![]() The first appearance of the Johnny Blaze version of Ghost Rider in Marvel Spotlight #5 CGC 9.8 from the Oregon Collection hammered at $264,000 yesterday, and today's Promise Collection results have been equally as strong across the board. Results in the early going of this auction have been nothing short of stunning. This comic is virtually never available for sale in high grade, and this CGC 9.6 entry is the sole highest-graded copy on the CGC Census. A CGC 7.5 copy of this comic sold for $40,800 earlier this year. That potential is unfortunately squandered on this album, but I can see them bringing it forth in the future. Minor complaints aside, An Atomic Decision is an excellent album worthy of any tech- or melodeath-head’s time.The $456,000 hammer price for this copy of the Riddler's first appearance surpasses the previous highest price ever paid for a Detective Comics #140 by a factor of ten. This isn’t something I’d normally bring up, but with this particular style of tech death, the bass has a lot of room to do some cool stuff. While the other instruments each fit snugly together in the mix, the bass is disappointingly low. If I had to level one complaint against this album, it’s the lack of bass presence. Each song is a veritable cornucopia of riffs they rarely return to an idea, but remain cohesive by starting with a theme and building around it. ![]() Pronostic play in the same field as Son of Aurelius, using their considerable technical skill to craft razor-sharp melodic death metal with equal degrees of style and substance. When I hit play on An Atomic Decision, I was initially disappointed that it didn’t really resemble either of the former, but that disappointment faded quickly as it proved to be just as beastly. Starting the subject line of your promo with “FFO: Allegaeon, Arsis” is a good way to get my undivided attention. Check out “ Tech Death,” from Formless’s long-awaited Eon for the techest tech to ever arch a spire. This next song is so tech it’s named after tech.Spawning Abhorrence have announced the release of The Sleepless One for next year on Kings of Decay Records with a new single, “The Writhing Rhetoric.” Check it out here.The Vermilion King is much lighter (and probably more tasteful) than many of the bands featured here today, so if you’re looking for something proggy, synth-driven, and free, this is your album. If your broke ass can’t afford all this sweet, sweet tech, don’t worry: Empirine has your back.It definitely sounds appropriately, uh, dwarfy with its use of timpanis, dirty production, and imposing harmonies. Milwaukee-based Khazaddum have emerged from their dwarven caverns with their Tolkien-inspired debut EP, In Dwarven Halls. ![]() Ending Tyranny have released their sophomore effort, Evolution of Deceit.The band has grown a lot since 2012’s Heliopause Fleets, relying far less on br00tal breakdowns and bringing some nasty riffage to the table. This week on “Deathcore Bands That Don’t Suck,” we have Thirteen Bled Promises with The Black Legend.Stop whatever you’re doing and go buy them. ![]()
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