Let’s welcome back the one and only ROSE FUNERAL. BTST137 is their debut album CRUCIFY.KILL.ROT.
What in the actual hell! This has been under wraps for a bit and I can finally unleash this beast.
Rose Funeral is a Deathcore/metal band from Ohio. These guys played a very intense blend of heavy tunes. CKR is their debut album originally released DIY then repressed by SOAR Records and again my Candlelight Records and now for the 4th time via BTST Records! This release is sought after by fans and the band gets messaged daily to see if they have any copies. These do pop up once in awhile but they aren’t cheap! This album is what put them in the map in the Ohio scene and beyond. Raw production, breakdowns, riffs, growls and everything you guys know that made this a staple in the deathcore scene 20 years later.
Let’s break down this release.
This release is huge! And I mean that in both the band and the actual physical media. This CD is a 12 PANEL DIGIPAK! As much as I dislike digi’s I had to do this, why? Well let me get to that! The digipak itself unfolds into an inverted cross depicting a nailed up Jesus, 6 panels of artwork, then when you flip it over there is another 6 panels of artwork/cover/track-listing etc. This is why the price tag is $30. Getting these made is not cheap! But this is for the fans, the band and the collectors so give this album its final repress and go big with it!
Keith once again blew the roof off of this release. It was a hell of a task to make this happen and he pulled it off beautifully. He wanted to stick with the DIY version of this release for the artwork, with the desolate looking open field and cut trees but you will notice throughout the 12 panels some nods to the flaming skull versions aswell.
These are limited to 200 hand numbered copies printed on silver backed discs with lyrics.