Pluto Records is a

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...

started in

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by Eric Shirey and Brian Cobbel. Since 2002, it has been owned and operated by

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and based near

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. It is primarily known for

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and

hardcore Hardcore, hard core or hard-core may refer to: Arts and media Film * ''Hardcore'' (1977 film), a British comedy film * ''Hardcore'' (1979 film), an American crime drama film starring George C Scott * ''Hardcore'' (2001 film), a British documen ...

releases, although not exclusively. The label has been home and launching pad to such bands as Grammy-nominated metal act

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HORSE the band Horse the Band (stylized as HORSE the band) is an American metalcore band from Lake Forest, California, who are best known for their 8-bit video game-influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke once jokingly described thei ...

, Luti-Kriss ( Norma Jean),

Society's Finest Society's Finest is a metalcore band from Dallas, Texas. Their first full-length album, '' The Journey...So Far'', was released on Solid State Records in May 2000. Due to member changes and personal matters the band took a break from touring a ...

and more. Pluto Records is currently a member of the

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division of

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History

released their debut album, ''

Beneath the Encasing of Ashes ''Beneath the Encasing of Ashes'' is the debut studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Many reviewers and also casual listeners compared the overall sound of this album to Zao. It is widely thought that the band found its own so ...

'' on Pluto Records in 2001 and also a split album with the band

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in 2002. They are now on

Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distr ...

where they have released additional albums, 2003's ''

Frail Words Collapse ''Frail Words Collapse'' is the second studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album is their first release on the record label Metal Blade Records. Only two of the four current band-members (drummer Jordan Mancino and frontm ...

'', 2005's ''

Shadows Are Security ''Shadows Are Security'' is the third album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album was released on June 14, 2005 through Metal Blade Records, and was produced by Tim Lambesis, the band's vocalist, and Phil Sgrosso, one of the ban ...

'', 2007's ''

An Ocean Between Us ''An Ocean Between Us'' is the fourth album by the American metalcore band As I Lay Dying, released on August 21, 2007, by Metal Blade Records. It debuted at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with sales close to 39,500. The album includes the singl ...

'' and ''

The Powerless Rise ''The Powerless Rise'' is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album was released on May 7, 2010 in Europe, and on May 11, 2010 in the United States. ''The Powerless Rise'' debuted at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' ...

'' in 2010. Their releases on Pluto have also been compiled and re-released by Metal Blade Records in 2006 as '' A Long March: The First Recordings''. As I Lay Dying has gone on to sell over half a million records worldwide, and were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Metal Performance.

, who coined the term

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describing their electro-metal sound, released their debut album,

R. Borlax ''R. Borlax'' is the debut album by Horse the Band, released in 2003 on Pluto Records. It was re-released in 2007 with two bonus tracks by Koch Records. As with all Horse the Band recordings, the keyboards are used to mimic the 8-bit sound prod ...

on Pluto Records in 2003. They are now on

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and have released their second album, '' The Mechanical Hand'', in 2005, and EP called ''

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'' in 2006, and their third album, '' A Natural Death'', in 2007. Pluto Records' logo remains on all the bands' albums. Norma Jean was on the label under their original moniker Luti-Kriss. Luti-Kriss released their first recording on Pluto Records in 1999. The band then signed to

Solid State Records Solid State Records is a Christian metalcore record label, an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore punk and heavy metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, ...

where they released one album before changing their name to Norma Jean because of confusion with the rapper

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Current band list

* Bloodjinn * Broadcast Sea * The Dead See * Divide The Day * DSGNS *

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* My America Is Watching Tigers Die * Spark is a Diamond

Former bands

* Acedia *

* Beauty To Ashes * Canterbury Effect * Dreaming of the Fifth * Evelynn *

Horse the band Horse the Band (stylized as HORSE the band) is an American metalcore band from Lake Forest, California, who are best known for their 8-bit video game-influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke once jokingly described thei ...

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* Kill Ratio * Life in Pictures * Lovelorn * Luti-Kriss/ Norma Jean * Mindrage * My Spacecoaster *

Nailed Promise Nailed Promise is a Christian metal band from Fort Worth, Texas. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Nathan Garcia, drummer Matthew Miller, and brothers, guitarist Travis Brown and bassist Ryan Brown. The band signed to Rescue Records ...

* The Orangeburg Massacre *

* Shmunks For You * Thirty Called Arson *

Travail Travail may refer to: * Travail (band), an American Christian nu-metal band, and the title of its 1999 album * ''Travail'' (film), a 2002 Japanese film * ''Travail'', a 1901 novel by Émile Zola * '' Labour/Le Travail'', a Canadian academic jou ...

* With All Sincerity * The Deadly * Please Mr. Gravedigger * The Underdog Conspiracy

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* {{Authority control American record labels Record labels established in 1999 Heavy metal record labels Hardcore record labels 1999 establishments in Texas

History

Current band list

Former bands

See also

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