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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Azmaveth and Bealiah out next week Just a quick update to let you know that the Azmaveth and Bealiah releases will finally be shipping next week. Preorders are beginning to ship out now. And for those of you who are procrastinating, you will only be able to take advantage of preorder prices for these 2 CDs through this weekend. More news soon.... Tuesday, February 19, 2007 Sympathy signs with Bombworks Records Bombworks Records is proud to announce that Canadian death metal phenom Sympathy is joining the label. Sympathy has been a force in the death metal underground for a long time now, consisting almost exclusively of front man Derek James From (Dharok). After recording several demos, Sympathy released a handful of releases on Dutch extreme label Fear Dark Records that were received with high regard by both the press and fans, and the band also recently released an EP on Norwegian label Momentum Scandinavia. Displaying his technical prowess, Dharok performed all of the instruments on his releases, including complex programmed drums that hardly sounded programmed, molding an impressive technical death metal soundscape with a sound all its own. Wanting to take things to the next level, Dharok has joined forces with monster guitarist Jeff Lewis (Abolishment of Hate, Mortification) and drummer Jim Austin (Into Eternity) to craft his most complex and interesting project yet. The new CD, titled "Anagogic Tyranny", will feature 10 tracks of technical blackened death metal that is sure to set a new standard in the metal underground. "Anagogic Tyranny" will be available worldwide in mid-2008. Monday, February 11, 2008 Azmaveth, Bealiah, Holy Blood, and more The long-awaited releases from Azmaveth and Bealiah are finally heading to manufacturing and will see release dates sometime in March. Both are currently being offered for preorder on the website for $11 for US customers and $15 for non-US customers and will be shipped out as soon as they are received from the plant. For those of you looking to get a death / black (Azmaveth) or old-school black (Bealiah) metal fix, these 2 releases should be right up your alley. In more release news, the hotly anticipated third release from folk metal stalwarts Holy Blood will soon be seeing the light of day. The CD master is finished and features an amazing multimedia enhanced experience in addition to the best Holy Blood tuneage to date, and I daresay the artwork is also the best to date and truly fits the mood of the entire CD. This CD should see an April release, and preorders have also been posted for it for $12 for US customers and $16 for non-US customers. Furthermore, to celebrate 4 years of existence (has it really been that long?), we are also running a Preorder + 1 Special. For $17 for US customers ($21 for non-US customers), you can order any one of the 3 preorderable titles + 1 backtitle of your choice, excluding only My Silent Wake - The Anatomy of Melancholy and Illuminandi - The Beginning (which is out of print). If choosing this option, you must follow up your PayPal purchase with an email telling us which title you are preordering and which backtitle you want. Otherwise, we might just surprise you. :) There is no limit to the number of Preorder + 1 Specials you take advantage of, so if you have been on the fence about picking up some backtitles, here is your chance to cash in, for a limited time. In a few days, we will be making a very large announcement about a brand new band to join the Bombworks family. This has been a secret affair for quite some time now, and we are happy that we only have to make you wait a little bit longer to find out. My Silent Wake will be hitting the studio in March to record their third album. More details on this will be forthcoming. As many of you may already know, Carl has left Common Yet Forbidden. The band has a brand new vocalist, however, and they are hitting the road again throughout February and beyond. Best of luck to Carl in his new endeavors, and check out CYF when they come to a venue near you. Finally, Bombworks Records will be sponsoring Day of Metal 2008 at Cornerstone again this year. It will feature Bombworks bands, other signed bands, and a number of independent bands. Already confirmed are Frosthardr (Norway) and Sotahuuto (Finland), so all you Europeans need to start booking your trips now. :) More details on DOM2008 will be forthcoming, but you can mark your calendars for the Wednesday of Cornerstone, just like last year. Keep your eyes peeled for the forthcoming big announcement, now just days away.... Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Long overdue update For those of you who are wondering, yes, Bombworks is still alive and kicking. If you don't believe me, check out our recent ad campaigns in Terrorizer, Unrestrained!, and HM, featuring My Silent Wake and Common Yet Forbidden. Due to a major relocation of half the Bombworks team, we have been a bit quiet, but we are working hard behind the scenes as we continue to grow. The biggest current news is the addition of 2 major distributors. In the online-only domain, Nokternal Hemizphear (www.nhmetal.com) will soon be launching and will be an amazing source for all your metal needs, including all Bombworks releases. In the more traditional store domain, we are excited to announce that all of our newest releases are currently available at Mardel Stores, and soon most of our back catalog will also be available. We are working diligently to add more options to our list of retail outlets, and we will let you know as soon as more options are available. We have received a number of emails regarding both the Azmaveth and Bealiah releases which have yet to be released (and obviously are late!). Both releases are still happening but will not happen until 2008. We don't have solid dates yet, but Azmaveth should drop very near the beginning of 2008. We apologize for the delays, as we know many of you are eagerly anticipating both releases. Both releases are fantastic and certainly worth the wait. We teased many of you at Cornerstone with the promise of some huge news, and we have continued to do so since then, but so far no huge news has surfaced. I won't be delivering this huge news in this update, but I can promise you that it will be forthcoming very soon. Until then, stay metal! Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Day of Metal and other updates Cornerstone is fast approaching, meaning that Day of Metal 2007 is almost here. Exousia is sadly no longer playing, but Norway's own Frosthardr will be playing their slot with their brand of frostbitten black metal. The Day of Metal 2007 compilation artwork has been posted, and the CD will feature one track from each of the 11 bands playing, plus 5 songs from current and upcoming Bombworks Records' releases. Included in the track list will be an amazing never-before-released live track from Aletheian, as well as new unreleased tracks from many of the bands playing the fest, including The Burning Issue, Deus Invictus, With Faith or Flames, Kibbroth Hattaavah, and A Hill To Die Upon. These compilations will debut at Cornerstone and will be sold for a limited time only. We are also now offering a limited preorder for those of you not attending Cornerstone. More details on this below. The current schedule for Day of Metal looks like this:
