Solid State Records
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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, including Stretch Arm Strong
, Gwen Stacy
, He Is Legend
, The Famine
, and Training For Utopia
. While these bands have had Christian members, they do not cite themselves as Christian bands.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, a division of Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian, including Stretch Arm Strong
Stretch Arm Strong
Stretch Arm Strong is a hardcore punk band from Chapin South Carolina, and the flagship band for We Put Out Records. They have been active since 1992. Several of the band members are outspoken Christians, but they prefer not to be classified as a Christian band in some cases. They do prefer to be...
, 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...
, He Is Legend
He Is Legend
He Is Legend is a hard rock band formed in Wilmington, North Carolina who signed to Tragic Hero Records in 2009. The band consists of vocalist front man Schuylar Croom, guitarist Adam Tanbouz, drummer Steven Bache, bassist Matt Williams....
, The Famine
The Famine
The Famine was a heavy metal band that formed in 2007 in Arlington, Texas. The band was signed to Solid State Records.-Formation/3-song EP:The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment in former lead vocalist Kris McCaddon, drummer Mark Garza and guitarist Andrew Godwin...
, and Training For Utopia
Training for Utopia
Training for Utopia was a metalcore band which existed from 1996–2000. The band first signed with Tooth & Nail Records and was later moved to Solid State Records, the Tooth & Nail sublabel which promotes heavy Christian music...
. While these bands have had Christian members, they do not cite themselves as Christian bands.
Current Solid State artists
- As They Sleep
- August Burns RedAugust Burns RedAugust Burns Red is an American metal band, from Manheim, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2003, the group began their first performances while a majority of the members were attending their senior year of high school, and soon began playing shows around Lancaster, before being signed to CI Records, and...
- Becoming the ArchetypeBecoming the ArchetypeBecoming the Archetype is a Christian progressive death metal band signed to Solid State Records and Century Media Records formed in 1999 in Dacula, Georgia. They have released four albums on Solid State Records. Dichotomy, released in November 2008, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States...
- Demon HunterDemon HunterDemon Hunter is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. All of Demon Hunter's members are Christians and express their love for Jesus in many of their songs. Although the brothers created the band, only one remains, Don Clark...
- EmeryEmery (band)Emery is an American four-piece post-hardcore band from Rock Hill, South Carolina currently signed to both Tooth & Nail Records and Solid State Records and based in Seattle, Washington. Emery was founded in Rock Hill, South Carolina with the original lineup consisting of Toby Morrell, Devin...
- Living SacrificeLiving SacrificeLiving Sacrifice is a Christian heavy metal band that formed in September 1989 in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. The band has released seven studio albums, out of which the first three were recorded under R.E.X. Records with their original vocalist Darren Johnson as a more thrash metal and death metal...
- MyChildren MyBrideMychildren MybrideMyChildren MyBride is an American Christian metalcore band originating from Madison, Alabama. They are signed to Solid State Records after being noticed by extensive constant touring, including various dates in European countries.-History:...
- Oh, SleeperOh, SleeperOh, Sleeper is an American metalcore band from Fort Worth, Texas and is signed to Solid State Records. They have recorded three full-length albums to date, the most recent being their third album Children of Fire, released on September 6, 2011....
- The ShowdownThe Showdown (band)The Showdown is a southern metal/metalcore band based in Elizabethton, Tennessee. While the members of the band are Christian and the band is signed to a Christian record label, the band does not consider itself a Christian act, according to guitarist Josh Childers...
- To Speak of Wolves
- UnderoathUnderoathUnderoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
- Wolves at the Gate
Active
- The AscendicateThe AscendicateThe Ascendicate is a metalcore band from High Point, North Carolina,, USA.-To Die As Kings :Formerly known as The7Method, a break-up forced members Eric Marlowe and Chris Wheat to retool and look for new band mates, eventually acquiring three other men who were playing in various bands at the time...
(Unsigned) - BlindsideBlindsideBlindside is a post-hardcore band from Tumba, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.-A Thought Crushed My Mind:...
(INO RecordsINO RecordsINO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets...
