Outlaw News Archive!
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4/10/05 So the "Undercover Bangers" acetates were completed yesterday, but are basically all spoken for so they've gone straight from the "future plans" section to the "graveyard"! They were a just for fun kinda thing anyway, they aren't super hi-fi real vinyl or anything- but cool for the kult metal maniacs! The other three new releases should be in here in the next week or so, the VICTOR GRIFFIN cd, the MIDNIGHT cd, and the BOULDER single. Keep an eye out! Testing! 4/6/05 Ok, gonna try something new on here, which I hope will make it easier to just check in and see what's happening in the Outlaw Camp! I will just put all news/update info here when I update the site into a single section so you don't have to scroll around to see what I changed/updated! cool!? There's a lot to report, so this extensive debriefing should cover it all I hope! haha... Alright, first of all, everyone should get the new OCTOBER 31 album, it totally crushes and I think it may be the album of the year so far, and could take the title all the way! It's on Metal Mike P's label Manical Records, and you can email them at maniacalrecords@aol.com for further information!!! It comes in an amazing gatefold sleeve, and the first 300 copies come with a bonus single! Old school, support this releases, it is TRUE METAL!!!!!! Ok, now that I've rambled enough about some other labels release, let me tell you what's up here! Well, I got the discs for the acetate "Undercover Bangers" 45s by BOULDER and OCTOBER 31 in last week, but I haven't had the chance to make the covers! Both of these releases are in editions of 26 copies, so are pretty much already sold out. Total kult releases- I had to do a couple because I was feeling 'out of touch' with that side of Outlaw after doing a few 'big' run releases. It was started to have fun and make little crazy shit like this, so I gotta keep that alive! A LOT is happening out in Cleveland.. the two joint releases I'm doing with SHIFTY RECORDS and MY MINDS EYE records are both almost ready to go. The first is the BOULDER single of their last three songs they recorded which just absolutely rip like everything they do! Next, the MIDNIGHT anothology CD is almost back from the plant too! Next, in the PLACE OF SKULLS & VICTOR GRIFFIN camp... we have big news too! Evidently, POS, is not breaking up after all, and are set to go to Europe next week to embark on a tour which will include them playing the DOOM SHALL RISE festival! Good luck on that trip guys, sounds awesome, and if anyone lives over there in those areas, GO SEE THEM!!!!! Then, the VICTOR GRIFFIN "Late For An Early Grave" CD version is printed and on the way to me from the plant! So I should have those by next week probably! Catalog updates- well the BOULDER "Live In The Midwest" LP is amost sold out, as is the BOULDER "Ripping Christ" CD (after being out for 5 years!). Also, sales of RANCID DECAY are brisk in Japan at a couple stores that are carrying it, one of which is the great RECORD BOY in Tokyo, and also PUNK & DESTROY! Thanks to them for carrying so much Outlaw stuff, it means a lot!!!!!! There's a couple more "It's a Fuckin' Boot" records that are almost in the can, first being the DESTRUTOR live LP from Cleveland '84 from their first show (I think it was opening for SLAYER!). Then there's an ENEMY SOIL one on the way from Rich, it's from the last show we did together at CBGB back in 2001- tentatively appropriately titled "The Nail In The Coffin"!!! Alright! Keep your eyes peeled! THOR! THOR! THOR!!! There's a lot going on with THOR too, he's playing in LA in April, has a new DVD coming out, all kinds of stuff! Go check out his site if you have a chance, they link is on this site! The "Mutant" CD will hopefully come out this summer or sometime in the near future! Another idea that's being tossed around is that I'd like to do a "tribute" to one of the great NY Metal comps- the NY Metal '84 album- that featured BLACK LACE, CITIES, VIRGIN STEELE, and so many more.... and so Lino (Villains) and I have been talking and trying to figure out what NY bands to get on it! We want to put VILLAINS and BATTLETORN on there, and are still considering what else will be included. But there are plans to do the tribute ALL the way down to the front cover photo, for which I plan to participate! I will have to grow my hair a little more and be put wrapped in a gym towel for it though ... totally classic! What else... well, we saw KREATOR on Sunday, that was AMAZING- they played for like 1.5 hours which was almost thrash overload but not quite! Go see them if they come to your town! And tonight JOAN JETT is playing some private free show in the city.. and for those of you who know me and my RUNAWAYS fixation you know it's always good to see any of these ladies rock it! Wow, that was a LOT! Alright, hope this new "news" technique is more helpful and informative! Rage on!!!!!!!
