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Electronic Saviors II: Recurrence Selling Points

• Electronic Saviors Vol. I raised over $20K for charity!

• 105 tracks from some of the best and biggest names in the industrial scene.

• Gorgeous eight-panel digipak with 16-page booklet.

• Includes testimonials from scene artists, label owners & promoters, and an essay from creator & cancer survivor Jim Semonik.

• Proceeds donated to Gilda’s Club and The Bone Marrow Foundation.

• High-profile appearance at Kinetik Festival 5.0.

• Digital sampler serviced to press, clubs, and radio.

Life after cancer can be a difficult ordeal. Scene promoter, DJ, and Rein[Forced] frontman Jim Semonik knows this only too well. Having survived stage 2B colorectal cancer in 2008, Semonik created one of the most successful compilations in any scene, with the help of 83 musicians—Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer. The set was well received by press and critics, and raised over $20K for charity.

Now, with Volume 2, Semonik has assembled a cast of 142 artists from all over the world to take on all forms of cancer. He returns with all guns blazing, with new, rare, and exclusive tracks from God Module, System Syn, Project Pitchfork, Hocico, Blutengel, The Dark Clan, Rein[Forced], 16volt, Ayria, Left Spine Down, Panic Lift, and much more.

This massive six-disc box set is available with gorgeous artwork from Jeff Confer and Samantha Johnson. Presented in a lovely eight-panel digipak with a 16-page booklet, Jim’s quest to bring this disease to an end through music has grown by leaps and bounds. Jim dedicates this body of work to all who have suffered with cancer, as well as survivors and loved ones touched by the disease.

Genre: Alt Rock/Electronica Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 777 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Number of Discs: 6 Digipak, Box Lot TBD Street Date: 5/8/12 “A monumental effort … the most exhaustive anthology 8% RESTOCK DEAL

“In the age of insincere celebrities tripping over themselves putting their name to all sorts of charitable organizations, Electronic Saviors is legitimate and refreshing.” — GRAVE CONCERNS “Easily one of the best compilation purchases a fan of industrial music can buy.” — BEHOLDER MEDIA

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105 tracks from some of the biggest names in the industrial scene, including God Module, System Syn, Project Pitchfork, Hocico, Blutengel, The Dark Clan, Rein[Forced], 16volt, Ayria, Left Spine Down, Panic Lift, and more! For a complete track listing, please visit our website or ask your account manager.

Key Markets: Hometown: Pittsburgh. Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit

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of the industrial scene ever released (beating previous efforts by the Ras Dva, Wax Trax, and Cleopatra labels).” — PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

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Re-release of the classic album Critical Stage, plus 11 bonus tracks!

First in a line of three re-releases from SC, all with bonus tracks.

Targeted Facebook ad campaign to coincide with release.

Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: Skinny Puppy, Wumpscut, Hocico.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, the godfathers of harsh electro are releasing a special six-disc collection entitled The Suicide Sessions, to be released in three volumes. The set consists of the band’s classic first three studio albums—Critical Stage, Stored Images, and Construct-Deconstruct—each receiving a shining sonic overhaul via a bone-shaking remaster from the original master tapes, plus new artwork. Each album also sports a companion CD full of B-sides, as well as rare and previously unreleased material. A must-have for fans, and the perfect celebration of the anniversary of one of the most influential groups in harder electronic music!

Suicide Commando The Suicide Sessions 1 (Critical Stage + Bonus) Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 758 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

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DISC ONE: Critical Stage • Sheer Horror • H.I.V. + • Traumatize • So Many Questions • Time • Fate • Necrophilia • Revenge • Where Do We Go From Here? • Under God’s Eye • The Dreamhouse (Mental Version) DISC TWO: Take My God Away • Never Get Out • The Ultimate Machine • Save Me (Original) • Sweet Jesus • Industrial Underground • Waiting For The Gnomes • Autopsy (Vivisection I) • A Nos Morts (Aan Onze Dooden) • Commando • He Cut His Own Head Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

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PreEmptive Strike 0.1 was created in 2002 on the island of Crete by Jim “The Blaster” and Cryon. Having previously worked together on electronic projects, they decided to form a band to make the kind of music they enjoyed, combining the harsh dark electro/EBM sound with powerful melodies, Eastern elements, and sci-fi themes. PreEmptive Strike 0.1 joined Metropolis Records for the release of The Kosmokrator in 2010 and now, the band returns with its new album T.A.L.O.S. Dark aggressive melodies, Middle Eastern flourishes, harsh vocals, and an intriguingly original blend of influences from all over the globe make this album a compelling addition to any electro fan’s collection.

PreEmptive Strike 0.1 T.A.L.O.S.

Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 797 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

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Sound samples available on Metropolis Records website.

Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: Suicide Commando, Wumpscut, Hocico.

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“PreEmptive Strike 0.1 has grown by leaps and bounds from their power noise beginnings to their new EBM flavored industrial sound.”

— REGEN MAGAZINE Track Listing: T.A.L.O.S. [extended] • Bedingungslose Kapitulation • Hubris [infinite] • Omnivorous Lurkers • Titans Awake • Raketenschlag [vs. Phosgore] • Pierce Their Husk [feat. Shining] • Seasons In The Abyss • The Scorcher [feat. Raven Wings] • Zeitgeist [sub specie aeternitatis] • Invisible Invaders Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

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Vinyl format is a high-quality limited edition (300 copies, 5.6 oz).

