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Anathema Editions

Music / History 101 • August 11, 2026

Did you know it’s been 10 years since Anathema Editions put out its first release? To make the moment, we reached out to founder Terence Hannum to share some label history. In keeping with our “History 101” concept, SPB asked for anecdotes about 4 of the label’s releases and then Hannum picked out 4 more. As he tells it: Ten years is a landmark, even with my ambivalence about the music landscape and disdain for whatever shell of an industry it is. I put out what I like and am just as much game for a zine or a book as a cassette or lathe. I am fortunate a few weirdos think my weirdness is worth releasing something under 25-50 lathes or 100 cassettes out into the world. I’ll never hire a PR person, I do not maintain streaming for any artist, I just care about the physical thing, the art and artifact. Terence Hannum Further Desecrations Lathe Cut, 7", Shape, S/Sided, Single, Ltd - AE001 2016 This was the first release on Anathemata Editions, I had been co-running Land of Decay with Andre from Locrian and we decided to stop doing that label after some great releases for our band Locrian but also Ash Borer, Serville Sect and so many more. I had a few things I was working on and kind of thought doing something more with art at the forefront would make more sense. This track eventually made it onto my album Impiety on umor rex records. … Read more

Stormtrooper

Interviews • August 10, 2026

Still a Dirty Mess: The Stormtrooper Oral History Before the Sex Pistols swore on television -- or tried to brush … Read more

The Undead

Interviews • August 9, 2026

From shaping the early guitar drive of The Misfits to heading up The Undead, slinging bass for Times Square, and … Read more

Deniz Tek

Interviews • July 25, 2026

There is a specific kind of velocity associated with the name Deniz Tek. To the aviation world, he was a … Read more

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Kyle Burnett

Glory Days
Syrup Moose Records (2026)

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Rufio

From The Outside
Double Felix Records, Double Helix Records (2026)

“Rufio?! Like from back in the day Rufio?” Those were the words out of my mouth while claiming my next review. I wore out Perhaps, I Suppose as a teenager and my curiosity piqued. It has been 25 years since that album was released and 16 years since we have heard from Rufio at all. Regardless of these facts, we … Read more

Oddfellows

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Dirtnap, Wild Honey Records (2026)

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God loves Nick Saloman, and from the heavens, the expulsion of the beloved archangel fell and spawned Horrorful Heights. A 20-track double-album behemoth. Eighty-eight minutes of musical mayhem. Who does … Read more

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For nearly forty years, Nine Pound Hammer have occupied a strange corner of American music that very few bands have ever managed to touch. They're too loud for traditional country, … Read more

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The Ringing Bell
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The Mekons

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If I Die Today

I Felt Nothing
Independent (2026)

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Posted in Labels on August 11, 2026

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Posted in Records on August 9, 2026

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Posted in Records on August 8, 2026

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Posted in Music News on August 8, 2026

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Posted in Records on August 8, 2026

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