Crustacean Records

Crustacean Records
Founded	1994
Founder	Chris Langkamp
Genre	Indie rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Official website	crustaceanrecords.com

Crustacean Records is a record company from Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1994.

The label was founded by current majority owner Chris Langkamp. The debut release was Fetus by Crab Shack, the band Chris Langkamp played bass with, and was cassette only. The second release, issued on Compact Disc, was the first Crustacean Records compilation, featuring Helena Handbasket, Gethsemane, Crab Shack, Front of Trucker, Mas Optica and Wet Dog. The label grew in the mid and late 1990s with notable mainstays of the label being Mad Trucker Gone Mad, Big Big Furnace Brainerd, and System & Station.

The current ownership is founder and current bass player of Mad Trucker Gone Mad, Chris Langkamp, as majority owner and Rory Nienajadlo as co-owner. The current roster of the label includes The Awesome Snakes, Birthday Suits, Bloodcow, Droids Attack, Drunk Drivers, Fuck Knights, The Giraffes, The Gusto, The Pimps, Imperial Battlesnake, Killdozer, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, Ouija Radio, Screamin' Cyn Cyn & The Pons, The Skintones, The Skullcranes, 20 Dollar Love, Things Fall Apart and The Von Ehrics. To date Crustacean has released over 80 records in 16 years solidifying its place as one of Wisconsin’s most important and prolific punk/indie/metal record labels. Past notable artists Crustacean has worked with include, "Carl, You Know Peggy", The Soviettes, 26 (Doc Corbin Dart), Mucky Pup, John Kruth, Hazard County Girls, Modern Machines, Peelander-Z, Rocket Fuel Is The Key, and others.

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