On April 12 an Estonian metal record label called Nailboard Records launched a homepage and made public its plans for the near future. The blossoming sub-label of hyper.records has already met with considerable success - their first release, winner of Estonian Music Award of 2005 in the punk/metal category, the folk-metallic masterpiece "Hiiekoda" by Metsatõll sold over 1000 copies in first three weeks, which is quite something in a country with around a million residents, where the latest hit compilation of Britney Spears has only sold a few hundred copies.

Sights are aimed on Estonian metal music as a whole; release dates of upcoming quality albums by Human Ground, East Trading Wang and Pedigree have been announced; local star metallers Tharaphita and Must Missa have been signed as well. Also the history of the scene will not be forgotten - the aim of a special series called "Gems from Estonian Metal Vaults" is to dig out and remove the rust from past works of Estonian metal bands; the first to be drenched in the acid bath are "Ei kahetse midagi" by Loits and "Viimanegi veri" by Manatark.

For more information please visit http://www.nailboard.org

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estonianmetal.com