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25 January 2006 | This Tour Will Fix You

Exciting news in the world of WE.RE ALL BROKEN! Two new tours are booked for the rest of the Winter and into the Spring, so come out and see their dynamic, ambient and explosive music in a town near you (USA)! Touring with THURSDAY, MINUS THE BEAR, and THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU, as well as a partial tour with Patent Pending, The Forever Endeavor and Monument! This band lives to play for you they are on the pavement so much. The dates can be found here: http://www.myspace.com/engineerrecords NEW BANDS forthcoming...Engineer would like to welcome BODIES from Louisville, KY; NATHANIEL SUTTON from Edmonton, Canada (yeah that guy); and APPLE OF DISCORD from Philly, PA. Releases forthcoming, and a warm handshake for joining our team!

13 January 2006 | Elemae, Malaysian ears are smiling

With their 1st pressing sold out solely through Engineer Records, the 2nd pressing of Elemae's sophmore full-length "Popular Misconceptions of Happiness" will be a split release between Engineer Recs USA/UK and new Malaysian label Embrace Records. This 2nd pressing will be issued as a digipak with extra artwork/pics, 2 bonus tracks including an awesome cover of Shudder To Think's "X-French Tee Shirt" and a bonus "mini-movie" tracing the bands evolution over the past 6 years shot by Michael Mead. There will also be a free poster, sticker and postcard given away in limited quantities at the initial re-release date set for early Spring.

Ensuring all parts of the globe are covered. It's great when indies tag-team in support of a band, no egos, no alterior motives...just getting the music to more ears.

12 January 2006 | Reigning Metal in Dingman's Ferry

Catalyst have taken a breather from their usually active gig schedule to chisel out some new material towards their next release, presumably a full-length slated for this Summer of 'O6. With an active 2005, promoting their split EP "Two Sides of The Suicide King," sharing many stages with the likes of The Red Chord, Turmoil, Bleeding Through and a slew of others, its about time the band settles into their Pennsylvania rehearsal room to mold some new material. When we asked the band to hint at the sound of the new material, they kept using the term...METAL as if they were saving the word from extinction.

In other news, Fugo has also taken to the studio and writing new material, as well as completing mixes of a few more songs left unfinished during the "AIE" sessions. It is yet to be determined what will happen with these songs, but more material from this intricate and creative group is NEVER a bad thing. Just check out the reviews section for their aurally appealing "AIE" cd.

All artwork and mixing is done for one of the newest additions to the Engineer family, FOR THOSE LOST. The band is just awaiting their material back from the mastering studio, and their creative blend of old school meets new blood metallic hardcore will go off for pressing.

15 December 2005 | No One Is Broken In Nine Days

NEW RELEASES ARE IN! We have a few new releases at our fingertips awaiting mass consumption! (Check both the UK and the USA stores for availibility on each title). They are:

The enormous sound of NINE DAYS TO NO ONE's new "Ark" EP is nothing short of enthralling. Recorded at City Of Dis with Ben Phillips (producer of Converge, November Coming Fire, etc...) & artwork by David Ince, there was no shortcuts taken on presenting the masterful piece of art on CD. Both heavy and textural all within the same space. Truly needs to be heard. You can preview a track on our Myspace site here: http://www.myspace.com/engineerrecords

WE.RE ALL BROKEN's new limited vinly pressing of "Ambrosia" with 2 exclusive B-Side tracks has finally graced the offices of Engineer and Koi Records, in another one of our split label releases. Truly the packaging and the record (brown/green splatter vinyl) needs to be held, drooled over, and hung on your wall. Well that is AFTER you've worn out the grooves listening to their beautiful progressive ambient sound. This time they expanded their intense rock scope into a lush, orchestrated acoustic setting for 2 bonus tracks. To read more visit their band page, and to hear a sample, preview a track on our Myspace site here: http://www.myspace.com/engineerrecords

ANDTHEWINNERIS, well...us and you! As the band has their latest "The Punch and Judy Show" coming down the channels of Engineer, direct to your stereo. Brimming with power punk hooks, a guitar crunch reminiscent of Samiam and the sweetest melodic vocals this side of the Get Up Kids, Andthewinneris will not be left by the wayside. Not nearly newcomers to the scene, they are to Engineer, so let's welcome them with a standing ovation, something we are sure they are no strangers to in their hometown of Hamburg. Preview a track on our Myspace site here: http://www.myspace.com/engineerrecords

15 December 2005 | The Fire Still Burns

In other news...melodic punk powerhouse, and recent Blackout Records (by way of Engineer/Koi) signees THE FIRE STILL BURNS are seeking a new rhythm section! And a solid one too, with the guts and glory to take it to the road, in no time. Here's their press release that went out this week:

As some of you may or may not know, THE FIRE STILL BURNS recently parted ways with our drummer and bass player. Fortunately for the rest of the remaining members, the band is doing better than ever. With a recently released CDep out and several tours (US and Europe) in the works, we have no plans of slowing down any time soon. In fact, we are looking to replace our bass player and drummer as quickly as possible to prevent any further delay.

