Transfer of Power Records

08/30/2024

TAKE CHARGE! test presses have landed and they sound incredible. Listening through each copy now, but suffice to say these will be approved. Cannot wait until your copy is in your hands!

08/19/2024

This is your final warning. Less than 25 minutes until drop time!

Get there early to have a chance at the "Sewer Rat" alt cover, limited to 30 copies! The "Staring Through Me" variant & alt will be released at a later time (unless you snag a variant collector bundle, that is).

08/19/2024

Friendly reminder that a majority of these go up for sale later today at 3PM PST! Be there early so you don’t miss out.

08/16/2024

TPR-006: Resistor - Headcase

That’s right, we’re skipping over TPR-005 for now and going straight to a brand new release! Produced by Randy LeBoeuf (The Acacia Strain, Kublai Khan TX, Boundaries, Jesus Piece, Wristmeetrazor, Dying Wish, etc), this 4-track EP packs around 14 minutes of the most aggressive, chaotic metallic hardcore I’ve listened to in quite awhile. Resistor delivers their blend of crushing riffs, breakdowns, and low-tuned guitars with a classic nu-metal twist that creates something novel.

When I originally contacted the band, my intent was to press their previous releases. However, the band just so happened to finish tracking the new record and let me have an early preview. After listening to a couple of tracks, it was agreed that this material should stand on it’s own as a testament to the growth the band has seen in recent years; these tracks have matured into something that’s wholly different and have come together to become the ‘definitive’ Resistor record, if you will.

It’s rare for a record to elicit the kind of raw emotion that this one does. Every drop of blood, sweat, and tears that went into these tracks can be felt as a mixture of excitement, awe, and fury takes over you. Upon first listen, I knew this record was something special and I couldn’t be more proud to bring this to life in a physical form.

This 7” record will feature a matte gatefold jacket, black poly-lined inners, 2-sided color inserts, & poly outer sleeves. It is currently limited to 200 retail copies spread across 4 variants:

1. “Are You Happy Now?” Transparent blue smoke w/ bright blue fade, red blob & green splatter - 75 copies.
2. “S.C.F.U.” TPR Handmade Splatter - 50 copies.
3. “I Am Vortex” Transparent blue & magenta vortex - 50 copies.
4. “Come Mystery” TPR Mystery Handmade - 25 copies.

This release will also include a special tour-edition variant that will be sold directly by the band at a later time. Who knows, if you show up early on drop day you might find something extra special in the store. 🤔

Drop date is Monday, August 19th @ 3PM PST. This is a pre-order, so expect records to arrive within 12-16 weeks.

08/14/2024

8.16.24

08/14/2024

Impurity of Mriya has finally been uploaded to bandcamp!

8 track album

08/13/2024

🚨TPR state of the union🚨

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the page hasn’t been as active in recent weeks. I want to assure you all that the label is still going strong, and has been working on new releases behind the scenes. However, I’ve largely stepped away from social media on both the label page and my own personal profiles. As some of you know, I work in the healthcare industry as a registered nurse. I work in the ER, and because of that I am thrust into a lot of traumatic situations. While I am usually great at processing these events, I had 3 extremely distressing experiences all occur in one night that I’ve had a very hard time dealing with. While I’m doing much better now, I needed that time away to heal.

Now that I’ve returned, I have some updates to share with all of you:

1) Take Charge has been delayed. In addition to underestimating the delivery times, the first round of test presses have been rejected. A new set of tests will be dispatched to TPR HQ in the coming week, and if they’re accepted I’ll be sure to update the page with a new estimated delivery date. I’m hoping it will still be sometime this month!

2) Impurity of Mriya tests should arrive shortly after the retail copies of Take Charge! Also, the audio will FINALLY be uploaded to bandcamp later on today. I’ve been slacking on that, even before I had to step away tbh. I was waiting to announce something cool alongside of it, but that “thing” still needs more time to cook. It’ll be worth the wait though!

3) Two new preorders will be announced this month, with one being teased starting tomorrow! Keep your eyes peeled on the TPR page, because you’re not gonna want to miss out. It’s a brand new release from a band I truly believe has a bright future ahead of them. I am honored to play a part in bringing a physical version of their record to life!

