Abacus has signed Maroon. The vegan, straight edge, five piece hailing from East Germany:

…not only offers a heavyweight mix of brutal hardcore with metal riffs, but also brandish a heartfelt message and political awareness where most of their contemporaries flounder. Reared on bands such as Earth Crisis and Morning Again, the band also shares a love for diverse metal acts such as The Haunted, Dismember, At The Gates and Slayer.

The label will be re-releasing their record Endorsed By Hate in early 2005 with new artwork and two live-clips from their performance at With Full Force Festival from 2004. You can check out MP3s for "The World's Havoc" and "Without a Face."