Think Fast! Records Sign Mountain Man

Mountain Man have signed to Think Fast! Records.

Think Fast! Sign Ice Age

Think Fast! Records have signed Ice Age and will release their debut album 'Dead Kings' this summer.

Think Fast! Records Sign Distrubution Deal With Trustkill

Think Fast! Records has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Trustkill Entertainment.

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Up and coming rising hardcore label Think Fast! Records has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Trustkill Entertainment. The label's bands and releases will be in good hands with Trustkill's global network of executives and marketing/distribution partners in the physical, digital, and mobile landscape.

"We're very excited to have a label like Trustkill get behind our distribution efforts. Our new deal will allow a growing hardcore/punk label like Think Fast! to be spread on a larger scale and on a global level" comments Think Fast! co-owner, Ryan O'Connor.

"One of the most enticing parts of our agreement with Trustkill is the new promotional and strategic marketing opportunities. The industry is changing quickly and it's important for us to keep up with the times, especially focusing on digital marketing" comments Think Fast! founder and co-owner, Larry Scott.

Larry Scott comments: "One of the many great things about this new agreement is that it still allows Revelation to be involved with our distribution. This was important to us from the get-go and Trustkill was willing to work with us and make sure that Rev were still involved."

The first release to be put through the new system will be Outbreak's self-titled, second full length. Think Fast! co-owner (and Outbreak frontman) Ryan O'Connor comments: "Self-releasing was important when considering our options for the new Outbreak album. One of the great things about this whole deal is that I get to release the new Outbreak album on my own label, while at the same time take a back seat and take advantage of the distribution, promotional, and marketing efforts of a label like Trustkill. In 2009, it's a really good place for us to be in."

About Think Fast!:
Think Fast! started in 2001 with mostly local releases, but since 2004 has grown considerably. Since it's inception, Think Fast! has released the debut EP for Have Heart, as well as several releases for Bridge Nine alum Outbreak. Recently Think Fast! has shifted gears with a strong focus on vinyl and digital releases, notably snagging high profile releases for Sick Of It All and Ignite.

About Trustkill:
Trustkill, an industry leader in producing and marketing metal and hardcore, is a full service entertainment company engaged in all aspects of the expanding entertainment industry. Since its founding in 1995 by Josh Grabelle, Trustkill has grown rapidly and today represents a multi-faceted and fully integrated entertainment media enterprise including recorded music, merchandise, publishing, mobile, and management. Headquartered in Tinton Falls, NJ, Trustkill is best known for success with artists Bullet For My Valentine, Eighteen Visions, Bleeding Through, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in the hardcore and metal genres. Upcoming releases from Trustkill include It Dies Today, Saw VI Soundtrack, and more.

For further information:
http://www.thinkfastrecords.com
http://www.trustkill.com

This Is Hell Posts New Song

This Is Hell have posted 'The Search' from their forthcoming new 7-inch, 'Warbirds' here.

The 7-inch will be released on August 18th through Think Fast! Records, and feature three new songs and covers of INXS and Warzone.

This Is Hell to Release EP on Think Fast! Records

This Is Hell have announced they are to release a new 7-inch/digital EP on Think Fast! Records.

Think Fast! Records Go Vinyl/Digital-Only

Think Fast! Records have announced they are to stop manufacturing CDs, and from the middle of the year the label will only release material on vinyl or digitally.

Full statement:

"In a sense, the music industry has almost abruptly come full circle, especially in the punk rock and hardcore scenes. Some of you, if not most, may be too young to remember that there was a time in punk/hardcore that the only physical copies of a record you could buy were on vinyl and maybe cassettes. Then CDs came along. It was an exciting time with this new revolutionary music technology. Think Fast! Records is here to tell you, that the music technology that we know as CDs is, in 2009, borderline obsolete.

Baring any unforeseen opportunities that would warrant a CD release, Think Fast! Records is announcing that starting mid-2009 (after a couple of upcoming releases that are already finalized and will be announced soon!) we will stop all production of CD releases on the label. Releases in mid-2009 and onward will be available on vinyl and digital download formats only, with an instant free digital download with all vinyl purchases.

With this shift in the industry, we were tossing around the idea of turning into a "digital-only label". While we admire anyone who was forward-thinking enough to do just that, we also feel that it is very important to the artists we work with and the people who listen to these bands to not lose sight of the importance of holding a physical copy of a record in our hands. The artwork, lyrics, and substance of the physical product is essential.

Let's face it, CDs are dead. The digital world has taken over. Our new effort will give Think Fast! Records (and we believe many other labels who are eventually going to follow this model) an opportunity to offer more for our bands and their fans including more vinyl, more merchandise, and less wasted on CDs that the world is quickly losing interest in."