Popular Hard Rock Labels

By Ken Hess

Roadrunner Records• Extremely successful for a hardrock

Indie Label• Signed with top recording artists

Trivium, Killswitch Engage, and Slipknot

• Has artists touring in over 10 counties at one time

• Has a very dedicated street team to help with marketing

• Has had multiple bands distributed through major record labels; including Sony and Capital Records

• Leading the pack of hardrock labels attempting to branch out into new genres of music and revenue streams

My Favorite ‘Century Media’ Bands

Century Media

Mercenary Brand New Sin Into Eternity

It Dies Today512,56

7

Bullet for my Valentine

654349

Eighteen Visions12510

3

Throwdown35698

7

Bleeding Through400,11

2

Terror21245

8

Percentage of Total Plays on www.purevolume.com

My Homework

Popular Trustkill Artists

Bullet for my Valentine28%Eighteen Visions

6%

Throwdown16%

Bleeding Through18%

Terror9%

It Dies Today23%

It Dies Today

Bullet for my Valentine

Eighteen Visions

Throwdown

Bleeding Through

Terror

New Releases and Reviews(according to amazon.com)

Cannae

Gold Becomes Sacrifice2005Prosthetic RecordsOUR RATING - 7 /10

Through the eyes of the deadGold Becomes Sacrifice2005Prosthetic Records

OUR RATING – 9.5 /10

ByzantineTaking up Serpents2005Prosthetic Records

OUR RATING – 8 /10