Morbid Angel DVD?

Question: Hi Earcahe, congrats on the new year. I got a question. With the release of the Alters Of Madness DualDisc coming up, will there ever be any official Morbid Angel DVD out in the future ? Maybe something like the Entombed, Carcass or Napalm Deah DVD with all the band\'s videos and old concerts and things like that ? Thanks. From: chuloloc@yahoo.com

Answer: Actually we have no plans for a stand alone DVD by Morbid Angel- the dualdisc edition of Altars Of Madness is the official debut of MA on DVD, featuring an entire live show of the original line up from 1989, with killer sound mixed by Heretic's sound engineer 'Punchy' and edited from 3 decent camera angles.

CARCASS T-SHIRTS?

Question: The store here has been trying to order me a Carcass shirt (dunno from where) for a long time, and hasn\'t been able to get any. Are they still available at all? I don\'t have a credit card, so would make ordering one myself harder if you had them through yourselves. Please let me know, as I have been trying to get my hands on one for more than 10 years now...
Liz From: eajanzen@ucalgary.ca


Answer: You will be waiting till doomsday for a Carcass shirt!Legal Carcass shirts don't exist anywhere cos the band never granted anyone the license to manufacture their shirts.Earache used to do shirts in the early days, and the band themselves were quite self sufficient whilst touring in 92-95 or so,they made and sold countless shirts of their own design.But since then- nada. Actually the best bet for a proper carcass shirt from the era is on ebay- the seller 'lee marvin' in Nottingham is the actual old manager of the band, he sells original carcass shirts that happen to be 'lying around' - he has a seemingly endless supply. Good luck.

MORTIIS DVD in USA?

Question: hey i\'m in the US and i been trying for months to get the Mortiis dvd every site i go to says its backorder but all the UK sites say they have can you explain this to me From: pantera1283@hotmail.com

Answer: yeah- its out instore for months in UK/Europe on DVD encoded (by mistake) in the european PAL system, and that is the problem- USA TV system is different- its NTSC- so this version will not play on US tv's (actually modern TV sets made in recent years can handle both PAL and NTSC it seems, as can dvd players on computers, luckily)..BUT very soon the USA edition of the DVD will be on sale!! Rest assured!

y'know, this DVD is a complete mess from beginning to end..the standing joke at earache is ~ Mortiis must be cursed or something!!To start with,the original film of the show that makes up the main feature of the DVd was almost lost for ever, as by the time Mortiis got round to finishing the audio mix, the girl who filmed it, and had the master tapes in her possession, had left the film business, disappeared, and was uncontactable, so we had to literally call at her old house countless times to collect the tapes.Its a miracle its even out at all...so, please Enjoy it !

DECAPITATED- BROKE UP? Errr -NOPE!!

Question: i have 2 questions. first is why have i stopped recieving things from you guys. i was on the street team and i dont recieve stuff anymore. I passed it all out everytime i got it. I currently moved my new adress is 6318 w. 60th street chicago illinois and my name is ted gruenwald. my second question is.... is decapitated gunna still play that show the 28th with nile and hypocrisy in sauget, illinois??? i heard that they broke up and pulled off the tour From: metalted@comcast.net


Answer: I guess you are a Blabbermouth.net reader huh? they wrongly proclaimed that the band had split, but they were wrong.No,Decapitated did not break up, they are playing with Nile on that tour RIGHT NOW!As for the street team we have been a bit slack lately with geting promo and stuff to you guys..but we might be sending packages out again soon.

MORBID ANGEL Altars Dualdisc details

Question: what is happening with the Morbid Angel dualdisk you have mentioned in the catalog,when will it be available to buy on the webstore, how much $$ inc postage?
from heavenburning666@aol.com

Answer: the Morbid Angel dualdisc is currently down for release on march 13th in Uk/Europe and possibly around that date in USA too. Our webstores will offer it around that date,. as the DVD side is region zero and NTSC it will play on USA TV as well as european.the first pressing also comes with a unique replica ticket for the actual show which is filmed - 14th November 1989.

MUNICIPAL WASTE UK TOUR?

Question: Hi, could you tell me where on the bill Municipal Waste will be on the upcoming UK tour? Just am travelling to gig and dont want to miss them!!
Thanks. (also any other bands to be added as Beecher have split) From: amanwhofollowshell@gmail.com

Answer:Brummie grinders Mistress replace Beecher on the upcoming Earache Tour. Featuring Mistress, Municipal Waste and Linea 77 its a showcase of the freshest bands on the roster, all of whom are making waves and gathering fans in their own right(linea 77 hit the top 10 charts in Italy recently), but we thought it would be a cool thang to have them all tour together.Its a shame beecher chose to split up, but Municipal Waste will now close the show on all the uk dates, ie headliners.

