Deathwish Inc.

Deathwish Inc.
Founded	1999 (1999)
Founder	Jacob Bannon, Tre McCarthy
Distributor(s)	ADA, Revelation
Genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock, extreme metal
Country of origin	United States
Location	Beverly, Massachusetts
Official website	deathwishinc.com

Deathwish, Inc. is an independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon of Converge and Tre McCarthy. In late 1999, McCarthy and Bannon decided to turn Deathwish into a full-fledged business. Deathwish's first release was Deeper the Wound, a split album between Converge and Japanese band Hellchild in 2001. The label established itself quickly and began working with a diverse group of bands such as Boy Sets Fire, Jesuseater (former Swiz members), and Knives Out (former I Hate You members).

Along with traditional web and print advertising, Deathwish sponsors mixed martial arts athletes to bring visibility to their brand. Deathwish sponsors a number of well-known fighters, including: Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy, Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon, Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon, Toby "Tigerheart" Grear, and members of Team Sityodtong in Boston.

After having previously worked with RED Distribution, in March 2016 Deathwish signed a global deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), an independent distribution label under Warner Music Group that has also partnered with other punk labels including Epitaph Records, Rise Records and Run for Cover Records.

In 1999, Linas Garsys and Tru Pray founded the hardcore punk independent record label Malfunction Records. Deathwish merged with Malfunction in August 2007, and originally announced that the two labels would still exist as separate entities with Malfunction acting as an imprint label and Deathwish's staff operating both businesses. However, one of Malfunction's last releases was Bitter Ends' 2008 self-titled EP. Deathwish still distributes some of Malfunction's back catalog.

In 2012, Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré formed his own imprint label under Deathwish dubbed Secret Voice.

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