Hellcat Records

Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for signing bands.[1]

Hellcat Records
Parent companyEpitaph Records
Founded1997
FounderTim Armstrong
Distributor(s)ADA (US), RED (US), eOne Music (CAN)
GenreOi!, hardcore punk, psychobilly, punk rock, ska punk, street punk
Country of originUS
LocationLos Angeles
Official websitehttps://hellcatrecords.com

The label specializes in ska, punk, oi!, psychobilly and hardcore bands. Give 'Em the Boot, a Hellcat label sampler which also includes tracks from other up-and-coming independent bands, was issued every other year from 1997 to 2009, with the exceptions of the third release, which was released three years after the second, and the sixth which came one year after the fifth.

Films

In 2005, a Give 'Em the Boot DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands.

On January 15, 2006, the label released Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves Charlie Manson's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid, Green Day, AFI and The Transplants.

Controversy

Rancid and the label met with some backlash for the 2003 album, Indestructible, which was jointly released through Hellcat Records and major label Warner Bros. To ease tension among the fans, Warner's name and logo were nowhere to be found on the album's packaging, only the Hellcat Records logo.

Bands

Active roster

Former bands

See also
  • List of record labels

References
  1. "PT Plays February 2012: "The Best Of Hellcat Records"". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "Hellcat Records signs Time Again". Alternative Press. February 15, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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