EPITAPH RECORD LABEL

WHO ARE THEY?

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 label. Gurewitz took the

name from a King Crimson song of the same name, independent

record label.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s most of the bands on Epitaph

were punk and pop punk groups, while there are many post-

hardcored emo bandssigned to the label as well. A large portion of

the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim

Armstrong frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several sister

labels also exist, such as ANTI- Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum

Records, Hellcat Records and Heart & Skull types of bands.

WHY HAVE I CHOSEN

EPITAPH?

Not only is Epitaph the actual Record Label for Bring Me The

Hoirzon, but the fact that it is an independent Record label means that

the band have more freedom in what they want to produce and how they

want their songs visualized, which is very important for my video as I’ve

gone with a risky idea of using powder paint to express emotions, I

wouldn’t be able to do this if I was using one of the big record labels, as

they like to stick to the typical codes and conventions and continuously

conform to them.