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| Hydra Head Records Official Website: http://www.hydrahead.com About:
"I grew up in New Mexico and that's where Hydra Head started in '93, when I was a junior in high school. I started Hydra Head as a distribution, buying records from Ebullition, Gravity, Victory, Vermiform, Lookout, etc. - just about anything I could get rid of in my area - which wasn't much, really. After a while I wanted to get a little more involved in my work, thus deciding that starting a label would be the next logical step. I contacted a few bands that I liked, tried to do a compilation, and talked to some local bands, but nothing really panned out until I met Coalesce's roadie at the time (at a show I booked for them in Santa Fe in early '95). He gave me a tape of his band Vent, which would become the first Hydra Head release. That fall I moved to Boston to attend art school, and that's when the Vent 7" was released. After that I began making contacts with bands in the area such as Roswell, Corrin, Piebald, and Converge. After a couple of semi-successful 7"s and a CD things began to pick up, and over the course of a couple years it went from a bedroom distro/label to a full-time job after I graduated from college in '99. We've just been slowly growing since the time I came to Boston."
(from an interview with Aaron Turner, co-owner) Artists with releases on this label:
Cave In, Pelican, The Austerity Program, Discordance Axis, Keelhaul, Tusk, Big Business, Jesu, Isis, Boris With Merzbow, Khanate, Knut, Everlovely Lightningheart, Daughters, Oxbow, Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum, Botch, Zozobra, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Pet Genius, The Huguenots, Torche, Clouds, Stove Bredsky Recent ReviewsRecent NewsCave In: "Juggernaut (Live at Great Scott)" Cave In have posted some footage from the DVD portion of their forthcoming CD+DVD package, Planets of Old. The release follows the 12-inch only release from 2009 and is due out January 26, 2010. The video features the band's performance of their fan favorite,…Cave In's "Planets of Old" headed to CD+DVD for January Cave In's critically acclaimed 12-inch EP, Planets of Old has been announced for a January 26, 2010 on CD+DVD. The release is expected to include the entirety of the limited 12-inch as well as a DVD featuring the band's reunion show from the Great Scott in Allston, MA this past July. The album is not currently available for pre-order, but can be found here.…Isis / Dälek / Mamiffer (Europe) Isis have announced a short run of European dates beginning on Halloween and featuring support from Dälek and Mamiffer.…Steve Brodsky (Cave In) When Cave In declared their hiatus three and a half years ago, no one knew what to expect for the quartet’s future. Everyone knows that a hiatus is more often than not a prelude to the breakup. Not so, however, for Cave In, who has just released the dynamic, raging Planets of Old on Hydra Head. Listening…Cave In with Coalesce, Trap Them / Narrows Cave In will be supporting their newly released 12" EP, Planets of Old, with two sets of dates. There's a pair with Coalesce in October as part of the Scion Metal Show series, and later in November an east coast romp with Trap Them…Keelhaul: "Keelhaul's Triumphant Return To Obscurity" Keelhaul have launched a stream of their new album and first since 2003's Subject To Change Without Notice. Check out the album right here.…Greymachine: "Disconnected" Greymachine, the new collaboration from Justin Broadrick of Jesu and Aaron Turner of Isis have launched a full stream of their debut full length, Disconnected. Check it out here.…Torche: "Healer" Torche have released the new video for their song, "Healer." The track comes from Meanderthal released in 2008. The video is currently available only in the US but we'll replace the video with a more accessible version when it's…Cave In: 'Planets of Old' Cave In have launched a stream of their new 12-inch, Planets of Old. The record is due out July 28, 2009 via Hydrahead and is the first new material from the band since Perfect Pitch Black, which was released in 2005. The record is available on "All Natural Vanilla Pistachio Ice Cream" coloured vinyl via Vacation Vinyl. Check out the stream here.…Cave In announce "Planets of Old" EP Cave In have announced a new 12-inch EP, Planets of Old. Due out July 28, 2009, the EP will feature four new songs and is currently slated for a limited vinyl release only. Just one of the songs, "Retina Sees Rewind" is available via… |
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