Were looking for new members at least 21 years of age or older who are 110% serious, dedicated and willing to tour regularly. Prior tour experience a plus but not required. You must have your own professional gear. We practice at least twice per week in Dunellen, NJ and anticipate playing shows regularly on weekends when not on tour.

Bass players must be able to play fast melodic hardcore in traditional tuning w/ drop D.

Drummers must be able to play fast melodic hardcore tempos a la Dave Wagenshutz (Kid Dynamite / Good Riddance / Paint it Black), Travis Barker (Blink182) and Bill Stevenson (Descendents / All / Black Flag / Only Crime).

If you've never heard us before, check out our MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/thefirestillburns

Seriously interested parties should get in touch by messaging the band via email to: info@thefirestillburns.com. Please pass on, repost , etc. Thanks for your help and have a happy and healthy holiday season!!!

22 November 2005 | Nathaniel Sutton, biggest fan?!

Calling all Engineer fans out there...we are starting a 'Biggest Fan' section of our site for EXTRAORDINARY people out there who impress us with their ultimate dedication! This will be under the "FANDOM" link in the menu bar.

Let's kick things off with Nathaniel Sutton from Alberta, Canada. Well, lets just say Nathaniel 'paid his dues' by ordering EVERY release we still had available on the Distro on CD! Yep, we're not shy....this was above and beyond the call of duty. Someone buy this kid a record player so he can get some vinyl crackling in his bedroom as well! (hey, the folks at Engineer have holiday gifts to pay for too!) He wrote us his "fave list" of the lot, and we thought we'd post it. Thanks Nathaniel! Here it goes:

A little about Nathaniel...well residing in Edmonton, Alberta Canada...he's an aspiring musician too! He sent us a demo CD, and it sounds VERY cool. Dark humored melodic indie pop. Tons of originality, but also traces of Folk Implosion, Eric Bachman, Modest Mouse, Pinback, The Good Life bubbling out of the seems. We'd love you to give this boy some love...head on over to his MySpace page and listen to some songs, drop him (and us) an email if you like what you hear. We did! Just check out the songs "Cruel" and you'll see. http://www.myspace.com/nathanielsutton

11 November 2005 | Metal T-Shirts

New Son Of The Mourning tees are available from the band via their website or directly emailing the band at sonofthemourning@hotmail.com and checking on size availability and ordering instructions. Get 'em now, all in 'heavy metal black' colour of course!

In other SOTM news, word just in that you NEED to witness the band live with their ferocious new line-up. They've been tearing up many shows around their homebase and are currently looking for tour contacts/tourmates asap! We should have another release next year to follow their two solid EP's!

In other news, THE BOSS and FOR THOSE LOST are in the studio recording their debut CDs for Engineer as this goes to print.

The beautiful WE.RE ALL BROKEN 'limited vinyl' as well as the new NINE DAYS TO NO ONE "Ark" EP are both at the pressing plant! They'll be back sooner than you can grab your hands in mercy for such good music to grace your ears again.

And finally, we have confirmation that the highly anticipated ANDTHEWINNERIS release will slither into our UK hands next week, then slither right out to our USA home as well as mags, distros, press, and YOUR hands soon to follow! Damn if this isn't the catchiest lot since the flu!

29 October 2005 | Nine Days To No One

Southeast England's Nine Days To No One have just turned over their master recordings for their beautifully crushing epic EP entitled "Ark." Tracklist goes as follows:

Twilight Of The Idols
Jadoo
Venus On Fire
Tacit
So My Inferior, This Ends
And Then Came The Floods
Gala Contemplating (Video).

Engineer has not released anything this ferocious in ages and we're not even sure if we're ready for it.

With just as much creativity infused into the song writing to rival the blunt force of grinding rhythms and machine gun drumming, Nine Days To No One are not afraid to show their brains along with their muscle. Combining elements of Grind, Metal, Jazz, Hardcore and Prog...this is technical hardcore at it's very finest.