) - The ChariotThe Chariot (band)The Chariot is an American mathcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, formed in 2003. The current lineup consists of drummer David Kennedy, bassist Jon "KC Wolf" Kindler, vocalist and bandleader Josh Scogin, and guitarists Brandon Henderson and Stephen Harrison. The band has experienced frequent...
(Good Fight MusicGood Fight EntertainmentGood 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...
) - Inhale ExhaleInhale ExhaleInhale Exhale is a Christian metalcore band from Cleveland, Ohio.-Formation/The Lost. The Sick. The Sacred.:The band was formed in 2005 by Guitarist John LaRussa and bassist Brian Pittman...
(Unsigned) - Life in Your WayLife in Your WayLife in Your Way is a melodic hardcore band from Connecticut. All members of the band are adherent to the Christian faith.-History:The band was formed by three long-time friends Josh Kellam, Dave Bullock, and Todd Mackey...
(Come&Live!) - No Innocent VictimNo Innocent VictimNo Innocent Victim, or N.I.V., is a christian hardcore punk band on Facedown Records. The band was created in 1992 in San Diego, California. They produced two successful albums on the market, and then toured with Agnostic Front. In 1998 they signed to Victory Records and recorded Flesh and Blood...
(Facedown RecordsFacedown RecordsFacedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...
) - Norma JeanNorma Jean (band)Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
(Razor & TieRazor & TieRazor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...
) - Overcome (Facedown RecordsFacedown RecordsFacedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...
) - ShowbreadShowbread (band)Showbread is an American Christian rock band originating in Guyton, Georgia. More specifically, the band lives in a small community within Guyton called Marlow. They formed in 1997. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes since its formation but maintains its two founding members, Josh...
(Come&Live!) - SpitfireSpitfire (US band)Spitfire is a metalcore band from Virginia Beach, Virginia. They first formed in the late 1990s and are currently signed to Goodfellow Records.-History:...
(Goodfellow Records) - Soul EmbracedSoul EmbracedSoul Embraced is a Christian Death Metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.-History:Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from Shredded Corpse formed in 1997, the band dissolved after creating one song for a metal compilation in 1998...
(Rottweiler Records) - Zao (Unsigned)
Disbanded
- AdventAdvent (band)Advent was an American Christian Kernersville, North Carolina-based hardcore band and was signed to Solid State Records. The band featured members of Beloved, and was considered a pseudo-continuation of Beloved. The band had released two albums under the label Solid State Records...
- The Agony SceneThe Agony SceneThe Agony Scene was a metalcore/deathcore band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. On October 8, 2008, frontman Mike Williams confirmed that the band had broken up in the spring of that year...
- As Cities BurnAs Cities BurnAs Cities Burn was an indie/post hardcore band from Mandeville, Louisiana that formed in 2002 and broke up in 2009.-Early beginnings and Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest :...
- BelovedBeloved (band)Beloved was an American post-hardcore band from Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.-Band history:Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC from 1996-2000. They played local shows in the surrounding areas of...
(Members have moved on to Dead PoeticDead PoeticDead Poetic was a post-hardcore band from Dayton, Ohio. They were signed to Tooth & Nail until 2008 when the band went on hiatus and the label dropped them. Their third album, Vices was released Halloween of 2006. It features vocal contributions by Chino Moreno of the band Deftones...
, Classic CaseClassic CaseClassic Case was an American rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina formed in 2002.-Biography:Vocalist/guitarist Jared Draughon and guitarist Mitchell Marlow formed the band in the early months of 2002 in their hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They had played in a punk band together...
, The AlmostThe AlmostThe Almost is an American alternative rock band from Clearwater, Florida, formed in 2005, and is most notable for being the side project of former Underoath drummer, Aaron Gillespie.-History:...
and AdventAdvent (band)Advent was an American Christian Kernersville, North Carolina-based hardcore band and was signed to Solid State Records. The band featured members of Beloved, and was considered a pseudo-continuation of Beloved. The band had released two albums under the label Solid State Records...
