Thursday, October 14, 2010

Put Slayer box set on your holiday wish list

What says the holidays better than Slayer?

And what says Slayer better than "The Vinyl Conflict", the limited edition, uber-high-quality box set that features the band's entire Def/American Recordings catalogue, from 1986's "Reign in Blood" to 2009's "World Painted Blood."

Thrash/metal is rarely associated with the audiophile world, that special quality is usually reserved for artists such as Miles Davis or Bob Dylan or classical releases. However, when Rick Rubin is your producer, the highest-possible sonic excellence and meticulous quality control is what's called for.

The audiophile magazine ToneAudio put it this way:
"'The Vinyl Conflict' takes its unique place as the hands-down best-sounding metal package ever produced. For those that seriously want to rock and experience what's possible across the dynamic spectrum via decibel-pounding, surface-quiet, amazingly produced LPs that bring to life several of the greatest metal records ever made in a way that places Slayer on a stage feet away from where you sit - a thrill as exhilarating as any in audio - 'The Vinyl Conflict' is a godsend."

All ten albums (11 discs) in "The Vinyl Conflict" were re-mastered from the original analog flat master tapes and were pressed on the highest quality 180-gram audiophile vinyl at RTI, the most respected pressing plant in the U.S. and among the best in the world. Lacquers were cut and re-cut several times to ensure the highest sound quality. The individual discs are in a standard, clear inner sleeve to preserve the vinyl, then housed in high-quality, litho wrapped jackets, and then boxed in a hardcover slipcase. Additionally, reproductions of the original LP inner sleeve artwork were converted to 12X12 inserts.

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