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| name = The Ajna Offensive
| name = The Ajna Offensive
| image_name = Ajna logo.jpg
| image_name = Ajna logo.jpg
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| founded = {{start date|1992}}
| image_size = 250px
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| founder = Tyler Davis, [[Stephen O'Malley]]
| image_bg = black
| parent = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
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| founded = 1992
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| founder = [[Tyler Davis]], [[Stephen O'Malley]]
| status = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" or "Defunct" -->
| distributor = <!-- distributors, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| genre = [[Extreme metal]], [[experimental music|experimental]]
| genre = [[Extreme metal]], [[experimental music|experimental]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| location = [[Jacksonville, Oregon]]
| location = [[Jacksonville, Oregon|Jacksonville]], Oregon
| url = {{URL|www.theajnaoffensive.com}}
| website = {{URL|theajnaoffensive.com}}
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'''The Ajna Offensive''' is an American [[independent record label]] which releases [[extreme metal]], [[experimental music]] and [[neofolk]] records, and books related to [[occultism]], ritual work, [[Magic (paranormal)|magic]] theory and meta-history.<ref name="Riddick">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/the-ajna-offensive/|title=Label Profile: The Ajna Offensive|last=Riddick|first=Mike|date=August 10, 2009|work=[[Metal Maniacs]]|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref> The proprietor of the label is [[Tyler Davis]], who had worked with [[Stephen O'Malley]] on the black metal [[fanzine]] ''Descent''.<ref name="Currin">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7678-sunn-o/|title=Sunn O))) interview|last=Currin|first=Grayson|date=July 27, 2009|work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref> Later O'Malley was involved with the creation of The Ajna Offensive record label.
'''The Ajna Offensive''' is an American [[independent record label]] which releases [[extreme metal]], [[experimental music]] and [[neofolk]] records, and books related to [[occultism]], ritual work, [[Magic (paranormal)|magic]] theory and meta-history.<ref name="Riddick">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/the-ajna-offensive/|title=Label Profile: The Ajna Offensive|last=Riddick|first=Mike|date=August 10, 2009|work=[[Metal Maniacs]]|accessdate=November 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105416/http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/the-ajna-offensive/|archivedate=July 27, 2011}}</ref> The proprietor of the label is Tyler Davis, who had met a man with a music project called Plecid<ref>Göransson, N., [http://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2016/08/24/the-ajna-offensive-interview/ "The Ajna Offensive"], Bardo Methodology, Aug 24, 2016.</ref> and who subsequently worked with [[Stephen O'Malley]] on the black metal [[fanzine]] ''Descent''.<ref name="Currin">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7678-sunn-o/|title=Sunn O))) interview|last=Currin|first=Grayson|date=July 27, 2009|work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref> O'Malley was later involved with the development of The Ajna Offensive record label.


[[Ajna]] is a [[Sanskrit]] word which means "command". The Ajna is also the [[third eye]] of occult tradition.
[[Ajna]], a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning command, is the [[third eye]] [[chakra]], the sixth primary chakra in the body, according to [[Hindu]] tradition.


==History==
==History==
The Ajna Offensive label evolved in 1992 out of the "Warloch" label then managed by Davis.<ref name="Voegtlin">{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/lefthandpath/002-fine-daggers.htm |title=Left Hand Path #002: Fine Daggers |last=Voegtlin|first=Stewart|date=September 13, 2006|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|accessdate=November 23, 2010}}</ref> Davis and O'Malley first met after Davis sent O'Malley a very excitable letter upon reading the first issue of ''Descent''. They met and got along famously. Tyler offered all of his energy to ''Descent'', while Stephen offered his energies towards The Ajna Offensive record label for a while.<ref name="Riddick" /> In reviewing metal bands for the magazine, Davis felt that black metal had not yet reached its potential. One time, he and O'Malley listened to a trunk of 150 demos and gave only a handful of them good reviews in ''Descent''.<ref name="Voegtlin" />
The Ajna Offensive label evolved in 1992 out of the "Warloch" label then managed by Davis.<ref name="Voegtlin">{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/lefthandpath/002-fine-daggers.htm |title=Left Hand Path #002: Fine Daggers |last=Voegtlin|first=Stewart|date=September 13, 2006|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|accessdate=November 23, 2010}}</ref> Davis and O'Malley first met after Davis sent O'Malley a very excitable letter upon reading the first issue of ''Descent''. Tyler offered all of his energy to ''Descent'', while Stephen offered his energies towards The Ajna Offensive record label.<ref name="Riddick" /> In reviewing metal bands for the magazine, Davis felt that black metal had not yet reached its potential. At one point, he and O'Malley listened to a trunk of about 150 demos, giving some of them positive reviews in ''Descent''.<ref name="Voegtlin" />


