About GLASSTONE RECORDS (Grace Will Fall in Metal Hammer
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Glasstone Records is an independent label based in Bath (UK), dedicated to showcasing bands and artists from all backgrounds. Our current roster includes Metal, Indie, and Alternative.
Glasstone Records releases are distributed Code 7 via Plastic Head Distribution & Dr. Music via RoughTrade.
Grace Will Fall's 'Second Album' - Out Now!
Grace Will Fall are a Swedish hardcore punk rock five piece with a strong punk attitude, who don't consider trends. They formed in Jönköping, Sweden in 2002 with the basic, simple idea to create wild hardcore punk rock and have a blast doing it.
After several releases and compilations the band return with 'Second Album', recorded & produced in GWF's own studio called HoboRec, and mixed by GWF singer, 'Ulf'. The aim for the album was to write something original and memorable. "To just make something different would be quite easy, to make it different and memorable, that's the tricky part."
Now in 2009, with a fresh new record Grace Will Fall are ready to serve the world another dish of Swedish hardcore with the upcoming release 'Second Album'.
Sheer sonic mayhem. Long may they stay untamed. [8/10] - METAL HAMMER JUN 2009
"A hectic, swaggering sound which is rich with
layers and menace." - Subba-Cultcha.com
“Best live show of 2008” - Slavestate Magazine
“Energy, sweat, madness and a little bit of loving” - Musikhora
Mini Album Coming Autumn 2009!!!
Since forming in 2006 this 6-piece band from Peterborough, UK have wowed the likes of Radio 1's Deftone's guitarist Daniel P. Carter on the Radio 1 Rock Show, hailed as band of the week, as well as headlining underground festivals abroad, such as Belgium's Horrorfest 2008.
KHALO's music comes across as aggressive, progressive, epic and positive, with a desire for their audience to take something away from a show, so the lyrics are just as important to KHALO as the music. "Our lyrics aren’t just about random things, they are one of the most important things to this band, we love hearing kids sing along at shows, you can feel the passion they have for our music."
KHALO feel they are influenced by many bands. Misery Signals, Darkest Hour, Unearth, Parkway Drive, As I Lay Dying, and Comeback Kid seem to be some of the most prominent, although insist they are not reinventing the wheel, nor tryng to, but trying to write music with the ability to reach out to people the same way their favorite bands have reached out to them through music.
KHALO have played shows with some impressive major acts, most notibly Alexisonfire, UnderOath, Parkway Drive, Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace, Architects, Cancer Bats, Gallows, Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail and BMTH.
They are now scheduled to tour with Trigger The Bloodshed & Ingested from May 15th - 29th, and then are on tour with This Is Colour, Martyr Defiled & Shadow Law from July 24th - 31st.
The band will be releasing their new mini-album with Glasstone Records later this year.
"Khalo are a six-piece who deal in shredding guitars, throat-slicing vocals and haunting atmospherics. Think Bleeding Through meets Parkway Drive and you'll be getting a good idea." Taken from planetloud.com.
"The Real Rock'n'roll" EP - Out 7th September!!!
Shotgun Riot are a breath of fresh air in the face of an industry of fads and fashions. They fuse epic riffs of classic rock with an eclectic mix of punk, hardcore and heavy metal... combined with mullets, mustaches, and onstage debauchery!
This five piece all residing from the London area, only formed late on
in 2007 playing their first show in January of 2008. Since their arrival they have left a definite impression on anyone that has been lucky enough to catch them live.
Very early on, the band caught the attention of Martin bates of
XFM who then featured the band on his show, only weeks later Kerrang
radio featured Shotgun Riot as 'Band Of The Week'.
Since that early support the band self-produced their debut EP 'The Real Rock & Roll' as well as filmed the video for the track 'Black Widowed', which was featured on ROCKSOUND's website, and the new MTV series of 'Dirty Sanchez' features their song 'This Man a Snake'. The band are also about to film a new video for the song ‘Hear Me Roar’ in June (2009).
REVIEWS
"Imagine the Bronx fucking Gallows while Planes Mistaken For Stars look on"
- Rock Sound Magazine Issue: 115
"I wouldn't wanna be in a pit when these guys play, their music hit us right in the face, and we loved it."
