Indie Store list to get COL 7inch from?

Question: Hi there. Having a bit of trouble with the Earache web site. I\'m trying to find out which stores near Birmignham will be stocking the free 7\" with the new Cult of Luna album on the 24th of this month, but the map doesn\'t give any info about the stores, just vague locations indicated by icons on the map which simply reload the page when clicked. From: robin@dps-int.com

Answer: yeah - i prodded the webmaster from his slumber and asked him what was up with the flashing red dots on the map..the name/town of each store was meant to show up if you hold your mouse over the red dot for a coupla seconds..it wasnt working tho.. now we have replaced the interactive map with a simple list... look at it NOW

CULT OF LUNA- Free 7inch?

Question: what is the story with the free single by CUl OF Luna? how do i get it?

from thomas

Answer: CULT OF LUNA Exclusive free 7 inch single

UK based fans of Sweden’s CULT OF LUNA are being offered a special treat
when they rush out to purchase the band’s fourth sonic outing ‘SOMEHERE
ALONG THE HIGHWAY’ on Monday 24th April.

At participating Indie stores across the UK any one who snaps up ‘SOMEHERE
ALONG THE HIGHWAY’ on any format will take home a free exclusive 7 inch by
Cult Of Luna containing 2 unreleased tracks which are unavailable anywhere
else:

CULT OF LUNA 2 track 7 inch limited 1000 copies

A) Bodies (Smashing Pumpkins cover)

B) Recluse (Unbroken cover)

Offer available while stocks last from the following participating UK Indie stores

copies are also available from the band on tour.

‘SOMEWHERE ALONG THE HIGHWAY’ will be released on Earache on April 24th.
Formats available: Digipak CD, Regular CD or Limited edition 2 x 12"Vinyl LP

MA 'Altars' pic disc

Question: How many copies will there be printed of the new \"Alters of Madness\" picture disc LP? From: minuutje@yahoo.com

Answer: 1500 copies of the new pic disc with extra vinyl track"Lord of All Fevers and Plague' added were made. 750 of which exported to USA. The orginal Pic disc came out in early 90's and had a colour pic of the band on the reverse.this new edition has a b/w pic of the band.see the editions on Earache's catalog page

Slaughterhouse Studios- the story

Question: is the \'slaughterhouse studios\' still in existance?
napalm death recorded the mentally murdered ep there and bolt thrower did war master there, i just love the sound on those albums.
cheers From: Unknown.

Answer:In the late 80's I booked Napalm Death into this unknown (for metal) studio in Driffield, a small town in East Yorkshire, UK -based on Mick Harris rating the clear cut sound/seperation on a recent album by The Sundays, a successful UK indie pop act of the time.A few other notable Northern Indie rock acts had used it too- Sisters Of Mercy etc.It was called Slaughterhouse Studios- built on the site of an old abbattoir- and it even offered bands the use of a house down the road where they could stay during the recording, it was the fist time Earache could afford any band such luxury.

When we showed up we met for the very first time the in-house studio engineer/producer Colin Richardson,who we all got on with right away.His friendly and unassuming manner and dedication to his craft was a refreshing change, as the only studios Napalm Death had been in before were pretty dismissive or downright hostile to the noise the band were making.Colin was different- he clicked with me when he casually mentioned he had engineered a record by a UK punk band some years previously while at another studio- Discharge's WHY? EP.Blimey! this fact alone made him a God to me and I knew I had the man for the job of creating Earache's brand of extreme metal, as the early Discharge sounds were and still are the earthshattering blueprints for extreme music, and Colin was instrumental in creating that sound.

Colin proved to be on the top of his game, and his expertise literally changed the labels fortunes as i booked a procession of bands up to Driffield- they would walk in average bands, taking the first toddler steps in their careers, and within weeks would emerge with World-Class productions to their name- he produced a good percentage of the first 50 or so mosh number albums, including Carcass, Bolt Thrower, Massacre, Fudge Tunnel, Brutal Truth- Hellbastard, Lawnmower Deth even( with fellow Slaughterhouse co-engineer Stephen Harris - who a decade later mixed U2's hit singles!) , and I made damn sure Colin was properly credited as Producer on those early albums even tho, with typical modesty, he didnt ask for such a credit.

By the mid 90's Colin was THE main man for extreme metal and he often chose to record at other locations- Chapel Studios in the village of South Thoresby,Lincolnshire was and still is his fave etc- Slaughterhouse kinda fell off our radar,bookings had dried up, and we heard the owner burnt it down one night as an insurance job.

The final album we had Colin produce was the Pulkas album "Greed" in 1998, but that was immediately marred by some shady business shenanigans between Earache and Colin's wife Lora (who became the acts manager) over the band's future.

THE NOW on Earache?

Question: did you ever have a band called the now signed to you at all. i really want there cd but i cant find it anywere From: myeyesaremycamera@hotmail.co.uk

Answer: No they are not on Earache but they sound quite decent for an Indie band, they will be massive when A&R guys catch up with them, thats for sure. Hear em On Myspace

At The gates logo?

