http://www.cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-streaming-age-of-collapse-burden-of-beast/

Our friends at CVLT Nation are streaming the Age of Collapse LP today!  Swing over there and check it out!

From CVLT Nation: http://www.cvltnation.com/burden-of-beast-age-of-collapse-review/

With all of the ills going in society, I find myself listening to music that reflects the things that are on my mind. The album from San Diego’s Age of Collapse, Burden of Beast, out now via Aborted Society, is the kind of food for thought that I need. People might label this band crust, but honestly I’m down to put a knife to the throat of boundaries, because this record is just kick ass music. As songwriters, Age of Collapse really know how to manifest captivating moments of honest emotion. A grand example of this is their tune “Hands Take That” – every second of this listening experience is fucking perfect. The intro is a erie walk in the woods, before these huge dirty guitar parts come into the air and are surrounded by dis-beat drumming. The riffage on this song is full of compassion and empathy, which is an ideal soundscape for an unforgettable vocal performance that shouts at humanity to wake the fuck up! Age of Collapse are masters at dipping angst in deep wells of dark melody to create a sonic wall of black magic that will have you under their spell for sure! When you hear the opening of “Final March,” you can totally envision the agony of the downpressed, and realize that they can’t stand for it any longer. The vocalist in this band sings from deep down in their life experiences, and you never feel like you are being preached too. As a whole, Age of Collapse seem like they wanted to make a statement with the release of Burden of Beast, and they fucking succeeded. What really impresses me about Age of Collapse is the level of honesty that this album has – they didn’t play it safe, they just decided to be themselves. In closing, every fucking song on this album is a fucking banger – real recognize real, support this band.

Thanks to Sean and all at CVLT Nation for their continued support!

We’ve gotten some new stuff in our distro! First and foremost, we finally have the AGE OF COLLAPSE Burden of Beast LPs in, and limited editions are ready to ship!  The screens came out rad on these, so grab one before they’re all gone, we only did 50 of ‘em.  Due to delays in the cassette plant, we are going to be shipping the cassette version that accompanies the Limited Editions separately, so as not to make people who pre-ordered wait any further.  We apologize for that, but it’s kind of out of our hands as what was supposed to be ready in mid December is going to press only now.  If anyone has a great recommendation for a cassette duplication vendor other than NAC we are all ears .

We will be running a sale from now until the end of January as we gear up for some new stuff.  Use the promo code “JAN2012” during checkout at our store and receive 15% off any order over $25.00. 

We’ve taken over distribution of the NUX VOMICA – President is Dead 7″ (color vinyl) and the ORDER OF THE VULTURE – Death Mask 7″ from Defector Records.  We have limited quantities of these on hand, but they weren’t heavily distro’ed at the time, so pick em up!  Distros and stores get in touch for wholesale rates.  We are almost out of the NUX VOMICA – Embrace the Cycles EP and the ORDER OF THE VULTURE – Martyr for Nothing EPs are moving fast!  The MURDERESS LP is officially sold out and we will be repressing this year along with their forthcoming LP.  We also got in AGE OF COLLAPSE shirts and patches, MURDERESS patches, and ORDER OF THE VULTURE t-shirts!  All shirts are available in limited qtys of style and size, so check em out below!

Other distro items recently added:

BONEBLACK – s/t LP – crushing dark d-beat crust from Montreal with scathing female vox.  Reccomended!
KALASHNIKOV – Living in a Psycho-Caos Era LP – Restock of this amazing anarcho punk record from Milan, Italy.  On constant play!
MUNDO MUERTO – Entre El Kaos LP – Fast paced, 80′s influenced HC punk from this So Cal powerhouse.  A must have.
PIPSQUEAK – Fowl Hymns LP – Debut LP from this Seattle acoustic duo.  Awesome artwork by Jen Meyers!

AGE OF COLLAPSE patches
AGE OF COLLAPSE t-shirts
MURDERESS patches
ORDER OF THE VULTURE t-shirts

Coming up next:
ABSOC 022 – FUTURE RUINS – s/t LP – crushing d-beat crust from Sweden!  Check out a track on our media player!
MURDERESS “The Last Thing…” LP repress
NUX VOMICA “A Civilized World?” LP repress
ORDER OF THE VULTURE Cassette releases
new MURDERESS LP
new NUX VOMICA LP
new ADELIT@S LP
new COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON LP

Keep posted as we will be adding a ton of Second Hand/Used items in the distro this week!

Cheers!  XOXO ABSOC

AGE OF COLLAPSE will be in Seattle for two dates to support their newest release Burden of Beast on Aborted Society.  Come out and ring in the New Year with some melodic crust!

NEW YEAR’S EVE at Club M!

with

AGE OF COLLAPSE (SD – experimental crust/hc – LP release show!)
http://www.facebook.com/ageofcollapse
ADELIT@S (PDX -hc punk inspired by Latin American revolutionary music)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adelits/206751726033776
DEATHRAID
http://deathraid.wordpress.com/
DREADFUL CHILDREN
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dreadful-Children/130107767008825
FRUSTRATION
www.myspace.com/frustrationpunk
+ special performance from AIRPOCALYPSE

guest DJs
screen printed posters will be available

Doors 8PM
Show followed by dance party

FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137318619704010

AGE OF COLLAPSE – Monuments of Promise by AbortedSociety

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

AGE OF COLLAPSE (experimental hc/crust from SD)
http://www.facebook.com/ageofcollapse
COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Countdown-to-Armageddon/75910641684
RATBITE
http://www.facebook.com/RATBITE.seattle
LEFT ASKEW
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-Askew/315429782856

Galway Arms (Kraken)
5257 University Way NE

21+ 9PM donation for touring band!

FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/155178521249752/

We have just approved test pressings and will now begin accepting pre-orders for the  AGE OF COLLAPSE – Burden of Beast LP/Cassette (ABSOC 023)!  AOC have been making some waves recently and we are really excited to debut their first full-length release on ABSOC.  There will be a special edition limited to 50 copies that will include a hand-numbered silk-screened outer cover, clear vinyl, the cassette version of the release, as well as the standard jacket, mp3 download card, and printed insert that will accompany the regular pressing.

Click here to pre-order a copy in any format.

While undeniably melodic crust at it’s core, Burden of Beast, the first LP from San Diego based hardcore outfit, AGE OF COLLAPSE, traverses a very thin genre line occasionally teetering into the realms of related punk, metal, doom and more. Harsh vocals backed by crushing distortion give way to atmospheric, reverb laden interludes, which personify the bands complex, almost schizophrenic songwriting. Contempt for humanity and it’s deconstruction of the natural world gives life to a tragic landscape that plays out as the main theme of this powerful and inventive record. Recorded at Big Fish Studios by Dan Maier and mastered at Mammoth Sound by Dan Randall.

Preview the track “Monuments of Promise”

AGE OF COLLAPSE – Monuments of Promise by AbortedSociety

To support the release, AOC will be touring the West Coast this December.  Check them out and support!  They will have cassettes and clear copies of the LP with them, all special editions are mailorder only.

AGE OF COLLAPSE Winter Tour Dec 2011 / Jan 2012

Dec 23 – San Diego, CA
Dec 27 – San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 28 – Oakland, CA
Dec 29 – Eugene, OR
Dec 30 – Portland, OR
Dec 31 – Seattle, WA
Jan 1 – Vancouver, BC
Jan 3 – Seattle, WA
Jan 4 – Olympia, WA
Jan 5 – Portland, OR
Jan 6 – Arcata, CA
Jan 7 – Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 8 – Orange County, CA