ELEGIES, MUTATIONS & PROPAGANDA TOUR 2006
MISTRESS - LINEA 77 - MUNICIPAL WASTE
09.02.2006 NL HAARLEM Patronaat
10.02.2006 BE KONTICH Lintfabriek
11.02.2006 NL DEN BOSCH W2
12.02.2006 NL HENGELO Innocent
13.02.2006 DE ESSEN Turock
14.02.2006 DE BERLIN Knaack
15.02.2006 DE LUDWIGSHAFEN Das Haus
16.02.2006 IT MENDRISIO Arena Live
17.02.2006 IT BOLOGNA Palasport
18.02.2006 IT VENICE CS Rivolta
19.02.2006 CH       tba, Zurich
20.02.2006 FR ROUEN Brooklyn Cafe
21.02.2006 UK MANCHESTER Phoenix
22.02.2006 UK BIRMINGHAM Edwards No. 8
23.02.2006 UK PLYMOUTH Viaduct
24.02.2006 UK YEOVIL Flicks
25.02.2006 UK NORWICH Ferryboat
26.02.2006 UK LANCASTER Yorkshire House
27.02.2006 UK LEEDS Josephs Well
28.02.2006 UK LONDON Electric Ballroom (sick of it all headline show)

DECAPITATED CD online listen?

Question: where can i listen to samples of decapitated\'s new cd organic hallucinosis on your website? From: marsdude88@hotmail.com


Answer: sure you can hear the new Decapitated album organic hallucinosis HERE

GRINDCORE DVD from early 90s?

Question: Hi,
You used to have a VHS title that was called something like DEATH, THRASH AND GRIND SPECIAL. It had a Florida Death metal segment on it and it also had NAPALM DEATH interview that was around when they released Harmony Corruption. I really want to track this down again.
HELP ME.
Lee From: lee_g@that70shorrorguy.com

Answer: what you want is the Hard n Heavy DVD 'Grindcore-85 Minutes of Brutal heavy metal' released in USA on VME/Fuel 2000.It is a re-issue of a VHS released in around 1992 in the uk on the now defunct Fotodisk label, who took an interest in the burgeoning death metal/grind scene in the uk and put together a now-classic look at the scene, with Earache founder Dig explaining what the bands all stood for along with now priceless footage of napalm death. morbid Angel, carcass, Nocturnus, Bolt hrower, Entombed, paradise Lost, godflesh, + sonic violence and cerebral fix and more.searching the web I find its available from a UK back catalog company

HAUNTED- why did Earache lose em?

Question: why did you lose the haunted From: Unknown.

Answer: At The Gates signed a 4-album deal with Earache in 1995 or so, and released their final classic "slaughter of the soul' Album the same year before splitting up, after grueling touring schedules.The contract allowed for us to pick up any new projects the ex-members formed.Tomas went on to form some short lived Hardcore-type bands which Earache did not pick up, the rest of the band teamed up with Jensen and Peter Dolving to form a brand new outfit, The Haunted, which 'inherited' the previous Earache deal.
This formed the seed of the long standing grievance between The Haunted towards Earache- the new members never had a chance to shop for a record deal properly, because the majority of thier band mates-the Bjorler twins and Adrian -already had one with us, which after the situation was explained to them, Jensen and Peter then sort of signed into, albeit very reluctantly.
Anyways- after 3 further Haunted albums from 99- 2003 their contract was duly completed with Earache. Pure n simple.We and the band were quite happy with how the sales were shaping up at that point, but the seeds of doubt always remained between band and label spoiling any chance of us re-signing the band.The Haunted signed to Century Media records in 2004 where they currently remain.

URKRAFT release date?

Question: When will the new Urkraft be released? From: mirtennossen@mail.dk

Answer: well its been recorded a while, so thanks for your patience. We plan to release Urkraft "The Inhuman Aberration" CD in April or May, roughly around the time of the new Deicide studio album-"The Stench of Redemption".

CD packaging and design?

Question: Hello,

My name is Sophie Neumann, and I am currently in my final year at Derby University studying Graphic Design.

For my major project I am looking into the music industry and how illegal downloading/filesharing is affecting the sales of music media (mainly CDs)
As part of my project I am looking to come up with a concept that will make people buy CDs rather than get them for free online. I am not only trying to appeal to people who are file sharing, I want to appeal to those who also pay to get downloads, as I would like to see CDs have more to them than just the music,lyrics and artwork. The digipak style CDs have become collectable, especially with special editions and limited editions being bought out, but I want to come up with something that hasn\'t been done yet, and that you cannot get from just downloading digitally.

Being one of the biggest Record Labels for \'Extreme\' music and providing the UK with the top Metal acts out there, I was wondering what you think about CD sales as a whole. Do you think that they need a boost? How do you think it could be done? By including more special features, or being in a different format?

As a major fan of your record label and the bands you have signed to it, if given the choice to buy an album with a jewel case, or one with a digipak \'cardboard fold out\' case, I would definitely buy the digipak, especially if it had more artwork or bonus extras.

I will be starting this project at the end of January and I would love to make this a \'live\' project, and work for a client that could give me objectives and feedback. This would be especially helpful as I would be getting advice from people that work in this industry, and also what ideas would be practical and be able to be bought into the industry.

