10/20
WETNURSE
wil ne playing the RED CMJ showcase in NYC on 10/25 with Made Out OF
Babies and more, click on the following RSVP for free admission....
RED CMJ SHOWCASE
9/30
Invisible City, the new full-length album by New York City's Wetnurse,
hits stores today in CD and double LP formats on Seventh Rule
Recordings.
Revolver Magazine has described Invisible City as "anarchic
noise-punk-grind-Southern-rock-core scary enough to have you seeking
out the succor of mom's teat."
Decibel Magazine has described Invisible City as "an impossible-to-pin-down mix of AmRep-referencing sludge, death metal, galloping instrumental movements and classic NYC noise rock."
Wetnurse hits the road this week for a US tour in support of Invisible City. Joining Wetnurse for most of the tour is Orlando, Florida's Khann (Metal Blade Records/Black Market Activities). Also appearing on select dates are Skeletonwitch, Light Yourself On Fire, Plague Bringer, Complete Failure, Romans, No People, and more.
9/2
Seventh Rule is proud to announce that both the LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE “INTIMACY” LP
and WETNURSE “INVISIBLE CITY” 2xLP are NOW AVAILABLE.
WETNURSE’s “INVISIBLE CITY” 2xLP was pressed on “#7 Green / Black
Splatter” vinyl, which is limited to 200 copies, and “LIME GREEN
OPAQUE” with 300 copies pressed. The “#7 Green / Black Splatter”
pressing is only available through Seventh Rule mail order. Take your
pick, or perhaps buy them both and decide later. A MP3 download card of
the full album is included with each copy. Every order also comes with
a FULL COLOR 11x17 WETNURSE poster.
This is available to you almost a month ahead of street date!!
A Photo of the “#7 Green / Black Spatter” can be seen here…
http://www.seventhrule.com/SRULE014.jpg
Curran says "annihilate"
8/12
The LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE "INTIMACY" LP is now available for
pre-order.
We did three versions of this pressing, an ultra-limited 84 copies on "Yellow / Black Nuclear Style", 200 on "CMYK Splatter" and the rest solid black. The "Yellow / Black Nuclear Style" is only available from Seventh Rule mail-order and we don't expect the "CMYK Splatter" to last long either. Think fast.
ONLY TWO OF THE “YELLOW / BLACK NUCLEAR STYLE” WILL BE ALLOWED PER ORDER.
Full packaging photos featured here: www.seventhrule.com/srule015.jpg
Each LP also comes with a MP3 download card of the full release.
All Pre-orders will ship at the end of the month.
6/21
September 16 has been announced as the release date for "Intimacy," the label debut by Light Yourself On Fire.
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Light Yourself On Fire is fronted by Matt
Coplon, vocalist for renowned hardcore band Reversal Of Man.
"Intimacy" was recorded and mixed by Mark Nikolich (Torche, Kylesa)
and mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Nile). It will be
available on CD and vinyl.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1) New Baby Girl
2) Love And Death
3) Five Blows
4) Intimacy
5) Montag
6) Haunts
The cover art for "Intimacy" comes courtesy of Steak Mtn. (Against Me!, Panthers). View the entire artwork here:
"Intimacy" is Light Yourself On Fire's second release. Its
self-titled debut was released on CD by Kiss Of Death Records and on
cassette by Robotic Empire.
The band will be touring throughout 2008, including a September tour with Racebannon.
6/10
Seventh Rule Recordings announces September 30 as
the release date for "Invisible City," the new full-length album by
Wetnurse.
With eight tracks clocking in at almost 50 minutes, "Invisible City"
was recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (Swans, Helmet) at B.C. Studio
in Brooklyn, NY, and was mastered by Alan Douches (Converge, Mastodon)
at West West Side Music. The album will be available on CD and as a
double vinyl gatefold LP.
