too funky for the academy. Bang on a Can's post-classical Brooklyn-based label is home to John Luther Adams, Julia Wolfe, Glenn Kotche, Ashley Bathgate, So Percussion, David Lang, Michael Gordon, Bonjour, Steve Reich & many more.
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coming soon:
[CA21152]: David Lang's anatomy theater (Oct 25)
[CA21149]: Meara O'Reilly's Hockets for Two Voices (digital Oct 25, vinyl Nov 15)

new releases in 2019:
[CA21150]: Michael Gordon - Acquanetta
[CA21148]: John Luther Adams – Become Desert
[CA21146]: Jeffrey Brooks – The Passion

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/

Releases:
aXid Vs XSlash - Rave Addicts<a href="http://neurotrance.org/axid-rave-addicts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> - Download NOW - </a>
Ryan Nzed - Scyscraper (aXid Remix)<a href="http://soundcloud.com/axid-1/ryan-nzed-scyscraper-axid/download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> - Download NOW - </a>
aXid - It's only a story EP<a href="http://www.beatport.com/release/its-only-a-story-ep/987227" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">- BUY NOW - </a>

<color=red>Biography:</color>
Kirill aka aXid was born in Russia in 1989, at the early age of 8 he was affected by Dance music.He listened to a lot genres to expand his view about music , couldn't live without it!
At age of 13 he started Djing , it helped him a lot , he started to be understand the build of music. 
When he turned 18 his friend taught him how to produce music and gave him basics which were really important for axid to start his career as a producer. While producing he was promoting all the big events in Israel.Through the connections he made from promoting, he started to play at lot of parties and Festivals! 
He started from Psytrance - Full on which was very popular in 2007 ~ 2011 but after he felt that full-on wasn't to complex and the production quality wasn't enough for him , he decided that he has to take his production to the next level.
Axid came across many difficulties while producing , the time issue was the worst, he had no time to do his favourite thing which is music,Then he came back to Full-on to finish what he started with XSlash.He couldn't see those projects got thrown to recycle bin so he tryed to do the best for his old tracks and Release them. All Tracks were released Via "Neurotrance Records", the EP got more than 30,000 Downloads in the first week.
After sometime he released another Track which was another Collaboration with XSlash, In Another Compilation at the same label. 
After that he started to focus on his solo Electro House / Complextro Project, At the begining it was very hard to start from scratch, the time wasn't on his side again and he had no suitable equipment , So he started slowly to build up his studio and after few months he Released "It's Only a story EP". 
Right now Axid has Another EP Almost ready For publishing,which is covering most of Electro/House Sub Genres , So Get Ready For the New Stuff And Spread the Word!

main channel https://soundcloud.com/mixessss3

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