We'll have a new track from the forthcoming EP on the site this week. Hold your ears.

29 October 2005 | World's Between Us UK Tour

World's Between Us start their first UK tour this week, and this hungry bunch of young Austrians want to see YOU there. Most dates are with The Plague Mass, yet there are a select few others outside of this itinerary.

19|10|2005 graz @ musichouse w/ the plague mass
20|10|2005 linz @ ann & pat w/ the plague mass
21|10|2005 klagenfurt @ tba w/ the plague mass
22|10|2005 wolkersdorf @ outback w/ the plague mass
25|10|2005 nuernberg (ger) @ tba w/ the plague mass
26|10|2005 frankfurt (ger) @tba w/ the plague mass
27|10|2005 flensburg (ger) @ tba w/ the plague mass
28|10|2005 reading (uk) @ tba w/ the plague mass
29|10|2005 littlehampton (uk) @ tba w/ the plague mass
30|10|2005 london (uk) @ tba w/ the plague mass
31|10|2005 leeds (uk) @ tba w/ the plague mass
01|11|2005 basingstoke (uk) @ tba w/ the plague mass
02|11|2005 brighton (uk) @ tba w/ the plague mass
03|11|2005 paris (fra) @ tba w/ the plague mass
04|11|2005 bern (ch) @ tba w/ the plague mass
05|11|2005 basel (ch) @ tba w/ the plague mass
12|11|2005 graz @ explosiv w/ action (sk) and more
24|11|2005 innsbruck @ pmk w/ endstand
25|11|2005 gleisdorf @ kulturkeller w/ settle the score (ger) and more
01|12|2005 graz @ musichouse w/ impending fall
03|12|2005 wien @ arena w/ himsa (us)
10|12|2005 st. pölten @frei.raum w/ velvet stav (hun) and more
15|12|2005 linz @stadtwerkstatt w/ death before disco (bel)
20|01|2006 wien @ arena w/ tba

Hear their song "Metronom Heartbeats [Are Fashionable] on the Engineer Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/EngineerRecords.

02 October 2005 | AndTheWinnerIs

Engineer is excited to welcome a new band to our upcoming roster, they are Germany's.....AndTheWinnerIs! This amazingly catchy band with the best power chords you've heard in ages, is irresistable.

If you're a fan of Cornflames or stateside faves Get Up Kids or Samuel, AndTheWinnerIs will not pale in comparison, in fact, we're pretty sure they'll be getting more of your attention nowadays! Following a few EPs and releases on MyFavoriteToy Records, and Redfield, we at Engineer couldn't hold their flirting off anymore! We do love this team of roadhounds, they bust their butts and are gonna show us how their new record will blow our ears off! Why not check 'em out now at http://www.atwi.de

Also to follow, we are proud to offer a 2nd release from both of the hardcore hounds in Cohesion and Worlds Between Us. This times it comes as a split 'limited vinyl' 7inch record, limited to 500 copies.

A few brand new songs from both bands will tie together Italy and Austria with an aggressive charge! This one will be special, we are just unsure of how thick to make the vinyl as we know it'll get a good beating from your record player!

26 September 2005 | Last Chance For A Slow Dance

Two months ago, one of our favorite new CDs on Engineer was released, and it carried the name: "MERCIANA - Let It Begin." Such a strong, bold statement from a band with exposure at their fingertips and promise of climbing from underground status (with a few self-released demos under their belts) to next level awareness as their EP was about to launch alongside a Canadian tour, and international promotion.

In a dark contrast, internal pressures and band member differences clouded the way, and Merciana blanketed their fire just a couple weeks prior to the release date and silently faded into the backdrop, disbanding without a formal announcement or resolution. Well the time has come for a fond farewell with ONE LAST SHOW.

Everyone who is/was a fan of Merciana's hard hitting, adrenaline pumping, cascading, post-hardcore is encouraged to come support the band one last time and sing one last 'anvil chorus' with them in their home away from home, The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ. (Details: Saturday, October 1st, 2005 7pm "DIAMONDPALOOZA" at The Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ http://www.courttavern.net)

29 August 2005 | Hey, that's OUR shining one!

On another 'hiatus' since their split CD with Son Of The Mourning was released, My Shining One is in search of a new vocalist to fill the shoes of their last two frontmen.