Press and radio promo by Fanatic Promotion.

Will work with the French Bureau Export in New York.

RIYL: Stereolab, Laurie Anderson, Stereo Total, Mouse On Mars.

Video Love’s debut album Mon Ange is a unique and powerful blend of melody, driving beats, and found sounds. These nine tracks combine French vocalist and drummer Elmapi’s playful compositions with Matterlink’s re-sampling of audio from forgotten B-movies. The result is a dense hybrid of electronica, rock, and pop genres. Elmapi has previously released several solo albums, while Matterlink is also known as filmmaker James June Schneider (who directed The Make-Up’s “Blue is Beautiful” video). Together, the duo has brought their worlds into this soundtrack to a parallel universe.

“An intoxicating amalgamation of French synth-pop and live video samples … the interplay between the two was remarkable.”

— WASHINGTON CITY PAPER Track Listing: Le Bruit des Machines • Jalouse, Moi • Mon Ange • Il n’y a que Vous • Là, Sur la Droite • L’Enigme • Casiopé • Yes, I’m Falling • Wild Driver Key Markets: New York, Montreal, Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Austin, Portland, Albuquerque, Atlanta

Video Love Mon Ange

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Debut recording for Danish saxophonist Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen.

Extensive tours in US & Europe to be announced.

Press & radio service including The Wire and Pitchfork.

Press release and digital promos to 2,500 press, radio, and retail.

RIYL: Weasel Walter, Mary Halvorson, Peter Evans, Björk.

“Visceral music that knows no boundaries.” — AUDIOPHILE AUDITION Track Listing: Monolithic Insanity (dedicated to Robert Propst) • The Dream of a Democracy of Goods • The Feast of the Meal Replacement Bars • The Dream of Abundance • A Fireproof House for $5000 • The Dream of Novelty • Arches of Gold • The Dream of the Pursuit of Happiness • Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation • The Dream of Freedom of Choice • Geography of Nowhere • Only 827 Miles to Wall Drug–with FREE ICE WATER!

The Home of Easy Credit The Home of Easy Credit Genre: Avant Rock Label: Northern-Spy Records CD: NSE 23 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL

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The Home of Easy Credit is the eponymous debut recording from husband & wife team Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen and Tom Blancarte.

Taking their name from a department store sign in a dilapidated section of downtown Houston (Blancarte’s native state), the duo draws their inspiration from the gradual awareness of the decline of civilization that permeates our culture. Hailing from a remote rural region of Denmark, Jensen uses subtle and not-so-subtle electronics to blend her vocal, saxophone, and flute work with Blancarte’s furious bass playing, creating one of the most unique sound worlds in contemporary music.

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New band featuring ¾ of the now-defunct Arab On Radar.

Also features members of Athletic Automaton and Chinese Stars.

Artwork by Nathan Jurevicius (creator of Scarygirl).

Produced by the team at Machines With Magnets (Lightning Bolt, Fang Island, Battles).

• Doomsday Student tours worldwide.

• RIYL: Arab On Radar, Chinese Stars, Athletic Automaton.

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Doomsday Student A Jumper’s Handbook

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A Jumper’s Handbook is the debut album by Doomsday Student, whose bio reads as follows: You know who these men are. They have been other men. Who they were before does not matter. What matters most is who they are now. These men, with two menacing guitars, violent drums, and wild words will fill that void in you. They will build bunkers out of your bones. They will make weapons out of your teeth. They will drink your tears and feed on your meat. All of this will be outlined, annotated, and acted upon in A Jumper’s Handbook, their debut album, which teams three-quarters Arab On Radar with three-quarters Chinese Stars and a pinch of Athletic Automaton and Chrome Jackson for decidedly devastating results.

Track Listing: Ape in Love • The Unborn Chant • Bleeding Pioneers • Slap That Loudmouth • A New Bearded Monster • Dime Store Horsey • Her Hairy Graveyard • World Without Teeth Key Markets: Hometown: Providence. Also: New York, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco

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• Solo debut from Steve Mattos of the bands Arab On Radar, Athletic Automaton, and Doomsday Student.

• RIYL: Arab On Radar, Athletic Automaton, Merzbow.

Chrome Jackson is a steely-gray, hard metal of lustrous sound-scrapes and bruises. Poked, plucked, and prodded to a perennial high polish, Chrome Jackson’s debut album Chrome Forest drags listeners knuckle-first through a corrosive wilderness of winding vascular tissues, interwoven to form a hard psyche. Filled with innovative guitar wrangling and atonal six-string scrambling, Chrome Forest’s towering electro-plated frondescence gives way to reveal a dense, chromium-infused understory of infinite realms; a web of overgrown tangles and knots, spaghetti strung in service to a photosynthetic ecosystem out of control. The roots run deep.

Chrome Jackson Chrome Forest

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Track Listing: Glass Fight • Nail Storm • Shit Show • Sickle • Chrome Forest • Roly Poly • The Foam People Meet The Chrome People Key Markets: Hometown: Providence. Also: New York, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco Also Available GRA 88 (T) Journey Through Roman’s Empire (647216608820) GRA 84 (T) Clash of the Life-Force Warriors (647216608424)

Xaddax

Counterclockwork Selling Points

• New band from Dazzling Killmen vocalist/guitarist Nick Sakes.

