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Artoffact Records 2009 releases (linked to iTunes and Storming the Base)

AOF068 - Massiv in Mensch - Hands on Massiv: The Remixes - DD
AOF069 - Kobold - Blowback - DD
AOF070 - Xandria - Ravenheart [Bonus Tracks] - CD
AOF071 - Interlace - Nemesis - CD
AOF072 - Various - Kinetik Festival Volume 2 - DCD
AOF073 - S.V.D - No Ordinary Man - DD
AOF074 - Haujobb - Homes & Gardens 2.0 Special Edition - DCD
AOF075 - Urceus Exit - The Worst That We’ve Become - DD
AOF076 - Urceus Exit - Compensation For the Sound of Silence - DCD
AOF077 - Haggard - Tales Of Ithiria - CD
AOF078 - Xandria - India - CD
AOF079 - Xandria - Kill the Sun - CD
AOF080 - v01d - Weakener (EP featuring Ayria) - DD
AOF081 - v01d - This Is Not A False Alarm Anymore - DCD
AOF082 - v01d - Burnt Upon Re-Entry - DD
AOF083 - Individual Totem - Mumia Vera - DCD
AOF084 - Individual Totem - Collectotem - DD

2009 was a great year to be in the record biz, no matter what THEY tell you. Digital finally took off in the biggest way. Sure, it was big before, but now it’s all over the place, and music fans from New York City to Tokyo to Helsinki can download whatever, whenever, and the artists, labels, and distributors get their fair share. This year we continued to embrace digital-only releases by starting the year out in style with EPs from Massiv in Mensch and Kobold.

We continued our newly minted relationship with Xandria and Haggard, two GREAT metal acts out of Germany, and launched three Xandria re-releases (including the sublime Ravenheart with bonus material!), and the newest release for Haggard, Tales Of Ithiria, which continues to attract new audiences worldwide.

May saw the second installment of the all-important Kinetik Festival in Montreal. We invited Sweden’s Interlace to our home country to perform what could easily have been the year’s hi-light show. Add that to the limited Nemesis EP we put out, and you’ve got yourself a serious bomb. Next to that, we released the second double-CD installment of the Kinetik Festival compilation, this time scoring tracks from Feindflug, Project Pitchfork, Ayria, Grendel, and Das Ich and many others. It was a wonderful project and a great time, and we can’t wait to see some of you back in May 2010!

Although our relationship with Germany’s Dependent Records has been long-established, we put as it were the icing on the cake this year with the collaborative re-release of Haujobb’s excellent Homes & Gardens album. Not only is this one of the best industrial albums of all-time to many, it’s a personal favourite here, and so an honour to work with.

We also continued our commitment to release Canadian talent, especially lesser known artists that are pushing boundaries in the genre. We released the long-awaited comeback EP from BC’s S.V.D, and followed that up in the Fall with two limited edition 2CD releases from Canadian acts Urceus Exit and v01d. Both were well received and garnered good reviews, so props to the Canadians for making the year a great one for music!

Last but not least, we released a spectacular 2CD set from one of Germany’s best cult-acts: Individual Totem. Timed for availability with EBMfest 2009, Individual Totem’s Mumia Vera + Collectotem album rocked our world and hopefully yours too. It was amazing to re-release an album that started the Totem machine, while simultaneously bring the boys over to Canada to perform for the first time in over a decade. Perfect!

2010? Well, we have lots planned (Omega Lithium, Haggard, Kinetik Festival Volume 3, Dead When I Found Her, just to name a few), but for now, happy new year, and thank you for making 2009 a year to remember!

The German goth-metal act Xandria will re-release two of their early albums on Artoffact this month. Albums India and Kill The Sun finally get a North American release! Visit Xandria at their Myspace!

Buy Xandria on Amazon.com!

v01d’s new 2CD is up on iTunes www.itunes.com/v01d

V01d’s 2CD Artoffact debut is up on Amazon.com! The 2CD version is only available in 100 copies, and half of these have been snapped up already. We reserved a small number for Amazon, so if you shop there order this now! It will not be around forever… http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002US8QGA

We got our Facebook username today: http://www.facebook.com/artoffact. Become a friend and drop us a line!

The v01d debut album scheduled for November release will appear for pre-order here this week. The album will arrive first as a 2CD limited edition featuring both This Is Not A False Alarm Anymore and its companion disc Burnt Upon Re-Entry in one set. The two albums will be available separately as digital downloads, exclusively in hi-res format from the Artoffact Store until the release date. Itunes will include PDF booklets for both releases. More details to be posted soon, but the release will feature collaborations and remixes from Ayria, Standeg, Headscan, Memmaker, and Diskonnekted.

All the Artoffact Store releases have now been updated for the Canadian Dollar. You can now buy CDs and digital downloads in CAD, and the entire catalogue is compatible with Paypal’s shopping cart. Happy shopping!

The errors with the Collectotem player are now fixed. Go to our releases page to sample all tracks from this amazing release and order a copy today! We are shipping the same day we get orders.

Joe Byer AKA V01d will release his first digital-only single on Artoffact on October 6th. The release will feature two tracks featuring vocals from Toronto-based Ayria. Preview the files on Amazon MP3 now!