Love you all. Thank you for the continued support, and I hope you’re all ready for what I have planned.

07/19/2024

The rest of the Genocide District orders have gone out! Thank you all so much for your patience, and I can’t wait for you to finally have these in your hands.

07/17/2024

MIGHTY MUSIC MAILERS HAVE LANDED.

Packing will resume for the rest of the day, and packages will go out tomorrow.

🔥

07/15/2024

Was hoping to drop off the rest of the records today, but of course UPS wants to f**k me and lose my shipment of mighty music mailers. It was scheduled to arrive Jul. 11 after already being delayed for a week, but clearly that has come and gone. UPS isn’t exactly being helpful about trying to locate it either. What’s ironic is that I paid extra to have it shipped via UPS to avoid the delays USPS has been having recently.

There’s still a handful of records that need to go out. There’s two choices I see:

1) Purchase emergency mailers that will arrive in 1 to 2 days, but will be much lower quality than the mighty music mailers I’ve purchased. The upside of this being I can send out the remaining GD records much faster. I’ve used these mailers before and they do get the job done, but it doesn’t give me that peace of mind I’d like.

2) Wait for the mighty music mailers to arrive. An investigation is open and I should be getting updates today or tomorrow. The obvious drawback to this is who knows when they’ll arrive.

I really do apologize for this, but sometimes things are just out of my hands. For those still waiting on their record(s), I’ll think of a little something special to include with your order as an apology.

Let me know what you’d like me to do!

07/10/2024

First round of records went out yesterday! Keep your eyes on your tracking to watch for updates.

Will have the rest of the records shipped out by Friday! Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. 🙏🏻 Can’t wait for these to get into your hands!

07/07/2024

Yuzu, the official TPR spokespup helping package your records and test the durability of the mailers.

Half of the Genocide District orders have been packaged up and will be dropped at the post office tomorrow! The other half will packaged up and delivered before the end of the week. I promise you, I’m getting these out as quickly as I can!

07/03/2024

Genocide District records are shipping! I’ll be doing these in batches until they’re gone; please be patient! If you don’t get tracking right away, or if your tracking number doesn’t update the next day, just know I’ll get it out as quickly as I can!

I expect to have these records all out by next week!

06/26/2024

Genocide District is in, and I couldn’t be more excited on how these came out. The texture is unreal; pictures do not do these justice. The gold really pops with it’s glittery undertones.

Absolutely big thanks to Dunkpressing for knocking these out of the park. Looking forward to see what they cook up next!

For those familiar with gotta grove records, the mystery variant is reminiscent of a geo burst.

The half and half w/ white radial splatter is a “secret” variant that the band has special plans for. Stay tuned for more info on how to get one in the future!

Keep your eyes peeled for pictures of the alt cover; I’ll post as soon as they come in! Shipping starts next Monday. Watch your emails for shipping notifications!

06/26/2024

Due to unforeseen circumstances, variant reveal will happen tomorrow. Sorry for the delay y’all.

In the mean time, here’s another preview.

06/22/2024

Full variant reveal for Genocide District on 6/25.

06/21/2024

Just wanting to update everyone on the situation surrounding the Impurity of Mriya drop.

I was working on a coordinated release between another label and Chris, the guitarist of IOM. During a conversation that took place last week, I made the assumption that it was okay to move forward with the release and went ahead with an announcement while failing to keep Chris in the loop. This in turn, prevented Chris from relaying all the details to the rest of the band members thus making them unaware of the release.

Rest assured, ALL members involved with this release are being communicated with, and as always ALL profits with be equally split between everyone (except for myself; I don’t take a cut). I promise you, do not feel guilty for having purchased/wanting to purchase this record.

All is being made right, and going forward I will take this as a learning experience and do my due diligence. The same mistakes will not be made twice!

