05.14.08 Torrent Vaccine Signs to Bit Riot Records

Chicago, IL - May 12, 2008 – Chicago’s Bit Riot Records has reached the Southern underground with the signing of Torrent Vaccine, a Baton Rouge based electronic solo project produced by Brad Vaccine.

With a sound that electronic aficionado's might describe as Download meets Haujob with just a touch of Meat Beat Manifesto, Torrent Vaccine is a unique experience for every listener. While fans and critics may struggle to categorize Torrent Vaccine, it is clear that this diversity is exactly what makes the project so unique. With a fan base that spans from metal to industrial to rave, the Brad Vaccine's ideology is clearly on display.

The idea that "progress" in a society or culture begins with individuals is the foundation of Torrent Vaccine's musical efforts. This idea has led Torrent Vaccine's influence to spread into a variety of scenes resulting in an impressive list of performances with bands including Assemblage 23, Bella Morte, Chris Connelly, Cut Rate Box, Dope, Hanzel und Gretyl, Meg Lee Chin, Pigface, Pitbull Daycare, Professional Murder Music, Sheep On Drugs, Slick Idiot, Stromkern, Tubring, Zeromancer, and VNV Nation.

Positioned as a strong supporting act and hosting a successful club night in his region, Brad Vaccine's experience and professional attitude makes him a welcome addition to the Bit Riot Records roster.

Torrent Vaccine has signed on to release their first full length via Bit Riot Records.

"Tentative Response" is scheduled to hit streets summer of 2008.

05.08.08 Cyanotic to join 16VOLT and BELLA MORTE on tour!

Chicago based glitch rockers Cyanotic have announced that they will be joining 16VOLT and Bella Morte on the Denial Highway North American tour. The tour, 25 dates in total, will feature Cyanotic for 8 dates including two highly exclusive performances in Canada.

THE 2008 DENIAL HIGHWAY TOUR
with 16 Volt. Bella Morte. Cyanotic

06.20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Ground Zero
06.21 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club (17+)
06.24 - Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox (19+)
06.25 - Toronto, ON @ The Reverb
06.27 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's (18+)
06.28 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Pegasus
06.29 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Manhattan Room (21+ )
07.01 - New York, NY @ The Knitting Factory (All Ages)

Check 16volt.com/tour for full US tour dates.

04.07.08 Bit Riot Records flickr group launched

Check it out! We recently created our very own flickr group for pictures relating to our Artists as well as the label in general. We have also added photostreams on each artists page so that their photo's can be pulled from our flickr group and then posted on our site. This means that your pictures can appear on your favorite artists page on bitriotrecords.com. Cool!

02.28.08 Cyanotic album officially titled "The Medication Generation"

From Cyanotic's Blog: "People have been asking about our new album. We figure we might as well answer a couple things. The name of the new album is "The Medication Generation". We are hoping to have it out by summer. Its about North American ways to cope with living. Eating pills and reading celebrity magazines. Jason Prost from mindfluxFuneral is co-producing the album with me (Sean). The electronics and structuring of the songs is intact. Chris and Drew are finishing up the writing of the guitars. I am also working on a project with Jared from Chemlab and Matt from Caustic. The tentative title of the project is Prude."

12.23.07 Cyanotic announces end of tour sale at www.cyanotic-online.com

Cyanotic has finally had a chance to wind down from their hugely successful tour with Chemlab. Fans are encouraged to check out the bands road road images at Cyanotic's web site gallery or visit the Cyanotic Myspace to get a perfect picture of the chaos. 3500 miles in 6 days was a daunting task, but the band brought their trademark power and intensity - not to mention the noise - each and every night. Bit Riot Records would like to extend our special thanks to guest drummer Adrian White of The Silent Alarm, Front Line Assembly, Strapping Young and Dismantled.

After the tour ended Cyanotic approached us about setting up a special sale to reward their fans. We thought that would be a great idea while we continue to work on our brand new webstore that launches next year. Cyanotic has shirts and CD combo bundles for sale. Since they are clearing out house for the new year, quantities are super limited. Fans interested in getting this tour merchandise should act fast! Visit the Cyanotic store to order here: Cyanotic Store.

Cyanotic would also like to thank all of their fans for this amazing year. After having played with such strong personal influences like Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Chemlab, Acumen Nation and Meat Beat Manifesto, the band is finally ready to head to NUM studios and finish up the recording sessions for their new album, which we hope to hace a title for soon.

