Smog Veil Records was a

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. In addition to standard CD,

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distribution, Smog Veil also distributed its media via digital channels, including

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History

In business from 1991 until 2021, Smog Veil Records focused primarily on underground, challenging, unknown, or bombastic rock’n’roll from artists based in Northeast Ohio and Cleveland. Co-owner Frank Mauceri stated that the company had a green initiative, and that its headquarters were powered by wind and solar energy. The label closed in December 2021.

Artists

* Agitated * Amoeba (raft boy) * Amps 2 Eleven * Axemaster * Broke * Buzz Clic/Bold Chicken * California Speedbag *

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* David Thomas and Two Pale Boys * Defnics * Dissidents *

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* H.G. Lewis * Idiot Humans * Les Black and the Amazing Pink Holes * Lurid * New Creatures * Numbskull * Offbeats *

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* Pink Holes *

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* Prisoners *

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Rubber City Rebels Rubber City Rebels are an American punk band from Akron, Ohio, that formed in 1976. Early years The original lineup of the band consisted of Rod Firestone (vocals), Buzz Clic (guitar), Donny Damage (bass), Stix Pelton (drums) and Pete Sake ( ...

* Step Sister * The God Squad *

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* The Other Kids *

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References

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