We have posted artwork for the Bealiah CD coming out later this year. Check it out on the Releases page. Hope Has Failed Us comes out next week, so you only have 1 more week to get your preorders in. The Common Yet Forbidden preorder will continue up until Cornerstone when their CD is released, as will the Day of Metal comp, so you only have 3 more weeks to preorder both of these great CDs. Until next time.... Friday, May 11, 2007 Bealiah Bombworks Records has acquired the rights to release the demos from Indonesian cult underground black metal band Bealiah. Originally released on a series of cassettes, most of the original copies never left the Asian continent, and outside of 1 song that appeared on a compilation, none of the songs have ever appeared on CD before. "Anthology of the Undead" will collect 13 songs from the Bealiah demos onto 1 CD, completely remastered for maximum brutality. The songs are raw in the true sense of the word, much to the delight of black metal purists, and yet they do not falter in the quality department, delivering power, aggression, and atmosphere in only the way that pure, old school black metal can. The tiny number of you who know who Bealiah is are exuding large amounts of drool right now, and the black metal purists who think they have heard everything and have not heard Bealiah will be supremely satisfied upon hearing this release. Bealiah will be released worldwide September 11, 2007, and a track will be made available in the very near future. Thursday, April 26, 2007 Common Yet Forbidden, New Preorders, Azmaveth We have just made available the third track titled "Lake of Fire, Wake of Souls" from the upcoming Common Yet Forbidden full length "The Struggle". This song is a smoking piece of intense deathy thrash with blasting galore and lots of fantastic guitar work. It is sure to induce some serious headbanging and helicopter assembly action. The CD will officially release June 26, just in time for the band to play Bombworks Records' sponsored Day of Metal. We have now updated the preorders for the brand new Common Yet Forbidden CD as well as the upcoming full length from Hope Has Failed US. Each CD is $10 for US orders and $13 for non-US orders. Due to popular demand, all non-US orders will include the jewel case. HHFU will be available for preorder until it streets June 12, and CYF will be available for preorder until its street date of June 26. Many people have been asking when the album "Strong As Death" by Azmaveth will be released. It experienced a few delays, but now all of those are sorted out, and you can get it in your metal loving hands on August 7. Azmaveth deftly mixes black, death, thrash, and their Hispanic roots for a refreshing take on extreme metal that is both melodic and absolutely brutal. Next week, we will announce the secret reissue we have kept under wraps for so long... Saturday, April 14, 2007 Loads of News There are 3 new tracks available in the Downloads section. For those of you who are waiting to decide whether to preorder the new My Silent Wake or not, the second track from the first disc, "The Dying Things We're Living For", is now available in all its death / doom glory. Remember, you have until April 24 to preorder this disc. All preorders that have been submitted already will be shipping out today; the remainder will be shipped after Elements of Rock, as Bombworks Records will be in attendance to support My Silent Wake in Switzerland. The second track is the brutal song "Cutthroat" by Hope Has Failed Us. Their debut full length album, "Epitaphs and Eulogies", will be officially released on June 4, 2007, and a preorder for it will begin after the My Silent Wake preorder ends. The third new track in the Downloads section is the song "Well Tried Faith" by folk metallers Holy Blood from their upcoming new album "The Patriot". No release date has been set yet, but you can expect it later this year. The CD is shaping up to be their best yet! Congratulations are due to John Dimmick. His entry for the Day of Metal contest was selected for the Day of Metal compilation which will be available for the first time at Cornerstone festival on June 27. Soon, we will be announcing official street dates for both Azmaveth and Common Yet Forbidden, and we also have a few surprises ready to spring on you as well, including a reissue of rare material that has never before been on CD. More in the coming weeks.... Friday, April 6, 2007 Dagon CD release show!!! Dagon will be playing a CD release show tomorrow (Saturday), April 7, at The Senior Center, 525 E. River Street, Grand Ledge, MI. Doors open at 6 PM, and there will be 7 bands playing, with Dagon of course headlining. Bombworks Records will also be in attendance and will have BW releases for sale and will also do some giveaways throughout the night. Come on out and enjoy the fun and be ready for some serious shredding. Thursday, March 29, 2007 Day of Metal Artwork Contest Update / My Silent Wake Preorder For those of you who are still looking to submit artwork designs for the Day of Metal compilation, you have through this weekend to do so. After that, we will consider all submissions and announce a winner. So, if you are still considering submitting a design, you don't have much longer to procrastinate. Thanks to everyone who has submitted designs thus far. Also, the Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon preorders have been replaced with preorders for the brand new double disc album from My Silent Wake. US orders are $12, while orders outside of the US are $15. Also, unlike past preorders, all non-US orders will also include the jewel case. We are also offering a double take special for The Anatomy of Melancholy and the Shadow of Sorrow debut. US orders for both will be $22, and non-US orders for both are only $25 (both CDs will include jewel cases). These preorders will run until the street date, which has now been moved up to Tuesday, April 24, the week after My Silent Wake performs Elements of Rock. Friday, March 23, 2007 Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon tracks posted Surf on over to the Downloads page to listen to the track "As I Walk" from Lo-Ruhamah / The Glory of God and the track "Pirate Hunter" from Dagon / Paranormal Ichthyology. Also, for those of you who are still deciding whether to preorder or not, time is fast running out, as this coming Tuesday is the last day the preorder will be available. The CDs themselves look and sound amazing, and current preorders are already starting to ship. Thursday, March 15, 2007 My Silent Wake / The Anatomy of Melancholy My Silent Wake is following up their critically acclaimed debut "Shadow of Sorrow" with an ambitious 2-disc album the likes of which has not been seen in the metal market. The first disc in the 2-album set demonstrates the evolution of the My Silent Wake death / doom sound with HUGE guitars, long, epic songs, and Ian's trademark mix of growls and singing. Every aspect of this disc is bigger than Shadow of Sorrow, and those of you who loved the debut are going to freak when you hear Disc 1 of The Anatomy of Melancholy. Disc 2 sees My Silent Wake going mostly unplugged and exploring more of an acoustic, gothic, atmospheric medieval sound. The last song on Disc 2 is a different version of the last song on Disc 1, but the remaining acoustic songs are brand new compositions. A huge variety of instruments are played, and the ethereal atmosphere created by these songs complements the monster sound of the metal songs perfectly. A 2-disc set from a metal band that features 2 contrasting styles is literally unheard of, and even more unheard of is when a band can play 2 contrasting styles this well. My Silent Wake is playing the Elements of Rock Festival in Switzerland in late April, and The Anatomy of Melancholy will be first available at this festival. The official street date worldwide for the double disc masterpiece is Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Once the Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon preorders have completed, which will happen when they street on March 27, The Anatomy of Melancholy will be available for preorder until May 1. As you can tell, Bombworks Records has been very busy this year, and this is only the beginning. There will be many more announcements over the next few months for some amazing releases, including an underground cult classic reissue for the first time ever on CD. Keep watching this space, and stay metal! Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon Release Date The new full lengths from Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon, titled "The Glory of God" and "Paranormal Ichthyology" respectively, will be released on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, worldwide. Lo-Ruhamah mixes black and death metal with post rock influence to create an opus that is creative, melodic, atmospheric and brutal. The CD features all brand new material and contains over 60 minutes of music for an amazing listening experience. Dagon combines machine gun double bass, furious thrash riffs, soaring 80's soaked solos and duel leads, and bold vocals for an all out thrash/death onslaught. You won't want to miss this stunning slab of white hot metal. For those of you waiting to preorder these 2 amazing releases, you have until March 27, before they are replaced with a preorder for another brand new Bombworks' release which will be announced in a few days. Until then, stay metal! Thursday, March 8, 2007 Day of Metal Update / Artwork Contest The amazing Crimson Moonlight has just been confirmed for Day of Metal. The current roster now looks like this:
Bombworks Records is running an artwork contest for the Day of Metal compilation CD. The CD will be in a cardboard sleeve with artwork on the front and back, and the CD itself will also have artwork. We are looking for people to submit designs for the artwork that are creative and capture the essence of "Day of Metal". It will also be necessary to design a logo for "Day of Metal", and we will also welcome artists to submit potential titles for the CD. Designs should have an extreme metal feel to them, and we would prefer if each band logo for the bands playing is present on the artwork in some way. Also, it will be important that the back of the CD jacket contain the track list so that people know what greatness is contained on the CD. The winner of the artwork contest will have his or her name on the CD as the artwork designer, will receive a copy of the compilation CD, and will also receive 1 copy of every release Bombworks Records puts out in 2007. Deadlines for submissions are April 1, 2007, so get your creative juices flowing and start submitting designs! If you have specific questions about formats, feel free to send us email. Saturday, March 3, 2007 Lineup for Day of Metal at Cornerstone 2007 Bombworks Records is proud to announce the lineup for Day of Metal at Cornerstone 2007, which will occur on Wednesday, June 27, in Bushnell, Illinois, in order of appearance:
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There is still currently one additional afternoon slot to be filled, and we will announce this band as soon as we confirm who will be filling it. It is going to be a killer lineup! Also, Bombworks Records will be releasing a special edition compilation CD for this event which will feature each band playing and will be released on the day of this event. Friday, February 23, 2007 Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon preorders You asked for it, so we are delivering. We are running a preorder special for the new Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon full lengths up to the release date at the end of March. The cost is $10 each if you live in the US, or $12 each if you are outside the US. Also, since both bands have EPs, we are offering a package deal where you can preorder the new full length and the respective EP for $16 in the US and $20 outside the US. These deals will only be available through the release date near the end of March, so if you are interested in taking advantage of these great deals, then don't delay! The links for direct ordering can be found on the front page of the website. Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon full lengths The month of March will see 2 brand new releases from Bombworks Records: the new full lengths from Lo-Ruhamah and Dagon. Lo-Ruhamah follows up their successful MCD with a full length CD of creative death and black metal with post rock influence that is sure to keep you thinking while your head is banging. Those of you who were disappointed in the short length of the MCD will not be disappointed here, as the full length clocks in at over 60 minutes, and the CD is a very nice progression from the MCD's material. Dagon follows up their successful independently released EP with a full length album of blistering death and furious thrash fused with 80's rock and roll. The pace rarely lets up, and lovers of classic shred will be pleasantly surprised. Speed, solos, and brutality abound! Dagon will be touring furiously to support the new album, so look for them later this year. Tuesday, February 6, 2007 Day of Metal at Cornerstone 2007 Bombworks Records will be sponsoring a Day of Metal at Cornerstone 2007. It will take place in the Sanctuary Tent on Wednesday, June 27, and will feature a blockbuster lineup of both signed and unsigned talent. The initial lineup will be forthcoming in the next several weeks, so keep checking back for updates. Cornerstone 2007 will be a good year for metalheads, so book your tickets now! Monday, February 5, 2007 Common Yet Forbidden Tour Dates Common Yet Forbidden will be touring with Life Ruiner (Tribunal Records) and Beneath the Sky (Victory Records) in April and May. Be sure to check them out, as they are an amazing live band, and they should have some brand new material to showcase.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007 Common Yet Forbidden Bombworks Records welcomes Common Yet Forbidden as the newest member of the family. Hailing from Orlando, FL, Common Yet Forbidden deftly mixes new thrash and death metal to create a furious, technical, wall of sound that will get your head banging. Common Yet Forbidden impressed Bombworks Records with both their amazing live show at a major summer festival as well as their self-released EP. Their debut full length album will be available in mid 2007, and in the meantime look for these guys to play near you, as they practically live on the road. Thursday, December 7, 2006 Tortured Conscience, Howard Stern, Canada, and a teaser Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates recently. A second child makes one's life much more interesting, especially when the first is still younger than 2. :) So, on to the news! Evidently, Tortured Conscience's brutal rendition of "Little Drummer Boy" was recently played on Howard Stern. Maybe we should ask him to play something off "Every Knee Shall Bow...." For all you Canucks, Bombworks Records releases are now available exclusively via mail orders and retail stores throughout Canada via PHD Canada. Go to your nearest retailer and start ordering Bombworks Records releases! Finally, Bombworks Records has just signed a brand new band. The name of this band will be revealed very soon, but you can expect a nice blend of new thrash and death. We will also soon be releasing a very exciting reissue that has previously never been available on CD, and we will be making many more new album announcements from current Bombworks' bands very soon. More soon.... Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Distro and Promotional updates For everyone living in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Bombworks Records has just inked a deal with Twilight Mailorder and Distribution (http://twilight-vertrieb.de/) which will make Bombworks Records releases available in many more mail orders as well as in retail outlets in all 3 countries, continuing Bombworks Records' quest of making our releases more easily available in more places. On the promotional front, check out the latest issue of Unrestrained! for a feature article on My Silent Wake. Zero Tolerance, an amazing magazine in the UK, has feature articles on both My Silent Wake and The Souls Unrest. The latest issue of Terrorizer rated Angel 7 / Black and White an 8 out of 10. And for you folks in Brazil, check out Rock Brigade Magazine and Whiplash for some great reviews. And, on a personal note, David of Bombworks is now a dad the second time around (a girl this time)! Be on the lookout for some more exciting news very soon... Thursday, October 5, 2006 Adiastasia, Tortured Conscience, and Dagon now shipping Preorders for Adiastasia and Tortured Conscience are shipping out today, and distros will soon have both of these releases as well as the Dagon EP being distributed in anticipation of their full length in early 2007. All 3 releases are amazing, so be sure to pick them up next week at your favorite distro. Also, Blastbeats, ChristianDiscs, and RadRockers will all be running a special. If you buy the new Tortured Conscience CD from any of these 3 retailers, you will receive a free copy of The Collection, a 3-way EP released by SotD Records which includes an EP from Tortured Conscience as well as EPs from current Fear Dark Records' band Royal Anguish and a band called Soul of the Savior. And for those of you who preordered, no worries about missing out on this deal, as each preorder is shipping out with a copy of this CD (including preorders that were only for Adiastasia). This special is limited to the number that each distro has on hand, so don't wait if you want to take advantage of this deal. Keep your eyes peeled for some more amazing announcements very soon.... Thursday, September 21, 2006 Polish distribution via Foreshadow Productions Bombworks Records is happy to announce that BW releases will now be available in Poland via Foreshadow Productions ( www.foreshadow.info ), which finally makes releases by both Illuminandi and Luminaria available in their home country. You should find a number of our releases listed on Foreshadow's website very soon, and Foreshadow will also help make BW releases available in other mail orders and CD shops throughout Poland. Friday, September 15, 2006 Bombworks Records signs Dagon Bombworks Records is happy to announce the signing of its latest band: Dagon, from Michigan. Featuring former members of Bestiary and Summer Dying, Dagon fuses Scandinavian death metal with American 80's rock and metal for a sound that is fresh, melodic, and brutal. They will be going into the studio shortly to record a full length follow-up to their independently released EP "Secrets of the Deep". The full length will be available in early 2007, and Bombworks Records will be distributing "Secrets of the Deep" in anticipation of the full length. Look for them on tour in the coming months. Be sure to check out tracks from their EP at http://www.myspace.com/dagonmetal. Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Adiastasia and Tortured Conscience update Adiastasia and Tortured Conscience are at the manufacturer and are on track to ship out by the end of the month. All preorders will be shipped out first, and then the distros will receive the CDs so that the rest of the world can experience these great CDs. Be on the lookout in the next week for some great news, including some new distro and a new band signing.... Monday, August 21, 2006 10 days left for Adiastasia and Tortured Conscience preorder special The response for the preorder special has been amazing. For you procrastinators out there, there are now 10 days left for the Adiastasia / Tortured Conscience preorder. The preorder prices are good until 11:59 PM on August 31, and then the preorder links will be taken down. So quit procrastinating and place those preorders already! All preorders will receive a free CD that is related in some way to Tortured Conscience. This includes preorders for both Adiastasia and Tortured Conscience. You can't beat that! All preorders will be first to ship out when the CDs are received, which should be in late September. For those of you who do not have PayPal, feel free to email us and let us know that you want to preorder so we can make other arrangements. Just be certain to email us soon so that payment can be sent prior to the cutoff date. We will be making a couple of big announcements soon, so stay tuned.... Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Adiastasia and Tortured Conscience preorder special Since there are no official US holidays in August, we are going to celebrate by offering a preorder special for the next 2 Bombworks releases. For the entire month of August, all US residents can preorder either Tortured Conscience / Every Knee Shall Bow or Adiastasia / Life War CD for $10 each. All non-US residents can preorder each CD for $12 each (CDs will be shipped without jewel cases). Is this a killer deal or what? Preorders are guaranteed to have their CDs shipped as soon we receive them, so you will be among the first to be treating your ears to the listening goodness of both releases. Just click on the appropriate preorder button that can be found on any page on our site, and then follow the instructions. You must have a PayPal account to do this. Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Century Sleeper and Angel 7 now shipping to distros That's right. After several delays and a lot of anticipation, Century Sleeper / Awaken and Angel 7 / Black and White are now available and shipping to distros. Century Sleeper is a collaboration between Ian Arkley of My Silent Wake and James Allin of Visionaire and is a new album of gothic death / doom goodness. Angel 7 is from Ukraine like labelmates Holy Blood and mixes furious power metal-esque riffing with the bombastic sounds of death and black metal. Both CDs should be great additions to any headbanger's collection. Stay tuned for some more bigtime news which will be announced very soon. Until then... Friday, June 30, 2006 Lo-Ruhamah to play Cornerstone Lo-Ruhamah has just been added to play Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, Illinois. They will be playing the HM stage on Wednesday night, July 5. For all of you going to Cornerstone this year, be sure to stop by and check out the band, as they put on a great live set, and if you don't own a CD or t-shirt from them, this would be a great time to purchase one. Feel free to say hi to the Bombworks crew as well, as we will also be in attendance. Monday, June 5, 2006 Lo-Ruhamah entering the studio Lo-Ruhamah is entering the studio on Monday, June 12, to start recording the full length follow-up to their very well received self-titled MCD. It will be a natural progression for the band and take even larger strides in the passion, brutality, and attention to detail the MCD showcased. For those of you who were disappointed in the short length of the MCD, you will be happy to hear that the follow-up will be 50+ minutes in length. Look for "The Glory of God" to be released sometime in Fall 2006. Saturday, May 6, 2006 New tracks now available Tracks have now been posted for Adiastasia, Azmaveth, and Tortured Conscience on the Downloads page for your listening pleasure. Also, due to an oversight, we had never posted a track by The Souls Unrest, but this oversight has now been rectified. Stay metal! Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Adiastasia, Azmaveth, and Tortured Conscience Bombworks Records would like to announce 3 new signings to the label, all with releases to come out late summer. Adiastasia hails from Brazil and plays power metal in the vein of bands like Helloween and Gamma Ray. Their debut album will be titled "Life War" and will contain 11 tracks of blistering technical power metal. Hailing from Puerto Rico, Azmaveth blends death, black, thrash, and their Hispanic roots to create a unique brutal soundscape. Their 13-song debut will be titled "Strong as Death" and is sure to whet the extreme metal appetite. Finally, after several demos, California death metallers Tortured Conscience will be releasing their debut full length recording "Every Knee Shall Bow". Featuring members of grind act Vulgar Pigeons, Tortured Conscience grinds through 10 brutal tracks, the last of which is a cover of the Bloodgood classic "Crucify". Tracks will be posted shortly for all 3 bands. Also, be looking for both Century Sleeper and Angel 7 to be released in June. Finally, check out our ad in the recent issue of Terrorizer Magazine. Until next time.... Friday, April 21, 2006 Century Media Distribution Just a short update this time, but it's a biggie: Bombworks Records releases are now becoming available via Century Media Distribution in the US. CM has a great record as a distributor and a wide base of clientele, and this partnership should make Bombworks' releases even easier to find throughout the US. Wednesday, April 19, 2006 My Silent Wake and The Souls Unrest in the UK / Other UK updates My Silent Wake and The Souls Unrest officially streeted in the UK via Plastic Head Distribution on April 17, making both available in stores throughout the country. Go pick up both today! Seven Angels / Faceless Man is already available (it streeted on April 3). Lo-Ruhamah and Luminaria will both officially street in the UK on May 15, and Holy Blood / Waves Are Dancing, Evroklidon / The Flame of Sodom, and Venia / In Our Weakness will all become available throughout the month of June. Of course, all new releases going forward will be available in the UK as well. Starting in the upcoming issue of Terrorizer Magazine, Bombworks will be advertising to help support our new partnership with Plastic Head and ensure people know that they can purchase our releases at stores across the UK, and you may soon see advertisements in other magazines as well. Additionally, look for reviews in magazines like Terrorizer, Zero Tolerance, and Metal Hammer. Most importantly, do your part and support metal! Monday, April 10, 2006 Angels and the number 7 What is it about Angels and the number 7 anyway? Bombworks Records has already released 2 fantastic releases by bands with these 2 things in common. Now Bombworks Records announces a 3rd. The long-awaited, plagued by many delays release by Angel 7 titled "Black and White" will be released by Bombworks Records in summer 2006. Angel 7 hails from the metal fertile grounds of Ukraine and delivers an interesting mix of speedy technical power metal and death metal. This is a release you have to hear, as it is one of the best releases you have never heard. Wipe that drool off your chin