{"product_id":"apostle-hymns-new-vinyl-2026-retroactive-elite-neo-classical-heavy-metal","title":"Apostle - Hymns (New-Vinyl, 2026, Retroactive) elite Neo-Classical Heavy Metal!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boonesoverstock.com\/products\/the-jacobs-ladder?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=5f306c65b\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Jacobs Ladder CD\" class=\"text-link\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApostle - Hymns (New-Vinyl, 2026, Retroactive) elite Neo-Classical Heavy Metal!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Apostle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbum Title\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hymns (1988)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Retroactive Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Metallic Gold Vinyl, lyrics insert, 200 unit pressing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/strong\u003e: RRV2107\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-bb9368c9-7fff-8352-bb69-9bcfa8c0efd4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e: 732131699715\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-360c08a0-7fff-1731-0859-cdc9a889471b\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 7\/15\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEY COLLECTOR DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProlific 80's Christian Metal band (Florida) w guitar wizard, Matt Harding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded epic tracks on iconic Christian metal compilations \u003cem\u003eEast Coast Metal \u003c\/em\u003e(1989) and \u003cem\u003eWhite Metal Invasion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1989)!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElite neo-classical U.S. power metal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand leader, vocalist \u0026amp; guitarist, Matt Harding deserves to rank with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eChris Impellitteri\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRex Carroll\u003c\/strong\u003e (Whitecross) and \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Grimmark\u003c\/strong\u003e (Narnia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited to just 200 Metallic Gold Vinyl copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficially licensed from Apostle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleases range from 1984-1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst time\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eHymns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(1988) is available on Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll new artwork reimagined by NLTM Scott Waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the exclusive \u003cstrong\u003eMetal Icon Series\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered by Rob Colwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12x12 lyrics insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Apostle history\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes write-up from Matthew Hunt (Retroactive Records)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes rare band pictures\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Saint, early Bloodgood, Yngwie Malmsteen, Judas Priest, Messiah Prophet, Sacred Warrior, Stryper, and Paradox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ALBUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApostle – \u003cem\u003eHymns\u003c\/em\u003e (1988) – Metallic Gold Vinyl (2026 Reissue)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome albums don’t just belong to their era—they quietly influence everything around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApostle’s Hymns\u003c\/em\u003e (1988) is one of those underground gems—an essential piece of late ‘80s Christian metal that helped shape the U.S. power metal landscape but never received the full recognition it deserved… until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging from Florida, Apostle delivered a powerful blend of \u003cstrong\u003eneo-classical precision, melodic structure, and heavy metal intensity\u003c\/strong\u003e, anchored by the remarkable talent of \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Harding\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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