Eclipse Records is an American indie rock record label based in Butler, New Jersey.[1][2] The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead to national attention.[3] The current president of the label is Chris Poland.
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History
Eclipse Records was founded in 1997 by owner Chris Poland.[4][5]
Eclipse Records releases few albums compared to other labels their size. President Chris Poland states that he believes that a record company should try to work on making each album "hit material", instead of putting out as many albums as possible to gain
Released artists
The following artists have albums released with Eclipse Records.[4]
Current
- Alev
- Dead By Wednesday
- Disarray
- Five Foot Thick[3]
- Megaherz
- Run for Cover
- Scum of the Earth, led by the former Rob Zombie guitarist "Riggs"[6]
Former
References
- ^ a b Morley, Hugh R. (December 2, 2007). "Digital Blues: Small Labels Struggle to Survive", The Record, p. B1.
- ^ Soeder, John (December 11, 2001). "Cleveland's Mushroomhead explodes onto the national scene with new label", The Plain Dealer, p. E1.
- ^ a b c d e Jordan, Isamu (June 6, 2003). "Five Foot Thick signs album deal", The Spokesman-Review, p. 3.
- ^ a b Eclipse Records - About Us
- ^ a b Reesman, Bryan (December 1, 2001). "Hard music—the Billboard spotlight: Indies vs. majors: Surviving in a nu-metal world", Billboard 113 (48): 23–5.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (November 6, 2004). "On the Road: That Scum", Billboard 116 (45): 28.
External links
- Eclipse Records official site
- Eclipse Records at MySpace
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