"HEAVY METAL KILLERS" new compilation for 2009

[MEXDefenderOfSteel]

Here you get thr real deal:

KEEP IT TRUE - THE UNDERGROUND KODEX Vol. I

In the most desolate days of summer 2009 Iron Kodex and Keep it True-festival will join forces to unleash the chaotic and primordial power of the TRUE heavy metal underground scene. The first volume of the dreadful and enigmatic Underground Kodex will be unlocked and opened during an arcane ceremony taking place in August 2009. It is whispered that the eldritch pages of the Underground Kodex contain rare and previously unreleased spells by the infamous esoteric orders listed below:

1. MIDNIGHT PRIEST - tba (new song)
2. TRACER - Harvest the Seed
3. SAVAGE BLADE - We are the hammer
4. THE LAMP OF THOTH - Shub-Niggurath
5. PROCESSION - tba (new song)
6. STRIKER - tba (new song)
7. HIEROPHANT - Night Owl
8. SINNER'S BLADE - Lust for Battle
9. HÜRLEMENT - tba
10. BATTLE RAM - Smash the Gates

The above-mentioned spells will be released both on vinyl and polycarbonite discs in a luxurious Iron Kodex-style layout, featuring extensive linernotes, bandinfo, pictures and an exclusive piece of artwork by Dimitar Nikolov.

Consider this compilation as a statement versus the parasites who are ruthlessly trying to exploit heavy metal as the latest trend. The labels and persons involved in this release have been into underground metal for a long time and were already playing in killer heavy metal bands, organizing beer-soaked concerts and passionately releasing albums, while those who are now trying to cash-in were still promoting techno, stoner, gothic or whatever the latest trend was. This compilation wil provide you an insight into what the TRUE underground metal scene is.

No hipster labels cashing in, no indie crowd fooling around with metal's "funny stereotypes", no posers riding the latest trend - just pure, uncompromising Heavy Metal madness coercing you to grab a beer, blast your speakers at a harmful volume and bang your head like a man possessed!
METAL!!!

http://www.ironkodex.de
http://www.keep-it-true.de

i dont know about those Hierophant and the "posers riding the last trend"....

[MEXDefenderOfSteel]

Here you get thr real deal:

KEEP IT TRUE - THE UNDERGROUND KODEX Vol. I

In the most desolate days of summer 2009 Iron Kodex and Keep it True-festival will join forces to unleash the chaotic and primordial power of the TRUE heavy metal underground scene. The first volume of the dreadful and enigmatic Underground Kodex will be unlocked and opened during an arcane ceremony taking place in August 2009. It is whispered that the eldritch pages of the Underground Kodex contain rare and previously unreleased spells by the infamous esoteric orders listed below:

1. MIDNIGHT PRIEST - tba (new song)
2. TRACER - Harvest the Seed
3. SAVAGE BLADE - We are the hammer
4. THE LAMP OF THOTH - Shub-Niggurath
5. PROCESSION - tba (new song)
6. STRIKER - tba (new song)
7. HIEROPHANT - Night Owl
8. SINNER'S BLADE - Lust for Battle
9. HÜRLEMENT - tba
10. BATTLE RAM - Smash the Gates

The above-mentioned spells will be released both on vinyl and polycarbonite discs in a luxurious Iron Kodex-style layout, featuring extensive linernotes, bandinfo, pictures and an exclusive piece of artwork by Dimitar Nikolov.

Consider this compilation as a statement versus the parasites who are ruthlessly trying to exploit heavy metal as the latest trend. The labels and persons involved in this release have been into underground metal for a long time and were already playing in killer heavy metal bands, organizing beer-soaked concerts and passionately releasing albums, while those who are now trying to cash-in were still promoting techno, stoner, gothic or whatever the latest trend was. This compilation wil provide you an insight into what the TRUE underground metal scene is.

No hipster labels cashing in, no indie crowd fooling around with metal's "funny stereotypes", no posers riding the latest trend - just pure, uncompromising Heavy Metal madness coercing you to grab a beer, blast your speakers at a harmful volume and bang your head like a man possessed!
METAL!!!

http://www.ironkodex.de
http://www.keep-it-true.de

i dont know about those Hierophant and the "posers riding the last trend"....they look like american goths to me...agian is just me

on the other hand, i didnt get entirely the purpose of this post, this means the bands featured in the Earache recs. compilation are NOT TRUE? ha, well half of the compilation already played KEEP IT TRUE FESTIVAL...correct me if im wrong with this understanding.

[Oliver/KIT]

No, it is not about the bands, it is simply about Earache. They just try to create another trend, like they tried with thrash and now the try on underground metal. These guys are like bloodsuckers...

