Corporate Punishment Records (abbreviated CPR) is a Los Angeles-based

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

. The company was formed in 2004 by

Thom Hazaert Thom Hazaert is an American musician, author/journalist, music executive and radio personality. He was co-founder and president of Corporate Punishment Records and currently runs THC: MUSIC, a management firm and label. With David Ellefson, he re ...

and Eric Nielsen, also co-founders of Loudside.com and Total Assault Street Teams. The label's most prominent artists include

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, Trigger Point,

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, Allele,

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, and

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History

CPR was formed in 2004 by

and Eric Nielsen, who were also the co-founders of Loudside.com – a comprehensive music and entertainment site, and the Total Assault Street Teams. Their previous work with artists including

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and

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, amongst others, helped lay the foundation of the label. Corporate Punishment was distributed by The Navarre Corporation in America, and Universal Music in Canada, until Navarre was purchased by E1/Koch, who became the label's distributor until 2008. After being released from their distribution deal with E1, the label went on hiatus until January 2010 when it was announced that Corporate Punishment had signed a Worldwide distribution deal with

Trustkill Records Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle ...

. Shortly thereafter, it was announced the label went on hiatus, and Hazaert went on to form the INgrooves/Fontana distributed THC : MUSIC.

Roster

Current

* 3 Mile Scream *

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* Broken Teeth *

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* Defiance *

Kïll Cheerleadër Kill Cheerleadër (previously known as Cheerleader 666) was a Canadian rock band whose members formed in 1999 in Toronto. Mainly influenced by punk rock and heavy metal acts such as The Stooges, early era Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maid ...

* On A Pale Horse * N3V3R 3N0U6H *

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* The Penny Royals * Re:Ignition * Tinjen *

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* Divided By Zero * 9mm Solution *

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* Victory Pill

Past

AM Conspiracy AM Conspiracy was an American alternative metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2005. Their current lineup consists of Jason "Gong" Jones, who was member of the band Drowning Pool when they recorded the album '' Desensitized'', (vocals) ...

* KCUF * Mastery * Nobis * Rikets * Shenoah *

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* Sinkin' Ships * Trigger Point * Hydrovibe *

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