Amphetamine Reptile Records
| Amphetamine Reptile Records | |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Tom Hazelmyer |
| Genre | Noise rock |
| Country of origin | United State |
| Location | Minneapolis |
| Official Website | Amphetamine Reptile website |
Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep Industries) is a nationally renowned[1] record label which was founded in 1986 by then-US Marine Tom Hazelmyer in Washington State, US The label is best-known for its roster of noise rock artists, and its Dope, Guns 'n' Fucking In The Streets series of compilations.
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[edit] History
Hazelmyer originally started the label to release records by his band, Halo of Flies. Eventually the label's roster expanded to include releases by Helmet, the Melvins, The Cows, Helios Creed, Chokebore, Servotron and others. Hazelmyer later moved the label to Minneapolis. Today the label is used by the Melvins and H•O•F on occasion to release limited edition 7" singles.
Much of the AmRep back catalog is now out of print, although many of the releases are available in digital download format.[2]
[edit] Artists
- Bailter Space
- Boredoms
- Boss Hog
- Brainiac
- Bush Pig
- Calvin Krime
- Casus Belli
- Chokebore
- Chrome Cranks
- Cosmic Psychos
- Dwarves
- feedtime
- Fetish 69
- Freedom Fighters
- Gas Huffer
- Gaunt
- Gay Witch Abortion
- Gear Jammer
- Gnomes of Zurich
- God Bullies
- godheadSilo
- Guzzard
- Halo of Flies/H•O•F
- Halo of Kitten
- Hammerhead
- Hedonists
- Helios Creed
- Helmet
- Heroine Sheiks
- Janitor Joe
- Jawbox
- Jonestown
- Killdozer
- King Barry And The Sinister Soulsters
- King Snake Roost
- Lollipop
- Lonely Moans
- Love 666
- lowercase
- Lubricated Goat
- Mama Tick
- Melvins/Snivlem
- Mog Stunt Team
- Mudhoney
- Nashville Pussy
- Party Diktator
- Pogo the Clown
- Powers That Be
- S.W.A.T.
- Servotron
- Silver Salute
- Steel Pole Bathtub
- Strapping Fieldhands
- Surgery
- Superchunk
- Supernova
- Tad
- Tar
- The Cows
- The Jesus Lizard
- Thee Headcoats
- Thee Mighty Caesars
- The Thrown Ups
- The U-Men
- The Urinals
- Today is the Day
- Unsane
- Vaz
- Vertigo
- White Drugs
- Whopping Big Naughty
- X
[edit] Notable performances
- Cosmic Psychos / Hammerhead / Surgery / The Cows / Melvins / Helmet - the CMJ / Amphetamine Reptile Tour - Friday, October 30th, 1992 at The Ritz
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (October 3, 2005). "A new Atmosphere for local music label". Star Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/389/story/57624.html. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ Tom Hazelmyer interview on MarkPrindle.com. 2005.
