11.20.2008

Aseethe/Mauul split 12-inch, Navitas est Deus finally available. We’ve pressed only 109 copies and very few of these remain after the recent Aseethe and Shores of the Tundra tour. We’re not going to repress this, so pick one up now

Yakuza‘s Transmutations double LP and Aseethe/Shores of the Tundra split 7-inch will be off to the pressing plant soon. These will be the last two release for the label of 2008, then we are taking a break. We only have one release planned for 2009 so far and it’s gonna be a good one. What a year, so far.

The Tanks, ft (the Shadow Government) (not joking), Aseethe, Shores of the Tundra, The Horde and In Defence are all planing tours. Yakuza, Get Rad and Call Me Lightning will be constantly playing shows. Don’t for get to catch The Tanks if you can (date on the band’s Myspace page) and pick up Keep Breaking Down while your at it. (You can also pick up the album in our Web store and finer independent record distributors.)

— Nick

09.18.2008

Well, somebody’s been slacking off. More long-overdue updates:

Shores of the Tundra‘s Heart of the Beckoning 12-inch is out and selling fast. The first 114 copies, a Red Flower version, are almost sold out. Pick this up in our webstore now! Both Shores of the Tundra and Aseethe start their Midwest tour on Sept. 23. Both will have their new 12-inch releases with them on the road. You can check their respective Myspace pages for dates and venues.

The Horde‘s From Empire to Ashes CD is recieving some rave reviews, even being refered to as “the best metal album of the year!” by one reviewer.

The Tanks‘s Keep Breaking Down LP-with-CD and stand-alone CD are out. The Tanks are also in the process of booking a three-week Midwest/East Coast tour for November. The vinyl pressing of Yakuza‘s Transmutations record is still in process. We are just finishing up some art details and should have this off to the plant in the next month or two.

— Nick

07.31.2008

Exciting stuff coming up here. We’ve got a few things coming out soon. Check the records page for the up-to-date list with more info coming soon.

— Nick

06.26.2008

  • Yakuza, Chicago, Ill., genre-defying jazz, grind, ambient, metal masters, has agreed to let us release their critically acclaimed full length Transmutations on vinyl! It’ll be a double-LP gatefold and — as an added bonus — the vinyl version will feature a remix by Justin K. Broadrick (Jesu, Godflesh). We’re happier then a pig in shit.
  • The Horde‘s full-length CD From Empire to Ashes is out now. You can pick up a copy of this blood-drenched-sword-wielding metal in our webstore.
  • Aseethe/Mauul‘s split 12-inch has been re-plated and is at the pressing plant. The record will be limited to 100 copies and should be ready in a month or so. Also, Aseethe has an upcoming midwest tour with Shores of the Tundra planned for September.
  • Shores of the Tundra‘s 12-inch, Heart of the Beckoningis at the plant right now.

— Nick

05.18.2008

We’re less than a week away from the release of The Horde‘s From Empire to Ashes compact disc. After much delay, the art work, mixing and mastering have been finalized for this most epic of metal records. The band’s brand of metal conjures up memories of parking lot mayhem mixed with epic D&D-type warrior-versus-monster battles. This is real metal played by real men of metal.

You can pick up a copy (before the official release show) on May 30 at the formerly know as Q Bar The Industry in Iowa City or May 31 at Bernies in Fort Madison.

Also, ft (the Shadow Government) is playing a rare live performance on Friday, June 6 in Minneapolis at the always-lovely Triple Rock Social Club.

— Nick

04.14.2008

Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 15, come out the release show for the Black Market Fetus / In Defence split 7-inch at Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines.

That’s right, this record is one day from release. 300 red vinyl copies, 300 black vinyl copies and with 100 cloth-cover tour editions for the bands’ upcoming tour.

Black Market Fetus plays fast paced thrashed out punk with extreme heavy metal riffage and they may be Iowa’s best and longest running band! In Defence are some straight up posi-thrash dudes from Minneapolis. Another killer Midwest hardcore split. We love this record so much it makes us wanna call our bros (and sisters) up for an evening of tacos and carnage.

— Nick

03.17.2008

When reviewing our freebie label sampler in the newest issue, The Big Takeover said we “will likely become the Dischord of Iowa.” Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

They also called ft (the Shadow Government) their “new favorite band,” so we’ll let ‘em pass.

— Nick

01.27.2008

Maybe you saw them over there. Maybe you didn’t.

But if you look to your left — NOT THAT FAR LEFT! That’s better — you can see the two new releases we’ve got for you.

Both are split 7-inches. One is from Milwaukee, Wisc., bands Get Rad and Call Me Lightning and they cover each others songs. The other is a cross-Atlantic match up with the Midwest’s Trendy Bastard and Britain’s Krupskaya. Details and, more importantly, links to a place you can buy copies (yes, plural) are to the left.

— Nick

01.07.2008

Just in time to, uh, miss the crush of Christmas shopping, or something, comes an update on the slate of SceneCred release for two-double-aught-eight.

This week should see the release of the Trendy Bastard and Krupskaya split 7-inch (SC012). The Get Rad and Call Me Lightning split 7-inch (SC013) is at the plant and covers will go off soon, so it should become available next month.

Later this year — we hope all before April (but we’ve said that before) — will be The Horde‘s From Empire to Ashes released as a compact disc and a limited LP (SC015) and a pair of splits: Aseethe and Mauul limited-to-100 split 12-inch (SC016) and Black Market Fetus and In Defence split 7-inch (SC017).

Two last records are in the planning stages: a split 7-inch from The Horde and Nethervoid and a 12-inch from Shores of the Tundra titled Heart of the Beckoning .

Happy new year.

— Nick

11.29.2007

For all you waiting on your super-rad limited copies of the newest ft (the Shadow Government) record The Black and White Album, the wait is coming to a close. They were put together last night and will be in the mail soon. We’ve still got about 10 copies left of the other, less-cool, not-quite-as-limited version for sale. Buy them (or the other one) before they go bye-bye.

— Nick