Ferret Music is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, founded in 1996. The label is owned in part by NORA

Nora (band)

Nora is a metalcore band from Highland Park, New Jersey. The band took its name from Nora Diniro, a character from the film Pump Up the Volume.Formed in 1996, the band debuted on Ferret Music and moved to Trustkill Records in 1999...

's vocalist, Carl Severson, and in part by Philadelphian artist manager Paul Conroy, and based in West Windsor Township, New Jersey

West Windsor Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of Census 2010, West Windsor had a population of 27,165. The median age was 39.6. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 54.9% White, 3.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 37.7% Asian, 1.0% some other race and 2.6% reporting two or more races...

. Ferret recently started an imprint called New Weathermen Records.

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...

's Independent Label Group

Independent Label Group

Independent Label Group is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. The company was formed in 2006 as an umbrella for various Warner auxiliary labels including East West Records, Rykodisc and Cordless Recordings. Outside of the U.S., the label is distributed by WEA International...

 acquired a stake in Ferret Music in August, 2006,
and as a result is currently distributed by Independent Label Group.

As of September 12, 2007, Ferret partnered with an uprising death metal/hardcore label out of the UK, Siege Of Amida Records, A.K.A. "S.O.A.R." S.O.A.R will retain A&R

A&R

Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

 responsibilities. In February 18th, 2010 Carl Severson and his business partner at Ferret and ChannelZERO, Paul Conroy, announced their departure from the company to start Good Fight Entertainment

Good Fight Entertainment

Good Fight Entertainment is a business conglomerate that was founded in 2010. The company consists of a record label, band management, sports management, a clothing line and an art studio...

, a management company with music and sports divisions along with a new record label.

Artists

• 36 Crazyfists
  36 Crazyfists
  36 Crazyfists is a four-piece metal band originating from Anchorage, Alaska. They are now based in Portland, Oregon. The band's name comes from a Jackie Chan movie, Jackie Chan And The 36 Crazy Fists...
  
  
• Annotations of an Autopsy
• Blood Has Been Shed
  Blood Has Been Shed
  Blood Has Been Shed is a mathcore group from Connecticut. They formed in 1997. They are known for having two members of Killswitch Engage in the band, though both bands have very different styles. Although Jones and Foley are currently performing with Killswitch Engage, they do not intend to end...
  
  
• Boris the Blade
• Boys Night Out
  Boys Night Out (band)
  Boys Night Out is a Canadian emo/post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario.-Career:The band formed in a 2001 when lead vocalist Connor Lovat-Fraser and current guitarist Jeff Davis started collaborating on . The work eventually led to the four-song You Are My Canvas demo, an EP influenced by...
  
  
• Foxy Shazam
  Foxy Shazam
  Foxy Shazam is an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2004. The band is composed of lead vocalist Eric Sean Nally, guitarist Loren Turner, pianist Sky White, and bass player Daisy. Later, trumpeter and back-up vocalist Alex Nauth joined, and Aaron McVeigh became the band's permanent...
  
  
• Hellmouth
  Hellmouth (band)
  Hellmouth is a Hardcore punk band from Detroit, Michigan, founded by former Suicide Machines singer Jay Navarro, guitarist Alex Awn , bassist Jeff Uberti , and former Fordirelifesake drummer Justin Malek.-Origin:Disillusioned by the music industry after the breakup of the Suicide Machines, Jay...
  
  
• Ice Nine Kills
  Ice Nine Kills
  Ice Nine Kills is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2002 by Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz, the group originally pursued a style combining emo, post-hardcore and ska into their own innovative blend of rock but have since shifted into more of an experimental...
  
  
• Knights of the Abyss
  Knights of the Abyss
  Knights of the Abyss is an American deathcore band from Glendale, Arizona, formed in 2005.-Biography:Knights of the Abyss was formed in 2005 after drummer Andy Rysdam had left his former band Job for a Cowboy. They have recorded two full-length albums, which were released by Siege of Amida Records...
  
  
• LoveHateHero
  LoveHateHero
  LoveHateHero is a post-hardcore band from Burbank, California. They are signed to Ferret Records and have released three albums, Just Breathe in May 2005, White Lies in February 2007 and America Underwater in November 2009....
  
  
• Lower Definition
  Lower Definition
  Lower Definition was an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. The band is also known as "Lower D" or "The Deezy" by their fans.-History:...
  
  
• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
  Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
  Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is an American, Southern metalcore band formed in 2004 in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2005, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster signed to Mono Vs Stereo and released their self-titled debut album...
  