What happened to their latest guitarist-turned-singer, Chris Byrnes, you ask? He has joined touring duty (possibly more?) as bassist for current Hot ticket band Every Time I Die. (best wishes to Byrnsey, we understand...sob, sob!) My Shining One singer inquiries can listen in, and contact them off their Myspace page. Go, run, now!

26 August 2005 | We.re All Broken slays at CBGB's benefit w/Thursday!

Yesterday, August 25th, We.re All Broken played an exhaustive set to benefit CBGB's w/friends THURSDAY and THE BLACKOUT PACT.

A truly honorable even to benefit one of the most historic rock/punk venues in the world from closing it's doors...SAVE CBGB'S!! (The club was packed to the gills, in true honor that punk and independent culture is still as vital as it ever was, and the demand to see events like this is a necessity for the people of NYC. We can't afford to lose such an important cornerstone to music culture).

We.re All Broken played a truly executive set, encouraging crowd involvement from merely the volume and dynamic intensity of their music encompassing the crowd from the truly historic CBGB soundboard.

In other We.re All Broken news, the boys will then be heading up to CANADA for their first jaunt across the great norther border. Unfortunately, THE MOIRAI has dropped off this tour (view http://www.themoirai.com for details). In replacement, our NJ via Triple Crown friends in OUTSMARTING SIMON have joined the trip.

We wish them a great trip. Thanks to Paul at Coastline Recs for making this happen.

06 August 2005 | Grrrr! Woooarggghhh! Oooogh!

Craig (Engineer USA) and Steve (Nine Days To No One) scaring passers-by in New York!

06 August 2005 | The No One UK tour dates all confirmed. They'll be here soon!

The No One and Fast Reaction tour dates
Date	Venue	City
Monday 8th August	Edwards no8	Birmingham
Tuesday 9th August	Rock Cafe	Stourbridge
Wednesday 10th August	The Jailhouse	Coventry
Thursday 11th August	WA1	Warrington
Saturday 13th August	Golden Cross	Redditch
Monday 15th August	The Glebe	Stoke
Tuesday 16th August	Reflections	Lowestoft
Friday 19th August	The VC	Kent
Saturday 20th August	The Stripes	Kent
Sunday 21st August	Youth Centre	Frome

06 August 2005 | The Fire Still Burns to play HELLFEST 2005!

Hot off the heels of their new limited 7-inch on Koi/Engineer, The Fire Still Burns have been added to this years amazing HELLFEST in Trenton, NJ. One of the biggest hardcore, punk and metal festivals in the world, this three day event boasts many of the biggest bands around the scene, as well as prominent up-and-coming artists. (not to mention the plethora of 'reunions' at this one).

Already scheduled for a Saturday showcase, The Fire Still Burns is sure to draw heads to their performance, and unleash their homage to the punk rock alter amongst both die hard listeners and newcomers alike...and you'd better believe thier merch booth with be stocked with vinyl! We can't insist you get this first pressing NOW, but we just did. This band is destined for greatness amongst it's peers.

Go to http://www.hellfest.com for more information on their performance as it unfolds.

17 July 2005 | Distro Update

Head on over to the distro sites and you'll be pleasantly suprised with new releases NOW AVAILABLE by Merciana, The Moirai (USA only, UK to come shortly), Fugo, Madeleine, Red Car Burns, The Fire Still Burns, Squarewell, Cohesion, Cornflames, Vanilla Sky and an essential gem to your indie rock collection Six Second Hero! Our USA and UK distros have all of this as well as re-stock on some older Engineer (and Ignition) titles as well as much more from other great indie labels abroad! ...and SHIRTS too, have we mentioned we have started stocking a few shirt designs from our bands? Go check it out, more to come. All orders come with free stickers, pins, etc..!

NOW AVAILABLE: The Fire Still Burns - Limited Colored Vinyl split with Koi Records, Texas. Amazing energetic melodic hardcore feat members of Lifetime, Ex Number Five, Ensign...!
NOW AVAILABLE: The Moirai - "Bury Yourself" EP, and T-Shirts! Need we say more? This CD is intensly beautiful, it'll give you goosebumps. Remember how much you loved Penfold and December Aeternalis? Well prepare yourself for further enamoration, you'll be cheating on your own feelings.
NOW AVAILABLE: Merciana - "Let It Begin" EP + FREE T-SHIRT! yeah, well you're not getting the kitchen sink (yet) but the band decided to hand out some shirts for it's premiere fans. There's still a good number left, so order now while sizes last! Tight melodic hardcore to tell all your friends about...for the rockstar in all of us. This CD was meant to be played in stadiums.
NOW AVAILABLE: Elemae - Popular Misconceptions of Happiness. Almost out of it's first pressing, all we can say is get it now, or fear waiting for the 2nd round...expansive rock hinged on textural beauty over radio hooks. These 5 guys wrote a novel with their 2nd full CD. Elemae continues it's vision of NOT settling on a sound, and they come out on top. Fans of Chamberlain, Codeseven and Sense Field take note.
ALSO AVAILABLE NOW/SOON: Squarewell, Madeleine, Red Car Burns, Fugo, Cohesion, Six Second Hero!

