Relapse Records Appreciation

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:12 pm

Is there a better metal label today?

Mastodon, High On Fire, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Neurosis, Pig Destroyer, Bongzilla, Today Is The Day, Soilent Green, Burnt By The Sun, etc.

Great label.

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Wed May 09, 2007 5:32 pm

Also responsible for the cd release of the Siege discography ("Drop Dead" demo/7" from '83 = the birth of grindcore), Anal Cunt's best release, the "Morbid Florist" EP, and the classic Converge side of their split EP with Agoraphobic Nosebleed (who are unlistenable, mind).

And lest we not forget some of the very first Relapse releases like the "Excruciation" 7" by Repulsion and the Exit-13 7".

Brutal Truth ended up on Relapse, didn't they? Only heard their shit on Earache but they were great.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:59 pm

I'm going to up this Relapse Compilation 2 CD thing I just found. 45 tracks from 45 bands on Relapse. Gimme a day or so.

Gurped Out · Post by **Gurped Out** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:03 am

Relapse is definetly one of the best metal labels ever they are probably #1 right now in the game. They are rereleasing the Disrupt album which is crazy

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Fri May 11, 2007 12:36 am

I was browsing their discography. Two things jumped out:

* Adrenalin O.D. "Humungousfungusamongus" - I didn't know they reissued that. While not a great band by any means, AOD occupies a special place as NJ pioneers. Props to Relapse.

* Lethal Agression "From The Cunt Of A Fucking Whore" - This band toured with YOT which I find fucking hysterical. I always kind of assumed they weren't very good, which is why no one talks about them, but I don't have the slightest clue about what they even sound like.

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Sat May 12, 2007 5:35 pm

I'm really stoked that they signed Ghengis Tron recently.

definately the best metal label out there today.