| Solid State Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Tooth & Nail Records |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Brandon Ebel |
| Distributor(s) | Capitol Christian Music Group (US; 1993–2013), RED (US; 2013–present), Sony Music (Worldwide) |
| Genre | metal, hardcore, metalcore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Official website | solidstaterecords |
Solid State Records is a metalcore record label, an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore punk and heavy metal bands.[1] Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, it signed several bands with Christian members which don't label themselves as Christian bands, including Stretch Arm Strong,[2] Gwen Stacy,[3] He Is Legend,[4] the Famine,[5] Training for Utopia,[6] and the Agony Scene.
Current artists
- Acres[7]
- Becoming the Archetype
- Colorblind
- Demon Hunter
- The Devil Wears Prada[8]
- Earth Groans[9]
- Fit for a King
- Greyhaven
- Lightworker
- Norma Jean
- Oh, Sleeper
- The Ongoing Concept
- OrphanTwin
- Phinehas[10]
- Silent Planet
- Wolves at the Gate
Former artists
Active
- Advent (Bridge 9 Records)
- The Agony Scene (Outerloop Records)
- As Cities Burn (Equal Vision Records)
- As They Sleep (Luxor Records)
- August Burns Red (SharpTone Records)
- Azusa[11]
- Beloved (unsigned)
- Blindside (unsigned)
- Death Therapy[12] (unsigned)
- Destroy the Runner (unsigned)
- The Drowned God[13]
- Emery (Tooth & Nail Records)
- Empty
- Few Left Standing (unsigned)
- Forevermore (unsigned)
- Haste the Day (unsigned)
- He Is Legend (Spinefarm Records)
- Life in Your Way (Come&Live!)
- Lifelong
- Living Sacrifice (unsigned)
- Mantric (Tooth & Nail Records)
- MyChildren MyBride (eOne/Good Fight)
- My Heart to Fear (Luxor Records)
- Once Nothing (unsigned)
- Opponent
- Showbread (unsigned)
- Soul Embraced (Rottweiler)
- Spirit Breaker
- Stretch Arm Strong (independent)
- Trenches (Noise Order)
- Underoath (MNRK Music Group)
- The Undertaking![14]
- Zao (Observed/Observer)
Disbanded
- 3rd Root
- Bloodshed (members went on to join The O.C. Supertones and Project 86)
- Born Blind (members also in No Innocent Victim)
- The Chariot (members in '68 and I Am Terrified)
- Cry of the Afflicted
- The Death Campaign (members also in Officer Negative)
- Embodyment (members went on to form The Famine)
- Eso-Charis (vocalist Cory Brandan Putman now fronts Norma Jean, bassist Arthur Green and drummer Matthew Putman went on to join Living Sacrifice)
- The Famine (members also in Embodyment and Society's Finest)
- Focal Point (guitarist Ryan Clark went on to join Training for Utopia and is now in Demon Hunter)
- Gwen Stacy (members also in Once Nothing)
- Inhale Exhale (members also in Narcissus and Relient K)
- Innermeans
- Luti-Kriss (went on to form Norma Jean)
- Officer Negative (members also formed The Death Campaign)
- Overcome (members in Some Dark Hallow and Sanhedrin)
- Selfmindead (members now in Benea Reach)
- Sever Your Ties
- Soapbox
- Still Breathing
- Strongarm (members went on to form Further Seems Forever)
- Training for Utopia (members went on to form Demon Hunter)
- Twelve Gauge Valentine (members went on to join, Alesana, Swamp Basstard, and The Greenery)
- Warlord (members went on to Pilgrims and Roadside Monument)
On hiatus or inactive
- The Ascendicate (guitarist Ryan Helm went on to Demon Hunter, and start Damien Deadson)
- Dead Poetic (drummer Jesse Sprinkle currently working solo)
- Everdown (Urban Achiever Records)
- Extol (Facedown Records)
- Figure Four (two members are currently with Comeback Kid)
- Lengsel (members now in Mantric)
- No Innocent Victim (members working for Facedown Records)
- Society's Finest
- Spitfire (Goodfellow Records; two members in Sunndrug)
- The Overseer (members in Project 86 and Wolves at the Gate)
- The Showdown (three members in Demon Hunter, one member in Still Remains)
- To Speak of Wolves (one member in Oh Sleeper)
Affiliated artists
Active
- Bruce Fitzhugh and Jeremiah Scott (appears on Killing Floor 2 Original Soundtrack)
- Impending Doom (eOne Music) (appears on Killing Floor 2 Original Soundtrack)
- Memphis May Fire (Rise Records) (appears on Midnight Clear)
- Project 86 (Independent) (appears on This is Solid State, Volume 3)
- zYnthetic (appears on Killing Floor 2 Original Soundtrack)
Disbanded
- Dirge (vocalist John Gibson became former president of Tripwire Interactive) (appears on Killing Floor 2 Original Soundtrack)
- For Today (members went on to form Nothing Left) (appears on Midnight Clear)
- Narcissus (members went on to form Inhale Exhale)
- Unashamed (members went on to the O.C. Supertones and the Dingees)
On hiatus
- Far-less (appears on This Is Solid State Records, Volume 6)
See also
References
- ^ "About". Solid State Records. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Stretch Arm Strong". Punknews.org. November 13, 2003. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ Denning, Jake (July 26, 2010) Interview: Geoff Jenkins of Gwen Stacy at the Wayback Machine (archive index). Soundwavenw.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2016.
- ^ "He Is Legend - 09.20.06 - Interview". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Interview: Famine Frontman Isn't Going to Wave a Flag". Buzzgrinder.com. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Demon Hunter Embrace Their Christian Band Status". Noisecreep. March 19, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Acres".
- ^ Blabbermouth (September 24, 2018). "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Signs With SOLID STATE RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Beard, Mason (May 4, 2017). "Earth Groans Join the Solid State Roster". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ J., Rob (September 13, 2017). "Phinehas Signs with Solid State". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Beard, Mason (August 16, 2018). "Solid State Records Signs New Band". The Metal Onslaught. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Wisdom, Jason (October 30, 2016). "Jason Wisdom of Death Therapy". Interviewed by Trav Turner. As The Story Grows. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "The Drowned God sign with Solid State, debut new single | Comments | Lambgoat". lambgoat.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Undertaking! Sign With Solid State Records, Debut "Oh, Negative"". Theprp.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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