Alternatively any feedback or information on CD album production and design in the music industry, or on your thoughts about album sales, and if they need a boost would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Kind Regards

Sophie Neumann (University Of Derby)

Answer: thanks sophie, we are keen to see what you suggest and might try it out 'live'. We have tried all sorts of packaging and extras +bonuses over the years and in 2006 we are releasing our first Dual Discs- both the Berzerker and Decapitated will come with CD and DVD material in the package for the normal price of a CD,( Dual discs are double sided, CD one side, DVD the other which play in most standard Cd players and DVd players,its the best of boith worlds on one disc). the packaging side of things can be quite expensive to produce, often multiples of the cost of the disc itself, but standard digipacks are reasonable.

Scott Brown remix of Ewigkeit

Question: when is the scott brown remix of \'ewigkeit - its not reality\' due for release? From: kannix_in_the_brum@hotmail.com

Answer: yeah we have been a bit slack with this gem of a remix by the God of UK bangin' hardcore techno himself- Scott Brown..its been planned to be released for retail sale on an Ewigkeit 12" and CD single for a while now, along with a different dancefloor re-mix of the "Its Not Reality' track by Ewigkeit mainman James Fogarty himself. When Ewigkeit plan some live shows I think it will see the light of day.Meantime you can see the very interesting video clip for the track.

Exitium join Deepsend records!

Question: Was wondering if you put up unrelated metal news on the earache news page. if so, i was wondering if this could possibly be posted...

Norman, Oklahoma based grindcore act Exitium have officially joined the Deepsend Records roster. Formed in 2001, Exitium have one prior full length release entitled \'Mechanical Expressions of Purpose\' on Compulsive Blasphemer Records. Already recorded and mastered, Exitium\'s sophomore effort \'Outsourcing Morality\' is to be relased on Deepsend sometime in the spring of \'06. Look for Exitium to be on the road supporting \'Outsourcing...\' immediately after the official release.

Check out the band here: www.myspace.com/exitiumgrind From: exitium@exitiumgrind.com


Answer: here it is. posted. Not quite the front page of earache.com but this 'ask earache' section is a better quality read anyway, right?!

Praise be to Earache & Napalm Death!!

Question: Just a quick \'shout out\' and thanks to Dig and Dan Tobin. Been breaking down parts of the Napalm Death \'The DVD\' and a big \'thank you\' for the \'89 gig. I think this gig really demonstrates the bands past present and future at that time and it just so awesome to watch everyone invading the stage on \'unchallenged hate\' to where Jesse had to stop playing. But more importantly I think this gig captures the \'best of\' on the track \'human garbage\' one of my favorite tracks that never got the production it deserved in the studio. Live this track just blows me away by the speed and guitar tone and overall \'sound\' colin got from this lineup.

A big cheers to you both for this!!! Definitely a conversation piece for the new school and old school fan.

Cheers!
Jim From: jgalvin@charter.net

Answer: thanks Jim! glad you enjoyed the DVD...yeah in 1989 Napalm death were pretty much the flagbearers of a new super-extreme music, and earache was the only label releasing that stuff, dubbed 'grindcore' by Mick harris.At the time i dont think anyone involved had any clue that almost 20 years later we'd be watching extreme music be so massive and popular worldwide.it's quite satisfying to see how it turned out.

Work experience at Earache?

Question: do u guys offer internships? From: awilishe225@yahoo.com

Answer: we most certainly do, and its fair to say that most of the current staff in the UK office and USA office were originally unpaid interns (work experience) who worked with us for a few weeks, or in some cases, months, and we found them to be hard working individuals who we just couldnt do without, so made them employees.Its the easiest way into the 'biz', i guess from our perspective we are always looking for folks who will go the extra mile to acheive an aim, who are reliable and intelligent and can work as part of the team- showing us your talents for free for a week or two demonstrates you have what it takes to succeed in the biz, and will, in turn, give you a look at what a real indie label is like to work at- its not pretty!

If you thrive on long hours of hardwork during the day, plus attending gigs in the evenings and weekends,standing at the bar buying your fellow co-workers beers all evening, for little or no reward, hardly any gratitude from the artists you are slogging yer guts out for, all for the 'satisfaction' of working in the music biz, then the Indie label Rock music industry NEEDS you NOW!!

Still interested? - send cv (resume) to the contact email addys in the contacts section of this site, we get many seeking this opportunity, so you'll have to make your application stand out in some way- we find sending it by post with 4 cans of quality beer in the package mark you out as already highly skilled in the art of persuasion, and you'll no doubt go far..(Note: Rob Harris, the current UK Assistant label manager sent tea bags in with his work experience application, bless him) .

Goes without saying, you'll need to be able to attend our offices @ either 38th Street, New York City USA or Theatre Square, Nottingham, UK to qualify.

DUB WAR on Myspace.com?

Question: Hi, go to myspace.com/dubwar1
I think someone\'s made a hoax page with a downloadeable version of \"respected\"
thought you might want to know
cheers From: wolff_95@hotmail.com

Answer: thanks for pointing that out. We are'nt too bothered.its good promotion after all for the new issue of dub wars classic "pain" with 6 bonus tracks, coming soon in USA on Earache.

