Cleveland’s mighty Ringworm have announced they have finally parted ways with Victory Records and their next record will be released by Relapse Records. The band last released studio album "Scars" on Victory in 2010, then the Mindsnare split on A389 Recordings along with a live album Stigmatas In The Flesh on the label too. The band have made no secret about their desire to leave Victory Records encouraging fans to download their records instead of giving their money to the label.

Relapse Records is extremely excited to announce the signing of Cleveland, OH metal/hardcore veterans Ringworm. Formed in 1990, Ringworm (Human Furnace - Vocals, Matt Sorg - Guitar, John Comprix - Guitar, Ed Stephens - Bass, Danny Zink - Drums) has previously released six full-length records on labels Deathwish, A389 and Victory Records in addition to playing countless shows with the likes of Cro-Mags, Integrity, Kreator, Goatwhore, Nasum, and many others. The band will be entering the studio to record their Relapse debut this April. Vocalist Human Furnace commented on the signing: 

"Throughout our existence I've felt that RINGWORM has always been the "black sheep", never quite fitting into any specific genre mold. Sometimes too metal for hardcore, other times too hardcore for metal. We enjoy distorting the line between the two and, often, completely destroying it. But I've always felt that we've never quite had a home that understood where we're coming from and embraced the fact what we are a "black sheep" and we aren't cookie-cut bullshit. We feel that we finally found that home. They understand that there are legions of black sheep out there that don't fit into society's "one size fits all" mold. We couldn't be more excited to be more working with Relapse."