) - Born BlindBorn BlindThe Christian punk rock four-piece Born Blind was originally from San Diego, California, playing shows in the western part of the United States. All four members of the group- Judd Morgan, Chris Beckett, Kurt Love, and Nate Jarrell- were former members of No Innocent Victim before forming Born...
- Cry of the AfflictedCry of the AfflictedCry of the Afflicted was a Christian post-hardcore band from Kelowna, British Columbia.-History:Cry of the Afflicted formed in December 2003. They recorded their first single "Tale of a Soul" in January 2004 and quickly rose in popularity in their city's local scene...
- The Death Campaign
- EmbodymentEmbodymentEmbodyment was a Christian alternative metal band from Arlington, Texas which formed in 1993 and were first known by the name "Supplication".-History:...
(Members now in The FamineThe FamineThe Famine was a heavy metal band that formed in 2007 in Arlington, Texas. The band was signed to Solid State Records.-Formation/3-song EP:The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment in former lead vocalist Kris McCaddon, drummer Mark Garza and guitarist Andrew Godwin...
) - Eso-CharisEso-CharisEso-Charis was a Christian Mathcore band formed in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Founding members Cory Brandan Putman, Matthew Putman, and Arthur Green eventually went on to join the band Living Sacrifice. Eso-Charis was originally called "Elliot". After about two years of playing shows, the band changed...
(Vocalist Cory Brandan Putman now fronts Norma JeanNorma Jean (band)Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
) - The FamineThe FamineThe Famine was a heavy metal band that formed in 2007 in Arlington, Texas. The band was signed to Solid State Records.-Formation/3-song EP:The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment in former lead vocalist Kris McCaddon, drummer Mark Garza and guitarist Andrew Godwin...
- Focal PointFocal Point (band)Focal Point was a short lived Hardcore punk band from California, who released a 7" vinyl record on Life Sentence Records and their only full-length album on Tooth & Nail Records...
(One member went on to form Training for UtopiaTraining for UtopiaTraining for Utopia was a metalcore band which existed from 1996–2000. The band first signed with Tooth & Nail Records and was later moved to Solid State Records, the Tooth & Nail sublabel which promotes heavy Christian music...
and is now in Demon HunterDemon HunterDemon Hunter is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. All of Demon Hunter's members are Christians and express their love for Jesus in many of their songs. Although the brothers created the band, only one remains, Don Clark...
) - Gwen StacyGwen 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...
- Haste the DayHaste the DayHaste the Day was an American Christian metalcore band signed with Solid State Records that was formed in Carmel, Indiana 2001. Their band is named after a lyric in the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul." The band released their debut release, an extended play titled That They May Know You, in 2002,...
- Luti-KrissLuti-KrissLuti-Kriss was a Christian metalcore outfit from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1997 that later evolved into the metalcore/mathcore band Norma Jean. The band changed their name to Norma Jean in 2002, but is largely seen as a different band by both fans and the band alike...
(Went on to form Norma JeanNorma Jean (band)Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
) - Once NothingOnce NothingOnce Nothing were a self-proclaimed "Blue Collar Metal" band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and were signed to Solid State Records.- First Came The Law :...
(Guitarist Geoff Jenkins now fronts Gwen StacyGwen 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...
and drummer Giuseppe Capolupo now drums for Haste the Day) - SelfmindeadSelfmindead-History:Selfmindead formed in the winter of 1994-1995 in Eskilstuna, Sweden as a four piece. Marko Hautakoski on drums, Timo Sillankorva on guitar, vocalist Ilkka Viitasalo and bassist Tapani Hoikkaniemi. Mostly influenced by the Swedish Hardcore scene, bands such as Refused, Abhinanda, and...
(Members now in Benea ReachBenea ReachBenea Reach is an extreme metalcore/mathcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol.-Biography:...
) - Sever Your TiesSever Your TiesThe band's debut album, Safety in the Sea, was released on Solid State Records, a division of Tooth & Nail, on July 8, 2008. The album charted at #49 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.-Track listing:# "Voice Like A Nova" - 3:16...