Secret Earache DVD 'Easter Eggs'

Question: Ok now I don\'t know whether you\'ll be able to answer this, but here goes...I bought the icrusher 2 dvd but there was supposed to be a code on it to reveal the hidden Rabies Caste video and I can\'t find it. I was wondering whether you could direct me to the code or tell me what the code is if you know.

Thanks From: autonutter

Answer: Many of the Earache DVDs carry hidden rare bonus material, accessed by a secret code to unlock it - known as Easter Eggs-(or alternatively you can use ripping software nowadays to reveal all the files on the disc) So, yeah it is there.First pressings of the Icrusher 2 DVD will have the code written on the back(white) side of the paper cover, you can see the rabies caste clip by entering code 219 114 3677 during the main menu screen. On Icrusher 1 DVD enter 2698 during the main menu screen to access a rare video gem.Immortalised DVD has bonus live footage of some bands accessed by highlighting the earache logo.Good luck finding the easter eggs!

Morbid Angel show in Morocco?

Question: would morbid angel accept to do their show in morocco?
i know it s weired but they have fans every where here
they are all killers by nature i can tell
i know already your answer but i tried
thanks for nothing...
From: kamjeff@hotmail.com

Amswer: Morbid Angel have played all over the world in their lengthy career, so why not Morocco? you need to email their booking agent with a concrete offer to perform a set, earache does not get involved in setting up shows for any of our bands actually, we leave the choice of wether they choose to play or not to the artists.

Anal Cunt License to do Vinyl LP?

Question: Hi.

Will the 2:nd AxCx album ever come out on vinyl??

I would be interested to do a lim.. ed LP of that one (top 40 hits) if not.

Do Earache or the band own the right of the recording.

Let me know if you are interested or not.

thanx /OLA www.goryfied.com From: goryfied@hotmail.com

Answer: we own it and you are right it never came out on vinyl, tho the debut AC album did. From time to time we license the rights to others to manufacture some of our older catalog bands, if you want to do top 40 hits on vinyl we ask for a standard $2000 or so advance, we imagine you intend to sell 1000 copies of it a least. if you are interested email digby@earache.com we are flexible on the terms.

DEATH METAL's top 5 all time bands

Question: Death metal is fun. Who are the best selling deathj metal bands of all time according to record sales and overall popularity (and /or success)? Please list at least the top five and not five of the top something else. From: nreimche@yahoo.com

Answer: thats a tough question- on sales it easy enough to add up the totals of each band in USA via a system called soundscan that reports actual over the counter sales to labels. Blabbermouth website did that about a year ago and discovered the top selling death metal album of all time is Deicides 'Legion',with about 140,000 sold in USA, but soundscan only started counting sales in 1994, so sales before that were not included.Bands that have released more albums invariably have sold more over their career too.
Heres our top 5 All time Death metal bands- based on guesswork of worldwide career sales and 'popularity/influence'
1. Morbid Angel
2. Cannibal Corpse
3. Deicide
4. Napalm Death/Carcass
5. Death

Of the newer bands around some of the European bands are fast approaching the sales once achieved by the original wave of 90's USA acts- In Flames, Archenemy and Cradle of Filth and Emperor and Opeth are obvious contenders.

MYSTERY BAND w/ 'Black wednesday' track

Question: I was given a free CD a few years ago, (roughly 1999) I think it was a lable sampler/promo type thing for earache records. It had Misery Loves Co.\'s Your Vision was Never Mine to Share, and some stuff by Mortiis on, among other stuff. Anyway, There was a tune on it called Black Wednesday ( I think) Would you be able to tell me who it was by? Do they have any other records out? All attempts at Googling/searching internet sites has been fruitless. Cheers :) From: hellolewis@hotmail.com

Answer: it might be Cathedral's Black Sunday- taken from the 1999 album Caravan beyond Redemption

ANAL CUNT CDs in UK?

Question: Dear people at Earache

I was wondering - why aren\'t we europeans allowed to buy anal cunt records from your store? They are in the US-one only.

Sincerely
Mikkel

Answer: the UK store must be temporarily outta stock- both stores sell Anal Cds, try again ina few days

TOURING ADVANCES- non recoupable?

Question: how would i go about getting a non returnable advance from a record company in order to have a succeccfull national tour?

Answer: Flinch, thats an amazing question, and is a thorny subject which is discussed ona daily basis at all record companies with active touring bands! As Earache are a record company I often have to remind my bands that we are in fact a "record" company, not touring company....meaning that our foremost obligation is to provide the means to record and release and spread the recordings (which we make money off) and not the touring activities, which we don't see any income off.Record companies like Earache DO of course supply 'shortfall tour support' to assist bands touring especially in the early days before the band can command high enough gig fees to tour without losing money(usually around second or third album if the fans take to the band).The costs of touring USA can be very high indeed, you have to pay $100,000 to appear on an Ozzfest tour, and the cost is higher for a European band that needs immigration visas, return flights aswell...this can dwarf the costs to actually record the album.

Getting it non returnable is the real tricky part- as all/most companies seek to recoup those costs, i don't know any that dont recoup it! if you have any recordings you can give the company in return for $$ it might be possible..meaning if you have a self released album you could sell it to them, and then use the funds to go do the tour.. good luck.