• Recorded and engineered by Colin Marston at Menegroth the Thousand Caves in Queens, NY. • Mastered by Weasel Walter (Flying Luttenbachers).

• Press service; targeted advertising.

• RIYL: Dazzling Killmen, Fugazi, Slayer, Flying Luttenbachers, Dillinger Escape Plan, Colossamite.

Nick Sakes boasts one of those impeccable underground rock track records. His discography to date encompasses three brilliant, insular projects: prog-minded post-hardcore nightmare merchants Dazzling Killmen, cryptic art-punk psychos Colossamite, and the skewed yet surprisingly tuneful Sicbay. Now, more than two decades on from Sakes’ recording debut, comes the part where we inform you that the guitarist/shrieker has “matured” and is prepping his first singer-songwriter record or somesuch. Except that’s entirely false—Sakes’ latest band Xaddax, a duo with drummer Chrissy Rossettie, is as challenging and gloriously cathartic as anything he’s done to date.

Counterclockwork, the debut Xaddax release, is a must-hear for any Nick Sakes fan, but what’s most impressive about the 25-minute LP is the way it places his trademark livid howl in an entirely new context. Working with a mad-scientist electroacoustic drum set-up—huge toms, no cymbals, various sample-triggering pads, and a foot-controlled synth pedal—Rossettie pounds out lurching math-disco rhythms haloed in scuzzy sci-fi FX. Sakes responds with perversely anthemic riffs and mantra-like shouts, resulting in a kind of hot-wired hardcore, like Devo gone nastily dystopic.

“Like Dave Brubeck’s ‘Time Out’ played through Carcass’ PA system.” — ALTERNATIVE PRESS

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Nick Sakes: vocals, guitar Chrissy Rossettie: drums, electronics, backing vocals

ALSO AVAILABLE Dazzling Killmen Face Of Collapse

Colossamite All Lingo’s Clamor

CD: GRA 12 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Key Markets: Hometown: New York. Also: Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles

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Track Listing: Lives On Nerves • Sick Sneak • X Train • Busted Circuits • Falls Off The Bone • The High Hat : Dropping Knives Down The Well • Rickety Surveillance • Hit Cancel • Stark Terms

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• Former guitarist from Crank County Daredevils.

• Tours scheduled for the US & Europe, including SXSW appearances.

• First release, Get Me Back To You, sold over 3,000 copies to date via word of mouth.

• Considers Warren Haynes a friend, mentor, and supporter.

• Serviced to roots rock, rock, blues, and college press & radio.

• Extensive social media campaigns via Rusty Knuckles.

• Ads with Razorcake, OxZine, and more.

• RIYL: Warren Haynes, Gov’t Mule, Clutch, Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Playing first with heavy metal outfit Intethod and later with Asheville sleaze masters the Crank County Daredevils, Rory Kelly developed a keen ear and playing ability to match, for what would develop into an ever-widening spectrum of rock ‘n’ roll sensibilities. After the dissolution of Crank County, Rory recruited his former musical partner and father Mike Kelly (Old Bridge Militia) to form two-thirds of what would ultimately become their current band. Together, they recorded what critics deemed a “swamp rock” sound with their first release, Better Than The Blues. The new record, revealing a band edging toward a harder sound, will be released on May 8, with tours planned for early 2012.

Rory Kelly (Don’t Shake My) Family Tree Genre: Rock Label: Rusty Knuckles CD: RTK 16 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

Track Listing: (Don’t Shake My) Family Tree • The Waiting Game • Go-To Man • Hooks In Me • Hell Of A Way To Get By • Precious Time • Low • Searchin’ For An Angel • Red King • It Wasn’t The First Time • Don’t Get Mad • Get Even • Say Goodbye Key Markets: Hometown: Raleigh, NC. Also: Atlanta, Austin, Memphis, Chicago, Los Angeles

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PanzerBastard Gods, Thugs & Madmen Genre: Metal Label: Patac Records LP: PTA 20 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Items: 1 LP Jacket; Box Lot 25 Street Date: Available Now 8% RESTOCK DEAL

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Fistula Loser

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Includes digital download code! Featuring members of Wrecking Crew, Death Amphetamine, Death-god Messiah, and Cold Northern Vengeance, PanzerBastard returns to unleash their latest audio assault. After laying waste to the UK with the mighty Hellbastard, the band returned to the studio to record these five blistering tracks.

Includes digital download code! With amazing artwork by Eric Harrison of Grief, sludge fiends Fistula pull themselves up out of the gutter to release the Loser LP. Featuring members of Anal Cunt, INSULT, Accept Death, and King Fire Goat, this six-song record features the band’s trademark sickening guitar tone, agonized vocals, and wretched attitude.

Track Listing: Gods, Thugs & Madmen • Belfast City Meltdown • 10 Years • B.L.O.D. • The Last Bullet Is Mine

Track Listing: Picking Up Chicks • I’m Glad Nate’s Not In AXCX • The Hounds • Mutant Tooth • Coma Forever • Loser

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Recorded, produced, and mixed by Benny Grotto.

Has been building a giant buzz in New England for the past two years.

Will tour the US & Europe, including several high-profile events at SXSW. Music featured on the Food Network and other cable outlets.

National press & college radio campaigns.

Aggressive social media presence.