Question: I have been hunting for a perfect pic of the at the gates logo. the one with the three bullets. The reason why is so I can get it tattooted. could you please send me one or refer a web site? thank you for taking the time to read this. From: zero_hour_is_here@hotmail.com



Answer: you could try the bands own mini website here

Mortiis' book- where to buy?

Question: I am looking for Mortiis\'s book \"Secrets of my Kingdom\". Do you sell this item and if not where would I be able to find it. From: shari3schneider@hotmail.com


MORTIIS's book, "Secrets of My Kingdom," was available for sale beginning July 2nd 2001 in Europe and July 10th 2001 in the U.S. Contained therein was Mortiis' prose and lyrics, spanning the last decade and illustrations from such artists as Mark Riddick, Juha Vuorma, and Kerry Bartlet, depicting the fantasy world of Mortiis's visions. The book was a 144-page leather-bound tome in a severely limited edition of 850 copies, each signed personally by Mortiis, and the book came packaged with a special 'gold disc' version of the Mortiis CD, "The Stargate."
Many fans are unaware it even exists, its by far the rarest and most collectable of Mortiis' official releases on Earache.Try ebay and expect to pay $150+.

Morbid Angel -24 bit remaster CD?

Question: Can you explain the entire remastering of the first two Morbid Angel albums \"Altars of Madness\" and \"Blessed Are The Sick\"? The sticker says 24 bit remaster, what is that? Also, can you personally tell a difference symphonically from the original cd issue? From: usmc2621@hotmail.com


Answer:Both albums were re-issued a few years ago and were indeed remastered digitally to boost the sound levels -we thought the albums were showing their age and could use a modern upgrade so they sounded like more contemporary albums which are usually louder compared to stuff released 16-17 years ago.We used the now commonplace digital mastering software operating at 24 bit resolution whereas the original CDs of both were originally mastered from tape, in analogue environment, during late 80's early 90's.

For the new remastering we actually made a 24 bit remaster from the very original mixdown tapes but it sounded scarily different from the already released CDs fans are used to,instruments came out sounding much different, so for this re-issue,we resorted to remastering from the originally released cds.

We think the results are - a better,clearer, louder sound. The irony in all this is that Cds themselves are 16 bit technology, so the 24 bit mastering process is a bit of a misnomer.The main improvment is a louder sounding CD.

Intense degree- where to buy it?

Question: is there any way i can purchase a copy of intense degree war in my head on cd other then ebay,if i can buy direct from you that would be amazing?!!please let me know!!!thanks From: hortz@blueyonder.co.uk


Answer: Intense degree on CD is available ONLY at Disk Union in japan.

Sending a demo to earache (Part 3,128)

Question: HI I KNOW YOU PROBERBLY GET THIS A LOT, BUT CAN I SEND A COPY OF MY BANDS CD TO YOU ?
(INSIDE ARCHAM/PRELUDE TO A MASSACRE) From: CATHERFOSTER@XTRA.CO.NZ


Answer: sure- fill out the form on the contacts page!

Earache Realtones- in UK only?

Question: Hello earache! i\"m swedish and wondering how i can order your mobile stuff to my mobil?? for ex. a realtone with Decapitated... must i be in USA/England land or something? Jimmy From: jimpa_8@hotmail.com

Answer: The mobile phone graphics and realtones and ringtones we currently offer are only for sale to UK phones at the moment. Our mobile service provider- Mobiq, based in Birmingham , UK - do intent to spread the reach of the service to more European countries and USA soon, but have to secure more deals with the European mobile networks.If that happens there will be a select your country option added to the ringtone/realtone subsite.We also plan to offer full track mp3 downloads to mobiles in the near future.

At The Gates- Slaughter Of The Soul dualdisk edition.

Question: Are you re-releasing At the Gates - Slaughter of the soul again in 2006-04-28?
Which extra tracks and/or other bonus material will be on it?
Sorry to say I missed this great album when the limited slip-case was out in 2002. From: shamaatae@gmail.com

Answer:This weekend 5th march, Earache has arranged for the old members of ATG to gather together at Fredman Studio in Gothenberg to be filmed for a Documentary style DVD, by acclaimed video director Patrick Ullaeus. This will form the DVD side of the Slaughter Of The Soul Dualdisk we have down to release late april/may.

The band are not scheduled to actually 'play' anything( sadly)- but instead will talk on camera about the making of the legendary album and the bands history.Original producer of the album Fredrik Nordström will be playing back songs from the multitracks masters for the fans to hear and band to reminisce about .It should be essential viewing for any fan, and a history lesson in the making of a groundbreaking cd which set the Gothenberg scene alight on its original release in 1995.

The Cd side is the original album.

Elitist- what happened?

Question: What happened to Elitist Records and all of their bands? And what was Necrosis all about years ago? From: Unknown.