The track listing is as follows:
1) Conversations With The Moon
2) Not Your Choice
3) Growing Pains
4) Life At Stake
5) Sacred Peel
6) Your Last Flower
7) Missing Lion Returns
8) Slow Your Spell, Miss Hell
The cover art for "Invisible City" was created by acclaimed New York
art group, Lansing-Dreiden. View the entire artwork here:
www.seventhrule.com/invisiblecity
"Invisible City" is Wetnurse's second full-length album, and its first
for Seventh Rule. Wetnurse's self-released, self-titled 2004
debut earned Vice Magazine's highest rating and a 9/10 review in
Decibel Magazine.
A recent review on NoneLouder.com describes Wetnurse as "the best elements of noise, punk, metal, hardcore, and grindcore."
Wetnurse is touring throughout 2008.
5/15
Seventh Rule Recordings proudly welcomes LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE to its expanding roster.
Representing Tampa, Florida, Light Yourself On Fire consists of four
veterans of Tampa's metal and hardcore scenes, hailing from such bands
as Reversal Of Man, Scrog, and Brutality.
Light Yourself On Fire describes the origin of its visceral, aggressive
sound as "hardcore kids growing up in the death metal capital and being
influenced by early 90's noise," naming Obituary, Swans, and Christian
Death as influences.
Seventh
Rule Recordings, a Chicago-based label with albums by Akimbo, Sweet
Cobra, Buried At Sea, and Indian under its belt, will release Light
Yourself On Fire's new effort, "Intimacy," in fall 2008. "Intimacy" was
recorded by Mark Nikolich (Torche, Kylesa) at Atomic Audio Recording in
Tampa, Florida, and mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Nile) at
Visceral Sound.
Light Yourself On Fire's debut full-length was released in 2007, on CD
by Kiss Of Death Records and on cassette by Robotic Empire.
The band will be touring throughout 2008.
Hear a track from "Intimacy" here at :
www.myspace.com/lightyourselfonfire
4/25
Seventh Rule Recordings proudly announces the newest member of its family: WETNURSE.
From the heart of New York City, Wetnurse emerges with a signature
style that carries forth the spirit of some of the Big Apple's most
crucial heavy bands -- Bad Brains, Swans, Unsane, Quicksand, Brutal Truth...
Seventh Rule Recordings owner Scott Flaster describes Wetnurse:
"The urgency of early hardcore; the aggro, off-kilter noise of the
AmRep heyday; the raw, outcast power of early death metal; the melodic
transcendence of classic rock... All these influences exist within Wetnurse's music, yet theirs is something totally new and
progressive."
Since its inception, Wetnurse has played shows with bands ranging from
Isis to Cro-Mags, and has completed several tours of the US.
A self-released, self-titled 2004 debut earned Vice Magazine's highest
rating and a 9/10 review in Decibel Magazine. Lambgoat.com has praised
Wetnurse as "this era's Deadguy."
Seventh Rule will release Wetnurse's brand new full-length, "Invisible City," in fall 2008.
"Invisible City" was recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth,
Helmet) at B.C. Studios and mastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon,
Converge) at West West Side Music.
East Coast shows are booked throughout the spring and summer with Today Is The Day, Cable, Dead Child, Tombs, and more.
Hear a track from "Invisible City" here:
www.myspace.com/wetnursenyc
4/1
INDIAN
"SLIGHTS AND ABUSE / THE SYCOPHANT" CD has been officially released and
distributed throughout the world as far as the Seventh Rule hand may
reach.
You local record store, Newbury Comics, iTunes...
The bigger stores too.
Go on out and pick up a copy, you will not be disappointed.
The whole album can also be streamed for your internet enjoyment at this site:
http://www.seventhrule.com/saats/
3/24
New releases!
INDIAN “THE SYCOPHANT” LP (your choice black or bloody sun vinyl)
It seems the pressing plant thought our original intention of a “Bloody Gold” vinyl scheme was physically impossible. Something about two translucent colors transforming into one, sorry we never claimed to be scientists. We went with the Bloody Sun color which perfectly matches the red fire in the cover art. The pressing breaks down to 200 Bloody Sun and the rest in solid black. Grab it while you still can.
