News.RttP{DEFEATER signs to BRIDGE NINE}

Formed in Massachusetts in 2004 and solidified in 2008 from a diverse
background of musicians, Defeater is a forward-thinking hardcore band
with more to them than just mosh parts. The band recently released
their debut full-length Travels on Topshelf Records and now, to
celebrate their new home, Bridge Nine Records will be re-releasing
Travels on CD internationally as well as the vinyl edition in
conjunction with Topshelf Records on February 24th, 2009.

The relationship with Defeater and Bridge Nine as well as their former
label, Topshelf, was an easy one to arrange. B9 owner Chris Wrenn
explained, "Topshelf is owned and operated by [Bridge Nine employee]
Seth Decoteau. When he first gave us promo copies of this record, it
clearly stood out as something great. Most bands need time to grow
and develop, but Defeater is already proving that they're far ahead of
anyone around them. And Seth works his ass off- once it became clear
that not only was Defeater ready to take that next step forward but
Topshelf wanted to help push this record further-it made sense." The
band, too, was excited about the opportunity. Guitarist/vocalist Jay
Maas said, "I believe very strongly in taking the passions in my life
seriously; this is a road I have been on since I was 14 years old and
I'm not done seeing where it leads. We are super stoked and we know
how lucky we are to be working with such great people at Bridge Nine.
We couldn't be more excited."

Defeater has a wide array of influences and at first listen, you'll
hear tracks reminiscent of Botch and Deadguy mixed with traditional
hardcore. Ethically influenced by bands like Fugazi and musically by
Minor Threat and Modern Life Is War – Defeater is no copycat band. Jay
said, "We have been careful to know where we are going before we
start driving there. It's important to us to flesh out mood and place
instead of just blindly sitting down with my guitar hashing out
riffs." He continues to say, "…I wanted to make a record that you
could get into even if for some reason you don't care about the
meaning behind the lyrics, but at the same time I wanted to make sure
the listener to at least knows that there is more going on lyrically
than a bunch of non-interconnected thoughts and emotions."

With each band member being active in their local scene, perhaps one
of Defeater's biggest contributions is what they are doing for the
planet. Drummer Andy Reitz co-runs GREENVANS, which is a company that
rents out vans that run on waste vegetable oil to other bands.
Meanwhile, Defeater also tours in a converted veggie van and printed
their last record on 100% recyclable materials. Jay said, "For the
first time in recorded history we are seeing the actions of humans
actually affecting the planet in a very global way. It's nice to see
people starting to take the environment more seriously but we are
still a long way from where we need to be. We printed our record on
100% recycled materials, it costs more but it's worth it. We have
converted our van to run on waste vegetable oil and it works amazingly
well."

Be on the lookout for more news on Defeater and their plans for world
domination in the coming year. Meanwhile, Bridge Nine Records will
re-release Travels on February 24th, 2009 – and note that there will
be a small sticker over the packaging boasting the Bridge Nine logo in
an effort not to waste usable materials that were already printed for
Travels.

Check Defeater out at http://myspace.com/defeater .