opengraverecords

The story of Open Grave Records begins in mid-2006 when metal enthusiasts James and Meghan Mattern took an Entrepreneurial venture into the music business together. They built the entire label essentially from the ground up, and what was once a small, independent web-based record label has today grown to a catalog of over 30 releases that can be found in major and independent retailers across North America, Great Britain, and Australia via BCD and Plastic Head Distribution, and through an agreement reached with The Orchard, our titles are now available for legal download at sites including I-Tunes, E-Music, Rhapsody, Napster, and others. In addition, several thousand more titles are available through the associated online web store.

In evolving as a label, Open Grave Records is currently celebrating our 2 year anniversary, and our mission as a label has not changed from the day we signed our first band two years ago. We will provide our artists with an outlet for their music and help them reach higher levels within the recording industry by supporting their career decisions, implementing publicity campaigns in radio, magazines, and television, and not cutting into the artist's merchandising. Our goal is to gain the trust of both the artists signed to us, and our fans. We will always release a quality product, and we would like to see everyone that picks up an OGR release to be happy with their purchase and support our continued efforts at growth and expansion.

In early 2007, an additional outlet for underground black metal bands was founded as a subdivision of OGR called Sullen Records, in order to provide for the underground black metal artists that would otherwise not have that many options for getting their material exposed and supported.

OPEN GRAVE RECORDS WEBSITES:
http://www.opengraverecords.com
http://www.opengraveshop.com
http://www.opengraveradio.com

http://www.myspace.com/opengraverecords2