Answer: Elitist was founded as a Sub-label of Earache due to a chance meeting in 2001 between Lee (ex Candlelight founder) and myself (Dig, Earache founder). Lee was looking to try again with a label and needed financial backing as he was eyeing up some cool new bands.I thought, given Lee's pedigree in signings in the past ( the only thing bigger than signing Emperor and Opeth, is- arguably- signing Napalm, Morbid and Carcass etc ha ha ;-)), his undoubted A&R skills would bring some much-needed new acts of a different style in-house to the Earache roster.A deal was struck between us, and then Earache did not get too involved with the label ,beyond the actual signingof acts and stumping up the dosh-it suited us to leave the day to day contact with the bands, the Elitist website, and overall Elitist A&R planning mostly to Lee, working independently of us.

Sub-labels are by their very nature limited in lifespan.The sole aim from the outset was to unearth some new big selling prospects for my label, not fund Lee's A&R talents for evermore.This is an important distinction. Earache has done a similar thing in the past many times: In early 90's Necrosis was a similar setup with Bill and Jeff from Carcass doing the A&R- lasted 3 releases but released Mike Amott's Carnage tho.Also, I funded a 7" vinyl label called New Chapter in mid 90's, spearheaded by then UK A&R co-ordinator Mitch Dickinson, but that lasted about 4 releases but did unearth the mighty Coalesce, err and Resinate anyone?

As well as inhouse labels we also license a couple of established 3rd party labels -The USA Willowtip label is currently licensed to us, as is Uk's Codebreaker, tho that also ended recently too as Duncan chose to fold the Codebreaker to go work for Prosthetic.More longer term, Wicked World is the sole A&R of Dan Tobin, the UK Earache label manager( who signs the greatest proportion of the new acts on Earache anyways).Wicked World is 100% worked by Earache staff, and is Earache in all but name, specialising in the more Underground metal sounds.

In late-2005, circumstances meant that Earache chose to concentrate its resources on its main label acts as opposed to the sub labels.When we shake the tree, the dead wood tends to falls out.Most of the Elitist acts had never performed more than a handlful of live concerts,some had more albums out than actual gigs,overall sales were poor, and so my faith in the label had undoubtedly waned.After operating for about 3 years, the closure was messy- one was given the money for an album but never delivered, and some bands felt left high and dry because their plans were indefinately postponed or outright cancelled, meanwhile the two biggest selling Elitist acts- Biomechanical and Ephel Duath -moved up to Earache 'proper' and they appear quite content with that.Lee stood firm for the rest of his stable of acts-amid wild accusations,messageboards lit up with the outpourings of thwarted ambitions and crushed egos, but the writing was on the wall, my support for Lee and the rest of the acts had evaporated,Elitist was over, and that was that.

In time, I think fans will appreciate the eclectic cutting edge nature of the label from 2002-2005 (Rakoth's 'Tiny Deaths', anyone?)- it has left a great legacy of 14 or so highly innovative albums which was the original intention accomplished, I'm sure you'll agree. Now in 2006 we are gearing up for the task of making sure Biomechanical and Ephel Duath create a long term successful career for themselves.Of the others- some like Wolverine will sign to a new label (Candlelight) which can give them attention, and should do well, Carnival In Coal have quickly signed to an Osmose records offshoot, Equilibre.The rest will carry on furthering their 'career' to their adoring 'fans' via the medium of the messageboards, same as they always did.

Decapitated art mistakes?

Question: Who\'s doing was it that ended up having the same thankyou list printed twice in the New Decapitated album sleeve. lol. From: the_pig_destroyer@hotmail.com


Answer: Same as all their album art on their 4 albums to date- it was 100% conceived, created, and delivered to Earache by the band- or rather their management. I guess its kinda strange that we didn't check it for such glaring errors,in our defence we had little time to put it into production- maybe a day- tho i do recall the actual album nearly was called 'Organic Halucinosis' on the spines of the CD, rather than the correct 'Organic Hallucinosis', err so thats one typo we did spot!
Anyways it wouldnt be an Earache release without the obligatory typo or two,its our trademark, and will no doubt be corrected in later pressings.Early buyers will then -unwittingly- have a collectors item, no doubt worth stacks on ebay in years!

BORG 64- release or no release?

Question: what happen to the planned release of borg 64s debut album theyre using nanoprobes? ive seen it in you catalog before. but not now.. :( From: b156509@bredband.net


Answer: yeah- we had this down for a release in USA under licence from the UK Codebreaker label, but Duncan folded the label for reasons we are unsure of, but suspect he was losing a lot of money and chose not to continue with the label, or at least dramatically downscale the operation.(He now works for the US Prosthetic label,running their UK office).Since Codebreaker is not fully existing any more, our license deal is deemed finished so the releases by both Lolita Stasi and Borg 64 on Earache in USA are cancelled, before they were officially put into production.

Both release are available and are already released and for sale on The Codebreaker in the UK of course tho.You can get them here - feel free to buy them!!

Strapping Young Lad- on Earache?

Question: devin townshend said in an interview that earache along with roadrunner were the labels that turned strapping young lad down is this true and if it is do you as a label regret this decision now?
Also are there any other artists that earache regret not signing From: Unknown.

