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Archers of Loaf announce album reissues

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Archers of Loaf have announced that Merge Records will be reissuing all four of their full-length albums, starting with 1993's "Icky Mettle", which is scheduled to be released on August 2.

Archers of Loaf have announced that Merge Records will be reissuing all four of their full-length albums, starting with 1993's "Icky Mettle", which is scheduled to be released on August 2.


The reissue was remastered by Bob Weston and will feature new liner notes by Robert Christgau, as well as bonus material from the "Icky Mettle" era including b-sides and the entire Archers of Loaf vs. The Greatest of All Time EP.


The band's other three albums will be reissued at some stage in 2012.