Fifth Colvmn Records
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Fifth Colvmn Records was a
The label's first release was
The band Thud was the next artist to join the label. Heavy, loud and unrelenting, Thud became very popular amongst Metal fans and critics alike luring Eli Janney from Girls Against Boys to contribute to their debut record Life & Death and earning co-headlining performances with Stone Temple Pilots. After the re-release of Ten Ton Pressure with some new songs and remixes the label's release strategy turned more aggressive and sharply focused on growth. In 1994 the label signed a distribution deal with Caroline Records, which covered all releases except Chemlab, who were still governed by their deal with Metal Blade Records.[2] Three new developing artists saw their debut albums released by Fifth Colvmn forming a solid foundation upon which the label could be built. These artists were Haloblack, Acumen (now Acumen Nation) and electronic/ambient project Perceptual Outer Dimensions.
The following year brought explosive growth as the label established itself as the U.S. home for two cutting edge European Industrial Rock labels; Hard Records and Cyber-tec Records. Cyber-tec Records was exclusive to FCR. Hard Records' agreement with FCR saw the release of two Luc van Acker solo albums as well as the Max M Corporation. Cyber-tec Records' exciting brand of EBM/Industrial Rock was exposed to American audiences through the release of the bands New Mind and a unique side-project of Jean-Luc DeMeyer of
1996, saw the label release some very strong follow-up records including the long-awaited "East Side Militia", Chemlab's follow-up to their debut full-length "Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar" originally released in 1993. In addition to Chemlab, Acumen released "Territory = Universe" a follow-up to "Transmissions from Eville" and Haloblack released "funkyhell" following their debut entitled "Tension Filter". There were new artists joining the fold in this year as well. Death Ride 69, a project involving members of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Trust Obey a creation from John Bergin, a co-creator of The Crow comic book and James Ray, a contemporary of Andrew Eldritch's from the Sisters of Mercy who re-issued a selection of his collaborations with Eldritch, all released debut records on FCR in 1996. Also new to the FCR fold was Final Cut. At one point Final Cut called Nettwerk Records home and regularly toured with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. "Atonement" was released by Final Cut on FCR in the Fall of 1996 and helped build the label's credibility amongst musicians.
While trying to build upon a shaky distribution deal, the label entered 1997 supporting Chemlab on tour with art-metal visionaries
Following an investigation for tax evasion, the Fifth Column nightclub closed in 1996.[3][4] Although a separate entity, the label eventually suffered as well and ceased operation in 1997.
This label is not to be confused by the similarly titled, but unrelated, hip hop record company called Fifth Column Records, which was founded in 2015.
Discography
See also
- List of record labels
Notable artists
- Chemlab
- Acumen
- Black Lung
- Black Rain
- Crisis-N.T.I.
- Cyber-tec Project
- Death Ride 69
- Dessau
- D!v!s!on No. 9
- Electro Assassin
- Ether Bunny
- Final Cut
- Gravy
- Haloblack
- H3llb3nt
- Insight 23
- Ipecac Loop
- Max M Corporation
- Meathead
- New Mind
- Oxygiene 23
- Peach of Immortality
- Perceptual Outer Dimensions
- James Ray
- The Shining
- Shinjuku Filth
- Signal Aout 42
- Sphere Lazza
- Sun God
- T.H.C.
- Thud
- To Live and Shave in L.A.
- Trust Obey
- Vampire Rodents
- Luc van Acker
- ZIA
References
- ^ Harrington, Richard (2 August 1996). "SPIN CONTROL; The record business started in Washington and a century later it's still going strong". Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company. The Washington Post. p. 6.
- ^ Ordering Info
- ^ Running a Tab
- ^ D.C. Club Owner Guilty of Tax Violation - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research