and prepare to smile stupidly, as you will get to experience the mightiness of Angel 7 soon enough. Saturday, April 8, 2006 Northwestern Book Stores We would like to let all of you who reside in Minnesota know that we now have added our first official book store to the distro list, Northwestern Book Stores. They are an independent chain in Minnesota which currently consists of 7 stores and also has a website, which can be found in our links section as well as on the page of each individual release they are carrying. We hope this is the first of many physical shops that start carrying our releases. If you live in Minnesota and are near one of these stores, help support them and Bombworks by purchasing our releases there. Keep checking back, as we will very soon be announcing some killer upcoming releases. Monday, March 27, 2006 My Silent Wake and The Souls Unrest The thrashy death doom masterpiece debut by England's My Silent Wake and the progressive brutal metal debut from Atlanta's The Souls Unrest are now available. Both releases have been shipping to distributors over the past week and should be available any time now. For those of you in the UK, the official street date for both of these releases is April 17. Both releases look and sound absolutely incredible and should be the first of many great releases by both of these amazing bands. You owe it to yourself to buy both of these releases. Check out each individual release page for a current list of distros carrying each release, and keep checking back as new distros also add this to their inventory. And, as always, keep checking the Bombworks site for new updates. We will soon be announcing a ton of new upcoming must-have releases. Saturday, March 18, 2006 HUGE distro update / Unrestrained! Magazine Hi everyone! Those of you who have been following the growth of Bombworks Records over the past couple of years have probably noted the steady increase in distribution and promotion. Well, the past month has caused an explosion in distro growth that was worthy of a news item. First off, we are now receiving distribution in the US via The Omega - The End Records Mail Order. The End Records stocks a huge selection of releases and makes them available to a wide audience, and this should provide much greater exposure for our releases in the US. Additionally, we are also now working with Nightmare Records Distribution. Nightmare Records is run by legendary metal vocalist Lance King, and his label and distro specializes in making melodic and power metal available worldwide, though he also distributes extreme metal. Nightmare Records will allow our releases to gain more exposure in both the US and Europe. For those of you who did not know, our releases have also been available via Amazon.com and TowerRecords.com for a few months now. We are also close to adding a few more major distros to this list. These additions to our current list of US distros should give us much more exposure in our home country and make our releases more readily available to a much wider audience. But wait! There's more! For those of you who reside in the United Kingdom, we have struck a deal with Plastic Head Distribution, one of the largest metal distributors in the UK, which will make our releases available in physical record stores and webstores throughout the UK. This will also provide some visibility for our releases in a few other European countries which Plastic Head exports to. This will be accompanied by an ad campaign in Terrorizer Magazine, by far the largest metal magazine in the UK, with exposure to many other European countries as well as the US. This is a huge step for us and should open up many more doors for us in Europe. We already receive distribution in Germany via Hellion Records for our melodic / power metal / thrash titles and via Whirlwind Records for all of our releases. We have just inked a deal with SX Distribution which will make our releases available in quite a few record shops throughout Germany as well as via many more mail orders. We have a few other possibilities percolating in Germany as well. Extreme Records is now carrying our releases in the metal-loving country of Brazil, and we look to be adding a few more soon. For those of you who live in Brazil, be on the lookout for an ad in Rock Brigade magazine very soon. World Chaos Production will start making our releases available in Japan. We have had no exposure in Japan prior to this, and we are very excited to make our releases available there. We are also working on a few more leads in Asia. And though not new additions, you can also currently buy our releases in Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Australia and Mexico. You can always see a complete list of our distributors on our links page. Finally, those of you who live in North America should go to your local bookstore or magazine stand and pick up the latest copy of Unrestrained! Magazine. In addition to it being an awesome magazine, you will find a half-page full color Bombworks Records ad as well as 3 reviews: Holy Blood / The Wanderer (7 out of 10), Holy Blood / Waves Are Dancing (7.5 out of 10), and Lo-Ruhamah / Lo-Ruhamah (7 out of 10). Keep checking back for updates, and, as always, stay metal! Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Mailing List option A mailing list subscription box has now been added to the Bombworks webpage. Please subscribe to this list to ensure that you are always receiving the latest updates when they are hot off the press. Additionally, members of this list may be privy to insider information as well as contests that will not be announced on our website. Be cool and subscribe! Thursday, February 23, 2006 Updates to release schedule Our announced releases have been shifted around slightly. The Souls Unrest and My Silent Wake will be released simulataneously in March. Century Sleeper has been pushed back until later in the Spring, and Hope Has Failed Us will be coming out sometime in the Spring as well. We will also be making some announcements soon for some new releases that Bombworks will be releasing later this year, and we have a few other surprise announcements as well. We will also be adding a mailing list feature very soon to the website so that we can more easily broadcast our updates to all metal enthusiasts. Friday, February 17, 2006 Seven Angels / Faceless Man now available!! A little bit late posting, but the new Seven Angels / Faceless Man is now available for your listening pleasure. It has shipped to many distributors and should be available shortly. We are also working on making this, as well as other Bombworks releases, more readily available throughout the world. Keep checking back for further updates, as we have some exciting things happening. Monday, January 23, 2006 Various Updates We have now posted