Eclipse Records is an American indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 record label based in Butler, New Jersey

Butler, New Jersey

Butler is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,539.Butler was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1901, from portions of Pequannock Township.-Geography:Butler is located at...

. The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead is an American industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in Cleveland Warehouse District, the band's music can be described as a synthesis of alternative music, heavy metal, and electro-industrial...

 to national attention. The current president of the label

Record label

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 is Chris Poland

Chris Poland

Chris Poland is an American guitarist, best known for being a former member of heavy metal band Megadeth.-Early career:...

.

History

Eclipse Records was founded in 1997 by owner Chris Poland.

Eclipse Records releases few albums compared to other labels their size. President Chris Poland

Chris Poland

Chris Poland is an American guitarist, best known for being a former member of heavy metal band Megadeth.-Early career:...

 states that he believes that a record company

Record label

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 should try to work on making each album

Album

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 "hit material", instead of putting out as many albums as possible to gain recognition

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. The label has also focused efforts on using new technology such as digital distribution

Digital distribution

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 to increase its bands' exposure in a competitive music market. Eclipse has also attempted to use more grassroots and "street-level" strategy, such as booking programming at listening posts in major chain stores.

Current

• Alev
  Alev
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• Bobaflex
  Bobaflex
  Bobaflex is an American rock band from Point Pleasant, West Virginia. They were part of Gigantour in 2005 and Rock on the Range in 2008.-History:...
  
  
• Dead By Wednesday
• Disarray
• Five Foot Thick
  Five Foot Thick
  Five Foot Thick were a five-piece Nu metal band originating from Spokane, Washington.-History:Five Foot Thick was formed in the spring of 1997 by Kirt Whittle and George Silva after their return from attending the Vans Warped Tour...
  
  
• Megaherz
  Megaherz
  Megaherz is an industrial metal group formed in Munich, Germany in 1993. One of the band's most famous songs is "Gott sein" on their first full album Wer Bist Du? . Megaherz has gone through many changes in musical style since their founding...
  
  
• Run for Cover
• Scum of the Earth, led by the former Rob Zombie
  Rob Zombie
  Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
  
  guitarist "Riggs"