{"product_id":"gism-detestation","title":"GISM 'Detestation'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1983\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetestation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the landmark debut from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGISM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most singular and influential bands to emerge from the Japanese hardcore underground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSakevi Yokoyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with the unmistakable guitar work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandy Uchida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, GISM pushed far beyond the boundaries of hardcore, colliding punk with heavy metal, thrash, glam, industrial noise, and experimental music at a time when those worlds rarely crossed. The result is a record that still sounds confrontational and difficult to categorize more than four decades later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetestation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e became enormously influential across hardcore, metal, crust, and extreme music, pairing Sakevi’s ominous vocals and radical visual aesthetic with Uchida’s blazing leads and a sound that could move from raw punk violence into full-scale heavy metal without warning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaximum Rocknroll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wrote upon its original release, the music was so intense that GISM made “VENOM sound like the KNACK.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelapse Records edition is the first fully authorized reissue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetestation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, prepared in direct cooperation with Sakevi. The vinyl faithfully recreates the presentation of the original 1983 LP and includes an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA3 poster and Japanese-style OBI strip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Any unusual spelling or design elements have intentionally been preserved from the original release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA foundational document of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese hardcore and punk-metal crossover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, finally available again in an official edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relapse Records","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl","offer_id":47901897457835,"sku":"RR7446v1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/1642\/3595\/files\/a1523054717_16.jpg?v=1790004919","url":"https:\/\/iodinerecords.com\/products\/gism-detestation","provider":"Iodine Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}