ride the LightningYear/Genre: 1984, MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written after the band’s gear was stolen in Boston in 1984, forcing them to borrow equipment and push through a rough early touring grind. The title and electric chair theme were inspired by a Stephen King novel the band passed around in their tour van. Recorded in Copenhagen, reflecting Metallica’s early pattern of working far from home and outside the Hollywood/LA industry orbit. 1/20/25KG 3/2...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Deftones – Around the FurYear/Genre: 1997, Alternative Metal / Nu MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Cut with Terry Date in a high-pressure label window—late nights, fast decisions, and “keep the take” momentum. Album Art: The cover model was a non-professional from their orbit, photographed spontaneously at a pool party rather than staged like a metal promo. Band Drama: Written while...
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SlipKnot - SlipKnot (Rare COLOR)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Slipknot – SlipknotYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1999, Metal, Nu Metal, Des Moines, IACondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at Indigo Ranch (Malibu) with Ross Robinson, built around capturing the band as a unit in the room.Legal Trouble: A lawsuit over the “Purity Knight” web story led to “Purity” + “Frail Limb Nursery” being removed from later pressings, replaced by “Me Inside.”Band Drama: The onl...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Led Zeppelin – Led ZeppelinYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Blues Rock / Hard Rock, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded in about 36 hours of studio time; Page financed the sessions himself before Atlantic signed them, keeping early control. Legal Trouble: Began as the final Yardbirds lineup and rebranded mid-tour after contractual disputes forced a clean break. ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Linkin Park – Hybrid TheoryYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2000, Rock, Nu Metal, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Before the debut, the band kept getting rejected until they treated demos like industrial design—endless revisions, A/B tests, and hook “engineering” with Don Gilmore. Scene Ecology: Came out of the late-’90s LA suburban band circuit where rap-rock and metal shared bills; t...
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Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los An...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Rage Against The Machine – The Battle Of Los AngelesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1999, Rock, Rap Rock, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Political Science: Named after the 1992 LA uprising framing—Rage treated “Los Angeles” as a political battleground, not a hometown postcard.Public Scandal: The band’s protests routinely collided with broadcast rules; their live appearances often became negotiations ...
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System Of A Down – System Of A Down
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: System of a Down – System of a DownYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Rock, Alternative Metal, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Political Science: Armenian diaspora identity was baked in early—genocide memory and immigrant politics showed up in how they spoke publicly, not just in lyrics. Studio Lore: Recorded with Rick Rubin, who pushed a stripped, performance-forward approach—less studio...
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Metallica - Metal Up Your Ass! (OG Cover RARE!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Metallica – Metal Up Your Ass!Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Metal, Thrash Metal, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Public Scandal: Planned as the debut title/cover (a dagger-hand coming out of a toilet). Megaforce balked, so the band’s clapback title became “Kill ’Em All.” Band Drama: Dave Mustaine-era material lives here; he was fired right before the first album run, then recycled parts of...
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Slayer - Reign In Blood (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Slayer – Reign In BloodYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1986, Metal, Thrash Metal, Huntington Park, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Public Scandal: “Angel of Death” triggered Holocaust/Nazi accusations on release; the band insisted it was historical narration, but the controversy stuck for decades.Album Art: Larry Carroll’s gore painting was rejected by some distributors/retailers, leading to alternate “censored” s...
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Mastodon – Leviathan (SPLATTER VINYL) (Staff Pi...
Title: Mastodon – LeviathanYear/Genre: 2004, Metal / Progressive MetalMatrix #: RR 6622-1Conditio...
Title: Mastodon – LeviathanYear/Genre: 2004, Metal / Progressive MetalMatrix #: RR 6622-1Condition: New Cultural Facts: A concept album inspired by Moby-Dick, it fused literary ambition with sludge-metal ferocity, redefining 2000s heavy music. Recorded in Atlanta, it earned universal acclaim and positioned Mastodon as leaders of the American metal resurgence. The band’s turbulent early years included Brent Hinds’ near-fatal assault in 2007 and the later loss of early member Eric Saner....
