Record Labels

SST Records

SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially formed in 1966 by Ginn at age 12, as Solid State Transmitters, a small business through which he sold electronics equipment. Ginn repurposed the company as a record label to release material by his band Black Flag.SST initially focused on releasing material by hardcore punk groups from Southern California. As many of the bands on the label sought to expand beyond the limitations of the hardcore genre, SST released many key albums that were instrumental in the development of American alternative rock, including releases by the Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, the Meat Puppets, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, and Dinosaur Jr.

Genre	Hardcore punk, punk rock,alternative rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, jazz

Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records is an American record label founded in 1980 that concentrates primarily on metal bands. It is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is based in New York.

Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, death metal

Dischord Records

Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specialising in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles. The label is most notable for employing the do-it-yourself ethic, producing all of its albums by itself and selling them at discount prices without finance from major distributors.  Dischord continues to release records by bands from Washington D.C., and to document and support the Washington D.C. music scene.
Dischord was a local label in the early days of hardcore, and is one of the more famous independent labels, along with the likes of Alternative Tentacles, SST Records, and Touch & Go Records

Genre	Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Post-hardcore, Indie rock, Alternative rock

Alternative Tentacles

Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was originally used as the label name by the Dead Kennedy's for the self-produced single "California Über Alles", and after realising the potential for an independent label, they released records for other bands as well. Dead Kennedy's guitarist East Bay Ray and vocalist Jello Biafra formed the original Alternative Tentacles partnership, but the label is now run by Biafra, who became the sole owner in the mid-1980s.

Genre	Punk rock, Alternative rock, Spoken word, Hardcore punk, Heavy metal

Contemporary Record Labels

Bridge Nine Records

Bridge Nine Records is a contemporary hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996. The label is named as a metaphor for what Wrenn wanted to do in creating the label: bridge all parts of the hardcore scene into one label and then put his lucky number (nine) in the title. The label currently has 8 employees and 30 active bands.

Genre	hardcore punk, punk rock, indie rock

No Sleep Records

No Sleep Records is an independent record label based out of Huntington Beach, California. They were founded by Chris Hansen in 2006. They are most noted for releasing albums by Balance and Composure, La Dispute and The Wonder Years. Across No Sleep's development they have been known for offering free music in the form of sampler albums which they have released onto the internet and the label closely associates itself with vegan lifestyle and the revived interest in vinyl record sales.

Genre	Indie rock, hardcore punk,experimental, emo, hip hop