Equal Vision Records

Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo (Youth of Today, Shelter, Better Than a Thousand).

The label originally existed solely to distribute Shelter and other Krishna releases. In 1992, label manager Steve Reddy bought EVR from Cappo. The focus was expanded and a wider variety of bands were brought on board. According to Punk News, "The mid-to-late '90s saw a redoubling of the Equal Vision's hardcore efforts with such signings as One King Down and Ten Yard Fight. By the end of the '90s EVR found itself with an impressive stable of hardcore and punk bands, having added Bane, Trial, Converge and Saves the Day to its roster in the latter part of the decade."

Sublabels and Distribution
In July 2009 EVR created a sub-label named Mantralogy. This sub-label will feature bands that "deliver edgy, Krishna-conscious music."

In 2012 EVR artist Max Bemis (of Say Anything) created an imprint label named Rory Records, distributed by EVR. TALLHART is the first artist of this imprint. On June 19, it was announced that Equal Vision Records and Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter would be forming a partnership. Casey has been given his own imprint label: Cave & Canary Goods.

EVR switched back its distribution of physical and digital releases in the US to RED Distribution since January 23, 2012, after many years with Alternative Distribution Alliance. In May 2013, EVR ink a partnership with UNFD to manufacture, promote and distribute EVR releases in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to the partnership, EVR has shared several artist with UNFD for distribution in both coverages, such as Say Anything, We Came as Romans and House Vs. Hurricane.

Current artists

 * A Lot Like Birds
 * Bane
 * Brian Marquis
 * Capsize
 * The Dear Hunter (Cave & Canary Goods)
 * Eisley
 * Elitist
 * Fairweather
 * Gameface
 * Glass Cloud
 * HRVRD
 * Idlehands
 * I the Mighty
 * Kurt Travis (also on Blue Swan Records)


 * Matt Pryor (EVR/Rory Records)
 * Merriment (EVR/Rory Records)
 * Naive Thieves
 * Northern Faces
 * Perma (EVR/Rory Records)
 * Rising Fawn (EVR/Rory Records)
 * Saves the Day (EVR/Rory Records)
 * Say Anything
 * Set It Off
 * Texas In July
 * We Came as Romans
 * William Beckett
 * XO (EVR/Rory Records)

Previous artists

 * 108 (Active, on Deathwish, Inc.)
 * ActionReaction
 * Alexisonfire (Disbanded 2011)
 * Alive in Wild Paint (Disbanded 2009)
 * Armor for Sleep (Disbanded 2009)
 * Another Victim
 * As Friends Rust
 * Bars
 * Bear vs. Shark (Disbanded 2005)
 * Before Today
 * Black Cross
 * Boysetsfire
 * Breaking Pangaea
 * Burn
 * Chiodos (Active, on Razor & Tie)
 * Cinematic Sunrise (Disbanded 2009)
 * Circa Survive (Active, on Sumerian Records)
 * Closure in Moscow
 * Coheed and Cambria (Active, Unsigned)
 * The Color Fred
 * Converge (Active, on Epitaph Records)
 * Copper
 * Codeseven
 * Craig Owens
 * Crown of Thornz
 * Damiera
 * Davenport Cabinet
 * The Dear & Departed
 * Dear and the Headlights (Disbanded 2011)
 * Drowningman
 * Earth Crisis (Active, on Century Media)
 * Ed Tullett
 * Endicott
 * Fear Before (On Hiatus)
 * Fivespeed (Active, on Sunset Alliance)
 * Floorpunch
 * For All I Am (Active, on InVogue Records)
 * Gatsby's American Dream
 * Ghost Thrower
 * Give Up the Ghost
 * Good Clean Fun (Active, on Reflections Records)
 * Goodbye Tomorrow
 * H2O (Active, on Bridge 9 Records)
 * Hands Tied
 * The Hope Conspiracy (Active, on Deathwish Records)


 * Hot Cross
 * House Vs. Hurricane
 * Isles & Glaciers (Disbanded, 2010)
 * Jonah Matranga
 * Killing Flame
 * King 810 (Active, Roadrunner Records)
 * Liars Academy (Active, on Goodwill Records)
 * Man Will Surrender
 * Modern Life is War (Active, on Deathwish, Inc.)
 * Mozart Season (On Hiatus)
 * One King Down
 * Orbs
 * Pierce the Veil (Active, on Fearless Records)
 * Places and Numbers
 * Portugal. The Man (Active, on Atlantic Records)
 * Prema
 * Pretty & Nice (active, on Rory Records, an imprint of Equal Vision)
 * Prevent Falls
 * The Prize Fighter Inferno
 * Project Kate
 * Refused
 * Refuse to Fall
 * The Rocking Horse Winner
 * Seemless
 * Serpico
 * Shelter (Active, on Good Life Recordings)
 * Shift
 * Sick of It All (Active, on Abacus Recordings)
 * Silent Drive (Active, Unsigned)
 * Sky Eats Airplane (Inactive)
 * The Fall of Troy (Active, Unsigned)
 * The Snake the Cross the Crown
 * Snapcase
 * The Sound of Animals Fighting (Inactive)
 * Ten Yard Fight
 * This Day Forward
 * This Time Next Year
 * Time in Malta
 * Trial (Active, on Panic Records)
 * Understand
 * Until the End
 * [Vaux]]
 * Versus the Mirror
 * Weerd Science (Active, on Super Rap Records)
 * Wild Orchid Children
 * YouInSeries

Mantralogy bands

 * Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits
 * The Mayapuris
 * Prema Hara
 * SRI Kirtan