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
- Avant Garde
- The Body Rampant
- The Dead Rabbitts
- Dwellings
- Earthists.
- Eternal Void
- Invent, Animate
- I Set My Friends On Fire
- Keyes
- Moments Till Fall
- Nights
- The Northern
- Northern Ghost
- Pathways
- Roseview
- Save Us From The Archon
- SET TO STUN
- Strawberry Girls
- Vesuvius
- Wearing Thin
- Whitney Peyton
Former artists
- Active
- Aethere (Stay Sick Recordings)
- Akissforjersey
- The Artificials(DIY)
- Alesana (Revival Recordings)
- Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
- Chasing Safety (Outerloop Records)
- Crossfaith (Razor & Tie)
- ERRA (Sumerian Records)
- Everyone Dies in Utah (InVogue Records)
- Greeley Estates (Independent)
- He is Legend (Spinefarm Records)
- Iwrestledabearonce (Artery Recordings)
- Motionless In White (Roadrunner Records)
- PVRIS (Rise Records)
- Scapegoat (Zestone
Records)
- Secret Eyes (Unsigned)
- The Morning Of
- To Speak of Wolves (Solid State Records)
- Sirens and Sailors (Artery Recordings)
- The Young Electric
- Hiatus
- Called To Arms
- Eyes Like Diamonds (Inactive)
- Sky Eats Airplane (Inactive)
- A Skylit Drive
- Telescreen
- This Romantic Tragedy (Inactive)
- We Are Giant (Inactive)
- Disbanded
- A Faylene Sky
- The Afterimage
- Armor For The Broken
- Bad Luck
- Boxbomb
- Confide
- Deathblow
- Delusions
- The Fight Between Frames
- Finch
- Ghost of a Fallen Age
- Graves of Valor
- Illuminate Me
- In Dying Arms(Final tour soon)
- In Other Words
- It's Like Love
- Kelsey and the Chaos
- Knives Exchanging Hands
- Letlive
- Miracle At St. Anna
- My Hero Is Me
- Nevada Rose
- Outlands
- Sleep City
- Us, From Outside
- 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]