5/18/13

 Virus Cycle is appearing on the new Digital Recovery compilation album , Part 6.  Check it out and support the Industrial music scene!

BTW we've updated our Tour Dates page. Go see if your favorite Blutface artist is performing in a town near you!

5/10/2013

 Say hello to Markradonn! Markradonn are the newest member to the Bluntface Records family. Markradonn are an epic Extreme Metal band from Florida...but they are SO much more! Say hello by checking out their official BF profile HERE. 

5/9/2013

On Tueday night Otto Kinzel was a guest on Pararock TV! Jeff Sylvia interviewed Otto and played some songs from Fiends of a New Republic. It was a Skype interview and you can watch/listen to it HERE. Thank you Jeff for having Otto on your show!

5/02/13

Bluntface Records are proud to announce Krebs has joined the family! From Philadelphia PA, Krebs pushes the boundaries of EBM/Synth/Industrial music in the tradition of KMFDM and Front Line Assembly. Their debut EP, Cellophane, will be released June 29th. Download the single Peace Injection along with the mini-album from the BF site at 

4/19/2013

 Due to the craziness going on within the Boston area in regards to the Marathom Bombing suspects, the show at PA's Lounge tonight has been cancelled. We'll be announcing a make-up date soon enough.

In the meantime, if you live in the Philly area go check out Varicella tomorrow night! details for their Saturday night show HERE. 

4/11/2013

Otto Kinzel will be returning as a guest on Blood Borne Radio, this Friday April 12th at 8pm (EST). Hosted by Chase Knightly, otto will be answering questions and playig music from a variety of Bluntface artists, as well as his new cover of Nine Inch Nails' Somewhat Damaged.
Listen online at WZ-13 Radio.

4/7/13

We've added some new live dates to our Tour Dates/Apperances page. Varicella has some new shows that they've announced. Go check 'em out HERE.

4/2/13

 There is a new review of Dark Vision's album Ingrowth up at Metal Cage. Thank you to Rick Craige for taking the time to show our Greek metalheads some love :)

4/1/13

 We have a big suprise for all of you. We have just released a new song from Otto Kinzel! Well, sort of a "new song". its a cover of Somewhat Damaged by Nine Inch Nails (from The Fragile, disc 1), and will be featured on the special deluxe edition of an upcoming Nine Inch Nails tribute album from Wax Heart Records. We have it as a free download, in both WAV and MP3 format, HERE! Go get it, and we hope you enjoy :)

3/28/13

 There is a new interview with Otto Kinzel on This Is Awesomeness. Otto talk about Bluntface Records, the struggles on being an indie musician, & bringing his Mom to a strip club. heck it out HERE.  Thanks to Anderson Mar for writing the piece. 

Boston-based film director Geno McGahee is releasing a feature film called Scary Tales, which will features a pair of short films he made to accompany them. One of the short films, Lone Gunman, features music from Otto Kinzel in the ending scenes! Check out the Facebook event HERE. and if you can make it, come to the premier in Palmer, MA on May 4th!

3/24/13

A huge THANK YOU to the crew at Citywide Blackout for having Fiends of a New Republic on their radio show last night. Max Bowen, Tom Crossman and Matt Zappa made the whole experience a lot of fun. Check out their show at www.unregularradio.com, Saturday nights from 6-8pm.

3/11/13

Rok Out Radio has named Otto Kinzel their Artist of the Week! You can check it out HERE.
Also Otto did a live interview on Sunday evening with Ladyspit Fire. you can listen to the podcast HERE.

3/8/13

Tune into http://www.latalkradio.com/, an L.A. based radio show to hear Troy's Show. He will be featuring music from Bluntface artists on the following dates:
Dark Vision-3/12. Virus Cycle & Varicella-3/19. Otto Kinzel & Fiends of a New Republic 3/26. Thank you Troy for giving our bands some airplay!

And...there is a kick ass new interview with Dark Vision up on The Ringmaster Review. Thank you t Pete from Ringmaster for the coverage! Read the interview HERE.

Did you tune into Blood Borne Radio Friday night to hear Pixy Dust from FOANR interviewd? it went very well, and tonight we keep the Bluntface/BBR love fest going when Varicella takes to the airwaves at 8pm EST for a live interview and feature of their music. Tune in online at www.youradionetwork.com

2/22/13

We’ve all been sick recently here at the Bluntface base, so we apologize for not updating our website recently. But now that we’re FINALLY starting to get healthy again, we’re back in the game!

So starting tonight, our artists will be featured on Blood Borne Radio with a live interview as well.
It kicks off tonight (2/22) with Pixy from Fiends of a New Republic, the on Monday (2/25) it’s time for Varicella to rock it on BBR. And finally on 3/1 Virus Cycle is up.

All shows start at 8pm EST and you can tune in and listen online at http://youradionetwork.com Thank you to Chase Knightly from BBR for making this happen!!!

2/14/13

Happy Valentine’s Day! Nothing says "love" like a nice little article about us in the most recent issue of The Hippo. Read the article by Mike Withaus HERE.

Also, tune into Bluntface Bonanza! Courtesy of 13 S Radio and sponsored by Road Rayge Metal Magazine, every weekday 13 S Radio will play a 3 hour block of music & interviews with Bluntface artists. Every weekday night at 6pm EST, just tune into www.13sradio.com !

2/11/13

There is a brand new interview with Bradox64 on Grave Concerns. To check it out click HERE.