Answer: We honestly don't remember getting contacted by Devin about SYL, so it cannot be true.Maybe a cd arrived in the post as a demo, which we didn't pick up on, but we'd remember it, if it was by SYL.Nah- not true.But we would sign em now tho!

As for other bands we did'nt sign in the past, and regret it .. there's not many-we have usually had our pick of the Extreme metal bands without trying too hard, as Earache has its undeniable early 90's putting-extreme-music-on-the-map historical status and catalog behind us.The main band I wish Earache had signed back in the day is DEATH, such a legendary,innovative band, led by a charismatic leader, but chances to sign them never came up sadly.Theres not many acts who have actually approached us at their own demo tape stage, who have since gone on to be huge- Fear Factory and Sepultura being the 2 main ones we stupidly turned down during Earache's very early days 1988-9 or so.D'oh!!


Theres quite a few bands we have approached, usually after a well received debut release, but being a relatively small-medium sized Indie we have lost out in the bidding war many times.Nirvana is one.We offered a huge deal (for us) to Sub Pop to licence the album after "Bleach' for Europe, but Geffen signed the band worldwide and the rest is history, oh well, never mind....You won't believe this, but in late 90's Earache was the first ever label to offer a deal to System Of A Down, having many meetings in LA in with the band and management.It did not come off, they signed to Rick Rubin's American instead., but at least Serj remembers Earache was pretty much the only indie who rated their music and ideas early on.Good on him!

On the underground metal side Burzum is a band we were set on signing, and had personal meetings in Nottingham with Varg in 1992, but we got cold feet on the deal after discovering Vargs shockingly extreme right wing views ( this was a year before the murder).
Cradle of Filth were due to sign with Earache after Cacophonous in mid 90's, we had heavily negotiated contracts for months, which were ready to sign ,but on the day they were due to sign Dani called to say they had opted to sign with MFN instead.Fair enough,they have done brilliantly since. Opeth we made an offer for last year after MFN closed its doors- we lost out to Roadrunner, y'know, we had earlier offered for Opeth in the 90's aswell, so thats twice they turned us down now ,dammit!.Emperor we made offers to when they were inbetween Candlelight deals,again, with no luck.
On the metalcore side,Dillinger Escape Plan on their debut were a band we eyed up to sign, but we declined to make an offer in the end- they have since ended up on Relapse and we do regret not making that move. In recent years we offered to Red Chord and Between the Buried and Me, but lost out to Metal Blade and Victory respectively.

Nowadays, most of the indie metal labels make similar offers to nearly all of the big selling bands who come up out of contract.The bands have the pick of maybe 6-7-8 deals,some of the labels now have major label affiliations- Century Media with EMI, Roadrunner with Universal, Nuclear Blast with East West, Metal Blade with Warners USA- which makes their offers sometimes much more attractive than the others.

Deicide- to do cover songs?

Question: Can you suggest to Deicide to do some cover songs? I would personally love to hear them cover some Slayer like Jesus Saves. From: Unknown.

Answer: what a great suggestion!As it happens Deicide are about to record their new album when they return from South American touring- and it will include a cover song. Its not Slayer but a classic Rock/Metal track that everyones knows-but done in a whole new jesus-slaughtering Deicide way! So expect to hear the cover tune on 'The Stench of Redemption' when it lands instores on 6th June 2006.
Mark the date of the beast on yer calendars now- 6.6.06!!

EWIGKEIT= GENIUS!!

Question: Whats going on with Ewigkeit ? Conspiritus was pure genius, and I\'m surprised I havent seen more press for the album. Will there be more albums on earache in the future ? From: UNknown.

Answer: Yeah- you're right- Conspiritus IS genius! It made my personal album of 2005 list, and Radio Ixtlan was my album of 2004 before that.I suppose i'm biased- cos I actually signed them to the label.
Press has been a bit scarce, i'll admit- its been quite favourable with online sites- many declaring the album a fantastic peice of work and also one of the albums of the year 2005.Metal Hammer mag in the UK did cover the band with a feature which we were pleased about, but thats about it.We are very used to this situation at Earache- we have countless examples of bands signed who received very little attention in the press at the time but who - years later- became revered and worshipped, in hindsight. Ewigkeit is set to be one of those, I feel.

Napalm Death in their heyday had little press( outside John Peel support)- same for At The Gates in mid 90's- Iron Monkey springs to mind also, even Dub War & Pitchshifter- all were breaking new ground in extreme music but had no supporters in the UK music mags at the time we were doing their first couple of albums.Years later of course, all those bands are considered legendary, but i swear, at the time we were actively promoting them, we would be calling up the mags to cover them - to a frosty if not downright hostile response- its not the press' job to promote new bands they'd say.Usually they only cover bands that are already big and popular and are the ones who buy advertising space.Back then, there was only about 4-5 mags covering heavier stuff anyways in the 90's,and it was pre internet, so if they were'nt interested that was it.

