Originally published in Verbicide issue #5

Cool, you get an Initial Records catalog in the mail, and it comes with a 26-song CD. Hey, it’s a promo, but really, let’s appreciate it and treat it as though it were a real compilation.  Ooh, here we have some Converge and Fall Silent, and then River City High, and Onelinedrawing…hey what the heck is going on here? Only a catalog sampler could have such a varied mix of artists! No structured compilation would have Fall Silent and Hey Mercedes separated by Few Left Standing! Damn, I’m so tired and hungry right now!

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