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Title: Tool – OpiateYear/Genre: 1992, Metal/AlternativeMatrix #: 72445-11027-1Cultural Facts: R...
Title: Tool – OpiateYear/Genre: 1992, Metal/AlternativeMatrix #: 72445-11027-1Cultural Facts: Released on Zoo Entertainment, the EP introduced Tool’s fusion of metal precision and art-rock intensity. “Hush” protested music censorship, aligning the band with the early ’90s free-speech movement in rock. Early live shows supporting Opiate helped Tool secure major tours with Rollins Band and Fishbone before their breakthrough LP. 10/29/2022 | Updated: 2/6/24 CK | 2/29/24 OB 2 8/19/25 TC(s...
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Black Flag - My War (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Black Flag – My WarYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Rock, Hardcore Punk, Hermosa Beach, CaliforniaCondition: New Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: SST and the band got stuck in a release freeze from legal conflict, so they lived on the road, turning touring into the real distribution system. Scene Ecology: Rollins came out of the DC hardcore world, a scene shaped by a government town vibe where military and ag...
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At The Gates – Slaughter Of The Soul (SUPER St...
Title: At The Gates – Slaughter of the SoulYear/Genre: 1995, Melodic Death MetalCondition: NewDes...
Title: At The Gates – Slaughter of the SoulYear/Genre: 1995, Melodic Death MetalCondition: NewDescription: Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, Slaughter of the Soul became a landmark of the “Gothenburg sound” that shaped melodic death metal worldwide. With razor-sharp riffing and precise production, the album influenced countless metalcore and extreme metal bands through the late ’90s and 2000s. For collectors, this is a cornerstone of modern metal history.
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Deftones – Diamond Eyes (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Deftones – Diamond EyesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2010, Metal, Alternative Metal, Sacramento, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Written after the Eros sessions were shelved following Chi Cheng’s 2008 accident—this became the band’s “keep moving” survival pivot. Studio Lore: Produced by Nick Raskulinecz with a tighter, song-first discipline—partly a reaction to the abandoned, more experimental Er...
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NIN & PETER MURPHY!- Where Darkness Doubles (Co...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Peter Murphy & Trent Reznor – Where Darkness Doubles, Where Light Pours InYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2026, Rock, Gothic Rock, Northampton, England / Cleveland, OhioCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: A rare bridge between two separate worlds—’80s UK goth infrastructure and ’90s U.S. industrial—built by overlapping fanbases rather than radio formats. Studio Lore: Framed as a true duet, not a “...
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Title: Danzig – DanzigYear/Genre: 1988, Heavy MetalMatrix #: DEF 24208Condition: New Cultural Fac...
Title: Danzig – DanzigYear/Genre: 1988, Heavy MetalMatrix #: DEF 24208Condition: New Cultural Facts: Produced by Rick Rubin, who encouraged Glenn Danzig to strip back speed-punk aggression for a darker, blues-metal tone. Features future Queens of the Stone Age drummer Chuck Biscuits, formerly of Black Flag and D.O.A. The song “Mother” became a hit years later after MTV banned its original video, giving it cult resurgence in the ’90s. +1 5/9/25 - EK Sold 11/24/25
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Marilyn Manson – Lest We Forget (RARE! Best Of ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Marilyn Manson – Lest We Forget:Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2004, Rock, Industrial Rock, Fort Lauderdale, FLCondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: A mid-career “public record” release—framed as a reset after years of nonstop controversy and censorship battles. Public Scandal: Post-Columbine backlash made him a national scapegoat figure, driving protests, bans, and venue pressure through the early 2...
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Title: Ministry – Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck EggsYear/Genre: 1992, Industri...
Title: Ministry – Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck EggsYear/Genre: 1992, Industrial MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: The Greek title “ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ” references chapter 69 of Aleister Crowley’s The Book of Lies, nodding to occult and esoteric influences around the band. “N.W.O.” famously samples George H. W. Bush speeches about the Gulf War, fueling controversy over U.S. foreign policy and censorship in early-’90s metal. The album’s touring cycle, including chaotic Lollapal...
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