Nowadays there are plenty of media, even dedicated TV stations, supporting heavier bands- its trendy, even - but Ewigkeit are suffering badly thru no live gigs for the press to latch onto.Its the easiest way to reach out and win over fans cos the live circuit is exploding, but Ewigkeit are sadly not part of it.

James has to put a fully functioning live gigging outfit together to progress, which we keep telling him. So - keep ypur eye on earache.com for tour dates.If not- look out for Ewigkeit features in the press, i would say, around about 2013.

USURPER RULES!!

Question: Usurper. Please tell me you thought this band was going to sell some records. Both albums on Earache have been very disappointing. Does the mighty EARACHE listen to demos from bands before they go in and record as a way of quality control? I\'m thinking no because those records are flat.

Their website and myspace pages seem to boast about all the cocaine they do. Why don\'t they use some of the cocaine money and fund a tour? From: Unknown.

Answer: Of course we thought Usurper would sell some records- as proper Pure Old School Metal bands are in seriously short supply- and we want to keep the vibe alive.We love em cos Usurper are a band who are proud to be called Metal and wear their denim, leather and spikes as a badge of honour,not a fashion accessory.

As for the music, no we dont make bands do the 'demo the album' routine so we can 'quality control' the tracks.- we give bands 100% free-reign to record what they like, mostly.We might give advice on the eventual song sequence on the final album but thats about it.I agree, alot of bands could make better albums with some outside advice and quality control- but we find our bands prefer the freedom to record what they like- so Earache doesn't do it.

SOCIETY 1 - what happened?

Question: what has led to the parting of ways with the following artists
society 1
mortiis
and since mortiis is a past artist why are you still posting promo news about him From: Unknown.

Answer- Its simple- theres no drama with either of those bands. Society 1's sales after 2 albums and a DVD on Earache were quite disappointing.Even tho Matt Zanes mob were our most toured band in USA during 2003-2005, and having played the main stage at the massive UK Download festival to approx 20,000 fans too, sales were still sluggish, so we decided to not pick up the option for a 3rd album. We still feel Matt Zane himself will become a major star in the not too distant future tho.
Mortiis completed his 3 album commitment with Earache and so the deal has expired, he remains a free agent until he chooses to sign with another label. Earache is naturally in talks with Mortiis and his management to continue the relationship, but nothing is decided as yet, and thats why we continue to post his news online.

DECAPITATED FREE LIVE CD from which stores?

Question: i want to order the decapitated cd organic hallucinosis but also want the live cd, it doesnt show up as an option anywhere. can i order it thru the uk store? i need to know asap. i WANT this cd badly. thank you very much From: a_ros3_4_the_d34d@hotmail.com


Answer: its ONLY available from your local UK Independent record stores- NOT HMV,VIRGIN etc Theres not many such stores left and this CD is our way to get fans to support your local Indie record store!! its simple to get- just walk in the store and ask to buy "Organic Hallucinosis" with free CD!
heres a list- go visit them!
ACORN YEOVIL
ACTION RECORDS PRESTON
ALICES E GRINSTED
ANDYS ABERYSTWYTH
AVALANCHE EDINBURGH
AVALANCHE EDINBURGH
AVALANCHE GLASGOW
BADLANDS CHELTENHAM
BARNSTORM DUMFRIES
BETTER LEISURE GREAT YARMOUTH
BRADLEYS HALIFAX
COB BANGOR
COMPACT MUSIC SUDBURY
CONCEPTS DURHAM
CRASH RECORDS LEEDS
CRIMINAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
DERRICKS SWANSEA
DIFFERENT CLASS PLYMOUTH
DISC N TAPE BRISTOL
EDGEWORLD BRIGHTON,
FACE THE MUSIC WORCS
GOLDRUSH PERTH
GRAHAMS RECORDS COLERAINE, IRELAND
HELLRAISER WAKEFIELD
HUDSONS CHESTERFIELD
KANES RECORDS GLOS
KAVERN LLANDUDNO
KNEES TROWBRIDGE
LEFT LEGGED PINEAPPL LOUGHBOROUGH
LETS BUY SOME MUSIC HYTHE
LONGPLAYER ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELL
MUSIC FACTORY STREET
MUSIC ROOM FOLKESTONE
MUSIQUARIUM CLIVE! SWANSEA
NUMBER NINETEEN GUERNSEY
ONE UP ABERDEEN
PENDULUM RETFORD
PENDULUM MELTON
PLANET OF SOUND SCOTLAND
POLAR BEAR OXFORD
POWERPLAY EASTBOURNE
R&K NEWARK
RAPTURE Ent Ltd WITNEY
RECORD CENTRE DORCHESTER
RECORD COLLECTOR SHEFFIELD
RECORD CORNER SURREY
RECORD SAVINGS BANBURY
RECORD VILLAGE SCUNTHORPE
REFLEX NEWCASTLE
REFLEX SOUTHSEA
REPLAY BRISTOL
RESSURECTION RECORDS CAMDEN
REVEAL RECORDS DERBY
ROCK BOX CAMBERLEY
ROCKABOOM LEICESTER
ROUGH TRADE SHOP LONDON
ROUNDER RECORDS BRIGHTON
SALVATION GLASGOW
SCORPION HIGH WYCOMBE
SISTER RAY LTD LONDON
SELECTADISC NOTTINGHAM
SLIPPED DISCS 2 CHELMSFORD
SOLO MUSIC BARNSTABLE
SOLO EXETER
SOLO TRURO
SONIC SOUNDS LINCOLN
SOUND AND VISION BARNSTAPLE
SOUNDS PERFECT CHATHAM
SPILLERS CARDIFF
SQUARE WIMBORNE
ST RECORDS DUDLEY
STAND OUT SALISBURY
STEEL WHEELS NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
SULLIVANS SWANSEA
TEMPEST BIRMINGHAM
THE JUNGLE BRIDGEND
TRACK YORK
TRACK DONCASTER
TRACK CHESHAM
TUDOR TUNES LICHFIELD
VIBES BURY
WHAT NUNEATON
WINDOWS NEWCASTLE
X RECORDS BOLTON

