Epitaph Records is an American

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owned by

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...

guitarist Brett Gurewitz. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several sister labels also exist, such as

ANTI- Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou ...

Burning Heart Records Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden, and currently based in Örebro. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output i ...

, Hellcat Records, and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands.

History

Early years (1980s)

Brett Gurewitz formed Epitaph Records as a vehicle for releases by his band

.Larkin, Colin (1999) "Epitaph Records" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. 150 The name had been taken from the King Crimson

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protest song "

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" from which the lyrics "Confusion will be my epitaph." had struck a chord with Brett and Greg when they were young. Its first release for the label was Bad Religion's 1981 self-titled EP, followed by their debut '' How Could Hell Be Any Worse?'', which was also the label's first full-length release. Also released during this period was '' Peace thru Vandalism'', an EP by

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, who were the first band besides Bad Religion to sign to Epitaph. Two more Bad Religion releases followed – '' Into the Unknown'' and the EP ''

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'' – before their temporary split. After Gurewitz had cleaned up his drug issues, both Epitaph and Bad Religion were revived in 1987. In the following year, Epitaph released its first record as a proper label, which was L7's self-titled album, and it was distributed by

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. Also in 1988, Bad Religion released '' Suffer'', which was both released and distributed by Epitaph. In 1989, Gurewitz signed

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to Epitaph. They released their debut for the label, ''

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'', that same year, featuring the video for its title track and the cover of

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's " Go Your Own Way", which featured guest vocals by Gurewitz and

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, also a member of Bad Religion. This was followed by Bad Religion's next two albums – '' No Control'' and '' Against the Grain'' – which sold 60,000 and 100,000 copies respectively.

Breakthrough success (1990s)

By 1993, more punk acts had signed to Epitaph, and the label relocated to new offices in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Although

was the founding band of Epitaph, releasing their early records through the label, they switched over to

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in 1993, with '' Recipe for Hate'' being their first record outside of the label. Brett Gurewitz is thought to have left Bad Religion as a result of internal disputes, but actually left the band in 1994 so he could run Epitaph full-time.

Change in style (2000s)

In 2001, Brett Gurewitz returned to Bad Religion, and the band returned to Epitaph Records,Piccoli, Sean (2002) "Punk's been good to bad religion", ''

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'', March 1, 2002, p. 36 releasing seven more albums, the latest being '' Age of Unreason'' (2019). In mid-2005 Epitaph was added to the official list of

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members along with several other high-profile independent labels. The reason for the listing is not clear, but one source points to an agreement for internet

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distribution. Another source claims label management joined RIAA to get certified sales awards (i.e., official "Gold" or "Platinum" record status) for releases. This sparked some controversy as some feel they should no longer be labeled independent if they are a member of the RIAA. However, the only source that has actually been used for these claims of membership is the official RIAA membership list, which has been disputed. As of this writing, not only is Epitaph listed as an official member but Lookout! Records is once again listed, after being falsely listed before. In addition, Fat Wreck Chords has released statements denying their own involvement in the RIAA, condemning the organization.

Recent years (2010s)

Epitaph signed

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in 2010, the label releasing ''

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n punk band Dangerous! in 2011 and released album ''Teenage Rampage''. Epitaph had also signed the Canadian punk rock band

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. The label has also been more active in signing bands from the

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including The Menzingers,

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Sales certifications

Epitaph has issued two albums that have been certified as platinum or multi-platinum, for sales of over 1 million units, by the

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: '' Smash'' by The Offspring, which has been certified six-times platinum, and '' ...And Out Come the Wolves'' by Rancid, which has been certified platinum. Seven albums released by the label, or its subsidiaries Hellcat and

, have been certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies: ''

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'' by the Offspring, '' Punk in Drublic'' by

, '' Let's Go'' by Rancid, '' Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards'' by

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and '' Sempiternal'' by

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(Disbanded) *

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Randy Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolf, Randolph, as well as Bertrand and Andrew, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of the ...