Also, we've added two new pages to our site! The first is Affiliations, where we have all of our official partners listed. Please show them some love by going to their websites and checking them out.

The second is our Social Media page, where we have put links to all the various social media outlets we are a part of.

2/5/13

We have a few new live dates Virus Cycle, Fiends of a New Republic, and Varicella. Go to our Tour Dates page to check 'em out!

2/1/13

We are thrilled to announce that some of Otto Kinzel's music will be used in the upcoming indie-slasher film Slew Hampshire. "Cerebral Slasher. Transcendental Terror. Backwoods Motherf*ckery."  Slew Hampshire, starring Dayo Okeniyi ("The Hunger Games").
Written, directed and edited by Flood Reed.

Watch the official teaser trailer HERE.

1/28/13

We are proud to announce that we are working with Street Team Production & Promotions. STP2 provides a community for local artist, their fans, and the establishments that host them, which focuses on elbow-to-elbow cross promotion.

By promoting local passionate artists in Greater MA/Southern NH establishments near, STP2 aims to build a well-networked community of talent, producers, distributors, venues, and - most importantly - the fans, both new and old. Their venture is focused on art appreciation, be it bands, photographers, comedians, painters, poets, graphic designers, MUAH, or anything else having to do with the Arts & Humanities. Check them out the STP2 Facebook page and get in contact with Jason Proctor. Our partnership has already paid dividends as we've been growing our own Facebook & Twitter followers.

1/26/13

Say hello to Fiends of a New Republic, the newest band on Bluntface Records. Their promotional E.P. is available for FREE download by clicking HERE!

1/21/13

With the release of We Belong Dead Varicella has been getting some great press lately. Recently Boston based music show Citywide Blackout published a blog on Varicella and also on Bradox64. To read their piece on Varicella click HERE.

To read the Bradox64 blog, click HERE.  Many thanks to Max Bowen and everyone at CWB for their support!

1/19/13

Varicella's debut E.P. We Belong Dead was released online at midnight! You can download your copy for FREE by clicking HERE.

1/16/13

In preparation for the release of We Belong Dead this Saturday, Varicella did two interviews with British magazines. One with Grave Concerns and the other with Alteria Motives. They are both very interesting reads...check out the Grave Concerns interview HERE, and read the Alteria Motives interview HERE.

1/9/13

Lots of new reviews for Bluntface artists!
First off, both Dark Vision AND Varicella received reviews for their respective releases from The Ringmaster Review. Many thanks to Pete for the coverage and for giving their music airplay on The Bone Orchard. To read the review of Dark Vision's Ingrowth, click HERE. To read the review of Varicella's upcoming EP WE Belong Dead, click HERE. 

And this morning Otto Kinzel received yet another review for his 2011 album We are all Doomed: The Zodiac Killer, this time from Metal Master Kingdom. Thank you to Richard for the coverage. Read the review HERE.

1/1/13

It's a brand new year!! and we're celebrating with the release of the debut album by Electronic/Experimental/all-around-unclassifiable musician Bradox64 titled  Once Upon a Time That hasn't Happened Yet.

A one man project founded by Braden McFarland, Bradox64 plays a style of music that features influences and elements ranging from Breakcore, Digital Hardcore, 8 Bit style and everything in between. Simply put, there is no "easy" way to classify the type of music Bradox64 composes and performs.

The full-length album is currently available as a FREE download, so go get it already!!

12/29/12

We are so proud to announce that, for the second year in a row, Otto Kinzel's album We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac Killer has been acknowledged by The Hippo Press (NH) and writer Eric Saeger as one of the best releases of 2012. This is in the 2012 Year in Review issue.

Included on a list with Korn, Ministry, Band of Skulls, Foxy Shazam and several others. Its a huge honor and very humbling, thank you everyone! Read the full list of Recommended 2012 albums HERE:

12/27/12

As we get ready to move into 2013, we want to remind you that we will be releasing the new album from Bradox64 Once Upon a Time That Hasn't Happened Yet in just 3 days!!! Stay tuned, we'll have a big kickoff for it on Sunday.

Also Dark Vision's new album Ingrowth in now available for sale in iTunes!

12/17/12

Bluntface Records would like to welcome Dark Vision, from Greece, to the United States and the Bluntface family!
Dark Vision have been around for the last 15 years, playing brutal (yet melodic) technical death metal. Their newest album Ingrowth see's the band continue down this path with very impressive results!
Check out the new album HERE. And watch their music video for King of Emptiness HERE.

11/19/12

We have some brand new radio stations giving Virus Cycle airplay! A big THANK YOU to Extreme Octane Radio and Crunch Radio for adding Zombichrist to their respective playlists.

And this Tuesday (yes, tomorrow) Crunch Radio will be playing Otto Kinzel's We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac Killer in its entirety beginning at 10pm! You can check out the Facebook event HERE.

11/16/12

We're proud to announce a very special radio event that Crunch Radio is doing for us. This Tuesday, 11/20 Crunch Radio will be playing We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac Killer in its in its entirety. You can tune in online at www.crunchradio.com and here is theFacebook Event in case you need more info.

11/9/12

We are very proud to announce our new advertising partner, Road Rayge Metal Magazine! We are very excited about this partnership, Jeff Poirier (editor-in chief of RR Metal Mag) is connected to the underground/indie music world like no one lese we've ever met. Please check out their website by clicking HERE.

