With over 40 million units sold, over 20 years in business and multiple Grammy Awards, Razor & Tie is one of the most successful independent music labels and publishing companies in North America.  The roster includes a variety of both established and developing artists such as The Pretty Reckless, Starset, All That Remains, The Sword and Red Sun Rising. Razor & Tie’s alternative-leaning imprint Washington Square features Austin Plaine, Soren Bryce and Mothxr.

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

Read more: http://www.metalblade.com/us/about-us/

ANNERO-

Heavy Metal brought to you from the dark Heart of Oxfordshire in Great Britain \m/ 
Annero make angey aggressive music for Metal head's to throw down to,As a band, Annero is influenced by many different styles of metal and indeed many other genres, striving to take these influences and innovate it into a unique mix of brutality. After several member changes in 2009, Annero really got into it’s stride in January 2010, and has since then been enjoying increasing success around the country. Having played many venues over the country, including the Oxford O2 Academy (and of course many other venues in our hometown), The Camden Underworld , several other venues in and around London and many other cities (Birmingham, Coventry, Northampton, Swindon, etc), receiving rapturous reception at all venues. Playing with many bands including Godsized and Divine Chaos, also having had members of Sylosis come down to support our brutality. With the release of the first album (self titled), Annero enjoyed positive reviews from the local press, “Being refreshingly unrelenting” and “…the perfect soundtrack for scrubbing blood stained walls”, also enjoying airplay on several radio stations, to much praise. Zero Tolerance magazine also advertised the album and featured a track on the covermount CD, alongside many great bands including Cradle Of Filth (Issue #37, Sep/Oct 2010). With the album also available on many reputable sites online (Itunes, Napster, CDBaby, etc), it has enjoyed sales all around Europe and the United States. Specialising in delivering only the highest standard of brutality, with the highest standard of professionalism, Annero will not fail to inpress. the brutal EP To The Bones which is out now on CDbaby the band hope to strive to new levels of dominanice in the metal seen,

Giorgio Moroder - the father of Disco

Casablanca Records

Genres and Styles:
Disco, Electronic, Hi-NRG, Synthesizer, Pop, Rock, Dance, EDM

Moroder is frequently credited with pioneering synth disco and electronic dance music.

Soundtracks: 
Metropolis, Scarface, Midnight Express, Cat People, Electric Dreams, American Gigolo, Flashdance, The NeverEnding Story, Top Gun, Over The Top, Grand Theft Auto III (Flashback FM), Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Flashback FM), Racer

Giorgio collaborated with Daft Punk in 2013
(My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio - "Giorgio by Moroder"),
he is officially the oldest DJ in the world and currently working on his new album called "Déjà Vu" featuring Britney Spears, Sia, Charli XCX, Kylie Minogue, Mikky Ekko, Foxes, Matthew Koma, Kelis and Marlene.
Stay tuned.

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#Righthererightnow
#Dejavu
#Diamonds
#Dontletgo

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