Pest Productions is a

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founded in 2006, focusing around

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artists and features an international roster of musicians. It also features two sub-division/sub-labels titled Self-Destruction (started in 2008) and Autumn Flood (started in 2006). It has also released three various artists compilations titled "The World Comes to an End in the End of a Journey," "Depression and Hatred of 3 Years," and "Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer".

History

The label opened in

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in the Summer of 2006 and was started by Deng Zhang and Wu of Chinese

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. Pest Productions is the most-known record label for black metal in

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The Beast In The East: Exploring China's black metal scene
/ref>hongrui: ''Heavy Metal Tribune''
Interview with Chinese black metal label, Pest Productions
/ref> According to an article of

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the label signs bands from all possible subgenres of black, from primitive raw sounding black metal to experimental, ambient and atmospheric black metal.Vince Bellino: ''

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Label Spotlight: Black Metal Speed Round
/ref> Deng Zhang, wo co-started the label, works as a

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and musician. He also runs two more record labels. Wu left the label after the release of a demo record of his band so Deng was the sole member responsible of Pest Productions. In the first year of existence the label had financial trouble so the risk of closing Pest Productions was not an unrealistic scenario. Thanks to the help of other musicians Deng was friends with he was able to keep the label running. With the release of Zuriaake's debut record '' Afterimage of Autumn'' Pest Productions managed to publish an album which became a milestone in Chinese black metal scene. The label gained attention with signing the American

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band

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whose origin was unknown by the time of signing. Because of

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who demanded a location singer Dennis Mikula chose

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as their location of origin.Kim Kelly: ''

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Is Ghost Bath Really China's Answer to Deafheaven?
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Inside the mind of Ghost Bath's nameless leader
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. In 2014 Pest Productions released Ghost Bath's debut album ''

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''. It was revealed that Deng initially planned to drop the band but decided against his plans after listening to the band's first album.Kim Kelly: ''Vice''
From Velvet Cacoon to Ghost Bath: the Curious Anatomy of a Black Metal Hoax
/ref> Deng stated that a person who supported the label in

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demanded to drop the band. It is not known whether Deng knew of the band's real origin or if he was clueless. Meanwhile the label signed several bands and music project from all around the world as well as multi-national acts. Some well-known groups the label signed are Heretoir and Thränenkind from Germany and Make a Change… Kill Yourself from Denmark.

Artists

*Altus Astrum (

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) *Cerberus (China) *Dernier Martyr (

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) *Deep Mountains (China) *Dopamine (China) *Dysthymia (

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) *E.D.I.E.H (China) *From Chaos (China) * Heretoir (

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) *Heartless (China) *Hinsidig (

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/Germany) *Höstkänslor (

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) *The Illusion Of Dawn (China) *In The Abyss (China) *The Last Days (

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) *Líam (Germany) *Means to an End (United States of America/

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) *Midwinter (China) *Morose (

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) *Nectar (China) *Pure Wrath (

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) *Secretly In Pain (China) * Seeds of Iblis (Iraq) *Sinisterite (United Kingdom/

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) *Skeletal Augury (China) *Skendöd (Sweden/Iceland) *Súl ad Astral (

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/United States of America) *Thränenkind (Germany) *Transylvania (

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) *Vergissmeinnicht (China) *Yn Gizarm , 英吉沙 (China) * Zuriaake , 葬屍湖 (China) *Be Persecuted (China)

Self-Destruction artists

*Heartless (China) *Secretly In Pain (China)

Autumn Flood artists

*Chaos Division (China) *Deep Mountains (China) *E.D.I.E.H (China) *Excruciate 666 (France) *From Chaos (China) *Gol Dolan *The Illusion Of Dawn (China) *Morose (United Kingdom) *Natt (

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) *Original Sin (China) *Songs Over Ruin (China) *Varuna (China) *Yell (China) *Yn Gizarm (China) *Zaliva-D(China)

References

External links

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