11/1/12

Happy November 1st. Are you a fan of Carpe Nocturne magazine? if so then check out the new issues, there is an interview with Virus Cycle on page 18 :) Check it out HERE.

Also please check out our advertising in Carpe Nocture, Alteria Motives and Regen Magazine.

10/18/12

Zombichrist has been featured as an exclusive download on The Bone Orchard podcast. Check out The Bone Orchard HERE.

10/13/12

Ladies and gents...the new album from Virus Cycle is NOW AVAILABLE!!! You can get download your copy of Zombichrist from our site for FREE, or buy a physical copy for only $6 by clicking HERE.

10/7/12

Check out the BRAND NEW music video for Virus Cycle's "Why don't you love me?". Directed by Russell Rocheleau & produced by Rockwater Pictures. We are 6 days away from the official release of ZOMBICHRIST!

10/2/12

On October 13th Virus Cycle will be celebrating the release of there new album Zombichrist by holding a open forum web chat at http://www.stickam.com/viruscycle . You may ask us questions during the web chat or you may send them to viruscycle@gmail.com . We will have 3 signed copies of Zombichrist to give away! So everyone who sends in a question will be entered in a drawing to win a signed copy of Zombichrist at the end of the web chat. Go to the Facebook Event page HERE

9/24/12

Virus Cycle has been added to a brand new compilation album. Virus Cycle will be on Shinto Records Sin-Machina Compilation: Chapter 4
Sin-Machina: Chapter 4 presented by Big Scary Show. For more details click HERE.  This compilation album will also be available on iTunes.

9/18/12

Virus Cycle has added two new shows to their tour schedule. Go to TOUR DATES/APPEARANCES to see the updated list of Virus Cycle's live dates.

Also another brand new review for the Zombichrist abum has been posted, this time from our friends over at Metal Master Kingdom. Many thank to Bob Grundy for this excellent write up. read the review HERE.

9/17/12

The world premier of Virus Cycle's new album Zombichrist. Read the exclusive review on Alteria Motives!
Read the exclusive first review HERE!

9/9/12

Virus Cycle will be doing a live interview with Chase Knightly on Blood Borne Radio this Friday night (the 14th) at 8pm. Tune in and listen online by clicking HERE.

8/29/12

Our newest blog entry on Tumblr is now up! Go check out The Idiot Faces The Crowd with a special guest writer, Matt Marcil from Tweek Sound & Mastering. Matt has done mixing & mastering work on several Bluntface albums, including the newest album from Virus Cycle, Zombichrist. He wrote a great piece from the engineer's point of view.

Also there is a new review of the Virus Cycle single & mini album Why Dont You Love Me? now up at JP's Music Blog. Check it out HERE.

8/27/12

Otto Kinzel will be apearing on Blood Borne Radio along w/Russell Russell Rocheleau from Rockwater Pictures at 8pm Sept 5th. Listen live online, it'll be all sorts of awesome.

8/23/12

Things are starting to get busy as we have tons of radio stations playing the new Virus Cycle single Why Don't You Love Me? (from the upcoming album Zombichrist). Here is a list of all the outlets so far that are giving it consistent airplay:
Automation Transmission, Rok Out Radio, Altered Beats Radio, FCN: Dead Soul's Diary: Fear Cast, Pod-O-The Dead podcast, Rockcast, Jim Santora show, December Studios, Bruitiful Metal Radio, Unregular Radio, Rock Addict Radio, Impact Player Music.

Show these stations some love! Go visit their sites and tell them you want to hear MORE Virus Cycle!

8/22/12

There is some brand NEW press on Virus Cycle, courtesy of our friend Jeff at Road Rayge Metal Magazine. Check out his writeup about the upcoming new album Zombichrist HERE.

8/15/12

Otto Kinzel's 2011 debut solo album We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac Killer just recieved some brand new press, thanks to Rick Craige at Metal Cage! Check out Rick's piece on Otto and the album HERE.

8/13/12

The new Virus Cycle single, Why Don't You Love Me? is starting to get a lot of airplay! In the past few days its been featured on Dead Soul's Diary , Pod-O-The Dead podcast , and got a plug from Zoog of Angelspit on their podcast.

Tomorrow it'll be featured on Rockcast w/Jim Santora, and on Wednesday it'll be live on the Jim Santora show. Check it out!

8/7/12

It's here!!! The brand new single, from the brand NEW Virus Cycle album Zombichrist, Is now out! Why Don't You Love Me? is the first single off the new album (which will be released October 13th) and we have it for sale...along with several remixes of other brand new songs that will be on Zombichrist. You can buy the single and 5 remixes...a total of 6 songs...for $1!. No thats not a typo. Just $1 for the Why Don't You Love Me? single & mini-album. Click the links above or click HERE to get it.

7/31/12

Hey are you in desperate need of artowork for your upcoming CD or digital release? a logo for your band? a design for a stage banner? Then contact Steve Lee from SteveLeeDesign. For a VERY LIMITED time he's doing all of these things for FREE.

7/17/12

Do you want your remix of a brand new Virus Cycle song on the next two Bluntface Records’ releases?
Over the next 3-4 months, Virus Cycle will be releasing a single from the album Zombichrist, along with the album as a whole. Both releases will feature remixes from artists across the world. Your remix will gain great exposure through different social networks, as well as the various Bluntface Records websites. ALL remixes will be available for download on the main Bluntface Records website. Some remixes will be put out on the “Why Don’t You Love Me?” single as well as the official release of the album Zombichrist. Remix kits will begin distribution in the upcoming weeks. If you want to remix Virus Cycle, send your email address to viruscycle@gmail.com  and a remix kit will be sent to you.

