{"product_id":"american-grave-cd","title":"American Grave CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFuturismo proudly present a vital compilation born in the shadows of American\u003cbr\u003epunk; AMERICAN GRAVE Gothic Punk \/ Deathrock USA: 1978-1988, the third\u003cbr\u003evolume in their Altered Vision anthology series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican Grave has been co-curated by Wesley Eisold (Cold Cave\/American\u003cbr\u003eNightmare\/Heartworm Press) in collaboration with Futurismo head honcho\u003cbr\u003eDel Jae, to bring you a haunting tracklist ranging from the all important integral\u003cbr\u003emainstays of the genre to those rarer and more elusive artists, including many\u003cbr\u003erecordings that have never been reissued before on any format. Featuring the music\u003cbr\u003eof Christian Death, T.S.O.L., The Cramps, Of A Mesh, The Gun Club, Twisted\u003cbr\u003eRoots, Kommunity FK, The Brainz, Theatre Of Ice, Burning Image, Fur Bible,\u003cbr\u003ePSI Com, Shadow Of Fear, Super Heroines, 45 Grave and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from darkest depths of the American spirit, American Grave is testament\u003cbr\u003eto a subculture spawned from late night savagery, graveyard hangouts and suburban\u003cbr\u003eisolation. Deathrock, post-punk, goth, whatever term you prefer, this compilation\u003cbr\u003eshowcases the sounds and aesthetics of a tarnished golden era, an underground\u003cbr\u003emovement that took the DIY concepts of punk and the velocity of a burgeoning\u003cbr\u003ehardcore scene and immersed it in echoes, distortion, tribal rhythms and macabre\u003cbr\u003evocals, thematically preying upon cult horror flicks, surrealism, and the manipulation\u003cbr\u003eof religious iconography. Whilst the UK had a counterpart scene many would hail\u003cbr\u003eas Goth, this was different, this was a truly American incarnation, a new breed of\u003cbr\u003eyouth haunted by the ghosts of old blues, garage and glam, bleak theatrical imagery\u003cbr\u003edressed up to evoke a response, smeared eyeliner, leather, bones…black. This was a\u003cbr\u003ebacklash against a culture in decay, bucking against a puritanical oppression brought\u003cbr\u003eon by the archaic social standards set by their parents. It was aggression manifested\u003cbr\u003eas gloom, it was a ceremony, the celebration of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music on this compilation is reinstated further from a visual perspective by\u003cbr\u003ean array of incredible images by famed punk photographer Edward Colver, and\u003cbr\u003elovingly designed to the level you would expect from a Futurismo release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heartworm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44142939472006,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/5597\/files\/American-Grave_Webstore-Visual_Compact-Disc.jpg?v=1783479965","url":"https:\/\/shop.theheartworm.com\/products\/american-grave-cd","provider":"Heartworm Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}