KROD Records is an independent

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record label based in

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, Germany. KROD Records was created in 2015 in

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, France, and it is owned by Jordan Calvi. The label was named ''Keine Rose ohne Dornen'' at the beginning and it evolved into Krod quickly. The label currently has 11 active bands.

History

KROD Records is a French punk rock independent

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created in

, France, in 2015 by owner Jordan Calvi. Shortly thereafter, Loïc Gauthey joined the team. In 2016, KROD Records began to work with the French punk hardcore band Fire At Will to

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Life Goes On

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. They followed this up with the addition of

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from London and German band The Deadnotes to release a retrospective ep '' Anyone & Everyone'' followed by a full-length album '' I'll Kiss All Fears Out Of Your Face''. In February 2017, they celebrated their second birthday with a show in Toulouse with Tiny Moving Parts, Trash Boat, Daylight and Skull Soda at Le Cri de la Mouette. In May 2017, they announced the release of the second album '' Club Dragon'' from Hightower. In June, they signed Dream Nails for the release of two

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. In the end of 2017, they add South Berkeley in their family. In 2018, they celebrated their third anniversary in Berlin with Daggermouth, Hightower, The Deadnotes and Kill Her First.

Active KROD Records bands

* Atlas for Home * Back Garden Light * Back On Earth * Basement Gary * Between Bodies * Between Owls * Can't Bear This Party! * Chaos Commute *

* Dream Nails * Droïd Fantôm * Elm Tree Circle * Homeground * Kill Her First * Liotta Seoul * Livingston * P.O. Box * Phantom Bay * Pluto The Racer * Quitters * The Kid Vs. Me * The Vernal * Topsy Turvy's * XO Armor * Yvet Garden

Previous and affiliated KROD Records bands

* Adversity * Bloodsport * Cold Reading * Earl Grey * Fake Off * Fire At Will * Flèche * Forgive * Gibberish * Hell's Ditch * Hightower * Makeshift Promise * Prey Drive * Raincheck * Resolve * Skull Soda * South Berkeley * The Deadnotes * This Life

Releases

Krod Records Crew

* Jordan Calvi – Owner/Label manager * Loïc Gauthey – Label Assistant

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