Deathwish Inc.
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| Deathwish Inc. | |
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| Founded | 1991; 2001 |
| Founder | Jacob Bannon Tre McCarthy |
| Genre | Hardcore punk |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | deathwishinc.com |
Deathwish, Inc. is a record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label.[1] Deathwish's first release was Deeper the Wound, a split album between Converge and Japanese band Hellchild in late 2000, early 2001.
Deathwish Inc. started primarily as a hardcore punk/metallic hardcore record label, but has since branched out into other counterculture-oriented businesses such as sponsoring mixed martial arts fighters. Deathwish sponsors a number of fighters including: Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy, Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon, Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon, Toby "Tigerheart" Grear and Patrick Vogel. In mid-2007 Deathwish merged with long-time friends Malfunction Records. Both labels still exist separately, but both are run by Deathwish.[2] The label also operates the imprint label Icarus Records which is for more experimental and ambient sounding bands.[3]
Current bands
- 108
- Acid Tiger
- Bitter End
- Blacklisted
- The Carrier
- Carpathian
- Cold World
- Converge
- Deafheaven
- Doomriders
- End of a Year
- The Great Deceiver
- Holyghost
- Integrity
- Irons
- Jacob Bannon
- Killing the Dream
- Lewd Acts
- Meltdown
- Narrows
- New Lows
- Piece By Piece
- Pulling Teeth
- Reign Supreme
- Rise and Fall
- Rot In Hell
- Shipwreck A.D.
- Starkweather
- Touche Amore
- Trap Them
- United Nations
- Victims
Icarus bands
- Dear Lover
- Halfacre Gunroom
- Switchblade
Previous/one-off bands
- 100 Demons
- A Life Once Lost
- The Blinding Light
- Boysetsfire
- Breather Resist
- Coliseum
- Cursed
- Damage/Damage II
- The Dedication
- Embrace Today
- Extreme Noise Terror
- Final Fight
- First Blood
- Hellchild
- Horror Show
- I Hate You
- Jesuseater
- Life Long Tragedy
- Knives Out
- Modern Life Is War
- Most Precious Blood
- The Power and The Glory
- The Promise
- Razor Crusade
- Reach the Sky
- Ringworm
- So Be It
- Some Girls
- The Suicide File
- Terror
- This Is Hell
- Trash Talk
- Worn Thin
Label discography
References
- ^ Conoley, Ben (October 3, 2007). "Vinyl File: Chat with Jacob Bannon and upcoming vinyl releases". Punknews.org. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ White, Adam (August 10, 2007). "Deathwish Inc. merges with Malfunction Records". Punknews.org. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Jaschke, Magnus (May 2003). "Jacob Bannon Interview". Creative Eclipse. Retrieved September 24, 2010.