Pitch Black Records

Pitch Black Records
Founded 2007 (2007)
Founder Phivos Papadopoulos
Status Active
Distributor(s)

Germany & Austria:
Prophecy Productions/Soulfood Entertainment

UK, Republic of Ireland, ROW:
Code7/Plastichead

United States & Canada:
MVD Entertainment Group
Genre Metal (heavy, power, progressive, 80's, black, death, thrash, etc.)
Country of origin Cyprus
Official website PitchBlackRecords.com

Pitch Black Records is a Cyprus based independent record label. Established in late 2007 by Phivos Papadopoulos, the label has since released a number of albums by metal bands.[1] The label also organizes a number of concerts in Cyprus.

Overview

Pitch Black Records was founded on December 1, 2007,[1] by Phivos Papadopoulos, to release the first studio album of the band Diphtheria. A five member metal band from Cyprus, Diphtheria included Papadopoulos on guitar and had released two demo recordings in the mid-1990s.[2]

The album To Wait for Fire was released on the label in 2008.[3] According to Papadopoulos, "We just didn't feel like going through the whole procedure of finding a label but at the same time felt very strongly about putting out that album. It just HAD to be released. So it seemed very logical at the time to set up the label."[3]

The label's name can create the misconception that the label only deals with black metal but that is untrue. The name is a twist of the common phrase 'Pitch Black' (associated with sight) referring in this case to pitch as in hearing.[3]

By April 29, 2012, Greek classic metal band Marauder had been signed,[4] as well as bands such as Emerald Sun and Holy Dragons. In April 2013 Pitch Black Records released a compilation album featuring bands from Cyprus, titled Bloodbrothers II – A Compilation of Recordings by Rock/Metal Bands From Cyprus, in the style of the original Bloodbrothers compilation, released in 1997.[5] In parallel to this release, a mobile site and mobile apps for iOS and Android were launched to provide updated information on the Cyprus scene.

In March 2013, the label released a free 20-track sampler containing a song from each release since 2008.[6] In May 2013 the label launched its official mobile app which is available for free on iOS and Android.

Distribution

Distribution is handled mainly through the Pitch Black Records Online Store, though the label also distributes in Germany and Austria through Prophecy Productions/Soulfood Entertainment. In the UK and Ireland (as well as ROW on a non-exclusive basis), the label distributes through Code7 Distribution/Plastichead, while in the United States the label uses NAIL/Allegro Media Group. Digital distribution is carried through major digital stores such as iTunes, Amazon MP3, Napster, emusic, deezer, and others.

Concert organizing

The label also organizes concerts in Cyprus usually with international acts as headliners and local bands supporting.

Concerts:

Artists

Artist[1] Genre Origin
Access Denied Classic heavy metal Poland Poland
Alexis Birds of Prey Power metal Chile Chile
Arrayan Path Power metal Cyprus Cyprus
Artical Neo-classical metal Greece Greece
Blynd Thrash/death metal Cyprus Cyprus
Chained and Desperate Black metal Greece Greece
Chainsheart Heavy metal music Cyprus Cyprus
Crimson Fire Heavy metal music Greece Greece
Crimson Wind Symphonic metal Italy Italy
Diphtheria Heavy power doom Cyprus Cyprus
Dragonheart power metal Brazil Brazil
Emerald Sun Heavy power metal Greece Greece
Ghost Avenue Hard Rock / Metal Norway Norway
Gypsy Chief Goliath Stoner metal Canada Canada
Hard Riot Hard rock Germany Germany
Holy Dragons Heavy power speed metal Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Illnath Symphonic melodic death metal Denmark Denmark
Litrosis Black metal Greece Greece
Marauder Classic heavy metal Greece Greece
Orpheus Blade Progressive Metal Israel Israel
Pictures of Pain Melodic death metal Norway Norway
Prodigal Earth heavy power metal Cyprus Cyprus
Reign of the Architect Progressive metal Israel Israel
Retribution Symphonic Black Metal Spain Spain
Sacred Blood Power metal Greece Greece
Silent Fall Symphonic metal France France
Sinnery Thrash Metal Israel Israel
Stonecast Epic power metal France France
Stormcast Atmospheric black metal Cyprus Cyprus
Trinakrius Doom metal Italy Italy
Valor Power metal Greece Greece
Vomitile Death metal Cyprus Cyprus

