Guitar World joins High on Fire, Municipal Waste and more

Relapse Records is proud to announce the details for its 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) label showcase.

This showcase, the label’s tenth consecutive at SXSW, will be held at Emo’s Annex (600 Red River Street) on Thursday, March 13th and will be open to the public as well as SXSW badge-holders.

This year’s line-up includes High on Fire (Oakland, CA), Genghis Tron (Philadelphia, PA), Coliseum (Louisville, KY), Vverevvolf Grehv (Omaha, NE), special guests Municipal Waste (Richmond, VA), and Austin’s own Mala Suerte. Running order and show times are forthcoming.

The 2008 Relapse Records SXSW showcase will be also be presented in part by EMG Pickups, Guitar World and Revolver Magazines, and MetalKult.com.

All of the artists performing at this year’s Relapse SXSW showcase are available for interviews upon request. To speak to any of the bands simply contact Betsey Cichoracki at Relapse Records via any of the means listed below. Updated artist news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website: Relapse.com. For more information on this year’s showcase partners, please visit their respective websites at EMG, GuitarWorld.com , Revolvermag.com and MetalKult.com.

***RELAPSE RECORDS 2008 SXSW SHOWCASE***

• Thursday, March 13th 2008 @ 7:00 pm
• Emo’s Annex (600 Red River Street)

Featuring:

High on Fire (www.MySpace.com/HighOnFireSlays)
Genghis Tron (www.MySpace.com/GenghisTron)
Coliseum (www.MySpace.com/Coliseum)
Vverevvolf Grehv (www.MySpace.com/VverevvolfGrehv)
Municipal Waste (www.MySpace.com/MunicipalWaste)
Mala Suerte (www.MySpace.com/MalaSuerte)