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From the Vault – Inside The Label: I’m Better Than Everyone Records

Posted in Features, Inside The Label, Interviews with tags , , , , , , , , on 10/26/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

“It was something new,” label founder Karim Khan said. “[Everything] caught me by surprise. And from [that] record, I discovered bands like Eyehategod”

In last week’s chapter of Inside the Label, we put our high beams on Bloodshot Records, a ‘print founded 15 years ago by two people whose combined previous record label experiences amounted to basically nothing. Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller’s labor was one of love, derived from a sheer and uncompromising appreciation for independent music (rowdy, beer-soaked independent music, in particular).

But while neither Warshaw nor Miller had worked at a label before, they had at least served some time in the industry: Warshaw with promoting artists and shows, and Miller with music production.

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Best Metal Albums Of 2010: Black Anvil, Black Breath, Withered, Down, Howl, More

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 09/25/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

With a handful of this year’s best metal releases dropping Tuesday, the timing feels apt for the Bad Penny to round up its favorite 2010 LPs – at least so far. Continue reading

Best Albums Of 2007

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck

1. 3 Inches of BloodFire Up the Blades (Roadrunner)
2. The ShinsWincing the Night Away (Sub Pop)
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Best Metal Albums Of 2007

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck

1. 3 Inches of BloodFire Up the Blades (Roadrunner)
2. The Dillinger Escape PlanIre Works (Relapse)
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