17 July 2005 | Catalyst news

New York's Catalyst appeared on the premier broadcast of the worldwide internet and TV show at XForm studios on Sunday, July 10th. (http://www.xformstudios.com) The band played a brutal live set of their hardcore infused metal, playing songs from their Engineer split CD, as well as new material. Also broadcasted were two Catalyst music videos and a Q&A session with the band. Watch this news section for info on when it will be broadcast for all to see!

17 July 2005 | The Moirai and We.re All Broken tour

Between August 27th - September 4th, both The Moirai and We.re All Broken will be heading up the east coast of Canada for a maritime tour thanks to Coastline Record's Paul LeBlanc! Yes Canucks...here we come. More details to follow, but forthcoming established gigs include:

27th- Sydney, Nova Scotia
28th- Prince Edward Island
29th- Saint John all ages
30th- Fredericton
31st- Saint John 19+
Sept 1st-Woodstock New Brunswick

The Moirai will be toting along their new "Bury Yourself" CD and if there's no trouble in the wind, We.re All Broken should have their "Ambrosia" + 2 acoustic b-sides, limited vinyl Koi/Engineer record in tow!

17 July 2005 | The No One and Fast Reaction tour

The No One will be over on tour in the UK this summer providing us with their energetic brand of pop-punk fun. The dates are below - spraed them around and see you there! Also, there are a few dates still open and we are looking for shows to fill them so any promoters please get in touch.

The No One and Fast Reaction tour dates
Date	Venue	City
Monday 8th August	Edwards no8	Birmingham
Wednesday 10th August	The Jailhouse	Coventry
Saturday 13th August	Golden Cross	Redditch
Wednesday 17th August	Reflections	Lowstoft
Friday 19th August	The VC	Kent
Saturday 20th August	The Stripes	Kent
Sunday 21st August	Youth Centre	Frome

22 June 2005 | The Fire Still Burns Vinyl

Finally, the The Fire Still Burns 7"s arrive and Mark is clearly mad about them...

12 June 2005 | The Awaken Rock Parade 2005

Date: Saturday 23rd July 2005
Location: National pool complex / Signals (Open Air) "Tal-Qroqq" Malta
Time: Noon till Midnight

Performing Artists:

Cohesion (Italy) - Hard Core
Nine Days to no One (UK) - Screamo
Worlds Between Us (Austria) - Emo
Neverthemore (UK) - Emo
Fugo (Switzerland) - Alternative
Brainless Wankers (Germany) - Ska/Punk
Bitterside (Malta) - Alt. Pop/Rock
Frenzy Mono (Malta) Alt. Retro/Rock
Loathe (Malta) - H8 Core

...more bands to come

12 June 2005 | Moirai E-Card, Presale + Purevolume

Engineer Records is proud to announce The Moirai -- the entrancing group of ex-Penfold members creating lush, irresistablly solid, yet etheral music -- is now featured on the homepage of Purevolume. Go here to check it out: http://www.purevolume.com

Navigate to their page and hear a few samples of the upcoming "long-player" EP by The Moirai entitled "Bury Yourself." View the E-Card here: http://www.themoirai.com/ecard/

This beautiful new EP is now up for PRE-ORDER on our USA webstore. Just up a few days and already a hot item....reserve your copy now and be as cool as your friend that already did. Official street date for stores is set for September, but Pre-order now and get your copy end of July.

Thanks for checking out our bands. Hopefully you'll love them like we do.

25 May 2005 | New Releases in the online stores

We'd like to announce that a few new releases are out and into our online distros well before you'll see them in stores! Click on both the USA and the UK distro links...and you'll find in the UK store: Cashless, Six Second Hero, Fugo, Cohesion, Madeleine, My Shining One/Son Of The Mourning, Red Car Burns, Cornflames, Elemae, Catalyst/Calm Murder, Landmine Spring

...and in the USA store: Merciana, Madeleine, My Shining One/Son Of The Mourning, Cashless, Elemae, Catalyst/Calm Murder, Landmine Spring, and we still have about 15 Hot Water Music/Rydell vinyls left of the 6th pressing in total(!!).

