Dark Operative OPS005 Various Artists It Came from the Abyss (Volume 1)

“It Came From The Abyss” (Volume 1) encapsulates a range of covers (POWER TRIP’s take on Prong, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN channeling Black Flag, HIGHNESS turning in a Rorschach cover that conjures The Cure’s “Pornography” album), first-time exclusives (a demo track from THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS being heard for the first time ever, a previously unheard BLEACH EVERYTHING track, a brand new song from THIS WILL DESTROY YOU), unearthed/long out of print material (CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE’s “Bag,” DOOMRIDERS’ “Hell Roaring,” an INTEGRITY track from their split with Gehenna), songs previously only issued in Europe (IRON REAGAN, BLACK MARE), and a previously-unheard demo version of GRAVE PLEASURES’ “Doomsday Rainbow.”