Independence Day

Well well, we were asked to find and chat a bit about a few independent record labels. I personally do not know a whole lot about the indepentdent record label world, so this is a perfect mission for me.

Silver Dragon Records
The first thing I have to say about this site is busy busy busy. There is a lot of small text that gets somewhat exhausting to search through. Silver Dragon Records is a rock record label, promoting alternative rock, agressive rock, and metal bands. You are able to purchase cd's of SDR's signed bands, download some free samples of songs, and find out a decent amount of information on the main bands. Like I said the print is small so you have to suffer through the reading but it is there. To be honest, this site looks all too familiar to that of a blog. Most of the Links on the side are the same as the links throughout the text, and there are a lot of them.

Victory Records

Victory Records, home to a few bands that are quite popular at the moment, such as Hawthorne Heights and Atreyu. Downside, a group i was formerly part of, was in the process of setting up shows with Four Letter Lie , who is signed with Victory, so I just had to blog them. Victory's website is far superior to that of SDR's. It is very easy to use, very clear on what to do in order to get what you want. You can do anything from watch video's, to buying cd's. The bands are readily available to find, all of which are accompanied by pictures, and decent biographies. They also have links to the band's own sites, which is great. Go Four Letter Lie!


Epitaph Records
So I asked my roommate, who is basically my guru of indie music, for what he thought was a good independent label to write about. The first thing that I see when I go to the website and look at the artists was. . . Atmosphere and Dropkick Murphy's. Now most of us here in MN know who Atmosphere is, and the Murph's, well enough said. Everything a label's website should be, just like Victory's. You can find just about everything you want, tour dates, cd info, artist info, watch videos, purchase cd's and merchandise. I am glad to have a roommate who previously worked for a cd warehouse.