CHILDREN OF BODOM, BLACK TIDE Among First Releases From Newly Launched HELLFEST RECORDS

CHILDREN OF BODOM's "Blooddrunk" and BLACK TIDE's self-titled EP (exclusive German version) are the first two releases for Hellfest Records, a new label out of South Germany which was started by Brainstorm Music Marketing, one of the country's leading independent rock promotion companies. "Blooddrunk" will be issued on April 11, with "Black Tide" scheduled to follow on April 18. Hellfest's first direct signing, the Finnish death/thrash metal combo DISCARD, will release its new album, "Carrion", on April 25. Hellfest will also issue 36 CRAZYFISTS' new CD, "The Tide and Its Takers", in the German market.

In existence since 1991, Brainstorm has worked with such acts as SLAYER, RAMMSTEIN, MARILYN MANSON, SEPULTURA, DEFTONES, TOOL, METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD, ICED EARTH, IN FLAMES and APOCALYPTICA.

For more information on Hellfest Records, visit www.hellfest.de.