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Leaf Hound Records is a Japanese
record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...
specializing in 1960s and 1970s inspired stoner/
doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
. The label takes its name from the 1970s
hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
band
Leaf Hound Leaf Hound are an English hard rock band that formed in 1970 out of the heavy blues rock band Black Cat Bones. Their 1971 debut album '' Growers of Mushroom'' is cited as a mixture of heavy metal, hard rock, psychedelic rock and stoner rock ...
. Leaf Hound Records has released material from Japanese bands such as Church of Misery and Sonic Flower, US bands such as Blood Farmers and
Acid King Richard Allan Kasso Jr. (March 29, 1967 – July 7, 1984), also known as the Acid King, was an American murderer who killed his friend, 17-year-old Gary Lauwers, in Northport, New York, on June 19, 1984. Two other teenagers, Jimmy Troiano and Alb ...
and European bands such as Orange Sunshine and
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. They have re-released a number of albums that were originally released by Germany's
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. These reissues include
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's ''Never Comes Silence'',
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's ''Black Night'' and ''The Passage'', and the Blood Farmers self-titled album. They have also reissued two other Revelation albums, ''Salvation's Answer'' (originally on
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) and an unreleased album, and have also announced plans to issue Revelation's fourth album, ''Release''. They have begun releasing Japanese versions of
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releases, such as
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's third album, ''
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'', and
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's ''
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'', along with lesser known releases such as Gentlemans Pistols and Winters. They have also released Japanese versions of Witchcraft's previous two albums, ''
Witchcraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...
'' and ''
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'' in 2008. As of 2008, the label's state is unknown, as confirmed by Tom Sutton of Church of Misery in an interview. This is due to the label owner having a severe nervous breakdown.


Discography

*LHR-001 Blood Farmers - ''Permanent Brain Damage'' (CD) (released in 1995)Jacob Mazer *LHR-002 Sonic Flower - ''Sonic Flower'' (CD) *LHR-003 Place of Skulls - ''With Vision'' (CD) *LHR-004/5 Church of Misery - ''Early Works Compilation'' (2CD) *LHR-006 Orange Sunshine - ''Homo Erectus'' (CD) *LHRLP-006 Orange Sunshine - ''Homo Erectus'' (LP) *LHR-007 Orange Sunshine - ''Love=Acid Space=Hell'' (CD) *LHR-008
Acid King Richard Allan Kasso Jr. (March 29, 1967 – July 7, 1984), also known as the Acid King, was an American murderer who killed his friend, 17-year-old Gary Lauwers, in Northport, New York, on June 19, 1984. Two other teenagers, Jimmy Troiano and Alb ...
- '' III'' (CD) *LHR-010 Om - '' Conference of the Birds'' (CD) *LHRLP-011 Church of Misery - ''Master of Brutality'' (LP) *LHR-012
Ogre An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ...
- ''Seven Hells'' (CD) *LHR-013
Acid King Richard Allan Kasso Jr. (March 29, 1967 – July 7, 1984), also known as the Acid King, was an American murderer who killed his friend, 17-year-old Gary Lauwers, in Northport, New York, on June 19, 1984. Two other teenagers, Jimmy Troiano and Alb ...
- '' The Early Years'' (CD) *LHR-014
Acrimony Acrimony may refer to: * a feeling of hatred * Acrimony (band), a rock band * ''Acrimony'' (film), a 2018 film See also * Agrimony ''Agrimonia'' (from the Greek ), commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 12–15 species of perennial pla ...
- ''Tumuli Shroomaroom'' (CD) *LHRLP-014/2
Acrimony Acrimony may refer to: * a feeling of hatred * Acrimony (band), a rock band * ''Acrimony'' (film), a 2018 film See also * Agrimony ''Agrimonia'' (from the Greek ), commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 12–15 species of perennial pla ...
- ''Tumuli Shroomaroom'' (2LP) *LHR-015
Acrimony Acrimony may refer to: * a feeling of hatred * Acrimony (band), a rock band * ''Acrimony'' (film), a 2018 film See also * Agrimony ''Agrimonia'' (from the Greek ), commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 12–15 species of perennial pla ...
- ''Bong on - Live Long!'' (CD) *LHR-016 Orange Sunshine - ''Bullseye of Beling'' (CD) *LHRLP-016 Orange Sunshine - ''Bullseye of Beling'' (LP) *LHR-018
Revelation Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
- ''Never Comes Silence'' (CD) *LHR-019
Revelation Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
- ''Unreleased Album'' (LP) *NEVER RELEASED* *LHR-021
Revelation Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
- ''Salvation's Answer'' (CD) *LHR-022/LHR7-023 Church of Misery - ''Vol 1'' (LP) + "Race with the Devil" (7") *LHR-025 Gentlemans Pistols - ''Gentlemans Pistols'' (CD) *LHR-026 Winters - ''Black Clouds in Twin Galaxies'' (CD) *LHR-027 Dzjenghis Khan - ''Dzjenghis Khan'' (CD) *LHR-028
Witchcraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...
- ''
The Alchemist An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy. Alchemist or Alchemyst may also refer to: Books and stories * ''The Alchemist'' (novel), the translated title of a 1988 allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho * ''The Alchemist'' (play), a play by Ben ...
'' (CD) *LHR-029 Blood Farmers - ''Blood Farmers'' (CD) *LHRLP-030
Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
- ''Black Night'' (LP) *NEVER RELEASED* *LHR-031
Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
- ''The Passage'' (CD) *LHR-032
Electric Wizard Electric Wizard are an English stoner metal, stoner/doom metal band from Dorset. Formed in 1988 under the name Lord of Putrefaction, the band have recorded nine studio albums, two of which have been considered genre landmarks: ''Come My Fanati ...
- ''
Witchcult Today ''Witchcult Today'' is the sixth studio album by English stoner/doom metal band Electric Wizard, released on 20 November 2007. Album information The band's fascination with horror movies and writers continues here with "Satanic Rites of Drugul ...
'' (CD) *LHR-033 Various Artists - ''Requiem of Confusion'' (CD) *LHR-035
Witchcraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...
- ''
Witchcraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...
'' (CD) *LHR-036
Witchcraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...
- ''
Firewood Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not heavily processed, and is in some sort of firelog, recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellet fuel, pellets. ...
'' (CD) *LHR-037
Ogre An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ...
- ''Plague of the Planet'' (CD) *LHR-038
Revelation Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
- ''Release'' (CD)


See also

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References


External links


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