Since launch in late 2010, Itchy Metal Entertainment strives to look beyond stereo-types and the societal prerequisites of main stream music. Constantly challenged to seek new paths, the indie label’s mission embodies hard-working artists and provides a platform from which to expose the metal art form to a world-wide audience.With a strong affection for bands that command presence, IME partners with musicians that remain agile and possess a core business maturity. In return, the label provides honest opportunity through a driving work ethic and innovative approach– a direct reflection of the artists themselves.
These tenets have extended Itchy Metal Artists world-wide and recently introduced the label to Phoenix, Arizona. In a land of tumbleweed and sunsets, cactus and mountains they found four cowboys from hell known locally as the heavy-metal foursome “Impulsive Aggression”.
“Heavily” inspired, drummer Craig Henry combines musical efforts with Joe Paniagua on guitars, Jack Schwitz on bass and front man Rich Morales. The resulting assault of thick crunchy guitars, thunderous bass, hardcore vocals and pounding drums manifests as thrashers on a mission and this group’s rapid-fire pace has taken their sound all over America’s Southwest.
“Craig and I had several conversations about the direction of the band and potential opportunities for growth,” states Ed Fassio, IME President. “This band understands the important combination of stage and strategy. They possess a fueled passion for metal with an equivalent appetite for success, and it’s their tenacity that particularly stood out.”
Make no mistake- these guys definitely take their shredding just as serious! Veterans to live performance and road warriors with the mileage to prove it, Impulsive Aggression has played at venues large and small, sharing the bill with such acts as Agent Orange, Death Pilot, LA Guns, Lizzy Borden, Dokken, Flotsam & Jetsam and Otep....just to name a few. And with upcoming performances on Sunset Strip alongside Fear Factory and Asesino, these metal merchants are definitely guilty by association.
Impulsive Aggression’s addition to the Itchy Metal roster includes a calculated plan to develop and extend the group’s branding, two forthcoming releases and a collaborative merchandising deal.
“We’re really stoked to join Itchy Metal,” says IA’s Craig Henry. “And we’re looking forward to a future of opportunities.”
