by Metal Insider | Apr 1, 2015 | Label Moves, News
One of last year’s breakout success stories was Babymetal. Combining J-pop with Dragonforce-like hyperdrive power metal, Su-metal, Yumetal and Moametal managed to sell in the area of 17,000 copies of their debut album without it being commercially available in...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 27, 2015 | Label Moves, News
It’s been 35 years since Overkill first formed, and 30 since their first album, Feel the Fire. Now the New Jersey thrash quintet are commemorating their anniversary with a new label in the United States, Nuclear Blast, and a box set that will consist of their...
by Seth Werkheiser | Mar 5, 2015 | Label Moves, News, Updates
Rumors have been circulating about Century Media Records selling to a major label. When the news broke, label founder Robert Kampf wasn’t saying much, but in a recent interview with Metal Sucks, Kampf is pretty vocal about the labels direction. Says Kampf,...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 4, 2015 | Label Moves, News
If you listen to the new Earth Crisis EP, coming out on May 19th on Bullet Tooth, it might sound a little familiar. That’s because The Discipline, a four-song 7″ and CD, will consist of two newly-recorded songs from the band’s debut album Destoy the...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 27, 2015 | Label Moves, News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/E-3RTBFht9U[/youtube] We really enjoyed Wilson’s debut album, Full Blast Fuckery, when it came out a few years ago. The band’s live show is what really sold us. There’s a marching band drum, ridiculous party-on lyrics and...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 25, 2015 | Label Moves, News
Century Media has been an independent label since 1988, but according to some rumors, the label may soon be acquired by one of the big three major labels. Sony is believed to be in the lead, and founder Robert Kampf would continue to be responsible for the day-to-day...