Seventh Rule Recordings
Encyclopedia
Seventh Rule Recordings is a record label
based in Chicago
, Illinois
that formed in 2003
to release underground metal
and Hardcore punk
. Founded by Scott and Cara Flaster, who still operate the label today, they have released albums by bands such as Akimbo
, Buried at Sea, and Sweet Cobra.
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,...
based in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
that formed in 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
to release underground metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
. Founded by Scott and Cara Flaster, who still operate the label today, they have released albums by bands such as Akimbo
Akimbo (band)
Akimbo is an American hardcore band from Seattle, Washington.The band was founded by its two original members, Jon Weisnewski and Nat Damm . The two met in 1995 in a high school gym class after noticing each others' home-made punk t-shirts. They quickly became friends, sharing a love of DC...
, Buried at Sea, and Sweet Cobra.
Bands that are/have been on Seventh Rule
- AkimboAkimbo (band)Akimbo is an American hardcore band from Seattle, Washington.The band was founded by its two original members, Jon Weisnewski and Nat Damm . The two met in 1995 in a high school gym class after noticing each others' home-made punk t-shirts. They quickly became friends, sharing a love of DC...
- Buried At Sea
- Indian
- Light Yourself on Fire
- Lord Mantis
- The Makai
- MillionsMillions (band)Millions is a noise rock band from Chicago, Illinois.Formed in late 2006, they played their first shows and released their first EP in 2007. The EP, Telephone Game, was released on Team Abunai records....
- Plague Bringer
- Raise the Red Lantern
- Sweet Cobra
- Thoughts of Ionesco
- Wetnurse