7/10/12

There is a BRAND NEW review of the Otto Kinzel album We Are All Doomed now up on Bristish E-Zine Alteria Motives. You can check it out HERE. A huge thank you to Black Dahlia for taking the tim to write this up, and for all the detail she included.

7/7/12

The online music 'zine Ringmaster has posted a brand new interview with Otto Kinzel. Get inside his brain with this interesting read, check it out HERE.

7/5/12

Want a preview of the NEW Virus Cycle album Zombiechrist ??? Well you got it! A collage of all 8 songs, set to film, is now available, click HERE.

7/4/12

Happy 4th of July! We just found out our very own Russell Rocheleau from Rockwater Pictures had a featured story done on him by The Pulse, a magazine published in Worcester, MA. It’s a great read and gets you inside the mind of one of the most underrated filmmakers in the area today. Rockwater Pictures is responsible for several music videos by Bluntface artists, including Otto Kinzel and The Woodheads. Read the feature story HERE.

7/3/12

TODAY IS THE DAY! Get Turned On : Music from the Underground is officialy out! Download your copy for FREE today.

6/29/12

There is a BRAND NEW interview with Johnny Virum from Virus Cycle online, thanks to Ringmaster. You can read the interview HERE. A HUGE THANK YOU to Peter from Ringmaster for doing the interview and giving one of our artists some well-deserved press.

Also this past Wednesday night was the broadcast of our Bluntface Records Pirate Radio special. Another huge THANK YOU goes out to Jeff Royds from NEGB1 for letting us take over his studio for two hours to do the show. In case you missed it, no worries! We'll have the podcast uploaded shortly for free download.

Finally, Russell Rocheleau from Rockwater Pictures has released a brand new music video. It's for the song Satellite, by Ghost Patrol. You can watch this stunning visual masterpiece HERE.

6/22/12

In five days we are taking over the airwaves of NEGB1 for a special 2-hour Bluntface Records' Pirate Radio Broadcast!
You can tune in online at www.negb1.com for live streaming.
You can check out the Facebook Event for all the information.

6/13/12

OUT NOW!  Industrial Wasteland 3! Download 51 FREE tracks from the hottest Industrial/Goth/Ebm acts around today!

Several Bluntface artists appear on this compilation, Including Virus Cycle, Otto Kinzel, Chemical Distance and KINZEL v VIRUM.

Go get your copy today! And don't forget, in just a few weeks another compilation album, GET TURNED ON: Music From The Underground will be released right here by Bluntface Records. Check out the Facebook Event HERE.

6/05/12

Wow tons of stuff going on here at Bluntface Records! First off, there are two brand new press articles posted online about BF artists...1 for Otto Kinzel, and 1 for Virus Cycle.

Go to Yourband.info to read a review of Otto's album We Are All Doomed. In keeping with the theme of the Zodiac Killer, the entire piece is written in cipher code! Can you crack it? if so you'll win a special prize from us! Read it HERE

The second is also on Yourband.info. Johnny Virum from Virus Cycle wrote his own editorial piece on the Boston music scene, and why it has lost so much of the prestige that it used to carry. Do you agree or disagree? Read the Op-Ed HERE and let us know!

5/28/12

ATTENTION BANDS! Bluntface Records wants to hear your music!
We want to find out what we’ve been missing out on. Send us your MP3’s, and we’ll not only listen to them, but…

*We’ll feature them on our website. We’ll also send out a Free Download Link to our email list and to our Facebook fans, so all of our fans & friends will get to listen to it.

*AND as a “thank you” for sharing your music with us we will give you a free download in return! You get the Bluntface release of your choice AND you’ll be eligible to receive a FREE copy of the upcoming Bluntface release by Industrial-Metal band VIRUS CYCLE and KINEL v VIRUM.

Send your music to newmusic@bluntfacerecords.com and TURN US ON

5/20/12

There is a BRAND NEW interview with Virus Cycle on the British Ezine Alteria Motives. Check it out HERE

5/19/12

Otto Kinzel's album We Are All Doomed has been added to the playlists of Metal Kulture Radio. Check it our HERE.

Also we will have a brand new interview w/Johnny Virum of Virus Cycle posted shortly. Johnny sat down with the fine writers of Alteria Motives E-Zine as they picked his brain on all things music and zombie related. Stay Tuned!

Rockwater Pictures has releaed a BRAND NEW music video. This one is for the band Bullethead, for their song Election. Check it out HERE.

5/9/12

some minor updates: Virus Cycle has announced a few NEW Summer live shows. go to Tour dates/Appearances for more details on each show.

5/6/12

Last night, Johnny Virum from Virus Cycle was featured on City Wide Blackout. If you missed don't worry! You can check out the audio from the episode and his interview HERE.

5/3/12

When it rains it Pours! Yet another new interview with Otto Kinzel. This time its in the brand new British E-Zine Alteria Motives. Check out the detailed interview with Otto HERE. Many Thanks to Phil Bruce and Black Dahlia for putting this together.

5/2/12

Yet ANOTHER new review for Otto Kinzel!
The Noise (Boston) has done a nice little write up on Otto's album, We Are All Doomed. We have it posted on the REVIEWS page on our website, but you can also read it on The Noise's website, HERE.