- Kerrang Radio
"You guys have the sound to be big. You're like the english everytime i die"
- Tim Taylor, BadCat Amps
"You guys are leaner and meaner than an elephant on steroids...and are
better than Cancer Bats"
- Tom Scott
'Vultures' EP - Out Now! (Digital Only)
New 'Portraits' EP - Coming Soon!
All Hail The Ruin, formed in Birmingham in 2006 with one intention, to
create new and exciting music that they loved. Their debut EP "A Theme
For Murder" earned them support slots with bands such as Rolo Tomassi
and Eternal Lord.
Following the release of their second EP entitled "Vultures" (Recorded and produced by Chuck Creese of Burning Skies) which earned them recognition as one of Birmingham's finest new exports, the band return with 'Portraits' which is out very soon on Glasstone Records.
REVIEWS
"Blistering stuff!" - Little Richard - Brumcast Podcast
"All Hail The Ruin are one of the brightest future prospects on the thriving underground Birmingham metal scene right now. Go check them out!" -Marianne Harris - UK Rock/Metal Photographer
Self-titled EP - Out Now!
Brotherhood Of The Lake hailing from Plymouth (UK) bring an onslaught of spiky guitar riffs & roaring vocals, backed up by an absolute bull of a drummer, Lee Vanstone keeping the songs on lockdown through beatdown after beatdown.
"The Ocean" (taken from the self-titled debut) was played on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter (Deftones).
The self-titled EP was recorded at Outhouse Studios in Reading by Matt O'Grady & Ben Humphries, mixed by John Mitchell, and is out now on Glasstone Records.
REVIEWS
"BOTL play a tight set of Metalcore, with vocals continuously roaring!" - ROCKSOUND
"Terrifying aural attacks from all directions! It's hectic time changes, beastly roars, spiky guitars and rumbling basslines that are sure to whip your feet from under you. Metal with massive mental problems, that should be confined to a hospital far far away." - METAL HAMMER
"Plymouth newcomers Brotherhood of the lake offer a generous helping of metallic exuberance!" - KERRANG!
Full Length Album 'Escapism' - Out Now!
Random Conflict, the UK established five-piece from Birmingham, formed in
2006 with the desire to write passionate
yet aggresive music.
Random Conflict have successfully gained the attention of Kerrang! Radio
who have spun various tracks repeatedly. The band have also been
interviewed for BBC Radio and various other
stations, testament to the hard work Random Conflict have put in building a
reputation in their own area as well as the
benefits of their extensive touring in the UK and abroad.
REVIEWS
"Escapism conjures it's own arsenal of ferocious death vocals and galloping metallic muscle to impressive effect ... An undeniably promising blast of passionately executed British metal." - METAL HAMMER [7/10]
"Face tearing, balls to the wall metal"
- R.Clements from Get Fcked Zine
"More than
just death metal by numbers"
- hardrockhouse.com
"Random Conflict have hit the nail square on the head with their debut
full length Escapism."
- Rock Midgets
"Escapism’ is a savage record... a cacophonous barrage of noise... and thunderous drum rolls... not a record for the faint hearted."
- Subba-Cultcha
The 'Question The Illogical' Mini-album Coming Soon!
ADUST formed in Birmingham in 2007 taking influences from many bands giving them a wider range to appeal to more people and continue to write and perform the music they all love.
Chuck Creese (Burning Skies) produced, mixed and mastered ADUST’s new mini-album 'Question The Illogical' in Bristol, which has a Stone Sour meets Lamb Of God meets Metallica meets Heaven Shall Burn sound, and have achieved exposure on Kerrang Radio’s 'Johnny Doom Show' including regular airplay all over the UK on smaller independent radio stations including TOPROCKRADIO.COM, who have dubbed ADUST's song 'Prinzessin' as the 'TOPROCK-ANTHEM'.
ADUST recently shot a music video for their track 'Forevermore' which gained them great exposure with SCUZZ.COM & ROCKWORLD.TV, with the video going straight to the top of the 'VOTED BEST' chart!
