6ft 12“

Hard to believe that the Mil-Spec demo came out 10 years ago. They still feel like a new band to me, even though they have a lot of releases under their belt - and I like all of them. So when I saw that they had a new record out, I wanted a copy right away. I didn’t want to order in the US directly, so I had to be satisfied with whatever version showed up in Europe, so black it was. And it works pretty well with the cover, which itself is not that great, but also strangely fascinating. 

The new record has four new songs that make me very happy. I wish there were more songs, then again, those four songs leave me wanting for more, so marketing-wise, the band did a great job.

1st Press on Black on Young Blood /???

Marathon

This is one of the records that could have easily made my best of 2023 list, but I didn‘t get to spend enough time with it last year as it was sort of hard to get copy. Best of list or not, this is a really good record. Mil-Spec just hit that sweet spot for me when it comes to melodic hardcore. Obviously I‘d have preferred a copy on purple vinyl, because coloured vinyl is so much more beautiful and purple is one of the best colours for vinyl, but for now this regular version on black vinyl will have to do. 

1st Press on Black Vinyl on Lockin‘ Out Records /550