The Path Less Traveled Records
PO Box 273
Normal, IL 61761
tplt08@gmail.com

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference" - Robert Frost

Suppor these fine folks. They're trying to make a difference:

Currently jamming:
YOB - The Great Cessation (dooooooooooooooooom)
The High Confessions - Turning Lead Into Golad With the High Confessions (weirdness)
Coliseum - House With a Curse (KY punk/hardcore do it up right)

Upcoming shows/sponsorships:
Apocalyptic Crust Fest 10/9 and 10/10 @ The Black Hole in Chicago, IL (we're a sponsor and will have a booth up; more information coming)

News:

8/22/10 - Hambone is out. Hope you're all enjoying it! We're happy to announce that we're working with Humanity Falls. They're a three-piece from NY with no bass, but sound furocious. A mix of old school death metal and a touch of grind. Welcome them aboard.

So we hope to have Imbroglio, STATS, Pyrrhon, Humanity Falls, Pound for Pound, and Pristina out by the end of the year. Special thanks to everyone involved for sticking around. It's been a fucking weird summer.

7/27/10 - Hambone's Conflagrations is here! Talk about stress! We got them to the distributor and will be getting some to Nick. The release date is 8/17. As a warning to our loyal fans, this is NOT metal. However, I've come to find that most metal fans are the most open-minded folks on the planet, so you may dig it. Kick back on your front porch, put this in, grab some whiskey, and enjoy the rest of your summer.

7/18/10 - Greetings. We're back from Dudefest. We had a great time. Thanks to all who came out and supported the cause and bought some of our stuff. Met Dave from Coffinworm and many other fine folks who support the 'scene'. Hambone CD's are done I just need to scrape up the money to finish my payment. We have some more signings to announce soon. We don't know when to say when. Just when we get caught up we're back in the thick of it. Until next time...

7/5/10 - Hope everyone had a good holiday! We're gearing up to head to Indy on Friday for Dudefest. We'll be there Friday and Saturday so come say hi. Sorry to everyone who has been waiting for the Hambone CD. Seems the company we deal with has hit a snag and things aren't moving as expected. We plan on shipping out the Pound for Pound for press this week.

Personally, we've hit a snag in the label where the funds have started to run dry. We're not going to close shop, but we did expect to have some releases out this summer like Imbroglio's Sleep Deprivation which will be pushed back. Sorry for the inconvenience. In about a month or so we should have everything straightened up around here and be back to normal. Family comes first for us. Thanks for your understanding.

6/18/10 - I expect Hambone's CD to be done any day now. Hold tight! Also, Dudefest 2010 is coming up 6/9 - 10 and we'll be there selling stuff for discounted prices. Come say hi. It's in Indy and only about $35 for the whole weekend to see bands like Landmine Marathon, Arab on Radar, Coffinworm, Capsule, Gospel, and many others. Go here for details and tickets!

6/13/10 - Alright. I'm throwing a little curve ball to some of you. Here in a few weeks, I'm releasing Conflagrations by Hambone. He's a one man blues/rock/etc. band from the KY/IN area. Extremely talented dude whom you all should check out. He writes great songs and sings with the heart and passion of greats like Curtis Crawford and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Difference is, he's white, young, and sings as if he's already been on the long journey of life. Hope you all enjoy.

6/3/10 - Hey all! We're happy to announce we've signed Pound for Pound from Springfield, IL and Pyrrhon from NYC. P4P play old-school hardcore and Pyrrhon are death metal (think Nile and Gorguts). More exciting shit to come. We're still not sure how we're paying for all of this yet, but it's coming so hold on tight! Also, N.S.O.A's Street Wise comes out NEXT TUESDAY! It'll be online and at a store near you. If they don't have it, bug them to get it!

5/13/10 - N.S.O.A. pre orders are going up this weekend in our store. Hope you dig it. We now have Facebook and we're extremely ashamed. Go here to be a fan: Facebook.