RIYL: The J. Geils Band, Black Mountain, The Brought Low.

Formed in 2009, Mellow Bravo quickly built a reputation as one of Boston’s premier rock acts. Known for sold-out crowds and energetic live performances, MB’s twin guitar attack and hooky songwriting make them top-notch crowd pleasers. Led by charismatic lead singer Keith Pierce, the band cuts a wide range of styles from hard rock and metal to country and blues, injecting each song with passionate urgency. Blending the classic party rock of Van Halen and Deep Purple with the brooding approach of Black Mountain and QOTSA, the band is rounded out by a hard-hitting rhythm section and the wildcard organ & vocal stylings of Jess Collins.

“Awesome.” — BOSTON HERALD Track Listing: Sad Sam • Where the Bodies Lay • Ridin • When I’m in pain • Lioness • Senorita • Love Hammer • Shake Shake Shake • Prairie Dog • Leave When you Please • Big Block Key Markets: Hometown: Boston. Also: New York, Philadelphia, Austin, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, Nashville, Louisville, Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington DC, Columbus, Buffalo

Mellow Bravo Mellow Bravo

Genre: Rock Label: Small Stone Recordings CD: SSO 126 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

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• Recorded live at the Roadburn Festival 2011.

• Press releases to a database of 2,000+ subscribers.

• Promos sent to press, blogs, webzines, and internet radio stations.

• Print ads with Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, This Is Rock!, Revolver.

• RIY: Free, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Rival Sons.

This album, as the titles states, captures the incendiary live performance of Stone Axe at the 2011 edition of the Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands. Recorded on the last night of the band’s 2011 UK/European tour, this capsule is highlighted by crowd sing-alongs, deafening cheers, and a rock band that’s a half measure away from losing all control!

The CD features 15 tracks spanning the band’s illustrious career.

Track Listing: Stonin’ • On With The Show • Return of the Worm • Chasing Dragons • Diamonds & Fools • There’d Be Days • Black Widow • Shine On • Ain’t Gonna Miss It • Live For The Day • Old Soul • We Know It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll • Skylah Rae • Just A Little Bit • Nightwolf Key Markets: Hometown: Port Orchard, WA. Also: Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Austin, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Also Available RPL 2096 (S) Stone Axe Deluxe Edition (853843002096)

Stone Axe Captured Live! Roadburn Festival 2011 Genre: Rock Label: Ripple Music CD: RPL 2201 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

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“Hard rock gods beyond all reason!” — RAY’S REALM

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Features previously unreleased material.

Recorded at the famous 301 Studios in Sydney.

Supported K.D. Lang on US tour dates.

First European jazz band ever to grace the cover of DownBeat!

Accolades include BBC Jazz Award, Jazzwise Trio of the Year, MIDEM Revelation of the Year, Grammis (Swedish Grammy), Victoire du Jazz (French Grammy), and more.

• Lifetime SoundScans of nearly 34,000 units.

Ever since Esbjörn Svensson’s untimely death, fans have been longing for access to archival material and recordings. With 301, they get a full album of previously unreleased original music!

“Original, absorbing, and dynamic.” — Jazzwise

e.s.t. [Esbjörn Svensson Trio] 301 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT Music+Vision CD: AMV 9029 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 5/8/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

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“The Swedish piano trio at its most thrillingly effective.”

— The Independent

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“A journey of the imagination to quietly change your life.” — MOJO Track Listing: Behind The Stars • Inner City, Inner Lights • The Left Lane • Houston, The 5th • Three Falling Free Part I • Three Falling Free Part II • The Childhood Dream Key Markets: Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Austin, Chicago

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• Airplay on over 50 radio stations in the US and Canada, including FM102 (Milwaukee), indie104 (LA), WJFN-FM 99.7 (New York), and many more.

• Press and radio service; PR mailings to key print & web outlets.

Although Norwegian band Wilfred would seem perfectly at home in New York, LA, or Seattle, their classic rock sound has a decidedly global ring. The trio’s name, culled from the main character of Johann Borgens’ novel Lillelord, may well be the only obvious reference to their roots. Although their musical influences include classic Americana, Southern rock, bluegrass, and stadium rock, the band’s output offers a truly individual approach free from any kind of nostalgic tendencies. Thanks to a refined combination of monolithic guitar rock and vivid songwriter pop, the trio’s debut album instantly turns them into an act to watch.

Wilfred Wilfred

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Track Listing: The Queen • Land Of The Blind • Love Is Not Enough • Blue Eyed Angel • Slide A Little Closer • Time After Time • Your Walls • Searching • New Girl • No Good • Mountain Fairytale Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, Boston, Milwaukee, Austin

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• Major national press & radio campaign.

• Will be performing US dates throughout 2012.

• Service to & ads with DownBeat, JazzTimes, All About Jazz, JazzReview, Village Voice, LA Weekly.

Wolfgang Schalk is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work has received prominent recognition in the US and Europe from journalists, peers, and fans alike. He has recorded six albums as a leader, and has worked with an impressive lineup of notable musicians including 11-time Grammy Award winner Michael Brecker. Recalling the sounds of esteemed fret-board masters Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, and George Benson, Schalk expands on the tradition as one of today’s authentic jazz guitarists.

