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  1.  
  2.  
  3. LPain in the ears!ÿ
  4.  
  5.  
  6. L2Written by Antichrist/NEBULAÿ
  7.  
  8.  
  9. Fromðhumbleðbeginningsðinð theð bedroom
  10. ofðoneð-Digbyðpearson-,ðNottingham's
  11. -Earache-ð labelð hasð grownð toð theð point
  12. whereðitðcanð(Gasp)ðaffordðaðphoto-
  13. copier!ðBut,ðasðkollektorsðalready
  14. know,ð    evenð    moreð    impressiveð    thanð    theðnew
  15. officeðfurnitureðisðaðbackðcatalogue
  16. boastingðtheðlikesðofðCarcass,
  17. Entombed,ðFudgeðTunnelðand,ðof
  18. course...ð$Napalmð$Death.ð#-Jason
  19. Arnopp-ðprofilesðtheðlabelðthatðis
  20. undeniablyðobsessedðwithðheaviness...
  21.  
  22.   DIGBYð    PEARSON,ðprimeðmoverðbehindðthe
  23. empireðofðextremeðsoundsðthatðis
  24. EaracheðRecords,ðtwiddlesðaðpenðand
  25. relishesð theð prospectð
  26. ofð
  27. að
  28. conversation
  29. aboutðhisðmightyðNottinghamðlabel.ð"I
  30. usedð toð beð
  31. að
  32. bitð
  33. ofð
  34. að
  35. recordð
  36. collector
  37. myself,"ðheðsmiles.ð"Iðusedðtoðcollect
  38. earlyðHardcoreðsingles,ðlikeðDRI's
  39. first.ðIðrememberðbuyingðfourðof'em,
  40. butðI'veðgotðnoneðleftðnowð-ðIðsold
  41. halfðmyðrecordðcollectionðtoðgetðsome
  42. moneyð togetherð forð thisð recordð
  43. label!"
  44.  
  45.   Theð Earacheð storyð kicksð offð inð
  46. 1986,
  47. withð'DIG'ðfinallyðcomingðoffðtheðdole
  48. andðmakingðuseðofðanðEnterprise
  49. Allowanceðscheme;ðborrowingð£1,000ðto
  50. startð að business,ð runð fromð hisð humble
  51. bedroom,ðnoðless.ð"Iðwasðwellðinto
  52. HardcoreðPunkð-ðstuffðlikeðDischarge
  53. andð onlyð gotð intoð Metalð whenð theð first
  54. ThrashðBandsðcameðout.ðMetallicaðand
  55. Slayerðreallyðblewð myð mind!".
  56.  
  57.   Collaboratingð$withð$anð#equally
  58. undergroundðUSðlabelðcalledðCOR,
  59. Pearsonð issuedð theð firstð everð Earache
  60. release,ðcatalogueðnumberðMOSHð1.ð"It
  61. wasðtheðAccused'sð'ReturnðOfðMartha
  62. Splatterhead',ð"recallsðtheð man,ð seven
  63. yearsðlater.ð"TheyðwereðfromðSeattle
  64. actually!ðThatðwasðaðbitðpremature...
  65. "Anyway,ð    thatð    oneð    wasð    aðco-releaseðand
  66. fizzledðoutðquiteðnicely,ðsoðEarache
  67. basciallyðstartsðatðMOSH2!ðIðthink
  68. it'dð beð prettyð hardð toð getð holdð ofð
  69. the
  70. originalð'Return...'ðnow,ðalthoughðit
  71. didðwellðforðaðlabel'sðfirst:ð6,000
  72. copies...ð"Afterðthat,ðweðstarted
  73. doingð
  74. moreð
  75. localð
  76. bands,ð
  77. andð    theð    second
  78. releaseð wasð Heresyð
  79. andð
  80. Concreteð
  81. Sox's
  82. splitðLP.ðTheyðwereðHardcoreðbands
  83. withð Metalð leaningsð -ð Ið wasð reallyð into
  84. thatðPunk/Metalðcrossoverðstuff.ðIt's
  85. old-hatð
  86. now,ð    butð    seemedð    reallyð    freshð    at
  87. theðtime..."
  88.  
  89.   THEðVINYLðslabðthatðboostedða
  90. fledglingðEaracheð intoð hyperspace,ð and
  91. sentðharshðfrissonsðcoursingðthrough
  92. theðmusicðworld,ðwasðNapalmðDeath's
  93. 'Scum'.ð"Napalmðwhereðtheðultimate
  94. amalgamðofðpunkðenergyðandðtotal
  95. whirlwindðinsanity,"ðDigðmarvels.ð"But
  96. withðsomeðkillerðheavyðriffsðinðthere
  97. too.ðTheðalbumðcameðoutðwithðme
  98. expectingð
  99. toð    justað    boutð    breakð    even,ð    but
  100. itðwentðonðtoðsellð50,000-plusðvery
  101. quickly.ðAtðtheðtime,ðIðwasðstillðin
  102. myðbedroomðwithðnoðstaff,ðsoðitðwas
  103. quiteðanð achievement!ð Theð pressð didn't
  104. reallyðlatchðon,ðbutðtheðunderground
  105. fansðlovedðit..."
