Crestfallen Records

21/08/2026

Ov Ruin are back with their upcoming EP The Hollow Reign!

I'm sorry for two drops back to back, but sometimes it just has to work out that way haha

I always love working with these guys and seeing what they're up to and I can say that these songs are rivaling blackened deathcore bands that have been around for 5-10 years.

The riffs are unrelenting - there'seven some solos! The breakdowns are heavy enough that it makes you question if it's a song or a building collapsing outside. It's 15 minutes of nonstop deathcore perfection.

The vocals are reigned in and suit the songs and don't do vocal olympics if that's a negative for you. In fact, there's so many squeals in it that in some instances the EP feels like it hearkens back to the mid/late 2010s slamming deathcore trend.

We kept the spread similar to the variant breakdown for Eternal Lament and made sure to include CDs for everyone. The vinyl will feature bonus instrumentals that won't be on the CD. So if you want to hear them, make sure to grab a vinyl!

We got to play around with some fun colors combinations since the artwork (done by Jeff Brown) has a lot of subtle colors to pull from. This is also the first time in about three years that a reverse splatter has made it to a final spread. The only two times it was used was for Earth Eater - Infinite Ruin and Sold Soul - Into The Mouth Of Hell

Vinyl will be heavy-weight 180g with numbered OBIs, reverse print jackets, and thick cardstock inserts.

Everything is available now so make sure you head over to the store and grab a copy!

19/08/2026

Low Stock page is finally sorted again!

Shopify doesn't have a built in way to organize by inventory so it either has to be done manually or externally by another app. Just the fun parts of running a label!

A lot of these variants are down to the final copies period

15/08/2026

I won't lie, I always worry when a djent-adjacent band pops up on the roster since it's very hit or miss if it'll click with everyone, but it seems that Eschalon went over well!

We're down to the final 45 copies with 15 of them being the Shallow vapour!

A huge thank you to everyone who picked up a copy so far!

14/08/2026

I have so much to cover on this release and I know I’m going to ramble and rant, so I apologize in advance. This has been a long time coming so strap in to hear me gush about what is and will always be the best Crestfallen release.

This week is the five year anniversary of the first Crestfallen release. It’s insane to think that it’s been that long and the direction that the label has taken since its inception.

For those of you who don’t know, Crestfallen originally started as a djent label. My goal was to press as many solo bedroom djent projects as I could but that plan went out the door as soon as CFR001 hit and everyone looked at Crestfallen as a label that mainly focuses on deathcore, or at the very least modern core.

I’m not upset with that view at all since it is the truth and main focus of the label in its current state, but djent will always be my first love. Monuments was the first heavy band I ever got into back in high school. ‘The Amanuensis’ is, in my opinion, the best album of all time (with Atlas being the best song.) All this to say why I think it’s fitting to have this release on the five year anniversary. I give you, ‘Devour’ by Eschalon

This has been a release that has been in the works for going on three years now. The band has done multiple album revisions and changes to make sure they’re putting out an album that they have no regrets about.

Back in the start of 2024, Anthony Ward told me he has a friend in a band who, at the time, only released one song that he wanted me to check out. We all know how that goes usually. Someone says their friend is in a band and it’s a band that doesn’t sound great at all. I was prepared for the worst going in, and to my surprise, Eschalon scratched an itch that I’ve been trying to scratch for years.

Within the first 30 seconds of hearing Helios, I was sold. I’ve been wanting to hear a band take on the aggressive djent sound of Monuments.

There were soulful cleans, dynamic screams, and instrumentation that you could really sink your teeth into. It wasn’t just palm mutes and synths. There was true craftsmanship to how the Helios was written. Lyrics and syllables mattered - they accented the drums and riffs and gave the song (and all of the future songs) some real bite to them. There was also the added bonus of one of the original vocalists of Monuments, Neema Askari, being featured on Helios.

I told Anthony that I needed to press this somehow, even if it would only be a 7”. Anthony later introduced me to Maximo Williams McKinnon and we hit it off pretty quick and the rest is history.