Hate Eternal- past artist?

Question: Why is Hate Eternal listed on your past artists list? and are these tour dates the final ones or are there gonna be more? From: Unknown.

Answer: Hate Eternal were not dropped by Earache, which is the most common reason bands become a "past artist", instead, they asked to be let go,while their contract was still in full effect.In their opinion, the sales Earache acheived on the newest album 'I, Monarch' were nowhere near as good as the band were hoping/expecting.We did not disagree with them on that fact, but band and label had very different ideas for the reasons behind it.

Threatening to blast Earache to all media and press, as well as cancel all touring, in protest at such a shocking lack of promotion by us, and a lack of sales numbers on their finest album, we were left in no doubt of Hate Eternal's wish to persue their career on another - better- label, rather than the one they signed to. We maintained that any decent upstanding band should honor and fulfil their signed contract, but the band still wanted off, regardless of any legalities.

A soon-to-be filmed live DVD will form the end of the Earache-Hate Eternal deal, and the band should pop up quickly on another label of their choosing.Earache wishes the band the very best for their future career.

Martin: Ex-Decapitated -in the army?

Question: did martin from decapitated really get drafted into the polish army? as this seems to be the answer that is coming up on alot of forums From: Unknown.

Answer: We think this is true, tho details are scarce since Martin quit the band and the long term manager of Decapitated quit with him at the same time, last December, getting an official word from them nowadays is hard.The band have carried on superbly tho.In Poland, Army training for a year or more is mandatory for all fit men 18+.The members of Decapitated were studying Music to a very high standard at College so were exempt from this, and were also under the draft age- but now they have finished the education, the Army option looms large.Being a reknown musician touring the world in a Death Metal band does not exempt you, it seems.The last we heard was Martin might resume in the band very soon, as its possible he has cleverly figured a way to delay or speed up his army service.

American Standard- New Signing?

Question: Hi, I was a bit curious about a band you recently signed called American Standard. I just want to double check and make sure there was a recent signing with that band. From: xahorsecalledwar@aol.com

Answer: Nah dude, they aren't signed to Earache.Tho American Standard are a decent band and have some fans in our NYC office, including the label manager.They are getting confused between Interest from the label and an actual contract.No contract has been issued, so they cannot be signed huh?
Earache right now, today, is showing heavy interest in about 10 bands, tho i expect we will sign maybe 1 or 2 of them max, for American Standard,i would say our interest is light-medium.In any given day at the Earache HQ in UK we receive approx 50 approaches from bands,both newcomers- the best way is email us your myspace page link- BUT also we have a lot of established bands with some releases out already too approaching us.We do reply and show interest to ones who catch our eyes and ears.If the interest snowballs then we might move to issuing contracts, and even at that stage, many bands do not end up signed.

Blasphemous T-shirts?

Question: I don\'t know if this is the right place for my question...I\'m trying to find a T-shirt I do not remember the band it say \"JESUS FUCKING CHRIST\"... From: ironman7033168@yahoo.com

Answer: Deicide have a shirt available now with "FUCK YOUR GOD" on the back- is that what you mean? or maybe you mean Cradle Of Filth's classic "JESUS IS A CUNT" shirt from 4-5 years ago?

Music on Earache DVd's?

Question: When the earache logo comes up on the napalm death and carcass dvds at the start what is the song thats playing. From: tobystewart83@hotmail.com

Answer: its Cathedral- a riff taken from the middle of their classic 22 minute long track "Voyage Of THe Homeless Sapien" - available on the mini Album "Statik Majik '

GODFLESH~ JESU

Question: after godflesh split did jesu negotiate with earache at all or did the deal with dry run and hydrahead directly From: Unknown.