[MEXDefenderOfSteel]

No, it is not about the bands, it is simply about Earache. They just try to create another trend, like they tried with thrash and now the try on underground metal. These guys are like bloodsuckers...

if so,then i totally agree with the point here...although for the bands, at least talking for myself and my band, its a great promotion opportunity, that a band coming specially from a latin american country,couldnt decline, REGARDLESS that we are aware of the thirst to cash in from the trend from Earcahe

[Tomasteel]

I hope i can find the KIT´s comp. i already listened to the Heavy Metal Killers CD and it´s pretty cool. I think most of the bands have a classic sound.

Now, let´s see if the bands that Earache already signed follow the heavy metal way and do not become "posers riding the last trend" like Oliver says.

In my general opinion about the "new scene of heavy metal" everywhere; there are some several new heavy metal bands that sound EXACTLY like many other bands that existed on the 80´s, i don´t believe that any of these "true bands" die a 100% for heavy metal.

So, if the purpose of this bands is to sound like your influences and do not find your own style/sound, i think that´s not a TRUE attitude; personally i want NEW REAL bands that fight for heavy metal.

[MEXDefenderOfSteel]

I hope i can find the KIT´s comp. i already listened to the Heavy Metal Killers CD and it´s pretty cool. I think most of the bands have a classic sound.

Now, let´s see if the bands that Earache already signed follow the heavy metal way and do not become "posers riding the last trend" like Oliver says.

In my general opinion about the "new scene of heavy metal" everywhere; there are some several new heavy metal bands that sound EXACTLY like many other bands that existed on the 80´s, i don´t believe that any of these "true bands" die a 100% for heavy metal.

So, if the purpose of this bands is to sound like your influences and do not find your own style/sound, i think that´s not a TRUE attitude; personally i want NEW REAL bands that fight for heavy metal.

lets not mention names of bands "copying the exact blueprints from already exixting bands"...im pretty sure some persons wouldnt like it here

[metalmaster]

about the Earache comp

We all are a bunch of hypocrites (spelling please) and ignorants. Hypocrites becasue if we release something, we would love everyone to buy our crap demo or cd or lp. That is commercial. ALL labels and bands have this economical and commercial porpuse. If they hadn't the surviving of a label would be almost impossible. Earache is the clear example of commercialism, yes, but I see no problem with that. Heavy metal as any other kind of music (and art) has to be commercial to survive.

To this day i dont know any label who have given for free cds, that would be actually uncommercial, isnt it? Or a band giving away their recent cd??

Who the hell said that the "true" or better metal is undergound??? Sabbath, Priest, Maiden .... they are hailed by most of us and they are the most commercial bands around!

We are ignorants because it seems we havent realized that it is cheaper and easier to get an album from Earache or NBR than one from, lets say Stormspell or Blower unless the record shop at the corner of our blocks stock very undergound stuff, which is not the case 99% of times. Or at least that happens with most of the guys in Non European countries, even the USA. To get an Earache recs cd is about 180 pesos in Mexico, to get a cd from any undergound label would mean about 220 pesos, got the point?
To sign with a big label, that would help a band to survive and concentrate in music, to keep underground would mean many problems and the unavoidable death of the band in few years later...

The situation is clear, if you dont like it, dont buy it. I doubt that HMK compilation would create a trend, since the trend is already going for years now, havent you realized? How many "posers" assist to the KIT and Headbangers ball and etc festivals??

As usual most of people here cracks their brains with "posers" and "true" metal. I dont give a shit for them all. Some one even mentioned about the "desecration of true Heavy Metal by the hands of posers" or something like that. Ridiculos! Why to waste time and effords in in that? Posers will leave sooner or later... True Metal exist beyond our subjetive opinions about who is and who is not "true"

And about trues.. just check these Cast of Iron. That band just make me puke. It is one of the clear examples of how missarable will be the future of Heavy Metal in the hands of such untalented copycats. Of course none would probably create something very new in Heavy Metal, but being a carbon copy?? Just look at their the vocalist is more Rocknrolf than Rolf himself, the same clothes, hair cut, guitar model and colour. Man, if this band and others like them are the future of Heavy metal, then Heavy Metal HAS NO FUTURE. They maight be so true and have thousands of lps at home but they are stabbing Heavy Metal with one of the sharpest knifes: copy and sell.

Perhaps Enforcer or Voltax or Powervice are nothing new but at least their put their personality. To the very countrary of those "Thrash Black" bands who claim to keep the tradition and what we get is just crap which has been repeated to eternity.....

Better we all take care of our own bussines and be sure we are not the best example of the "poser" we all claim not to be....

[MEXDefenderOfSteel]

ooops so a band´s name copying a formula already used just popped out...but i totally agree with whats said

[Stormspell]

We are ignorants because it seems we havent realized that it is cheaper and easier to get an album from Earache or NBR than one from, lets say Stormspell or Blower unless the record shop at the corner of our blocks stock very undergound stuff...

