CHARITY AUCTION: VATTNET VISKAR self-titled EP 10 inch vinyl

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Dec 31, 2012 Sold Date

Dec 21, 2012 Start Date

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This is the original 10 inch version of Vattnet Viskar's 2012 self-titled release. This is the first, and only American pressing of this album on vinyl. This record comes straight from the personal collection of the band. All proceeds raised from this auction with be donated to the New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association (NHCBHA) in honor of the victims of the Connnecticut shooting.

The NH Community Behavioral Health Association is an organization comprised of the ten community mental health centers throughout New Hampshire. These centers serve individuals in our state who are living with—and recovering from—mental illness and emotional disorders. In fiscal year 2009, this network of mental health centers provided ongoing and emergency behavioral health services to over 48,000 New Hampshire residents, a number that includes over 12,000 children.

The goal of the Association is to raise awareness about the crucial role played by community-based mental health centers to ensure public safety and overall public health for all New Hampshire residents. In addition, the Association serves as an advocate for a strong mental health system across New Hampshire.

From the press release:

"Few times in our lives are we truly impacted by one single event. By now, we're all aware of the horror that took place in Newtown, CT. But as the media leaves town and the networks stop the 24-hour coverage, the work for preventing another tragedy like this must be started. Although our resources are limited, we as a band would like to show our support.

This is Chris' personal copy of the Broken Limbs Recordings pressing which was limited to only 80. It will never be pressed again. All proceeds raised from this auction will be donated to the NHCBHA in the name of the winning bidder."

A few words about the album from Pitchfork contributing-editor Grayson Currin:

"About six minutes into "Intention/Oblivion", the second of three tracks on the auspicious debut EP from New England's Vattnet Viskar, the black-metal quartet slinks suddenly away from the expected melee. Drummer Matt St. Jean stops playing altogether, while frontman Nicholas Thornbury's pit-of-the-stomach bellow dissipates into a decrescendo. The guitars go quiet, too, now plucking each note of a riff with great patience and from a distance. This oasis of stillness invokes most every metal album ever dubbed atmospheric, epic, or post-anything; of particular relevance, it's precisely the kind of two-to-three-minute impasse that split records by black metallurgists like Agalloch, Katatonia, or even Wolves in the Throne Room into dramatic and more relatable sections. But don't press stop, even if it seems you've heard this before."

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