Mediaskare Records is an American independent record label

Independent record label

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 specializing in heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 and metalcore

Metalcore

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 music. The label was founded by Baron Bodnar, with its offices located in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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. The labels prominent artists include As Blood Runs Black and Silent Civilian

Silent Civilian

Silent Civilian is a metalcore band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction musically and start from scratch...

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In February 2008, it was announced that Mediaskare entered a partnership with Century Media Records

Century Media Records

Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...

. The deal centered on new marketing and distribution for Mediaskare artists. In late 2010, the label broke apart from Century Media for distro and joined Suburban Noize/Sony Red for distribution.

Artist list

• As Blood Runs Black
• Bermuda
• Betrayal
• Blind Witness
  Blind Witness (band)
  Blind Witness is a Canadian deathcore band from Granby, Quebec. Formed in 2006, the group is currently signed to Mediaskare Records and have released two full-length studio albums.- History :...
  
  
• Blood Stands Still
• Burning The Masses
  Burning The Masses
  Burning The Masses is an American Technical Death Metal band based in San Diego, CA. They are signed on Mediaskare Records and have already released two full-length albums and an EP under that label. Their music involves instrumental complexity derived from death metal.Burning the Masses has...
  
  
• Bury Your Dead
  Bury Your Dead
  Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
  
  
• Confession
  Confession (band)
  Confession is an Australian hardcore/metalcore band, originating from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2008, the band was formed by frontman Michael Crafter, who is best known as the former lead vocalist of metalcore bands I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. The band is known for...
  
  
• Deez Nuts
  Deez Nuts
  Deez Nuts is an Australian hardcore band that formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. Currently comprising vocalist J. J. Peters, Guitarist Matt Rogers, Drummer Ty Alexander and various live Bassists, the band has released one EP and Two Studio Albums....
  
  
• Endwell
  Endwell (band)
  Endwell is a Metalcore band from Queens, New York formed in 2003, They have released one independent EP, one Full-Length LP on Victory Records, an EP & Full-Length for Mediaskare Records whom the band are currently writing their 3rd Full-Length for....
  
  
• Exotic Animal Petting Zoo
• Fall In Archaea
• The Ghost Inside
  The Ghost Inside (band)
  The Ghost Inside is an American Melodic Hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006.As A Dying Dream, they released one EP, Now or Never. Not long after, they changed their name to The Ghost Inside, and released a full length studio album entitled Fury and the Fallen Ones...
  
  
• Hero In Error
• Heights
  Heights
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• Hundredth
  Hundredth (band)
  Hundredth is a Christian American Melodic Hardcore band from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, that formed in 2008.Hundredth formed in 2008 when a previous band called The Hundredth split. Their debut record When Will We Surrender was released by Mediaskare Records on March 30, 2010...
  
  
• It Prevails
  It Prevails
  It Prevails is a five piece metalcore band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2004. They are composed of vocalist Ian Fike, guitarists Chris Tsanjoures and Jake Harris, bassist Nate Dorval, and drummer Aaron Marsh. The band draws influence from 90s Melodic Metalcore and classic rock...
  
  
• King Conquer
  King Conquer
  King Conquer is a deathcore band from Naples, Florida. Since the bands creation, they have released two EPs, and a debut full-length on Mediaskare Records entitled, America's Most Haunted...
  
  
• Knuckle Up!
• LionHeart
  Lionheart
  Lionheart may refer to:People*"Richard the Lionheart", a name for Richard I of England*" Brendon 'Lionheart' Hartley" is a nickname given to motor racing driver Brendon Hartley*"Corazon de Leon", former ringname of professional wrestler Chris Jericho...
  
  
• Murder Death Kill
• Mureau
• Reign Supreme
• Silent Civilian
  Silent Civilian
  Silent Civilian is a metalcore band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction musically and start from scratch...
  
  
• Sovereign Strength
• Suffokate
• Ugly Colors
• Volumes

Rite Of Passage Records artists

• Adaliah
• Creations
• Darasuum
• Deserters
• Float Face Down
• Redeemer
  Redeemer
  - Religion :*Redeemer , referring to Jesus Christ*Mahdi, described in Islam as "the Redeemer "*Redeemer Presbyterian Church - Other organisations :*Redeemer Lutheran College, school in Queensland, Australia...
  
  
• Stand Your Ground
  Stand Your Ground
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Former Mediaskare bands

• Ambush!
• A Breath Before Surfacing(On Hiatus)
• Belay My Last (Disbanded 2008)
• The Demonstration(Active)
• Lose None(On Hiatus)
• Martyrdom (Disbanded 2010)
• The Miles Between(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 2011)
• With Dead Hands Rising (Disbanded 2009)

External links

• Official site
• Mediaskare at MySpace
  MySpace
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