Earache Records is a British

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and management company founded by

Digby Pearson Digby Pearson (born 1962), also known as "Dig", is an English musician, producer and businessman. He is the founder of independent record label Earache Records. Biography Born and raised in Nottingham, he was introduced to extreme music whilst ...

in 1985, based in

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, England, with offices in

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and

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. The label helped to pioneer

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by releasing early

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and

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

records between the late 1980s and mid-1990s. Its roster has since diversified into more mainstream guitar music, working with bands such as

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, the Temperance Movement,

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Scarlet Rebels Scarlet Rebels are a five-piece Welsh melodic rock band residing in Llanelli, South Wales. On February 4, 2022, they achieved their first Official UK Top 40 Album with their album ''See Through Blue'', released on Earache Records, debuting at #7. T ...

and the White Buffalo. The company also hosted the 'Earache Express' stage at

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in 2017 and 'The Earache Factory' at

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2018. The label's logo is a homage to ''Thrasher'' magazine, as Pearson was a

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culture enthusiast.

History

Earache was founded in 1985 by

who prior to launching the label proper had self-released 'Anglican Scrape Attic', a compilation of

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and early

crossover thrash Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre emerged in the mid-1980s, when hardcore punk bands, such as Suicidal Tendencies, Cryptic Slaughter, Corrosion of Conformity and Dir ...

acts which included

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, Lipcream and

Concrete Sox Concrete Sox are a British crust punk band. They are largely seen as an early crossover thrash band who incorporated many thrash metal-like riffs in the style of their earlier recordings. History Formed in 1984 following jam sessions with Gab ...

. The first official Earache release on

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in 1987 with catalogue number

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1, was

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's ''The Return of Martha Splatterhead''. This was followed by a split LP by the crust/crossover band Concrete Sox and the proto-

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band

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. The label's first major release of note was MOSH 3,

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's '' Scum''. Famously,

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was a champion of the band and supported them on

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. The record went on to reach number 7 in the UK indie chart. Following this, Earache released music by many bands from the emerging

and

scenes, such as

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, Entombed,

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and

Terrorizer Terrorizer is an American grindcore band from Los Angeles, California. It was originally formed in 1985 as Unknown Death by vocalist Oscar Garcia and guitarist Jesse Pintado. They would rename themselves Terrorizer after recruiting drummer Pete ...

. Although intrinsically linked with death metal, the label's catalogue is varied and also includes

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ragga-metal act

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, Birmingham's

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pioneers

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, Nottingham's

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outfit Ultraviolence,

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's industrial/experimental group Scorn,

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-led experimental group Naked City and

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and

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bands

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and

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. In the early 1990s

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, seeking to break into metal, signed a deal with Earache. Columbia would license rights and market and distribute them in The Americas, with rights reverting to Earache upon completion of the deal term. It is widely accepted that Columbia failed to deliver the expected sales that they themselves had projected and thus they sought to prematurely terminate the agreement.

Barney Greenway Mark "Barney" Greenway (born 13 July 1969) is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer and primary lyricist of Napalm Death and a former member of Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction (band), Benediction. Greenway has st ...

of Napalm Death objected to the deal with Columbia (a subsidiary of

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) on the basis that it was "selling out", although Napalm Death have since released music also distributed by Columbia parent Sony Music Entertainment. The rights to all Columbia-licensed titles have since reverted to Earache, who thereafter have been wholly independent, working with distributors as opposed to licensees. The label has a number of subsidiary labels, including Wicked World Records, Elitist Records, Sub Bass Records and the short-lived Necrosis Records.

Modern era

As with many labels, Earache has transitioned over time from its initial "extreme" output and now focuses primarily on modern, accomplished guitar projects.

were the most notable of the modern crop of artists, before signing with

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in 2018. Newer signings include Australia's Massive, Nottingham's Haggard Cat and Lancaster's

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. More recent grindcore and death metal signings include Wormrot and

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. Earache also signed the first independent label direct deal with

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shortly after the service launched. Earache currently holds two

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. The first is that of the World's Shortest Song, currently held by

with "You Suffer" at 1.316 seconds long. The second record is the world's shortest full music video, a record held by

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with their track "Collateral Damage". In 2015

received the

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Pioneer award. In 2018 tech sitcom ''

