It Came From The Abyss (Volume 1) kicks off a new compilation LP series curated by Dark Operative. The first installment features an A-side that highlights bands that encapsulate the best that the underground metal and hardcore genres have to offer, while the B-side showcases some of the label's favorite instrumental, goth, indie, emo, and pop outfits of the past, present, and future.

The program encapsulates a range of covers (POWER TRIP's take on PRONG, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN channeling BLACK FLAG, HIGHNESS turning in a RORSCHACH cover that conjures THE CURE's Pornography album), first-time exclusives (a demo track from THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS being heard for the first time ever, a previously unheard BLEACH EVERYTHING track, a brand new song from THIS WILL DESTROY YOU), unearthed/long out of print material (CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE's "Bag," DOOMRIDERS' "Hell Roaring," an INTEGRITY track from their split with GEHENNA), songs previously only issued in Europe (IRON REAGAN, BLACK MARE), and a previously-unheard demo version of GRAVE PLEASURES' "Doomsday Rainbow." The album is packaged in a heavyweight gatefold cover illustrated by Matt Stikker and a clean interior (featuring band photos and liner notes/credits) by Dark Operative.