Equal Vision Records

{{Infobox record label

| name = Equal Vision Records

| image = Equal Vision Records logo.png

| founded = {{start date|1990}}

| founder = Ray Cappo

| distributor = The Orchard (United States)
UNFD (Australia/New Zealand)

| genre = {{hlist|Post-hardcore|hardcore punk|punk rock|alternative rock|emo|experimental rock}}

| country = United States

| location = Albany, New York

| website = {{url|www.equalvision.com/}}

}}

Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, the singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand.

Initially, the label existed solely to distribute Shelter and other Krishna releases. In 1992, label manager Steve Reddy acquired Equal Vision from Cappo. The focus of the label expanded, bringing a wider variety of bands on board. According to Punk News,{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/labels/equalvision|title=About Equal Vision Records|last=Punknews.org|website=www.punknews.org|access-date=6 April 2018}} the mid-to-late '90s witnessed a renewed emphasis on hardcore efforts at Equal Vision, with notable signings such as One King Down and Ten Yard Fight. By the end of the '90s, Equal Vision Records (EVR) had built a stable of hardcore and punk bands, adding Bane, Trial, Converge, and Saves the Day to its roster in the latter part of the decade.

Sublabels and distribution

In July 2009, EVR established a sub-label named Mantralogy, which features bands that "deliver edgy, Krishna-conscious music."{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1187472|title=chorus.fm|website=chorus.fm|access-date=6 April 2018}}

In 2012, EVR artist Max Bemis (of Say Anything) created an imprint label named Rory Records, which is distributed by EVR. On June 19, it was announced that Equal Vision Records would form a partnership with Casey Crescenzo of the Dear Hunter, giving him his own imprint label: Cave & Canary Goods.

EVR returned its distribution of physical and digital releases in the U.S. to RED Distribution as of January 23, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.redmusic.com/?p=1555|title=REDMUSIC|website=www.redmusic.com|date=16 November 2016|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=12 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412140110/http://www.redmusic.com/?p=1555|url-status=dead}} after many years with Alternative Distribution Alliance. In May 2013, EVR inked a partnership with UNFD to manufacture, promote, and distribute EVR releases in Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2013/05/22/unfd-ink-deal-with-equal-vision-records/|title=UNFD Ink Deal With Equal Vision Records|website=theMusic|access-date=6 April 2018}} Prior to this partnership, EVR had shared several artists with UNFD for distribution in both regions, including Say Anything, We Came as Romans, and House vs. Hurricane.

Velocity Records was originally established in 2009 as a subsidiary of Rise Records. It was relaunched in 2016 as a partner of Equal Vision Records.[https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-velocity-records-reactive-partnership-with-equal-vision-records/ News: Velocity Records reactive partnership with Equal Vision Records]

In May 16, 2025, Hail the Sun vocalist Donovan Melero announced on social media that his record label, kill iconic records, are in a partnership deal with Equal Vision Records along with the announcement of their new signed artist Dwellings.[https://killiconicrecords.com/]

Artists

=Current=

Anberlin
Anthony Raneri
Armor for Sleep
As Cities Burn
Concrete Castles
Dead American{{cite web |title=Dead American |url=http://www.equalvision.com/artists/dead-american/ |website=Equal Vision Records |date=11 February 2022 |language=en}}
The Dear Hunter (Cave & Canary Goods)
Donovan Melero
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
Fairweather
Hail the Sun
Hopesfall
Hot Water Music
House Parties
The Juliana Theory{{Cite web |date=6 May 2022 |title=The Juliana Theory |url=http://www.equalvision.com/artists/the-juliana-theory/}}
Mae
Museum Mouth (EVR/Rory Records)
Night Verses (Graphic Nature)
No Devotion
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Shallow Pools[https://www.equalvision.com/news/shallow-pools-sign-to-evr-and-release-new-single-say-what-you-want/ SHALLOW POOLS SIGN TO EVR AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE, "SAY WHAT YOU WANT"]
Silent Drive
Texas in July
Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros
The Vaughns