* Red Aunts (Disbanded) * Rich Kids on LSD (Disbanded) * Rancid ( Hellcat Records) *

Ruth Ruth Ruth Ruth is a pop punk band formed in New York City in 1993, with the original lineup consisting of Chris Kennedy on bass/lead vocals and songwriter, Mike Lustig on guitar, and drummer Dave Snyder. Band history and the American Recordings era ...

Satanic Surfers Satanic Surfers are a Swedish punk rock band from Lund, Skåne. History Satanic Surfers was formed in autumn, 1989 by vocalist Erik Kronwall and drummer Rodrigo Alfaro. Soon after, Frederik Jakobsen and Magnus Blixtberg joined on guitar, while ...

Scatter the Ashes Scatter the Ashes was an American post-punk band signed to the Epitaph label. They were formed in the summer of 2001 and played their first show on June 24, 2001, at the Plunge in Nashville. In 2006, they officially broke up, and two of the four ...

Settle Settle or SETTLE may refer to: Places * Settle, Kentucky, United States * Settle, North Yorkshire, a town in England ** Settle Rural District, a historical administrative district Music * Settle (band), an indie rock band from Pennsylvania * ''S ...

* Set Your Goals * The Donnas * The Sidekicks (Disbanded) * Sing It Loud (Disbanded) * Sleeping with Sirens (active with Sumerian Records) *

SNFU SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Edmonton in 1981, relocated to Vancouver in 1992, and disbanded in 2018. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation amid many lineup changes and several temporary breakups. ...

(Disbanded) * Some Girls * The Sound of Animals Fighting *

The Special Goodness The Special Goodness is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1996 by Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson. The band's line-up has included Atom Willard (drums), Weezer bassists Mikey Welsh and Scott Shriner, Pat Finn ...

* Story of the Year *

Straightfaced Straight Faced was an American rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California, United States, in 1992. Origin Straight Faced began as a Huntington Beach, California hardcore band named "Above All" in 1991. The founding members were Eric Glenn ...

* Sugarcult (on hiatus) *

Ten Foot Pole Ten Foot Pole (formerly Scared Straight) is an American punk rock band. History Ten Foot Pole was founded in 1983 under the name Scared Straight. Scared Straight was a punk band from Simi Valley, California. The band was formed in 1983 by a ...

* Terrorgruppe *

Thelonious Monster Thelonious Monster is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest and named after jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Active from 1984 to 1994, again from 2004 to 2011, and reforming a second time in ...

* Thursday *

Too Close to Touch Too Close to Touch are an American rock band from Lexington, Kentucky, formed in 2013. Both their debut EP, ''Too Close to Touch'', and their debut full-length, ''Nerve Endings'', were released through Epitaph. History Formation and ''Too Clo ...

(Disbanded) *

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* Tricky *

Turbonegro Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style. History Early years (1 ...

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(active with

Kung Fu Records Kung Fu Records is an American independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals. Founded in order to release a record by the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans, the ...

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(Disbanded) * Voodoo Glow Skulls (active with Dr. Strange Records) * The Weakerthans (on hiatus) *

(active with Atlantic Records) *

You Me at Six You Me at Six are an English rock band from Weybridge, Surrey. The band consists of lead singer Josh Franceschi, guitarists Max Helyer and Chris Miller, bassist Matt Barnes and drummer Daniel Flint. Formed in 2004, the name for the group origin ...

(active with BMG Rights Management) * Zeke

Compilations

Punk-O-Rama ''Punk-O-Rama'' was the title given to a series of ten compilation albums published by Epitaph Records. The first volume was released in 1994, the second in 1996, and the rest annually from 1998 to 2005. The albums included artists from Epitaph's ...

''series'' * Unsound ''series'' * How We Rock * Spirit of the Streets * Epitaph / Union skate/surf DVD series ** Football Schmootball (1st) ** DC Video (3rd) ** Circle One (5th) ** Bored Generation skate/surf enhanced CD-ROM (1996) ** More Songs About Anger, Fear, Sex & Death (1992) * ''New Noise'' (2010) * ''New Noise 2'' (2011)

References

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History

Early years (1980s)

Breakthrough success (1990s)

Change in style (2000s)

Recent years (2010s)

Sales certifications

Artists

Current

Former

Compilations

See also

References