  
• Misery Signals
  Misery Signals
  Misery Signals is an American metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. The sound of their music is defined by bright melodies backed up by odd time signatures, chugging riffs, and breakdowns.-Formation :...
  
  
• Remembering Never
  Remembering Never
  Remembering Never is an American hardcore/punk/metalcore band, formed in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in the late '90s.-Biography:The band formed in 2000 as We All Fall Down, and released a 2 song demo....
  
  
• Revolution Mother
• Shadows Fall
  Shadows Fall
  Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...
  
  
• Suicide Note
• The Devil Wears Prada
  The Devil Wears Prada (band)
  The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Warner Music Group...
  
  
• Upon Disfigurement
• Waking the Cadaver

Past Artists

• A Life Once Lost
  A Life Once Lost
  A Life Once Lost is an American metalcore band formed in 1999 in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After releases on Robotic Empire and Deathwish Inc., A Life Once Lost released their successful album, Hunter on Ferret Music in 2005...
  
   (Active, on Season of Mist
  Season of Mist
  Season of Mist is a record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing...
  
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• A Static Lullaby
  A Static Lullaby
  -Early years and formation :A Static Lullaby came together after a casual high school jam session that led its members to quit their existing bands and come together as one. Formed in 2001 in Chino Hills, CA, the group began with singer Joe Brown, bassist Phil Pirrone, drummer Brett Dinovo, and...
  
   (Active, on Fearless Records
  Fearless Records
  Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
  
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• All Chrome (Status unknown)
• Burnt by the Sun
  Burnt by the Sun (band)
  Burnt by the Sun was a band from New Jersey, USA. Formed in November 1999 by ex-Human Remains drummer Dave Witte and guitarist John Adubato. ex-For the Love of... Vocalist Mike Olender and bassist Ted Patterson joined soon after. A split EP with The Luddite Clone on Ferret Records brought them to...
  
   (Active, on Relapse Records
  Relapse Records
  Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
  
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• blessthefall
  Blessthefall
  Blessthefall is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, currently signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2003 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released April...
  
   (Active, on Fearless Records
  Fearless Records
  Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
  
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• Cataract
  Cataract (band)
  Cataract is a Swiss metalcore band, signed to Metal Blade Records.-Biography:Cataract was formed in 1998 by guitarist Simon Füllemann, guitarist Greg Mäder and drummer Ricky Dürst. Their first self-titled demo was recorded in six hours and mixed in another four hours in the bed room of vocalist...
  
   (Active, on Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
  
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• Chimaira
  Chimaira
  Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
  
   (Active, on E1 Music)
• Dead Hearts
  Dead Hearts
  Dead Hearts is the first and final album by English hardcore punk band Blackhole. Dead Hearts was produced by Colin Richardson, producer of albums for Slipknot, Machine Head and many others. The album was released on 7 September 2009.-Track listing:...
  
  (Disbanded)
• Disembodied (Disbanded)
• Elysia
  Elysia (band)
  Elysia was an American deathcore band from Shingle Springs, California. Originally called Elysium's Revenge, the band was started in 2003 while the members were just freshmen and sophomores in high school. Since 2003, they have released two EPs and one full-length album, and have completed two US...
  
   (Disbanded)
• Eternal Lord
  Eternal Lord
  -History:Eternal Lord was formed in 2005 by the remaining band members of The Hunt for Ida Wave. In 2006, the band released their self-titled EP through Thirty Days of Night Records, followed shortly by a split EP with Glasgow group Azriel. Shortly after the release of the split, vocalist Sam...
  
   (Disbanded)
• Every Time I Die
  Every Time I Die
  Every Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...
  
   (Active, with Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
  
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• For the Love of... (Status unknown)
• From Autumn to Ashes
  From Autumn to Ashes
  From Autumn to Ashes was a NY melodic hardcore band that formed in Long Island in 2000. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark , Scott Gross , Benjamin Perri , Brian Deneeve , Mike Pilato , Rob Lauritsen , and Jeff Gretz From Autumn to Ashes was a NY...
  
   (On Indefinite Hiatus)
• Full Blown Chaos
  Full Blown Chaos
  Full Blown Chaos is a metalcore band from Floral Park, Queens, New York. According to the band, their whole direction "is to keep a wide range of music, not to necessarily pigeonhole ourselves into metal or hardcore"...
  