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'' featured "You Suffer" repeatedly in one episode. In response the label created a

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bot (@NapalmDeathBot) which sends an hourly tweet with the price of

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. They also inserted "You suffer" into the

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, a first for a label. In August 2018 Earache signed trap/rap artist ALIREZA301. Alireza is a metal influenced rapper from

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who performs a style of trap/rap which in parts heavily incorporates guitars. Earache's newer rock signings have achieved Top 15 positions in the UK charts, including: a #6 album with The Temperance Movement's '' A Deeper Cut'' (2018), a #8 album with

's '' Find a Light'' (2018), a #9 album with

' '' House of Noise'' (2020), a #13 album with

' '' Hollow Bones'' (2016) and a #14 album with

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' ''Point Of No Return'' (2020). To begin the new decade, Earache Records announced a compilation vinyl titled "The New wave of Rock N Roll" featuring a host of new acts.

Earache Live

In 2017 Earache were invited to host the first ever stage for heavy music at

. 'The Earache Express' was a recycled London underground tube carriage located in the 'Shangri La' area of the site. The stage featured performances from

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Glen Matlock Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols' only offic ...

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and Wormrot amongst others. Having been well received by

(who are affiliated to Glastonbury) invited Earache to curate a stage at their 2018 event which took place in

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during August 2018. The stage (named The Earache Factory) was designed around the concept of a disused factory within a run-down part of a futuristic town. It featured artists such as

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and

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not to mention a headline set by British upstarts

Idles Idles are an English post-punk band formed in Bristol in 2009. The band consists of Adam Devonshire (bass), Joe Talbot (singer), Joe Talbot (vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), and Jon Beavis (drums). After spending eight yea ...

. In 2019 Earache will be hosting an evening at

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in Dorset bringing along

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, Diamond Head, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons and Nosebleed.

Criticism

Over the years, the relationship between the label and some of its former artists have become fraught, and Pearson has made a number of disparaging blog posts about, among others,

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from

and

. Greenway responded that Pearson "expects everybody to be subservient", while Clayden called Pearson "petty and vindictive" and criticized the label for not allowing fans to

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or purchase Pitchshifter's albums that were released on Earache. In the documentary ''Slave to the Grind'',

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from Repulsion accused Earache of not paying the band, adding "I'm sure they sold way more records than they told us they did." Former Iron Monkey drummer Justin Greaves accused Earache of refusing to support the band financially in an emergency when during a European tour, singer Johnny Morrow fell sick and needed to return to the UK, which the band couldn't afford to cover.

Notable artists

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(2005–2006) *

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* Anata * Annihilator (for Europe) *

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(1994-2000) *

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* Biomechanical * Biters *

(European Deal) *

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* Blood Red Throne *

(1989–1997) *

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(1987–1996) * Carnage *

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* Cerebral Bore * The Chasm *

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* Coalesce *

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(2003–2009) *

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* December Wolves *

(2002–2008) *

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* Enforcer * Entombed (1989–1996) * Ephel Duath *

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* Ewigkeit *

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* Frantic Bleep *

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(1989–2000) *

Goodbye June Goodbye June is a rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band is composed of cousins Landon Milbourn (lead vocals, tambourine), Brandon Qualkenbush (rhythm guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals), and Tyler Baker (lead guitar). History Goodbye ...

Hate Eternal Hate Eternal is a Florida death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: '' Conquerin ...

* Haggard Cat * The Haunted *

Hellbastard Hellbastard is an English crust punk/thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. Early history Members "Scruff" Lewty, Phil Laidlaw and Ian "Scotty" Scott formed Hellbastard, which was to be a combination of Crass-like ...

* Hour of 13 *

Ignominious Incarceration The Soulless, formerly known as Ignominious Incarceration, are a metalcore band based in Bath in the south west of England. History Formation (2006–2009) The band formed in the summer of 2006, playing their first gig to an audience of aroun ...

Insision Insision is a death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. They are currently signed to Sevared Records. Biography Insision is a Swedish brutal death metal band with a non-Swedish sound. Drawing inspirations from Cryptopsy, Morbid Angel, Cannibal C ...

* Iron Monkey * Janus Stark * Johnny Violent * Kagoule *

Linea 77 Linea 77 is an Italian metal band formed in 1993. " Inno all'odio," a song from their fifth studio album, '' Available for Propaganda'' was featured on the soundtrack of '' FIFA 06''. They were formerly signed to Universal Records. In 2008, Line ...