"...a band with the potential to create some seriously epic metal"
- METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE
"...the difference between Adust and a lot of other bands is that Adust manage to hone the art of variation. “Through Anothers Eyes” is brutal but soulful, well structured and a technically sound mini album."
- POWER PLAY MAGAZINE
New Mini-Album, 'Your Hammer To My Enemy' - Out Now!
An Early Cascade are a five-piece modern hardcore band from Stuttgart, Germany who describe themselves as technical, ambitious and melodic.
The band's sound can be viscous with the evident metal and rock influences, although they feel one of their main influences for writing is Radiohead, as well as bands like Botch that bring the more hardcore edge.
Since their formation in 2004, the band has gained substantial experience from touring consistently all over Germany and select cities in mainland Europe, including Mini-Rock Festival (GER) & Mirror It In Blood Festival (GER).
REVIEWS
"Inspired Agression... Enough fierce screams, off-kilter beats and frenzied excitement to keep you drowned in sound for hours... Captivatingly vicious... Devilishly constructed... Brutal, technical & gloriously indulgent delight." - METAL HAMMER [8/10]
"...an amazingly tight band that makes no musical compromises" - Sellfish.de
"It’s metallic, furious and quite technically discordant in places... Maik
Czymara’s vocals truly sound as if he is swallowing razorblades when he
unleashes the beast within... Norma Jean and The
Chariot fans will love this... " - Dieshellsuit.co.uk
"...a barrage of metallic hardcore..." - Rock Midgets
'The Impossibility Of Death In The Minds Of The Living' Coming soon!
MACHIAVELLIAN are a five piece metal band from Lancashire (UK). Formed in 2006, the band’s inspiration for ‘The Impossibility Of Death In The Mind’s Of The Living’ was coming from a town with no opportunities or potential, and the despair associated with such a scenario.
The EP was recorded at Foel Studios, Llanfair Caereinion, Wales, and produced/mixed by Chris Fielding (Napalm Death, Electric Wizard, Primordial). It was also mastered by legendary metal producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir).
The band have toured with the likes of Misery Index (Relapse Records), Sikth (Bieler Brothers), Dry Kill Logic (Repossession Records), Job For A Cowboy (Metal Blade Records), SSS (Earache Records) and Bring Me The Horizon (Visible Noise).
"One of the most promising UK bands on the scene today. This entire
recording is absolutely fucking immense. Lethal!'" - ZERO TOLERANCE MAGAZINE - 4/5
"A cracking display of genre defying musicianship, I await the full
length with great anticipation." - POWERPLAY MAGAZINE - 8/10
“Machiavellian are well under way creating a sound that is clearly their
own. If this four track EP is any indication, Machiavellian’s debut
album will be something to look forward to!'" - MASTERFUL MAGAZINE (Poland) – 8/10
“It's raw, it's sludgy and it's totally in your face. this is Metal how
it should be, and even better, it's British!” - DEATHDOOM PRODUCTIONS - 4/5
ELEVENTH APPARITION's Debut EP 'Silhouettes & Sinners' coming soon!
ELEVENTH APPARITION formed in Wales in 2007 and are already rising high in the Welsh Metalcore scene with their energetic brand of metal and epic melody. With no desire to 'pioneer' and never restricting themselves to any one sub-genre, ELEVENTH APPARITION construct their songs for the listener, and through doing so create the music that they want to hear.
ELEVENTH APPARITION recorded their debut EP, 'Silhouettes & Sinners' at Sonic One Studios (Kidwelly, Wales) with Tim Hammill and have since taken to the live circuit with bands such as Exit Ten, Fei Comodo, The Morning After and Nato to name a few.
Further details of ELEVENTH APPARITION's forthcoming release will be announced shortly... Until then you can check out their music here:
Full Length Album, 'So Close, So Far' - Out Now!
Since 1998, X-VISION's music hasn't stopped progressing & maturing, mixing death, hardcore, trash, a fraction of grind and many other ingredients from every other type of music they listen to, they created a unique, powerful and intense metal played with flawless precision and extreme sincerity.