‘Devour’ is by far my favorite album I’ve gotten to release through the label. It brings me back to when I first got into metal and is what I like to say is the start of the djent revival. I know it’s a little early for it (it’s usually like 15 years for a revival sound yeah?) but there’s too much going on here that hearkens back to the peak early 2010s djent that it’s impossible to ignore. Djent revival is here and I’m going to savor every bit of it!

For vinyl there are 150 copies across four variants. Two /25s and two /50s. All 180 gram heavy-weight vinyl with a cardstock insert, and reverse print jackets. The standard Crestfallen loadout that you’ve all come to expect over the last couple of years. On the CD front it’s 50 jewel cases with an 8 page booklet. All available right now! Go grab a copy and get ready for your new favorite CFR release.

13/08/2026

CFR - 069 tomorrow at 11:30am ET

This is my favorite CFR release and will be for all eternity

03/08/2026

Did you think I was done posting spread photos? Think again! I have like four more to do!

Sometimes simple spreads are my favorite to do. It let's the music speak for itself.

There are some copies available on the store so take a peek over there and pick a copy up along with some other in hands!

28/07/2026

Talk about an iconic album for deathcore. Between the art and the music, it's in a class of its own.

I knew this spread had to be just as big as the music which is why there's almost every variant style that dunk!pressing offers. Plus a ton of gold throughout. There's no better gold than Dunk!'s and this set proves it.

Most orders have shipped by this point outside of any orders with multiple variants/records (those will be out very soon) or orders that contain other preorders.

There's a handful of the /75s left on the store as well!

24/07/2026

Here we are. CFR070. You know I try to keep the 10s as something unique or a release that has a very important part to it.

Gabe was one of the first people to trust me with his music when I did Delusions of Grandeur. Him and Brenth trusted me when I had very little experience, had nothing in hand yet, and were the third release.

Fast forward five years and 65-ish releases later, Gabe is trusting me with Enterprise Earth and that's something that I don't take lightly.

When Gabe hit me up about helping out with a reissue of Descent Into Madness, I knew I had to do it justice. I didn't want it to be just another set of copies to sit alongside the ones that have been done in the past.

These have the usual Dunk! treatment and will be what I like to think as the definitive version of this EP in terms of density. The gatefolds are reverse print (if you have Sold Soul you already know what it'll be like,) thick cardstock inserts as usual, and 180g+ heavyweight vinyl. Not to mention these are not only the most limited vinyl of Descent Into Madness to date, these are also the most limited vinyl the band has done period.

If you have a copy of Descent Into Madness already, I urge you to get one of these and A/B test them. I bet you'll find a difference! I'm that confident in Dunk!'s quality.

Preorders are available now and I'm hoping to have these out towards the end of the year ideally but as always, I'll have the Preorder Status Page updated as things move along.

22/07/2026

Earth Eater - Bleeding Hypocrisy vinyl are in and are currently being sent out. A good chunk of you should have shipping confirmations with a portion of those already being delivered.

The goal of the variants were to be as contrasting as possible. Bleak and dark with huge pops of color.

This was a special release for me as Earth Eater was the first band to work with Crestfallen during the transition to . A huge thank you to Dunk! for making one of the most unique mysteries and one of the best fades I've eve seen!

There's only a handful of the SOS and fade left before they're washed out!

21/07/2026

Happy Tuesday! Here's some updates for everyone!

- Until We Die, Snake Father, and Silverlake CDs just landed. I'll get those numbered and shipped out momentarily.

- Sold Soul, Reminitions, Earth Eater, and Sunscourge vinyl are in the process of shipping out. The first half was dropped off yesterday. If you haven't received tracking yet for a variant that is marked as shipped on the Status Page, don't panic! I did individual single record orders first to make the process go quicker.

- Rebalance items will be sent out in the middle of the other two shipments I'm sending out. The CDs and pallet are the top priorities at the moment, but I'm not wanting anyone to wait too long for the rebalance orders.

- Friday at 12pm ET will be the biggest band CFR has worked with to date. I'm not sure how this release will go, but I can say that with their previous vinyl, these will be the most limited records the band has ever printed. Could be a bloodbath once their fanbase sees it.

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