Holy Fucking ANTIChristmas Volume 5 Available

December 20, 2012, 11 years ago

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Carrying on the tradition that it started in 2008, Misantrof ANTIRecords has, like every year so far, released its Christmas compilation, titled Holy Fucking ANTIChristmas Volume 5. The album takes an irreverent poke at what Christmas has become. This year’s compilation is once again a double CD release, thanks to the amazing interest it has arisen among bands, and contains 30 tracks of varying genres, loosely based on the various facets of Christmas. The tracks have either been newly written and recorded or adapted especially for album. Like all Misantrof releases, this 30 track compilation is available for free download, together with cover art and information about the bands involved at this location.

By making Misantrof entirely non-profit and allowing the bands to keep all the rights to their music and control all decisions regarding their releases, he has offered bands a viable alternative to the established labels, especially at time when few, if any, are willing to take risks with new bands.

A press release regarding the ANTIChristmas albums: "If you're reading this, the armageddon stuff was once again a vane belief created by the weakness of human kind. Or not. Maybe the armageddon will come later today. So either you want to celebrate the fact you are still alive, or you want to die happily later today, this is the only soundtrack you need. Our sole concern is that it seems we're about to get another money based christmas. Once again. Christmas has now lost whatever religious significance it had to all but a small handful of people, and it has become a sick orgy of exploitation where everyone is encouraged to spend money to buy stuff they don't need and probably cannot afford. We just want to give everyone something for free, and hopefully at the same time make people sit back and realise that there are ways to have fun that do not require vast sums of money. All the bands featured have allowed us to use their music for free, even paying their own studio costs – it’s an almost 120 minute long reality check on Christmas, from 30 different artists, and made for pure enjoyment and cost-free self-indulgence."

Mastered in the obscurity of Misantrof Studios just before the world destruction in December 2012 by Daniel Vrangsinn. Cover artwork by Somber Von Plaag.


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