The first album released from the label was ''Plecid'', which was decidedly not a metal album.<ref name="Riddick" />
The first album released from the label was ''Plecid''.<ref name="Riddick" />
According to [[Stylus Magazine]], The Ajna Offensive appears to be an aesthetically steered label, from the color and layout of the website to the bands it chooses to brand and unleash. As a result, it's impossible to delineate the label as being this or that.<ref name="Voegtlin" />
According to [[Stylus Magazine]], The Ajna Offensive appears to be an aesthetically steered label, from the color and layout of the website to the bands it chooses to distribute and promote.<ref name="Voegtlin" />


Estimated annual sales of The Ajna Offensive is 86,000 copies. The label's [[Standard Industrial Classification]] code is 7389 and its [[North American Industry Classification System]] code is 561990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mtcq2z6/the-ajna-offensive|title=Company Profile: The Ajna Offensive|work=Manta|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref>
Estimated annual sales of The Ajna Offensive is 86,000 copies. The label's [[Standard Industrial Classification]] code is 7389 and its [[North American Industry Classification System]] code is 561990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mtcq2z6/the-ajna-offensive|title=Company Profile: The Ajna Offensive|work=Manta|accessdate=November 22, 2010}}</ref>


==Artists==
==Artists==
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*[[Deströyer 666]]
*[[Funeral Mist]]
*[[Funeral Mist]]
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*[[Infernal Proteus]]
*[[Infernal Proteus]]
*[[Katharsis (band)|Katharsis]]
*[[Katharsis (band)|Katharsis]]
*[[Lotus Eaters (band)|Lotus Eaters]]
*[[Lotus Eaters (band)|Lotus Eaters]]
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*[[Negative Plane]]
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*[[Secrets of the Moon]]
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*[[Sigrblot (band)|Sigrblot]]
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*[[Strict (band)|Strict]]
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*[[Teitanblood]]
*[[Tiermes (band)|Tiermes]]
*[[Tiermes (band)|Tiermes]]
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*[[Tormentor (band)|Tormentor]]
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*[[Ultra (American band)|Ultra]]
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*[[Wolfskin (band)|Wolfskin]]
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==References==
==References==
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*{{official website|http://www.theajnaoffensive.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 20:59, 29 August 2023

The Ajna Offensive
Founded1992 (1992)
FounderTyler Davis, Stephen O'Malley
GenreExtreme metal, experimental
Country of originUnited States
LocationJacksonville, Oregon
Official websitetheajnaoffensive.com

The Ajna Offensive is an American independent record label which releases extreme metal, experimental music and neofolk records, and books related to occultism, ritual work, magic theory and meta-history.[1] The proprietor of the label is Tyler Davis, who had met a man with a music project called Plecid[2] and who subsequently worked with Stephen O'Malley on the black metal fanzine Descent.[3] O'Malley was later involved with the development of The Ajna Offensive record label.

Ajna, a Sanskrit word meaning command, is the third eye chakra, the sixth primary chakra in the body, according to Hindu tradition.

History[edit]

The Ajna Offensive label evolved in 1992 out of the "Warloch" label then managed by Davis.[4] Davis and O'Malley first met after Davis sent O'Malley a very excitable letter upon reading the first issue of Descent. Tyler offered all of his energy to Descent, while Stephen offered his energies towards The Ajna Offensive record label.[1] In reviewing metal bands for the magazine, Davis felt that black metal had not yet reached its potential. At one point, he and O'Malley listened to a trunk of about 150 demos, giving some of them positive reviews in Descent.[4]

The first album released from the label was Plecid.[1]

According to Stylus Magazine, The Ajna Offensive appears to be an aesthetically steered label, from the color and layout of the website to the bands it chooses to distribute and promote.[4]

Estimated annual sales of The Ajna Offensive is 86,000 copies. The label's Standard Industrial Classification code is 7389 and its North American Industry Classification System code is 561990.[5]

Artists[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Riddick, Mike (August 10, 2009). "Label Profile: The Ajna Offensive". Metal Maniacs. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Göransson, N., "The Ajna Offensive", Bardo Methodology, Aug 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Currin, Grayson (July 27, 2009). "Sunn O))) interview". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Voegtlin, Stewart (September 13, 2006). "Left Hand Path #002: Fine Daggers". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "Company Profile: The Ajna Offensive". Manta. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

External links[edit]

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