This year’s annual Black Friday Record Store Day releases exclusively for November 27th have been revealed. We took some time to look over the entire catalog and made a few selections in the rock and metal categories. This year’s artists include Alice In Chains, Baroness, Corey Taylor, Chris Cornell, Dio, Volbeat and more. You can search for participating record stores at this location and view the full catalog here.
Alice In Chains – SAP
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Legacy
Quantity: 8500
Includes: the second studio EP by Alice In Chains will be released on vinyl as a stand-alone EP. Side B will include an etching of the Alice In Chains logo.
Anthrax – Soldiers of Metal
Format: LP
Label: Megaforce
Quantity: 1000
Includes: The 1983 album reissued on “black in orange” vinyl.
Baroness – Live at Maida Vale BBC Vol II
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Abraxan Hymns
Quantity: 3500
Includes: Four live versions of songs from their latest effort, Gold & Grey, with an etching on the B side.
Beastie Boys – Some Old Bullshit
Format: LP
Label: Capitol/Ume
Quantity:8000
Includes: The compilation album by the Beastie Boys was released in 1994. It compiles several of their early EPs, recorded in the early 1980s.
Blue Oyster Cult – Live in Pasadena July ’83
Format: 2x LP
Label: Real Gone Music
Quantity: 1300
Includes: The band’s complete July 24, 1983 concert at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, CA
Buckcherry – Buckcherry
Format: LP
Label: Real Gone Music
Quantity: 1500
Includes: Their 1999 debut release
Chris Cornell – Patience
Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: IGA
Quantity: 6000
Includes: Chris Cornell’s Guns N’ Roses cover of “Patience” & covering Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2U”
Crown the Empire – 7102010
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Rise Records
Quantity: 1500
Includes: Acoustic songs from the group’s career plus a new song to celebrate the band’s 10th anniversary.
Dio – Dream Evil Live ‘87
Format: 12″ Picture Disc
Label: Niji/BMG
Quantity: 2500
Includes: Picture disc with two rare live versions of tracks from Dream Evil
Ace Frehley – Space Truckin’
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Eone
Quantity: 2100
Includes: “Space Invader” and “The Space Bear” bonus track
David Gilmour – Yes I Have Ghosts
Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: Legacy
Quantity: 5000
Includes: The first new song from David Gilmour in five years and features his daughter Romany on harp and vocals.
Linkin Park – Meteora
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Warner Records
Quantity: 3000
Includes: The RSD Black Friday version is pressed on limited edition aqua blue vinyl
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Sanctuary/BMG
Quantity: 2500
Includes: Reissue of Motorhead’s 1980 UK Xmas single of “Ace Of Spades.”
Motorhead – On Parole (Expanded and Remastered)
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Parlophone
Quantity: 3000
Includes: Original LP, plus the 1997 bonus tracks on vinyl as a bonus 12” EP.
My Chemical Romance – Life on the Murder Scene
Format: LP
Label: Reprise
Quantity: 7500
Includes: The first time the audio from this release has been available on vinyl.
Puscifer – “Apocalyptical/Rocketman”
Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: BMG/Alchemy
Quantity: 2000
Includes: New song “Apocalyptical” and a cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”
The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
Format: LP
Label: ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
Quantity: 900
Shadows Fall – Of One Blood
Format: LP
Label: M-Theory
Quantity: 1350
Includes: The first-ever vinyl release of the version
Sunn O))) – Flight of the Behemoth
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Southern Lord
Quantity: 800
Corey Taylor/Dead Boys – All This And
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Elektra
Quantity: 4000
Tesla – The Great Radio Controversy
Format: LP
Label: LMLR
Quantity: 1000
Includes: this LP is pressed on red opaque vinyl and includes original labels and a printed sleeve, with an OBI side spine.
U2 – Boy – 40th Anniversary Edition
Format: LP
Label: IGA
Quantity: 10000
Includes: An additional double-sided poster plus a lyrics/credits insert.
Volbeat – Hokus Bonus
Format: LP
Label: Republic
Quantity: 3000
Includes: a compilation of bonus tracks from previous albums