The Rods - reunion show! We made the voyage to Cortland to see the RODS reunion show yesterday, ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!! It was great! I put up the pictures from the trip right here, click on this link!!!!!! They played about 15 songs and totally killed! The new tune "69 Magnum" was a ripper too! WOW!! Outlaw Photo archives! Here's a BUNCH of pictures I've accumulated over the years of shows, friends, records, travels, all kinds of stuff! Some of it pretty amusing!! Here's the link!!!!!! Metal Ron is an Outlaw!
Why didn't this happen 5 years ago?!?! Don't know why it's taken us this long to figure out that Metal Ron (some have other nicknames for him, or may just call him Ron, but to me he is Metal Ron!) needs to be a part of Outlaw Recordings! What is he gonna do? A&R!!!!!! Outlaw now has an A&R guy! I don't even really know what it stands for, but it sounds cool and I think it means the guy who goes out and finds bands for the label! We were hanging out last week at a show and just got to talking about music and life as we always do, and it just dawned on me! You can see the joy on our faces above minutes after this revelation was made!!! Metal Ron has been in the scene and a music fan FOREVER so he knows his shit and is perfect for this! First duty is to find a good old NYHC release I hope, or maybe those WINTER demos! Those who know me know how highly I think of this guy and how much I talk about him, so I'm really pumped about this! Can't wait to see what he pulls out of the freaking vaults! Place of Skulls CD-EP - available now!
The"Love Through Blood" CD-EP contains 4 unreleased tracks, you know what to expect! It came out looking and sounding great! Very happy about this one!!! Victor wrote up the story behind this one, so check it out on the POS page! Place of Skulls broke up, but then they didn't, and now they're going to Europe in April for a tour!! Check their site for details! And also, the VICTOR GRIFFIN "Late For An Early Grave" CD is at the plant now being pressed and should be ready in a couple weeks! This CD-EP is available for $8 (+ postage) Northern Lights
The first collaberation between Outlaw Recordings and Maniacal Records (Metal Mike P's label from VA) is set to come out soon. I wish it was under more festive circumstances, but in a way it is... and will be a celebration of a ruler and his love for all things HEAVY METAL!!!! The NORTHERN LIGHTS demo from '93 was recorded and released by a friend of ours who recently passed away. Musically it's total basement metal, literally, which has touches of traditional metal, doom, and even some black metal parts. And when I say 'black metal' I mean the real shit, like Hellhammer/Bathory influenced- not the tender second wave of black metal that all sounded like static to me! It will be in an edition of 200 probably, and again, I'm really happy that Metal Mike P and I are finally joining forces for a release! Five Freaking Years! It's hard to believe, but January, 2005 marked 5 years of Outlaw Recordings! Thanks to everyone involved for so many great releases, good times, and the friendship... the best is yet to come! VICTOR GRIFFIN "Late For An Early Grave" CD on the way!
This is a monster release that's was in the works for almost 4 years! An LP of unreleased demos recorded through the years by Victor Griffin, a purveyor of the modern doom guitar sound!! His work in the bands PENTAGRAM, DEATH ROW, and PLACE OF SKULLS has been recognized worldwide as some of the heaviest, killer doom ever created! But there was more to the story, some material that had been circulating among fans for years has now finally being committed to a more concrete form than a 10th generation dubbed cassette tape! I can't put into words how excited and happy
I am about this release, and the response to the LPwas incredible-
sold out fast! There are many original songs, one featuring Wino,
and demo versions of PENTAGRAM classics. Also a few covers of
classics by MOTORHEAD and the DEAD BOYS! The material speaks volumes,
and the photos and liner notes provide the masses with a clear
perspective on Victor's amazing career in music! The CD version
of this with 2 bonus tracks is at the plant right now, and will
be available in the next couple weeks! RANCID DECAY: the boys from back home!
