Underground Operations was an

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punk rock

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based in

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, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in

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. Operated by

Mark Spicoluk Mark Spicoluk is a Canadian musician, lifestyle content creator, and entrepreneur. He is best known as the vocalist and bassist for the punk rock band Closet Monster and, since 2014, working with his wife on their lifestyle brand/YouTube channel ...

, former Closet Monster member and former bass player for

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, this label was one of the most successful independent labels in Canada. Spicoluk started the label when he was 16 years of age. Underground Operations shut down on December 2, 2016.

Bands

Abandon All Ships Abandon All Ships is a Canadian metalcore band from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 2006, it was signed domestically to Universal Music Canada via Underground Operations, along with an American deal to Rise Records and its imprint Velocity Records. ...

The Artist Life The Artist Life was a Canadian pop punk band from Burlington, Ontario, signed to Underground Operations. History The Artist Life was started in 2005 by Ian Blackwood (formerly of Jersey, on vocals and guitar, and Dean Richards (formerly of Fal ...

*Aspirations * Bombs Over Providence * Closet Monster * Chad Michael Stewart/ Machete Avenue * Dead Letter Dept *

Dean Lickyer Dean Lickyer was a Canadian rock music group formed in 2004 in Hamilton. Originally playing together as High Voltage, the band selected their Dean Lickyer name in 2008 to recognize the man whose love of rock and roll had helped inspire them. Two o ...

Diemonds Diemonds is a Canadian hard rock band formed in 2006 in Toronto and fronted by Priya Panda. History ''In The Rough'' ''Diemonds'' independently released their debut EP "In the Rough" in October 2008. Diemonds subsequently toured Canada & the Unit ...

*Hands & Teeth *Heart Attack Kids * The Holly Springs Disaster *

Hostage Life Hostage Life was a Canadian punk band from Toronto. History Formed in 2002, Hostage Life released its first EP, ''Sing for the Enemy'' on Toronto's independent punk rock label, Underground Operations, home to such bands as Closet Monster and ...

* I Hate Sally *Kathleen Turner Overdrive *Kingdoms (band), Kingdoms *

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* Marilyn's Vitamins *

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* Protest the Hero * Rob Moir *Skynet (band), Skynet *These Silhouettes

Discography

*1999: Closet Monster – '' A Fight for What Is Right'' *2000: Closet Monster – '' Where the Fuck Is Revolution?'' *2002: Protest the Hero – '' Search for the Truth'' EP *2002: (coles) ''Notes From The Underground'' compilation *2002: Closet Monster – '' Killed the Radio Star'' *2003: Marilyn's Vitamins – ''Vans Don't Run On Love And Records Aren't Pressed With Smiles'' *2003: Bombs Over Providence – ''Liberty's Ugly Best Friend'' *2003: Protest the Hero – '' A Calculated Use of Sound'' EP *2004:

– ''Sing for the Enemy'' EP *2004: Closet Monster – '' We Re-Built This City'' *2004: ''Greetings from the Underground'' compilation *2005: ''The Power of Music'' compilation *2005: Dead Letter Dept. – ''Rock N' Roll Hates You'' *2005:

The Brat Attack The Brat Attack was a Canadian political punk rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2007, their biography (edited) was: "We are a political punk band that believes that we can contribute to creating social change and fighting injustice in singin ...

– '' From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem'' *2005: Bombs Over Providence – ''Shake Your Body Politic'' *2005: ''Summer 2005 Sampler'' compilation *2005: Protest the Hero – '' Kezia'' *2006: Machete Avenue – ''The First Cuts'' *2006: I Hate Sally – ''

Don't Worry Lady ''Don't Worry Lady'' is the second and final full-length album by the hardcore/thrash band I Hate Sally. The album was released in 2006. Shortly after this, I Hate Sally was signed to Vagrant Records and the album was re-released for the US and UK ...

'' *2006:

– ''Walking Papers'' LP *2007: ''Summer 2007 Sampler'' compilation *2007: The Holly Springs Disaster – ''Motion Sickness Love'' *2007: I Hate Sally vs. GFK – '' Sp(l)it EP'' *2007: These Silhouettes – ''The Thomas EP'' EP *2008: ''Summer 2008 Sampler'' compilation *2008: Chad Michael Stewart – ''Machete Avenue'' *2008:

– ''Dean Lickyer'' *2008:

– ''To Keep Me from Sinking'' *2008: Protest the Hero – ''

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'' *2008:

– ''

'' EP *2008: Aspirations – ''EP!'' EP *2008:

– ''Let's Start a Riot'' EP *2008: Kathleen Turner Overdrive – ''Marauders!Wolves!Scavengers!Party!'' *2009: Kingdoms – ''Daughters of Atlas'' EP *2009: Protest the Hero – ''

Gallop Meets the Earth ''Gallop Meets the Earth'' is the first live CD/DVD by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released on September 29, 2009. The two disc package includes the band's live performance from Toronto, Ontario on audio CD and on DVD in hig ...

'' *2009:

– ''Let's Start a Campfire'' EP *2010:

– '' Geeving'' *2011: Protest the Hero – ''

Scurrilous ''Scurrilous'' is the third studio album by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero. It was released on March 22, 2011. The word ''scurrilous'' is defined as "vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed; coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous." ...

'' *2011:

– ''Impossible'' *2012: DVBBS – ''Initio'' *2012:

– ''

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'' *2012:

– ''The Bad Pack'' *2013: Rob Moir – ''Places to Die'' *2013: Skynet – ''The Wild'' EP *2014:

– ''

Malocchio The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...

'' *2014: Hands & Teeth – ''Before the Light'' EP *2014: ''Underground Operations / Cloud Empire 2014 Sampler'' compilation *2014: Hands & Teeth – ''Digital 7"'' EP *2015:

– '' Never Wanna Die'' *2015: Rob Moir – ''Adventure Handbook'' *2016: Heart Attack Kids – ''No Future'' *2016: Closet Monster – ''Suicide Note'' compilation

References

External links

Official site Underground Operations
on Myspace {{Authority control Record labels established in 1995 Canadian independent record labels Companies based in Toronto Punk record labels

Bands

Discography

See also

References

External links