Facedown Records is a

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record label based in

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that is devoted to

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and

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

bands (Christian and secular) with a few

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acts such as Immortal Souls and Indwelling. Founded by

No Innocent Victim No Innocent Victim, or N.I.V., is a Christian hardcore punk band on Facedown Records. The band was formed in 1992 in San Diego, California.DaRonco, MikeNo Innocent Victim Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2015 They released two albums, an ...

drummer Jason Dunn"Company Profile: Facedown Records". ''

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'' 251 (June 2009), p. 38. in 1997, the label started small with a number of 7" record releases by Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born Blind. As the label grew, it was able to sign artists for full album deals. xDISCIPLEx released material on Facedown, as well as

Figure Four The Figure Four is a Canadian hardcore punk band, started in December 1997, and recorded 3 albums since. The band usually performs songs of the hardcore punk and metalcore genres. The band is currently on hiatus. Biography Figure Four started ...

and Point of Recognition. The label also signs

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groups such as xDEATHSTARx and xLooking Forwardx. Label bands like

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and

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released well-received albums.

War of Ages War of Ages (sometimes abbreviated WoA; formerly known as Point Zero) is an American Christian metal band formed in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2002. The band's self-titled debut album ''War of Ages'' was released in 2005, and in February 2006, the ...

For Today For Today was an American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, formed in 2005. They released two EPs, ''Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time'' and ''Prevailer'', and six full-length albums: '' Ekklesia'' in, 2008, ''Portraits'' in 2009, ...

, Sleeping Giant and others make up the self-described "Facedown Family".

Strike First Records

Strike First Records is Facedown's imprint label, which provides label services for smaller bands, and sometimes acts as a "Facedown training ground"; some Strike First bands, such as Bloody Sunday,

Kingston Falls Kingston Falls were an American Christian hardcore band, and they primarily played hardcore punk and metalcore. They were from Goshen, Indiana, where they formed in 2003 and disbanded in 2009. The primary members of the band were John Busenbar ...

Call to Preserve Call to Preserve was an American Christian and straight edge crossover thrash band who played a fusion hardcore punk and metalcore. They come from Rockledge, Florida. The band started making music in 2003, and disbanded in 2011. Their membersh ...

, and

have since moved to Facedown. All of Strike First's releases are limited edition physical issue, and are made using no

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, from

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Dreamt Music

Late in 2007, the label announced a new imprint, the rock-based Dreamt Music. Dreamt Music focuses more on Christian Alternative and Classic Rock unlike its Christian Metal counterparts Facedown and Strike First Records. See Dreamt Artists for list of Dreamt Music signed artists.

Facedown Fest

Since 2000, the label also hosts an annual two-day "Facedown Fest" in southern California. The

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is usually made up of the entire Facedown and Strike First rosters. It has been the site of final performances by xDisciplex A.D., and xDEATHSTARx,

, and served as the introduction of xLooking Forwardx to Facedown fans, prior to the band signing with the label. The popularity of the Fest has grown, and in November 2005, an additional two days were held in

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for the convenience of those in the eastern part of the U.S. who cannot easily make it to

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. For 2017's Facedown Fest, and to celebrate their 20th anniversary, the label is hosting the festival as a three-day event, with old acts such as

A Plea for Purging A Plea for Purging was a Christian metalcore band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. During their time active, they released four full-length albums on Facedown Records and two EPs. Their final release, ''The Life & Death of A Plea for Purging'' ...

, Bloodlined Calligraphy and xLooking Forwardx and new acts such as Nothing Left and

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. The 20th anniversary had many notable acts, including

Impending Doom Impending Doom is an American Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California. The group has released six full-length studio albums and are currently a five piece with lead vocalist Brook Reeves as one of the two original remaining member ...

, Sinai Beach,

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and

Roster

Current

* American Arson *Bloodlines *

* Confessions of a Traitor * Deathbreaker * Dens *

Everything in Slow Motion Everything in Slow Motion (EISM) is an American music project by former Hands frontman Shane Ochsner from Fargo, North Dakota. The project began in February 2012, and he signed with Facedown Records soon thereafter. EISM first released a studio E ...

Extol Extol are a Christian metal band from Bekkestua, Norway that was formed in 1993. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive metal, death metal, black metal and thrash metal. Over the course ...

* Fallstar *

Fleshkiller Fleshkiller is a death metal band from Norway and Indiana, United States. History Fleshkiller started in 2015 in Norway as a side project of Ole Børud of the progressive metal band, Extol and Peter Dalbakk of the band Vardøger. Børud and Da ...