The HIGHLY ANTICIPATED presale is running strong for The Fire Still Burns and Squarewell vinyls. (European fans take note--the UK store is running The Fire Still Burns pre-sale as well.) Order now or don't complain as the limited colors become your friends records to brag about!

The Moirai (ex-Penfold) disc is back from the mastering fingers of West West Side and it sounds killer! Off to the plant it goes. The Moirai EP entitled "Bury Yourself" will see a September street date for stores, yet available in our distros this summer!

Finally, we'd like to announce the upcoming: We've recently signed on We.re All Broken, a stunning band in both musicianship and creativity, for a 7inch split label release with Koi Records (Squarewell, The Fire Still Burns, Lets Surf). Both heavy and lighter music fans will appreciate We.re All Broken's dynamic sound. Those who have caught up with our upcoming vinyl scheduled releases, might note that quite a few of them are a split label release between Engineer and Koi Records from Houston, Texas. Our little sister label is growing strong (Mark is an ace fellow, and on top of things!) and soon will be branching out with its own unique custom vinyl offerings. For now we've decided to hold hand's and introduce the little kid into this big world. More here: http://www.koirecords.com

Don't forget to check out the new band pages for all of the above releases, as well as surf on over to our new MYSPACE page and buddy up! http://www.myspace.com/engineerrecords

20 May 2005 | New Releases

We've been sooo busy at Engineer over the last couple of months, the new releases all seem to be coming in together and there are some absolutely great ones you just need to be checking out.

From the UK we have the ever hardcore, although 70's drop-out looking lads from SIX SECOND HERO with their new CD 'Recent History'. From Switzerland we have the math-rock of FUGO and their new CD 'Aie' and from the depths of sunny Italy we have the screamo anger of COHESION with their 'Lovely Hate' CD.

We also have the hauntingly beautiful 'Boy=Man' from Germany's MADELEINE and the Jawbreaker / HWM influenced 'When everything seems to be in silence' by RED CAR BURNS.

An embarassment of riches in the musical cool release department we would say!

15 May 2005 | Nine Days To No One Video & New CD

Nine Days To No One have just finished filming the video to 'Gala Contemplating', the bonecrushingly awesome opening track from their 'Disrecordings' debut CD on Engineer.

The video was filmed last month and as well as having the handsome Nine Days lads rocking out in it there are loads of metal / goths types hanging from hooks and chains floating around in it too! Should be a great one for the censors.

The video will be a bonus on their brand new CD, 'Ark' which will be recorded with Ben at City of Dis this very month. Look out for it o Engineer soon and prepare to bite heads off doves!

09 Apr 2005 | Rentokill Tour Diary

Check out the Rentokill Tour Diary

09 Mar 2005 | News just in

Engineer Records would like to welcome a beautiful and ambitious band called The Moirai (ex-Penfold), who will be releasing an EP with us by summertime, as well as The Fire Still Burns (ex-Lifetime/Ensign/ExNumberFive) who will release a limited coloured vinyl 7inch via Engineer/Koi Records.

These two will be hot! Whew...are you keeping up with us?

08 Mar 2005 | New Releases in the USA Store

Both the Catalyst/Calm.Murder - Two Sides of the Suicide King Split CD, and also Elemae - Popular Misconceptions of Happiness 2nd full-length are out now via the Engineer USA webstore. You can get it there FIRST! Both CDs should hit the UK store in a couple weeks, if not sooner. Keep checking the site for availibility. Get these releases now and tell all your friends!

The My Shining One/Son Of The Mourning split CD is also available via the USA webstore

06 Mar 2005 | New Worlds Between Us & Sometimes Why CDs out now

The debut CD by Austria's awesome Worlds Between Us - Life In Coloured Squares is out now. With energy and power that blows away most of their screamo counterparts, these guys should be huge and are on tour now in Europe.

Also, Sometimes Why release their third album: Keepsake on Engineer and just keep getting better, the video for 'Bitter Pills' is being played Much Music and Much Loud on Canadian MTV right now.

You need to check these two great Cds out asap.

