Comments on: PRESS RELEASE: “FUCKING EVERYBODY SIGNS WITH KOCH RECORDS”

By: The Mighty Fucking Quinn

The Mighty Fucking Quinn — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:12:48 +0000

I fucking love when dudes come on here just to say gay shit about Axl and Vince.It verifies that mine is not the most slothful existence.

Wasn’t Ephel Duath signed to some sort of deal/distribution with Koch?

By: niggaplease

niggaplease — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:35:13 +0000

Well, its because they notoriously over better cash for albums than other labels. Considering what Steve Austin said about Relapse, dudes need cash.

By: Paxl Rose

Paxl Rose — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:04:42 +0000

I think William Hung was on Koch Records, too.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:40:31 +0000

In Flames is a distribution deal from NB. And Hatebreed was a one-off release for their live DVD.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:22:21 +0000

Metal bands on Koch isn’t completely unheard of (though it’s nice to see them focusing on it so much). Opeth was signed with them (at least for distribution) for a few albums in the States.

By: Adam Duncan

Adam Duncan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:15:48 +0000

I was also surprised to see HOF sign to Koch. I guess In Flames met their expectations. How about posting some Soundscan figures for that albums and others that people might be interested in?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:38:10 +0000

And…no one cares.

Even the singer of Otep has bigger balls than you, Vince. And she’s a WOMAN!

By: Carn

Carn — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:22:33 +0000

Well, there are quite some different ‘recorddeals’. I think that In Flames (for example) has a distribution deal..probably the same for Satyricon. New Hatebreed is listed as an Universal record afaik. I don’t think they have many big total Metal-a&r/producing/marketing/distribution (or even 360 deals) going on.

By: Gary S.

Gary S. — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:31:16 +0000

The High On Fire announcement really surprised me. I always think of Koch as a hospice for rappers dropped from their major label deals. It is the place where rap careers go to die.

I have to wonder, though, if Koch’s strategy of signing in multiple genres (rap, pop, classical, jazz, metal) is a wise one. In today’s music business climate, should indie labels emulate the business model of the crumbling majors?

By: vegard

vegard — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:10:29 +0000

i’d LOVE to be able to introduce myself as “VP of Metal”

By: Senior Swanky

Senior Swanky — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:07:38 +0000

Looks like it’s time to make some friends at Koch