Recorse Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

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 formed in 2000

2000 in music

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. It was owned and operated by Ryan Beye in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

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, MO. It generally signs nationally in the US

United States

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 in the metal

Heavy metal music

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 and hardcore

Hardcore punk

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 genres.

More prominent than their releases, are the bands they've signed, who have had members go on to either sign to bigger labels, or join bands of higher notoriety. Or in the case of "The Tokyo Smash" put out a release that features former or current members of bands with higher notoriety, both of which are quite unusual in consideration of the small size of label they are. Most notably, members of Saved By Grace moved onto much larger bands after they left SBG, such as the case with guitarist Dustin Nadler moving on to Hopesfall

Hopesfall

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, bassist Jason Douglas moving on to Vedera

Vedera

Vedera is a pop/rock band from Kansas City, Missouri.- History :Kristen May grew up in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs, as did the rest of her bandmates. Her entire family was musical; her mother was a singer who loved Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Jim Croce. “I listened to those artists,...

, and drummer Jason Shrout

Jason Shrout

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 moving on to Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions

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.

As of Summer 2007, all of Recorse Records' bands have either disbanded, or moved onto other record labels. It is presumed that the label is now defunct.

Previous Bands

• Enlow
• The Lace
• The Calico System
• Given with Honor
• Eyes of the Betrayer
• Flattery Leads to Ruins
• Love Is Red
• Oliver's Army
• Our Last Accord
• Saved by Grace
• The Tokyo Smash
• Winds of Plague
  Winds of Plague
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• As the Ruin Falls