MISTRESS ON BBC2 TV "Never Mind The Buzzcocks"

Question: is it true that Mistress are on TV tonight? what channel?

Answer: yes everyone favourite Brummie grinders do appear on BBC TV tonight in the UK, during the popular game show "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" at 9.40pm on BBC2.Playing a selection of pop ditties in an extreme grindcore style and assualting the eardrums of such celebs as Aled Jones and Tony Christie! set your videos!!

DECAPITATED SPLIT? - Errr NO THEY AINT!!

Question: I just read on Blabbermouth that Decapitated have split up.How can that be? Say it isn't so!

Answer: To be honest, we still dont know why, and suspect its not final but mere end of tour drama. We received this email from Mariusz the ex-manager of the band, seems some shit went down on their return from USA- note, contrary to the scandalously mis-reported internet 'facts' on Blabber, the problem is entirely internal to them and nothing to do with Earache.The latest news is we hear the band will still play with Nile with a USA based bassist and new singer Covan still on vocals, so...just goes to show don't beleive all the shite you read on blabbermouth or the message boards!
Friends,

I am sorry to tell you, but band after coming back from US tour has problems with line-up.
Martin, their bassplayer and "voice" in contacts between me and band has decided to leave band, because of bad situation inside band.
Unfortunately, all Martin's leaving reasons are very serious...
I am worry my future cooperation with band, I am thinking about terminate my long-term deal with band.
I need to speak with my lawyer to make a decision, so please, if you have urgent questions regarding promotion please contact directly with band's members:
vogg@decapitated.pl (Vogg)
vitek@decapitated.pl (Vitek)
I am sorry for problems, if I could help you, please don't hesitate to contact with me!

Take care
Mariusz

BERZERKER UK TOURING?

Question: wtf is going on with the berzerker tour!! we been told its not happenng but then people are saying they got them booked for gigs? fucking clear this mess up!

answer: The Berzerker will be touring the UK in support of the new album "world of lies" around march-april time. Some dates were actually booked in some clubs by the agent for the band for feb, but these have been put back a month or two and are being booked by a different agent.Hence the confusion, sorry.The Berzerker line up currently lives on 2 different continents, original and long standing Berzerker bassist Sam lives in the Uk now,( as does old guitarist Matt who plays in Akercocke now) while mainman and singer luke is in Australia still.The line up which will tour is undecided but *might* include one or more Akercocke members helping out.look for dates announced soon.

CADAVER AND CONFESSOR REISSUES?

At present there are no plans to reissue the Cadaver albums but there is now talk once again of reissuing Confessor's doom-laden classic 'Condemned' sometime in 2006.

In the meantime you can download both albums from Metaltracks.com

WEBSTORE EXCHANGE RATES?

Question: If I order something from the eurostore,does earache figure out the rate of exchange.How does it work.


Answer: Earache 's webstores exist in Nottingham UK and NYC USA and we take your money via credit cards in the local currency of each store- UK pounds in UK and US Dollars in USA..if your card is in another currency, we do not set the exchange rate but its the rate your credit card uses you will see on your statement.The exception is for fans in Europe where we convert Euros to pounds at 1.4 and do the transaction in UK pounds, as we dont operate in euros.

Munipical Waste European touring plans?

Question: Is it true that Municipal Waste will return to Europe in the New Year?

Answer: Indeed it is and it gets better as they will team up with Beecher and Linea 77 for the ELEGIES, MUTATIONS & PROPAGANDA TOUR 2006. So far the starting dates in the UK have been announced but stay tuned for more news of shows throughout Europe.

ELEGIES, MUTATIONS & PROPAGANDA TOUR 2006
MUNICIPAL WASTE – BEECHER – LINEA 77 announce first leg

Earache teams up three of it’s hottest prospects for a lengthy European onslaught soon

Starting in the UK with 8 dates including a massive show with Sick Of It All in London more dates on the continent will be announced soon with a revolving running order decided on the night so get there early!

ELEGIES, MUTATIONS & PROPAGANDA TOUR 2006
MUNICIPAL WASTE – BEECHER – LINEA 77

21.02.2006 UK MANCHESTER Phoenix
22.02.2006 UK BIRMINGHAM Edwards no.8
23.02.2006 UK PLYMOUTH Viaduct
24.02.2006 UK YEOVIL Flicks
25.02.2006 UK NORWICH Ferryboat
26.02.2006 UK LANCASTER The Yorkshire House
27.02.2006 UK LEEDS Josephs Well
28.02.2006 UK LONDON Electric Ballroom (with SICK OF IT ALL)

Still Available on Earache
BEECHER – This Elegy, His Autopsy
LINEA 77 – Available For Propaganda
MUNICIPAL WASTE – Hazardous Mutation

DEICIDE 'When London Burns' DVD release

Question: When will Earache release the Deicide live DVD and what is on it?

Answer: It'll be out on January 23rd 2006. Here's info I borrowed from our press department...

DEICIDE release ‘WHEN LONDON BURNS’ DVD on January 23rd

After recently setting Europe alight DEICIDE release their long awaited ‘WHEN LONDON BURNS’ DVD on Earache on January 23rd 2006.