X-Vision's have played many gigs in France and Europe with bands such as ANTHRAX, PRONG, GOJIRA, and in festivals like the Furyfest (w/ SLAYER, MOTORHEAD, MEGADETH), The Eurockeennes de Belfort (w/ SLIPKNOT, KORN, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), the Dour Festival (Belgium, w/ WALLS OF JERICHO, OOMPH!).
The new album 'So Close, So Far', is an album that is organic, warm sounding and with lyrics that house a clear political undertow.
X-Vision have had great great reviews from Major European magazines such as Rocksound,Rockone,Hard and Heavy (France), and major fanzine-webzines...who all agreed that this album was about to be a huge piece in the band’s career. And they were right! A massive European tour to support the realease, including several support slots for long-time famous acts such as SEPULTURA and MINISTRY.
REVIEWS
"Unrelentingly extreme"
- METAL HAMMER
"So Close, So Far is X-vision at their best."
- Rock Midgets [4/5]
The Self-titled Album - Out Now!
Since their September 2002 formation Dutch five piece metalband Forcefeed never stopped moving forward. Just a few months after being formed, Forcefeed self-released the EP "Choke On A Mouthful" in Januari 2003, and signed their first record deal in June of that same year. In April 2004 their debut album "When Grey Becomes" was released, of which the band's first video "The Things They Say" charted 2nd on the rockchart of musicstation The Box, and got regular airplay on Dutch MTV. Forcefeed's second album "Stainless" was released in October 2005. 2006 saw the band close a European promotion and distribution deal and take off to the US to tour.
The new album from Forcefeed, was produced by Jochem Jacobs from Textures, and is out now on Glasstone Records.
REVIEWS
"Meat-and-potato chugging downtuned riffery à la Soulfly combined with intensely melodic choruses in the style of American Head Charge. Loud, proud and guaranteed to rock the crowd." - METAL HAMMER (UK)
"This album is a no frills, balls out, slab of metal brutality that leaves the listener thoroughly satisfied having spent the best part of an hour raging around the room in full air guitar mode." - DIESHELLSUIT.CO.UK
"Relentlessly heavy and aggressive... This self titled album
under the banner of a UK label will bring them deserved recognition in
the UK and US. " - rock3music.com
'Love Less Regret' Single Released on iTunes - Out NowFull Length Album, 'Rule The Day' - Out Now!
SHARP END FIRST have been combining giant beatdowns & epic melodies since 2004. SEF released their debut EP, ‘Songs For The Betrayed’ on Glasstone Records which so far has achieved national & overseas press including the U.S. and Europe.
SEF's Debut Full-Length record, ‘Rule The Day’ serves up a much anticipated 11 tracks. Production & Mixing duties conducted by Greg Brooker (THE HURT PROCESS) & Jay Merrifield. Mastering duties conducted by Tue Madsen (SICK OF IT ALL, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HIMSA).
REVIEWS
"An Introspective Masterpiece" - TERRORIZER
"It is BRUTAL!!!" - ROCKSOUND
"Seethes and swaggers with attitude and technical proficiency.You can hear the rampaging ambition spilling out the speakers." - KERRANG!
Debut EP 'Spin The Truth' - Out Now!
Casino Drive are a four piece band that formed in the summer of 2007 in the South West, UK.
Distinctly British, and fusing highly energetic music with big vocal hooks and soaring harmonies they create an infectious listening experience not to be missed. Drawing on many influences such as Nirvana, Radiohead, Brand New and Rival Schools, an original and captivating sound has been created unlike that of many of their current peers.
The debut EP, 'SPIN THE TRUTH' was recently recorded at Mighty Atom Studios in Wales with Joe Gibb, and with a release OUT NOW through Glasstone Records, you’ll be hearing plenty more from this exciting new band in the upcoming months.
REVIEWS
"Casino Drive have stumbled upon a sound that is not only hook-laden and
assured of greater success, but with enough invention and edge to ensure
a lasting depth that most bands could only dream of… Genius! - Subba-cultcha
"The best new band you've not heard about...yet!" - Subba-cultcha
"Casino Drive are a truly outstanding band... could be one of the
heavyweight bands in the UK music scene in the very near future." 5 out
of 5! - Alternative Vision
"Magnificent... anthemic, rhythmicly driven, foot-stompingly resounding
efforts that will undoubtedly lead to greater things" - Punktastic.com
"Cranking out irresistable, energetic songs...this quartet is making
waves on both sides of The Pond" - Theywillrockyou.com
"After only four songs, you’re left wanting more..." - Theywillrockyou.com
Self-titled Debut Mini-Album - Out Now!
