Intense Millennium Records to re-release Frontline Catalog

Hey guys, glad to see so much excitement over this!

To answer the questions surrounding the VR reissues. The rights have been secured through KMG Music who is the owner of the material as they purchased the Frontline/Intense catalog out many years ago.

As for writers/publishing royalties we are required to pay them and whoever is listed as a writer will receive payment. We'd be happy to help anyone that is credited as a writer contact the individual that these payments are being issued to.

Thanks, and we're looking forward to releasing many of these classics!

Oh Yeah!!!!!!!

Glenn Rogers wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Rex wrote:

How did you get Roger to agree to this?

Don't think Roger has a choice. Intense still owns the rights to those albums. Of course, royalities will have to be paid out, so I doubt he'll have too much of a problem with it.

I hope your right,but I dont think they will...

You deserved to get paid - I hope you do

Fat Freddy wrote:

Jesusandmetal23 wrote:

Arent we sorta screwing Roger over here? I'm not so sure about this...

Maybe they made him an offer he couldn't refuse...

He woke up with a horse's head in his bed

intensemillennium wrote:

Hey guys, glad to see so much excitement over this!

To answer the questions surrounding the VR reissues. The rights have been secured through KMG Music who is the owner of the material as they purchased the Frontline/Intense catalog out many years ago.

As for writers/publishing royalties we are required to pay them and whoever is listed as a writer will receive payment. We'd be happy to help anyone that is credited as a writer contact the individual that these payments are being issued to.

Thanks, and we're looking forward to releasing many of these classics!

Make sure Glenn gets paid - he deserves it

Sounds good to me.

ultmetal wrote:

I'm pretty sure they will not be changing the cover art on the VR releases.

Wrong!

Me no likey. I guess I don't get why they "have the rights" but can't use the original artwork?

This is both cool, and uncool. I love that these will be available again, but I HATE when they change the art.

I sense that this thread is destined for stinkiness....

kmorg wrote:

This is both cool, and uncool. I love that these will be available again, but I HATE when they change the art.

I agree. Deliverance's River Disturbance is the only improved art I have seen on a reissue.

Deeds_Of_A_Dead_Soul wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

I'm pretty sure they will not be changing the cover art on the VR releases.

Wrong!

Me no likey. I guess I don't get why they "have the rights" but can't use the original artwork?

Wow! That's too bad. That's not what I was told, but whatever. I personally would much rather have the original artwork.

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As well each release will have brand new artwork based on the original cover designs,

You chuckleheads need to read the press releases better.

Sounds like a nice project, but honestly, none of the bands mentioned do a thing for me. But that's just me.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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As well each release will have brand new artwork based on the original cover designs,

You chuckleheads need to read the press releases better.

Sounds like a nice project, but honestly, none of the bands mentioned do a thing for me. But that's just me.

Like I said, Bill had made mention to me over the phone that they wouldn't be changing the artwork on the VR releases. Personally I prefer the original covers. I'm not sure why they feel the need to "update" the artwork on "classic" releases. Just my opinion, but the VR covers were great the way they were.

They probably changed the HS cover so they didn't have to pay royalties for Bob Beeman's hand.

I really really like the 'Human Sacrifice' one, but the original... I mean, it's Bob's hand! It's classic. Then again..............wouldn't the point be more that attention should be more diverted to the idea of the hand of Jesus? AMIRITE? AMIRITE??????

'Once Dead' cover should have been the original with just maybe that newer logo, a color change here and there.

I'm enjoying the feedback on the album art changes. I'm thinking that maybe we could do something like on one side of the booklet use the new cover art, and on the flip use the original artwork. This would allow people to chose which art they would like displayed.

Thoughts?

If you do that then why have the new art at all? Just a thought.

This is rad news, but I refuse to buy those VR reissues if the art is not left alone...co'mon those new ones are horrible!

Deeds_Of_A_Dead_Soul wrote:

If you do that then why have the new art at all? Just a thought.

Nothing wrong with giving a new interpretation on something. Besides if there is an option to which side you'd like to display that would be a win for fans that wants to see the original.

Deeds_Of_A_Dead_Soul wrote:

If you do that then why have the new art at all? Just a thought.

...probably cuz they already paid some graphic designer guy to come up with new stuff.

Personally I REALLLLLLLY hate the idea of changing the original logo, even if you do change the artwork. It's a classic logo from a classic thrash band. I suppose if it was a new album by said band, then the logo could be updated like Deliverance have done over the years. However, these are two classic thrash albums and should be left alone!

Maybe take the "Rising" off Human Sacrifice?

I personally don't mind changing or updating the artwork for re-releases as long as it's done right and it's not just a cheap re-do. It helps it stand-out from the original releases as well.

As for the VR discussion, I like the idea of having both covers. Let the owner decide what cover they want to see.

The "Once Dead" cover is an improvement - the original looks like something out of Michael Jackson's Thriller video

But now they both have hands on them. And not even minority hands. BOO!