Earache Records Acquires Heavy Artillery Records

British extreme metal record label Earache Records has acquired US label Heavy Artillery Records, combining two of the premier forces in metal music.

Currently celebrating 25 years in the business, Earache Records has been the home to some of the biggest names in metal, and continues to push forwards with some of the best new and up-and-coming talents.

Heavy Artillery was founded in New York and has consistently stood for quality thrash and heavy metal, with releases from the likes of MERCILESS DEATH, ENFORCER, EXMORTUS, VEKTOR, SPELLCASTER and more.

Earache Records Label Manager Dan Tobin comments:

"Heavy Artillery's policy of signing and supporting fresh new talent was something I personally bought into very early on - raw, energetic, passionate early releases like Merciless Death, Enforcer and Exmortus really stood out as genuinely exciting new bands pursuing their visions of what heavy metal should be, not just jumping on a bandwagon and hoping for a quick route to success.  The label's roster stood out as the work of people with music in mind, and with bands like Vektor creating serious buzz, it seemed that Heavy Artillery would enjoy the success its early creativity and chance-taking deserved.

"Now that Earache is charged with upholding an impressive legacy of releases, as well as embracing the future output of these fantastic bands, I feel like it's a really exciting time to be involved with young, hungry bands who have the potential to become the leading lights of the next few years.  We aim to ensure that the seeds sown by Heavy Artillery grow and produce fertile metal music for years to come."

Earache intends to continue Heavy Artillery's vision, beginning with re-issues of Swedish heavy metallers ENFORCER's 2008 debut album, INTO THE NIGHT, followed by the two studio albums from Arizona thrashers VEKTOR - 2009's BLACK FUTURE and 2011's OUTER ISOLATION.  Earache will also re-issue ENFORCER's 2010 album, DIAMONDS, in the USA.

For a taste of what's to come, listen to VEKTOR's "Tetrastructural Minds" from OUTER ISOLATION at http://youtu.be/1tAbcWrrIQU

More releases from the Heavy Artillery catalogue will be announced in the near future.

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Bonded By Blood To Play Free Show Next Week

BONDED BY BLOOD will celebrate the release of their brand new studio album next week with a free show in Fullerton, California.

THE AFTERMATH is due to be released on July 2nd in Europe and July 3rd in North America, and BONDED BY BLOOD are inviting fans to join in the celebrations with a completely free show on Monday, July 2nd at the Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen.  Joining BONDED BY BLOOD are EXMORTUS, ENROT and MONOLITH.

View the flyer for the event at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/bbb_freeshow.jpg

For more information about the free show, join the official Facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/events/194140204042099

THE AFTERMATH was recorded with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist LOGAN MADER (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA) at Darth Mader Studios in Los Angeles.  The cover art was created by VITALY S. ALEXIUS (EVILE, INSIDIOUS DISCREPANCY, ETERNAL REIGN).

Pre-order THE AFTERMATH now on CD in North America at http://bit.ly/98sIL9 or in Europe at http://bit.ly/c1m9ex

THE AFTERMATH is also available to pre-order on iTunes at http://bit.ly/JR23ki

A new song from the album, titled "Restless Mind", is available to download for free (e-mail address required) at http://www.earache.com/bondedbyblood

See BONDED BY BLOOD live at the following shows:

Jul. 02 - Fullerton, CA - The Slidebar (FREE SHOW)
Jul. 21 - Victorville, CA - House Show
Jul. 27 - North Hollywood, CA - Universal Bar & Grill
Jul. 28 - Boyle Heights, CA - Salon de la Plaza (Matinee)
Jul. 28 - Indio, CA - The Date Shed
Aug. 03 - Ocean Beach, CA - Electric Ladyland
Aug. 18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Rock and Road

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Bonded By Blood Finish Recording New Album

BONDED BY BLOOD have finished recording their brand new studio album, which is due to be released this summer on Earache Records.

The band have been working with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist LOGAN MADER (DEVILDRIVER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH) at Darth Mader Music in Los Angeles, and have been documenting the process to keep fans updated.

Watch the final studio video at http://youtu.be/pbKDgOWT21s

BONDED BY BLOOD drummer CARLOS REGALADO comments:

"It's been a crazy and totally cool month for us.  We have finally finished up recording album #3!  We love the sound we got and the way the songs came out - it's so aggressive and punchy.  We poured everything we had into these songs (8 months!), and we can't wait for everybody to hear it!  Mauro did such an amazing job and it's different from our previous records for sure, as is the music, but he really showed what he had and just totally blew us away.  Our writing styles just keep evolving and we can't even believe we are capable of creating such power.  The writing and recording was a blast, Logan is cool as shit and it's almost like he knew exactly what we wanted.  We hope everybody enjoys this record as much as we do; we are gearing up for the road soon - see you in the pit!"

With the recording of the new album wrapped up, BONDED BY BLOOD are gearing up for a North American tour with KITTIE, BLACKGUARD and THE AGONIST.  See them at the following shows:

BONDED BY BLOOD w/ EXMORTUS
Mar. 23 - Tijuana, Mexico - El Divan del Alicia

BONDED BY BLOOD w/ BLACKGUARD
Apr. 05 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
Apr. 06 - Charlotte, NC - The Casbah
Apr. 07 - Richmond, VA - Kingdom
Apr. 09 - Frederick, MD - Cafe 611

BONDED BY BLOOD w/ KITTIE, BLACKGUARD, THE AGONIST
Apr. 10 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft
Apr. 11 - Albany, NY - Bogie's
Apr. 12 - Reading, PA - Reverb
Apr. 13 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
Apr. 14 - Portage, IN - Camelot Hall
Apr. 15 - Waterloo, IA - Spicoli's
Apr. 16 - Peoria, IL - Brass Rail
Apr. 17 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
Apr. 18 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
Apr. 19 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
Apr. 20 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
Apr. 21 - Edmonton, AL - Pawn Shop
Apr. 22 - Prince George, BC - The Generator
Apr. 23 - Vancouver, BC - Red Room
Apr. 24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Apr. 25 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Apr. 26 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom
Apr. 27 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
Apr. 28 - Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's
Apr. 29 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon
Apr. 30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Vertigo
May 01 - Englewood, CO - Moe's
May 02 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
May 03 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
May 04 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 05 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
May 06 - Tyler, TX - Click's
May 07 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Roxy
May 08 - Tulsa, OK - Marquee
May 09 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
May 10 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
May 11 - Libertyville, IL - Austin's
May 12 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
May 13 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
May 14 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
May 15 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
May 16 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
May 17 - Hampton Beach, NH - Wally's Pub
May 18 - Worcester, MA - Tammany Hall
May 19 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
May 20 - Auburn, ME - Club Texas
May 21 - Montreal, QC - Club Foufounnes
May 22 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
May 23 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
May 24 - Trenton, NJ - Championship
May 25 - Providence, RI - The Ruins

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/bbb-apr-may12.jpg

BONDED BY BLOOD's first two albums, FEED THE BEAST and EXILED TO EARTH, are available on CD and LP in North America at http://bit.ly/98sIL9 and in Europe at http://bit.ly/c1m9ex

Both albums are also available on iTunes at http://bit.ly/v1tzFH

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