Hypnotic (record label)

Cleopatra Records
Founded	1992
Founder	Brian Perera
Distributor(s)	The Orchard
Genre	Gothic rock, deathrock, hardcore punk, hard rock, industrial, heavy metal, country, metalcore, noise, post-punk, psychedelic, reggae, dance, alternative, synthpop, punk rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Los Angeles
Official website	http://www.cleopatrarecords.com/

Cleopatra Records is an American, Los Angeles-based independent record label, founded in 1992 by entrepreneur and music fan Brian Perera. It has since grown into a family of labels, including Hypnotic Records,Purple Pyramid Records, Deadline Music Records; and X-Ray Records, encompassing a variety of genres with emphasis on unique and experimental artists.

Cleopatra Records has been primarily known for ushering in the second wave of gothic and industrial music with a roster of artists including Christian Death, Nosferatu, Switchblade Symphony, Leæther Strip, The Electric Hellfire Club, Razed In Black, X Marks the Pedwalk, Spahn Ranch, Genitorturers, Download (featuring members of Skinny Puppy) and others as well as New Wave artists Gary Numan, Missing Persons, Information Society and others.

Cleopatra has also been a vital force in promoting underground and British punk rock bands such as The Vibrators, UK Subs, The Damned, as well as dozens of smaller bands that had never before been released in the U.S. market.

When the revival of 1980s Hollywood metal exploded around the turn of the century, the company started a subsidiary label Deadline Music to handle releases by Quiet Riot, White Lion, Warrant, Cinderella, Bret Michaels and Hollywood Rose.

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