Rising from the ashes of the now defunct Black Mountain label, Heathen Skulls is a boutique record label and touring agency based in Melbourne, Australia. It’s owned and run by Robert MacManus and committed to the vision of releasing records for and touring mainly experimental, outsider, noisier, darker and heavier orientated artists.

Black Mountain was founded in 2001 as a label / agency specifically designed to accommodate Grey Daturas affairs. 
 In November 2005, to coincide with Yellow Swans Australian Tour and split release with Grey Daturas, Black Mountain changed its names to Heathen Skulls, mainly due to the Canadian band of the same name. Since 2005, Heathen Skulls has gone onto release for and tour some of the most respected artists in the underground, and with a committed vision, will continue to.

HS Archives

Black Mountain releases:

2002 – Grey Daturas, S/T Album: BM001 / SA001 (Split release w/ Sonic Advisor)

2005 – Grey Daturas, All I see is nothing EP: BM002 / DONT0005 (Split release w/ Diagnosis Don’t Recordings)

Heathen Skulls Releases:

HS001 / 2005 – Yellow Swans / Grey Daturas, Australian Tour EP - SOLD OUT
HS002
/ 2006 – Grey Daturas, Blood Trail EP (US Tour EP) - SOLD OUT
HS003 / 2006 – Wolf Eyes / Grey Daturas, The Black Plague (Australian Tour EP) - SOLD OUT
HS004 / 2006 – Grey Daturas: Path of Niners (EP) - SOLD OUT
HS005 / 2007 – Blarke Bayer / Black Widow: Arctic Blast - SOLD OUT
HS006 / 2007 – Monarch: Dead Men Tell No Tails (2 X CD)
HS007 / 2007 – Brian Chase / Seth Misterka: S/T
HS008 / 2007 – Agonhymn: Doom Jazz - SOLD OUT
HS009 / 2007 – Audible Delusions Ensemble: Winters Weapon
HS010 / 2007 – Black Widow: Night of the Raven
HS011 / 2008 – Grey Daturas: Return to Disruption
HS012 / 2008 – Embers: Slag Welter
HS013 / 2009 – Monarch: A look at tomorrow / Mass death and destruction 7″ - SOLD OUT
HS014 / 2009 – Grey Daturas: Return to Disruption 12″, LP - SOLD OUT
HS015 / 2009 – Grey Daturas: European Tour 7″ - SOLD OUT
HS016 / 2009 – The Black Fire: S/T 12″, LP
HS017 / 2009 – Blarke Bayer / Black Widow: S/T 7″
HS018 / 2010 – Monarch: Sabat Noir LP - SOLD OUT
HS019 / 2010 – Brian Chase and Seth Misterka: The Shape of Sound CD
HS020 / 2010 – Monarch: Sabat Noir CD
HS021 / 2011 – Monarch: Sortilege CD (Japanese / Australian tour EP)

Tours:

LIMITED EXPRESS, Has Gone (Japan): Melbourne tour dates, November 2004
GREY DATURAS: Dead in the Woods Tour, Nov / Dec 2004
GREY DATURAS: US Tour, May / June 2005
GREY DATURAS: US Home coming Tour, August 2005
GREY DATURAS: New Zealand Tour, Nov / Dec 2005
GREY DATURAS: US Tour, March / April 2006
BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL (NZ) & 1/3 OCTAVE BAND (NZ): Melbourne, June 2006
WOLF EYES (US) & GREY DATURAS: June / July 2006
GREY DATURAS: US Tour, November / December 2006
GREY DATURAS: Australian Tour, June 2007
BLACK BONED ANGEL (NZ): Australian Tour, July 2007
GREY DATURAS: European Tour, August – October 2007
GREY DATURAS: US Tour, October – December 2007
GREY DATURAS: Australian Tour, January 2008
PIG DESTROYER (US): Australian Tour, October Tour 2008
ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU (Germany / Japan): Australian Tour, February 2009
MONARCH (France): Australian Tour, February 2009
GREY DATURAS: European Tour, April – May 2009
GREY DATURAS: Australian Tour, June – July 2009
BLACK COBRA (US): Australian Tour, October 2009
STATIC AGE Festival: October 28th, 2009
LIGHTNING BOLT (US): Australian Tour, November 2009
GREY DATURAS: Last ever show @ The Tote Hotel, Melbourne: 15/01/2010
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM (USA) & MONARCH (France): Australian Tour, February 2010
JANDEK (USA): Australian Tour, March 2010
BRIAN CHASE (Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer / USA) & SETH MISTERKA (USA): Australian Tour, May 2010
OM (USA) & LICHENS (USA): Australian Tour, July 2010
ZENI GEVA (Japan): Australian Tour, September 2010
HEATHEN EARTH Festival: September 26th, 2010
DEAD MEADOW (USA): Australian Tour, October 2010
NADJA (Canada / Germany): Australian Tour, October 2010
STATIC AGE Festival: October 2nd, 2010
MONARCH (France): US tour, Late Oct – mid Nov , 2010
EARTHLESS (USA): Australian Tour: NYE – mid January 2011
MONARCH (France): Japanese Tour, February 2011
MONARCH (Fr) / UNEARTHLY TRANCE (USA) / EAGLE TWIN (USA): Australian Tour, Feb – March, 2011
THRONES (USA) & JOHN WEISE (USA): Australian tour, March / April, 2011
JASON SIMON of Dead Meadow SOLO (USA): Australian / New Zealand tour, August 2011
RUSSIAN CIRCLES (USA): Australian / New Zealand Tour, September, 2011