Underground Operations was an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario.[1][2] Operated by Mark Spicoluk, former Closet Monster member and former bass player for Avril Lavigne, this label was one of the most successful independent labels in Canada.[3] Spicoluk started the label when he was 16 years of age.[4] Underground Operations shut down on December 2, 2016.[5]
| Underground Operations | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Mark Spicoluk |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group |
| Genre | Punk, metalcore, post-hardcore |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Official website | undergroundoperations.com |
Bands
edit- Abandon All Ships
- The Artist Life
- Aspirations
- Bombs Over Providence
- Closet Monster
- Chad Michael Stewart/Machete Avenue
- Dead Letter Dept
- Dean Lickyer
- Diemonds
- Hands & Teeth
- Heart Attack Kids
- The Holly Springs Disaster
- Hostage Life
- I Hate Sally
- Kathleen Turner Overdrive
- Kingdoms
- Lights
- Marilyn's Vitamins
- Means
- Protest the Hero
- Rob Moir
- Skynet (band)|Skynet
- These Silhouettes
Discography
edit- 1999: Closet Monster – A Fight for What Is Right
- 2000: Closet Monster – Where the Fuck Is Revolution?
- 2002: Protest the Hero – Search for the Truth EP
- 2002: (coles) Notes From The Underground compilation
- 2002: Closet Monster – Killed the Radio Star
- 2003: Marilyn's Vitamins – Vans Don't Run On Love And Records Aren't Pressed With Smiles
- 2003: Bombs Over Providence – Liberty's Ugly Best Friend
- 2003: Protest the Hero – A Calculated Use of Sound EP
- 2004: Hostage Life – Sing for the Enemy EP
- 2004: Closet Monster – We Re-Built This City
- 2004: Greetings from the Underground compilation
- 2005: The Power of Music compilation
- 2005: Dead Letter Dept. – Rock N' Roll Hates You
- 2005: The Brat Attack – From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem
- 2005: Bombs Over Providence – Shake Your Body Politic
- 2005: Summer 2005 Sampler compilation
- 2005: Protest the Hero – Kezia
- 2006: Machete Avenue – The First Cuts
- 2006: I Hate Sally – Don't Worry Lady
- 2006: Hostage Life – Walking Papers LP
- 2007: Summer 2007 Sampler compilation
- 2007: The Holly Springs Disaster – Motion Sickness Love
- 2007: I Hate Sally vs. GFK – Sp(l)it EP
- 2007: These Silhouettes – The Thomas EP EP
- 2008: Summer 2008 Sampler compilation
- 2008: Chad Michael Stewart – Machete Avenue
- 2008: Dean Lickyer – Dean Lickyer
- 2008: Means – To Keep Me from Sinking
- 2008: Protest the Hero – Fortress
- 2008: Lights – Lights EP
- 2008: Aspirations – EP! EP
- 2008: The Artist Life – Let's Start a Riot EP
- 2008: Kathleen Turner Overdrive – Marauders!Wolves!Scavengers!Party!
- 2009: Kingdoms – Daughters of Atlas EP
- 2009: Protest the Hero – Gallop Meets the Earth
- 2009: The Artist Life – Let's Start a Campfire EP
- 2010: Abandon All Ships – Geeving
- 2011: Protest the Hero – Scurrilous
- 2011: The Artist Life – Impossible
- 2012: DVBBS – Initio
- 2012: Abandon All Ships – Infamous
- 2012: Diemonds – The Bad Pack
- 2013: Rob Moir – Places to Die
- 2013: Skynet – The Wild EP
- 2014: Abandon All Ships – Malocchio
- 2014: Hands & Teeth – Before the Light EP
- 2014: Underground Operations / Cloud Empire 2014 Sampler compilation
- 2014: Hands & Teeth – Digital 7" EP
- 2015: Diemonds – Never Wanna Die
- 2015: Rob Moir – Adventure Handbook
- 2016: Heart Attack Kids – No Future
- 2016: Closet Monster – Suicide Note compilation
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Sayyad.ca". sayyad.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Underground Operations Biography". www.maplemusic.com.
- ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/musicschool/labellife.aspx?csid1=64 Exclaim
- ^ "Closet Monster: convictions of a punk rock strategist", Canadian Musician, March 1, 2005, Bliss, Karen
- ^ "Underground Operations". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
External links
edit- Official site
- Underground Operations on Myspace