sound files for all of our currently available releases as well as most of our announced upcoming releass (the rest will follow shortly). Artwork for each release has also been posted. Seven Angels / Faceless Man should be in our hands within the next 2 weeks, and it will immediately start shipping to all your favorite distros thereafter. Century Sleeper / Awaken and The Souls Unrest / The Souls Unrest will be available by early March, and My Silent Wake / Shadow of Sorrow should be available by early April. The recording of the upcoming Hope Has Failed Us recording is taking longer than initially expected, but this is allowing it to sound much better. The working title for this release is now "Epithets and Eulogies" and will have a concept feel to it with different chapters on the CD. Over the coming weeks and months, Bombworks Records expects to make several big announcements, so keep checking back to ensure you don't miss anything! Thursday, January 19, 2006 Interview and Seven Angels The great online zine The Whipping Post interviewed Bombworks Records. If you want to get a bit more intimate with the label and see what makes us tick, surf on over to The Whipping Post and click on "Interviews". We are the interview listed at the top. In other news, the upcoming Seven Angels release should be upon us in a few more weeks. We will let you know once it has arrived and is shipping to distros. And speaking of distro availability, the new Lo-Ruhamah MCD is now available at many distros, and it will be available at many more over the next month. Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Century Sleeper As a precursor to the upcoming My Silent Wake release in March, Bombworks Records, in conjunction with Cold Fusion Music, is happy to announce a February release of Century Sleeper, the incredible gothic doom / death collaboration of James Allin (Visionaire) and Ian Arkley (Seventh Angel, Ashen Mortality, My Silent Wake). Clocking in at over 70 minutes, this new masterpiece deftly melds doom and death with ambient and gothic overtones for a sound that is refreshing and envelopes the senses. Look for this release alongside the highly anticipated The Soul's Unrest release in February. In other news, Luminaria / Arche has arrived and has already shipped to some distros (more will ship in January after the holidays). The Lo-Ruhamah MCD, due to the holiday rush, was delayed in shipping and will go out to distros very soon. Sunday, December 11, 2005 Seven Angels and December releases update Bombworks Records is proud to announce the latest band on the roster: slick speedy power metallers Seven Angels. Hailing from Brazil, Seven Angels delivers lightning fast riffs and super technical musicianship with soaring female vocals and occasional thrash vocals. This CD smokes from start to finish and will appeal to fans of Sonata Arctica, Sinergy, and super fast, technical power metal. Look for this amazing release to be available in January. The 2 upcoming December releases, Lo-Ruhamah and Luminaria, should start shipping out to distros this week. Keep your eyes open for these 2 incredible CDs! Until next time.... Wednesday, November 16, 2005 December Releases and My Silent Wake Update Bombworks Records will be releasing 2 CDs in December: the highly anticipated Lo-Ruhamah MCD, featuring death / black metal with goth / folk influences, and Luminaria / Arche, postgothic metal from Poland. We are targeting a release date of December 13. My Silent Wake has finished the recording of their upcoming full length and is now having it mastered. Including the 2 EP bonus tracks, the CD will clock in at just under 80 minutes, providing plenty of heavy, doomy listening goodness. Look for this release in March 2006. Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Sounds2move.de Reviews Bombworks Records releases have been getting quite a few good reviews lately. Sounds2move.de has posted a very favorable review of the new Venia release, which can be found here. For those of you who do not read German, an English translation has been provided here. Also, Holy Blood / Waves Are Dancing is the "Pagan Metal Highlight" on the frontpage and also received a very favorable review. Keep checking back for more review updates. Friday, October 21, 2005 My Hope Has Silently Failed Our Wake Bombworks Records has been recording the upcoming Hope Has Failed Us release at Bombworks Sound Studios, and so far things are progressing nicely. This release is going to be brutal! Bombworks Records would like to welcome the newest band to the roster, My Silent Wake. My Silent Wake features frontman Ian Arkley, of famed metal bands Seventh Angel and Ashen Mortality, and features epic, brooding doom masterpieces that will pound your skull and thrash you around the block. The upcoming release will feature 6 or 7 brand new LONG songs plus the 2 tracks from the recent 2-song EP as bonus tracks. The 2-track EP clocked in at 16 chest-crushing minutes, so you can be sure that the new CD will be jammed full of shredding tuneage and pack a ton of energy. This is going to be a killer release that you will not want to miss. Be on the lookout for it sometime in early 2006. Saturday, October 1, 2005 Hope Has Failed Us Bombworks Records welcomes Hope Has Failed Us into the family. Hailing from the Dallas area, Hope Has Failed Us plays a unique blend of death, black, grind, metalcore (with an emphasis on the metal!), and slower melodic sections to create a soundscape that is beautifully brutal. They began recording a full length release in Bombworks Sound Studio today, and it is already sounding incredible. For those of you who are looking for adeptly played metal that will rip your head off, look no further than Hope Has Failed Us. Be looking for this release sometime in the next few months. Thursday, September 15, 2005 The Soul's Unrest! We would like to welcome the newest band to the Bombworks roster: The Soul's Unrest, hailing from the Atlanta area. Imagine if you were to take the heaviest, most technical parts of bands like Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, Mastodon and Keelhaul, and then expect it to sound better, with more technicality, more brutality, and more utter brilliance. You now have a very tiny idea of how incredibly good this band is. Sound samples will be available soon, and look for the CD to be available in the coming months. Thursday, September 8, 2005 New releases are here! The new set of releases have arrived, and they look and sound incredible. Be checking your favorite distro for the new releases and, if they don't have it, ask them to order them from us! Soon, each release page will be updated with the distros you can buy them at. And, for those of you who have been under a rock, the 4 releases include the latest from progressive metallers Amos (Brazil); atmospheric, epic Ukrainian black metal by Evroklidon; extreme goth metal with incredible string arrangements from Poland's Illuminandi; and thrashy power / melodic metal from Finnish metallers Venia. Thursday, September 1, 2005 New releases almost here! The new set of releases have been shipped from manufacturing and should be in Bombworks Records possession any day now. Once we have them, they will go out to distros for your buying pleasure. There is, however, some bad news. Due to circumstances completely out of both the band's control and the label's control, the highly anticipated Lo-Ruhamah EP will not be coming out in this batch of releases. The artwork is currently 1 1/2 months overdue from the art designer, and we have had no recent contact with the art designer. Since we can't put the release out without the artwork, it has been indefinitely postponed, though it will most likely see the light of day in October. We apologize for the delay, as many of you were excited about this release, but we pretty much tried everything we could to get this out this time around. The other 4 releases are absolutely incredible, so vent your frustration by buying all 4! Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Want to buy Bombworks releases but not sure where to get them? Well, starting with the June releases (Seventh Angel, both Holy Bloods, and Pale Horse), each CD info page (these pages are found by clicking on a CD cover on the Releases page) for available releases will now contain distro information to let you know which distros are carrying that particular release. If you go to a site listed and see that the distro is out of stock, bug them and tell them to get it back in stock! This will hopefully help you easily find our releases. Our distro is also expanding, especially into other countries outside the US, so continue to check back. Saturday, August 6, 2005 CONSECRATOR UPDATE: Rob met with the Consecrator guys today and heard a couple of their brand new songs from
multi-track rehearsal recordings. The word "fantastic" does not even do the songs justice. Everyone who is hungry for some more incredible thrash is going
to be in for a real treat. Recording of the new material will hopefully start in a couple of months at Bombworks Sound, and we hope to have some sample
tracks available for your listening pleasure sometime soon. Monday, July 18, 2005 VENIA is now the newest member to the Bombworks Records family. Hailing from Finland, these 4 guys and a girl deliver some delicious, thrashy melodic metal. "In Our Weakness" should be available in late August, making a total of 5 brand new releases for your listening pleasure. More details will be available soon. Monday, July 11, 2005 EVROKLIDON's highly anticipated 6-song EP "Flames of Sodom" has finally made it through many delays and is almost ready for release. This Ukrainian band delivers 6 tracks of very satisfying epic, blistering black metal. This release will most likely be available in late August. Keep checking back for more updates! Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4 NEW RELEASES NOW AVAILABLE!!! What else do we need to say? Check out our links page to see all current distros carrying these releases, and hit up the releases page to see more in-depth information about each release. Most importantly, keep metal alive! Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4 NEW RELEASES should be available at your favorite
distro by
the end of June. Here is the rundown:
POLISH EXTREME GOTH EXPLOSION!! - Bombworks will be releasing 2 incredible Polish extreme goth metal releases in late summer 2005. Illuminandi has been making a buzz in the underground for quite some time, intertwining complex string arrangements with extreme gothic metal. Bombworks will be releasing "The Beginning . . ." which features remastered versions of Demo I, Demo II, and a live recording. Luminaria delivers strongly played post-gothic metal and has been favorably compared to Type O Negative. They personally remind us of early 90's Saviour Machine with more keyboards and extreme vocals thrown in. Bombworks will be releasing "Arche" which features the original limited "Arche" demo plus one bonus track not available on the original demo. BOMBWORKS SIGNS LO-RUHAMAH - Bombworks Records most recent signing is the band Lo-Ruhamah from Springfield, Missouri. This incredible 3-piece mixes black metal, death metal, and intricate folk and jazz sections for a very unique and mind-blowing sound. Bombworks will be releasing a 4-song self-titled EP, which also features incredible artwork done by Samuel Durling of Endtime Productions. You won't want to miss this release! Look for it late summer. NEW AMOS RELEASE - Bombworks Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of "A Matter of Time", the new gothic / progressive metal masterpiece from Amos. Amos's first release, "Gothic Soul", sold very well worldwide, and this new release completely blows that one away. You won't want to miss this one! Look for it late summer. That's all the news for now. Keep checking back, as we have a lot of incredible stuff lined up for the rest of the year. Until then... May 18, 2005 SEVENTH ANGEL is off to the plant for pressing! We are so glad to have this album finished and nearly ready for purchase. We don't want to give away all the details but, the album consists of the four tracks from the Heed The Warning demo as well as a bunch of live tracks. We think you'll be very stoked to hear it! The REQUITAL "Retribution for Sin" Cd is available! The band features Fedor from HOLY BLOOD and is a death/grind masterpiece. These discs are moving fast so, get yours quickly from one of the distros. HOLY BLOOD - Look for Holy Blood's Waves are Dancing to be available again soon. We are duplicating the new discs and the video for THE SPRING will be included for sure this time. Download the video on the MP3 page. ENCRYPTOR is available! You can score this double disc set that includes the entire Encryptor collection form any of our numerous distros. EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION! We have expanded our distribution to include Blastbeats, Rad Rockers, Shaver Audio and Video, Nordic Mission, Whirlwind Records, Christian Discs, Ultimatum Distro, Full Sweep Distro, and others. You should now be able to order our albums directly from your favorite distro! PALE HORSE are rehearsing and preparing to record new material for a new album due out next year. I talked to Rich today and he says that the music is coming along quite nicely.is still in the works.BABY NEWS! Congratulations to David Bixler and his wife who just had a son, Kelvin. Mom and Baby are both well. Rich from Pale Horse and his wife are expecting a new headbanger in just a few months as well. |
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