Sort of off-topic, but I wouldnt say my releases are expensive than any commercial label. I wholesale/consign my releases at US $7, which is like = 5 EUR and I certainly like and appreciate if dealers resell em at fair and affordable prices. Unfortunately this is not always the case and also the reason why I dont work with certain dealers any more.

Of course it would be unlikely to find mine, or any other underground releases for that matter at a convenient brick-and-mortar stores, but online they can be found at quite a lot of places worldwide. For instance I just signed a distribution deal with Century Media, so I'm definitely starting to rub shoulders with the big labels on the online market.

However, the biggest difference between small labels like ours and the likes of Earache is the lack of good advertisement and promotion, and especially the lack of providing touring support. That's why hungry young bands are attracted to those labels and I cannot really blame them, could you? That's the reason I prefer to stick to re-releases mostly and only work with a few active bands which understand and know what is realistic to expect from a small labels like Stormspell. or Shadow Kingdom, or Blower, etc.

Anyway, to get back to the topic, I do like Cast Iron and dont have a problem with 'em trying to adopt classic RW image. The world certainly can use another RW instead of something gooey that will creep out under Marilyn Manson's shadow or whatever else goth/malcore/emo garbage. I wouldnt enjoy seeing Cast Iron or any other band on Earache though, but this is a personal preference, and if it works for the band, more power to them.

[MEXDefenderOfSteel]

i would rather listen to the original Rvvning Wild

[metalmaster]

We are ignorants because it seems we havent realized that it is cheaper and easier to get an album from Earache or NBR than one from, lets say Stormspell or Blower unless the record shop at the corner of our blocks stock very undergound stuff...

Sort of off-topic, but I wouldnt say my releases are expensive than any commercial label. I wholesale/consign my releases at US $7, which is like = 5 EUR and I certainly like and appreciate if dealers resell em at fair and affordable prices. Unfortunately this is not always the case and also the reason why I dont work with certain dealers any more.

Of course it would be unlikely to find mine, or any other underground releases for that matter at a convenient brick-and-mortar stores, but online they can be found at quite a lot of places worldwide. For instance I just signed a distribution deal with Century Media, so I'm definitely starting to rub shoulders with the big labels on the online market.

However, the biggest difference between small labels like ours and the likes of Earache is the lack of good advertisement and promotion, and especially the lack of providing touring support. That's why hungry young bands are attracted to those labels and I cannot really blame them, could you? That's the reason I prefer to stick to re-releases mostly and only work with a few active bands which understand and know what is realistic to expect from a small labels like Stormspell. or Shadow Kingdom, or Blower, etc.

Anyway, to get back to the topic, I do like Cast Iron and dont have a problem with 'em trying to adopt classic RW image. The world certainly can use another RW instead of something gooey that will creep out under Marilyn Manson's shadow or whatever else goth/malcore/emo garbage. I wouldnt enjoy seeing Cast Iron or any other band on Earache though, but this is a personal preference, and if it works for the band, more power to them.

yes of course. We in Blower do the work none in Mexico do: to bring oscure releases and rereleases and sell them in accessible prices. 170, sometimes a bit lower, sometimes a bit expensive depending on taxes as usual. Some other guys would sell the Stormspell cds at 230 pesos because theyr got them by a third party.

Yeah, of course smaller labels cant invest much in announcements and publicity and touring , etc, but you know man. we are just a push for young bands to go to the next level and I happy Voltax got that chance on Earache. And I would be even more happy if a major label are interested in them (or split heaven or Strike Master or any other)because they will have more expossure and more people will have the chance to get their cds.

And I still think Cast of Iron are usless but that's only my opinion! Of course I would prefer them than emo, indie and that crap, but I certainly would prefer a band like Enforcer or Hellhound that are not quite original, but still delivery powerul heavy metal with no necessity to be copycats

[metalmaster]

i would rather listen to the original Rvvning Wild

By far...!

[Satan is Our Pal]

This is why i despise DragonFARCE & Trivium, same bullshit macho try-hard image/attitude...

...that gets lapped up by the media and sold to the masses as "true metal".

The glory days of Earache are (88-92) long gone I am afraid

87-92 for me, those early Hardcore releases were a huge part of my youth. Utter toss label these days though.

[Desolator]

What if one had a band and would be offered a deal by Earache (or Metal Blade e.g.). What would you do?

[Korgüll]

Here you get thr real deal:

KEEP IT TRUE - THE UNDERGROUND KODEX Vol. I

2. TRACER - Harvest the Seed

no posers riding the latest trend

Sorry... but all I see here is posers...

2 weeks ago these kids would've been into emo.