Schalk’s new release Word of Ear showcases his talent as one of the best young jazz guitarists on the scene. Following his acclaimed Wanted (Frame Up Music, 2008), the bi-coastal guitarist presents new music with an exciting band including the tremendous rhythm section of drummer Tom Brechtlein and bassist Michael Valerio, with outstanding contributions from award-winning pianist Helen Sung and multi-keyboardist George Whitty.

Whether bringing a fresh re-imagining to Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight” or providing fireworks in the original “Blues ‘n Roll,” Schalk’s Word of Ear celebrates one of today’s most gifted guitarists.

“A powerful force … Schalk’s single-note lines, on both electric and acoustic guitar, evoke the pinpoint precision style of Pat Martino with the acumen of Pat Metheny.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ “A first-rate composer.” — JAZZREVIEW “Impressive spidery chops.” — CADENCE

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Wolfgang Schalk: guitars Helen Sung: piano George Whitty: piano, keyboards Michael Valerio: acoustic & electric bass Tom Brechtlein: drums

ALSO AVAILABLE Wanted

Space Messengers

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Rainbows in the Night

The Be Hop Hip Bop

CD: FRU 7985814 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

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STREET DATE MAY 8, 2012

Track Listing: Midnight Prayers (Part 1) • Eating Melodies • Round Midnight • Toninho [for Toninho Horta] • Broadway Song • Written Tomorrow • Word Of Ear • Blues’n Roll • Midnight Prayers (Part 2)

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• Another Holy Grail reissue, alongside Paebiru (released March 2011).

• Originally released in a limited edition, this album disappeared almost as soon as it emerged.

• Vinyl is packaged in a beautiful gatefold jacket, replicating the original vintage cover artwork.

Lula Côrtes Satwa

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Written, recorded, and released just as Brazil’s military dictatorship reached the climax of its long black arc, the Satwa album is a divinely subtle protest, often cited as Brazil’s first independent record. Formed after the return of Lula Côrtes and Lailson from their respective foreign excursions, the ‘Satwa’ project lasted only a year, perhaps due to their differing stripes. The music is a succession of ragas and mantras powered by incense, magic mushrooms, and other “mental muscle expanders,” recorded live at the Rozenblit Studios, Recife, January 20–31, 1973. Fabricas de Discos Rozenblit was founded by José Rozenblit in 1954 in Pernambuco (northeast Brazil). In addition to a record label, the operation boasted the first-ever vinyl pressing plant in the state, a super-modern factory, and a studio capable of recording a full symphonic orchestra. By working closely with the Rozenblit archives and collectors in Brazil, Mr Bongo aims to re-master archive tapes and reproduce vinyl pressings to their original specifications or better.

Track Listing: Satwa • Can I Be Satwa • Alegro Piradíssimo • Lia, a Rainha da Noite • Apacidonata • Amigo • Atom • Blue do Cachorro Muito Louco • Valsa dos Cogumelos • Alegria do Povo Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Portland

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Lula Côrtes Rosa de Sangue

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Reissue of this monster rarity, originally custom pressed in 1980.

Likely Brazil’s rarest album!

Exact reproduction of original artwork.

Pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl.

Originally custom pressed in 1980, Rosa de Sangue is the closing chapter of the amazing Recife psychedelic movement that centered on the work of Lula Côrtes, beginning in 1973 with the release of Satwa.

Along with his power trio backing, he was assisted by many old friends including, among many others, Alçeu Valença, Flaviola, Zé de Flute, and Paulo Rafael. The sound veers from crazed ethno folk-rock and magical jungle-folk psych zones to coke-dusted fuzz rock and insane mutant disco. While the album was being recorded & pressed, Lula signed the major label contract that would produce 1981’s far tamer O Gosto Novo da Vida LP. When his new label got wind of Rosa de Sangue’s imminent release, they were displeased to say the least. As soon as the pressing was complete, the entire edition was seized and destroyed, making this album by far Brazil’s rarest … so rare, in fact, that even among the most hardcore Brazilian collectors the original LP is often only “rumored” to exist!

Track Listing: Lua Viva • Balada da Calma • Casaco de Pedras • Nordeste Oriental • Bahjan – Oração para Shiva • São Tantas as Trilhas • Noite Prêta • Dos Inimigos • A Pisada é Essa • Rosa de Sangue Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Portland

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• Soundtrack to Rio Breaks, a moving surfing documentary that follows two best friends as they try to escape life in the slums of Rio. • Features Deize Tigrona, whose “Injeção” was used as the basis for the M.I.A. song “Bucky Done Gun.” • Main composer Jeff Kite recorded and produced this soundtrack at Deathstar Studios in Los Angeles. He currently plays with Julian Casablancas, Vicky Cryer, and Beat Club.

This soundtrack to the documentary Rio Breaks features Deize Tigrona, a funk carioca singer from Rio whose song “Injeção” was used as the basis for the M.I.A. song “Bucky Done Gun.” The record also features Nego Moçambique, who DJ Hell raved about in O Globo, saying he “sounds like a mixture between Kraftwerk and Green Velvet with a Brazilian touch.” In his propulsive, minimal tracks, Moçambique samples everything from Gilberto Gil to Barrington Levy and Prince. Another key artist here is Juca Chaves, a famous Brazilian comedian. He recorded the classic samba rock tune “Take Me Back to Piaui,” which Mr Bongo rediscovered and has been used on Brazilian Beats 4, Adidas adverts, and numerous US TV shows.

