Trend Is Dead! Records (stylized tREND iS dEAD! records) is an

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Normal, Illinois Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 52,736. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and Illinois' seventh mos ...

. The label was founded in 1995 and released titles on cassette and vinyl before switching to compact discs. Trend Is Dead! is recognized for its punk releases, although some have delved into experimental, rock, garage, industrial, and hardcore. The label has released material by Frantics,

Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he wa ...

Dade County Resistance Dade County Resistance is an American, South Carolina power pop/ punk rock band, started in 2001 by former members of Guyana Punch Line, Self and Insult To Injury. Dade County Resistance released a self-titled EP and contributed four tracks to ...

Black Left Pinky Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...

, Santa's Dead,

Youth Gone Mad Youth Gone Mad is an American punk rock band founded in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1980 by Paul "ENA" Kostabi (also of White Zombie and Psychotica). Youth Gone Mad signed onto the Posh Boy Records roster, scored a minor radio h ...

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Compilation albums

After some success pressing small runs of tapes of local artists, Trend Is Dead! Records began issuing ten band compilation cassettes involving bands from the Blo/No scene, alongside other groups from across the United States. The first CD released by Trend Is Dead! Records was the ''

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'' in 1998. * ''

tREND iS dEAD! Volume One A fad or trend is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short period. Fads are objects or behaviors that achieve sho ...

'' (1996) * ''

tREND iS dEAD! Volume Two A fad or trend is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short period. Fads are objects or behaviors that achieve short ...

'' (1997) * '' tREND iS dEAD! Volume Three'' (1998) * ''

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Ramones Maniacs ''Ramones Maniacs'' is a 2001 tribute album to the punk rock band the Ramones, released by Trend Is Dead! Records. The album's track list is an exact match of the band's 1988 compilation album ''Ramones Mania'', which had been released by Sire ...

'' (tribute, 2001) * '' ¿dEAD iS tREND?'' Sampler (2005)

Artists

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* Cletus *

Courtney Ono Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gât ...

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* Frantics * Love Camp 7 *

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* Sonny Vincent *

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External links

Official site
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