Hellcat Records

American record label

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hardcore punk
psychobilly
punk rock
ska punk
street punk

Country of originUnited StatesLocationLos Angeles, CaliforniaOfficial websitehellcatrecords.com

Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands.^[1]

Hellcat published its Give 'Em the Boot label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Films

In 2005, a Give 'Em the Boot DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands.

On January 15, 2006, the label released Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves Charlie Manson's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid, Green Day, AFI and the Transplants.

Bands

Active roster

Tim Timebomb
Charged GBH
Civet
The Creepshow
Danny Diablo
Devil's Brigade
Grade 2
HorrorPops
The Interrupters
Left Alone
Nekromantix
Orange
Rancid
Rat Boy
The Slackers
Society's Parasites
Static Thought
The Strangers
The Unseen
Westbound Train

Former bands

References

^ Aylott, Tom (February 13, 2012). "PT Plays February 2012: "The Best Of Hellcat Records"". Punktastic. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
^ McDonald, Steven. "Give 'Em the Boot - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^ Phares, Heather. "Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 2 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^ Deming, Mark. "Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 3 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^ Loftus, Johnny. "Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 4 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^ Kalet, Hank. "Various Artists: Give 'Em the Boot IV". PopMatters. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ Greene, Jo-Ann (May 22, 2006). "Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 5 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^ "Hellcat Records signs Time Again". Alternative Press. February 15, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2021.