Bluntface Records is an organization founded by Otto Kinzel. Bluntface supports independent musicians and artists that strive to create content outside the mainstream. No pre-formulated requirements; no generic templates. Bluntface strives to provide a forum for those artists who think and act "left-of-center" and need a home for their avant-garde projects. Currently Bluntface Records is open to working with any artists of any genre that yearn for quality of content over quantity, and who feel like they need "someone who understands."
In 2003 Bluntface Records released The First Compilation, a CD featuring 20 tracks from 14 New England-based artists. Crossing multiple genres, from metal to rap to industrial, the compilation showcased what a label can accomplish when it's willing to look past strict financial concerns and work with people who believe in their own message and themselves. This culminated in a headlining performance by then Bluntface Records artist Wormdr1v3 at the Sick As Sin Metal Fest in Lowell, MA, alongside Dying Fetus and From A Second Story Window.
In that time Bluntface released albums by Wormdr1v3 (industrial/metal), Optic Rose (electronic-folk rock), Fernco (hip-hip/shock-core), Bob Dwyer (electronic/psychedelic rock) and the Burden of Liberty seven song promotional EP. Other releases include the New England is Wicked Pissed compilation CD (in conjunction with Return To The Pit), the Redline 4 Life motorcycle stunt DVD, and Cellblock One's promotional DVD.
In 2006 Bluntface went on hiatus, allowing for Otto to focus more on his own music, which had taken a back seat running the label.
Bluntface was re-launched in the Spring of 2009, currently supporting Chemical Distance and preparing to release their debut full length album, The Pain & The Progress, March 2010. There are also plans for future compilation CDs and DVDs, and the 2011 full-length album from Lucretia's Daggers.