  106.  
  107.   Afterð'Scum'ðcameðtwoðfarðless
  108. popularðreleasesðbyðSpazzticðBlurr
  109. (formerðMikeðPattonðFavesð-ðtheir
  110. album'sðlongðdeleted)ðandðUnseen
  111. Terror.ðEvenðCarcassð'ReekðOf
  112. Putrefaction'ðdebutðcouldn'tðtouchðthe
  113. sucessð    ofð    NapalmðDeath'sðsecondðalbum,
  114. 'FromðEnslavementðToðObliteration',
  115. however...ð"TheðWholeðthingðcompletely
  116. exploded!"ð laughsð Dig.ð "Theð albumð went
  117. toð Numberð Oneð inð theð Indieð Charts;ð
  118. NME
  119. put'emðonðtheðfrontðcover,ðwhichð was
  120. phenomenalð    atð    theð    time,ð    andðweðproduced
  121. ourð firstð CDð -ð
  122. að
  123. 54-tracker,ð
  124. combining
  125. bothðNapalmðalbums.ðItðwasð að novelty,
  126. seeingð
  127. '54'ð
  128. comeð
  129. upð
  130. onð
  131. theð
  132. CDð    counter!
  133. Gettingðitðmasteredðwasðhell..."
  134.  
  135.   Theð'FromðEnslavement...'ðopusðwas
  136. initiallyðreleasedðinðaðshrink-wrapped
  137. gatefoldðsleeve,ðcompleteðwithðfree
  138. fourð trackð single,ð 'Theð Curse',ð limited
  139. toðaroundð5,000.ðEaracheðhaveðalways
  140. goneð    inð    forð    thatð    kindð    ofð    stuffðfromðday
  141. one;ðtheð'Scum'ðalbumð wasð re-pressed
  142. fourðtimes;ðeachðwithðaðdifferent
  143. colourðsleeve.ð"Weðwentðcompletely
  144. overboard,"ðadmitsðtheðsupremo.ð"The
  145. greenð coverð wasð theð original,ð theð light
  146. blueðoneðwasðcrap,ðandðtheðgoldðoneðwas
  147. ridiculous!ð Backð then,ð someð peopleð was
  148. collectingðeachðre-pressingðasð itð came
  149. out.ðPoorðfools!"
  150.  
  151.   EARACHEð
  152. wentð
  153. onð
  154. toð
  155. signð
  156. moreð
  157. bands,
  158. suchðasðMorbidðAngel,ðBoltðThrower,
  159. Entombed...andðDigbyðPearsonðshifted
  160. EaracheðRecordsðoutðofðhisðsleeping
  161. spaceðatðlongðlast.ð"Itðwasð earlyð '89
  162. whenðIðgotðaðtinyðofficeðinðthis
  163. building..."ð(theðlabelðnowðinhabits
  164. threeðso-calledð'suites')ð"...and
  165. startedðtoðemplyðpeople.ðWell,ðone
  166. personð anyway!ð Weð didn'tð evenð haveð a
  167. typewriterð
  168. backð
  169. then,ð
  170. andð
  171. að
  172. photocopier
  173. seemedðlikeðaðmassiveðinvestmentðwhen
  174. weð eventuallyð gotð one!"
  175.  
  176.   ButðEaracheðkeptðsnowballing,ðand
  177. mostðimportantlyðformedðanðidentity.
  178. SaysðDig:ð"Iðlikeðtoðthinkðthatðour
  179. stuffðhasðanðairðofðqualityð aboutð it.
  180. Occasionallyð    we'veð    hadðaðcrapðband,ðbut
  181. að lotð ofð kidsð
  182. buyð
  183. everyð
  184. singleð
  185. Earache
  186. release.ð Theyð knowð it'sð
  187. gonnað
  188. beð
  189. heavy
  190. -ðweðdon'tðacceptðanythingðlightweight
  191. here!ð "Ourð bandsð tendð toð beð obsessed
  192. withð heaviness,ð andð weð encourageð that.
  193. It'sð becomeð almostð
  194. trendyð
  195. now,ð
  196. whereas
  197. inðtheð'oldðdays',ðitðwasðanything
  198. but!"ðLimitedðorðdeletedð Earacheð items
  199. areðwayðtooðnumerousðtoðdetail.ðDig
  200. browsesð overð theð catalogueð listð onð his
  201. ratherðclutteredðdesk-top.
