to see the pictures in use... http://www.metalblade.com/mbr-updates/IntoTheMoatpressRelease5-11-04.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Metal Blade Records Inc. signs INTO THE MOAT!!!
We are proud to announce Ft. Lauderdale, FL's Into The Moat have officially signed with Metal Blade Records, Inc. The band has almost completed writing all new tracks for the upcoming release. Expect to hear heavier and more complex songs from this young 5 piece that plan on beginning recording in August. You will be able to catch the band live when they tour with Black Market Activities artist Psyopus in July. This will not be a tour to miss as Into The Moat puts on an intense live show that will leave you longing for more! Dates T.B.A.

From Brian Slagel, Owner/CEO Metal Blade Records Inc.:
"We are extremely excited Into The Moat has joined the Metal Blade Family and we could not be happier to work with such a great band."

From drummer Matt:
"Since this band started three years ago, we have wanted nothing more than to be on Metal Blade records. They have been around for over 20 years, and we are extremely proud to be a part of something so successful, not to mention being amongst such awesome bands. It is a great feeling to have accomplished what once seemed like an unreachable goal. With MB's help, we are going to be able to take our band much further, so thank you immensely to everyone that helped us along the way."

*live pics courtesy of Rev Aaron & ReturnToThePit


Matthew Gossman - drums
Kit Wray - guitar
Rob Shaffer - guitar
Earl Ruwell IV - vocals
Joshua Thiel - bass

more like MetalCORE Blade. HA! no?

Such an awful band.
I never saw them live, but from their recordings their tone is SOOOO week. They need something with more high end on the guitars to give them the sound they want.
this album will probably have better engineering work, so i might like them after this.

I'm still suprised at metalblade.

ummm ya...ok. If metal blades just throwing money around, I'll take some!!

I like into the moat, so...
I like the tracks on the cd but I agree on the production.

now, why metal blade is signing all these bands, I don't have a clue on...
their last signings, unearth, the red chord, and now into the moat.
just seems weird like century media signing haste.

cdan said:
my sentiments exactly. they've been going in that direction for a while now. they also signed losa and cataract in the past week, two more metalcore bands, plus they have turned beyond the embrace away from the in flames style they were playing toward metalcore. what is brian slagel going to do when the trend finally dies out and his whole roster is metalcore?

dreadkill said:

sign a band in the next most popular genre maybe.

the best thing about them signing and distributing black market activities is that that label has yet to disappoint me.
guy will get more $$$ selling things and then get to sign more bands.
therefore putting out more amazing releases.

dreadkill said:

I dig cataract. They're definitely not a bad sign even if they are leaning towards metalcore. i think heaven shall burn on century is a sick signing. as i lay dying i still am clueless as to how they got on metalblade.

My thoughts are as long as it's more metal than it is core i'm okay with it. and as long as emo is kept the fuck out of it. i'm glad that gay ass trend has pretty much died off.

and when metalcore dies, metalblade will prolly die out for awhile like it did last time.

the_reverend said:

agreed...except that paria or something like that band they just signed = ZZZZZZZzzzzzz