- Stretch Arm StrongStretch Arm StrongStretch Arm Strong is a hardcore punk band from Chapin South Carolina, and the flagship band for We Put Out Records. They have been active since 1992. Several of the band members are outspoken Christians, but they prefer not to be classified as a Christian band in some cases. They do prefer to be...
- StrongarmStrongarm (band)Strongarm was a five-piece Christian metalcore band, formed in Pompano Beach, Florida.-Biography:Strongarm came from South Florida. The band was the result of several local bands who had similar tastes in music and who were all Christians. Jason Berggren started Ikthus which included Chris...
(Members went on to form Further Seems ForeverFurther Seems ForeverFurther Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida and disbanded in 2006. Over the course of their career the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their three studio albums...
) - Training for UtopiaTraining for UtopiaTraining for Utopia was a metalcore band which existed from 1996–2000. The band first signed with Tooth & Nail Records and was later moved to Solid State Records, the Tooth & Nail sublabel which promotes heavy Christian music...
(Members went on to form Demon HunterDemon HunterDemon Hunter is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. All of Demon Hunter's members are Christians and express their love for Jesus in many of their songs. Although the brothers created the band, only one remains, Don Clark...
) - TrenchesTrenches (band)Trenches was a metal band formed in Indianapolis, Indiana by former Haste the Day singer Jimmy Ryan.- History :In late 2005, Jimmy Ryan announced his decision to leave Haste the Day soon after that he got married and accepted a position at Tooth & Nail Records. He started a new band called Trenches...
- WarlordWarlord (band)Warlord was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, CA. This 'Warlord' should not to be confused with the '70s English punk rock group Warlord UK, the '90s death metal group Warlord UK, or any later groups by the same name...
On Hiatus
- Dead PoeticDead PoeticDead Poetic was a post-hardcore band from Dayton, Ohio. They were signed to Tooth & Nail until 2008 when the band went on hiatus and the label dropped them. Their third album, Vices was released Halloween of 2006. It features vocal contributions by Chino Moreno of the band Deftones...
- Destroy the RunnerDestroy the RunnerDestroy the Runner was an American metalcore band from San Diego, California, United States. Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying managed them for their album Saints, and did so again with Jason Rudolph for their second album I, Lucifer....
- ExtolExtolExtol is a Christian progressive extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive death metal, melodic death...
(Members now in MantricMantricMantric is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway that formed in 2007. When the last remaining founding members of Extol left the band in 2007, the remaining members, John Mjaaland, Tor Glidje, Ole Sveen, who had previously played together in Lengsel and Ganglion, decided to continue the...
) - Figure FourFigure Four-Bio:Figure Four started in 1996 and are currently signed to Solid State Records. The band is currently on hiatus, as two of its members are now in the full-time touring hardcore punk band, Comeback Kid, and one of its members is now in a band, Grave Maker...
(Two members are currently with Comeback KidComeback KidComeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formed in 2002, the band is currently signed to Facedown Records. Their name comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player, Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. The band was formed in 2002 by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy...
) - He Is LegendHe Is LegendHe Is Legend is a hard rock band formed in Wilmington, North Carolina who signed to Tragic Hero Records in 2009. The band consists of vocalist front man Schuylar Croom, guitarist Adam Tanbouz, drummer Steven Bache, bassist Matt Williams....
(Tragic Hero RecordsTragic Hero RecordsTragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
) - LengselLengselLengsel is a progressive black metal band that formed in 1995 in Norway. They released one album, called Solace, on Endtime Productions in 2000, which was subsequently licensed to Solid State Records for an American release. The second album The Kiss, The Hope was released on 2007...
(Members now in Mantric) - Twelve Gauge ValentineTwelve Gauge ValentineTwelve Gauge Valentine is a southern post-hardcore band from Bastrop and Monroe, Louisiana, with their debut album Shock Value released on 3 October 2006. The band was initially supported by the Sound Vs...
(One member now in AlesanaAlesanaAlesana is an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Epitaph Records and have released one EP and four full-length studio albums...
, other members now performing as Swamp Bastard)