Epitaph Records is an American

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owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and

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acts, while there are many

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has be ...

and

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bands signed to the label as well. 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 C ...

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

Back to the Known ''Back to the Known'' is the second EP released by American punk rock band Bad Religion. The name of the EP is a reference to the band abandoning the progressive rock influences of its previous album, 1983's '' Into the Unknown'', and returning ...

'' – 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 Chameleon. Also in 1988, Bad Religion released '' Suffer'', which was both released and distributed by Epitaph. Not only is ''Suffer'' often cited as one of the band's best by fans, but it is credited with "saving" the

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punk rock scene by fans and Bad Religion's contemporaries alike. In 1989, Gurewitz signed

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to Epitaph. They released their debut for the label, '' S&M Airlines'', 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 Greg Graffin, 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, including Pennywise, Down by Law, Coffin Break, The Offspring, Rancid,

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, SNFU,

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. Epitaph's expansion saw the label relocate to new offices in Silver Lake. Although Bad Religion 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. That year Bad Religion and Epitaph received widespread fame, both within and outside the punk community, when Bad Religion (even though they had left Epitaph by this time),

, Rancid and The Offspring all released hit records. This was a big year for punk in the mainstream; Rancid appeared on ''

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'' the following year, playing " Ruby Soho" and " Roots Radicals". The Offspring eventually left for

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in a contract dispute, but their album '' Smash'' became the best-selling independent album of all time, with more than 11 million units sold worldwide to date.

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", '' South Florida Sun-Sentinel'', 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 P2P 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. During this time, the label started to stray from its traditional punk rock output by signing a number of

bands such as The Blackout, Escape The Fate, From First to Last, Hell Is for Heroes, I Am Ghost,

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, Our Last Night, Scatter the Ashes, Story of the Year, Thursday,

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Recent years (2010s)

Epitaph signed

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in 2010, the label releasing '' Hurley'' later that year.Luerssen, John D. (2010)
Weezer Sign to Epitaph, Announce 'Hurley' Album
, Spinner, August 5, 2010, retrieved May 8, 2011 The label signed Social Distortion in the same year. Epitaph signed

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n punk band

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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 emo revival including The Menzingers,

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, Pianos Become the Teeth, Defeater, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, and

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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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Notable artists

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* Alkaline Trio * The All-American Rejects *

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(World ex. Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) * Bad Religion * Bad Suns * Cold Hart * Converge * Cover Your Tracks (inactive since 2016) *

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* Defeater * Descendents * Desaparecidos * Falling in Reverse *

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* The Garden * The Ghost Inside * Hot Water Music * Hunny *

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* The Lawrence Arms *

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* The Menzingers *

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* Off With Their Heads * Parkway Drive (World Ex. Australia & New Zealand) * Pennywise * Pianos Become the Teeth *

* Quicksand *

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* Refused *

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* Retox *

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* Save Face * SayWeCanFly * The Sidekicks *

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* Social Distortion * Soul Glo *

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* This Wild Life *

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* The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

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* Avion Roe (Disbanded) *

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(Disbanded) * Big Talk * The Blood Brothers (re-releasing old material) * Bombshell Rocks *

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* The Bouncing Souls (active with Pure Noise Records) *

(active with Sony Music) * Burning Heads * Busdriver (now on Epitaph's sub-label

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* The Cramps (Disbanded) *

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(Disbanded) *

* Daredevils (Disbanded) *

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) *

* Death by Stereo (active with Indecision Records) * The Distillers *

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* Down By Law * The Draft (disbanded) * Dwarves * Error (Disbanded) * Escape the Fate (active with

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* From First to Last * Gallows (re-releasing old material in North America) *

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;) * Guttermouth * H₂O (active with Bridge Nine Records) * Heavens (disbanded) * The Higher (Disbanded) * Hell Is for Heroes * The Hives * Heideroosjes * Humpers *

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* I Am Ghost (Disbanded) *

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(Disbanded) * Wayne Kramer * L7 *

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* Letlive * Madball *

(Disbanded) * The Matches * Motion City Soundtrack *

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(active with Hopeless Records) *

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* No Fun at All (Burning Heart Records) *

(active with Fat Wreck Chords) * Obey the Brave (Disbanded) * The Offspring * Osker (Disbanded) * Our Last Night * Pete Philly and Perquisite (Disbanded) * The Pietasters * Poison Idea (Disbanded) * Pulley * Rancid (now on Epitaph's sub-label Hellcat Records) *

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* Red Aunts (Disbanded) * Rich Kids on LSD (Disbanded) *

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(now on Epitaph's sub-label

) * Satanic Surfers * Scatter the Ashes *

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* Set Your Goals * Sleeping with Sirens (active with Sumerian Records) * Story of the Year * Sing It Loud * Some Girls * The Sound of Animals Fighting *

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* SNFU (Disbanded) * Straightfaced *

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* Terrorgruppe *

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* Thursday *

* Tricky *

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* The Vandals (active with Kung Fu Records) *

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

(active with Atlantic Records) * Youth Group (now on Epitaph's sub-label

) *

(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) * Out of Print Compilations ** 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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