Answer: Earache signed Godflesh in 1989 and released the complete Godflesh recorded works for a decade.The band became very influential in the Industrial Metal genre,with their early output such as "Streetcleaner" setting the standard for others to later follow, but by the final Earache album 1999's "Us And Them" things were'nt looking so healthy in our view.In hindsight, and it seems to have happened to many many of our longer serving bands- Napalm Death,Godflesh, Carcass, Cathedral, Morbid Angel-the ongoing strain of dealing with a decade of daily dramas to keep the acts career going eventually takes its toll, and then both sides know,for no more reason than sheer indifference, its time for a change.

Godflesh signed with Music For Nations for their final album Hymns in 2001.Meanwhile the Earache sales manager at the time, Raffi, who was a Godflesh nut, suggested the idea of an anthology, which he co-ordinated as the 2XCD "In All Languages' release on Earache.

When Justin regrouped as Jesu a year or so later- no contact was made from or to Earache.As it happens Dry Run is the label of our former sales guy- Raffi.

WHY DID DUB WAR SPLIT?

Question: A friend of mine said that dub war \"split\" to get off earache is this true? From: Unknown.

Answer: Yeah theres an element of truth in that.Earache signed the Welsh Ragga-Metal merchants in 1994 or so, to quite a lucrative deal, thinking their unique brand of music would undoubtedly be a worldwide smash.The band's talents were never in question-it was simply a matter of wether the fans would accept such a genre-breaking band in the mid 90's.Dub War's debut album "Pain" did well, hitting Number 1 in the UK Indie charts and spawing a number of successful singles.

Meanwhile bands such as Dog Eat Dog and even Skunk Anansie (remember those two??!)- who both supported Dub War on their early shows- both got huge - due to being much more radio and MTV friendly at the time.Doubts started to creep in when the follow up album "Wrong Side of Beautiful" didnt sell anywhere near as well as the debut, so Earache started to cut back on its support of the band.Honestly speaking, Earache lost a shitload of money on the band, by playing the very expensive UK chart game,and losing, it nearly bankrupted us.

The band could see that our financial support to them was winding down, tho we still beleived in the band as people and shared their musical vision, we were as perplexed as the next man why they werent huge, so they split up.Earache carried on for a few months with Benji's solo hip hop project but severed all ties shortly afterwards- just as the band regrouped and mutated into Skindred.

No-one is more pleased than us to see Benji and Skindred making a successful career now, 10 years after Dub War, with essentially the same sound.I guess the audience is more open minded now,music is mixing and blending more than ever, in the era of mash-ups, dancehall, punks and metallers into reggae & drum n bass etc, so we wish them all the best!!

Who knows? Maybe folks will start to buy Dub War records again too?

DECAPITATED FREE LIVE CD from which stores?

Question: Hey, I\'ve just ordered the Dual Disc version of Decapitated\'s new album from your store...
Will I get the bonus live CD with it from you? Because It says if you buy it from Indie stores? and I havn\'t a clue what one of those is...

Many thanks. From: swinging_the_dead@hotmail.com

Ansmwer: UK Independent stores are ones that Are'nt HMV, VIRGIN, MVC etc see comments below for full list of stores in the uk offering the live cd

NAPALM "SCUM" RE-ISSUE?

Question: next year will mark the 20th anniversary of one of the most legendary albums ever released. Napalm Death\'s \"Scum\". I was wondering if Earache was considering some kind of deluxe re-issue of this landmark album for 2007. sonically, it would greatly benefit to have a digital remastering done to vastly improve the sound quality of a recording that is 20 years old, not to mention the inclusion of bonus tracks, video footage, expanded liner notes & pictures, etc... From: selfinduced@rcn.com

Answer: jeezus is it 20 years? seems like 20 minutes ago we put scum out! We have no plans to do any re-issue work on that classic- even tho I agree, it does sound old and kinda weak production/mastering, it was MADE to sound that way so if it aint broke dont fix it right?

who knows? we might change our mind and do some kinda updating/expanding job on it in the future- we'll have to see what Napalm Death think about it tho..oh, none of them cept Shane played on that album, i forgot. Maybe we'll get Mick Harris to remix it?

Muni Waste at Rock City?

Question: is it true that Municipal waste are playing Nottingham Rock City soon?

Answer: YES its true! just been confirmed that Municipal waste will appear with Mistress on Feb 21. see flyer. Come along bring yer inflatable surfboards for some insane moshpit action.!

SENDING A DEMO TO EARACHE

Question: im sure you guys get thousands, but do you listen to unsolicited demo\'s? and where do your a&r guys hang out for new talent? From: gimpychimp21@msn.com

Answer: we do sign bands from unsolicited demos- we have a pile of them in the UK and USA offices, we listen to them all eventually- the latest band to be signed that way is URKRAFT.Our website explains the procedure to send a demo in the contacts section. We also have a form where you can send a link to an mp3. Our A&R guys are based in Nottingham UK and NYC USA- where our offices are.The rock hang outs of Nottingham are Rock city, Old Angel, Tap N tumbler, Junktion 7- and we are in them all the time, seeing bands. Plus when our bands play we always check out the opening acts.The best way to get signed is just get out there - TOUR!..if you can attract a crowd on the live circuit..we will get to hear about you!