Speaking of the REVIEWS page, we have added 4 new press articles that deal with Otto's album. Go to the page and scroll down to see the new entries.

5/1/12

It's hard to believe that it’s already MAY 1st!
This past week Otto Kinzel was the featured guest on NEGB1's radio show Behind The Scenes, hosted by Jeff Royds. If you missed the live broadcast, now is your chance to hear it again! The podcast is now online and available, check it out HERE. It's the #1 track on the player :)

Also don't forget, this Saturday Virus Cycle will be appearing live on Citywide Blackout with host Max Bowen. You can listen online HERE.

4/13/12

There is a NEW interview with Otto Kinzel on the site  Yourband.info. Thanks to Rob Kleiner for conducting the interview and giving me some press. You can read it HERE

3/27/12

Dont forget to tune into Para Rock Tv tonight to here a live interview with Otto Kinzel. Otto will be on at roughly 9:40pm (est). You can watch or listen online by clicking HERE.

Also, our friend and collaborator Jay Van Der Funk has produced his own music video for the Otto Kinzel song I Am NOT Paul Avery, off his 2011 solo album We Are All Doomed.  Many thanks to Jay, you can watch it on You Tube by clicking HERE.

3/22/12

New live dates have been added! Check out the Tour Dates/Appearances page to see the updated listings for Otto Kinzel and Virus Cycle.

Did you miss Virus Cycle's in-studio performance and interview on NEB1's Behind The Scenes? Well fear not, you can listen to the entire episode HERE.

3/20/12

We have some great stuff coming up on online radio with Bluntface Records artists.

First: this Wednesday tune into Twilight Towers Radio tomorrow at 4pm (est) to hear Otto Kinzel. DJ Dark Pervert will be spinning tracks from We Are All Doomed and other good stuff.

Second: Johnny Virum & Virus Cycle will be appearing on NEGB1's Behind The Scenes at 7pm to listen to an exclusive interview (and maybe some acoustic songs?!) with host Jeff Royds. Check it out: http://www.negb1.com/behindthescenes.html

3/13/12

Bluntface Records welcomes Virus Cycle
Greetings from Bluntface Records. We are the new home of Boston's own Virus Cycle and Johnny Virum.

With the debut release of 2011 Post-Apocalyptic Industrial Zombie Tech album entitled Alice in Zombieland. The album has been downloaded by people all over the world via the band’s website. Since the release of Alice in Zombieland, Virus Cycle's music has been played on stations all over the world. Virus Cycle has also been interviewed by a few publications, including Grave Concerns E-Zine and Carpe Nocturne Magazine. Bluntface Records is very excited to have Virus Cycle on its roster, and the 2012 follow up releases will be produced by Otto Kinzel.

If you can't get enough Virus Cycle to hold you over, then you'll be excited to know that Johnny Virum and Otto Kinzel will also be teaming up on a side-project simply known as Kinzel v Virum. This collaboration will feature Johnny on vocals and samples, and Otto on guitars, programming and synth. We have two mixed demos already uploaded to the Bluntface website, check them out HERE

2/26/12

A huge "Thank You" to Max Bowen for having me on City Wide Blackout last night, it was a ton of fun. For all of you who didn't catch it live & have been asking me about the audio, i'll see if there is a podcast or something we can post a link to.

2/17/12

Chemical Distance's 2011 EP, This Program Is Not Responding, has just recieved a brsnd new review from Did Y'all Hear That? music blog. Thanks for the coverage Ilias! You can read the review here!

2/9/12

Two brand new news items: First a brand new interview with Otto Kinzel is now online courtesy of Grave Concerns Ezine! Check it out HERE...
Many thanks to Phil Bruce for doing the interview.

Second, Otto Kinzel and Russell Rocheleua's music video for "I Want To Report A Murder" will be featured on San Francisco TV show Reality Check TV. Watch the episode here...
Many thanks to Danny for making this happen.

1/31/12

NEW LIVE SHOWS ANNOUNCED!
Otto Kinzel will be appearing live on Boston based rock show City Wide Blackout on Saturday Feb 25th. Otto will also be doing an interview on Para Rock TV Tuesday, March 20th and will once again be on Harrison Blake's TV show out of Marshfield, Interesting Things, April 11th.
Tune into these show's website for broadast info and details. Or you can click here on TOUR DATES

1/13/12

Otto Kinzel's album,We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac KIller, has recieved a new review from British music magazine Uber Rock. You can read it here. A huge THANK YOU to Uber Rock for the cross-Atlantic support.

1/7/12

Big News! Otto Kinzel's album, We Are All Doomed... has been named by The Hippo Press (NH) as one of the "Best Albums of 2011". Way to go Otto!

1/04/12

We continue to ring in the new year with more new music, available for FREE DOWNLOAD. The latest addition to theChemical Distance remix album has been uploaded. Once again done by our friend Jay Van Der Funk and FL Tunes, his version of Sign of the Times is now available for free in the Free Downloads section.

12/28/11

Right before the start of the new year, we have Lucretia's Daggers BRAND NEW ALBUM! My Reflections is finally out, and available for purchas from our online store. so go get your copy today!

12/16/11

Check out the brand NEW release from Virus Cycle. Return to Zombieland    is the brand new release from Virus Cycle, and Otto Kinzel produced two songs, City Of The Dead and Forever, and also contributed a remix White Zombie. Check it out, it's FREE.

