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Fight Amp
Punk/Hardcore/Metal
West Berlin, NJ USA

For Fans Of: Neurosis, Converge, Tragedy
Fight Amp just put out a monster of an album. Their sound, atleast to me, seems to be heavily influenced by some great bands such as Neurosis, Isis, Converge, and Tragedy. However, they are their own beast!
Hungry For Nothing is already one of [...]

I just read this on Mastodon’s Myspace Blog, even more reason for me to get Guitar Hero 3 now. The game is so addictive! I wish somehow any album I bought could be played on Guitar Hero.
“Hey metalheads,
Our song “Sleeping Giant” is now featured as a download on Guitar Hero 3.  If you think you [...]

Teen Cthulhu
Metal/Punk/Grind
Seattle, WA USA

For Fans Of: Artimus Pyle, Dystopia, Book of Black Earth
Teen Cthulhu’s 2003 full length entitled “Ride The Blade” was one of the most intense and breathtaking albums I have heard since I started listening to hardcore and metal music.
A crossover between old school grindcore, black metal, and straight up hardcore. [...]

Haste
Alternative Rock/Metal/Hardcore
Birmingham, Alabama USA

For Fans Of:Poison The Well, Hopesfall, Twelve Tribes
So Haste officially has bitten the dust. I’m a little late in announcing this, because it happened in the early part of this year (2007), but whatever!
Haste is a band I’ll always look back at fondly. [...]

Episode #1

First episode is finally here, it features Heatstroke which you may know just joined the our Music Label. You can pick up their EP at their page here.

Tomorrow I begin to edit the footage I have of The Necronauts who we filmed last Friday Night. Let us know what you think of this first [...]

Neurosis
Heavy Metal/Alternative Metal/Hardcore Punk
Oakland, CA USA

For Fans Of: Isis, Cult of Luna, and Mastodon
Once upon a time, before Neurosis became the crushing, progressive metal outfit we know them now to be, they actually played some straight up hardcore punk. Ofcourse, just like with anything they do, they [...]

Heatstroke
Thrash/Grindcore/Punk
Tempe, AZ USA

For Fans Of: Converge, Artimus Pyle, Capitalist Casualties
We’re happy to announce that local grind metal act Heastroke has joined our label. You can check out their page here and pick up their EP for $3.00! Paypal is nice and secure.
If you’re ever in the Phoenix, [...]

Shai Hulud
Punk Rock/Hardcore
Pompano Beach, FL USA

For Fans Of: Strongarm, Unbroken and Deadguy
I don’t think these guys need much of an introduction, because if you claim to know anything about Metalcore then you should be well versed in the “Shai Hulud” chronicles.
If you haven’t heard these guys [...]