{"product_id":"coil-gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders","title":"Coil - Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: COIL3\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5400863191818\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 30 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Experimental\/Electronic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes: 20 page booklet extensive sleeve notes and imagery\u003cbr\u003eColour postcard size art card\u003cbr\u003e12\" square card card insert.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Peter Christopherson’s original artwork and photography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders), Coil’s vital 1987 album, is remastered and reissued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was the third in a trilogy that began with Scatology and Horse Rotorvator, with much of the material emerging from the same period of recordings. It hones an \"electro-erotics of sound,\" blending textural instrumental pieces with notable field recordings – including a drunken brass band captured in Mexico and a Thai boxing arena recorded by Sleazy. A key moment of serendipity is found in ‘Metal In The Head’, which features a malfunctioning Fairlight sampler randomly rearranging and distorting the music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered under the guidance of original member Stephen Thrower, this new edition features restored artwork, previously unseen imagery and new sleeve notes, and marks the start of a new reissue series through The Grey Area of Mute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1982 by Peter Christopherson (Sleazy) and John Balance, Coil began as an art and music project before expanding into a trio with Thrower in 1984. Their work remains a profoundly influential and enigmatic force within industrial and experimental music, fearlessly exploring themes of queerness, sex, drugs, magick and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 The Last Rites Of Spring (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e2 Paradisiac (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e3 Thump (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e4 For Us They Will (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e5 The Broken Wheel (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e6 Boy In A Suitcase (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e7 Golden Hole (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e8 Cardinal Points (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e9 Red Slur (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e10 ...Of Free Enterprise (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e11 Aqua Regalia (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e12 Metal In The Head (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e13 Either His, Or Yours (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e14 Chickenskin (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e15 Soundtrap (2026 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e16 The First Five Minutes After Violent Death (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217415454876,"sku":"COIL3","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/Coil_GOLDISTHEMETAL_digitalcover_1080_1_8e5e52d1-d7be-4027-b809-810f298b2e2b.jpg?v=1784133532","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/coil-gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}