Eyeball Records is an

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originally established in NYC out of Apartment 4C on 14th St at Avenue A by Alex Saavedra and Vincent Li. The label later moved to

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My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mi ...

, and

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, focusing on

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and punk rock. In 2020 the label began releasing exclusive

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and

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bundles exclusively through The Hyv.

Artists

* The Actual *

An Albatross An Albatross is a noise rock band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History Formed in the fall of 1999 by guitarist Jake Lisowski, vocalist Edward B. Gieda III, drummer Chris Abbott, bassist Jason Hudak, and organist Phillip Reynolds Price, ...

* Baumer * BBY Goyard * The Blackout Pact * Blackwinterwells * The Bronze Episode * Carpetgarden *

E For Explosion E for Explosion are an American alternative rock/shoegazing band formed by former JamisonParker singer Jamison Covington after the group's breakup in 2005. The only two constant members of the band were Covington (vocals, guitar) and his wife, D ...

The Feverfew The Feverfew is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, United States, known for their challenging lyrics, complex harmonies, and stark acoustic sound. The band has been compared to Red House Painters, Cat Power, and Mazz ...

* Food Stamps *

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* Horse Head *

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* Jacobi Witchita * Jettie *

The Killing Tree Killing Tree (sometimes abbreviated as TKT) were a hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They were a side project of Tim McIlrath during the early days of Rise Against and featured former Rise Against guitarist Todd Mohney and bassist Geo ...

Karate High School Karate High School was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 2004 by frontman, multi-instrumentalist and producer Paul McGuire. On March 21, 2006, the band released their debut album, ''Arcade Rock''. Karate High School's se ...

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* Man Without Wax * Mermaid in a Manhole * Metroid * N8Noface * New Atlantic * New London Fire *

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The Number Twelve Looks Like You The Number Twelve Looks Like You is an American mathcore band, formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, in 2002. The band went on a six-year hiatus in 2010. In May 2016, they performed a secret show and then announced their reunio ...

* Rozz Dyliams * Red City Radio * Tiger Lou *

Search/Rescue Search/Rescue is a progressive rock band formed from the members of bands Gatsbys American Dream and Acceptance following their split-up. The band's debut album, titled ''The Compound'' Sleep Station Sleep Station is an American indie rock band on Eyeball Records from Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the stat ...

* The Stiletto Formal * Slug Christ * Trippjones *

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* Wolftron * Downlow *

Thursday Thursday is the Names of the days of the week, day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fi ...

* My Epiphany *

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The Casualties The Casualties are an American hardcore punk band from New York City, founded by vocalist Jorge Herrera, Hank (guitar), Colin Wolf (vocals), Mark Yoshitomi (bass) and Yureesh Hooker (drums) in 1990. In July 2017, it was announced on the band's F ...

* L.E.S. Stitches * Del Cielo * The Anthem Sound * Ariel Kill Him *

* Gameface *

The Gaslight Anthem The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2006. The band consists of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), ...

* H₂O * The Kill Van Kull * Midtown *

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Murder By Death ''Murder by Death'' is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ma ...

The Oval Portrait "The Oval Portrait" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, involving the disturbing circumstances of a portrait in a château. It is one of his shortest stories, filling only two pages in its initial publication in 1842. Plo ...

* Signal to Noise * Spit for Athena *

Pencey Prep Pencey Prep was an American punk rock band from Belleville, New Jersey. Background Before Pencey Prep, two of the members played in local punk bands; Frank Iero from Sector 12 and Neil Sabatino from Stick Figure Suicide. While a student at R ...

* Humble Beginnings * Interference * The Tiny * The Velocet * WiFiGawd and Lil Xelly * Yvncc * Voice in the Wire * Going Home *

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Compilations/demos

''Now That's What I Call Eyeball''

Now That's What I Call Eyeball is occasionally included as a bonus sampler in some re-releases of

's first studio album,

I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love ''I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love'' (often shortened to ''I Brought You My Bullets'' or ''Bullets'') is the debut studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, released on July 23, 2002 by Eyeball Records. Produced by ...

''Reverse Psychology''

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