We’ve been dealing with extreme music for most of our lives, and never really cared for boundaries. Along the years we’ve been comfortable releasing Solefald and Katatonia, Thergothon and Behemoth, Sojourner and Lycia, ISON and Abigor, regardless of what could be a proper “labeling” to their music. You should not be surprised, then, when we say that our usual listens span through a wide range of genres, including death metal. Yet, it is undeniable that our focus with Avantgarde Music has mainly been towards black metal, doom metal and darkwave, and their various embodiments. This is why when w ..read more

Buying a single record over the internet is very expensive, not (only) because of its price, but mainly because of its shipping cost. Couriers and postal services increased their fares along the years, and the bearing of such cost on small purchases is substantial. On the other hand, any shipping weighing less than 2kg has pretty much the same cost, regardless of you buying one vinyl or half a dozen. We know we have many regular customers coming from all over the world. If you’re here, you are likely to be one of them. A fan trusting us to provide you with valuable releases, who may be willing ..read more

This habit of pre-orders definitely got out of hand and control for all of us, vendors and customers. I see that for some labels it is now normal to put on pre-sale an album that will be released in four months or more, and it seems just as normal for fans to pay for a vinyl four months in advance without getting anything in return. Do you find it normal? Do you find it healthy? As far as I’m concerned we’ve shortened the pre-order time to no more than three weeks and honestly I’d like to get to a point where they won’t be run at all. The most annoying thing is to see that nothing is given bac ..read more

Before the upcoming announcement of Darkspace leaving for another label, for a change we would like to publicly express our opinion on this specific matter, and generally on the issue of “bands leaving a label” (our label, that is). First and foremost, there are generic considerations to be made, not referred to any artist in particular. When a band leaves the label the first thought (often the only thought) is always: “What will people say about this?”.  Well, there is probably too much (self) concern behind this question. Does anyone really care in fact if Watain will release their next ..read more