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	Catalog ID: YOTS31703
	Artist: Glasgow Grin Album Title: Saints of the Greatest Sin Track Listing: 1. Rage Replaces Reason 2. Hole Replaces Face 3. Epinephrine 4. Remorseless 5. Penance 6. Victims 7. The Terminal 8. Purification 9. Last Rights 10. ...And Then There Was Nothing Date Released: 10/01/08 Produced By: Matt Connell

Glasgow Grin - Saints of the Greatest...

	Featuring ex-members of Dear Black Diary, Glasgow Grin have concocted ''Saints of the Greatest Sin'', the brutal and impressive debut from the Guelph Ontario quintet. Conceptually, the record is centered around a serial killer bent on ridding the world of the pedophiles that bruise it. With the broken ideology of the story's...

Drudgery - Rust

	Metal was never meant to be fashionable and Drudgery set the record straight with this six song onslaught. Sprouting from the mind of drummer Matt Connell (Ex-Exhumed, Fuck The Facts) grind outfit Drudgery have birthed their debut EP entitled ''Rust'', a harsh and poignant look at the monotonous world around us. Tracks...

Synastry - Blind Eyes Bleed

	Emerging from the metal hotbed of Montreal Canada, Synastry bring forth their own breed of heaviness. Fusing the genres of death and industrial, the quartet has managed to successfully follow in the footsteps of their predecessors by providing an original vision of what metal can be. Their thirteen track Year of the...

Machiavellian - The Impossibility of Death...

	The newest metal threat to emerge from England is none other than Machiavellian. The British quintet debut with their first EP, ''The Impossibility of Death in the Minds of the Living'' and bring to the table the very best that the UK has to offer. Featuring songs such as the bone crunching...

Cradle to Grave - Texas Medicine

	Four years in the making, Cradle to Grave return with eleven tracks of pure brutality on their sophomore release ''Texas Medicine''. Mixed and mastered by recording madman Devin Townsend, ''Texas Medicine'' proves that Cradle to Grave are one of the most potent groove metal bands out there today. With tracks such as...

Handheld - Handheld

	If you like it fast and energetic then you've found what you're looking for with Handheld's debut Year of the Sun release. Featuring 16 punk rock anthems including the singles ''World Today'' and ''Unscathed'' Handheld perfectly capture skate punk's raw quickness with rock's polished sheen. From the punchy opener ''Sharp Point'' to...

Of The First Born Son - Of The First Born...

	Laced with both breakdowns and harmonies, the debut EP from Kitchener Ontario's Of The First Born Son grinds five solid tracks into one solid release. From the touch and go metal bounce of ''You Can't 2-Step in a Wheelchair'' and ''This Could Be A Drug'' to the crunch of the EP's opener...

What's He Building In There? - What's He Building In...

	What's He Building In There? Hail from Waterloo Ontario and with their debut self titled record, the band has made a defiant splash into the world of metal. This collection of ten tracks illustrates the band's penchant for combining technical metal riffing with unorthodox musical elements like saxophones, pianos, horns, and finger...

For the Mathematics - We Impend

	With 'We Impend', their debut release on Year of the Sun Records, For the Mathematics have released a truly unique listening experience. From this six song collection, the bands blend of emotion and bold experimentalism is one that's been carefully fused with a strong pop energy. With tight grooves, strong melodies, and...

Farewell To Freeway - In These Wounds

	Farewell to Freeway's third release on Year of the Sun marks the band's most complete record to date. With visionary production from Mike Borkosky, 'In These Wounds' completely illustrates how effortlessly this band can meld devastating breakdowns with pop catching melody. With tracks such as 'Lies Between Lives', 'Held Down With Busted...

Dear Black Diary - Dear Black Diary

	With their debut release on Year of the Sun Records, Dear Black Diary offers up an extremely dark and unique six track collection of metal. Made up of equal parts melody and chaos, this self titled piece of grind isn't for the weak or the wounded and it'll touch a variety of...

The Dupes - A Parting Gift

	With ''A Parting Gift'' The Dupes drop their second hook infested record on Year of the Sun Records. Produced by Michael Borkosky, who recently finished up mixing duties on The Reason's ''Ravenna'' album, ''A Parting Gift'' starts off with a bang which carries over the EP's five tracks. Leading off with the...

Abacus - io

	Abacus's debut EP on Year of the Sun Records is definitely a worthy first outing for this metal quintet. Perhaps more fittingly is that the very first noise that you'll hear is that of a guitar being plugged in. What follows is everything you would expect from a hard hitting metal outfit....

Various Artists - Desperate Souls: Motion Picture...

	The dark and heavy musical accompaniment to the horror film 'Desperate Souls', this soundtrack gives you 20 killer tracks with tunes from some of the most amazing independent bands that you'll ever hear. Featuring over an hour of punk, metal, and electronica from the likes of Cradle to Grave, The Birthday Massacre,...

Pureblank - Days Ending in Y

	Destroying the barriers of conventional music, Pureblank's first release on Year of the Sun only adds fuel to the proverbial fire. A devastating display of technical brilliance and hard hitting thrash, this 8 track EP only reiterates why the band was voted the best live act in the Tri City Area in...

Cradle To Grave - CTG

	Have you ever wanted to experience what it would be like to have the world come crashing down around you? Sure you have, and this release from Cradle to Grave will no doubt help you obtain that feeling. ''CTG'' was released in the fall of 2004 and we've always deemed this release...

Farewell To Freeway - Weekdays Seldom Wake to...

	Farewell to Freeway's second release on Year of the Sun and the first to feature Michele Walter on keyboards, ''Weekdays Seldom Wake To Victory'' is the ambitious follow-up to 2003's ''Between Yesterday and Today''. Raunchier and ultimately more sonic then its predecessor, songs like ''Solar Powered Minds'' and ''Burning at Both Ends''...

The Dupes - The Long Way Back

	Something has to be said about a band that refuses to trade up their style for the latest trend and The Dupes' first Year of the Sun release is proof of that commitment. It's also a solid reminder of just how great punk rock really is. With the catchiness of songs like...

Farewell To Freeway - Between Yesterday and Today

	Farewell to Freeway's debut release on Year of the Sun Records launched our label to the forefront of the indie-scene. Produced by the legendary Justin Koop (Grade, The Reason, Somehow Hollow) ''Between Yesterday and Today'' captures the very essence of punk rock with the tight and up beat sounds of songs like...