Seventh Dagger Records

Seventh Dagger Records
Seventh Dagger Records
Founded	2001
Founder	Daniel Trudel
Genre	Hardcore, metalcore
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Creedmoor, North Carolina

Seventh Dagger Records is an independent record label releasing primarily hardcore and metalcore albums. It was founded in 2001 by Daniel "Sober" Trudel and is based in Creedmoor, North Carolina, USA.

Formed as a clothing company, Seventh Dagger became popular for its straight edge apparel and "Kill your local drug dealer" shirts.^[1]

Seventh Dagger Fest

The first annual Seventh Dagger Fest was held on 24 and 25 May 2008 at The Mad Hatter in Covington, Kentucky. The two-day event featured Seventh Dagger bands such as Rhinoceros, Eyes to the Sky, Tyrant, AFB, Birth of a Hero and The World We Knew as well as other well-known straight edge bands like Thick as Blood and Suicide Pact.^[2]

Distribution

In September 2007, Seventh Dagger signed a deal for physical and digital distribution with East West via Warner Bros Distribution.^[3] Seventh Dagger later pulled out of the deal and released the following statement...

"Why would we end that is what you would probably ask? The answer is simple, Seventh Dagger is something I have worked on for the last almost 7 years and I saw this deal being the end of the label as it was and is. I saw this as trading the underground status and soul of the label for the potential to sell more CDs and let's face it if I was here to make money I would have left a long time ago. Being a straight edge, hardcore record label is the epitome of being underground or cult and the truth of the matter is that is where we should be. Straight edge is not for the masses and it never will be, so as I see it we might have made a minor buzz for a minute then the world would move on and not give a shit and we would have been tied to some corporate distribution that I am sure could [sic] have cared less about us."^[4]

Seventh Dagger currently^[when?] distributes through several well-known distributors, including Hot Topic, Interpunk.com, Very Distribution, RevHQ.com, Smartpunk.com, and their own website SeventhDagger.com.

Artists

Blade
Blackout Rage
The Dead Man’s Chest
Domestic War
Eyes to the Sky
Ghost Ship
One Choice
Parasitic Skies
Represent
Search Bloc

Past artists

Barcadia
AFB
Awaken Demons
Birth of a Hero
Bishop
Cherem
Conqueror
Cool Your Jets
Earth Crisis
In This Defiance ^[5]
The Miles Between
No Zodiac
Praying for Cleansing
Rhinoceros
The War
Tyrant
The World We Knew
The Wrath

References

^ "Rhinoceros - Big, mean, and...straight edge". Revolver. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
^ "Seventh Dagger Fest 2008 Lineup". MySpace. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
^ "Seventh Dagger signs distro deal w/ Warner Bros". Lambgoat. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
^ "Why In The Hell Would Seventh Dagger Not Want To Be Distributed By Warner Bros?". MySpace. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
^ Julien, Alexandre (October 23, 2013). "In This Defiance Official Biography". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

[1] "Rhinoceros - Big, mean, and...straight edge". Revolver. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

[2] "Seventh Dagger Fest 2008 Lineup". MySpace. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.

[3] "Seventh Dagger signs distro deal w/ Warner Bros". Lambgoat. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2008.

[4] "Why In The Hell Would Seventh Dagger Not Want To Be Distributed By Warner Bros?". MySpace. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.

[5] Julien, Alexandre (October 23, 2013). "In This Defiance Official Biography". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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