12/7/11

A brand new song for the Chemical Distance/FL Tunes remix project has been uploaded. Check out the remix version of Old Man, by Jay Van Der Funk, now available in the Free Downloads section (under the FL Tunes Remix project folder).

Also, the music video for "I want to report a murder" has been uploaded toMSS Vision. The virus continues to spread!

11/25/11

We have some new review of We Are All Doomed... posted on the Reviews page. Check 'em out, some interesting comments and insight.

Also our Danish friend Jay Van Der Funk has done a remix of Chemical Distance's song The Carnival. We have uploaded it and made it available for Free Download, get it here...

11/11/11

The music video for "I Want To Report A Murder" is now available for viewing on the Video page. Check it out!

11/8/11

We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac Killer is officially released! It's now available for purchase: either buy the physical copy from our own Online Store or you can buy it via paid download from:
 
iTunes,

Amazon.com,

or our own Album Downloads section.

And while you online, watch the new music video for I Want To Report A Murder, directed by Russell Rocheleau. We'll have here on the website shortly...

11/4/11

The new Industrial Wasteland compilation album is here!!! It features 31 artists from all over the world, all in the Industrial and Metal genre.
This edition features two Bluntface artists: Chemical Distance and Otto Kinzel.
You can download your copy for FREE by clicking here. Many thanks to Johnny Virum of Virus Cycle for including two of our acts on this compilation.

10/24/11

We have a brand new video added to the Bluntface You Tube Channel! Our Danish friend Jay Van Der Funk (from FL Tunes) did a fantastic remix of Chemical Distance's song Red Queen's Race and was kind enough to make a video for it. To watch the video go to our VIDEO section or you can go directly to our YouTube channel.

If you want to download the RQR Remix by Jay Van Der Funk, we have it posted in our FREE DOWNLOADS section. Go get it!

10/16/11

We have a new page on the site, a section just forReviews! Check it out, we're currently posting reviews from We Are All Doomed: The Zodiac Killer, the debut solo album from Otto Kinzel.

Also, we have uploaded the new promotional trailer from Otto's album. Check out the Videos section to watch it.

10/6/11

Chemicl Distance's apperance on NEGB1's Behind The Scenes has been uploaded to Vimeo. You can watch it here  (ignore that we were credited incorrectly as Chemical Disturbance).

9/26/11

new Videos have been Uploaded. Watch Golden Child by Chemical Distance in the Video page. After watching the video go to ChemD's You Tube channel to see some other videos made by our Danish friend Jay Van Der Funk.

Also Otto Kinzel's debut solo album has a firm release date. November 9th! Anyone familiar with the Zodiac Killer case should recognize that date as having some significance.

9/22/11

Check out the all new Chemical Distance YouTube Channel! ok so there are only 2 videos up right now, but we'll be adding videos all the time to this channel. Some more professional than others  If you would like to make a video to a ChemD song just drop us a line and let us know! we'll be happy to post any fan created videos!

Also, another new song from Otto Kinzel's upcoming solo CD has been posted. "I am NOT Paul Avery" is now available for download. Go to Album Downloads to purchase it.

9/8/11

Another brand new track from the upcoming Otto Kinzel solo album, We are all doomed: The Zodiac Killer has been added to the Album Downloads section. The stranger at Lake Berryessa is now uploaded. All songs are .99c a piece or get the entire album (so far...) for $3.99. New songs will be added up until the official release mid-November.

8/28/11

The first three NEW Lucretia's Daggers songs are now available online. 2011's Reflections will be the first new LD album since 2006's Sad Flower Songs and will feature re-recorded versions of tracks from SFS as well as new material. These new tracks are now available online for .99c per download (or $2.99 for the three songs that are available so far). New tracks will be added leading up to the official release 10/2.

8/17/11

Otto and Faust from Lucretia's Daggers were guests on the Boston Local Music Show, on Unregular Radio. "Many thanks to Dave Crespo and Dex for having us on, and for their support of LD". Check out the interview here (it's from 2:30-3:30pm, so you may need to fast-forward a bit ;) on the podcast.

Also, both Lucretia's Daggers and Chemical Distance will be performing on NEGB1's Behind the Scenes internet TV show. LD will be appearing 9/14, followd by ChemD one week later on 9/21. Check it out and watch some funny ass interviews and rare acoustic performances!

8/1/11

August 1st brings brand NEW music released!
The first track off Otto Kinzel's upcoming solo disc is now up. Two Dead on Lake Herman rd is available for download. We'll gradually be uploading new songs here and there from We are all dommed: The Zodiac Killer over the next several weeks until the album's offcicial release in November. Enjoy!

7/12/11

Even more new content for you to check out!
More of Otto's past projects, Black Eye Susan and Burden of Liberty have been added to the site and are now available in Free Downloads. Also more Wormdr1v3 tracks have been added, click here!

7/4/11

Happy 4th of July! To celebrate we've uploaded a blast from the Bluntface past...Wormdr1v3!. This was one of Otto's Industrial/metal projects in the early 2000's. Wormdr1v3 released a five song E.P in 2003 and a follow up single in 2004. Some of these tracks have now been added to the Free Downloads section. We hope you enjoy, and there will be more Wormdr1v3 tracks added in the next few weeks that will also be available for free download.

6/30/11

The NEW CHEMICAL DISTANCE E.P., This program is not responding, is now available for FREE download! click on the link and get your copy of our 7 song E.P. It'll be free for a limited time, and then you have to buy it (so what are you waiting for???)

