Blackhouse Records
| Blackhouse Records | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Scott Rozell, Tony Shields |
| Distributor(s) | Alliance Distribution (US) Cobraside Distribution (US),Cargo Records (UK) Universal Music Group (Digital) |
| Genre | Punk rock, Rap, hardcore punk, alternative rock, Metal, Trap, Ambient, Experimental, Spoken Word, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| Official website | blackhouserecordsinc |
Blackhouse Records is a Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based independent record label founded by Moral Crux and Scatterbox drummer Scott Rozell and Tony Shields. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in 2001 for the purpose of selling Scatterbox records, but has evolved into a moderate-sized independent record label. Throughout the 2000s most of the bands on Blackhouse were punk and pop punk groups, while there are many Metal and Rap artists signed to the label as well. A sister-label also exists, Totally Fucked, that have signed noise and grindcore bands.
Scott Rozell and Tony Shields formed Blackhouse Records as a vehicle for releases by the band Scatterbox, featuring brothers Tom and Ryan white as well as Rozell. It soon became a vehicle for the releases of various local and regional Northwest artists.
In 2008, Blackhouse re-issued a (at the time out-of-print) spoken word release The Birth of Tragedy Magazine's FEAR POWER GOD, originally released by CFY Records (A Bay Area record label run by Oxbow frontman, Eugene S. Robinson) in the 1980s on CD format. Prior to this release, the compilation had never been released on the compact disc format. The album featured spoken word pieces by Henry Rollins, Charles Manson, Anton LaVey, Lydia Lunch, Allen Ginsberg, and Jello Biafra, among others. The album was well-received, gaining the label more attention in the press and distribution world, landing them an exclusive distribution deal with the now-defunct Lumberjack/Mordam Records, a subsidiary of The Warner Music Group. The relationship was short lived due to financial woes with Lumberjack/Mordam, which ultimately caused the company to close operations.
...
Wikipedia