   (active on Ironclad Recordings)
• Funeral for a Friend
  Funeral for a Friend
  Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
  
   (Active, with Distiller Records (UK) Good Fight Records (US))
• Gwen Stacy
  Gwen Stacy (band)
  Gwen Stacy was an American metalcore band that was signed with Solid State Records. Their name came from the comic book character Gwen Stacy, who appeared in the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man as the girlfriend of Peter Parker...
  
   (Disbanded, with Solid State Records
  Solid State Records
  Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
  
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• Harvest
  Harvest
  Harvest is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper...
  
   (Disbanded)
• Heavy Heavy Low Low
  Heavy Heavy Low Low
  Heavy Heavy Low Low is a four piece Mathcore band from San Jose, California.-Biography:Formed in early 2004 in San Jose, California, Heavy Heavy Low Low began playing what may be called thrash , then metalcore, before evolving into a decidedly more style, and now, with the release of...
  
   (Active, with Twelve Gauge Records
  Twelve Gauge Records
  Twelve Gauge Records is an independent record label founded and operated by Jihad M. Rabah out of San Jose, California . The label was founded in 2004 and started in 2005 with the release of Heavy Heavy Low Low's 'Courtside Seats' CDep. Twelve Gauge is exclusively distributed by Revelation...
  
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• In Flames
  In Flames
  In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. Since the band's inception in 1993, they have released ten studio albums and one live DVD...
  
   (Active, with Nuclear Blast Records)
• Johnny Truant
  Johnny Truant
  Johnny Truant was a British, Brighton-based metalcore band, formed in 2000 under the name Severance. The band recorded 3 demos under this moniker before renaming themselves after the lead character of Mark Z. Danielewski's novel House of Leaves...
  
   (Disbanded)
• Killswitch Engage
  Killswitch Engage
  Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...
  
   (Active, with Roadrunner Records
  Roadrunner Records
  Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
  
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• Luddite Clone (Disbanded)
• Ligeia
  Ligeia (band)
  Ligeia is an American Metal & Hardcore band from Massachusetts formed in 2003.-History:Originally formed in the winter of 2003 by Keith Holuk and Ryan Ober, Ligeia solidified their line-up with the additions of Brandon Whipple and Patrick Murphy in 2007...
  
   (Active again after year-long hiatus. Unsigned)
• Lower Definition
  Lower Definition
  Lower Definition was an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. The band is also known as "Lower D" or "The Deezy" by their fans.-History:...
  
   (Active, unsigned)
• Madball
  Madball
  Madball is a New York-based hardcore band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front .- History :Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members...
  
   (Active, on Good Fight Music)
• Martyr A.D.
  Martyr A.D.
  Martyr A.D. was a metalcore band formed in late 1999 from former members of the band Disembodied. Joel Johnson, Tara Johnson and Justin Kane joined with newcomers Charlie Johnson and Mike Fisketti...
  
   (Disbanded)
• NORA
  Nora (band)
  Nora is a metalcore band from Highland Park, New Jersey. The band took its name from Nora Diniro, a character from the film Pump Up the Volume.Formed in 1996, the band debuted on Ferret Music and moved to Trustkill Records in 1999...
  
   (Active, with Trustkill Records
  Trustkill Records
  Trustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994...
  
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• Poison the Well
  Poison the Well (band)
  Poison the Well was an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their inception, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira was...
  
   (On hiatus)
• Scarlet (Disbanded)
• See You Next Tuesday
  See You Next Tuesday (band)
  See You Next Tuesday is a deathcore band from Bay City, Michigan. They are currently signed to Ferret Records, an independent record label based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.-History:...
  
  (On Indefinite Hiatus)
• Skycamefalling
  Skycamefalling
  Skycamefalling are a metalcore band from Long Island, New York, USA. Formed in 1996, the band released three EPs and one full-length album from 1996-2003. After going through several lineup changes , the band eventually split up in 2003...
  
   (Disbanded)
• The Banner
  The Banner (band)
  The Banner is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Bloomfield, New Jersey with influences that range from late '80s hardcore, punk rock, heavy metal and NYHC-style metalcore....
  
   (Disbanded)
• The Break
  The Break
  The Break is a 1995 film directed by Lee H. Katzin. It stars Vincent Van Patten and Rae Dawn Chong.-Cast:*Vincent Van Patten as Nick Irons*Rae Dawn Chong as Jennifer Hudson*Martin Sheen as Gil Robbins*Valerie Perrine as Delores Smith...
  
   (Disbanded)
• The Bronx
  The Bronx (band)
  The Bronx is an American hardcore punk band from Los Angeles formed in 2002. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Matt Caughthran, guitarists Joby J. Ford and Ken Horne, bass guitarist Brad Magers, and drummer Jorma Vik...
  
