Now available on thick, black vinyl!

A long overdue collection of everything that this seminal late 80's doomcrust group ever recorded - not only did Asbestosdeath crank out some mighty brutal sludgy heaviness, but the band also planted the seeds that would later grow into Sleep, High On Fire, and Om ! Asbestosdeath featured Al Cisneros, Chris Hakius and Matt Pike who would later evolve into the cult doom juggernaut Sleep, along with singer/guitarist Tom Choi (who would himself go on to join Noothgrush, It Is I, and Operator Generator). So obviously this is some seriously historical stuff for fans of sludge and doom metal, a compendium of both of the tracks from Asbestosdeath's self-released Unclean 7", and the two tracks off of the Dejection 7" that came out on the anarchopunk institution Profane Existence. Both of these records have been out of print for eons - I already owned the Dejection EP, but never got a chance to hear the Unclean stuff, so we were freaking stoked to get this in! All four tracks have been mastered from the original source material, and sound crushing! Asbestosdeath were rooted in the sounds of crusty Bay Area hardcore like early Neurosis and Christ On Parade, but their love of Sabbath and Melvins turned their skuzzy hardcore into a slower, more turgid beast, with vaguely jazzy drumming and haunting intricate arpeggios picked out between their crushing riffs, and ending with a terrifying sample loop. Gritty, grungy atmospheric sludge core, alot like the music on Sleep's Vol. 4 if you need a frame of reference, presented with a package design by Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley.