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What do you think of this lable? Do you think they will be around in a couple of years?
wewascontenders
10/26/08, 07:43 PM
no
AP_Punk
10/26/08, 07:45 PM
oh man.
TheOtherAndrew
10/26/08, 07:46 PM
Who?
the daniel
10/26/08, 08:05 PM
i think that you and i both know you'll just be getting hate comments spreading everywhere on this thread (FUCK RISE RECORDS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...)
i think they're a label that distribute a lot of music that this scene "wants". do i like and listen to some of the bands on the label? i sure do. do majorityof the bands on Rise Records sound like total cliches of what a typical"Rise band" is? once again, yes. do i think they'll be around for say...another 7 years? nope.
Matthew Tsai
10/26/08, 08:11 PM
fact: Rise Records? you need to listen to better music
I didnt say anywhere that i hate Rise. I do also like most of the bands on there lable. Im just wondering if people think that they are going to die out as fast as they came? Thats all
fadedmemories
10/26/08, 08:14 PM
i think that you and i both know you'll just be getting hate comments spreading everywhere on this thread (FUCK RISE RECORDS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...)
QFT
A Love American
10/26/08, 08:35 PM
FUCK RISE RECORDS, BLAH, BLAH BLAH...x
they have been a label since 1991, do you live under a fucking rock?
are you a fucking idiot?
a couple of years?
what fucking retards.
they have been a label since 1991, do you live under a fucking rock?
are you a fucking idiot?
a couple of years?
what fucking retards.
Yeah. Pretty pathetic they have made it this long though. Fuck every band currently on their roster.
Yeah. Pretty pathetic they have made it this long though. Fuck every band currently on their roster.
the shit roster they have now made them more money to keep going for years if they wanted to. they are not in debt or some label doing it for the sake of music. they definitely cashed in on tons of trends/gimmicks recently.
viva la cymche!
10/26/08, 08:53 PM
Yeah. Pretty pathetic they have made it this long though. Fuck every band currently on their roster. Hey, come on, that's not cool. They have a lot of talented, hardworking bands on that roster that bring something new to the scene.
JK, Rise sucks.
the shit roster they have now made them more money to keep going for years if they wanted to. they are not in debt or some label doing it for the sake of music. they definitely cashed in on tons of trends/gimmicks recently.
Oh yeah, absolutely. No argument there at all!!
The Victory Records business model, anyone?
Oh...wait... Rise is distributed by Victory.. how convenient!
Oh yeah, absolutely. No argument there at all!!
Victory Records business model, anyone?
Oh...wait... Rise is distributed by Victory.. how convenient!
and Victory is distributed by...
Island? I believe.
and Victory is distributed by...
Island? I believe.
No, that's Fueled by Ramen.
Victory is Sony BMG.
EDIT: Wait... FBR is ditrib'd by Atlantic...I forgot who Island does.
No, that's Fueled by Ramen.
Victory is Sony BMG.
yea, there a ya go. I don't really pay attention or follow that stuff. Good lookin' out.
yea, there a ya go. I don't really pay attention or follow that stuff. Good lookin' out.
Wordd... apparently I don't follow it that close either. haha. damn.
Wordd... apparently I don't follow it that close either. haha. damn.
edit: Sorry I meant Organized Crime Records. My bad. My fucking brain is out of it tonight
I know: http://www.crimescenemerch.com/whatsnew.html
is an imprint of Victory, which is fucking hard to believe with the roster they have.
Remember when Victory had respectable hardcore bands like Snapcase, Earth Crisis, and Integrity... those were the days... Think Tony still listens to any of that?
Remember when Victory had respectable hardcore bands like Snapcase, Earth Crisis, and Integrity... those were the days... Think Tony still listens to any of that?
your question reminded me of this awesome interview I just read with Aram of Champion/Betrayed/The First Step. (http://stuckinthecity.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/aram-speaks/)
he talks about tons of stories in all the bands, but the one with Champion sticks out the most:
Hoibak: Victory Records seemed quite interested. What was your experience in dealing with Victory Records? Do you have any interesting stories of your dealings with Tony Victory?
Aram: As a sidebar, Clint who works at Victory is a very good friend of Champion and is a very good friend to all of us. He does Organized Crime Records and is an awesome guy. It was him that really encouraged us to meet with Victory Records. We met with them kind of out of a courtesy to Clint and also to Victory because they were very nice, but it was never something that we were seriously considering. I definitely want to get that out there. Second thing, I was the guy in Champion that did all the business stuff, and I’d been in that band for a long time and I pretty much thought that I had everything wired… like I knew how to deal with people well and I could go into situations and manage myself. Tony Victory definitely took me and made me his bitch instantly. I have never walked into a room and had someone just steam roll me so fucking fast. We show up, he keeps us waiting for 20 minutes in a waiting room that has a treadmill and crazy press clippings of Victory Records all over the place. And then after 20 minutes we get ushered into his office which is all red brick. He’s sitting behind this giant oak desk, wearing a pink Fred Perry with the collar open and the collar popped. And true to his logo, the guy looks like a little bull dog. He had a crushing hand shake and we all sat down and he just proceeded to yell at us for an hour and tell us exactly what was going to happen with our lives. He at one point asked what we all did, and when one of our members said he worked at a gas station, he said “that’s just fucking depressing.” Actually, he didn’t swear, because Tony Victory refuses to swear. He doesn’t call people assholes or anything, he refers to everyone as turkeys. He made a lot of comparisons to physical fitness and music and killing people. He talked a lot about killing people and in regards to records sales. At one point he actually said to me “you could have a guy, top physical shape, 2% body fat, he could run 6 hours straight if he wanted, this guy could be a machine, and you could give him a gun, ya know, you could give him a pretty good gun. But then you could have some fat guy, out of shape, ya know, he’s just lazy… but ya know, if you give that fat guy the good gun… and you give the guy that’s in really great shape the shitty gun… if you give the guy who’s in really good shape 2 bullets, but you give the fat guy the best gun with endless bullets… than he’s gonna kill the guy that’s in good shape.” And then he leaned back and said “Victory Records has the biggest guns, and I’m holding all the bullets. Pull the trigger.” And that really happened… he paused and said “Pull the trigger.” And I was so horrified at that moment. I was so horrified I didn’t know what to say, and I looked over and everyone else in Champion was looking me like “please god help us.” It was terrible but at the same time it was also an interesting experience. Tony was very gracious and very polite to us. And then they let us go into the warehouse and let us grab a bunch of t-shirts and records and cds. They were really cool. It was very nice, but it just wasn’t right for Champion.
hahahah!! That was a great read!!!!! Jesus... popped collars! haha.
Oh, Tony... what has happened?
yeah after I read that I'd imagine at one point he pulled in a lot of current hardworking hardcore/heavy acts of today like the ones on his roster of the past. But I'd think behind closed doors most of them kindly declined like Champion did because of the kind of roster he was forming elsewhere on his label.
andrewa5
10/27/08, 05:25 AM
they will be. around
Sorry for hijacking this into a Victory thread.
LiquorAndDick
10/27/08, 07:11 AM
If we were living in 2005 still, then this label would probably be my favourite. However, we are currently approaching 2009, and this label is shit.
Ratherbedead22
10/27/08, 07:24 AM
only good band is it prevails.
John is a cult
10/27/08, 07:26 AM
wow, i don't understand ALL the hate on RISE. I'm a big fan of Dance Gavin Dance, the guitar work is amazing. Also, Emarosa.... wow.. the vocals are RIDICULOUS( in a good way) . If you haven't given them an honest listen yet, you owe them both one. :-)
edit:Breathe Carolina sucks tho..
LiquorAndDick
10/27/08, 07:30 AM
only good band is it prevails.
It Prevails left the label, man.
What happened with Rise Records?
We simply parted ways. They didnt want to support another album and we didnt particurlarly like the direction they were going in. Simple as that kids.
Ratherbedead22
10/27/08, 07:47 AM
good. shit label. they deserve better.
Sorry for hijacking this into a Victory thread.
shouldn't have apologized and kept it a hijacked Victory thread circa late 90s/early 00s.
shouldn't have apologized and kept it a hijacked Victory thread circa late 90s/early 00s.
http://www.snapcase.com/antishow2.png
http://www.snapcase.com/antishow2.png
cannot believe that was almost a year ago already.
why hell did they not play more? They were amazinggggggg
lenard27
10/27/08, 10:21 AM
i think that you and i both know you'll just be getting hate comments spreading everywhere on this thread (FUCK RISE RECORDS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...)
i think they're a label that distribute a lot of music that this scene "wants". do i like and listen to some of the bands on the label? i sure do. do majorityof the bands on Rise Records sound like total cliches of what a typical"Rise band" is? once again, yes. do i think they'll be around for say...another 7 years? nope.
This.
Except I think they'll be around longer than 7 years. They seem like a label that'll hop on the next trend, so they'll stay afloat by having a few big acts that are popular at the moment. Of course, if they hit a dry spell, or misjudge a trend, it'll probably be goodnight for them because they won't have a solid base of bands to fall back on.
why hell did they not play more? They were amazinggggggg
how about that crazy reunion show in Chicago next year?
how about that crazy reunion show in Chicago next year?
hmm... haven't heard about that yet?
hmm... haven't heard about that yet?
Unbroken, Disembodied and Trial I think so far...
downtotheriver
10/27/08, 11:16 AM
The current bands on this label are all Warped Tour bands, not really a fan.
Occasionally I listen to some not so great scene/metalcore crap, but Rise is on the lower end of the spectrum for me.
Burning Star IV
10/27/08, 12:39 PM
Was good. Sucks now.
dancelukedance
11/02/08, 01:25 PM
Rise records are good. I agree with the comment that they sign bands people "want" to hear.
Its mainly screamo...anyone like their latest release attack attack!- someday came suddenly. I downloaded the album yesterday and its pretty awesome
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