Track Listing: Dawn in Rio • Bossa Groove 1 • Diving in the Sea • The Walk Uphill (Favela theme) • Take Me Back To Piaui – Juca Chaves • Surf School • Bossa Groove2 • Theme for Fabio • Big Wave Ridaz • Fabio VS Rogerio • Bossa Groove 3 • Timelapse • Arpoador Beach • Berimbeiss – Lucio Gomes Queiroz • Montagem do Surfista Pavão – Nego Mocambique • Caldeirão (TEJO Remix) – Deize Tigrona Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Portland

Various Artists Rio Breaks

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• Fully reproduced original art, featuring beautiful drawings by Lula Côrtes and layout by Katia Mesel.

• Features the fabulous trio of Lula Côrtes, Marconi Notaro, and Ramalho.

Track Listing: Desmantelado • Ah Vida Ávida • Fidelidade • Maracatú • Made in PB • Antropológica No 1 • Antropológica No 2 • Sinfonia em Ré • Não Tenho Imaginação pra Mudar de Mulher • Ode a Satwa Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Portland

Marconi Notaro No Sub Reino Dos Metazoarios Genre: Alt Rock/World Label: Mr Bongo Recordings CD: MRB 82 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 5/22/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL D

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Another incredibly original album from the Solar/Rozenblit catalog, this CD features the fabulous trio of Lula Côrtes, Marconi Notaro, and Ramalho. Soon after recording the classic album Satwa, Lula was back in the same Recife studio with his friend, cult poet and writer Notaro, to lay down another equally magical album. This is a poet’s vision in mellow song, mixed with Tropicalia tinged-folk and bossa nova rhythms uplifted by joyful experimentations with electric sounds and tranceinducing effects. Tribal percussion complements the ragas, created by the beautiful sitar-like instrument tricórdio, made by Lula himself. Sadly Marconi passed away in 2000, having lived a life of obscurity even in his own town, yet left behind seven published books of poetry and this stunning album that still sounds completely fresh today.

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Selling Points

• Officially selected band at SXSW 2012.

• Features vocalist Susie Richardson Ulrey and husband/drummer Keith Ulrey, both from ’90s emo darlings Pohgoh and The Maccabees (US).

• Also features members from acclaimed indie bands Hankshaw, Zillionaire, and Candy Bars.

• Guest vocals on “Sister” and “Stages” by Jen Wood.

• Full in-house PR push.

• RIYL: Ida, Low, Carole King, Blake Babies.

First, the pertinent background: Veteran Bay Area indie-scene singer-songwriters Susie Ulrey (Pohgoh, The Maccabees (US)) and Michael Waksman (The Washdown, Zillionaire) have turned a longtime casual collaboration into a gorgeous collection of compelling, thoughtful, and artfully composed tunes that balance wistful maturity with a certain earnest and eternally young expression. Not quite pop, not quite anything else, these songs feature an amazingly comfortable balance between the two singers’ influences, sounds, and styles.

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Susie Ulrey: vocals, keys, guitar Jen Wood: guest vocals Michael Waksman: guitar, vocals Keith Ulrey: drums, vocals Brian Roberts: bass Melissa Grady: cello

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Track Listing: Monster In Your Heart • Stolen • Swimming • Little Birds • No. 2 • Soft Pursuit • Stages • Take It Back • Damn, Julie. Damn. • Clumsy Guest • Sister • Growing By The Hour • Wave To All Your Friends Key Markets: Hometown: Tampa. Also: Austin, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago

Now, some comparisons are in order. REC Center sounds like Rilo Kiley laying shoulder to shoulder with The Weakerthans in a field of high Wilco as a gentle breeze made of the best ’70s AM Gold heralds autumn’s arrival. Or something. (But, you know, not really.)

“A unique auditory experience.” — CREATIVE LOAFING “Light acoustic pop with warm keyboards and vocals.” — TAMPA BAY TIMES “Rec Center isn’t about rocking the house or shaking you to your core. They’re just about creating a sound unlike any other indie band and keeping the momentum going. If you’re in the mood to slow things down a bit, Rec Center is highly recommended.”

— INDIEBALL

Pauline Oliveros

Reverberations: Tape & Electronic Music 1960–1970 Selling Points

• A major archival collection from a pioneer of electronic music, Pauline Oliveros.

• Dense 12-disc retrospective of early work includes her first piece for tape made in 1959.

• Many of these pieces have never been released!

• Organized chronologically by studio, this set also functions as an early history of electronic music.

• Extensive liner notes include essays from Pauline Oliveros, Alex Chechile, Ramon Sender, David Bernstein, and Corey Arcangel.

• Released in conjunction with Pauline Oliveros’ 80th birthday celebrations.

• In-house promotional mailings; ads with The Wire.

• RIYL: John Cage, David Tudor, Morton Subotnick, Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Ellen Fullman.

Pauline Oliveros—composer, performer, and humanitarian—is an important pioneer in American Music. Internationally acclaimed, for four decades she has explored sound, forging new ground for herself and others. Through improvisation, electronic music, ritual, teaching, and meditation she has created a body of work with such breadth of vision that it profoundly affects those who experience it, and eludes many who try to write about it. Whether performing at the JFK Center in Washington DC, in an underground cavern, or in the studios of West German Radio, Oliveros’ commitment to interaction with the moment is unchanged.

