NEWS

1)   SORRY, SOO SORRY, FOR MAIL ORDER DELAYS!!  ALL MAIL ORDERS and WHOLESALE ORDERS WILL SHIP TOMORROW 06/09/2009!!  I was out of town visiting friends in Pittsburgh (big ups to Bearacougar dudes, Ed Hochuli dudes, Who Goes There? dudes, Pansori dudes, Liquid Limbs dudes, City of Ships dudes).  If you have been waiting awhile on a mail order expect some free FORCEFIELD shit thrown in there for the delay.  Once again we are so sorry for the delay.

2)  COUGH and JUICE TYME! records are officially out and available in the web store.

• You can order any of the new releases (Juice Tyme!, Cough, Lord By Fire, Friendly Fire/Tenement) in our store as well as you can find all at these distros – Revolver, Robotic Empire, Relapse, and Very
• You can also find the LORD BY FIRE and COUGH at All that’s Heavy distro
• and LORD BY FIRE at Century Media Distribution
• We hope to update this list and add a few more distros, we will keep you up to date if we end up working with any more.

3)  TOURNAMENT, INFERNAL STRONGHOLD, and BALACLAVA releases are all right around the corner,  TOURNAMENT is having a record release party June 18th and 19th in New York.  INFERNAL STRONGHOLD will have their new record on their upcoming full US tour this July and August.  The records will be officially out everywhere this August 18th.

4)  We have currently started work on the INTER ARMA full length we are awaiting art and mastering and hope to have this out everywhere this September.  We also hope to have the 2nd press of CANNABIS CORPSE’S “Blunted At Birth” 12″ available this September as well.

5)  We lied on nothing else coming out in 2009, we actually have 3 to 5 releases that are starting to take shape for this Fall and Winter.  We love dudes and records so going on hold just didn’t seem right, so get stoked cause it should be some killer stuff.  In addition we are not looking for any new bands or projects we are swamped and lined up with projects that we are stoked on with people we care about.  So after the “Blunted at Birth” 12″ LP we will be doing no less than 3 more releases before 2010 and no more than 5.  In addition we will also be doing a tape release this summer for Richmond punk band, THIS BLACK BOX which is not part of the upcoming fall/winter stuff.

6)  Lastly I would like to announce that FORCEFIELD has now gone back to a triumvirate.  FORCEFIELD came into this world as a three man operation and thankfully we are returning to that formula.  Stoked to announce new members of Forcefield operation in Mark and Wilbo.

**FORCEFIELD will be out of town and out of operation the weekend of June 17th-June 20th.  I will be in New York for the TOURNAMENT record release parties while Wilbo and Mark will be getting their minds blown by the best show Richmond has seen all year in INTER ARMA, US CHRISTMAS, VALKYRIE, and the YOUNG SINCLAIRS followed by the one and only NO WAY FEST.  Brandon and Lauren did an amazing job this year on the NO WAY FEST lineup, so check that shit out.**

-Tim / FFR

NEW RELEASES:

We have 2 new releases both are available now,
Outclassed – “This Could Be Coincidence” 12″ EP w/CDep
Just put up 7 new reviews up here (http://www. forcefieldrecords. org/site/?page_id=140).

and
City of Ships “Live Free or Don’t Tour” 12″ w/DL card.

Just put up 8 new reviews here (http://www. forcefieldrecords. org/site/?page_id=75).

UPCOMING RELEASES:

FF013 – Lord By Fire – “s/t” 7″ should be out this April. We had a few art issues, which are now being corrected, but we have heard the “tests” and they sound amazing. We are currently sending out some for review if you write for something and want a copy hit us up with your info. Available for pre-order now in the store. 1st press is 500.

FF014 – Friendly Fire / Tenement split 7″ will be out this April. Test presses came in yesterday, they sound sick, the folders are done. Record release show April 18th in Richmond at Nara Sushi. Available for pre-order March 4th. 1st press is 300.

FF015 – Tournament “Years Old” CD/LP is wrapping up mixing as we speak, should begin the mastering the first week of March with Josh Bonati. Looks to be a May release, expect an East Coast or full US tour to follow. Available for pre-order March 4th.

