Hellcat Records is an

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based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of

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, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of

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, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands. Hellcat published its ''Give 'Em the Boot'' label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997.

Films

In 2005, a ''Give 'Em the Boot'' DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands. On January 15, 2006, the label released '' Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'', a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves

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's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid,

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, AFI and the Transplants.

Bands

Active roster

* Tim Armstrong *

Charged GBH GBH (originally known as Charged GBH) are an English punk rock band which was formed in 1978 by vocalist Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy (replaced by Ross Lomas after two years) and drummer Andy "Wilf" Wil ...

* Civet * The Creepshow * Danny Diablo * Devil's Brigade *

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* HorrorPops * The Interrupters *

Left Alone Left Alone is a punk rock band from Wilmington, California. They were formed in May 1996 by lead vocalist and guitarist Elvis Cortez. Cortez formed his own label, Smelvis Records, to release Left Alone's records, and has since expanded the la ...

* Nekromantix * Orange * Rancid * Rat Boy * The Slackers *Society's Parasites * Static Thought *The Strangers * The Unseen * Westbound Train

Former bands

* The Aggrolites *Blue Fire City * Choking Victim * Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady Seven * The Distillers *

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...

F-Minus F-Minus was an American hardcore punk band formed in 1995 in Huntington Beach, California, United States, started by Jen Johnson and Brad Logan. F-Minus was known for their dueling male and female vocals in songs that were sometimes as short as ...

The Gadjits The Gadjits were an American ska and rock and roll band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. History The Gadjits Brandon, Zach, and Adam Phillips come from an artistic family, their father was a jazz musician and their mother an art teac ...

The Heart Attacks The Heart Attacks are an American glam punk band from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and are currently signed to Tim Armstrong's Hellcat Records. In April/May 2007 the band toured throughout the southern United States as part of a Hellcat Reco ...

* Hepcat * The Independents * Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros * King Django * Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards * Leftöver Crack *Los Difuntos * The Luchagors * Mercy Killers *

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky ...

*Mouthwash * The Nerve Agents *

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(re-release only) * The Pietasters *

Roger Miret and the Disasters Roger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band started when Miret was writing songs that were not a style suitable for Lady Luck (a band fronted by his wife Denise) or Agnostic F ...

* Street Dogs * Tiger Army *

Time Again Time Again is a punk rock band from Hollywood, California which is represented in the band's songs and album art. The band was formed in the summer of 2004 by Daniel Dart, Elijah Reyes. Before they even had a full band or a single song written ...

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U.S. Bombs U.S. Bombs are an American punk rock band, formed in 1993 in Orange County, California by Duane Peters and Kerry Martinez. For much of the band's career, the U.S. Bombs consisted of Peters and Martinez, with bass guitarist Wade Walston and drum ...

*U.S. Roughnecks *Union 13

References

External links

Official siteOfficial Hellcat fan site
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