Angry Penguin Productions is a

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based multimedia company, founded in 2002 by Antonio Esteves and Jonathan Bernier.

Beginning

Angry Penguin was first started in 2002 when Bernier and Esteves started promoting local music shows (particularly of the Punk Rock, Emo and Metal variety) around the

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area. The two felt their area lacked in variety of music shows and took matters into their own hands. The name they choose as their promotion guise was Angry Penguin and the pair started putting on and promoting one to two shows a week. Their shows took place mainly in bars and occasionally VFW halls. Many of the bands who played early Angry Penguin shows have gone on to great success, including

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, Comeback Kid and

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Angry Penguin Records

In 2004, Bernier and Esteves started Angry Penguin Records, an

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. As the label had no distribution deal, all albums are sold through festival appearances, music concerts and their website. Angry Penguin's first signing was Dr. Hourai, a progressive metal band from the greater

area. Their first album, ''Post Apocalyptic Nightmare Volume One: Vibrations in Hyperspace EP'' was recorded at The Loft studios in

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in early 2004. The label began what would become a long-running tradition of promoting both themselves and their signed acts on the

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in Summer 2004. In 2007, Angry Penguin Records signed

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, England's

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, a 4-piece punk rock band. Their first recording (done in England), ''

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'', was re-issued in the states by Angry Penguin. The band toured the US on the Vans Warped Tour 2007, followed by a self-booked tour, also in the US. In the spring of 2008, Pendleton came back to the states to record their sophomore release '' The Difference''. The album was done by producer

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at Nada Recording Studios in

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Rage Fest

In 2009, Angry Penguin Productions sponsored the first ever Rage Fest, a hardcore and metal daylong music festival at Rochester's

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on August 28. It featured over 15 local bands, including

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, June Rising, Storm The Bay and Makyo Star. It has been announced on Angry Penguin's official blog, that the second annual Rage Fest will take place on August 27, 2010, at

Angry Penguin (character)

The Angry Penguin is a fictional character, found in The Angry Penguin

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series. He is portrayed as having a prominent rage problem, cemented with the tagline "More Violent Than He Needs To Be." Because he is still a developing character, the whereabouts of his origin are unknown, as well as the motive behind his quest for world domination.

Webcomic

Angry Penguin Productions has released four issues of the Angry Penguin

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on their website. These have been short, sequential series. All four have been illustrated by Peter Lazarski and written by Esteves and Bernier. In a recent review, the website Geek Girl on the Street hinted at purposeful political undertones being present in the comic, though Angry Penguin Productions has yet to respond to the allegation.

Volume 1

*Issue 1: It Takes an Angry Penguin to Raise a Village. *Issue 2: And in this Iron Corner *Issue 3: Awakening

Volume 2

*Issue 1: The Glowing Sarcophagus

Festival appearances

Angry Penguin annually makes appearances on the entire

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and at

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. In 2010, the company also appeared at C2E2 and San Francisco's Wondercon.

Clothing line

The Angry Penguin appears on a line of adult clothing, including T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, tank tops as well as women's "booty shorts", T-shirts, long sleeved shirts and more. The items depict the Angry Penguin in a variety of circumstances, as well as his enemies and weapons.

References

* TGT Webcomics interviews Angry Penguin creator Antonio Esteves. *Omnicomic interview with Antonio Esteves, creator of The Angry Penguin *Geek Girl on the Street review: Angry Penguin Volume 1: Issues 1, 2 and 3 *Nada Recording Studios *Bridge 9 Records announces Polar Bear Club/Angry Penguin signings on Vans Warped Tour 2010 *Pendleton on Fuse's "Warped Wednesday" Pendleton at Warped Tour 2007 – YouTube
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External links

The Angry Penguin website

The Angry Penguin web comic

Video "Angry Penguin Loves You"

Dr. Hourai website

Original Angry Penguin website

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