Death Spells is yet another side project of Frank Iero’s. In my opinion it’s his worst material outside of My Chemical Romance. It’s electronic, and self proclaimed “digital hardcore.” Along with Iero, the band also features James Dewees. To date the group has only released one album; Nothing Above, Nothing Below. While it was released in 2016, the duo was working on this project for several years, since 2012 in fact. Due to both musician’s heavy workloads and busy schedules, it took that long to put the finishing touches on an album.
The record was pressed on two variants; white smoke and burgundy smoke, each limited to 1,250 copies. Vagrant Records released the album, and it has yet to sell out. But the only place to buy it is Frank Iero’s official web store hosted by Kings Road Merch (KRM), with a retail price of $20. Yes, you read that right; the label that released this album is not selling any physical copies of it.
All copies come with an insert but no physical download card/code. After you place an order for a copy you will be e-mailed a download for high quality 320 kbps MP3s. All copies also come sealed, and without any stickers identifying the color. While that is not the end of the world considering both variants are limited to the same amount, I can see how it can easily become an issue due to order fulfillment mistake, people having their heart set on a certain color or collectors wanting both variants.
To date this record has yet to be discounted. Aside from site wide sales Frank runs every so often. Which is what I took advantage of for 15% off, and somehow I was able to get free shipping on my order (had several other things only available from KRM stores) so I saved even more. To be frank (no pun intended), I only bought this to keep my Frank Iero collection somewhat complete. I honestly would never buy this otherwise because the music is horrible. And if I had to pay full price for it I would always pass on it despite my collection.
Since this hasn’t sold out in over four years, it’s probably a safe bet that anyone still looking to buy this can wait till another sale.
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