Getting everything together for the 15th Anniversary Comp & Party was a handful.

Hey Karol! Thanks for kicking this thing off. How are you? How’s 2016 been treating you so far? Hey Paul! Thanks for joining us here on IDIOTEQ. Alongside the interview, we’re thrilled to give you premiere one of the last tracks by FURNACE called “Blue Iberia”! We touched upon some technical details of running a small label, pressing coloured vinyls, and Tor Johnson’s 15th Anniversary compilation featuring the final recording from Providence based doom folk metallers BLOODPHEASANT and Boston sludgy metallic hardcore pack FURNACE, along with a long out-of-print DEATH TO TYRANTS song! Completed by the label’s current and ex-bands SAINT JUDE, TYLER DANIEL BEAN, ANEURYSM, LATE BLOOMER, LUNGLUST, RATSTAB, and NOW DENIAL, the record is dubbed ‘Closer To The Grave’ and will be officially released on July 28th, one day before the show at AS220 in Providence.

Email As the 15th anniversary milestone of Providence, Rhode Island’s DIY label Tor Johnson Records emerges on the horizon, what better way to celebrate than a tasteful 15 Anniversay Compilation and a proper release show at one of the busiest local venues AS220? Well, we deduced there was no interview planned, and we interrogated the label’s mastermind Paul Dechichio to learn more about his amazing work, the Rhode Island DIY punk/metal scene, and a lot more stuff.

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