Hailing from Austria, One Match For My Existence insist they stand 100% behind what they do. Taking some choice influence from some very current and great bands such as Finch, Thrice, Yellowcard, Story of the year & Fall out boy, One Match My Existence have successfully carved their own brand of poppy punk rock that keeps you listening wondering what the guitars & drums will serve up before hitting you with some of the most heartfelt lyrics and vocals we’ve heard in a long time. On top of this, if you like your screamed vocals there are just enough here to keep you happy.
The resulting self-titled debut mini-album is matured, radio-friendly heavy-on-rock guitars and even more catchy vocals from a band that couldn’t care more about what are pushing out. With a solid line-up the punk rock quintet decided to write fresh songs that hit the musical taste of the whole band and of the audience.
REVIEWS
"...OMFME have successfully carved their own brand of poppy punk rock that keeps you listening..." - DIESHELLSUIT.CO.UK
Full Length Album, “From Oblivion To Salvation” - Out Now!
Mainline have played tour dates and festivals across Europe with including
shows with Soil, The Dillinger Escape
Plan, Mnemic, Caliban, Cataract in Zurich, Crisis Never Ends, Deadlock,
Leaving Eyes, Atrocity, Doro, Linea 77, Fall of
serenity…
Their full length Album “From Oblivion To Salvation” was recorded and mixed
by Ettore Rigotti (Scarlet Records and
side project of Bjorn”Speed” Strid from Soilwork) and Daniele Giordana
(Biohazard, Hatebreed).
REVIEWS
Mainline have had great reviews across Europe including 7/10 Rocksound It,
8/10 RockHard.
Debut EP, 'Like An Ocean, We Rise Again' - Out Now!
EVITA are a five-piece metalcore band from Bristol, England. They formed in September 2006 as five lads out to have fun and make music they are proud of, and they intend to keep it that way.
REVIEWS
"OH yes, we like this a lot. Released on Bristol's up-and-coming label Glasstone Records, Evita's debut five-track EP is a furiously experimental blend of sick-ass death vocals, prolapse-inducing riffs and soaring sing-along choruses. And all from a band with an average age of just 17. Bastards." - METAL HAMMER [7/10]
YOU LOVE HER COZ SHES DEAD - Featured Band on SKINS - March 5th on E4
YLHCSD write about superheroes, superheroes & superheroes but, mainly just about superheroes.
Early 2008 Kitsuné invited YLHCSD to be a part of one of their highly popular compilations entitled, 'Gildas & Masaya - Paris' which features rare & exclusive tracks from Hot Chip, The Chemical Brothers, Digitalism, Does It Offend You... Yeah? & many more (Out Now).
YLHCSD then won the Indy Award for 'Best UK Electronica Act 2008' which was televised on Sky TV throughout May 2008. Since then, YLHCSD have their debut 10" EP entitled, 'Inner City Angst' (Out Now) shortly after having a track from the EP featured on the Kitsuné Maison 6 Compilation (Out Now)
Following their debut, YLHCSD released 'Me Versus You' as a limited 7" single on white vinyl in April '09, and due to popular demand for digital format later released the single on iTunes in May.
"Highlights include the aggressive Crystal-Castles-without-the-nihilism song 'Superheroes' by the brilliantly named You Love Her Coz She's Dead (NME recommended download: 'Superheroes')" - NME
Debut Album, 'Broken Heart Syndrome' - Out Now!
Two Minute Silence represent diversified new school hardcore with a metal attitude. They cross the border between underground and mainstream. They convince full-blown on the musical part. This band has even more potential, that just waits to be freed..
The band went to "Rape of Harmonies" Recording Studios to record their first full length record, 'Broken.Heart.Syndrome'.
