Earache Records may have started 2023 with notable chart success, but the label has been firmly on the up for a while now, bucking industry trends to penetrate the mainstream with heavy alternative music. Here, UK label head Tim Bailey tells Music Week how he and the team have done it and talks rock, risk taking and rewards…

WORDS: JAMES HICKIE   PHOTOS: LAURA KIDD

The history of Earache Records is a truly fascinating music business tale. From pioneering extreme ...