Former Artists

Main article: Artists
Artist[1] Genre Origin
Armageddon Rev.16:16 Heavy / Power metal Cyprus Cyprus
Emerald Sun Heavy power metal Greece Greece
Illnath Symphonic melodic death metal Denmark Denmark
Lethal Saint Traditional Heavy Metal Cyprus Cyprus
Prodigal Earth heavy power metal Cyprus Cyprus

Discography

No. Artist Title Year
PBR 001 Diphtheria To Wait For Fire 2008
PBR 002 Prodigal Earth Zenith II Zero 2009
PBR 003 Silent Fall Otherwise 2010
PBR 004 Lethal Saint Lethal Saint 2010
PBR 005 Arrayan Path Terra Incognita 2010
PBR 006 Alexis Birds of Prey 2010
PBR 007 Pictures of Pain The Reckoning 2010
PBR 008 Emerald Sun Regeneration 2011
PBR 009 Chained and Desperate Divine Authority Abolishment 2011
PBR 010 Arrayan Path Ira Imperium 2011
PBR 011 Illnath Third Act in the Theatre of Madness 2011
PBR 012 Hard Riot Living on a Fast Lane 2012
PBR 013 Litrosis I am Death 2012
PBR 014 Marauder Elegy of Blood 2012
PBR 015 Sacred Blood Alexandros 2012
PBR 016 Access Denied Touch of Evil 2012
PBR 017 Holy Dragons Zerstörer 2012
PBR 018 Blynd Punishment Unfolds 2012
PBR 019 Valor The Yonder Answer 2013
PBR 020 Illnath 4 Shades of me 2013
PBR 021 Reign of the Architect Rise 2013
PBR 022 Various Bloodbrothers II 2013
PBR 023 Arrayan Path IV: Stigmata 2013
PBR 024 Gypsy Chief Goliath New Machines of the Night 2013
PBR 025 Ghost Avenue Ghost Avenue 2013
PBR 026 Artical Illusion X 2013
PBR 027 Stonecast Heroikos 2013
PBR 028 Armageddon Rev.16:16 Sundown on Humanity 2014
PBR 029 Retribution Corpus Antichristi Y3K 2014
PBR 030 Hard Riot The Blackened Heart 2014
PBR 031 Vomitile Mastering the Art of Killing 2014
PBR 032 Holy Dragons Dragon Inferno 2014
PBR 033 Stormcast Frame of Mind 2014
PBR 034 Crimson Wind Last Poetry Line 2015
PBR007V1 Valor The Crown and the King (7") 2015
PBR 035 Sacred Blood Argonautica 2015
PBR 036 Orpheus Blade Wolf's Cry 2015
PBR 037 Chainsheart Leaving Planet Hel 2015
PBR 038 Dragonheart The Battle Sanctuary 2015
PBR 039 Trinakrius Introspectum 2015
PBR 040 Blynd Liber Sum 2015
PBR 041 Arrayan Path Chronicles of Light 2016
PBR 042 Pictures of Pain World Demise 2016
PBR 043 Gypsy Chief Goliath Citizens of Nowhere 2016
PBR 044 Holy Dragons Civilizator 2016
PBR 045 Sinnery A Feast of Fools 2016
PBR 046 Marauder Bullethead 2016
PBR 047 Crimson Fire Fireborn 2016
Source: PitchBlackRecords.com/releases (May 2015)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pitch Black Records". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  2. ↑ Chronis, Grigoris (May 14, 2008). "Diphtheria - To Wait For Fire". Metal Temple. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  3. 1 2 3 Ehrhardt, Claudia (Aug 2010). "In Words: Pitch Black Records". Ice Vajal. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  4. ↑ "MARAUDER JOINS PITCH BLACK RECORDS; Fifth album by Greek classic metal legends". Metal Rules. April 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-03. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. ↑ "Bloodbrothers II – A Compilation of Recordings by Rock/Metal Bands From Cyprus". Metal Recusants. April 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-03. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  6. ↑ Spencer, Trey (March 1, 2013). "Free Pitch Black Records Sampler". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
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