Actually myspace.com is the most brilliant tool for presenting your band now..with one click we can hear your music.

DECAPITATED LIMITED EDITION FREE live CD?

Question: is there any limited edtion cds of the new decapitated cd? From: jpit088@sbcglobal.net


Answer: yes- but only in the UK/european versions.A limited edition Dual Disc is available- featuring CD+ DVD, the DVD side is a live show from November 2005 with new singer Covan on vocals. Also available is a FREE decapitated live CD from december 2004 ( Earache's xmas party actually) available while stocks last, with any purchase of Organic Hallucinosis, from Independent high street stores in the uk or selected internet retailers in Europe (cdon.com in sweden for instance, or play.com in UK). So get out there on Feb 13th into your local independent retailer in the UK and buy the CD or Dual disc to get the FREE live CD too.

OLD LADY DRIVERS CD?

Question: Earcahe did a crucial service to the underground music scene in the late80\'s/early90\'s, releasing several landmark LP\'s, and putting grind on the map. Most of the stuff has been kept in print with one exeption-Old Lady Drivers! Plotkin and Dubin made some of the most diverse, eclectic and influential music of the last decade, but finding it is difficult. Lo Flux Tube, Sleastak, Formula, Hold on to Your Face-are all out of print, not to mention the fact that the first LP never got a CD release! While I realize that re-issues of OLD material won\'t exactly be a cash cow for Earache, it would be worth it to preserve musical histoty! Re-issue CD\'s with extra trax-like the 3 songs from their split 7\" with Assuck-would be awsome, and essential listening for kids who have never heard them! Perhaps I\'m flogging a dead horse here, but it\'s worth a try, after all it you guys put out AC\'s \"It Just Get Worse\" Cd, so I figure that $$$ can\'t be the ONLY consideration. Thanks for reading! From: stephenfeltner@bellsouth.net


Answer: thanks Stephen for bringing up the ASK EARACHE readers' favourite topic once again it seems- OLD LADY DRIVERS!!we recently offered to manufacture 1000 Cds of the debut from 1988 - first time on CD- but no distros have so far been interested to take them.So i guess its back to Ebay if you want to hear the classic Plotkin/Dubin songwriting combo- not forgettting the long forgotten speedy drummer Ralph Pimintel's contribution!!
OLD suffered because in 1988 Cd was not the standard format for earache , it was still Vinyl LP only days..so here we are al these years later and still no CD.

What was MOSH 1?

Question: What artist and what album was Mosh 1 on earache records. Ive noticed that you number each album that you record, and it was bothering me. Thanks From: irishleprechaun@wowway.com

Amswer: Its Seattle metal/hardcore band The Accused- Return Of Martha Splatterhead, which carries the honoured MOSH 1 tag.released on vinyl LP only in about 1986.Earache never worked with the band for long tho..they did deals with other labels like Combat for future albums and split up in the mid-90's.

what HOFFMAN BROTHERS doing now?

Question: what are the hoffman brothers doing these days?
From: Unknown.

Answer: Deicide did some amazing work on the 2004 Album "Scars of the Crucifix" which reaffirmed the bands place as Death Metal leaders,with the proud boast of having kept the same original line up since the beginning-all was going GREAT- then quite unexpectedly, Glen and the Hoffman brothers developed a deep rift, based on the % split of songwriting shares on publishing income from the album. The Hoffman brothers quit the band whilst on tour, it seems in protest at Glen claim over the lions share of Publishing money.Both sides got legal advice and exchanged legal letters for a while, arguing their cases over who wrote what songs etc- meanwhile Glen recruited Jack Owen and eventually Ralph Santolla aswell to keep Deicide on the road and in fact played more shows further afield, South America, korea etc with the new line up. The Hoffman brothers discontinued their case when it was proved their share was fair- they did not write as much of the album as they claimed.By then the damage was done and it seems there was no way back into deicide for them..Earache took no sides in the arguement, encouraging the parties to settle their differences, as both sides remained signed to the label.

The Hoffman brothers have now regrouped and are talking about forming AMON- trying to recruit a Floridian drummer and bassist/vocalist is proving difficult tho.When they do complete the line up, an AMON album should surface on earache at some stage.

SHIP TO INDONESIA?

Question: 1. Are you receive orders from Indonesia?
2. Why you didn\'t ship any order from the country like Indonesia, Malaysia anymore?
3. Where Can I get the product from Earache Records beside from your Earache Webstore? From: Ilimneo2yahoo.co.id


Answer: 1. No we don't accept orders from the following countries: Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia
2. The reason we dont ship is because of widespread use of stolen/fake credit cards- for many years we have lost a LOT of money cos many fans in those countries use fake credit cards to order online.The true fans who do not rip off are very very few unfortunately...but if you can prove to not be a rip off we will ship to you.
3. try amazon.com? play.com? i think they ship all over the globe.

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
+++}:::::::::::::>
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