Power of the Night Metal Festival 4 - July 4th, 2009
29 June 2009

Pitch Black Records proudly supports, for the second consecutive year the fourth installment of the annual 'Power of the Night' Metal Festival taking in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday, July 4th, 2009.

The bands appearing are:
R.U.S.T.
PRODIGAL EARTH (PITCH BLACK RECORDS ARTIST)
SOLITARY SABRED
HARDRAW 
BLOOD RAVEN



MetaLmorphosiS Festival - June 12th, 2009
24 May 2009

Pitch Black Records is pleased to support the upcoming MetaLmorphosis Festival taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday June 12th, 2009, organized by Devilicious and Empnefsis Communications.

Headlining the event will be Greek metallers Psycho Choke preceded by five local acts, with the label’s own Prodigal Earth appearing just before the main act for the first time since the release of their album “Zenith II Zero” which is already receiving rave reviews worldwide. The other four local bands appearing are Aegrimonia, Lost Tribe, Morior and Stormcast.

Summer being a heavy tourist period for Cyprus, we at Pitch Black Records realize there might be metal fans visiting the island from abroad interested in attending the festival and we wish to offer our assistance and help out with ticket purchasing and transportation. Anyone interested may contact us for more information.




Prodigal Earth - "Zenith II Zero" - OUT NOW!
3 Feb 2009

The debut album by Prodigal Earth is now available! A superb mixture of melodic heavy and power metal this can easily be labeled as one of the finest metal albums to ever come out of Cyprus!

The album features 11 tracks and some brilliant artwork by Thomas Ewerhard and it promises to please every last metal fan!

The album is now available through our store.

The full tracklisting is as follows:
1. Disaster 121
2. Broken World
3. Lonely Gods
4. Once Upon a Crime
5. Crossroads
6. God's Children
7. The Young Ones
8. Will to Live
9. The End (Ashes of Desire Pt. 1)
10. Pro Defunctis
11. Pro Defunctis (Bonus - Alternate Version)

A song-by-song explanation of what each song is about, from the band members themselves can be read here.

Some new songs can be heard on the band's MySpace page.


Prodigal Earth Album Update
15 Dec 2008

Unfortunately the debut album by Prodigal Earth is being delayed a bit more. This time though, we have an absolut final release date and that is February 3rd, 2009!

We hope that the following however, willl somewhat make up for this delay:

Album Cover - Presented here for the first time (click to enlarge):



Song Download - "Disaster 121", the song written for the victims of the Helios tragedy, originally made available on the day of the 3rd anniversay this past August and the album's opener is again available for download as a rough mix.

Prodigal Earth - "Disaster 121" (rough mix)

Album Pre-order - The album can be pre-ordered from our store for the special low price of €11 (instead of the regular €14), including worldwide shipping.

Prodigal Earth tshirt - A cool Prodigal Earth tshirt is now available at the store.

Prodigal Earth on MySpace - The band's MySpace page is currently being setup but despite its rough look right now, everyone is invited to go ahead and add the band to their friends' list. Check it out here.


Tokyo Blade Live in Cyprus - November 19th, 2008!
27 Oct 2008

Pitch Black Records in association with Rocka Rolla Café Bar present classic 80s metal band Tokyo Blade Live in Cyprus as part of their European Tour 2008 with a new lineup that still consists of some of the original founding members, before recording begins in early 2009 for a new studio album.

Wednesday, November 19th, 8pm, at CLUB RED, Nicosia (Age Limit: 17+)

Support bands: PRODIGAL EARTH, BLYND, R.U.S.T.

Tickets: Door –
22, Presale – 20

Presale tickets available at:
-    Rocka Rolla Café Bar
-    Isengard Fantasy Shop
-    Harley Davidson
-    www.pitchblackrecords.com (special ‘package’ prices that also include a CD)

TICKET DRAWS FOR PRIZES SO KEEP YOUR TICKETS!!

Tickets can be purchased online here. Please print out your receipt and have it with you on the night of the event. The following options are available:

Ticket only -
€20.00
Ticket & Diphtheria CD - €29.00
Ticket & Prodigal Earth CD - €31.00



Good things come to those who wait...
26 Oct 2008

Due to unforseen problems the release of the Prodigal Earth album "Zenith II Zero" will be slightly delayed by about a month. This is to guarantee the best possible result so everyone eagerly awaiting this release can rest assure that it will be worth the wait! Stay tuned for a final release date to be announced shortly.  


Debut PRODIGAL EARTH album
11 Aug 2008

Pitch Black Records announces the arrival of the debut album by local Cypriot act Prodigal Earth. Their style is melodic classic heavy metal with a touch of power and this promises to be one of the best metal albums to have ever come out of Cyprus; both in terms of production and in terms of composition.

The album, titled ‘Zenith II Zero’, will be released in October 2008 and it includes 12 melodic heavy/power compositions characterized by an overall fresh sound as well as Nicholas Leptos’ (Diphtheria, Arryan Path) charismatic voice. The album’s cover and inlay artwork have been created by Thomas Ewerhard who is well known for his work with Therion, Jorn, Tankard, Vanden Plas and Hammerfall among others.

The album’s opener is a powerful cry of anger against the people who let the terrible accident of Cypriot airliner Helios happen three years ago and the ongoing crime of still not having brought them to justice after all this time. “Disaster 121” is dedicated to the memory of the 121 souls who perished on that flight and their families.

As a tribute, the song will be made available for download, free of charge, on the day of the anniversary (August 14th) on the label’s website.


IE7 problem fixed!
4 Aug 2008

Yes, we're that fast in solving issues!


Internet Explorer 7 users
3 Aug 2008

Internet Explorer 7 users will receive a false alarm when visiting the store about the site being a possible phishing site. This is completely wrong and we are working to resolve this. Firefox does not report this as a suspicious site and neither do earlier versions of IE. Please feel free to contact us about any concerns you may have about this matter.


Welcome
1 Aug 2008

Welcome to Pitch Black Records and thanks for visiting. As we like to keep things simple we've tried to make our site as easy to navigate as possible in an attempt to ease your stay here. Please visit the 'About' section to learn a bit more about us.

Of course make sure you check out our bands and releases (not that many yet) and why not stop by our store. All our prices include free worldwide shipping and we are certain you too will agree that they are more than fair!

Any questions you are more than welcome to contact us and we encourage you to join our mailing list to be kept informed about the latest news concerning the label, our artists and all upcoming releases (it goes without saying that there will be absolutely no spamming from us).

Thanks again for stopping by and stay tuned for some truly great metal coming your way from Pitch Black Records!