It was early 1997. My current associate at the time, Richard Evers, and myself both worked in the music industry. The internet was still an exotic phenomenon, vinyl hardly existed anymore, and business revolved all around the CD. We felt that what the industry needed was a distribution company focused on all ‘heavier’ music. Our dedication, combined with some old-school grit, ensured that not much later Suburban Distribution arose from the Dutch soil. The first labels that felt adventurous enough to collaborate with us were Nuclear Blast, Century Media, SPV and Massacre Records. After that many more followed. Meanwhile the music business was changing radically, and so was Suburban. A wise man once said that ‘standing still means moving backwards’, which I have always taken to heart. Because of this, Suburban Distribution has rapidly changed to stay on top of the ever changing music industry. The only thing that stays the same is the unrestrained passion for music, shared by everyone at Suburban. We release records! They rock! Ronald Draijer – 2016