Tragic Hero Records
| Tragic Hero Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe, Jason Ganthner |
| Distributor(s) | ADA (through East West) |
| Genre | Metalcore, post-hardcore, rock, heavy metal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Raleigh, NC |
| Official website | www |
Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005[1] to represent the growing metalcore and post-hardcore scene of North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed.[1] Among Tragic Hero's best-known signees are Strawberry Girls and A Skylit Drive, whose most recent album reached No. 64 on the Billboard 200; Alesana, who later signed with Fearless Records, Letlive, who later signed with Epitaph Records, and He Is Legend, who signed with Tragic Hero for their most recent album after several successful full-lengths on other labels.[2]
Current artists
- The Afterimage
- A Skylit Drive[3]
- Bad Luck
- The Dead Rabbitts
- He Is Legend
- In Dying Arms
- Invent, Animate
- Keyes
- Nevada Rose
- Nights
- Outlands
- Pathways
- Save Us From The Archon
- Secret Eyes
- Set to Stun
- Sleep City
- Strawberry Girls
- Vesuvius
- Wearing Thin
Former artists
- Active
- Akissforjersey
- Alesana (Revival Recordings)
- Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
- Chasing Safety (Outerloop Records)
- Crossfaith (Razor & Tie)
- ERRA (Sumerian Records)
- Everyone Dies in Utah (InVogue Records)
- Finch (Razor & Tie)
- Greeley Estates
- Iwrestledabearonce (Artery Recordings)
- Letlive (Epitaph Records)
- PVRIS (Rise Records)
- Scapegoat (Zestone Records)
- The Morning Of
- To Speak of Wolves (El Shaddai Records)
- Motionless In White (Fearless Records)
- Sirens and Sailors (Artery Recordings)
- The Young Electric
- Hiatus
- Called To Arms
- Eyes Like Diamonds (Inactive)
- Sky Eats Airplane (Inactive)
- Telescreen
- This Romantic Tragedy (Inactive)
- We Are Giant (Inactive)
- Disbanded
- A Faylene Sky
- Armor For The Broken
- Boxbomb
- Confide
- Deathblow
- Delusions
- The Fight Between Frames
- Ghost of a Fallen Age
- Graves of Valor
- Illuminate Me
- In Other Words
- It's Like Love
- Kelsey and the Chaos
- Knives Exchanging Hands
- Miracle At St. Anna
- My Hero Is Me
- We Are Defiance
- Wrath and Rapture
- Yearling
- Your Name In Vain
See also
References
- ^ a b Company Profile: Tragic Hero Records. Alternative Press 250 (May 2009), p. 40.
- ^ AbsolutePunk Interview: Tragic Hero Records. Absolutepunk.net [1]
- ^ "A Skylit Drive Start Writing New Album - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2013-12-31.