FF016 – STOKED TO ANNOUNCE, Inter Arma, Richmond maniacs play a blackened grooved out southern metal that will leave any fan of aggressive music happy. They go into record the second weekend in March and then return to finish things up the following weekend. Looks to be a July release, keep your ears tuned for more details till then. They have two weekends in March and more tours in the works.

FF017 – STOKED TO ANNOUNCE, Infernal Stronghold, Philadelphia blackened thrash metal punk these dudes don’t fool around. Mayhem-ish vocals overtop blown-out punk thrash riffs mixed with black metal. They go into record the third weekend of March. This will be out for their full US tour this July/August. Just like FF016 more details to come.

FF008.
2 – Cough “Sigillum Luciferi” double LP is in the works. The art is all but done, just trying to finalize all the details between each of the labels. This will be available in the UK through Feast of Tentacles and in Belgium/Europe through Electric Earth. I am hoping for a July release, which should make July 2009 a month to remember for FORCEFIELD.

DISTRO:

new wave of stuff will hit the distro March 15th.

Releases from Kreation, Vendetta, Adiago830, Regurgitated Semen, Parts Unknown, Choking Hazard, Feast of Tentacles, Drugged Conscious, Give Praise, 16OH, Mol Sook, Rorschach, and more. If you’re a label who would like to trade please get in touch, forcefieldrecords@gmail.com.

TOURS:

INFERNAL STRONGHOLD
02/27 Richmond, VA hanging at Kollapse Fest
02/28 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz for Kollapse Fest w/ too many sweet bands
06/19 – Boston.
MA @ A//E Fest
06/20 – Boston.
MA @ A//E Fest

COUGH
03/03 Columbia, SC @ The 112 w/ Dark Castle
03/04 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway w/ Dark Castle
03/05 Lexington, KY @ Brooklyn Pizza w/ Dark Castle
03/06 Columbus, OH @ The Summit w/ Dark Castle
03/07 Indianapolis, IN @ Casa del Kotex w/ Dark Castle
03/20 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Crayola House w/ Inter Arma, Thus Came, Lost At Sea
03/21 – Silver Spring, MD (DC) @ the Corpse Fortress w/Inter Arma, Ilsa

FRIENDLY FIRE
03/07 Richmond, VA @ Nara Sushi w/ Jena Berlin, the Menzingers
03/08 Brunswick, NJ @ Meattown USA w/ Slaw, Mattress
03/09 Somerville, MA @ Pa’s Lounge w/ Frogball, Brainless Oneders
03/10 New Haven, CT @ House show w/ Ripshit, Dead Uncles
03/11 Oneonta, NY @ SUNY Oneonta w/ The Silverist
03/12 Brooklyn, NY @ the Alligator Greenpoint w/ Bridge and Tunnel, It Burns
03/13 OFF
03/14 Washington, DC @ Girl Cave w/ Katie Dance and Two Funerals
04/18 – Richmond, VA @ Nara Sushi w/ Tenement, No Brass, The Riot Before, Broadway Calls (RECORD RELEASE)
04/19 – New Brunswick, NJ – TBA w/ Shellshag, Used Kids, Cheeky, Tenement, Weird Fantasy Band
06/05 – Indianapolis, IN @ Best Fest 2009 w/ Sass Dragons, Frogball, Friendly Fire, Modern Hut

INTER ARMA
03/06 Baltimore, MD @ Nowarehouse w/ Werewolves, PALA, S.N.o.E.

03/07 Doylestown, PA @ Moose Lodge **EARLY SHOW** 5PM
03/07 Wilmington, DE @ the Spot
03/20 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Crayola House w/ Cough, Thus Came, and Lost At Sea
03/21 – Silver Spring, MD (DC) @ the Corpse Fortress w/ Cough, Ilsa

LORD BY FIRE
03/07 Charlottesville, VA @ Outback Lodge w/ Horsefang, Cosmonaut’s Ruin
03/20 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile w/ Valkyrie, Horsefang