The band recorded both SLIGHTS AND ABUSE and THE SYCOPHANT with Sanford Parker at Volume Studios in Chicago (Minsk, Yakuza, Pelican). Recordings were mastered by Colin Jordan at the Boiler Room in Chicago (Ministry, Rwake, Sweet Cobra) and the vinyl mastering and lacquer creation was then done by John Golden.
Mastermind tattoo genius Scott Fricke of Insight Studios in Chicago is the artist behind the amazing, one of a kind cover art. This piece of wax looks and sounds amazing! Collector’s item for sure, but we expect you to store it on your turntable and play it excessively like always.
THE MAKAI “THE END OF ALL YOU KNOW” LP
This is the super LTD release of The Makai's debut album on Seventh Rule. The pressing is limited to 320 copies, all on grey marbled vinyl with a double sided, silk-screened cover printed by Monolith Press. ALL copies are hand numbered, and sure to disappear quickly.
INDIAN “SLIGHTS AND ABUSE / THE SYCOPHANT” CD
We have received many an email, asking when this CD release will be available for order, and the time is now!
The street date is next Tuesday April 1st. While we can’t officially
sell it until then, if you pre-order it now, there is a good chance you
will have it on your doorstep by that date.
"Slights And Abuse / The Sycophant" compiles the two limited edition vinyl LPs on one CD.
Clocking in at over 55 minutes of music, "Slights And Abuse / The Sycophant" grabs listeners by the
throat and proceeds on a tour of victorious highs and bottomless lows
-- from anthemic, white-knuckle calls-to-arms to amp-worshipping pits
of icy doom. Vocals are demonic and venomous throughout, with lyrics
that spit ire at organized religion and celebrate the power of the self.
Vice magazine raves:
“… I LOVE this thing. I wish I could type
this review in the blood of my enemies to fully convey how awesome it
is... Without a doubt, Slights will be looked back on as one of 2008's
most repulsive and primal moments in underground music."
Decibel calls it:
“… so thudding and relentless it makes Black Sabbath sound like Beyoncé.”
12/11
SEVENTH RULE T-Shirts are now available.
The ASTROCHIMP design created by NAT DAMM (AKIMBO) is being sold in our online store.
RED and SILVER ink on a BLACK T, available in multiple sizes.
12/4
Feel free to enjoy an online audio stream of INDIAN' s "SLIGHTS AND ABUSE" LP release. <virtual turntable>
10/25
It’s here! We thought we’d wait until Tuesday, but
then we said fuck it! The new INDIAN LP “SLIGHTS AND
ABUSE” is ready for shipping, so buy it now in our online store!
INDIAN spent the last year writing their follow up recordings for
a two part vinyl series to be released on Seventh Rule Recordings. This
first installment SLIGHTS AND ABUSE will be followed by THE SYCOPHANT,
both are limited vinyl releases! The band recorded both albums with
Sanford Parker at Volume Studios in Chicago (Minsk, Yakuza, Pelican).
Recordings were mastered by Colin Jordan at the Boiler Room in Chicago
(Ministry, Rwake, Sweet Cobra) and the vinyl mastering and lacquer
creation was then done by John Golden. Mastermind tattoo genius Scott
Fricke of Insight Studios in Chicago is the artist behind the amazing,
one of a kind cover art. This piece of wax looks and sounds amazing!
Collector’s item for sure, but we expect you to store it on
your turntable and play it excessively.
The SLIGHTS AND ABUSE limited edition LP is available in clear (177) or black (303).
9/17
INDIAN "SLIGHTS AND ABUSE" PRE-ORDERs will begin in mid-October. This
vinyl only release will have a pressing breakdown of 303 black and 177
of the ltd edition clear vinyl. Stay tuned for more details and check
out a preview at the myspace page.
9/1
Sweet Cobra's new release FOREVER is out now on Hawthorne Street Recordings. Get it here.
Bottomfeeder 12" on Seventh Rule coming soon.