  202.  
  203.   "WeðdeletedðintenseðDegree'sð'War
  204. InsideðMyðHead'ð(MOSHð9)ðpretty
  205. quickly,ðbecauseðitðdidn'tðsellðtoo
  206. well.ðThatðkindðofðHardcoreðsounds
  207. veryðtraditionalðtoðmeðnow.ðSafe,
  208. sameyðandðasðboringðasðbloodyðhell,
  209. basically!ð"MOSHð10ðwasðSoreðThroat's
  210. 'DisgraceðToðTheðCorpseðOfðSid'ð -ð a
  211. ridiculousð101-trackðalbumðthatðwas
  212. greatðforðclearingðpeopleðoutðofðthe
  213. house!ð"Thatðband'sðonlyðaimðinðlife
  214. wasð toð outdoð Napalmð
  215. Death..."
  216.  
  217.   Perhapsðtheðlabel'sðmostðcollectable
  218. andð amusingð bonusð singleð wasð
  219. attached
  220. toðtheðcoverðofðEarache'sð'Grind
  221. Crusher'ðcompilation.ðWithðaðtotal
  222. runningðtimeðofðtwoðseconds,ðthis
  223. severelyðshortð7"ðheldðoneðsongðby
  224. NapalmðDeath,ðandðanotherðfromðthe
  225. ElectroðHippies.ðIfðyouðownðaðcopy,
  226. thenðthere'sðonlyð4,999ðotherðpeople
  227. whoðcanðsayðtheðsame...ðOtherðsingles
  228. wereðissuesðfreeðwithðreleasesðfrom
  229. Fudgeð    Tunnelð(firstð5,000)ðandðMassacre
  230. (firstð7,000,ðwithðpictureðsleeve),
  231. whileðtheðfirstð8,000ðpurchasersðof
  232. Napalm'sð'HarmonyðCorruption'ðalbum
  233. (Earache'sð all-time-bestð seller)ð bagged
  234. aðbonusðliveðalbum!ð"Iðlikeðtheðidea
  235. ofðrewardingðtheðtrueðmaniacsðwho
  236. eagearlyðawaitðaðreleaseðandðbuyðit
  237. straightðaway..."
  238.  
  239.   SOðWHATðliesðaheadðforðEarache,
  240. besidesðimminentðreleasesðfromðMorbid
  241. Angel,ðEntombedðandðaðprojectðband
  242. feautringð Napalmð andð Obituaryð members
  243. (MeathookðSeed)ð?ðWhatðextreme
  244. territoryðisðthereðleftðtoðconquer?
  245. "Industrialðmusic'sðtheðnextðstep,"ð he
  246. reckons.ð"That'sðtheðcommonðknow-
  247. ledge;ðbandsðlikeðMinistryðare
  248. combiningðtechnologyðwithðrockðright
  249. now.ðWeðactuallyðsignedðGodfleshðto
  250. theðexplosion...
  251.  
  252.   "Thenðthere'sðtheðnewðwaveðof
  253. Japaneseð'Noisecore,ð'whichð&is
  254. ridiculouslyðextreme.ðIt'sðalmostðlike
  255. static!ðIðdon'tðknowðhowðtheyðdoðit,
  256. butðitðgoesðwayðbeyondðNapalmðand
  257. BrutalðTruth...ðaðrealðordealðtoðsit
  258. through!ð"Apparently,ðthere'sðsome
  259. 45-year-oldðblokeðwhoðcomesðonðstage
  260. naked,ðandðmasturbatesðwhileðmaking
  261. completelyðf**cked-upðnoises!ðHopeðhe
  262. doesn'tðcomeðroundðhere,ðthat'sð allð I
  263. canðsay!ðThenðagain..."ðtheðTopðMan
  264. grinsðmischievously,"...we'llðprobably
  265. signð himð nextð
  266. week!"
  267.  
  268.   (andðweðmustn'tðforgetðtheðtwo
  269. incredibleðreleasesðfromðtheðNorwegian
  270. bandðCADAVER!ðFirstðtheyðreleased
  271. 'Hallucinatingð3Anxiety'ð2through
  272. Necrosis;ðasðsub-labelðofðEarache!ðIt
  273. wasð að Carcass-inspiredð albumð withð lots
  274. ofðgore-lyricsðandðflesh-rippingð riffs!
  275.  Thenð
  276. theyð    releasedð    theirð    secoundð    album
  277. calledð'...ðInðPains"ðwhichðwas
  278. totallyðweirdðandðsuperbðonðEarache!
  279. -Trauma/Cadaver.)
  280.  
  281.  
  282. Amon/MYSTIC^CADAVER
  283.  
  284. -textðsuppliedðby,ðANTICHRIST
  285. (thanxð
  286. m8!)
  287.