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Featured Release Roundup: November 26, 2020

Descriptions and streaming links for new releases from Hekátē, Solvent, Septic Yanks, Sudden Impact, Death Sentence, and more!

Record of the Week: Astaron: S/T LP

This week's Record of the Week is Sealed Records' reissue of the 1988 LP by Austria's Astaron.

Staff Picks: November 26, 2020

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Featured distro titles

Public Acid: Condemnation 7"

Crushing new EP from VA/NC's Public Acid, released on Beach Impediment Records. Grab this scorcher while you can!

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Milk: Bricks 7"

Back in stock! Just got more copies of this clean-guitar hardcore rager by this Japanese band on Hysteria Records!

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Astaron 12" Reissue

Now in stock: 1988 Austrian post-punk/darkwave reissue on Sealed Records!

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Featured Release Roundup: November 19, 2020

Descriptions and streaming links for new releases from Molchat Doma, Vex, Deseos Primitivos, Patois Counselors, and more!

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Record of the Week: Lebenden Toten: Synaptic Noise Dissociation LP

This week's Record of the Week is Synaptic Noise Dissociation, the new live LP from Portland's Lebenden Toten!

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Staff Picks: November 19, 2020

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New Sorry State shirts and totes in stock now!

Brand new Sorry State shirts and Totes are in! Illustration by the always incredible Thomas Sara. Shirts are printed with white discharge ink on black Gildan tees and Totes printed on a heavyweight black canvas. Perfect for carrying around a grip of LPs. Scoop a shirt or a tote now!

Who We Are and What We Do

Sorry State Records has the best selection of DIY punk and hardcore vinyl in the world, with well over 2,500 unique titles currently in stock. We're a great music discovery tool, with blogs and other features to help you discover great new music you'll love. We have the fastest, most professional mail order service in punk, with most orders shipping within 24 hours. We have incredible rates on international shipping, as low as 1/3 the price of other stores. We're also a great brick-and-mortar record shop based in Raleigh, NC, specializing in collectible and hard to find titles in all genres.

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