For Immediate Release
March 1, 2004


CANDLELIGHT and TABU RECORDINGS
Confirm Agreement for North America

Philadelphia: Candlelight today confirms the North American license for all Tabu Recordings titles. The new partnership will see the US and Canadian release of all new and reissued catalog titles from the growing Norwegian record label through Candlelight's stateside operation.

The first scheduled release will be the new album from Norway's Susperia. Titled Unlimited, the record is already receiving substantial response throughout Europe. Unlimited is the third album from the band formed by former Dimmu Borgir drummer Tjodalv. The band previously recorded for Nuclear Blast.

Formed in 2003, Tabu Records is owned by Tuba Records - Scandinavia's fastest growing independent distributor. The label's first release was the popular Infernal Gathering compilation featuring selections from Immortal, Dimmu Borgir, Zyklon, Opeth, Entombed, and Soilwork among others. Tabu followed the release with worldwide signings of acclaimed cult band Einherjer, folk metal band Lumsk and Susperia.

Since its launch January 2001, Candlelight's US operation has released over 100 albums across its three US imprints. The company's current projects include the new album from Sweden's Centinex, a reissue of the rare split album from Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child, plus continued work on the second album from Norway's Zyklon, the debut from Grimfist (featuring former members of Immortal), and the label debut from Eugene, Oregon's YOB. In 2003, Candlelight reissued its popular catalog from Opeth, previously under license for the territory, with bonus material added. The label plans the reissue of its Emperor catalog later this fall, with reported bonus and dvd enhancements.

Candlelight, with offices in Philadelphia, is headquartered in London and is distributed exclusively in the US by Caroline Distribution; in Canada by PHD Canada; throughout the rest of the world by Plastichead Music Distribution.


For more information visit both label's websites at www.candlelightrecords.co.uk and www.taburec.com