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Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records is an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle, formed a new label called Bullet Tooth Records. In 2022, the rights to the label were reverted to Grabelle and he resumed operations. The label has sold over two million albums worldwide.
On January 9, 2007, Trustkill signed a deal for exclusive distribution in North America with Fontana Distribution, which is under the Universal Music Group umbrella. Trustkill is also distributed by SPV (Europe), Shock (Australia), JVC/Howling Bull (Japan), David Gresham (South Africa), and Liberation (Brazil).
In 2009, independent hardcore label Think Fast! Records signed a worldwide distribution deal with Trustkill Records. Later in 2009, No Sleep Records also signed a worldwide distribution deal with Trustkill.
In June 2010, president/A&R Josh Grabelle left Trustkill Records and started a new label called Bullet Tooth Records. The label's distributor still holds the rights to all of the albums released through the label and will still continue to print Trustkill releases and use the Trustkill logo. Since it is unlikely that their distributor will continue to sign new bands and print new releases, Trustkill is considered to be a defunct label. Many of the bands that were signed to the label at this time were re-signed to Bullet Tooth including Memphis May Fire and Most Precious Blood.
In a 2012 interview, Grabelle announced the formation of another record label. Named Gypsey Diamond, it will sign and release music by pop and electronica artists.
In a 2013 interview with SoundCrave Magazine, Grabelle further explained the situation regarding Trustkill's demise:
I had to walk away from Trustkill. I got into a distribution deal that when I signed it made sense to everyone involved back in 2007. Fast forward it a few years and there was a whole new regime at the distribution company that didn’t necessarily like my deal. The business was kind of in a downward spiral and we got hit with a pretty bad recession all at once. They wouldn’t let me out of my deal, they stopped paying me. I couldn’t sign bands, I couldn’t pay bands. I just couldn’t do anything so I just had to walk away and start clean....I kind of held on to this hope that they would renegotiate or allow me to make some moves and continue on with Trustkill, but it didn’t work out that way. I just fought and fought for like a year and a half and they were just not budging.
Several bands signed to the label experienced problems, as detailed below.
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Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records is an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle, formed a new label called Bullet Tooth Records. In 2022, the rights to the label were reverted to Grabelle and he resumed operations. The label has sold over two million albums worldwide.
On January 9, 2007, Trustkill signed a deal for exclusive distribution in North America with Fontana Distribution, which is under the Universal Music Group umbrella. Trustkill is also distributed by SPV (Europe), Shock (Australia), JVC/Howling Bull (Japan), David Gresham (South Africa), and Liberation (Brazil).
In 2009, independent hardcore label Think Fast! Records signed a worldwide distribution deal with Trustkill Records. Later in 2009, No Sleep Records also signed a worldwide distribution deal with Trustkill.
In June 2010, president/A&R Josh Grabelle left Trustkill Records and started a new label called Bullet Tooth Records. The label's distributor still holds the rights to all of the albums released through the label and will still continue to print Trustkill releases and use the Trustkill logo. Since it is unlikely that their distributor will continue to sign new bands and print new releases, Trustkill is considered to be a defunct label. Many of the bands that were signed to the label at this time were re-signed to Bullet Tooth including Memphis May Fire and Most Precious Blood.
In a 2012 interview, Grabelle announced the formation of another record label. Named Gypsey Diamond, it will sign and release music by pop and electronica artists.
In a 2013 interview with SoundCrave Magazine, Grabelle further explained the situation regarding Trustkill's demise:
I had to walk away from Trustkill. I got into a distribution deal that when I signed it made sense to everyone involved back in 2007. Fast forward it a few years and there was a whole new regime at the distribution company that didn’t necessarily like my deal. The business was kind of in a downward spiral and we got hit with a pretty bad recession all at once. They wouldn’t let me out of my deal, they stopped paying me. I couldn’t sign bands, I couldn’t pay bands. I just couldn’t do anything so I just had to walk away and start clean....I kind of held on to this hope that they would renegotiate or allow me to make some moves and continue on with Trustkill, but it didn’t work out that way. I just fought and fought for like a year and a half and they were just not budging.
Several bands signed to the label experienced problems, as detailed below.