Australia Just Scored A New Heavy Music Label

Australia's heavy music scene has picked up another label with the announcement of new label Black Mountain Music.

The label is the work of Superheist's Richie 'DW' Norton, who was at the helm of Faultline Records from 1998-2007. The label's first order of business is the release of Superheist's new album, Sidewinder.

"It really is with an overwhelming sense of pride and achievement that on the 25th year of Superheist’s existence we are releasing Sidewinder, which is a record that I was fortunate enough to be heavily involved with writing, producing and mixing, but I also get to launch my record label Black Mountain Music," shares Norton.

"Sidewinder is a reflection of where The Heist are presently and the environment in which we live. It also represents where we are as a song writers, musicians and where I am as a producer.

"Black Mountain Music is much more than just a mechanism for me to release Superheist material too - it’s a statement of intent about imparting my decades of experience to influence the Australian music industry through an independent record label that acts with integrity and nurtures and supports talented bands that we believe in."

"The timing of Black Mountain Music couldn’t have been better with Superheist dropping such a solid record at a time when Australia is saturated with talented heavy metal bands that we truly think have what it takes," adds marketing and artist liaison Chad Ellis.

"With a strong music distribution platform behind us and our industry network here in Australia being augmented by our partnership with Art Is War Records in the US, Black Mountain Music and Superheist are here to stay."

Superheist's Sidewinder is out today, head here to find out more about both the album and label.