Rise Records is an Oregon based record label. The label specializes in post-hardcore. It has been a very large contributor to the underground post hardcore movement.

Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in California. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college.^[1] He didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon.^[1] He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing.^[1] The label gave a strong foundation to bands Ever We Fall who later signed with Hopeless Records and Fear Before the March of Flames who signed to Equal Vision Records. The label's releases are now being distributed nationwide by Victory Records.

Roster

Main article: List of Rise Records artists

Current

• A Different Breed of Killer
• American Me
• Attack Attack!
• Before Their Eyes
• Breathe Carolina
• Burden Of A Day
• Catherine
• Dance Gavin Dance
• Dead And Divine
• Drop Dead, Gorgeous
• Emarosa
• Every Bridge Burned
• For The Fallen Dreams
• In:Aviate
• In Fear And Faith
• Miss May I
• Of Machines
• Oceana
• Recon
• The Devil Wears Prada
• The Years Gone By
• Watchout! There's Ghosts

See also

• List of record labels

References

External links

• Rise Records official website
• Rise CD Store

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