tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185232492024-03-12T18:11:06.802-07:00ASK EARACHESpent 10 years de-mystifying the Independent Metal Industry.Get straight answers on any Earache-related topic without the bullshit.Guaranteed 100% rumour-free. All the news is on Insta & twitter now @earacherecords Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.comBlogger664125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-70457175738560032882019-12-29T06:11:00.002-08:002019-12-29T06:21:21.930-08:00Dec 2019 - short update to mention Insta/Twitter..
Dec 2019 -- NOTE the 2017 Adapt or Die book never came out, Hot news is Rival Sons up for 2x Grammys in Jan 2020..wish em luck.
Pic is from Earache early days 1988 or so -where it all started in my flat 42 Hazelwood Road, Hyson Green Nottingham- with Heresy/Concrete Sox lads.. Me, Kalv, Les, Nick, John -pic by Jenny Plaits.
All the news updates is on http://Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-61002597352613153302016-02-23T10:01:00.002-08:002016-02-23T10:01:39.897-08:00New Post 23 Feb 2016Just posting to keep this blog alive. You'll be able to preorder new Rival Sons from March 11th.
Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-50575722601505384632013-03-24T11:56:00.000-07:002013-04-15T00:24:29.211-07:00Earache Metalizer Spotify app- how did it come about?
Question: Congrats on the Metalizer Spotify app, it's genius, and I use it all the time, and tell all my friends as well. So my question is can you explain how did Earache come to make this app, and do you have any more apps coming soon?
From: Matt Cavendish
Answer: Thanks for the question Matt, the launch of our Earache Metalizer Spotify app was one of the reasons this blog lay Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-47286950288503894252012-08-29T02:08:00.002-07:002012-08-29T02:08:56.069-07:00Lowest ever UK Top 40 Chart sales to reach Number 1.Question: Hi, how do you feel about the news of the Rihanna album being the lowest selling number 1 album of all time? Does this affect metal labels as yourself?
From: Tim Lineingham
Answer: Earache is not really interested in how Pop stars are performing in the charts, but the news of Rihanna selling a paltry 9,000 albums to claim the top spot in the UK chart last week (the lowest ever Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-57684432374664191002012-05-21T14:50:00.003-07:002012-07-05T16:13:19.250-07:00Rise of the Digital Music Database Bootlegger scam & Copyright Troll legal scammers.
Question: Have you read the news about Nuclear Blast suing 80 illegal down-loaders of All Shall Perish tracks in the courts for $150,000 each, without the band's permission. I know Earache gives away some albums for free, so what is your take on this?
From: Dave Buckingham dbucks666@gmail.com
Answer: Yes this story has been breaking on news sites for a while and is actually quiteDigbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-72553476058548207642012-05-16T01:23:00.002-07:002012-05-16T01:23:41.529-07:00Morbid Angel - various pressings on vinyl explained.
Question from Mark (mericksn@gmail.com) :
Hey!
So, back in 2002, you guys reissued Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness on vinyl. Despite not having a turntable at the time, and being something of a collector at the time, I decided to snag one when I came across it in the store while they were still around.
Fast forward ten years, and I finally got my first record player. I started back on the Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-28080070910959471792012-04-27T02:46:00.000-07:002012-04-27T09:03:59.737-07:00Roadrunner Records Closed
Question from Stephen Payne (swpayne@blueyonder.co.uk) :
Hi Dig
I'm reading with dismay what's happening to Roadrunner UK / Worldwide. Can you please give us your take as to what is likely to happen to the bands on the label? I was under the impression that Roadrunner was massive.
Will labels like Earache live on?
