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Having over 200 releases behind them, Chicago label Victory Records has been one of the driving forces in independent punk and hardcore music over the past decade. One look at their roster tells you the story of their past, present, and future.
Past bands on the label include Bad Brains, Boy Sets Fire, Earth Crisis, Grade, Hatebreed, Refused, Shelter, Skarhead, and Warzone - a who's who of modern hardcore, if you will. While many have criticized Victory's current roster for not having any bite, the label still possesses one of the most defining voices in the genre, Snapcase. They also have a surprisingly strong group of ska-related bands, including Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto, and Voodoo Glow Skulls 2001 was a defining year for Victory, with the release of Thursday's Full Collapse. A record that has since come to define modern emotional hardcore, the disc was first released to little fanfare. Over the course of 2001 and 2002, however, the record picked up steam, and as the band made the leap to major label Island Records, controversy surrounded the issue with the band questioning Victory about their business practices, something that has always been a point of contention about the label. Victory has taken a decidedly poppier stance in recent years. Student Rick, Count The Stars, Spitalfield, The Reunion Show, Bayside, and the enormous success of Taking Back Sunday have opened up the label to thousands of kids previously blind to the label's history. This trend shows no signs of stopping with the label's most recent signings. Artists with releases on this label:
Reach The Sky, Grade, Earth Crisis, Snapcase, Boy Sets Fire, Grey Area, Thursday, Waterdown, Minus, Thumb, Catch 22, Guilt, Refused, River City Rebels, In Cold Blood, Snowdogs, Taking Back Sunday, Atreyu, Strife, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Darkest Hour, Ten Foot Pole, The Reunion Show, Blood For Blood, Somehow Hollow, Count The Stars, Dead To Fall, Silverstein, Freya, Spitalfield, Hoods, Streetlight Manifesto, Glasseater, All Out War, Between The Buried And Me, Burning Heads, Bayside, Scars Of Tomorrow, Madcap, The Hurt Process, Martyr AD, Hawthorne Heights, Straylight Run, Bury Your Dead, Action Action, The Black Maria, Comeback Kid, Sinai Beach, Giles, The Forecast, The Junior Varsity, A Perfect Murder, The Audition, The Tossers, Aiden, With Honor, June, Smoking Popes, The Autumn Offering, Nights Like These, The Sleeping, Path of Resistance, Moros Eros, Beneath the Sky, Emmure, Endwell, A Day to Remember, 1997, The Warriors, Four Letter Lie, Driver Side Impact, Ringworm, Secret Lives of the Freemasons, Arise and Ruin, Deadguy Recent ReviewsRecent NewsStreetlight Manifesto gives update on album status and band happenings. Streetlight Manifesto have posted an update on their current status and progress on their 99 Songs Of A Revolution project. The first volume is apparently completed, but a CD release is up in the air. The band explained: We can't announce [the release date] because we don't know when it is. What we can say is this: some record labels (not naming names here, so it can't be "libel") are just plain horrendous. Seriously though, it's a sad fact that the bullshit bands have to put up with from some labels isn't worth the benefits…Amber Pacific sign to Victory Records After several albums through Hopeless Records, Amber Pacific has signed to Victory Records for their next album. The pop-punk outfit is promising a new album for Spring 2010 but in the interim, released a two new tracks in the form of demos. Those new demos are on their MySpace page.…Victory Records signs Close Your Eyes Victory Records has signed Abilene, Texas-based hardcore act Close Your Eyes. The band has been compared to New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, Comeback Kid, and Stretch Arm Strong. Some new music can be streamed on their MySpace page.…1997: "A Fearless Heart" 1997 have posted the video for "A Fearless…Between the Buried and Me: "Obfuscation" Between the Buried and Me have debuted a new song from their forthcoming album, The Great Misdirect, due out October 27, 2009. Check out "Obfuscation" on their…Comeback Kid / Dead Swans / Grave Maker / Mother of Mercy Comeback Kid have announced a run of November shows featuring Dead Swans, Grave Maker and Mother of…Between the Buried and Me / Veil of Maya / Animals as Leaders Between The Buried And Me have announced a headlining tour in support of their next album, The Great Misdirect, due out October 27, 2009. The run will feature support from Veil of Maya and Animals as…Shane Told (Silverstein) Silverstein’s Shane Told took time out of a busy touring schedule supporting his band’s latest record, Shipwreck in the Sand, to speak with Punknews’ Zack Zeigler about a variety of topics. He covered how Axl Rose and Metallica paved the way for his entry into the punk rock scene, the ways utilizing modern…Streetlight Manifesto to perform two full albums on October 4th Streetlight Manifesto have announced that their upcoming October 4th show at the Starland Ballrooom in New Jersey will be a special one. The group's last planned for the foreseeable future will feature a performance of their entire catalog (not counting the Keasbey Nights…Between The Buried and Me: "Obfuscation" Between the Buried and Me are debuting the first full song from their upcoming album, The Great Misdirect due out October 27, 2009. The song comes from the prog/hardcore outfit's follow up to 2007's Colors. Check it out… |