Love and Death ''Love and Death'' is a 1975 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is a satire on the Golden Age of Russian literature starring Allen and Diane Keaton as Boris and Sonja, Russians living during the Napoleonic Era who enga ...

Massacre A massacre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless. It is generally used to describe a targeted killing of civilians Glossary of French words and expressions in English#En masse, en masse by an armed ...

* Massive *

* Misery Loves Co. *

Misfits MiSFiTS was the acronym for the ''Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy''. This organization has now changed its name to GPS, an acronym for Geek Partnership Society. It was founded in 1999 and was the parent non-profit org ...

(1988–2004) *

Mortiis Mortiis is an Electronic music, electronic band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word "mortis", which is the pronunciation used by the band. Morti ...

Municipal Waste Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. "Garbage" can also refer specifically to food waste, a ...

* Naked City *

(1986–1999) *

Neuraxis The neuraxis, also known as the neuroaxis is the axis of the central nervous system. It extends from the brain to the spinal cord and denotes the direction in which the central nervous system lies in both development and in mature organisms. Ear ...

Nocturnus Nocturnus, currently Nocturnus AD, is a Florida death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1987 by the drummer and vocalist Mike Browning (ex–Morbid Angel). History Formation Nocturnus was formed in 1987 by drummer and vocalist Mike Brown ...

(1989–1993) *

Oceano Oceano (Spanish: ''Océano'', meaning "Ocean") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 7,183 at the 2020 census, down from 7,286 at the 2010 census. Geography Oceano is locat ...

(2008–2016) * OLD * Ol Drake *

Order of Ennead Order of Ennead is an American extreme metal band formed in Tampa, Florida. It includes two members of the death metal band Deicide, and the student of a former guitarist of the band. Order of Ennead have released two albums to date. History ...

Painkiller An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management. Analgesics are conceptually distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily reduce, and in s ...

(1992–1996) *

Pulkas Pulkas was an English nu metal band from London, United Kingdom which later changed its name to I:AM:I. History Formative years and signing to Earache ''Pulkas'' were formed in 1995 by Luke Lloyd (vocals), Martin Bourne (guitar)m Jules McBr ...

(2009–2018) * Savage Messiah *

Severe Torture Severe Torture is a Dutch death metal band, formed in 1997 by drummer Seth van de Loo, bassist Patrick Boleij and guitarist Thijs van Laarhoven. History The band was formed in 1997 by Thijs van Laarhoven on guitar, Seth van de Loo on drums, Eri ...

* Scorn *

Society 1 Society 1 is an American industrial metal band formed in the 1990s in Los Angeles by lead singer Matt Zane. They have released four studio albums, a live album, a compilation album, and a spoken word poetry album by vocalist Zane. The band ha ...

Sore Throat Sore throat, also known as throat pain, is pain or irritation of the throat. The majority of sore throats are caused by a virus, for which antibiotics are not helpful. For sore throat caused by bacteria (GAS), treatment with antibiotics may hel ...

* SSS *

Skindred Skindred is a Welsh band that fuses heavy metal with other genres, most notably reggae. Formed in Newport in 1998, they are well known for their energetic and involving live performances and have won several awards including "Best Live Band" a ...

* Tallah *

* The Dust Coda * The Glorious Sons (Europe and Japan) * The Soulless * The Temperance Movement *

* Travis Meadows * Ultraviolence * Vader * Vektor * Violator * Wakrat *

Woods of Ypres Woods of Ypres was a Canadian doom metal band from Windsor, Ontario. The band was founded in 2002, initially consisting of three members: David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. Their line-up frequently changed afterward, with over 20 memb ...

* The White Buffalo (European Deal) *

White Wizzard White Wizzard is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2007. They have released one EP and four albums: '' Over the Top'' released in 2010, ''Flying Tigers'' released in 2011, '' The Devil's Cut'' released in 2013, and '' In ...

* With Passion * Wormrot *

Danny Worsnop Danny Robert Worsnop (born 4 September 1990) is an English singer most prominently known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot. He has worked with several artists including I See Stars, Papa Roach, With One Last ...

References

External links

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Chronicles of Chaos interview with Digby Pearson
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