Greetings, just a quick summary of what's been going on lately...
The MONOMAKH cassettes have been a huge hit and we have blown through most of the 200 copies. A large chunk of these went out to many various distros around the globe. We anticipate it selling out here at the label shortly after the New Year. For those interested, Cale Schmidt (the mastermind behind MONOMAKH) has his main band ALTARS, who are currently recording their debut full-length album. They have also recently released a split cassette with HEAVING EARTH, which was released by Nihilistic Holocaust in France. We will be receiving a limited number of these and adding them to the distro soon.
The 3rd full length from my band HARASSOR titled "Night On My Side: The Bruno Sessions" is nearly sold-out on LP, but we still have some cassettes left. Meanwhile, we have been busy recording our next LP (title TBD) at Seahorse Sound Studios in Los Angeles. Basic tracking has been completed, overdubs and mixing remain. This looks to be a big step up for us production-wise, but also in song writing with a batch of new material. We are looking to hit the road spring 2013 in support of this new LP, to be released by Dais Records.
DARGAR is also finished with basic tracking of a large group of new songs, and just a few vocal overdubs remain. From these new recordings we will be putting together our side of a split LP with DEMONOLOGISTS on Whispering Eye, as well as another full-length (label TBD). The new material is a vast progression from the first album...
It's been quite awhile since the last MOONKNIGHT release "Ligeia", which is now sold-out...however we've been very busy with a collection of new material. Expect some announcements soon...
The next release on Rising Beast will be THE BUNNY GAME Original Soundtrack cassette, which we expect to be available by end of January 2013. THE BUNNY GAME is an indie horror film and the debut of writer/director Adam Rehmeier. This brilliant but controversial film has been banned in the UK but just saw a wide release on DVD and Blu-ray after premiering at numerous festivals and screenings around the world. The film stars Rodleen Getsic (who also co-wrote the film) as a down-and-out prostitute turning tricks in downtown LA. Her daily routine is depicted with an unflinching and unwavering starkness, a detached yet voyeuristic glimpse into a brutal form of existence. Despair turns into savagery and madness once she is picked up by a trucker (Jeff Renfro), who takes her captive and subjects her to series of increasingly bizarre forms of physical and emotional torture.
For the official soundtrack release of THE BUNNY GAME, an all-new auditory experience was arranged, edited and sequenced by director Adam Rehmeier. It consists of 60 minutes of music from the film, expanded and seamlessly blended for a sonic journey that is cinematic in scope. Score by Adam Rehmeier and James Brown III, with songs by HARASSOR.
Lots more in the works, we are looking forward to 2013 and our future endeavors. The assaults will never end...
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