Crash Music
| Crash Music | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 2001-2009 |
| founder | Mark Nawara |
| Seat |
Phoenix , Arizona , United States
|
| Sub-label | Big Balls Productions |
| Genre (s) | Crossover , Hardcore Punk , Nu Metal , Rap Metal , Thrash Metal , Death Metal |
Crash Music was an American music label from Phoenix ( Arizona ) that released a wide range of heavy metal .
history
The label was founded in 2001 by Mark Nawara, who shortly before left his previous record company Pavement Music due to a six-figure debt. For sales in Europe he signed agreements a. a. with Zomba Music in Germany and Plastic Head in Great Britain. Distribution agreements with Border Music (Sweden) and Bertus Distribution ( Benelux ) as well as Koch Music in the USA followed. In addition, Crash Music itself was active as a distributor, u. a. for Unique Leader Records , Forever Underground and The Foundry.
The regular publishing activity of the label ends in 2009, the website www.crashmusicinc.com automatically redirects to Pavement Music.
criticism
In an interview, the death metal band Aurora Borealis called it the worst decision to release the debut album "Apocalyptic End in White" of their side project Imperial Crystalline Entombment via Crash Music in 2003. It is typical for founder and CEO Mark Nawara to open a label, accumulate debts, not pay bands and then close the label. So they would not have received any royalties despite supposedly good sales figures.
Publications (selection)
- King's-Evil - Deletion of Humanoise (2001)
- Brick Bath - I Won't Live the Lie (2002)
- Jungle Rot - Slaughter The Weak (2002)
- Lay Beltza - Insanity (2003)
- Omen - Eternal Black Dawn (2003)
- Transport League - Grand Amputation ( EP , 2003)
- Coram Lethe - The Gates of Oblivion (2004)
- Illogicist - Subjected (2004)
- Ninnuam - Process of Life Separation (2004)
- Pyrexia - Cruelty Beyond Submission (Best-Of, 2004)
- Disgorge - Parallels Of Infinite Torture (2005)
- Searing Meadow - Corroding from Inside (2005)
- Unshine - Earth Magick (2005)
- 40 Below Summer - The Last Dance (2006)
- Abysmal Dawn - From Ashes (2006)
- Enforsaken - Sinner's Intuition (2006)
- Imagika - My Bloodied Wings (2006)
- Society 1 - The Years of Spiritual Dissent (2006)
- BulletBoys : Behind the Orange Curtain (Live, 2007)
- Primer 55 - Family for Life (2007)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Keith McDonald: Interview with Crash Music. In: metal-rules.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Melissa Manchester Among New Koch Signings ; in: Billboard , March 6, 2004, page 38 ( "crash + music" + "pavement + music" + nawara Google Books ).
- ↑ CRASH MUSIC Signs Distribution Deal With KOCH ENTERTAINMENT. In: blabbermouth.net. May 9, 2007, accessed January 25, 2018 .
- ^ Wouter Roemers: Aurora Borealis. In: masterful-magazine.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .