Demos and contact: info@metalheadz.co.uk

Upcoming events: www.metalheadz.co.uk/events

The Metalheadz back catalogue features almost every major figure in the history of drum and bass, and is one of the most innovative labels out there, consistently crossing boundaries with its releases since 1994. The labels output continues to showcase a maturing genre of music that displays influences from reggae, hip-hop, house and techno with highly-sophisticated and intricately-produced tracks, contrary to the image of the music that is typically presented by the mass media.

Releasing music from some of the biggest names out there whilst at the same time pushing and letting new talent break through are the reasons why Metalheadz continues to stay at the forefront of electronic music.

The Metalheadz label was also the driving force behind the seminal Sunday Session Club Nights, which achieved legendary status at London's Blue Note club. Today, Metalheadz club nights are often sell outs with the label also regularly hosting stages at some of the biggest festivals across the world.

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/

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Die blühende Metalszene des Ruhrpotts lebt in nicht unerheblichem Ausmaß von Underground-Bands. Und so rocken, einem kleinen Kreis bereits bekannt, aber in größerem Maßstab noch ein unbeschriebenes Blatt, Empty Day bereits seit einigen Jahren durch das Ruhrgebiet. Irgendwo zwischen Killswitch Engage und Lamb of God ordnet sich der 5er ein, wenn man zu einem Vergleich mit den Großen der Szene drängt. „Solche Vergleiche sind anmaßend“, beeilt sich Gitarrist Flo dann stets einzuwenden.

Welche Entwicklung die Band durchlebt hat, zeigen die Eckpunkte der Band-Bio. Das erste Demo lief noch bei Radio 1Live im Bereich Heimatkult. Erst danach besann man sich zunehmend auf Metal und rockte einschlägige Locations im Pott. 2011 wurde ein Song der Jungs bei Made in Essen angenommen und auf dem Sparkassen-Sampler veröffentlicht. Der einhergehende Gig beim Stadtfest Essen Original ist bis heute einer der Höhepunkte des Quintetts.

Nach der Beinahe-Auflösung im Sommer 2012 fand man doch noch Ersatz für die vakanten Positionen an der Gitarre und dem Bass. Dem Sound drückt das seither eindeutig einen neuen Stempel auf, denn seither sind auch Thrash-Elemente nicht mehr verkennbar. Die erste Amtshandlung in der neuen Formation waren im Mai 2013 die Rocktage Nord. Auf Anhieb erreichten die fünf das Finale, wo man nur knapp am ersten Platz vorbei rutschte und sich den hervorragenden zweiten Rang sicherte.

Ein Demo mit dem neuen Sound ist alsdann in der Mache!

I Cankrena nascono come band nell'ottobre 2004 a Locarno. I brani, tutti di loro creazione, prendono spunto da svariati filoni:
metal, thrash, death americano, grindcore inglese, guttural olandese e screaming cecoslovacco.

Un concentrato di energia, magia e horror!

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