Hideous Records was a record label established by the now defunct alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Reuben

Reuben (band)

Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...

. They founded the label in 2007 after leaving their previous label Xtra Mile Records, due to financial issues towards their then-upcoming album In Nothing We Trust

In Nothing We Trust

In Nothing We Trust is Reuben's third studio album, released on 25 June 2007. It was mastered in February 2007 by Howie Weinberg in New York. The album was recorded, produced and mixed at Livingstone Studios in London and Soul Valley Studios in Wimbledon by Sean Genockey...

. Hideous Records never signed any other bands during its short-lived existence, and only ever releases by the band Reuben themselves. The label's final release of the TwoByThree EP

TwoByThree EP

The TwoByThree EP was the first EP release under the Hideous Records label, and also the first from the label to feature other bands. The EP is a three-way split between Reuben, The Ghost of a Thousand and Baddies . The EP was limited to 500 in stores and 1000 at Reuben shows.-Track listing:...

 however features two songs each from the bands The Ghost Of A Thousand

The Ghost of a Thousand

The Ghost Of A Thousand was an English five-piece punk rock band from Brighton, UK.-Career:The Ghost Of A Thousand confirmed on 31 March 2011 that they were as a band after 7 years together. After signing with Undergroove Records in 2007 the band toured extensively, playing alongside Gallows,...

 and Baddies

Baddies

Baddies are a British high energy indie rock band formed in late 2007 and have gained a reputation as "one of the most exciting new bands around and have been put on par with other rising acts from Southend such as the Horrors, These New Puritans, Scroobius Pip and Get Cape. Wear Cape...

, though they were never actually signed to the label.

The label also had its own street team called the Hideous Squad, who would be sent promo materials to help advertise the labels releases.

Releases

• What Happens In Aldershot Stays In Aldershot
  What Happens in Aldershot Stays in Aldershot
  What Happens in Aldershot Stays in Aldershot is an hour-long documentary film that follows the band Reuben on tour, in the studio and at work for three months, trying to portray what it's like to be in an underground British rock band in this day and age.Also included on the double disc DVD is a...
  
   - 2-disc DVD (19 March 2007)
• Blood, Bunny, Larkhall - Single (18 June 2007)
• In Nothing We Trust
  In Nothing We Trust
  In Nothing We Trust is Reuben's third studio album, released on 25 June 2007. It was mastered in February 2007 by Howie Weinberg in New York. The album was recorded, produced and mixed at Livingstone Studios in London and Soul Valley Studios in Wimbledon by Sean Genockey...
  
   - Studio Album (25 June 2007)
• Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin - Single (24 September 2007)
• TwoByThree
  TwoByThree EP
  The TwoByThree EP was the first EP release under the Hideous Records label, and also the first from the label to feature other bands. The EP is a three-way split between Reuben, The Ghost of a Thousand and Baddies . The EP was limited to 500 in stores and 1000 at Reuben shows.-Track listing:...
  
  - EP (25 March 2008)