It's out!!! An LP of the first two demos by these Maryland thrashers from '86 & '87- which are just total krushers! Musically, it's in the vein of old SACRIFICE (Canada) and THE ACCUSED- bands of that type. And the art for this is sick, check out the cover! Best news is that they have reformed also, and will be playing out again REAL soon I hope! There's a great review of the RANCID DECAY album that Rob from DOOMED PLANET RECORDS did, check the RANCID DECAY page for that! And for ordering, see catalog page for details! This LP is limited to 500 #'ed copies, comes housed in a beautiful glossy sleeve w/ an inner sleeve too, and it's only $10 (+ postage)! BOULDER "Unleased in the Midwest" LP out!!!:
The first in the "It's a Fuckin' Boot" series is done! It's the BOULDER "Unleashed in the Midwest" album, and it kills! Limited to 220 copies with TOTALLY old school bootleg packaging, it is sure to please the fans of this bunch of degenerates from Cleveland! There are no less than 7 different sleeves on 5 different colors of paper, so don't bother trying to collect 'em all! It'll cost ya $10 (+ postage), you know, your average BOOT price! THOR "Mutant" CD in the works!
With both versions of the vinyl sold out, THOR and I decided to put a few more tracks together and do a CD version of the "Mutant" album! It's going to have 4 more songs and a BBC interview from '84 on it! This should be awesome, keep your eyes peeled!
Check out this review of "Mutant" from KNAC! Outlaw Photo Gallery Finally Up! What inspired me to do this? Seeing BLACKLACE on Sunday night! More to come as time permits... like the pix of me meeting Uli Jon Roth! IF ONLY "Destiny" CD is here!
It's here, and ready to go!! In an effort to make sure these get out there and people actually hear these tunes finally, the direct price for these if ordered from the site is just $5 (+ postage)! So I hope some people take a chance on a band who really should have taken over! There's a great new review of this LP by Powerplay magazine on the IF ONLY page for this release! IT'S A FUCKIN' BOOT!!!:
A new project is being launched, a live album series which will be called "It's A Fuckin' Boot!". Of course they won't really be bootlegs since the bands will be involved. The title of the series is based on yet another inside joke about a certain record dealer who was convinced that everything was a bootleg! I guess now it won't be an inside joke anymore though as it's going public! These LP releases will be modeled after the old 70's style bootleg LPs that had paste on insert covers and uch. The first LP in this series will be a live ripper by BOULDER entitled "Unleased In The Midwest"! Got the test pressings for this, sounds GREAT! UNDERCOVER BANGERS" series: I've been wanting to do some super limited acetate 45s, and I think this is where it's going to start. The first one, which will be an OCTOBER 31 single with their live versions of songs by MOTLEY CRUE and RIOT! King cut the master for these tunes for me this weekend as we hung out and he hooked me up with a RODS jersey! I love this guy, one of the few and true! I got the BOULDER tracks too, which are two raging SAXON covers from two different "basement" sessions! These have been in the works for a while, but I'm working on getting the label art straight for these, and then will be sending them off to the pressing place! They are being sent next week (it's 12/17 now), and I've decided to do these in editions of 25 copies each! Why? Because they're acetates, and acetates don't need to be mass produced. This series is for the few and true who dig it and want to have some fun! They will probably be around $8-10 each, so ultra kult and for the diehards only!!!! It is 3/26, and the discs for this just arrived this week! I still have to make the covers... nothing is speedy over here right!?!?! MIDNIGHT: gone, but shall return!! MIDNIGHT... the LP is gone. Then came a three
way joint release between SHIFTY RECORDS, MY MIND'S EYE, and OUTLAW,
it's gone now too. But there is a CD in the works... LONG LIVE DEATH!!!
VYNDYKATOR regular vinyl version is gone!
Well, it was a long time coming, but the black vinyl version of the "Heaven Sent From Hell" album got done, it came, and went! It's sold out through me, but my distributor may have copies if you missed out- check them out at Scratch Records!
It only gets better at Outlaw! This is a picture of Chris, he's a total ruler who knows how to type (and do a few other things) on the computer, so of course I was overjoyed when he volunteered to help out with doing layouts on these next few releases we're getting together! This guy is awesome, and as you can see from the picture, he's totally made for the Outlaw Crew!
Thank you to Scratch Distribution! There's a great label/distribution company out of Vancouver that I wanted to say thank you to on here! They (especially Keith and Danny!) have been super cool, and distributed the THOR album for me to people/places I never could have reached! They are going to be carrying the VYNDYKATOR album soon too! Check them out via this link, they have a TON of stuff on their site! Click Here! Thanks guys! |
