Clients, the full-length album from Metal band The Red Chord, will be released on vinyl for the first time ever on October 17th, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. The release coincides with a celebration of the record’s 20th anniversary.
The Red Chord has been an influential crossover band in the Hardcore, Grind, and Metal genres. After signing with Metal Blade in 2004, the band unleashed their second full-length album, Clients in 2005, to a welcoming reception.
The Red Chord’s Clients was recorded at Planet-Z in January 2005, produced by the band and Zeuss, recorded and mixed by Zeuss, with cover art by Paul Romano. The 20th anniversary vinyl edition of Clients was mastered by Zeuss and comes in a gatefold jacket, six-panel tri-fold insert, and DL card, plus a new vinyl cover, layout, and art elements that are not in the original 2005 CD layout, as well as a 2025 band portrait by Karen Jerzyk.
Vocalist Guy Kozowyk says on the release:
Clients is such an important part of our history. There was a vision for every component. The songwriting, the concepts, the sonic wizardry of Planet Z, and the intense visual arts. There has been a specific artistic concept that [artist] Paul [Romano] and I have discussed for the vinyl layout looming since 2004. After two decades, the stars aligned and the concept of the ‘Clients Family Tree’ was finally realized through the combination of Paul and Mike Wohlberg. Paul’s new illustrations are stunning. We are so excited to present this anniversary reissue with a remaster by the almighty Zeuss. It’s been a slow and methodical process, but we feel the final product is worth the wait. Thank you, Metal Blade for tolerating our fastidious nature and allowing us to be artists first.
Notes Paul Romano:
Throughout my career, THE RED CHORD’s Clients remains an all-time favorite project for me. I worked very closely with Guy and the band while they were writing the album. From meeting with the actual ‘Clients’ to hanging in the practice space while the album was being written helped me have a deep understanding that makes the artwork feel ingrained with the music. Having this comprehensive understanding lent itself to picking up where we left off 20 years ago with a dream of Clients on vinyl with new artworks that would really bring the idea to the next level. It felt like visiting an old friend and talking as if no time had passed.
Adds Zeuss:
I dug way deep into the archives from 20 years ago and found the original mixes. Not only are they properly prepared and mastered for vinyl, they sound even better than before!
Catch The Red Chord Live:
09/27/2025 Nightshift Party Weekend – Daytona Beach, FL w/ Dying Fetus, Incantation, more…
12/05/2025 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest – Denver, CO w/ Acid Bath, Blood Incantation, Chat Pile, more…
12/13/2025 Nova Void Fest – Portland, OR w/ Enterprise Earth, I Declare War, Nightmarer, more…
12/19/2025 Monarch – Brooklyn, NY w/ The Number Twelve Looks Like You, See You Next Tuesday, Vomit Forth
12/20/2025 The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA w/ The Number Twelve Looks Like You, See You Next Tuesday, Vomit Forth