“The distinction between listening and mere passive hearing has been a focus of the 75-year-old composer Pauline Oliveros for decades.” — NEW YORK TIMES “Accomplished experimental compositions, important to understand the woman’s evolution as an artist.”

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Pauline Oliveros: tape & electronics DISC ONE: Time Perspectives • Mnemonics I • Mnemonics II DISC TWO: Mnemonics III • Mnemonics IV • Mnemonics V • II Of IV • III of IV DISC THREE: IV of IV • V of IV • The Day I Disconnected The Erase Head And Forgot To Reconnect It DISC FOUR: Jar Piece UTEMS • Another Big Mother • Feedback I DISC FIVE: Feedback II • 5000 MILES • Bottoms Up I • Bottoms Up II (23min04sec) • (UTEMS) 1966 DISC SIX: Angel Fix • Night UTEMS 1966 • Ringing The Mods Heads • Ringing The Mods Tails DISC SEVEN: Three Pieces UTEMS 1966: I • II • III • Big Slow Bog DISC EIGHT: Boone Bog • Bog Bog DISC NINE: Mind Bog • 50/50 Heads (Buchla Piece) (head out) • 50/50 Tails (Buchla Piece) (tails out) DISC TEN: A Little Noise in the System • III DISC ELEVEN: Mewsack • Team & Desecrations • Red Horse Headache DISC TWELVE: N/A

STREET DATE MAY 22, 2012

Oliveros has built a loyal following through her concerts, recordings, publications, and musical compositions. She has provided leadership within the music community, from her early years as the first Director of the Center for Contemporary Music (formerly the Tape Music Center at Mills) and director of the Center for Music Experiment during her 14-year tenure as professor of music at UC San Diego to acting in an advisory capacity for organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, and many private foundations. She now serves as Distinguished Research Professor of Music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Darius Milhaud Composer in Residence at Mills College.

Genre: Electronica Label: Important Records CD: IPT 352 Price Code: 5Y (SRP $124.99) Number of Discs: 12 Box Set, Box Lot 10 Street Date: 5/22/12 8% RESTOCK DEAL

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Second single from the hit album WTF?!

Includes one brand-new exclusive song.

Cover art by longtime KMFDM artist Brute!

Immense crossover potential to metal and rock.

Street teams will distribute promotional materials in select markets.

Sound samples will be available on Metropolis Records website.

Full servicing to radio, press, and club DJs.

Amnesia is the follow-up single to last year’s rousing anthem Krank, which debuted on the Billboard Singles Chart at #15 and the Billboard Top Dance Singles Chart at #3 (spending over six weeks on both charts). Amnesia includes three remixes of three different songs, one brand-new exclusive song, and the album version of “Amnesia” for a total of five tracks, providing almost 25 minutes of music. All of the remixes come from material originally on 2011 album WTF?! KMFDM reminds you, don’t forget to get Amnesia!

KMFDM Amnesia [CD Single]

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“The one and only KMFDM set the standard for beat-driven industrial rock way before people even knew what to call it.” — FEARNET Track Listing: Amnesia (Käpt’n K. Mix) • Amnesia (Album Mix) • Krank (Morlocks Mix) • Come On–Go Off (Rotersand Mix) • I (Heart) You Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

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STREET DATE MAY 22, 2012

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“THYX” was a song written by mind.in.a.box mastermind Stefan Poiss about 15 years ago. For him, the name is synonymous with a specific kind of soundscape. Poiss had discovered something back then: a rift in time, a sound between notes, a coincidental anomaly in sound that he now tries to recreate. The music of THYX is the product of the search for this phenomenon. Without compromise, he tries to find again what he once had discovered: the wave between sound and resonance.

THYX The Way Home

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Side project by mind.in.a.box mastermind Stefan Poiss.

Facebook ad campaign coinciding with release.

Street teams will distribute promotional materials in select markets.

Sound samples available on Metropolis Records website.

Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: mind.in.a.box, Haujobb, Edge of Dawn.

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“The side project THYX, founded by Stefan Poiss in January this year, stays very electronic but gives the sound a more experimental touch without losing the catchy tunes and atmosphere.” — GRAVE CONCERNS Track Listing: Spoil • My Own Little World • The Way Home • Underdrive • Black Hole • Awesome • Snow In July • In the Past • Into the Realm • No Voices • Crack It Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

16volt

Skin

Selling Points

• Second in the line of remastered reissues of 16volt’s first four albums.

• Tour being planned for Fall 2012.

• Facebook ad campaign coinciding with release.

• Full servicing to press, radio and club DJs. • Street teams will distribute promotional materials in select markets.

• RIYL: KMFDM, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, SKOLD.

In 1994, Eric Powell had many promises to keep after the previous year’s release of Wisdom placed 16volt on the map of the industrial underground.

Wrought with mechanical rhythms and synthesized atmospheres topped off by caustic guitars and Powell’s acerbic voice, Wisdom was among the surge of industrialized rock albums of the time, ushering in what has now come to be known as coldwave. With that album’s “Motorskill” making waves on the dance floor, influenced in equal parts

by Ministry and Skinny Puppy, it was the release of 1994’s Skin on Re-constriction Records that would truly set the tone for 16volt’s future. Now remastered and re-released by Metropolis Records, Skin is made available once again to the masses!