thanks
Stephen
from swpayne@blueyonder.co.uk
Answer: Thursday 26th Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-4379166627369916782012-03-27T12:46:00.005-07:002012-03-27T13:26:17.055-07:00Is Earache planning more FDR (Full Dynamic Range) re-issues?Question from Chris (Weezr51574@aol.com) : I'm VERY pleased to see the re-release of the first two Napalm Death records in FULL DYNAMIC RANGE on CD. I have yet to hear one, but it really sounds like you are going in the right direction with these. Do you plan on releasing any other bands with the FDR mastering...Carcass' "REEK OF PUTREFACTION" Please Please please!! Do you have to have access Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-65229471912177755742012-02-02T13:12:00.000-08:002012-02-02T16:42:21.321-08:00Scorn on Earache 1992-1996Question from C (Pitchshifter93@hotmail.com) :Hello, Dig. This question is in reference to a previous band on your roster,Scorn. Scorn quickly became a favorite band of mine, unfortunately after theclosing of the band. While glancing at the wikipedia article during mygeneral exposure to the band, I noticed that it was stated that after therelease of 'Logghi Barroghi' Scorn parted ways with Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-73772163512469353082012-01-24T12:01:00.001-08:002012-02-28T12:24:17.750-08:00Woods of Ypres WOODS 5 is coming on CD and vinyl Feb 13th.Question from chris Schneck (chrisschnck@gmail.com) : Hello, just a few questions about woods of ypres products. I'm looking to get all the albums on vinyl but haven't been able to track the older ones down. If you have any leads, please let me know. Also, could you tell me if you're going to sell the vinyl of grey skies and electric light? I definitely need a copy. One last thing, Davids death Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-53604499809409276802011-12-28T03:01:00.000-08:002011-12-28T04:58:38.498-08:00Was Carcass Necroticism CD part of the 'loudness war' ?Question from user1138 (robert@komet.nu) : You wrote on this blog:"Earache is not into the Loudness War and we master our Cds carefully, not brickwalled to the max." And you sympathize with "turn me up"?I just bought Carcass Necroticism Descanting the Insalubrious 2008 release Dualdisc. I regret it.The EQ of the guitars does not sound as good as the original but the worst part: It is bricked! TheDigbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-24938100706140293652011-11-26T02:07:00.000-08:002011-11-26T03:06:39.946-08:00Why no Trap Them on Earache ?Question from () : here's one ive always wondered why is it Trap Them never ended up on earache? surely with Brian being in december wolves who at that time were still signed to earache and their sound a hardcore punk/grindcore mix. They would have been a prime choice for the label? from Answer: Yes I agree, it sounds a perfectly logical match-up on paper, but it's all about timing, gut Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-36364431425546466222011-11-03T01:12:00.000-07:002011-11-03T03:46:01.825-07:00NAPALM DEATH-why the big change of style between FETO (1988) & Harmony Corruption (1990) ?Question from Vicky (viknjon@hotmail.co.uk) : Hi!Just wondering if, after the recent Nalpalm Death 3 x cd boxsets you recently issued, there were any plans to do the same to earlier Napalm Death Earache albums/ep's etc???Also, as a fairly newcomer to the world of Napalm Death what are your feelings and recollections of the fairly vast style change between the 1st two albums and Harmony CorruptionDigbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-75834116406926239462011-10-25T13:52:00.000-07:002012-02-14T15:15:35.278-08:00Why were Machine Head off Roadrunner and unsigned in 2002-3?Question from bill (bill_8791@hotmail.com) : Theres always questions about how to get new bands signed but I have two seperate questions I've often wondered about - How does a band like Machine Head (in the past) have a problem finding a record company willing to sign them? They've always been a band that will sell allot of records by metal standards, have a relativly large fan base in Europe andDigbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-63346772124732200742011-09-13T10:41:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:13:51.788-07:00Napalm Death Live At Salisbury CD box set (1992) confusion.Question from Omen Jinx (mr.potvin@ntlworld.com) : Hi, I hope you can help me with this question. I purchased a Napalm Death box set of 4 C.D albums which comes in a nice black box with a white Napalm Death logo on the front. On the back of the box it reads which albums it includes. Scum.1987 and 'From enslavement to obliteration'.1988 (both as 1 CD), 'Harmony Corruption'.1990, Death by Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-26868278992699934972011-09-12T23:49:00.000-07:002011-09-29T00:09:33.326-07:00The Browning are Electronic Deathcore.Question from Skingame (skingame666@gmail.com): I like what I hear by The Browning online but how come Earache signed them, and where do they come from?from skingame666@gmail.comAnswer: Well glad you like 'em Skingame. The Browning are a brand new band from Fort Worth Texas, and appeared on Earache's radar late last year because Noah the drummer is a fan of some of our Death metal bands- Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-77971723570606114812011-08-27T11:02:00.000-07:002011-08-27T11:35:51.976-07:00Why did Jeff Walker (Carcass) change his hairstyle?
