Deathwish Inc. is trying things a little differently with this release. There were no pre-orders (usually a Deathwish staple), no solid release date and no CD's.
The label suddenly announced that the album was available earlier this week, but was only available as a 12" LP on three different colors. The album does come with a digital download card so you can put it on your iPod and ensure that it makes it's way onto the internet and numerous download blogs in the coming weeks.
Since so many releases have been leaked early—some of them months ahead of the announced release date—I can only imagine that Deathwish wanted to try something new. With Blacklisted being one of the most popular current bands, it only made sense to start with them. But there are
some people that disagree with this move and assume that it's nothing more than a marketing ploy.
Whether this method is going to hurt or help Blacklisted remains to be seen, but at least they're trying something different.
What do you think? Are you more likely to purchase this album because it's strictly available on vinyl or will you just wait until it shows up somewhere on the internet?