Right from the onset of the opening title track, Skin is immediately a much more hard-hitting and straightforward affair than Wisdom. A stark atmosphere and slow tempo underscores Powell’s vocal venom, seething with unrestrained aggression as a pummeling assault of organic drums and growling guitars dominates the chorus.

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Skin was no sophomore slump for 16volt. On the contrary, after 18 years it is just as freshly vitriolic and caustically aggressive as it was in 1994; a milestone for the industrial rock scene. In short, Metropolis Records’ release of Skin is a welcome addition to the 16volt discography and a reminder to the industrial underground of what coldwave is meant to sound like.

ALSO AVAILABLE Wisdom

Beating Dead Horses

CD: MTP 772 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CD: MTP 706 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Eric Powell: music, vocals Track Listing: Skin • Perfectly Fake • Uplift • Slow Wreck • Skin Graft • Stitched • Built To Last • Bottle Rockets • Downtime II • Flick • Dead Skin • Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon • Skin (Guitarless Mix) • Turning Japanese • Stitched (Face-Rip) Key Markets: Hometown: Portland. Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

STREET DATE MAY 22, 2012

“One of the top industrial rock bands in the scene.”

— COMA MUSIC

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SELLING POINTS

• Vampires ROCK the box office!

• TWILIGHT is a billion dollar franchise, among the most lucrative series of all time.

• “The Vampire Diaries” and “True Blood” are #1 shows on the CW & HBO channels.

• Comp Titles: Let Me In, Near Dark, Underworld.

STREET DATE MAY 8, 2012

A terrifying tale from the mind of writer/director Philip Gardiner! Eve is an ordinary married woman; a happy, spiritual woman who lives an idyllic life. But events take a turn for the worst when she’s bitten by a snake. For this is no ordinary snake. And nothing can prepare Eve for the events that are to follow.

• Includes the entire second season, which began airing in 2009 on AT-X, Chiba, Sun, and Tokyo MX TV. • Proven sales history with previously released volumes.

• Supported by toys, games, comic books, manga, and other merchandise including a Sony PSP game.

• Comp Titles: Sekirei S1, High School of the Dead.

Loaded with extras

OVA Episodes • Textless Opening and Endings • Anime Festival Event • Commercial Clips • Promotional Video When the smoke clears, who will be crowned queen? The end of the Queen’s Blade has come, and only the strongest remain. Leina, Tomoe, and the rest of the finalists for the tournament take up residence in Gynos, the Queen’s Capital. The girls are paired up in duels, and friends are forced to fight each other with their lives on the line.

Lady of the Dark: Genesis of the Serpent Vampire

Queen’s Blade 2 Complete Series

Genre: Horror Studio: Chemical Burn Entertainment DVD: CBE 136 Price Code: V Number of Discs: 1 Amaray, Box Lot 30 NTSC, Region 1 16:9, Color English (Stereo) Not Rated Run Time: 80 min Street Date: 5/8/12

Genre: Anime Studio: Anime Works DVD: AWS 1212 Price Code: 2W Number of Discs: 4 Amaray, Box Lot 30 NTSC, Region 1 1.78:1, Color Japanese w/ English Dub (Stereo) Rated 16 & up Run Time: 300 min ISBN: 1598838334 Street Date: 5/8/12

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• 2006 rebirth of the box office blockbuster Gamera!

• Spawned numerous sequels as a contender to “King of the Monsters” Godzilla.

• Proven sales on DVD. • Comp Titles: The Great Yokai War, Gamera vs Zigra.

Loaded with extras

TV Spots • Theatrical Trailer • Director’s Lecture: How To Make a Gamera Film Gamera The Brave contrasts the strained relationship between a father and his son with the strong bond of a boy and a young monster growing up together. The film is set in the world in which we live, with one glaring exception … it is also a world inhabited by giant monsters!

SELLING POINTS

• Never before available on Blu-ray!

• Extras include never-before-available textless opening/ closing and alternate versions!

• Newest hit from Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata, responsible for extremely popular franchise Death Note.

• Featured in special December 2011 Edition of Shonen Jump.

• Based on the original Japanese manga series serialized in Shonen Jump magazine.

• Contains episodes 1–13.

• Began broadcasting October 2010 on Japan’s NHK. • Season two began airing October 2011.

• Comp Titles: Death Note, Black Butler.

Top student Akito is willing to do anything to become a hit writer in the Japanese comics industry, including manipulating his unsure classmate Mashiro into becoming his illustrator.

Before long the pair have their backs up against the wall, fighting for a chance to get noticed in the intense world of manga publishing.

Bakuman Season One Part One BD

Genre: Science Fiction Studio: Tokyo Shock Blu-ray: TSV 1213 Price Code: V Number of Discs: 1 Amaray, Box Lot 30 NTSC, Region A 1.85:1, Color Japanese w/ English Sub/Dub (Stereo) Not Rated Run Time: 96 min ISBN: 1598838377 Street Date: 5/22/12

Genre: Anime Studio: Anime Works Blu-ray: AWS 1210 Price Code: 3V Number of Discs: 2 Amaray, Box Lot 30 NTSC, Region A 1.85:1, Color Japanese w/ English Sub/Dub (Stereo) Rated 13 & up Run Time: 175 min ISBN: 1598838318 Street Date: 5/22/12

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Gamera the Brave BD

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