Founded by MITHRAS mastermind Leon Macey, Galactic Records launched in late 2006 and brought with it two debut releases from two very different artists: the UK’s fastest rising death metal contenders SARPANITUM and Welsh/Swedish atmospheric instrumental hybrid SEPIA DREAMER.

"Sarpanitum are an anomaly in the UK death metal scene. Their debut for us, Despoilment Of Origin, is a sophisticated and brutal release, and for such a young band, it’s damn impressive!” says Leon of his first signing. “I was a big fan of Sepia Dreamer’s first recording, Portraits Of Forgotten Memories, and always believed that with a label brave enough to take the risk with a totally instrumental album they would go down really well with an extreme audience. The Sublime isn’t a shoe-gazing affair, but the emotional edge it displays should appeal to many as a welcome break from the barrage of blastbeats most extreme music fans have become accustomed to.”

Leon also helped Sepia Dreamer realise The Sublime in a recorded format by lending his drumming skills on the album – which manifests itself in a very different style to that which he is used to with his own band Mithras. “It was a real challenge with just four hours available to lay down an album’s worth of drumming for a style miles from my comfort zone, but I think it lends itself well to the music,” he comments.

Both releases are distributed worldwide via the UK’s largest independent music distributor, Plastichead. Releases are also available via the label’s site: www.galacticrecords.co.uk.