H//A in Hollywood w/ Lower Class Brats, The Voids, Vice Squad & More!

Saturday, July 11th @ The Key Club

Don't miss out on this one--great line up! 

CATHEDRALS & BLEEDING KANSAS and other good news!

Evenin' all,

Picked up the masters and artwork for the Cathedrals/Bleeding Kansas split today and loaded new songs onto the Melotov Records myspace http://myspace.com/melotovrecords

I am seriously so excited to see the finished product, and I can't wait until it drops officially! The artwork is sick; Eddie, drummer for Cathedrals, drew it and did the layout as well. He definitely has a good eye for graphic design and things of that nature. Also a cool dude and has been awesome to work with throughout this whole process. Everyone in Cathedrals and BK are down to earth, humble people, which makes working with them even cooler. So stoked!

All the tracks were recorded, mixed, and mastered by Alex Estrada at The Earth Capital in LA, which has quite an impressive resume of artists that they've worked with (Touche Amore, Mons Worship, Betrayed, Charged, Catch Your Breath, Deadhead, etc). Check out The Earth Capital at: http://theearthcapital.com or http://theearthcapital.blogspot.com Cathedrals bring the doom-punk thrash while Bleeding Kansas keep it smooth and semi-mellow with southern-stoner rock vibes (think Botch meets Pink Floyd). It's a very diverse record and will be run in a few different colored vinyl (more details to come).

Next up: throwing DEADHEAD in the studio to record their 10" while DANCE FOR DESTRUCTION tours in support of their 12" LP. HOMESICK ABORTIONS had to take a breather for personal reasons, but their full-length will be out (sometime) this year.

Until then, check out The Earth Capital, the new tunes on our myspace, and keep supporting all that is independent and underground!

Play Bass with half of CHARGED!

A most serious request from John Baehr and Niko Dorschel:


John and Niko are looking to get a new project going, and a bassist is the hardest fuckin thing to find.

Requirements:
Must like drinking.
Must like the Germs.
Must be okay with drugs.
Must be competent and creative.

Extras:A plus if you like Converge, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Refused, Tragedy, Cursed, Nausea. Any of those or a poo-poo platter of all.



Contact them directly through their myspace http://myspace.com/charged and go audition. You do not have to be from Santa Clarita as long as you have reliable transportation. Git on it!

Melotov Records welcomes DENTON NOVICK to the roster!

On Monday, 5/25, Melotov Records joined forces with the lyrically talented and beat mastermind, Denton Novick. Yes, we specialize in music of the punk, hardcore, and metal variety, but as you (should have) read in our first blog, we don't discriminate. Good, independent music is good independent music regardless of the genre.

Denton Novick brings his eclectic musical influences to the hip hop forefront to create music that is truly unique, hard, and phat-as-fuck. Imagine if Jacob Bannon, decked out in all his MMA gear, wrote freestyles instead of fronting Converge. This is not your generic "crunk rap" or "gangster rap." Denton is honest, talented hip-hop at its best, and relentless in his hooks and lines. His beats break the mold and we are proud to be the label to first represent him and get his music out there. 

Keep your ears open for Denton Novick, and keep supporting all that is independent and underground!

Distribution (where to buy Melotov releases!)

Like Swine Flu, Melotov Records is spreading like wildfire. Our mission is to get the best music to you in the easiest, most user-friendly ways possible. We've set up online distribution through all your favorite webstores (and some you may not have heard yet) and are currently setting up some physical distro as well. 

For the time being, you can purchase physical/digital releases here:

CDBaby

iTunes

Amazon (mp3 only)

Rhapsody

Shockhound

e-Music

Lala

Napster

Tradebit

Didiom

Interpunk

And can soon be found here:

iSound

Tasty Audio

Intent Media Works

Melotovrecords.com *

Check out those sites to listen & download from whichever suits you best!  Keep supporting all that is independent and underground!

*There have been a few delays with the website launch, but I promise it'll be up soon! That will be our official storefront so you'll get the best prices directly through us (since we're only dealing with our warehouse). 

Don't forget to request your local record stores to carry your favorite Melotov Records releases! 

Stay in school kids and don't do drugs.

-Melanie

Just records 'n shit

Just in time for summer, we have three releases coming out from three very different, talented bands that are definitely worth checking out!

DUE SUMMER '09:

Homesick Abortions -- 20 song LP Means to an End

http://myspace.com/homesickabortions

For fans of: F Minus, A Global Threat, 80s hardcore-mixed-with-crust/street punk

Dance For Destruction -- 12" [untitled] 

http://myspace.com/dance4destruction

For fans of: Electro-hardcore-female-shred-dance

Cathedrals/Bleeding Kansas -- 12" split [untitled]

http://myspace.com/checkusoutonmyspace

http://myspace.com/bleedingkansas

For fans of: Cursed, Converge, Swedish-crust-doom-punk (Cathedrals); Botch, Every Time I Die, Horse the Band, Southern-sludge-progressive-hardcore (Bleeding Kansas)

Upcoming projects:

DEADHEAD -- 10" [untitled]

Touche Amore/Olin and the Moon -- 7" split [untitled]

Homesick Abortions/A Global Threat -- split for Charity!

Keep your ears open for more projects, and be sure to pick up a Melotov Records t-shirt from melotovrecords.com! We're launching it very, very soon! In the mean time, you can listen to tracks from all of the above on our myspace: http://myspace.com/melotovrecords.

Oh, and Mastodon's Crack the Skye has been on constant rotation in my car. It rules so hard, so go buy it now!!!

21st Century Punk Rock

In lieu of Homesick Abortions 2nd full-length release, JACK from PUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION RADIO has featured them in his documentary about the punk and hardcore scene amongst America's youth today. It features a lot of great bands you may not have heard of just yet, so please do yourself a proactive favor and check them out! 

Taken from the Melotov Records blog on myspace (http://myspace.com/melotovrecords):

HOMESICK ABORTIONS featured in 21st Century Punk Rock Vol. 1 DVD! Our very own Homesick Abortions are highlighted in Punk Rock Demonstration Radio's newest documentary: 21st Century Punk Rock Volume 1. It hits stores March 24th, but you can pre-order your copy on their website. Check it out! Check it out! 21st Century Punk Vol 1 DVD hits stores March 24th so be sure to check it out. From the website: http://21st. punkrockdemo. com "...Filmed in and around the exotic punk hangouts of Los Angeles, California over a 5 year period, the film "21st Century Punk Rock Volume 1" depicts the underground punk rock scene in this new 21st century. From fashion to what punk rock has become with the introduction of the internet, numerous interviews with well known bands and heavily influential people involved with the scene help to cover all the areas of this genre. Amazing performances by The Krum Bums, The Lower Class Brats, Shattered Faith, Resilience, Defied, The Casualties, All Out Attak, Dick Politic, 46 Short, Disaster Us, Terezodu, Sayaka, The Voids, Homesick Abortions, and Career Soldiers will give you a feel of what the shows are like today. Interviews from Big Rob (Fatal Riot band manager), Ron Martinez (Crawlspace Booking), Fury (Resilience), Robert Price (The Ghouls), Jake (The Casualties), Namor (Defied), and many more important people in the scene will explain to you what punk rock is like today. 21st Century Punk Rock Volume #1 is the first film to ever document the underground punk rock scene after the turn of the century."