Question from Teo () :
What's up? I know I might sound silly but I bet that I'm not the only true fan who has had this in mind: back in the day Jeff Walker had long dreadlocks. In a matter of 2 years (from Nekroticism to Heartwork) he mysteriously unlocked the locks, and showed up with long straight hair. Fake locks or super-fast grow, huh?
from
Answer: First of all I should point out Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-23980520266647750342011-08-27T00:39:00.002-07:002012-03-07T04:16:51.930-08:00Where does the audio for Earache's vinyl LP re-issues come from?Question from Jason (jdecay@gmail.com) : What is the audio on Earache's vinyl re-issues cut from? Is it re-mastered from the original tape or is it the same lacquer used on the original pressing? from jdecay@gmail.com Answer: Thanks for the great question Jase. We recently re-issued the first 4 Morbid Angel albums on gatefold LP wax, and the audio for them simply comes from the CD, but newer Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-84669000922650930322011-08-24T11:14:00.000-07:002011-08-24T11:16:34.696-07:00Seth.ECT want to sign to Candelight
Question from aybars altay (aybarz@gmail.com) :
Regards,
My name is Aybars, writing you for the band "Seth.ECT" we released our first album Godspeak and Feedbacks are Awesome so I would like to share with you...Exept that we recording second album right now and we want to sign with Candlelight... At least if you can motivated to invest 10 minutes to me so we can fix this problem :)
Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-27338701516932351462011-07-30T13:52:00.000-07:002011-08-01T07:03:41.845-07:00Why did Earache sign Pitch Shifter?Question from Marshall: Why did Earache sign PitchShifter back in the early 90's? They were highly influennced and sounded almost identical to Godflesh (in the early days), and you have been known to not sign bands in the past(Fear Factory etc) for sounding to much like other Earache artists.Thanks from the_suttonator@hotmail.com Answer: Good question- I actually dunno why I bothered with Pitch Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-48452730380600801872011-07-01T12:51:00.000-07:002011-07-01T15:00:36.431-07:00Morbid Angel intro to Immortal Rites- how did it come about?Question: Hi Dig!Speaking of Morbid Angel, I have one question that has been nagging me since 1989. You are the producer of Altars of Madness, and maybe you know the answer. How did the backward introriff to Immortal Rites happen? From where came the inspiration/idea? Why was it made this way? Was it a coincident that sounded cool? Was it tried (by the producer) on another album earlier with Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-88427809756523700372011-07-01T12:17:00.000-07:002011-07-01T12:44:43.340-07:00NAPALM DEATH DVD was banned in GermanyQuestion: Hi there!I´ve found something at this german site:"http://www.bpjm.com/bpjmdotcom/"(it´s a list of all censored cd´s movies and so on in germoney)According to their list, is Napalm Death: the dvd censored in germoney and can not be advertised nor sell to minors... Can you tell something about it, why and how does it come, and so on...Thanks in advanceelcochino from ilcochino@gmail.com Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-47543032030502109852011-06-24T14:44:00.000-07:002011-06-25T02:17:32.100-07:00Spotify - US launch expected mid-July?Question: How important is Spotify to Earache? Do you make a significant income from it? I'm a subscriber to their premium service for £10 per month and have a number of Earache albums on my playlist (including the new Rivals Sons album), which admittedly I won't be buying the cds. I assume this is acceptable to Earache, as you have chosen for your albums to be accessed via Spotify.I'm just Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-261219726126664972011-06-05T23:40:00.000-07:002011-06-08T02:29:03.563-07:00MORBID ANGEL: Illud Divinum Insanus - "This is Your One Warning"Question: Just wondering what you think of Morbid's new cd.. I think they've lost their minds! So much potential for greatness... ::::facepalm:::from: Rob AlanizAnswer: Well I pre-ordered the wooden box special edition from Season Of Mist so I'm obviously still a fan of the band.I'm just playing IDI now on release day, and I honestly don't know what all the online fuss is about- OK it doesn't Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523249.post-29191354205892238602011-05-31T23:14:00.000-07:002011-06-08T00:52:02.876-07:00RIVAL SONS say: "Don't Give Them Your Soul"Question: Hey Dig, what's the story behind Rival Sons? I mean, they're not exactly the usual Earache fare...Earache is predominantly an extreme music label and the only thing extreme about Rival Sons is that they're extremely good; they're a 21st Century Zeppelin. And I don't think it is a bad thing that Earache is branching out into other, maybe more accessible genres, which leads me to my Digbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369393137798141351noreply@blogger.com1