12.14.07 Bit Riot Records at the 1st Annual "Metal Mergence" conference

Bit Riot Records joins the 1st Annual "Metal Mergence" conference hosted by Scott Johnson of MonsterMan Graphics ( Megadeth / Rock 'n Roll comics / Electric Hellfire Club) and Chicago's Neo NightClub. The one night only networking event is geared specifically towards Hardcore, Metal, Industrial, Punk and Goth industry pro's and is dedicated to supporting the underground. Some of the activities for attendees include meeting and showcasing work to label reps, talking to interested graphic artists (whose work will be on display) and a chance to hook up with interested radio DJs and venue promoters. For more information visit www.metalmondays.com or contact Scott at monstermangraphic@gmail.com

The 1st Annual Metal Mergence
Chicago 's Heavy Metal Conference
December 17th, 2007, 10pm - 4am, No Cover!
NEO Nightclub
2350 N. Clark St.
Chicago , IL

12.06.07 Cyanotic adds Adrian White (FLA, Strapping Young Lad) to their Detonation Days lineup!

Cyanotic have just announced that Adrian White (Front Line Assembly, Strapping Young Lad) will be joining them live on drums starting December 10th in Tallahassee, FL. for a leg of the DETONATION DAYS TOUR headlined by machine rockers Chemlab. This is Cyanotic's third time on the road in support of their breakthrough album Transhuman 2.0. Adrian's experience is an exciting addition to this run as Cyanotic looks to take a more aggressive stance in metal and incorporate a permanent live drummer to the line up with their upcoming 2008 Bit Riot Records release.

"It looks like I'll be jumping on this tour to play some heavy drum beats with the Cyanotic boys. It will be good to tour with guys that actually have a clue what it is to kick ass live. I haven't played any blast beats/grindcore live since the Strapping Young Lad daze. I'll bring the heavy...you bring the beer!" - Adrian White

11.23.07 Cyanotic and mindFluxFuneral reviews at A Model Of Control Zine

A Model Of Control webzine has great reviews up of Cyanotic's - Transhuman 2.0 and mindFluxFuneral's - Teatro deRevelación. Click the links to check them out!

11.20.07 Bit Riot Records Newsletter V. 1 Online Now!

While we work on implementing our news system, I would invite everyone to check out our official newsletter posted to Myspace, LiveJournal and Trig!

11.20.07 Cyanotic Announces Special Philadelphia date with Chemlab

Cyanotic has just been added to a Philadelphia date the Chemlab tour! This show will feature ONLY Chemlab and Cyanotic so expect special extended sets from both artists. How awesome is that?

11.09.07 Cyanotic Announces Chemlab Supporting Dates

Cyanotic will be appearing at select east coast and southern dates of the Detonation Days tour w/ Chemlab, USSA(ex-Ministry and Jesus Lizard) and Skeleton Key

Click the image above or visit the events page for more info.

10.29.07 Cyanotic Transhuman 2.0 Review up at Chain DLK Zine

There is a new review for Cyanotic's Transhuman 2.0 up at Chain DLK webzine. Our personal favorite from the piece? "...like something Reconstriction Records would have put out back in the day...". Right on. Check it out here: Transhuman 2.0 Review at Chain DLK.

10.24.07 Cyanotic featured on new Rabbit Junk release

Glitch Mode Squadders rejoice - Rabbit Junk has reissued their two seminal albums via Full Effect Records. Both CDs feature remastering by Tom Baker (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, 16 Volt, etc). The self titled reissue includes a new remix by Cyanotic — “I Vote Bolshevik Lite (Glitch Mode Squad Googles The Green Party Mix)”. Get both via Full Effect Records now.

10.16.07 Cyanotic Interview and Performance courtesy of VF Mag

Our friends over at VF Mag had a chance to hook up with the Psycho Transhumanoid tour this past week in Denver and they have posted a great interview with Cyanotic as well as a wicked live video from the show. Rock on VF mag!

10.15.07 Have you seen a Bit Riot Artist lately?

We would like to extend our congratulations to Breath And Decay who played their first live performance over this weekend with Assemblage 23 and Sensuous Enemy in Madison. The show went off without a hitch and we hear it was a great time for everyone. Anyone looking for info on Breath And Decay should stay tuned, we expect to get some information and pictures up shortly and then music a bit down the line.

In other exciting news there are still 7 concerts left on the Cyanotic, Acumen Nation and DJ? Acucrack tour, so if you haven’t checked out the tour dates yet swing over to the events section and see if the show will be out your way this week. Cyanotic and the rest of the tour are showing the northwest / west / southwest how we do it out here in Chicago, so this is not one to miss!