* For All Eternity * HolyName *

My Epic My Epic is an American Christian rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina started in 2005. They released an independent EP in 2006 entitled ''This Is Rescue'', and two successive albums and one EP with Dreamt Records entitled ''I Am Undone'' (20 ...

* Northlander * Nothing Left * Saving Grace *

* Weathered * What We Do in Secret

Past

A Hope for Home A Hope for Home (commonly abbreviated to AHFH) is a post-metal band based in Portland, Oregon that formed in 2006. They have five studio albums, three of which were released on Facedown Records and Strike First (the imprint label of Facedown Rec ...

(unsigned) *

Abel Abel ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hābīl is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was the younger brother of Cain, and the younger son of Adam and Eve, the first couple in Biblical history. He was a shepher ...

(Dreamt Music) *

Ace Augustine Ace Augustine was an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The band started making music in 2008, and their membership throughout their tenure has been vocalists, Kyle Irwin, Ben Moser, and Ryan Feister, guitarists, Brian Fellen ...

(Strike First Records) (previously signed to

Red Cord Records Red Cord Records is an American record label from Rockford, Illinois. The label started in September 2008, but went on hiatus in 2014. The label signed bands including Phinehas, Random Hero, Inhale Exhale, and Bloodline Severed. Background Red ...

) * Anchor *

Alove for Enemies Alove for Enemies was a Christian hardcore band from Long Island, New York, US. They claim Shai Hulud, Darkest Hour, and Few Left Standing as their influences. Biography The band was founded in 1999, and released their first six-song EP ind ...

(members in

Letter to the Exiles Letter To The Exiles was an American Christian metalcore band from Long Island, New York. The band was active from 2008 through 2013 and was signed to Facedown Records in 2012. History Letter To The Exiles was founded in 2008 and released the ...

) *

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(unsigned) * Anam Cara (member also in

Twelve Gauge Valentine Twelve Gauge Valentine was an American post-hardcore band from Bastrop and Monroe, Louisiana, with their debut album ''Shock Value'' released on October 3, 2006. The band was initially supported by the Sound Vs. Silence label, with whom they re ...

) *

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(unsigned) *

As Hell Retreats As Hell Retreats is an American Christian metal band from Hendersonville, Tennessee. The band started making music in 2005, and their membership was lead vocalist, Jackson Greene, lead guitarists, Clint Clayton, Blake Hardman, and Tyler Riley, ...

(signed to Ain't No Grave Records) * Attalus * Bloodlined Calligraphy (Strike First Records) * Bloody Sunday * Brutal Fight (Strike First Records) * Born Blind * The Burial *

* Ceasefire *

Clear Convictions Clear Convictions is a Christian metal band from Ponce, Puerto Rico, formerly known as Inmortales. The band formed in 1999, released their debut album, ''Warning'', in 2004, their second album, ''Mystery of Inquiry'', in 2008, their debut Exten ...

(Strike First Records) (unsigned) *

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* Comeback Kid (currently signed to

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thur ...

) * Counting The Days (Strike First Records) * The Deal (reunited in November 2008) * Demise of Eros (Strike First Records; one member went on to join

Once Nothing Once Nothing is a self-described "blue collar metal" band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., and was signed to Solid State Records. The band claims to be Christian, but not a "ministry band". History Once Nothing was formed in early 2000 by ...

and

Haste the Day Haste the Day was an American metalcore band formed in Carmel, Indiana in 2001 and signed to Solid State Records. Their name is derived from a lyric in the hymn " It Is Well with My Soul" by Horatio Spafford. The band released an EP titled ''Th ...

) *

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(currently on Roadside Records) *

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(unsigned) * Dodgin' Bullets * Earth from Above * Falling Cycle (one member went on to join Sinai Beach) *

(two members are also in Comeback Kid) * Flee the Seen *

(previously signed to

Nuclear Blast Records Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...

) *

(currently on

Equal Vision Records Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand. The label originally existed solely to ...

) *

The Great Commission In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world. The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16– 20, where on a mountain i ...

(signed to Ain't No Grave Records) *

( Shane Ochsner in Everything in Slow Motion) * Hanover Saints (one member in Union Hearts) * Hit The Deck (Strike First Records) *

Hope for the Dying Hope for the Dying also known as HFTD is an American Christian metal band from Jonesboro, Illinois, United States. The band formed in 2006 and released their first album (a self-titled EP) in April 2008, the album was later repackaged and relea ...

