Kong is an Amsterdam-based band formed in 1988 by guitarist/synth programmer Dirk de Vries, guitarist Aldo Sprenger, bassist/synth programmer Mark Drillich, and drummer Rob Smits, whose daughter is one of the co-founders of the fashion label Cherry Red. The band's music can best be described as avant-garde containing elements of noise, electronica, and industrial. Furthermore, nearly all of Kong's music was instrumental with the only vocals being an eclectic blend of sampling. The band is perhaps most notable for the quadrophonic approach to their shows: live performances are played in a quadraphonical live set-up, an idea that came from one of Kong’s very first gigs. On the opening-night of an art exhibition in a squatted Amsterdam bathhouse there was too little space for the band to play together, so each band member took his/her own independent stage and P.A.-stack by his/her side to one corner of the club. It proved an interesting set-up for the band and created a strange experience for the audience. They followed the same approach for their next gig at Melkweg in Amsterdam and since then hardly ever played together on one stage again. Despite modest promotional efforts and releasing a music video for the song "Stockhouse" in 1992, the band never achieved significant commercial success. Consequently, Kong went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000. On May 22, 2007, a news post on the band's website announced that bassist Mark Drillich was looking for musicians willing to revive the band. According to the post, a collaboration with guitarist Tijs Keverkamp followed, yielding a number of songs. A follow-up news post on June 20, 2007, said that rehearsals with a new drummer Mandy Hopman had begun. In 2009 the album What It Seems Is What You Get was released.

Created in 1998, SET THE TONE has released a few demo cds, a split cd with french sludgers Es La Guerilla (2005 - Several Bleeds Records), a full length album entitled "Full Tilt Boogie" (2008 - Ruined Lives Records) and an EP called "Pallas Athena" (2010 - Ruined Lives Records). SET THE TONE played tons of shows with bands such as CROWBAR, NAPALM DEATH, GOJIRA, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, HATESPHERE, ARKANGEL, THE HAUNTED, SICK OF IT ALL, AMEN RA, HIGH ON FIRE, LOFOFORA, HANGMAN'S CHAIR, WILL HAVEN, DOWNSET, RISE & FALL, MASS HYSTERIA, LENGTH OF TIME and many many more. The band is now working on a brand new full length album...

SardoniS are a two man aural demolition crew from Belgium whose musical output encompass the pure, unadulterated brutality of High On Fire, the atmosphere of 5ive and the vintage swing n’ groove of early Black Sabbath. A throwback to stoney, blown-speaker Doom of that golden Man’s Ruin Records era but with a magic all their own.

The band was formed in the summer of 2006. They’ve released a 4 song EP on September 1st, 2008 and their debut was released on April 6th, 2010 in courtesy of MeteorCity Records.