   (Active, with White Drugs)
• The Hottness (Disbanded)
• The Rise
  The Rise (band)
  The Rise was a five piece band from Austin, Texas, Their sound is a combination of metalcore, hardcore techno, post-hardcore and metal. The band is currently signed to ReIgnition Recordings and their latest album, Reclamation Process, was released on as a free album for subscribers of Law Of...
  
   (Active, with ReIgnition Records)
• Torn Apart
  Torn Apart
  Torn Apart can refer to:*Torn Apart ; third album by the Australian Ska band Area-7*Torn Apart ; 1996 machinima film*Torn Apart: The Life of Ian Curtis, a 2006 biography of the Joy Division musician by Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade...
  
   (Active, unsigned)
• Twelve Tribes (Disbanded)
• Underneath the Gun (Disbanded)
• xBishopx
  XBishopx
  Bishop A.C. is an American straight edge hardcore punk and metalcore band, formed in Florida in 2004. It band features current and ex members of Until the End, Remembering Never, xReign of Terrorx, and Suffocate Faster...
  
   (Active, with Dead Truth Recordings)
• Zao (Active, currently unsigned)

S.O.A.R. artists

• Against the Flood
• Ageless Oblivion
• Annotations of an Autopsy (Also on Nuclear Blast
  Nuclear Blast
  Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
  
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• Ancient Ascendant
• Armed for Apocalypse
• As They Burn
• Awaken Demons
• Betraeus
• Cult Cinema
• Dead Beyond Buried
• Demoraliser
• Diskreet
  Diskreet
  Diskreet is a death metal band which is based in Topeka, Kansas and formed in 2003. They are currently signed to UK based label Siege of Amida Records with US distribution from Candlelight Records.-History:...
  
  
• Dripback
• Dyscarnate
• Eradication
• Heart in Hand
• Ingested
• Martyr Defiled
• The Breathing Process
• The Bridal Procession
• TRC
• Waking The Cadaver

Past S.O.A.R Artists

• A Girl a Gun a Ghost (disbanded)
• Belie My Burial (active, unsigned)
• Chaos Blood (disbanded)
• Chase the Sunset (formerly known as Endurance of Hate)(Active, Unsigned)
• Clone the Fragile (disbanded)
• Dignity Dies First (disbanded)
• Forever Never (active, Unsigned)
• Impending Doom
  Impending Doom
  Impending Doom is a Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California.-History:Brook Reeves and Manny Contreras started the band in 2005 with ex members Chris Forno, Isaac Bueno, and Jon. After releasing the The Sin and Doom of Godless Men EP, Greg Pewthers joined on third guitar after leaving...
  
   (active, with eONE music)
• Implosive Disgorgence (disbanded)
• Knights of the Abyss
  Knights of the Abyss
  Knights of the Abyss is an American deathcore band from Glendale, Arizona, formed in 2005.-Biography:Knights of the Abyss was formed in 2005 after drummer Andy Rysdam had left his former band Job for a Cowboy. They have recorded two full-length albums, which were released by Siege of Amida Records...
  
   (active, with Ferret Music)
• Last House on the Left (Active, Unsigned)
• My Cross to Bare (disbanded)
• Rose Funeral (active, with Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
  
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• The Adept (active, unsigned)
• The Irish Front (active, unsigned)
• The Partisan Turbine (disbanded)
• The Plasmarifle (active, unsigned)
• The Red Death
  The Red Death
  The Red Death were a death metal band from Bath, New York.-History:Formed in 2002 after the demise of Another Day Forgotten by singer Paul Hamblin, guitarist Josh Williammee, and drummer Graham Mitchell, the original lineup was rounded out by guitarist Brian VanGelder and bassist Karl Janovec...
  
   (disbanded)
• The Red Shore
  The Red Shore
  The Red Shore were an Australian death metal band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 2004. The band claims their style is a combination of death metal and technical death metal, though they are often referred to as a deathcore band....
  
   (disbanded)
• Titans (disbanded)
• Viatrophy (disbanded)
• Wecamewithbrokenteeth (disbanded in 2008, reformed in 2009 and then disbanded again in 2010)
• Whitechapel
  Whitechapel (band)
  Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The group comprises vocalist Phil Bozeman, guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade, Zach Householder; bassist Gabe Crisp and drummer Ben Harclerode. Their band name is derived from a district in the built-up inner city of London, known...
  
   (active, with Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
  
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