* Immortal Souls (signed to

Rottweiler Records Rottweiler Records is a Christian metal record label based out of Dallas, Texas, United States. The label features bands such as Lust Control, Soul Embraced, The Jericho Harlot, and Pantokrator. The label started early on as a label that serv ...

) *

(signed to

E1 Music MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...

) * In Due Time (Strike First Records) * Indwelling (members now in Overcome) *

Inked in Blood ''Inked in Blood'' is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Obituary. It was crowdfunded via Kickstarter and then released on October 28, 2014 through Gibtown Music/ Relapse Records. It is the first studio album with bassist Terr ...

In the Midst of Lions In the Midst of Lions was an American deathcore band from St. Louis, Missouri. They have three full-length album releases: ''Out Of Darkness'', ''The Heart of Man'' and ''Shadows''. The name of the band pertains to a biblical scripture in Psalms ...

Jesus Wept ''Jesus Wept'' is the third album by American hip hop group P.M. Dawn. It was released in October 1995 via Gee Street Records, and was unable to attain the success of the group's first two albums, '' Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: T ...

(Strike First Records) *

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(last show on June 27, 2015) *

Means Means may refer to: * Means LLC, an anti-capitalist media worker cooperative * Means (band), a Christian hardcore band from Regina, Saskatchewan * Means, Kentucky, a town in the US * Means (surname) * Means Johnston Jr. (1916–1989), US Navy adm ...

* Messengers (unsigned, members in Modern Pain, Heretic, Hollow Point, Never In Ruin) *

* Nothing Til Blood (Strike First, unsigned) * One-21 * Opposition of One (Strike First Records) *

Onward to Olympas Onward to Olympas was an American metalcore band from Salisbury, North Carolina. The band started making music in 2005, and disbanded in 2013. Their membership was vocalists, Chris Davis and Kramer Lowe, guitarists and vocalist, Andy Simmons, Jus ...

(one member went on to join Forevermore) * Overcome * Point of Recognition * Poured Out * The Redemption Song (Strike First Records) * The Rekoning *

Remove the Veil Remove the Veil was a Christian metal band from Opelika, Alabama, founded in January 2005. They were most recently signed to Facedown Records. The band gets their name from 2 Corinthians 3:14. History The band was initially a five-piece indie ...

* Rival Choir (formerly Mouth of the South) *

* Shapes Stars Make (Dreamt Music) (currently unsigned) * Silence the Epilogue (Strike First Records) * Sinai Beach * Sleep for Sleepers (Dreamt Music) (member in The Wandering Tree) * Sleeping Giant *

Symphony in Peril Symphony in Peril was a Christian metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio, United States. The band started in early 2002, and ended in late 2005, after Hellfest, which the band was to play, but was cancelled at the last minute. History Symphony in P ...

* Take It Back! (Currently signed to Wrong Ones Records) * This Runs Through (members are now in

Sleepwave Sleepwave is a rock band based out of St. Petersburg, Florida. It was founded in 2013 by vocalist Spencer Chamberlain after the dissolution of Underoath. Chamberlain brought in longtime friend Stephen Bowman, and the band signed with Epitaph Rec ...

and

To Speak of Wolves To Speak of Wolves is an American metalcore band from Greensboro, North Carolina, formed in 2007. The band has released three full-length studio albums, ''Myself Is Less Than Letting Go, Myself < Letting Go'', ''Find Your Worth, Come Home'', an ...

) * Through Solace * Thieves & Liars (Dreamt Music) * Those Who Fear * Today Forever (Strike First Records) * Torn in Two (changed their name to Red Red, playing local shows) * Trauma (Strike First Records) * We the Gathered (Strike First Records) * Within (Strike First Records) *

Wrench in the Works Wrench in the Works was an American Christian mathcore/metalcore band originating from Hartford, Connecticut. In addition to recording music and touring, Wrench in the Works had been featured on TVU and TVU's metalcore show, Battery for the vid ...

* xDEATHSTARx * xDISCIPLEx A.D. (members went on to form Jesus Wept) * xLooking Forwardx *

Your Memorial Your Memorial was an American metalcore band from Hennepin County, Minnesota. The group is currently under contract with Facedown Records. Its debut studio album, ''Seasons'', was released in 2008. In 2010, the band released its second studio albu ...

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