Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records
Founded	1993
Founder	Louis Posen
Distributor(s)	INgrooves, Caroline, ADA
Genre	Alternative rock Punk rock Pop punk Post-hardcore Emo Metalcore Progressive Metal
Country of origin	United States
Location	Van Nuys, California
Official website	Official website of Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records is an American independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States. The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some also include elements of various genres of metal. Some of their most well-known artists include or included Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, Yellowcard, Anarbor, All Time Low, There For Tomorrow, Silverstein, We Are The In Crowd, Bayside, The Used, The Wonder Years, The Human Abstract and Enter Shikari.

The label's "charitable arm," Sub City Records, produces the annual Take Action Tour. Each year Hopeless/Sub City releases a benefit compilation Take Action! which is a multidisc compilation of punk and other independent bands. The CD release usually coincides with the annual Take Action Tour.

Artists

Current

• Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties
• Air Dubai
• All Time Low
• Anthony Raneri
• Bayside
• Coldrain (Except Australia, Asia, and New Zealand)
• Cruel Hand
• Damion Suomi and the Minor Prophets
• Divided By Friday
• Driver Friendly
• Dryjacket
• Enter Shikari (America only)
• For The Foxes
• Have Mercy
• Heroes of Modern Earth
• Hundredth
• The KickDrums
• Milk Teeth
• New Found Glory
• Neck Deep
• Roam
• Samiam
• Somos
• SycAmour
• Taking Back Sunday
• Trash Boat
• Trophy Eyes
• The Used
• We Are The In Crowd
• What's Eating Gilbert
• With Confidence
• The Wonder Years
• Worthwhile
• Young and Heartless

Former

• 88 Fingers Louie
• Amber Pacific (active with Digitally Sound Records and Straight 8 Entertainment)
• Against All Authority (disbanded)
• Anarbor
• Andy Shauf
• Atom And His Package (disbanded)
• Avenged Sevenfold (active with Warner Bros. Records)
• Brazil (disbanded)
• Break The Silence (disbanded)
• Bright Light Avenue
• Common Rider (disbanded)
• The Dangerous Summer
• Digger (disbanded)
• Dillinger Four (active with Fat Wreck Chords)
• Ever We Fall (disbanded)
• Guttermouth
• Gasoline Heart
• Heckle (disbanded)
• Kaddisfly (active with Hopeless subsidiary Sub City Records)
• King Ramen (disbanded)
• Falling Sickness (disbanded)
• Fifteen (disbanded)
• Funeral Oration (disbanded)
• The Human Abstract (disbanded)
• Jeff Ott
• The Nobodys (disbanded)
• Nural (disbanded)
• Mustard Plug (active with No Idea Records)
• The Queers (active with Asian Man Records)
• Royden (disbanded)
• Samiam
• Schlong (disbanded)
• Selby Tigers (disbanded)
• Silverstein (active with Rise Records)
• There for Tomorrow (disbanded)
• Thrice (active with Vagrant Records)
• White Kaps (disbanded)
• Yellowcard (active with Razor & Tie)

Compilation albums and samplers

• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 1
• Hopelessly Devoted to You Too Vol. 2
• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 3
• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4
• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 5
• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 6
• Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 7
• Change!
• New Jersey Hardcore Punk Vol. 9
• New Jersey Hardcore Punk Vol. 10
• Take Action! Vol. 1
• Take Action! Vol. 2
• Take Action! Vol. 3
• Take Action! Vol. 4
• Take Action! Vol. 5
• Take Action! Vol. 6
• Take Action! Vol. 7
• Take Action! Vol. 8
• Take Action! Vol. 9
• Take Action! Vol. 10
• Take Action! Vol. 11
• Another Hopeless Summer
• Love Is Hopeless
• Love Is Hopeless 2013
• I'm So Hopeless You're So Hopeless
• Hopeless For The Holidays

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Official website
• Business Week-The Paul Newman of Punk Rock
• Reuters-Small punk label a powerhouse of philanthropy
• Hopeless Purevolume Site
• A Hopeless Triumph: How an Independent Rock Label Conquered the Charts - [PIAS]'s Blog, 26 May 2015

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