6/27/11

Lucretia's Daggers performed live on Scorch's PFG-TV show this past friday night. But if you couldn't stay up to watch it you can now see it online here. The entire 1 hour episode is up on the front page of Scorch's site. You can watch the entire show, or just fast forward to the 50 min mark to see LD perform Horrors of Retail and Drawn & Quartered.

6/7/11

we've re-done our TOUR DATES page, so hopefully you'll find it easier to navigate live dates for both ChemD and LD. Check it out and let us know what you think...

5/20/11

New gigs are posted!!! go to Shows to see a bunch of new listings for both Lucretia's Daggers AND Chemical Distance.

5/2/11

Marc Brennan officially joined ChemD as live drummer. Marc had played on three songs on The Pain & The Progress, playing live drums on Golden Child and Sugar, and adding additional guitar on The Protector. He will also contribute live drums on 3 songs on the upcoming ChemD full-length in 2011, tentativley titled The Program Is Not Responding.

4/5/2011

This Thursday, Michael & Matt from Chemical Distance will be appearing on The Boston Local Music Show on UnRegular Radio at 2pm. You can listen LIVE online via the streaming radio at http://www.unregularradio.com/

3/3/2011

Michael has posted a brand new Blog entry. Go to From The Idiot's Mouth to read his 2 cents on the upcoming ChemD album and whatever else is important enough in his life for him to write about.

Also, the April gig at Essence in Manchester has been changed from the 23rd to the 30th. go to the Shows page for updated information. We hope this doesnt screw up anyone's plans to attend.

1/24/11

A brand new interview with Otto Kinzel is now posted to the DOWNLOADS section. Go to the EXTRA EXTRA! to hear the interview from Otto's appearance on Local Outbreak on 100.1 The Planet.

1/18/2011

You can watch the music video for Lucretia's Daggers Horros Of Retail here. Check it out and let us know what you think!

1/12/11

Lots of news from radio: Lucretia's Daggers were a featured guest on The Boston Local Music Show on Unregular Radio. Lucretia X. Machina and Otto sat down with Dex and Dr. John for 30 mins of hilarious questions and banter. You can click this link The Boston Local Music Show to download the entire 4 hour show, or go to the Extra Extra! page to download the "highlights" of this event.

Also, on January 21st, Chemical Distance will be featured on the Reputation Radio Show in the U.K. Red Queen's Race will be featured on the Ringmaster's Show @ 9pm, British time.

1/06/11

Two new gigs for Lucretia's Daggers have been announced. One in early March and one in April, go to Shows to check 'em out.
also, last night (wed Jan 5th) Otto did an interview with Matt Connarton for Local Outbreak. Two brand new songs from Chemical Distance and two songs from LD were played, in addition to the interview segments. It will air January 23rd on The Planet 100.1, but will also be posted online for free download. stay tuned...

12/29/10

"The end of 2010 brings the start of a new year and a new project. as you may have noticed, the website has changed dramatically, and this will be the place to showcase my various projects and bands. I have decided to join Lucretia's Daggers, a Boston based Electronic/Industrial band, for 2011 and beyond. Check out the official band profile here, or go to the website www.lucretiasdaggers.com .
In the meantime, take a cruise around the site's layout and let me know what you think. i'll have lots of new music and content posted very soon, so stay in touch, and have a Happy New Year".
-Otto Kinzel

12/13/10

Happy Holidays! We have uploaded rough mixes of Sign Of The Times and Off The Grid to the DOWNLOADS section. You can go and get your free copy of all five new Chemical Distance songs now.  Enjoy!

11/12/10

We have BRAND NEW MUSIC uploaded to the Downloads page. Vast Machine is now available. What are you waiting for? Go get it!

11/5/10

Pulse Magazine in Worcester, MA recently printed a new review of The Pain & The Progress. click here to read the review. many thanks to the Pulse for taking the time to listen to our music.

10/27/10

A new interview Michael & Matt did with Nick Noble of WICN has been uploaded to the Downloads section. go to the EXTRA EXTRA folder to listen and/or download this two part interview for free.

10/22/10

We have brand new music posted! The Ballad of Morgan Gray, featuring backing vocals by Lucretia X. Machina of Lucretias Daggers, is now available for  free download in the Downloads section. Every couple of weeks throughout the Fall and early Winter we will be posting another brand new song from the upcoming 2011 Chemical Distance album, Program Not Responding (working title).

9/29/10

Many thanks to Ron Morrison and the entire crew at the Hot Topic location at the Maine Mall in Portland, ME. We had a great time doing the in-store performance and as always it was a terrific opportunity to get out music exposed to a wider audience. Hopefully this Winter we'll have several more in-store shows to announce as part of HT's Local Static showcase.

Also, on 10/21 Michael will be doing an in-studio interview with Nick Noble from WICN 90.5 (Central MA) at 7pm. Call the station's phone # 508-752-0700 to ask Mike a question or request your favorite Chem.D tune.

9/6/10

We have two brand new songs available for FREE in the Downloads section! These are both only rough mixes, and will probbaly undergo more editing before they enter the final mix & mastering stage, but it'll give you a preview of the new material that will be on the forthcoming second Chemical Distance album. (release date TBA). Both of these songs feature backing vocals from Lucretia X. Machina of Lucretia's Daggers.  A HUGE "Thank You" to her for donating her time and talent for these songs. Hopefully we'll be able to get her on a few tracks before the album is finished.

