METAL BLADE RECORDS Signs Australian Distribution Deal With RIOT! ENTERTAINMENT

April 8, 2009

Riot! Entertainment Australia has announced an exclusive distribution deal with Metal Blade Records. The deal is effective immediately.

Riot! will unleash new product from AS I LAY DYING, INTO THE MOAT, GOD DETHRONED, LAZARUS, A.D., MALEFICE, RAZOR OF OCCAM, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED and more on the unsuspecting Australian public in the coming weeks.

"It is an absolute honour for Riot! to take over distribution of a label I have long admired and respected and, of course, I own plenty of those groundbreaking releases," said Riot! owner and CEO, John Howarth. "Brian Slagel and Metal Blade are one of the original founders of the metal scene and to be working with them will be a highlight for me. We are really looking forward to getting moving and really push the Metal Blade name and work with these amazing bands down here."

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