Tribal War Records was a punk rock record label formed in 1991 in

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by ex-

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singer, Neil Robinson. The label operated out of

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, New York until relocating to Portland,

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in 1997. The label released recordings by the notable punk bands such as the anarchist band

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, and Oi Polloi among others. In addition to the label's own roster, the label also worked as a touring distro, distributing works by other punk bands, labels, and presses, such as

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and

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Roster

* 2000 Ds * Anti-Product * Age *

* Avail * Axiom * Behind Enemy Lines *

* Coltus * Confrontation * Contravene * Cress *

* Dom Dar * Final Massacre * Final Warning * Godless * Harum-Scarum * Hellkrusher * Hellsister * The Hysterics * In Anger * Kochise * The Krays * Mankind? * Monument To Ruins * Murdered Minority * Oi Polloi * Power of Idea * Recharge * Resist and Exist *

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* Sarcasm * Social Outkast * Stracony * TDF * Thought Crime * Union * Wardance Orange * Warning

References

External links

Label page at Discogs

Label page at Musicbrainz
{{Authority control American independent record labels Record labels established in 1991 Punk record labels Hardcore record labels Entertainment companies based in New York City Companies based in Portland, Oregon