🫡

06/19/2024

TPR-004: Impurity of Mriya - The Fourth Reich

2007-2012. This era of deathcore is what I like to consider the "golden age". Bands like Whitechapel, The Red Chord, King Conquer, Molotov Solution, Impending Doom, Underneath The Gun, and Impurity of Mriya were all in their prime and reigned supreme. More likely than not, if you listened to deathcore in any capacity around 2010 you came across their legendary demo featuring "Facial Desecration" and "Death of a Recreant". It goes without saying how influential this demo was, and how much hype had built up prior to the release of their debut album.

"The Fourth Reich" delivered and then some. I remember being absolutely blown away when this album dropped. They had managed to mature so much in the short time in between the release of their 2010 demo and this album. Everything that made the demo great was amplified tenfold; the breakdowns, the time signatures, the technicality, and the grooviness. Having this album be a part of the TPR roster is insane to me, and I couldn't be happier to finally press this record onto wax.

All new artwork was commissioned by Ben Hoagland Art & Design LLC, inspired by the original artwork. Zach once again handled the remastered audio.

This release is limited to 175 publicly available copies, spread across 4 variants:
1) "Crimson Painted Skies Hailing Splatter" Crystal clear with black/red smoke & red splatter - 75 copies.
2) "Death of a Vortex" Transparent red & black smoke vortex w/ red edge splatter - 50 copies.
3) "Paradigm of Splatter" Half transparent red w/ black smoke, half all-over splatter (TPR handmade) - 25 copies.
4) "The Fourth Reich" Mystery (TPR Handmade) - 25 copies.
•Matte jackets.
•Black poly-lined inners.
•2-sided color inserts.
•Poly outer sleeve.

Drop date is Thursday, June 20th at 3pm PST. This is a pre-order, so expect records to arrive in 8-12 weeks. More to be announced soon, including merch and other items. Stay tuned!

06/19/2024

TPR-004. Announcement later today. Drop time 3PM PST tomorrow (6/20).

05/29/2024

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Can’t wait to see what dunk! cooked up for these Genocide District variants.

05/22/2024

Sorry for the silence everyone! Started a new job working as an emergency room nurse, and the preceptorship process has been intense to say the least. As such, I haven't had much time to update you all. During this time however, the label achieved a significant milestone and completely sold out of our first release (Aight Bet). I can't really put into words how much this means to me, but just know that without you this label would not survive. You are our lifeblood, and I hope I can continue to bring you all the heaviest music on vinyl.

Stayed tuned for updates. New release announcement coming soon.

04/18/2024

Genocide District test presses have landed! 🫡

04/18/2024

4 copies left. Get yours before they’re gone for good!

https://transferofpowerrecords.com/products/aight-bet-stop-playin

04/14/2024

Starting tonight at midnight (PST), all records and preorders on the store will be 20% off and include free shipping*. In addition, all purchases of any Genocide District and TAKE CHARGE! variants will be entered for a chance to win a test pressing. There’s low stock on some of these variants, so you better act fast! Help support the label and the bands!

*Free shipping within the USA only.

https://transferofpowerrecords.com/collections/records

04/12/2024

Genocide District test presses inbound. 👀

04/02/2024

Sorry for the recent radio silence everyone! I have a lot going on behind the scenes, but I can promise you there are many things that you should be excited for. I cannot wait to show you all what I have cooking, and I hope you’re ready for it.

First few announcements should be coming soon!

03/22/2024

Take Charge - Afterlife is now on bandcamp!

15 track album

03/20/2024

Hello !

Back from my vacation feeling refreshed and ready to get back into the swing of things! Merch and any orders for Aight Bet records go out tomorrow.

Will be working on my next few releases, with another announcement to come within the next few weeks! Keep your eyes peeled for this one, you won’t want to miss it. 👀

03/09/2024

The only answer is yes. Go preorder a TAKE CHARGE! record and help get them as much money as possible to fund this endeavor. They deserve it, and a world with new TC music is a world I wanna live in.

03/07/2024

Hey everyone! Just a quick update.

I will be away until the 17th, so any orders that include an Aight Bet record will be shipped on the 18th! The TPR merch was scheduled to arrive on the 4th, but was delayed until the 11th. Obviously those will ship on the 18th as well.

Thanks for your continued patience!