Retroactive Records new releases...

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Hi Everyone!

We now have in stock the finest extreme metal titles the genre has to offer since BRUTAL PLANET DISTRIBUTION is now the official distributor of all in-print Bombworks Records titles! Check out more about the label at www.bombworksrecords.com. Now you can get releases by such extreme metal heavy weights as HOLY BLOOD, MY SILENT WAKE, SEVENTH ANGEL, & AZMAVETH!!!!

In the future, all Bombworks Records releases will be on promotional samplers, magazine ads, and promoted heavily in Europe by Artist Worxx Agency.

UPCOMING RELEASES

October 2008
Deliverance - s/t + 2 (digipak) (Retroactive)
Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare + 1 (digipak) (Retroactive)
Sympathy - Anagogic Tyranny: Brand new album of ultra technical, blackened death from Canada, for fans of Suffocation, Immolation, and Morbid Angel. (BWR)
My Silent Wake - A Garland of Tears: New album from masters of death/doom/folk arise with a whirlwind of dark metal for fans of Paramaecium and My Dying Bride. (Bombworks Records)
Faith Factor - Against A Darkened Sky: Prog power metal (Retroactive)

December 2008
Menchen - Red Rock: Progressive hard rock/metal featuring Bill Menchen (Sev.Power, Final Axe, Titanic), Tony Franklin (Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, The Firm), Robert Sweet (Stryper), Ken Redding (His Witness).


In Stock Now!!!!:


BESTIARY – THE MURDER WHEEL (2003 Indie/Pre-The Souls Unrest)

It's great to find an indie band who knows what they're doing. Bestiary DEFINITELY falls under that category. This Michigan-based five piece further proves the point that there still is hope for the U.S. metal scene. On The Murder Wheel, Bestiary lays down a creative mixture of death metal/black metal for an extremely intense sound. The band does use the raspy, black metal influenced vocals that everybody and their dog is using, but they mix it back and forth with some killer death growls that make for an impressive vocal performance. Not to mention that the music on this disc is flat out brutal! The crushing riffs blast in full force and some great solos make for a dramatic feel. You can help but bang your head while listening to this disc. The band uses lots of variation that even includes acoustic guitar and piano. In fact, the song "Bereavement" is an acoustic song that reminds me of some of Opeth's mellow stuff. Speaking of Opeth, the lyrics on this disc speak a lot of death, however, its approached from a much different angle. Production-wise, there is not much to complain about. The band has put out a nice recording. And the packaging is also nicely done. While Bestiary does not reinvent the wheel with The Murder Wheel, they have recorded a very solid album that deserves your attention. Like Indwelling's new disc, death metal fans and Solid State junkies should both be lining up to get this disc. Check out their sound at myspace.com/bestiarymetal $12.99 Retail / $7.80 Dealer Cost

FROM ASHES – AS THE LEAVES FALL (Import from Finland) From Ashes is a Finnish band lurking in the underground for quite some time, until now only producing limited edition demos for the local scene. This is their first full length album, self-released and self-promoted and their music is a mix of black metal and gothic doom. The band has 2 vocalist, male clean vocals and a female grinder! They also have a cello player in their lineup contributing to the band's own style within the metal jungle. 10 Tracks. $14.99 Retail / $9 Dealer Cost

FOUNTAIN OF TEARS – FATE (Syphonic Progresive Metal featuring ex-Sardonyx, ex-Sacrament, ex-Believer) Limited quantities $14.99/$9

We are ready to take and fill orders. Let us know what you need. Thanks!

Matthew

Retroactive Records
Brutal Planet Distribution
www.retroactiverecords.net
www.myspace.com/retroactiverecords1

Sweet...

I pointed Matt to the Christian Doom Alliance page hoping he could get into getting some of that stuff out...

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My Silent Wake - A Garland of Tears

Oh yeah.

I'll be getting that Faith Factor for sure.Those guys are great!

A couple mistakes in that press release...


1. The Deliverance re-issues are not going to be digis as originally stated, but will be in jewel cases.

2. Bestiry is pre-Dagon, not Souls Unrest.

ult

there some sweet stuff there

ultmetal wrote:

A couple mistakes in that press release...


1. The Deliverance re-issues are not going to be digis as originally stated, but will be in jewel cases.

2. Bestiry is pre-Dagon, not Souls Unrest.

ult

even better, jewel beats digi any day in my book

I think Retroactive is running neck in neck with Stormspell and SPV as my favorite labels.

I need the Weapons record.

I'll be posting an interview with Retroactive owner Matt Hunt soon.

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Hi Everyone!

We are thrilled to announce that our five newest releases are NOW IN STOCK! Please let your readers know about these earth-shaking new titles that are ready to wreak havoc on the metal world! There are three titles from Retroactive Records and two titles from Bombworks Records!


DELIVERANCE - S/T +2 (remastered speed metal classic)
DELIVERANCE - WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE + 1 (remastered speed metal classic)
FAITH FACTOR - AGAINST A DARKENED SKY (progressive power metal)
MY SILENT WAKE - A GARLAND OF TEARS (Australian death/doom)
SYMPATHY - ANAGOGIC TYRANNY (blackened technical death from Canada)

Blessings,

Matthew

Gotta pick up that MSW soon....

Cool,been waiting for that Faith Factor to hit the stores.

Got Once Dead and the two new "D" albums coming my way!!

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Got Once Dead and the two new "D" albums coming my way!!

Wow,Once Dead is finally available?!

That MY SILENT WAKE is going to be awesome!

Agreed, MSW is a force. Going to get Sympathy too to fill my death needs.

Arcane Path from SYMPATHY was amazing...

I'll be picking up the MSW and Sympathy.