Welcome to Metal to the Core 1986, an online store / distro dedicated to spreading heavy music of all kinds. We strive to return to the spirit of the 1980s and the total freedom of pure unadulterated METAL!!! We ship from the United States and we accept credit card payments via secure checkout with Authorize.net. We do NOT accept payments via PayPal, as we do not agree with their business practices.

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12/9/2023

We just posted a distro update which features some killer vinyl re-issues and shirt designs from the legendary USBM cult known as Leviathan!! Check out our shop page to see them all!!

FULL LIST OF NEW ARRIVALS:

ASKE – Goatfuck / Saatan Legio 12″ LP
AZELSGARD – Under the Sign of the Black Wolf 12″ LP
BATHORY – Bathory 12″ LP
BATHORY – The Return 12″ LP
BATHORY – Under the Sign of the Black Mark 12″ LP
BILSKIRNIR – Wotan Redivivus 12″ LP GOLD
BURSHTYN – Безвірник 12″ GATEFOLD LP RED
BURSHTYN – Прах Відчайдухів 12″ GATEFOLD LP
BURZUM – Burzum / Aske 12″ GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP
BURZUM – Det Som Engang Var 12″ GATEFOLD LP
BURZUM – Filosofem 12″ GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP
BURZUM – Hvis Lyset Tar Oss 12″ GATEFOLD LP
COMBAT – Northwind / A Spirit of War 12″ LP
COUNCIL DAIMONION – Rise Into the Dark 7″ GATEFOLD EP
DAIMON – From the Black Caverns 12″ LP
DARKTHULE – ΒΙΓΛΑΤΩΡ 12″ LP
FORLORN WINDS – The Day the Wolf Swallowed the Sun 12″ LP
GJENDOD – Krigsdoger 12″ LP
GJENDOD – Skygger Fra Dødsriket 12″ LP
GRAND BELIAL’S KEY – J-Beast Assassination CD
KOHORT – Megiddo Eve 12″ LP
KRYPTA NICESTWA – Widma Zimowej Martwoty 7″ EP
LEVIATHAN – Howl Mockery at the Cross 12″ GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP GREY
LEVIATHAN – Howl Mockery at the Cross LONGSLEEVE SHIRT
LEVIATHAN – Tentacles of Whorror 12″ GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP WHITE WITH RED SPLATTER
LEVIATHAN – The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide 12″ GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP BLACK ON GREY SPLATTER
LEVIATHAN – The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide T-SHIRT
MAYHEM – De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas 12″ GATEFOLD LP PURPLE
NECROSTRIGIS / WINTER BLACKNESS – W Mrokach Roziskrzonych Mrozem 7″ EP
NOKTURNE – Kruelty Kampaign 12″ LP
NORDVREDE – Hammerprofeti 12″ LP WHITE
NORDVREDE – Legion Nordvrede 12″ GATEFOLD LP
NORDWIND – Wendehorn 12″ LP WHITE
PANTHEON OF BLOOD – Voices Rooted in Blood 12″ LP RED MARBLE
RECLUSE – Stillbirth in Bethlehem 12″ LP
SELBSTMORD – Some Day the Whole World 12″ GATEFOLD LP
SONS OF SATAN – In Times of Fire 12″ LP
SVOLDER – The Beast’s Mercenaries 12″ LP
THOR’S HAMMER – May the Hammer Smash the Cross 12″ LP
ULFSDALIR – Abendrot 12″ LP
ULFSDALIR – Wolfszeit 12″ LP
VAPAUDENRISTI / PYLVANAINEN – Split 7″ EP
VLAD TEPES – War Funeral March 12″ LP
VLAD TEPES – War Funeral March CD
VLAD TEPES / BELKETRE – March to the Black Holo 12″ GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP
VLAD TEPES / BELKETRE – March to the Black Holo CD
VRILDOM – Terra Australis Ignota 12″ LP
WARAGE – Die Organisation Des Todes 12″ LP
WINTER ETERNAL – Realm of the Bleeding Shadows 12″ LP
WODULF – Venom from the Mouth of the Dead 12″ LP
WODULF – Wargus Esto 12″ LP WHITE
WOLFNACHT – Project Ordensburg 12″ LP
WOLFNACHT – Ypervoreia 12″ LP

Our pick for the greatest album released this year is…

HYPERBOREAN LORE – Shores of Hyperborea CD

One man project from the United States. Debut full-length album of Epic Black Metal. Four songs of ancient worship in the school of viking-era Bathory. Released by Veni Vidi Vici and VWD, distributed by Metal to the Core 1986.

LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcpDEja-wAU

ORDER HERE:

https://metaltothecore1986.com/shop/hyperborean-lore-cd/

Due to high postage costs and various other factors, we only ship within the United States and to Canada at this time. Thank you for your understanding.

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