{"product_id":"dazzling-killmen-face-of-collapse","title":"Dazzling Killmen - Face Of Collapse","description":"\u003cp\u003eWas \u003cstrong\u003eDazzling Killmen\u003c\/strong\u003e a hardcore band? A metal band? The world's gnarliest progressive rock quartet? \"Yes\" is the easy answer, but only because it's easy to rewind through two decades of genre fragmentation to hear Dazzling Killmen's influence on any number of \"math-metal,\" \"prog-core,\" and similarly classified bands. At the time, however, this St. Louis quartet occupied a genre of one. When SKiN GRAFT released the Killmen's 1994 sophomore album, \u003cem\u003eFace of Collapse\u003c\/em\u003e, that genre had its touchstone.\" – Excerpt from Aaron Burgess' liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDazzling Killmen have reformed and this is the album that defined a genre. Select US dates are scheduled for 2026–2027 and the band will be touring Europe this October. \u003cem\u003eFace of Collapse\u003c\/em\u003e was engineered by \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Albini\u003c\/strong\u003e, mastered from the original analogue tapes, and this pressing comes packaged with a \"Footlong OBI\", liner notes, and an illustrated inner sleeve. Available on coloured vinyl for the first time ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDazzling Killmen\u003c\/em\u003e's influence is definitely discernible in later metallic hardcore touchstones like \u003cstrong\u003eThe Dillinger Escape Plan\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eCalculating Infinity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBotch\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Romans\u003c\/em\u003e, not to mention the prolific output that followed from all of the band's members... \u003cem\u003eFace of Collapse\u003c\/em\u003e remains completely out of step with rock music then or now; much like the Victorian cabinet of curiosities depicted on the album cover, each of its component parts is an object of wonder.\" – Decibel Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFace of Collapse\u003c\/em\u003e is a milestone for underground extreme rock in the '90s and should be experienced by fans of everything from \u003cstrong\u003eSlint\u003c\/strong\u003e to the Dillinger Escape Plan to \u003cstrong\u003eRush\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" – AllMusic Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Just put it on. You get it from the first fuckin' blast, and the deal is sealed every pounding note thereafter.\" – Vaguely Offensive\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SKiN GRAFT Records","offers":[{"title":"Bone Fragment Swirl Vinyl LP","offer_id":58670859747673,"sku":"SDZ-49313","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/369_20260724_1036_095033_127_v_0647216617518_022.jpg?v=1784901146","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/dazzling-killmen-face-of-collapse","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}