TENEMENT
02/27 – Green Bay, WI @ Eagles Club w/ Beach Patrol, Ian Olvera
03/01 – Appleton, WI @ The BFG w/ Killer Dreamer, The Besties, Eine Kleine Chinmuzik, The Moon is Down
03/03 – Madison, WI @ a house w/ Harlequin Kid, The Transgressions, The Moon is Down
04/18 – Richmond, VA @ Nara Sushi w/ Friendly Fire, No Brass, The Riot Before, Broadway Calls (RECORD RELEASE)
04/19 – New Brunswick, NJ – TBA w/ Shellshag, Used Kids, Cheeky, Friendly Fire, Weird Fantasy Band
05/02 – Chicago, IL @ The Mopery w/ Screaming Females, Sass Dragons
05/23 – Chicago, IL @ Windy City Sound Clash @ Reggie’s w/ Underground Railroad for Candyland, The Gateway District
06/05 – Indianapolis, IN @ Best Fest 2009 w/ Sass Dragons, Frogball, Friendly Fire, Modern Hut

BATTLEMASTER
03/06 Blacksburg, VA @ the Gobbler
03/07 Harrisonburg, VA @ Crayola House

CANNABIS CORPSE
05/15 Milwaukee, WI @ the Midwest Fuck Festival
05/16 Milwaukee, WI @ the Midwest Fuck Festival
05/17 Milwaukee, WI @ the Midwest Fuck Festival

CITY OF SHIPS
17 – 29 June with Rosetta (Philadelphia, PA) & Blindead (Poland) is being booked now by tomek@asymmetry.pl.

06/17 – Wroclaw, PL @ Firlej Club
06/18 – Prague, CZ @ Klub 007 Strahov
06/19 – Athens, GR @ An Club
06/20 – Brno, CZ @ Yacht Club
06/21 – Budapest, HU @ Dürer Kert
06/22 – Vienna, AT @ Arena Dreiraum
06/23 – w/Rosetta and Blindead contact booking@asymmetry.pl to book
06/24 – w/Rosetta and Blindead contact booking@asymmetry.pl to book
06/25 – w/Rosetta and Blindead contact booking@asymmetry.pl to book
06/26 – Paris, FR
06/27 – Tilburg, NL
06/28 – Tilburg, NL @ 013
06/29 – Berlin, DE
2 – 26 July with Brave Young (fka GIANT / North Carolina).
If you want to help with a show get in touch with mike.persilbooking@gmail.com.

Wed 01.
07 GER – Dresden @ Az Conni
Thu 02.
07 GER – Leipzig @ Zoro
Fri 03.
07 GER – Frankfurt @ Elfer Club
Sat 04.
07 BEL – Antwerpen @ De Rots
Sun 05.
07 FRA – Lille @ Le Rumeur
Mon 06.
07 UK – HELP
Tue 07.
07 UK – HELP
Wed 08.
07 UK – Leicester @ Criterion
Thu 09.
07 UK – Glasgow @ Cassette tbc
Fri 10.
07 UK – Leeds @ Joseph’s Well
Sat 11.
07 UK – Lincoln @ Groomfest ’09
Sun 12.
07 FRA – Le Havre @ Kingstown Cafè
Mon 13.
07 FRA – Montaigu @ Le Noctambule Bar
Tue 14.
07 FRA – HELP
Wed 15.
07 FRA – Toulouse @ Le Pavillon Sauvage
Thu 16.
07 SPA – HELP
Fri 17.
07 POR – Oporto @ Fabrica Do Som tbc
Sat 18.
07 SPA – Madrid @ Siroco
Sun 19.
07 SPA – Badalona (BCN) @ Estraperlo Club
Mon 20.
07 FRA – HELP
Tue 21.
07 FRA – Lyon @ Lyon’s Hall
Wed 22.
07 ITA – HELP
Thu 23.
07 ITA – Ravenna @ Bronson
Fri 24.
07 GER – Muenchen @ Sunny Red
Sat 25.
07 GER – Solingen @ Waldmeister Club
Sun 26.
07 SLO – HELP
Mon 27.
07 GER – HELP
Tue 28.
07 GER – Hof @ Gruene Haidt tbc
Wed 29.
07 GER – Wuerzburg @ Immerhin
Thu 30.
07 NL – Amsterdam @ Winston
Fri 31.
07 NL – Utrecht @ ACU
Sat 01.
08 BEL – La Louvrière @ La Taverne Du Theàtre
Sun 02.
08 BEL – Blankenberge @ Offshore Skate & Surf Fest