REVIEWS
"You can't fault the band's execution, as the razor vocals. stop-start chords and clean harmonies of the genre are defined and intense" - Rocksound issue 101
The "Magnificent Designs' Album - Out Now!
Randy, James, and Chris started In the Fur in 2003, each similar backgrounds, and all with the same goal. They are determined to craft this band into an unstoppable
machine with legs, and make great albums that can be cherished and remembered like the albums we grew up with.
In the Fur released their debut album "magnificent designs" with Glasstone, which was recorded at the Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (NYC), along with producers Charlie Brocco and Ken Coomer (Wilco). The other half recorded at Metropolitan Studio(aka Ruff Nation) in Bryn Mawr PA, produced by Walt Bass and In the Fur.
REVIEWS
"Filling up my mind with magnificent design isn't just a fancy lyric, its what Randy Goodmans quartet does, stuff your head with high-strung melodies and dipping complex arrangements (think Radiohead's Pablo Honey) that never stray from rock-out simplicity."- A.D.AMOROSI
Debut EP, 'Everyone Has Their Secrets' - Out Now!
Bath quartet Showing Off To Thieves exploded onto the scene with their debut, "Everyone Has Their Secrets," and were the European winners of EA Games' Burnout Bandslam competition, voted for by over 2.5 million MySpace users!
Showing Off To Thieves are powerful, incisive and thought provoking. Their distinctly British sound has achieved the rare balance of intimacy and power.
REVIEWS
"...They are an undeniably strong prospect, and sure know how to write a cracking..song..." - Rocksound
Mini-Album, 'Immer Weiter Und Weiter' - Out Now!
With influences spanning the likes of Refused, Envy, At The Drive-In and The Blood Brothers, German quintet It.Is.Imperative have been tearing up the Berlin underground scene since they formed in 2004. Their debut Mini-Album, “Immer Weiter Und Weiter” (Always Further And Further) is out now.
REVIEWS
"Six tracks - three sung in English, three in German - feature some impressive post-hardcore sounds, particularly on the final track, Erinnerung An Max Frisch"- POWERPLAY
Debut EP, 'Shotdown' - Out Now!
Young Hollywood (RIP) were a four piece band from the South West of England. Sharing the stage with bands such as EVITA, SHARP END FIRST, THE BLACKOUT, DOPAMINE, KILL THE ARCADE, TONIGHT IS GOODBYE, SECOND MONDAY,
ANEMIC & NATO to name just a few, the band developed a
sound that - "is like being punched in the face over and over for 3 minutes,
but enjoying it in some kind of perverted way" (- monkeyfeesh music)
We are sad to announce that Young Hollywood recently split. We wish each member every success in whatever avenues they choose for the future. Good luck! 'Closing Up The Basement' Album - Out Now!
Anomia was born in the autumn of 2000. After various months of writing, rehearsal, some lineup changes, and the formation of the group finally completed, the first tracks, a compound of scanty Italian rock and US American indie rock, were produced
and released.
Anomia released their debut Album ‘Closing Up The Basement’ with Degenero & Glasstone Records. Keep your eye on this band.
We offer lots of different deals. Email us for full details:
We have state of the art recording and production facilities, and work various stages of projects at Real World Studios, with top class & experienced producers - Get in touch with us, we are happy to talk with you about how to get the most out your time and can offer deals to suit most budgets. Our current roster inludes bands from Metal & Indie to Alternative, although we work with all genres.
Coming soon - www.musicproducersnetwork.org ... This new site will be a great place for producers and musicians to network, and for musicians to find producers that will work well for them.
HUNDRED DAYS WILL BE PERFORMING ON THE FORTH PLINTH IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE ON 25TH JULY FOR THE ONE & OTHER PROJECT! OUR SLOT IS 7-8AM AND IT'S BEING RECORDED FOR SKY ARTS!
I thought I'd drop by to let you know about the upcoming I Have Clones UK tour this July! Dates are up on my page now but basically we're playing everywhere from Glasgow to Torquay and if you can get down to a show it'd be awesome to hang out.
The Facebook event for the tour is here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=91453049599
If you're on it and are planning on coming down click attending...
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The shows should be pretty awesome, so keep in touch and see you on the road!
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