Ferret Music was an American independent record label turned

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subsidiary, founded in 1996. The label is owned by

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's vocalist, Carl Severson, and based in West Windsor, New Jersey. Ferret recently started an imprint called New Weathermen Records. Warner Music Group's Alternative Distribution Alliance acquired a stake in Ferret Music in August, 2006, and as a result is currently distributed by Fontana Distribution, Alternative Distribution Alliance and eOne Music. As of September 12, 2007, Ferret partnered with an uprising extreme metal and

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label out of the UK, Siege of Amida Records (S.O.A.R.). S.O.A.R will retain A&R responsibilities. On February 18, 2010 Carl Severson and his business partner at Ferret and ChannelZERO, Paul Conroy, announced their departure from the company to start Good Fight Entertainment, a management company with music and sports divisions along with a new record label. Ferret's official website was last updated in 2009, adding to speculation that the label is defunct. According to Scott Mellinger, lead guitarist for Zao, Ferret Records sold to Warner Music while Severson went on to start Good Fight.

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36 Crazyfists 36 Crazyfists were an American metalcore band formed in Anchorage, Alaska in 1994. The band's name comes from the Hong Kong martial arts film ''36 Crazy Fists'' (1977) starring Jackie Chan. To date they have released eight studio albums. Histor ...

(active, on Spinefarm Records) *

A Life Once Lost A Life Once Lost was an American metal band based in Pennsylvania. History A Life Once Lost formed in 1999 in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the release of their first album, '' Open Your Mouth for the Speechless... in Case of ...

(disbanded) *

A Static Lullaby A Static Lullaby was an American post-hardcore band that formed in Chino Hills, California, in 2001. History Early years and formation (2001–2002) A Static Lullaby came together after a high school jam session led to the members to quit thei ...

(active, unsigned) * All Chrome (disbanded) * Annotations of an Autopsy (active, unsigned) * Blood Has Been Shed (disbanded) * Boris The Blade (disbanded) * Boys Night Out (active, with Good Fight Music) *

Burnt by the Sun ''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam ...

(disbanded) *

blessthefall Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) was an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Rise Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and ...

(active, on Rise Records) *

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(disbanded) *

Chimaira Chimaira () is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek my ...

(disbanded) * Dead Hearts (disbanded) * Disembodied (active, on Good Fight Music) * The Devil Wears Prada (active, on Solid State Records) * Elysia (disbanded) *

Eternal Lord Eternal Lord was an English deathcore band that formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2009. History Eternal Lord was formed in 2005 by the remaining band members of The Hunt for Ida Wave and Burning Skies. Shortly after an EP was released featuring ...

(disbanded) *

Every Time I Die Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams wit ...

(disbanded) * For the Love of... (active) *

Foxy Shazam Foxy Shazam is an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio formed in 2004. , the band's lineup consists of lead vocalist Eric Nally, pianist Sky White, trumpeter and backing vocalist Alex Nauth, bassist Trigger Warning, guitarist Devin Williams ...

(active, with I.R.S. Records) *

From Autumn to Ashes From Autumn to Ashes is a post-hardcore band based in Long Island, New York. The group formed in 2000 under the name Who's to Blame. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark (lead vocals, drums), S ...

(active, unsigned) * Full Blown Chaos (active on Ironclad Recordings) *

Funeral for a Friend Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band from Bridgend, formed in 2001 and currently consists of Matthew Davies-Kreye (lead vocals), Kris Coombs-Roberts (guitar, backing vocals), Gavin Burrough (guitar, backing vocals), Darran Smit ...

* Gwen Stacy (disbanded) * Harvest (active) * Heavy Heavy Low Low (disbanded) * Hellmouth (active, on Paper+Plastick Records) * In Flames (active, with Nuclear Blast Records) *

Ice Nine Kills Ice Nine Kills (sometimes stylized in all capital letters or abbreviated to INK, and formerly known as Ice Nine) is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, who are signed to Fearless Records. Best known for its horror-inspire ...

(active, with Fearless Records) * Johnny Truant (disbanded) *

Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel an ...

(active, with

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) * Knights of the Abyss (on hiatus since 2012) * Luddite Clone (disbanded) * Ligeia (on hiatus) *

LoveHateHero LoveHateHero was a rock band formed in Burbank, California in 2004 by vocalist Pierrick Berube, guitarists Josh Newman and Mark Johnston, bassist Paris Bosserman, and drummer Bryan Ross. They were signed to Ferret Music and released three albums ...

