Broken_Hive_Records

Broken Hive Records

Broken Hive Records

Australian independent record label


Broken Hive Records is an Australian independent record label based in Sydney. The label caters predominantly for hardcore bands, although have released music and booked tours for bands that cross over into punk rock and metal. Broken Hive was formed by toy, who "will continue his work in hardcore music by booking international and local tours, managing and booking local bands, as well as releasing and distributing a variety of titles through the label."[1] In 2011 the label released an extended play, Dream Strong by Sydney band Endless Heights.[2] Since then the label has expanded to release records by many well known Australian hardcore bands, and is one of the go-to labels for fans of the hardcore genre.

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Broken Hive also book shows and tours for both Australian and international bands,[1] previous tours include Backtrack, Iron Mind, Trapped Under Ice, Xibalba, Basement, Harms Way and Endless Heights.[3]

The label achieved wider attention with the announcement of a tour for American band Trapped Under Ice in 2012.[1] As part of the tour the band would headline a new Melbourne based hardcore festival called Break The Ice. The festival, run by Broken Hive, has since become an integral part of the Australian hardcore calendar attracting hundreds of punters each year.[4]

Label roster

Current

  • Apart From This
  • Dreamtigers
  • Endless Heights
  • Flowermouth
  • Harbourer
  • Machina Genova
  • Marathon
  • Monuments
  • Remembering Never
  • Trainwreck

Alumni

  • Civil War
  • Phantoms
  • Postblue
  • Thorns

Releases

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References

  1. Sko, Alan (16 January 2012). "News Hardcore/Indie Promotion Company Strike Hard Bookings to Close Its Doors". BMA Magazine. Canberra Streetpress. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. "About Broken Hive Records". Broken Hive Records. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Broken Hive Records 2012". Broken Hive Records. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. "Break The Ice 2012 New Venue". Chucking A Mosh. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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