Nitro Records
{{short description|Record label}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Nitro Records
| image =Nitrologo.gif
| parent = Concord Music
| founded = 1994
| defunct = 2007
| founder =Dexter Holland, Greg K.
| distributor =Universal Music Group
| genre = {{Flatlist|
| country = U.S.
| location = Huntington Beach, California
| website = {{URL|www.nitrorecords.com}}
}}
Nitro Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1994 and operated by The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Greg K. Nitro is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI. The label has also released albums from classic punk bands, including The Damned and T.S.O.L.
In July 2013, Bicycle Music acquired Nitro Records.{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/52184/bicycle-music-acquires-nitro-records |title=Bicycle Music acquires Nitro Records |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=September 19, 2013 |date=July 8, 2013 |author=Aubin}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nitrorecords.com/news.php?id=159 |title=Nitro Records Acquired by Bicycle Music Company |publisher=Nitrorecords.com |access-date=September 28, 2013 |date=July 8, 2013}}
Former bands
- 30 Foot Fall
- AFI
- The Aquabats
- A Wilhelm Scream
- Bodyjar
- Bullet Train to Vegas
- Crime in Stereo
- The Damned
- Divit
- Don't Look Down
- Enemy You
- Ensign
- Exene Cervenka and the Original Sinners
- Guttermouth
- Hit The Switch
- Jughead's Revenge
- The Letters Organize
- Lost City Angels
- Much The Same
- No Trigger
- The Offspring (re-releasing old material)
- One Hit Wonder
- Rufio
- Sloppy Seconds
- Son of Sam
- TheStart
- Stavesacre
- T.S.O.L.
- The Turbo A.C.'s
- Up Syndrome
- The Vandals{{cite web |url=http://www.nitrorecords.com/bands.php |title=Nitro Bands |publisher=Nitrorecords.com |access-date=September 28, 2013}}
Compilations
- 1996 – Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/go-ahead-punk-make-my-day-mw0000073221 |title=Various Artists – Go Ahead Punk, Make My Day |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=September 28, 2013 |author=Ron DePasquale}}
- 1998 – Deep Thoughts
- 2000 – The Thought Remains the Same (re-issue of Deep Thoughts){{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1135562/a/Thought+Remains+The+Same.htm |title=Thought Remains the Same CD Album |publisher=Cduniverse.com |date=2000-01-25 |access-date=2014-07-26}}
- 2001 – Punkzilla{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/punkzilla-mw0000014534 |title=Various Artists – Punkzilla |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=September 28, 2013 |author=Adam Bregman}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nitrorecords.com Official site]
- {{MusicBrainz label|id=b55a1e80-a07b-4643-af0d-17f037a5f1ce|name=Nitro Records}}
{{The Offspring}}
{{Concord Music Group}}
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Category:American independent record labels
Category:Record labels established in 1994