(disbanded) * Lower Definition (disbanded) *

Madball Madball is an American New York hardcore band formed in New York City, that originated in the late 1980s as a side project of Agnostic Front. The band developed after Agnostic Front's front man Roger Miret would let his younger half-brother Fr ...

(active, with Good Fight Music) *

Martyr A.D. Martyr A.D. is an American metalcore band formed in late 1999 from former members of the band Disembodied. Joel Johnson (guitar), Tara Johnson (bass) and Justin Kane (drums) joined with newcomers Charlie Johnson (guitar) and Mike Fisketti (vo ...

(disbanded) *

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is an American heavy metal band from Birmingham, Alabama. The group were founded in 2004, shortly after vocalist Dallas Taylor's departure from Underoath. In 2005, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster signed to Mo ...

(active, Independent) * Misery Signals (active, with Basick Records) *

(active, with

Good Fight Music Good Fight Entertainment is a business conglomerate that was founded in 2010. The company consists of a record label, band management, sports management, a clothing line and an art studio. Good Fight was founded by Paul Conroy and Carl Severson wh ...

) * Poison the Well (on hiatus) * Remembering Never (active, with Dead Truth Recordings) * Revolution Mother (on hiatus) * Scarlet (on hiatus) * See You Next Tuesday (Active, unsigned) *

Shadows Fall Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, ...

(on hiatus) *

Skycamefalling Skycamefalling are an American metalcore band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 1996, the band released three EPs and one full-length album from 1996 to 2003. After going through several lineup changes (mainly several drummers and bassists), ...

(disbanded) * Suicide Note (disbanded) * The Banner (active, with Good Fight Music) * The Break (disbanded) *

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(active, with White Drugs) * The Hottness (disbanded) * The Rise (active, with ReIgnition Records) * Torn Apart (active, unsigned) * Twelve Tribes (disbanded) *

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(disbanded) * Underneath the Gun (disbanded) * Upon Disfigurement (on hiatus) * xBishopx (active, with Dead Truth Recordings) * Waking the Cadaver (active, with Unique Leader Records) * Zao (active, currently unsigned)

S.O.A.R. artists

* Against the Flood * Ageless Oblivion * Annotations of an Autopsy (Also on

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) * Ancient Ascendant * Armed for Apocalypse * As They Burn * Awaken Demons * Belial * Betraeus * Cult Cinema * Dead Beyond Buried * Demoraliser * Diskreet * Dripback * Dyscarnate * Eradication * Heart in Hand * Ingested * Malevolence * Martyr Defiled * The Breathing Process * The Bridal Procession * TRC * Waking The Cadaver

Past S.O.A.R Artists

* A Girl a Gun a Ghost (disbanded) * Belie My Burial (active, unsigned) * Chaos Blood (disbanded) * Chase the Sunset (formerly known as Endurance of Hate)(Active, Unsigned) * Clone the Fragile (disbanded) * Dignity Dies First (disbanded) * Forever Never (active, Unsigned) * Impending Doom (active, with eONE music) * Implosive Disgorgence (disbanded) * Knights of the Abyss (disbanded) * Last House on the Left (Active, Unsigned) * My Cross to Bare (reformed 2021) * Rose Funeral (active, with

) * The Adept (active, unsigned) * The Irish Front (disbanded) * The Partisan Turbine (disbanded) * The Plasmarifle (active, unsigned) * The Red Death (disbanded) *

The Red Shore The Red Shore are an Australian deathcore band from Geelong, Victoria, formed in 2004. They signed to Big Phat Adelaide Records and Modern Music in 2006 and released their first EP, '' Salvaging What's Left''. In late 2007, the band raised na ...

(disbanded) * Titans (disbanded) * Viatrophy (disbanded) * Wecamewithbrokenteeth (disbanded in 2008, reformed in 2009 and then disbanded again in 2010) *

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Warner Music Group news release
August 7, 2006 *Martens, Todd, "Ferret's New Partner", ''Billboard'', 00062510, September 2, 2006, Vol. 118, Issue 35

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* {{Authority control American independent record labels Defunct record labels of the United States Record labels established in 1996 Heavy metal record labels Alternative rock record labels West Windsor, New Jersey New Jersey record labels Mass media in New Jersey 1996 establishments in New Jersey

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