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Equal Vision Records

Founded	1990 (1990)
Founder	Ray Cappo
Distributor(s)	The Orchard (United States) UNFD (Australia/New Zealand)
Genre	Post-hardcore hardcore punk punk rock alternative rock emo experimental rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Albany, New York
Official website	www.equalvision.com

Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, the singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand.

Initially, the label existed solely to distribute Shelter and other Krishna releases. In 1992, label manager Steve Reddy acquired Equal Vision from Cappo. The focus of the label expanded, bringing a wider variety of bands on board. According to Punk News,^[1] the mid-to-late '90s witnessed a renewed emphasis on hardcore efforts at Equal Vision, with notable signings such as One King Down and Ten Yard Fight. By the end of the '90s, Equal Vision Records (EVR) had built a stable of hardcore and punk bands, adding Bane, Trial, Converge, and Saves the Day to its roster in the latter part of the decade.

Sublabels and distribution

In July 2009, EVR established a sub-label named Mantralogy, which features bands that "deliver edgy, Krishna-conscious music."^[2]

In 2012, EVR artist Max Bemis (of Say Anything) created an imprint label named Rory Records, which is distributed by EVR. On June 19, it was announced that Equal Vision Records would form a partnership with Casey Crescenzo of the Dear Hunter, giving him his own imprint label: Cave & Canary Goods.

EVR returned its distribution of physical and digital releases in the U.S. to RED Distribution as of January 23, 2012,^[3] after many years with Alternative Distribution Alliance. In May 2013, EVR inked a partnership with UNFD to manufacture, promote, and distribute EVR releases in Australia and New Zealand.^[4] Prior to this partnership, EVR had shared several artists with UNFD for distribution in both regions, including Say Anything, We Came as Romans, and House vs. Hurricane.

Velocity Records was originally established in 2009 as a subsidiary of Rise Records. It was relaunched in 2016 as a partner of Equal Vision Records.^[5]

Artists

Current

Velocity Records

Former

108 (active on Deathwish, Inc.)
Alexisonfire
Alive in Wild Paint (disbanded 2009)
Antoine and Dead Kelly (disbanded 2014)
A Lot Like Birds (disbanded 2018)
As Friends Rust
Bane (disbanded 2016)
Be Well
Bear vs. Shark (disbanded 2005)
Being As An Ocean (active with SharpTone Records)
Better Off
BoySetsFire
Breaking Pangaea
Brian Marquis
Burn
Chiodos (disbanded 2016)
Cinematic Sunrise (disbanded 2009)
Circa Survive (on hiatus)
Closure in Moscow^[10]
Coheed and Cambria (active with Roadrunner Records)
Coldfront
The Color Fred (active with Heading East Records)
Converge (active with Epitaph Records)
Copper
Codeseven
Come and Rest
Crown of Thornz
Damiera
Davenport Cabinet (disbanded 2016)
The Dear & Departed
Dear and the Headlights (disbanded 2011)
Drowningman
Dustin Kensrue
Earth Crisis (active with Candlelight)
Eisley
The Fall of Troy (active, unsigned)
Fear Before (on hiatus)
Fivespeed (active with Sunset Alliance)
For All I Am (active, unsigned)
Gatherers (active with No Sleep Records)
Gatsby's American Dream
Give Up the Ghost
Glass Cloud (inactive)
Good Clean Fun (active with Reflections Records)
Goodbye Tomorrow
H₂O (active with Bridge 9 Records)
Hands Tied
The Hope Conspiracy (active with Deathwish Records)
Hot Cross
House vs. Hurricane
Household
I the Mighty (on hiatus)
Isles & Glaciers (disbanded 2010)
Jonah Matranga
Kurt Travis (active with Esque Records)
Liars Academy (active with Goodwill Records)
Matt Pryor
Modern Life is War (active with Deathwish Records)
New End Original
One King Down
Orbs
OWEL
Patton Thomas (solo and as a member of Antoine and Dead Kelly)
Pierce the Veil (active with Fearless Records)
Polyphia (active with Rise Records)
Portugal. The Man (active with Atlantic Records)
The Prize Fighter Inferno
Refused
The Rocking Horse Winner
Say Anything (active with Dine Alone Records)
Saves the Day
Seemless
Serpico
Shelter (active with Good Life Recordings)
Sick of It All (active on Century Media)
Set It Off (active, unsigned)
Sky Eats Airplane (inactive)
Sleep On It (disbanded 2020)
The Snake the Cross the Crown
Snapcase
The Sound of Animals Fighting^[11] (inactive)
Stolas (disbanded)
Ten Yard Fight
This Day Forward
This Time Next Year (disbanded 2012)
Time in Malta
Trial (active with Panic Records)
Two Tongues
Until the End
Vaux
Vinnie Caruana
Waterparks (active, unsigned)
We Came as Romans (active with SharpTone Records)
William Beckett
Weerd Science (active with Super Rap Records)
Wild Orchid Children
YouInSeries

Mantralogy bands

References

^ Punknews.org. "About Equal Vision Records". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "chorus.fm". chorus.fm. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "REDMUSIC". www.redmusic.com. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "UNFD Ink Deal With Equal Vision Records". theMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ News: Velocity Records reactive partnership with Equal Vision Records
^ "Dead American". Equal Vision Records. 11 February 2022.
^ "The Juliana Theory". 6 May 2022.
^ SHALLOW POOLS SIGN TO EVR AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE, "SAY WHAT YOU WANT"
^ William Ryan Key announces new EP 'Everything Except Desire'
^ lambgoat.com (2008-11-06). "Equal Vision Records Sign Closure In Moscow". Retrieved 2008-11-06.
^ "The Sound Of Animals Fighting sign to Equal Vision". Alternative Press. February 20, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

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