Hello my name is
Josh Hogan and I'm an alcoholic. Wait wrong forum, let me try this again...
So suck me dry and call me dusty! I swore I'd never succumb to blogging... then again I said I'd never do facebook either, but this goddamn, interweb sucks me in deeper and deeper with each passing day.
So who am I and what is the purpose of this blog? Those are some damn good questions which will all be unfolded soon enough... so hold on to your junk!
So to begin, I'm a 26 year old male, born in the lovely shithole that is Summerside, Prince Edward Island, and been living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for the last 6 years. For most of my life
MUSIC has been my one true passion... women have come and gone, so have many frineds, but Music has always been there for me...
3 years ago I started singing in a band with some dudes who after a few member shifts and name changes ended up being the
Orchid's Curse, who beyond being my bandmates have become the best friends I could ever ask for. In fact, we've just completed a 3-song demo, but I'll touch on that in the coming days. About a year and half ago, I decided that the band just wasn't enough, I still a few hours of sleep to spare and a few extra dollars in my wallet, so I decided I'd startmy own record label. And like that,
Diminished Fifth Records was born, which to my surprise has quickly become a recognizable force and name in the East Coast Music community.
The first year was a busy one... the label begin with releasing the Orchid's Curse debut EP,
Goodbye is when the Casket Closes, then released a 17-song compilation CD
The Music of Artisanship & War: Volume I which focused on a variety of heavy music from across the East Coast of Canada. That album has generated praise from across this fine nation and spent many a weeks on the Earshot University Loud Radio Charts. The label then went into partnership and released
Siege of Darkness by
Dischord, a seven song assault of relentless socio-thrash metal.
Year two began with the announcement of working with New Brunswick
Gallactus on releasing their highly anticipated follow up to the acclaimed debut,
Empire of the Eye. Their new release
Nine Mile Woods, despite numerous delays, will be released in April/May of this year. In the summer of 07' the focus became more concise and I decided there was not enough recogniztion for
METAL MUSIC in the East Coast and that it fucking well deserved to be recognized by the masses! A petition was launched to have 'Heavy Music' recognized by the East Coast Music Association and after the petition filling to 500+ signatures quickly and two interviews on CBC Radio regarding the petition (
Q with Jian Ghomeshi and
Mainstreet with Phlis MacGregor) I got part of my wish. There would be a HEAVY MUSIC SHOWCASE at the 2008 Awards in Fredericton with the potential of a category in 2009.
In October 2007 D5R (
aka Diminished Fifth Records for someone who doesn't feel like typing 22 characters out) launched
HORNS HIGH Online Magazine. A Free, Monthly Online Zine that focused exclusively on the East Coast Heavy Music Scene. Which to this day I am proud to say has grown about 200% an issue over the first 4 issues!!! (Seriously check this shit out! You won't be disappointed.)
In most recent D5R News the label has announced it will be releasing
Creator of Scars by
Iron Giant which to many East Coasters and Canadians is a band which needs no introduction! After the success of their debut album
No Longer Sleeping the Giant is ready to destroy everything in their path. They along side of label mates
Gallactus have paved the way as the kings of
stoner rock in Eastern Canada.
In the coming months both
Nine Mile Woods and
Creator of Scars with embark on the total fucking domination of the East Coast Music Scene and destroy every thing in their paths.
D5R will also be in full force at the
2nd Maritime Tattoo Festival, and not only will I have the merch booth rolling but I also have the honour of being the Music Coordinator, which will mean lots of Metal coming your way to kick off the first night of the Festival.
So here I stand at a pivotal point in my life... 2 mammoth releases coming out on D5R. A few other prospects in the works, a sequel to
The Music of Artisanship & War, the death of the music industry as we know it, CD sales are declining, digital consumption is growing... media is content and content is media, but to tell you the truth I couldn't be more excited. I have a strong support network of friends and family, a beautiful girlfriend, and some of the finest talent in the East Coast at my side...
So know that East Coast Metal is alive and well and keep them Horns High!
-Josh Hogan | Diminished Fifth Records
info@diminishedfifthrecords.com
Diminished Fifth Records is very pleased to announce that the debut full length, ‘To Punish and Enslave’ by UIGG is now available for Pre-Order from the D5R Online Store!
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We have set our sights at making 2008 the year of Diminished Fifth Records and as the months have passed it is becoming more and more feasible for us to make this a reality!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I’m a hard-working ewok so tonight’s blog will be rather short.
