As of November 28, 2005, Deathgasm Records and United
Guttural Records have merged. The combination of
Deathgasm and United Guttural will create one of the
largest independent extreme metal labels in North
America. After two months of negotiations, Rich
Lipscomb of United Guttural Records and FLESHGRIND
sold the company to Evan March, CEO of Deathgasm
Records.
"Deathgasm/United Guttural looks forward to leading
the U.S. death metal scene with brutal music, great
service and unparalleled treatment of our artists"
said Evan March in a statement.
United Guttural releases will be kept in circulation
and Deathgasm/United Guttural will continue with the
scheduled releases including the FLESHGRIND "Demos
CD". The company plans to combine the Deathgasm and
United Guttural web sites by spring 2006 in order to
streamline the company and make online shopping more
convenient for customers.
Deathgasm Records was founded in 1997 to provide the
underground metal scene with extreme metal music at
affordable prices. In December 2003, Deathgasm Records
opened the first and only all metal record store in
Georgia. In the process of expansion Deathgasm Records
has taken over several record labels including
Extremist Records, Warhammer Records, Skeptic
Productions and Metal Merchant USA (ex-Gutted
Records).