Name: The Octagonal Stairway
Brand: Pig Destroyer

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RR74452

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Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-08-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

781676744527

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

RR43231

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Purple

Neon Magenta

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Extended format: Yes

781676432318

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / purple

Artist

Pig Destroyer

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Relapse

Pig Destroyer is a grindcore band that was formed in 1997 in Alexandria, Virginia. The band consists of vocalist J.R. Hayes, guitarist Scott Hull, and drummer John Evans. Originally known as Cop Destroyer, the trio wasted no time and immediately started rehearsing. They quickly released a self-titled demo and participated in a split with Orchid.

In 1998, Pig Destroyer embarked on an East Coast tour with other notable bands such as Drop Dead, Converge, Kid Dynamite, and Isis. During this time, they underwent a lineup change when drummer John Evans departed and was replaced by Brian Harvey. The band's popularity grew as they played more shows and released their album "Explosions in Ward 6," establishing themselves as one of the premier grindcore bands.

Over the years, Pig Destroyer continued to tour extensively with renowned acts like Discordance Axis, Phobia, Daybreak, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Disassociate. They even performed at the prestigious 2000 March Metal Meltdown event. In July 2000, the band signed with Relapse Records and recorded a successful split 7" with Isis that sold out within a month.

Their extreme album "Prowler in the Yard," released in 2001, further solidified Pig Destroyer's reputation as one of the leading grindcore bands. With their relentless energy and uncompromising soundsc

Discover Relapse, an American metal, hardcore/punk and experimental label founded by Matthew F. Jacobson. With a diverse range of styles including death metal, grindcore, metalcore, sludge, industrial, post-rock, synthwave, and black metal among others, they are dedicated to bringing you the best in heavy music.

The label has a rich history with previous sublabels such as Release Entertainment and Desolation House that focused on ambient/dark ambient genres. They also have exciting series like Cult Classic and Relapse Singles Series that showcase exceptional talent from our roster.

Since 2016, all their new vinyl releases and reissues come with stickers featuring a unique 7 character code in the format LPXXXXR. This code is used as a stock keeping unit (SKU) to differentiate vinyl color variants. Please note that this code should not be confused with the actual catalog number which starts with RR.

Pig Destroyer return with their new EP, The Octagonal Stairway. A blistering dose of grindcore, harsh noise, and industrial swagger, The Octagonal Stairway features 6 crushing tracks from the legendary band, B-side noise tracks, and a special appearance from Igor Cavalera!