by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 15, 2016 | Label Moves, News
Back in the 80’s, many of you started listening about all these Teutonic thrash metal bands across the pond and probably started doing tape trades to hear what the fuzz about Kreator, Tankard or Helloween was about so if you ever did that, you probably know...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 31, 2016 | Label Moves, News
Nobody beats the Byz! And now Byzantine has become even more indestructible, having just signed a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. Byzantine’s last two albums, including last year’s well received To Release is to Resolve, were self-released and crowdfunded....
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 29, 2016 | Label Moves, News
Remember when Brooklyn teen trio Unlocking the Truth got signed to Sony for $1.7 million? That was two years ago, and we were skeptical about it then, as were many other in the music industry and press. Nine months later, there was nothing to show for it but a...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 24, 2016 | Label Moves, News, Video
We’ve been fans of Brooklyn’s Family since before their debut album, Portrait, came out in 2012. The band’s heavy and progressive, musically a bit like old-school Mastodon or Baroness musically but with some straight-ahead classic rock riffage thrown...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 19, 2016 | Label Moves, News, Video
Ghost Bath’s sophomore album, Moonlover, wound up on quite a few year-end lists upon it’s 2015 release. The fact that a mysterious black metal band from China released a buzzed-about album was a compelling story, even without the music, which shared DNA...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 19, 2016 | Label Moves, News
Spinefarm Records has been adding some pretty cool names to its roster. However, the label’s next big move involves acquiring another label, Candlelight Records. Edward Christie and Steve Beatty, owners of the U.K. based label Candlelight, have reportedly sold the...