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Earache Records
Founded 1985
Founder Digby "Dig" Pearson
Distributing label Caroline Distribution
Genre Metal, Grindcore, Death metal, Industrial
Country of origin UK
Location Nottingham
Official website http://www.earache.com/

Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. Digby Pearson, also known as "Dig" was a British musician who founded Earache Records, which signed some of the most infamous Heavy metal acts worldwide Caroline Distribution, founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records, has become one of the U For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

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History

Earache was founded in the late eighties by Digby "Dig" Pearson. Digby Pearson, also known as "Dig" was a British musician who founded Earache Records, which signed some of the most infamous Heavy metal acts worldwide In 1985, before adopting the name "Earache Records", Pearson released "Anglican Scrape Attic", a compilation of early hardcore punk and crossover acts (Hirax, Lipcream, Concrete Sox, etc. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Hirax is an American Thrash metal band from Orange County California. Concrete Sox were a mid 80's British Crust punk band largely seen as an early style Crossover thrash band who incorporated many Thrash metal ). The first official Earache release, on vinyl in 1987, and with the catalogue reference MOSH 1, was The Accüsed's Return of Martha Splatterhead. A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Moshing or slamming refers to the activity in which audience members at live music performances aggressively push or slam into each other The Accüsed is a Thrashcore and Crossover thrash band from Seattle WA. The label's first major release, however, was Napalm Death's Scum. Napalm Death are Scum is the first album by the English Grindcore band Napalm Death. Then, in 1989, Earache released Naked City's "Torture Garden", an LP of 'hardcore miniatures'. Naked City was an Avant-garde music group led by saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Torture Garden is a compilation album by John Zorn 's band Naked City featuring Yamatsuka Eye on vocals Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Other early records include albums by some of extreme metal's finest bands, regarded as genre-defining classics. Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s

Earache has a number of sublabels, including Wicked World Records, Elitist Records, and the short-lived Necrosis Records and Sub Bass Records.

Later releases include work by Deicide and by Californian rockers Adema, who entered the USA Billboard charts top 200 in April 2005. Deicide is an American Death metal band formed in 1987 The band has sold close to 500000 releases in the USA since the SoundScan era making them California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. This article is for the band For their self-titled album see Adema (album. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Earache has become inextricably linked with the death metal scene in particular, but also released Welsh ragga-metal act Dub War, Nottingham's hardcore techno outfit Ultraviolence, and Mick Harris' industrial/experimental Scorn, each time expanding the boundaries of extreme music, and opening a path that other labels have followed, sometimes with greater success. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics "Noisecore" redirects here For the style of metalcore see Mathcore. Michael John Harris (commonly known and credited as Mick Harris or occasionally M Scorn is the project of former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris. Earache have signed even more musically adventurous groups such as Ewigkeit in recent years, but the death metal and grindcore with which it made its name still predominates. Formed in 1995 Ewigkeit was the experimental Extreme music project of James Fogarty (aka Mr

The original logo of Earache Records was designed by Jeffrey Walker, vocalist and bassist of the band Carcass. Jeffrey Walker (born March 25, 1969) is a bass guitarist and singer from St Helens, UK. Carcass are a Grindcore / Death metal act based in Liverpool, England.

In early 2007 the label signed a distribution deal with Caroline Distribution. Caroline Distribution, founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records, has become one of the U The deal includes both digital and retail distribution of the label's releases.

Notable artists (Past and Present)

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