Psycroptic signed to Metal Blade Records after their deal with Prosthetic Records ended and the tech-death metal band became free agents. Psycroptic bassist Todd Stern told Music Connection the Australian act picked Metal Blade in part so they could rub elbows with their amigos Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse, Revocation, Goatwhore and The Red Chord.
As far as the music industry is concerned, the Apocalypse has arrived. All that remains of major labels is their smoldering, blackened skeletons; elsewhere, chaos reigns, with only the very fittest gritting out a way to survive.
But across this bloody battlefield, Prosthetic Records is one of the few labels standing tall. Some way, some how, metal is continuing to sell in this chilly climate: Mastodon and Killswitch Engage, for example, recently cracked the Billboard 200 top 10 with ease. Chalk it up to loyal fans, to kids who want to invest in more than just an invisible file – or maybe to knuckle-draggers who scratch their head at the word “torrent.”
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