8/15
A full album stream of The Makai's Seventh Rule debut is now online here.
7/10
SWEET COBRA and PLAGUE BRINGER will be playing this years DUDE FEST in
INDIANAPOLIS, IN and the time is approaching fast. The lineup is
stellar as always with performances from TRAP THEM, COLISEUM, PERTH
EXPRESS, HEWHOCORRUPTS, PIG DESTROYER, GENGHIS TRON, many more... and
of course, SWEET COBRA and PLAGUE BRINGER.
Be There.
6/22
The Makai's The End Of All You Know CD is now for sale in our online store. One month before the stores can sell the release, get it now!
The End of All You Know will officially be out July 31, 2007 on Seventh Rule Recordings. The album is 10 tracks of
futility in flames, of dread within desire, of some of the best metal
you may ever commit your ear to.
The End Of All You Know was recorded at The Black
Lodge in Chico, Ca and mastered by Collin Jordan (Ministry, RWAKE,
Minsk) at The Boiler Room in Chicago.
Forming roughly three years ago, The Makai immediately found an
audience within the booming punk rock and metal scene in Chico. Having
embarked on an American tour in the summer of 2006, which brought them
to two-thirds of the country, the band enjoyed opening slots for such
fabled metal groups as Dillinger Escape Plan, High on Fire and
Goatwhore. In early 2006, The Makai were awarded a Cammie when they
were voted Critic's Choice for Best Local Band by the Chico News &
Review, while guitarist Zeke Rogers was crowned Local Badass via his
unwavering support and dedication to Northern California music and
community. (Rogers is the founder of the local rock show database
Chicolist.com, as well as having been a member and founder of many
successful Northern California bands.)
The Makai are currently out on an epic six week summer tour, which started out
playing alongside Seventh Rule label-mates Indian, at this year's
Emissions from the Monolith Festival at Emo's in Austin, TX May 24-27.
<the makai myspace>
6/03
INDIAN’s “THE UNQUIET SKY” GATEFOLD 2xLP is now
shipping in both colors and all pre-orders have been mailed out.
This limited press of 499 copies is broken down into 400 SOLID BLACK and 99 RED/BLACK SPLATTER.
The mail order EXCLUSIVE RED/BLACK SPLATTER is sold out.
2/18
Seventh Rule will release INDIAN’s “The Unquiet Sky”
2 x LP just in time for INDIAN’s appearance at this year’s
Emissions of the Monolith Festival. Stay tuned to Seventh Rule for pre-order and store release details!
The recent INDIAN shows with Sterling were fucking incredible! INDIAN will spend the next few months finishing a whole slate of new songs as they gear up for some serious recording time with Sanford Parker (MINSK, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR) at Volume Studios in Chicago. Seventh Rule will release INDIAN’s follow up to “The Unquiet Sky” with a series of two limited edition vinyl releases. Released separately, INDIAN’s first LP in this series entitled Slights And Abuse, will be out this Summer followed by a second LP The Sycophant, scheduled for Fall. Seventh Rule will release both LP recordings as a full length CD in December 2007.
This album is guaranteed by Seventh Rule Recordings to be one of the heaviest albums of 2007.
INDIAN will play the annual Emissions From The Monolith Festival in
Austin TX on May 24, 2007. Also sharing the stage will be BLUE CHEER,
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, GRAVES AT SEA, KEELHAUL, RWAKE, MINSK, KYLESA,
RUSSIAN CIRCLES and many others.
OLD NEWS
Sweet Cobra and INDIAN shirts are now for sale in our online store. A
limited supply of course! Raise The Red Lantern and Seventh Rule Label
shirts will be available within the coming weeks.
Paranoid Records
out of France, has pressed an European LP of Akimbo's "City Of The
Stars." This is the only vinyl version of this release, and should be
picked up imediately.