Featuring an incendiary live set filmed before a rabid sold out crowd of maniacs in London GLEN BENTON and Co. rip the place apart with a smoking set featuring 13 evil crowd favourites. From the opening chords of “Scars Of The Crucifixion”, Anti-Christ anthems like “Kill The Christian” and stoking the fires of Hades to the apocalyptical end with “Oblivious To Evil”, WHEN LONDON BURNS’ captures Deicide at their diabolic best.

PLUS if you can still stand the heat then there’s also a bonus 30 minute documentary ‘BEHIND THE SCARS”. See behind the scenes as Deicide record ‘Scars Of The Crucifix’ – Candid interviews at home and backstage with the band – Exclusive footage from the rehearsal room and the formation of Deicide and Glen’s forehead branding explained.

Recorded Live at The Mean Fiddler, London, England on November 29th 2004

Scars Of The Crucifix
They Are The Children Of The Underworld
Bastard Of Christ
When Satan Rules His World
Once Upon The Cross
Kill The Christian
Serpents Of The Light
Dead But Dreaming
Lunatic Of God’s Creation
Sacrificial Suicide
When Heaven Burns
Dead By Dawn
Behind The Light Thou Shall Rise
Deicide
Crucifixation
Christ Denied
Oblivious To Evil

‘WHEN LONDON BURNS’ is released on Earache on January 23rd 2006

JOIN EARACHE STREET TEAM??

Question: Does Earache have a street team? If so, how do I sign up?


Answer: Sadly we have no street team as such right now, we have tended to use outside street teams for promotions from time to time like in the UK like Xtaster and others.. BUT there are plenty of ways you can join us to receive our news and more stuff.
Start by joining Earache's Earache Myspace page or Wicked World Myspace where you can interact with the label and many of its bands/fans too. If you are in the UK or Europe or on the GSM mobile network you can join our sms/text news list where we send out FREE news via text, including the invites to our legendary xmas parties and stuff. send a txt with word JOIN to +447781486111 and you'll be instantly updated with all our news but you won't be spammed with it..we send out one every 2 weeks or so max.

OLD LADY DRIVERS re-issue!

Question: You guys gotta hate these questions by now, but how about getting Disk Union to reissue the OLD (thats Old Lady Drivers for the young\'uns)back catalog? If not all, then at least get a CD of the first LP out there! A new generation needs to know that Dubin and Plotkin have lost their dentures!!!!!

Answer: wow- you guys do nothing but email us every single day about re-issuing our dead/ defunct bands from the 80's/90s!! and they sure don't come any more defunct than New Jerseys own OLD LADY DRIVERS.It frankly drives us crazy cos when we were issuing OLD cds and Lp's in 88-95 no-one gave a shit about them, at least sales-wise.They had no fans when they were recording for us, and played about 2 -count em- shows as OLD, now all of a sudden 15+ years later they are revered and sold/collected on ebay for megabucks.I guess Plotkins undoubted talents shone thru to you lot eventually with his myriad of later projects so fair play to him for sticking with it....Disk Union approached us about an Intense Degree CD, we never even thought about it ourselves..y'know about 2 years ago we succumbed to pressure and released Spazztic Blurr onCD for the first time, and we have a ton of those still unsold, so where did all you crazy-for-the-early-earache-shit collectors go then huh? I guess with ebay and mp3's most of our catalog is available in some form and its very reassuring that the talents of some of our early bands are still appreciated by folks like, you. So,Cheers!

EARACHE LABEL HISTORY?

Question: hey man i am doing an assignment at college on recordlables and i decided to resarch earache but i can\'t find fuck all to do with the history of your company. can you help?


Answer: hey- its all online at the site http://www.earache.com. use the drop down menu "select an artist" on the home page- first selection is Earache label Bio- choose that and it gives ya the history of the label.Hope it helps in your assignment dude!

DEICIDE- DVD ART REVEALED

Question: hailz!
just wondering whats happening with the deicide-when london burns dvd?thought that was due for release right after \"scars\"?
also will MOSH299 (the morbid angel dvd) just be the alters reissue or will it be a seperate dvd release with all the clips and such?
thats all,cheers
Luke
(btw love the new municipal waste release^_^)

Deicide's debut DVD comes out January 2006- heres advance preview of the sleeve! And morbid angel release will be dual disc of the debut "altars of madness" with bonus DVD footage from November 1989 era- a full Nottingham Uk show with Dave Vincent and Richard Brunelle, right after "altars' actually came out. its priceless footage with the band in their prime.

BOLT THROWER CASH IN RE-ISSUE?

Question: Do the bands on your label suck so bad that you had to re-issue Bolt Thrower\'s Realm of Chaos album (without their consent) in order to make some money?
YOU GUYS SUCK. I\'m telling all of my Bolt Thrower loving friends to boycott your re-issue. As a matter of fact, I\'m posting a message on the Bolt Thrower forum urging every fan to boycott it.
FUCK YOU.




