**THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. ALL PRE-ORDERS WILL SHIP THE WEEK OF 8/14/2023.**

A ONE-TIME ONLY RUN - 500 TOTAL PRESSED:

100 - "THE DARK VOID" (BLACK VINYL)
100 - "CRIMSON CURTAIN" (TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL WITH BLACK SPLATTER)
150 - "MIDNIGHT AND BLOOD (HALF RED / HALF BLACK VINYL)
150 - "GLASS AND FIRE" (ULTRA CLEAR VINYL W/ RED AND ORANGE SPLATTER)

**ALL PRE-ORDERS COME WITH AN EXCLUSIVE STICKER AND 1.5" BUTTON.

TENDER FURY - "IF ANGER WERE SOUL, I'D BE JAMES BROWN" Limited LP Reissue.

Punk rock and hardcore in Southern California as genres need no introduction. It boiled over in the mid-90’s, but there was one band that were part of a greater family tree of Orange County punk rock before all the media attention, money and major label noise. With darker overtones than their contemporaries, they represented a more artistic approach than the rest. They put out a groundbreaking final record that was WAY ahead of its time before ultimately disbanding and disappearing into the ether of punk rock legend.

Tender Fury was formed in 1987 by T.S.O.L front-man Jack Grisham and drummer Todd Barnes. After Barnes exiting the band in 1990, The last recordings that became Tender Fury’s final record consisted of a powerhouse lineup of Grisham, Randy Bradbury (Pennywise, One Hit Wonder), Josh Freese (Vandals, Devo, Nine Inch Nails), and Frank Agnew (Adolescents, 45 Grave).

A precursor to Grisham’s transition to starting The Joykiller in 1994, Tender Fury’s swansong release “If Anger Were Soul, I’d Be James Brown” (originally released on Triple X Records in 1991) was cited by Grisham later as being a turning point in his career in terms of serious devotion to making music in the aftermath of substance abuse recovery.

We at Blackhouse are proud to present the fully remastered and reconstructed re-issue of this classic record for the first time ever available on vinyl in North America. Limited to a one-time run of 500 made with 4 different colored variants, all copies of the album come with a full lyric sheet insert and revamped cover art (as the band originally intended).