26 Jan 2005 | New Releases

Both the new Elemae and the new Catalyst/Calm.Murder CD's are at the pressing plant as we speak and we should have them in our Engineer UK Distro and USA Distros in a month or so...due out in stores this April!!! My Shining One/Son Of The Mourning split and Merciana are on their way soon to follow!

03 Jan 2005 | Bassist Wanted

Son Of the Mourning have found a new guitarist but still need a new bass player. Please see the Son Of the Mourning profile page for contact info.

29 Dec 2004 | New Year

Greetings and best wishes for a Happy New Year to all friends and fans of Engineer Records!! A Lot has happened this past year. We've either released or licensed lots of indie, punk and hardcore records by great bands that hold their own with the best of 'em! Rentokill, Striving Higher, Son Of The Mourning, Arameus, Cornflames, Never The More, Coffee Shower, Dependent, Evolution so Far, Squarewell, #1 Defender, Nine Days To No One, etc.

If you've been counting, you'll see we've had a busy 2004, busting at the seems with getting great indie rock music and getting these bands heard throughout the world. Partnerships in the USA, and promotions in South America have been spreading our roster more thoroughly than ever and we know this will be our most focused year yet at our punk rock headquarters in both the UK and USA.

I'm sure if you are reading this, you are aware of our new look on the web thanks to our buddy Kemo at Naked Intruder. Stellar job, and he's still at it, having just built our new US distro site.

Have you checked out our new USA mailorder site? Its linked right here off our homepage, so if you are in the USA or Canada, you might want to head to it for even cheaper ways to get our stuff. VERY EASY to use, better than ever! www.engineerrecordsusa.com

We'd like to announce some new killer new bands working with Engineer for 2005, and they include Madeleine, My Shining One, Merciana, Catalyst, Calm.Murder, Worlds Between Us, Cohesion and loads more. These, along with strong releases by our current roster, including Elemae, Son Of The Mourning, Sometimes Why, A Rocket Sent To You, etc will keep you listening with pleasure.

If you read the NEWS two entries prior to this one, you'll know how strong the My Shining One/Son Of The Mourning, Elemae and Merciana discs are expected to be. All are off at the mastering plants and getting album art finished. Expect these long-anticipated CDs to come out by March. Merciana will give you some catchy rocking, heartfelt tunes to sing along with your friends, My Shining One has you in a headlock with their powerful riffs, and if SOTM's tracks don't scare you faceless, nothing will. Elemae's 2nd long-player is a musical escapade ranging from intense, power driven emo rock, to warm acoustical flourishes and experimental accompaniments. Madeleine's "Supermarket in California" might just be our smoothest release yet, a blend of power-pop emo mixed with beautiful brit rock.

Much more news to come, please stay tuned for more. Happy Holidays and a punk rocking New Year, from your friends Craig and David at Engineer Records!

Thanks to all our bands and friends we've worked with and/or met over the years. Really...if we didn't believe in our underground culture and the music moving us there would be no Engineer! xxx

12 Dec 2004 | Disrecordings Back In Stock

Nine Days To No One's superb Disrecordings CD has been totally sold out now for several weeks but the new and slightly improved represses have just arrived. If you were waiting for a copy get in touch now.

11 Dec 2004 | Band Members Wanted

Two of Engineer's best UK bands are looking for new members.

Son Of The Mourning have made a few changes after recording the new record for us and are looking for a guitarist and bassist, ideally from the Manchester area, right now.

Also, #1 Defender's drummer has decided to leave and it looks like the replacement might be Andy from One Time Champion.

More news on these amicable changes soon, but get in touch if you are in their area and can help.

25 Nov 2004 | 5 New Releases at Engineer

We have some awesome new releases here at Engineer Records that we hope you'll be checking out and ordering asap!

Five, yes five!, new releases all coming out now all at once. They are all different, but all rock and will blow you away! We are sending out promos now to chosen magazines, fanzines, radios, distros and promoters.

NeverTheMore - NeverTheMore CD - IGN069
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. If you've ever wondered what great bands like Appleseed Cast and Pop Unknown might sound like with a little more hardcore balls then here's your answer!

Skirmish - The Crooked and the Cavalier CD - IGN068
The guitars start strumming at the beginning of 'Fading Pace' and when the drums and bass come in you immediately know the pit has already started up. This brand new UK band are bringing hardcore home.

Vanilla Sky - Waiting For Something CD - IGN066
'Waiting For Something' is taking the pop-punk world by storm. The catchy and cool as hell guitar pop-punk is proving very popular with everyone who hears it and Vanilla Sky could well be Europe's answer to the likes of Blink 182, New Found Glory, Saves The Day and Get Up Kids.