You muppet!! any bolt thrower fan will already have this album- we are issuing it again simply because the 'rights' we had to use the Warhammer 40K Games Workshop artwork on the sleeve and in the booklet have expired. GW won't let us carry on with their artwork, so what are we gonna do, delete it? issue it in a plain white sleeve? The new edition has art similar to the original by the same artist- John Sibbick, so we think its something true Bolt Thrower fans will appreciate actually.Plus its been remastered to give it a more crushing modern day sound.

GETTING SIGNED TO EARACHE?

Question: hello!keep up the good work.so to get to the point...how somebody can send you a demo cd or he can get in touch with you guys? could you send me an adress to send youa demo cd?which are the things thatv you are looking from a band?and are u looking for a specific kind of music style this time or genareally?could you please answer my questions?thak you achilles

We look for original, visionary, hard working bands and individuals who have the talent, drive and ambition to take Extreme music and metal forward...Setting up a myspace.com account is the best way to get your sound across to fans and labels alike.further details on written on the contacts page of earache.com site.Good luck!

DUB WAR Mp3's?

Question: is there any free downloads of dub war? had all my cd\'s nicked and i really miss me Step Ta Dis, and me Gorrit. thanx

try the mp3s at metaltracks.com

ADEMA- NEW SINGER?

Question: Has Adema found a replacement singer? If not, who can I contact about auditioning? You can check out the project (Deconstruct) that I have been working with at myspace.com/deconstruct

It looks likely Marky Chavez will re-join ADEMA. more news will be announced soon as we get it 100% confirmed.

MORBID ANGEL "Altars" Dual-Disc NEWS?

Question: Hello,

Since Morbid Angel has left Earache, are there any plans to release a compilation with rarities like what was done with Napalm Death, Cathedral, and Godflesh? If so, are there a lot of rare/unreleased songs from Morbid Angel, especially from the David Vincent era?

Thank you,
Ed


We will be issuing a Dual-Disc edition of "Altars Of Madness" (CD +DVD) in early 2006. DVD side features footage of live show captured on November 14th 1989, during the bands first UK tour with David Vincent and Richard Brunelle, its amazing!!

JEFF WALKER CONTACT?

Question: Hi. I would like to reach and send email to bill steer or jeff walkers. Can you help me about it. And I need to know what those guys are doing now ?

You could try Jeff Walkers new label..go here

EARACHE UK XMAS PARTY?

Question: Is there going to be an Earache xmas party in Nottingham again this year?sorry if news or information has all ready been posted/released.Cheers

Earache's legendary Xmas party- is set for BAR NONE,Stoney Street, NOTTINGHAM. on Weds Dec 14th. THe club is 50 metres from old Angel venue.DJ's - inc some Guest DJ's -will be spinning metal all night, but no bands are playing. FREE ENTRY for fans and liggers alike! see you there...see more info on announcement at earache.com.

ANAAL NATHRAKH on Earache

Question: I see on your catalog page that 2 anaal nathrakh albums are listed as being on earache, does this mean you have signed them or just got distribution rights for those two titles?

yes well spotted, we have licensed the first 2 peices of hate from Anaal Nathrakh from Mordgrimm Records.Both to be issued in 2006 with bonus tracks.If you didnt knopw, the main guys from AN also play in Brummie grindsters Mistress, who are signed to earache. AN remain signed to Season Of Mist

OLD EARACHE TITLES..

Question: hey am just wondering is there any chance of earache reissuing some old earache classics such as sore throat - disgrace to the corpse of Sid , sweet tooth - soft white underbelly old - s/t etc on cd. I know you have re issued unseen terror sand spazztic blurr (and good job as well) but it would be nice to see some underrated vintage earache gems re issued on cd

cheers,karl

thanks karl..we do think about re-issuing some of the old stuff now and again but have no plans for sore throat or sweet tooth...in fact a label in japan called Disk Union is doing an old band of ours called Intense Degree MOSH 9 on CD exclusively - look out for it..we might do more with them.

the ACCUSED

Question: i am trying to find accused return of martha splatterhead on cd or lp. can you help me out?
thanks - jamie

Well its been many years since we released this classic HC/Metal crossover LP- it is MOSH 1 in the Earache catalog and was never on CD by us- its been out of print for over 15 years- try ebay is all i can say mate!

RARE EARACHE VINYL

Question: HELLO ,robert here....i think it,s time for a NEW EARACHE VINYL re-release session....i love the colored editions for the US from 2002 (Altars,ATG,Reek,Symphonies Of,Terrorizer,Scum...),i live in EUROPE (Germany..) ,and i have spend more than 500 EURO to import all colors from the USA by myself....),i collect vinyl since 1988 and it is very easy to find a Original Pressing from Altars Of Madness or symphonies of Sickness in EUROPE...but earache have some old records that are much harder to find...all from this i will list now sells for 25-50 EURO on eBay....i think to made GREAT colored re-editions on VINYL is great for all collectors...and i hope EARACHE Records likes if they can sell some 1000 extra units....?
very rar and hard to find are ,mosh :33,49,59,69,73,81,70 ,necro.02 ...and still 143 AT THE GATES ,Slaughter Of The Soul VINYL....stiil rare even there was a re-release.....,Hope to hear from you...and all the best.....,robert( i have a lot Earache releases from 1987-1994 ,and Earache is back again....DECAPITATED,DEICIDE,EXMORTEM,Severe Torture....)

hey Robert- you Vinyl Freak!!
We have no plans currently to re-issue the old classics on vinyl, so ebay is your best bet.as you point out, the only pressings have been the originals in 1989- 92 and then the 2002 re-issue series.we do have some newer titles on vinyl- Beecher is on 5x 7" deluxe box set at the moment and in december comes the Municipal Waste LP, which will be a collectors classic in future years i expect. See our full list of vinyl at our Vinyl Store Good luck with your vinyl quest!