9/1/10

New gigs announced! go to the Shows page to see the updated live schedual.
Also, we are moving forward with the recording of our second album, the follow up to The Pain & The Progress. Currently 7 songs are finished and ready to go off to final mixing/mastering. Lucretia X Machine from Lucretia's Daggers has recorded vocals to a few of these new songs and we're all thrilled with the collaboration. Many thanks to her for lending us her incredible voice and also her time.

Chem.D on the radio:
In the past two weeks, these stations and podcasts have added The Pain & The Progress into rotation. check out the list and see if there is a station by you! (and if so, drop them a dime and request Chemical Distance). 

WRPS (Pugent Sound, WA)
WMPG (Portland, ME...we're Top 10 in their RPM charts)
WBNY (Buffalo, NY)
Deliberate Noise Internet Radio (MI)
WMBR (Cambridge, MA)
WCNI (CT)
WBER (NY)
KKUP (San Francisco, CA, thank you Don Campeau)
WICN (Central MA, thank you Nick Nobel)
Radio Orphans Internet Radio (United Kingdom)
No Pigeonholes (United Kingdom; Europe podcast)
Lord Litter Podcast (Germany).
WGIR (Local Lix, thank you Roadkill)

 

8/14/10

Our radio campaign continues! Many thanks to WMBR (Cambride, MA), WCNI (CT), WBNY (Buffalo, NY), and Deliberate Noise internet radio for adding Chemical Distance and The Pain & The Progress into rotation. More to come...

Also, we have added a couple of new gigs to the Shows page. check it out and see if we're playing in a town near you.

8/5/10

new radio airplay and new press! First off, Chemical Distance just got played on 91.5 FM, KKUP in the south San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas. thank you Don Campeu for the support. Secondly, Chem. D has recieved a review in The Wire, a Seacoast NH paper. Click on the link to check it out. Thanks to Matt Canner for taking the time to listen to what we do.

8/2/10

Our radio promo campaign continues to move forward. Many thanks to Radio Orphans in the UK and Lord Litter in Germany (our first airplay in Europe), and Les Zaldor in MI and Roadkill @ Rock 101 for featuring us on Local Lix. We appreciate the support.

7/29/10

Our buddy and fellow Electronic Musician warrior, Daniel Ouellette, has been nominated by The Valley Advocate for their "Best Electronica Act" award. If you would be so kind to vote for him and support a brother in arms, that would be so great!

Just go to this link: http://www.valleyadvocate.com/nomi/nomiform.cfm

Select Daniel Ouellette and the Shobijin

and check out Daniel's website and download some of his music at www.danielouellette.net/

7/29/10

Check out a new press review on our CD The Pain & The Progress in Worcester Magazine , just click on the link to see the write up.

7/24/10

So finally we have some live videos on YouTube. Just click the YouTube link at the top of each page to see selected live performances from our
Bike Week shows. We will have more live videos and other digital goodies posted soon.

7/24/10

Our interview with Detroit music guru Les Zaldor is now available for download. Click the link to download a free copy of Les asking the tough questions no one lese will ask to Mike about music, touring, being in a band, and what it's like to be a white guy growing up in CA.

7/11/10

Hot Topic rocks w/Chem.D
a huge THANK YOU to Ron Morrison and all the staff at the Newington and Salem Hot Topic locations for being so kind to host us for a pair on in-store performances this past friday (7/9). We had a blast doing those performances, and hopefully we made some new fans in the process. And Mike was able to buy some fake vampire fangs in the process, now he can see Eclipse in style

Listen to CH.D interview next Monday 7/19 on Zaldor.com
Mike will be appearing live on Les Zaldor's popular Detroit podcast radio show next monday the 19th at 8pm sharp (E.T). tune in to www.zaldor.com to hear it. Knowing Mike and his wiry sense of humor, this should be interesting.

6/30/10

New Shows posted. Ch.D will be performing two shows on Friday, 7/9. Both will be for Hot Topic as in-store performances. at 2pm we play the Hot Topic in the Newington Mall by Portsmouth NH. Then, a few hours later at 5pm we shoot over to Salem NH and the Rockingham Mall to perform inside that Hot Topic location. both shows will feature 30 min sets by CH.D. free to the public and all ages. we'll also be selling copies of The Pain & The Progress for only $5. Hope to see you there.

6/21/10

Check out this review The Pain & The Progress got from C.W. Ross
writercwross.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/chemical-distance-the-pain-the-progress/
Thank you C.W, you're one of the few members of the media who "gets" what we do.

6/16/10

We're getting ready for Bike Week in Laconia. We'll be playing live three consecutive days right in the heart of the action, starting this Thursday! But before we do that, we wanted to post this very cool link...our song The Protector, was voted Single Of The Day, from the website of the same name. Check it out and see the nice little review we got. www.singleoftheday.com/2010/06/16/hopped-up-on-action/

6/10/10

We have new Pics posted from our two shows this past weekend, at Milly' Tavern (for the Whiskey Girls' fundraiser) and from the Boston Underground Music Festival in Cambridge, MA. A huge thank you to The Whiskey Girls, Transit Music, and Project Hybrid for inviting Chem. D to be a part of these gigs.

New Material in the works!
In addition to playing a ton of shows we've decided to make our lives extra busy by going back into the studio to start production on the follow up album to The Pain & The Progress. Currently we have 5 songs finished and are just waiting for a few minor "add on's" before we send them off to mixing/mastering. Stay tuned...