5/1/10 - Greetings. Hope everyone is well. Spring is here and summer is approaching. New Society of Anarchists' new CD Street Wise will be in stores and online 6/8/10! If you like hardcore a la Agnostic Front, look no further. Pre orders will be up soon.

We'll be a sponsor of Dudefest in Indianapolis, IN this year and will have a booth up. The festivities take place 7/9 and 7/10 and will feature Arab on Radar, Landmine Marathon, Trap Them, and many others. Once we know the venue, we'll let you all know.

4/16/10 - This weekend we'll have a buy one / get one sale on all our vinyl. Details are on our store page. Quantities are limited on some titles so act fast!

4/8/10 - Flourishing's debut EP is getting a lot of rave reviews. We're happy for those dudes. N.S.O.A.'s CD should be shipping to me tomorrow. Catch them on tour soon (look at our Tour Dates page). Also, we just got the new Imbroglio Sleep Deprivation master in the mail. You kids are in for a treat when we get this one out this summer.

In other news, we plan to release a 7" by Javelina this summer, Man Will Destroy Himself is recording soon as is Vaste Burai. Black Body has their CD finished as well so it's going to be one big metal summer. Also, we'll be releasing an EP for idiedtrying. To throw you a curve, one man band Hambone will have a CD out this summer as well. Just when we think we're caught up, we're drowning again, but we wouldn't have it any other way.

3/31/10 - Flourishing's debut CD officially came out yesterday and we couldn't be more proud. It was a lot of hard work and our first CD that is distributed (to stores even) in the USA and Canada. So thanks to all (Garett, Curran, dB Magazine, Crustcake, Invisible Oranges, Metal Sucks, Exclaim, and many others) for getting the word out and making this possible. If any lable out there wants to put out a vinyl version of Flourishing's EP, I know they're interested.

Up next is New Society of Anarchists (N.S.O.A.). Agnostic Front-type hardcore that will rip your face off from Brew City (you may know it as Milwaukee), WI. CD is pressing right now so it will be avaiable soon.

3/21/10 - About one week until Flourishing's debut EP is out. We have pre orders up for anyone that wants to order in our store. It should ship out on 3/27. The CD release show will be on 3/25 presented by Brooklyn Vegan/1,000 Knives at The Cake Shop in New York, NY w/ Javelina and Howl! Please go out and support them!!!

3/3/10 - Pre ordering is now available for the new Flourishing - A Momentary Sense of the Immediate World EP!!! It should be hot off the presses any day now and we're damn excited. Please note the price includes shipping. I plan to send these out on 3/27/10 so they arive at your house the day it is released. I will toss in some stickers and stuff as well. It's been a long journey, but well worth it.

2/17/10 - You should be starting to see some press for Flourishing here in a week or two. Their debut EP A Momentary Sense of the Immediate World will be out 3/30/10 in a store near you as well as various other outlets and in digital format.

We now have distribution in Europe! Our good friends at Code 7 will be helping us get our music out to the masses across the pond. Code 7 distributes through Plastichead so keep an eye out Europe!

In the next issue of Decibel, there will be a spotlight on our label. We want to thank Mark and all at Decibel for this and all the other exposure they've given us over the last year and a half. If you're a fan of any type of heavy music, you should subscribe by going here!

1/23/10 - Hello everyone. We are happy to announce that this August we'll be releasing a 7" for the mighty Javelina. They have put out two great CD's for Translation Loss (S/T and Beasts Amongst Sheep). They'll be releasing two new songs and a cover for the 7". There is more exciting news coming so stay tuned.

1/1/10 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope everyone stayed safe last night and made it home OK. Today starts a new year. We will post our top releases of the year (at least what we were able to listen to) and it will span all types of music. It's just what got us moving and probably won't be in any certain order.

Production has begun on the Flourishing EP and the release date will be 3/30/10. We don't have a release date yet for N.S.O.A. but we have the master and it rules! It includes a version of Tom Waits' "Misery's Is the River of the World". We can't wait for you all to hear it.