Mutant League Records is an American independent

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based in

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. Established in 2012, Mutant League has released albums for seminal pop-punk groups such as Seaway, Belmont, and As It Is among others. As of 2022, the label has sold over 250,000 albums worldwide. Owner Nate Steinheimer commented on the label's inception, "I spent my weekends sweating through

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T-shirts in crowded Chicago basements ..I aim to house artists that influence people to become as passionate about music as I was growing up." In July 2013, Mutant League announced their partnership with Sony

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and fellow Chicago label

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for worldwide distribution. The label contributed music for the soundtrack of the 2018 Xbox One/PlayStation 4 title Mutant Football League, which included tracks from Seaway, Belmont, Vacant Home, Ambleside, &

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. In 2019,

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was sold for a reported $30 million to

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. Following the sale, Mutant League moved under the umbrella of

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subsidiary The Orchard for distribution in North America. The label celebrated their 10-year anniversary with a string of Midwest tour dates in the summer of 2022, which featured Settle Your Scores, Chief State, and Wilmette.

Bands

This list includes artists who have released albums through Mutant League: *A Better Hand *

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*Ambleside *Anna Sage * As It Is * Crywank *A Fight For Life * Belmont *Chief State *

Home Grown Home Grown is an American ska punk/pop punk band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They released three full-length albums and several Extended play, EPs before disbanding in 2005. Their music is often characterized as pop punk, lyr ...

*Johnny Goth *

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*Night Owls *Picture Perfect *Rest Easy *Reward *Safe To Say *

Sea of Treachery Sea of Treachery (formerly known as At Daggers Drawn) is an American metalcore/deathcore band from Hebron, Kentucky, United States, formed in 2004. Since forming, they have released three EPs and two full-length studio albums, the first being ' ...

* Seaway *Settle Your Scores *

Such Gold Such Gold is an American punk rock band from Rochester, New York, United States, currently consisting of Ben Kotin on guitar and vocals, Nate Derby on guitar, Jon Markson on bass and vocals and Matt Covey on drums. History Such Gold formed offi ...

*Sweet Time *Vacant Home *Wilmette *With The Punches

References

External links

* American independent record labels

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