Tha album was first released in Germany, then in the UK. The reason given for a delay in the release to the USA was that Meat could not get signed with a company in the USA.
He signed with Polydor for Germany and Mercury for the UK, both these being subsidiaries of Universal Music, who I believe are releasing it in New Zealand.
As to why Meat could not get signed with a company in the US until his recent agreement with Sanctuary .. I guess those business issues are something which he knows.
Releasing the album in Europe first is not so strange as it may at first seem. Meat's popularity in Europe has never waned, and his albums have always sold well here. His shows sell out almost as soon as they go on sale.
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