Striving Higher - Striving Higher CD - IGN057
The 'Old School / NYHC' style seems to be very popular again in the hardcore scene right now. Some bands do it better than others, and some add some new ingredients, breathing life into the formula and making it really special. Striving Higher do just that.

Rentokill - Back To Convenience CD - IGN055
Blasting intense Punk Rock with a political and powerful message, Nothing but raw emotion and catchy punk-rock, and this fifteen song studio album captures it perfectly. Fans of NoFX will love this.

10 Oct 2004 | New Additions at Engineer

Engineer Records would like to welcome both My Shining One (ex-ForTheLoveOf, Ensign, Nora) and Merciana (also ex-Nora) to the roster. Both of these incredibly strong bands hail from New Jersey, USA and consequently have been brought to us by our new American branch of the label. (In case any of you clever fans have noticed the additional new contact added to this website, now you know why!) Soon up will be a US webstore full of ALL Engineer releases and more at USA prices! More on that when the time comes....for now here's a little bit about our exciting new releases on the way:

Merciana is a 4-piece melodic hardcore band, that is wound tight with catchy choruses, heart-on-sleeve lyrics, and a backbone of chugging rythms, crisp snare attacks and a powerful bottom end. They incorporate ethereal loop-driven intros, and an attention grabbing sense of urgency to their live set. It's no wonder they have shared stages wityh some of the scene's best...Boy Sets Fire, Dillinger Escape Plan, Armor For Sleep, Recover, My Chemical Romance, Underoath, Every Time I Die, Snapcase, Death by Stereo, Jealous Sound, Norma Jean, One Line Drawing, Gameface, Liars Academy, (International)Noise Conspiracy, Ted Leo, Dillinger Four, Against Me, Murder by Death...to name a few!!! Look out for a solid EP worth of songs to hit your ears from Engineer come January, or possibly sooner. Matt Haick is currently finishing vocals, and the rest of the band; bassist Ryan Roberts, drummer Christopher Walsh, and guitarist Shawn Reams, will all be mixing this lot of songs very soon. Go to their awesome website at http://www.merciana.com to hear some of their older (yet solid) demos and send them your love.

Also coming is the already anticipated EP by My Shining One and Son Of The Mourning. We're once again combining countries for this split, so expect nothing less than widespread domination. Those of you who have recently picked up Son Of The Mourning's 'Forest Bank' EP, know what to expect from this Manchester powerhouse, and those of you who don't know My Shining One, you will! (If the recent resurgence of John Stanley's older band ForTheLoveOf is any indication, the boys guitar playing will sure light the scene on fire once again. Expect legions to follow.) With metallic riffs (co-shredded by Chris Byrnes of Ensign/Nora), hardcore beats and a belly full of frustration by vocalist Rob O'Neil, there seems no better time than NOW to get these boys on the map. Their sound is current and solid, yet original enough to cough some fresh air into the scene. Tentative release is set for Jan/Feb. 2005. Hit them up at http://www.MyShiningOne.com for now...

In other news, soon to come is the RENTOKILL release of their "Back To Convenience" CD in the UK, as well as the long-awaited return of Elemae. Elemae's "Popular Misconceptions of Happiness" CD is on it's way...If you dug their single we put out 2 years ago, just wait until you hear this full-length piece of mood-induced indie rock. These guys write music in a category all their own, our closest band to Chamberlain on the roster. Combining both current and classic structures, with an extreme sense of melody, we at Engineer just call it Elemae.

18 Sep 2004 | #1 Defender and SOTM going fast!

There are less than fifty copies each remaining of the first presses of the #1 Defender and Son Of The Mourning new CD releases. Each CD had a first press of just 1000 and have proved pretty popular. These remaining few will be sold via the Engineer Records Mailorder And Distro so if you haven't ordered your copy yet, get moving!

13 Sep 2004 | 2 awesome new CD releases from Engineer Records this week!

Son Of The Mourning's "Forest Bank" ep, that kicks ass in a very original and very powerful way. Kind of like a clever Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan and Eden Maine at their best and #1 Defender's "Diary Truthful" ep that will rock your world in a more emo grooving way. Think of Far, Sensefield, Braid, Dashboard Confessional and Texas Is The Reason all mixed up and you'll be getting there. Both of these first presses are limited to 1000 copies and they are going very fast!