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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/

Mgmt & Inquiries: management@djshadow.com

"Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as serious as physics, chemistry, or money" 

After their first label release on the infamous Moving Shadow Records in 2005, GEIN's signature style of heavy breaks has been a staple in the Drum & Bass scene worldwide. Defying standards and definition, their carefully crafted drums and relentless basslines have helped shape the darker side of DnB and gained a cult following. Now operating as an army of one, GEIN continues to break the mold with a his sonic arsenal of technical, nuanced and aggressive music.

In addition to Moving Shadow, he's released on other heavy hitting labels such as Tech Itch Recordings, Freak Recordings, Human Imprint, Evol Intent Records, PRSPCT, Algorythm Recordings and more. As well as collaborated with and remixed artists such as Technical Itch, Counterstrike, Audio, Sinister Souls, Cooh, DJ Hidden, Evol Intent to name a few.

GEIN is poised to come into 2018 swinging with original releases, collabs & international tours that you wont want to miss.

___GEIN DISCOGRAPHY___
:MSXEP40: GEIN - Street Sweeper E.p.(Moving Shadow 2005)
A. GEIN - Street Sweeper
B. GEIN - Solace
C. GEIN - Onslaught
D. GEIN - Morning Star
:ASHADOW952CD: Mixed by Calyx (Moving Shadow 2005)
1. GEIN - Morning Star
2. GEIN - Solace
:FREAK017: (Freak Rec's 2006)
A. GEIN - Hate
B. GEIN - Father of Lies
:HBT015: (Habit Rec's 2006)
A. GEIN - Hell
B. GEIN - Telepathy
:TI049: (Tech Itch Rec's 2006)
A. GEIN - Simon
B. GEIN - We Don't Know
:FREAKLP001: (Freak Rec's 2007)
F. GEIN and Arsenic - Bitch
:KNOW69: (Freak Rec's Knowledge Magazine Mix 2007)
GEIN and Arsenic - Bitch
:HBT020:
A. GEIN - Hell (Audio Remix 2007)
:TIP022: (Penetration rec's 2007)
B. Technical Itch - Hex (GEIN Remix)
:GILLA003: (Guerilla Rec's 2008)
A. GEIN - Warden
B. GEIN - Suicide Noise
:CSRECS001: (Counterstrike Rec's 2009)
A. GEIN and Counterstrike - Pentagram
:BCHEM001: (Bad Chemisty 2009)
A. GEIN - Bad Chemistry
B. Gein - Fear feat. Biolysis 
:GILLAEP001: The Clergy E.P. (Guerilla rec's 2010)
A. GEIN - The Sermon
B. GEIN and Nanotek - The Master
C. GEIN - Clergy feat. Breaker and Diverge
D. GEIN - Warden (Counterstrike Remix)
FP321318: (Foul Play Rec's 2010)
F. Sabac, C-Rayz Walz and Prolific - Progress (GEIN Remix)
:BCHEM002: (Bad Chemistry 2010)
A. GEIN and Tech Itch - Killsound feat. Mc Jakes
B. GEIN and The Chosen - Obey
:HUMA8031: (Human Imprint 2010)
A. GEIN and Mayhem - Ghetto Dope
B. GEIN, Silent Killer and Breaker - Six Feet 
:BCHEM004: (Bad Chemistry 2011)
A. GEIN - Motherfucker
B. GEIN and Cooh - Schizm
:CITRUS201007: (Citrus Rec's 2011)
C. GEIN - Clergy feat. Breaker and Diverge
D. GEIN - Warden (Counterstrike Remix)
:GILLAMMXI: (Guerilla Rec's 2011)
E. GEIN - Warden
F. GEIN - Suicide Noise
:GILLALP01: (Guerilla Rec's 2011)
G. Current value - Deadly Algorythm (GEIN Remix)
:PLAY045: (Play Me Rec's 2011)
A. GEIN and Blaqcix - Definition
B. GEIN - Don't Be Mad
C. GEIN and Blaqcix - Bang

Often referred to as the leading group in American drum and bass, Evol Intent released it's landmark LP "Era Of Diversion" to critical acclaim in the Spring of 2008, which explored more diverse musical styles as well as the usual DNB dancefloor smashers.  The various members of Evol Intent also have other projects much of the music community should be used to: from Knick's bass music madness as "Bro Safari" to the Enemy's electrofunk alter ego "Treasure Fingers" to Gigantor's electro-fied waveform warping as "Computer Club"

Bookings: 
CGAgency www.CyberGrooveAM.com 
Booking@CyberGrooveAM.com 
email: bookings@evolintent.com

Bookings: North America:  saleem @ amodeagency.com  | ROW mark@esp-agency.com

Demo's can be dropped through the Demo Drop on the Blackout page

The future is open wide: Join us at homebase, bassnectar.net
or take a deeper dive on The Other Side for unreleased music, mixes, and more: unlocktheotherside.com

Daniel Brown & Oliver Pile

Management:
mgmt@la90music.com

Bookings:
USA/Canada - colton@prysmtalentagency.com
EU/RoW - paul@mbartists.co.uk

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