MAIL ORDER PROBLEM?

Question: I ordered three cd\'s on October 22nd and have yet to recieve them,the total was 26.00 and it was a special halloween sale.I am very dissappointed and may not order direct from this company ever again,let me know how this will be resolved,I charged them on my card and never got them and it is now november 3rd.

yeah - sorry you have had delays in getting your stuff..normally we are FAST FAST FAST at dispatching your goods!! our USA webstore was open for business in the run up to Halloween but the girl who does the fulfilment was on vacation for a few days. Sorry your order was held up, but you should have the stuff now, with many stickers and extra goodies etc to make up for the delay.

MISERY LOVES Co?

Question: Is there any chance of a Misery Loves Co DVD / Greatest Hits CD?
Will the NextGen tour come out on DVD?

Hi Gethin,
Its the first time in years anyone has mentioned this incredible forward thinking swedish band. We did 3 albums by MLC between 1995-2000 all of which sound as fresh today as back then. In fact earache is still in touch with singer Patrik Wiren, who is now a writer for a national Swedish newspaper. If enough fans want a MLC retrospective its something we could consider i guess? the VHS which came out after the Next gen 1998 tour is the only document of MLC live.It also featured sets from Janus Stark, Pulkas and Dub War- Its been out of print for years.Check out all the MLC mp3s at Metaltracks.com

digby

CADAVER RE-ISSUE

Question: Any chance of Cadavers debut being re-issued on CD?

Sorry matey, we have no plans to put out that fine Norwegian Death/grind classic- Hallucinating Anxiety.

DEICIDE- WHY NO WEB SITE?

Question: WHat\'s going on with Deicide\'s website? It hasn\'t been up for about a year now. I know you guys don\'t deal with that, I was just wondering if u knew what was going on with it. Thanks...


thanks alex,

check out Deicide on Myspace its the bands official myspace page. Deicide have had major bad luck at maintaining their presence on the web. Their original site Deicide.tv was maintained by Eric Hoffman himself but he lost his computer and has since left the band. The site Deicide.com was maintained by Earache for the band for a few months but Glen wished to update it himself, so it currently displays a holding page waiting for his updates.Earache's own site of course carries news of Deicide's activities aswell.

EARACHE= SHIT

Question: Why does Earache SUCK NOW! all the good bands are gone or left.Why all the pussy ass shit now?no grind or brootal shit on Earache anymore?

Thanks for your question Sandman, it's one we get asked a lot.
Yes it's true most of our well known legendary bands are no longer on the label, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel etc were all let go after numerous albums recorded for Earache during the era spanning 1980's- late 90's, and we wish them well..but, we have decided to invest the labels efforts in newer blood instead now. As for no grind-are you kidding??We have a catalog of legendary titles which created the genre, including Terrorizer and Brutal Truth's debuts as well as AC, Sore Throat, The Berzerker even. Just this past 12 months Earache has released some of its harshest music ever- Insision, Watchmaker, Citizen- and next week Severe Torture hits the shelves.True we also released Adema this year which became a flagship band, but if you care to dig deeper into the catalog you can still find the most extreme music, which Earache pioneered infact.

keepin' it brutal since 1986
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DIgby

DEADSY on EARACHE??

Question: Hey I was just wondering if \"Deadsy\" have been signed to your label? and if so.. is there any album/release information?? Thanks.


We don't usually disclose which bands we are talking to for possible signing to Earache or our sublabels, we usually are talking seriously to 5-10 bands at any one time, sometimes only one (or none) of which ends up actually signed for various reasons.But for the record, DEADSY are not signed.Earache founder Digby tried to sign them in 2000 and he and US label manager Al Dawson do love what DEADSY is all about, and its possible we may get involved in the future. check deadsy.com for their info about new album.

cheers

Earache

UK DISTRIBUTION PRICE

Subject: Distribution

Hiya

Just wondering, on average, do you know how much distribution companys sell
cds to stores (HMV, Virgin etc) for? I was told on average it's £4- £5 is
that right???
Thank you
Jt - Stand Aside
http://myspace.com/standaside
http://standaside.co.uk

Hey Jt- it can be as high as £8.49 for full price cds in the uk, thats what the big distros like Vital or Pinnacle charge the shops. some Earache titles are around £6.00 tho..aiming to be instores and available to fans at £9.99 or so.
Labels cant dictate what the major chains sell the cds at tho..in some cases our Cds are £16.99 in Virgin or HMV.
£4 would be low or for deep back catalog.

cheers
DIgby