The Thoughts Of Ionesco press alcove continues to grow, check out the online reviews. <hanginghex> <lambgoat.com> <punknews> <blabbermouth> <rocknworld> <daredevil>
A Thoughts Of Ionesco radio interview has been posted. WHFR in Deaborn did a TOI interview a few weeks ago, Listen HERE and hit the link in the upper right hand corner.
6.6.6
Plague Bringer continues to get rave reviews and are featured in
the 'Unholy Alliance' issue of Revolver Magazine (Aug. 06 on stands
now.) Plague Bringer is flagged as a band to watch,
check it out!
The Thoughts of Ionesco "The Scar Is Our Watermark" CD/DVD and Plague
Bringer "As The Ghosts Collect, The Corpses Rest" CD are now available
for purchase in our online store.
5/31/2006
New reviews for the Plague Bringer "As The Ghosts Collect, The Corpses
Rest" Release have been posted online. Start reading. <lambgoat.com> <blabbermouth.net> <daredevil magazine>
5/24/2006
The THOUGHTS OF IONESCO screening has been announced! There will be a
screening of the DVD portion of "The Scar Is Our Watermark"
release, on June 6 at the Magic Stick in Detroit. Free Admission
at 11pm with the feature showing at 11:30pm. "The Scar Is Our
Watermark" will also be available for sale at a special
"Screening Party" price. A Chicago date for the screening is currently in negotiation...
4/14/2006
It only happens once a decade, but Seventh Rule will have two releases
ready for mailorder on June 6. (666) Both, the Thoughts Of Ionesco "The
Scar Is Our Watermark" CD/DVD and the Plague Bringer "As The Ghosts
Collect, The Corpses Rest" CD will be available for purchase on that
date. This will be a good month ahead from when we release them for
retail stores.
3/14/2006
Seventh Rule is psyched to announce the "signing" of Plague Bringer. A Full press release here.
2/15/2006
The RAISE THE RED LANTERN video for "BREATHE FIRE" has been completed. Much thanks go to Tom Denney and
Collin Diedrich for their amazing work. Click here to watch it!
1/22/2006
We at Seventh Rule are pretty excited to
announce we will be releasing the THOUGHTS OF
IONESCO CD/DVD Anthology, “The Scar is Our Watermark
1996-1999.” This anthology CD
will feature 15 tracks in total, taken from past releases
while also including a good dose of previously unreleased material.
Just to sweeten the pot, all the songs will also be put through the
mastering meat grinder of Alan Douches at West West Side Music.
The DVD features an hour long documentary
composed of live clips, absurd behind the scenes footage, and
posthumous interviews. This set should satiate anyone interested in the
out of print albums or the history of the band.
1/14/2006
Reviews for Raise The Red Lantern's BREATHE FIRE release are starting
to show. Check em out and see what you think. <lambgoat.com> <blabbermouth.net> <daredevil magazine> <punknews.org> <hanging like a hex> <stonerrock.com>
12/19/2005
Damn. Two years ago from today marked the first Seventh Rule release.
We have survived the growing pains of 'Year Two.' Give us a couple
weeks and we'll tell you what holds for the coming year...
12/15/2005
INDIAN have been getting some great press and it doesn't surprise us at
all! See some of the reviews for yourself. <lambgoat.com> <daredevil magazine><lords of metal><punknews.org><peacedogman.com> <hanging like a hex> <stonerrock.com>
10/29/2005
The Raise The Red Lantern "Breathe Fire" CD is now available for order
in our online store. The first pressing of this CD comes with a ltd.
edition case slip cover. Move quick.
Watch the promo video for INDIAN's "The Unquiet Sky."
<quicktime version> <windows
media>
10/15/2005
What have we been up to? Records, Records, Records! INDIAN
"The
Unquiet Sky" CD is now available in our online store and at your local
record store.
The Raise The Red Lantern "Breathe Fire" CD official street date is
November 1st, but you will be able to order it from us much sooner.
Make sure to check out RTRL on tour this Fall in a town near you.
Currently, the title track, "Breathe Fire" has been posted on
their Myspace page. Enjoy! <raise
the red lantern @ myspace>