Seventh Dagger Records is a straight edge

Straight edge

Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...

 independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 releasing largely, but not solely, hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 and metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 albums. It was founded in 2001 and based in Creedmoor, North Carolina

Creedmoor, North Carolina

Creedmoor is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States . The population was 4,124 at the 2010 census.-Brief History of the Town:...

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Originally formed as a clothing company, Seventh Dagger became well known for their straight edge apparel and "Kill Your Local Drug Dealer" shirts. Rhinoceros discusses these shirts in their April 2008 interview with Revolver Magazine.

Seventh Dagger Fest

The first annual Seventh Dagger Fest was held on May 24 and 25 2008 and was held at The Mad Hatter in Covington, KY. The two-day event featured Seventh Dagger bands such as Rhinoceros, Eyes To The Sky, xTyrantx, xAFBx, Birth Of A Hero and The World We Knew as well as other well-known straight edge bands like Thick As Blood and Suicide Pact.

Distribution

In September 2007 Seventh Dagger had officially inked a deal with East West

East West Records

East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...

 via Warner Bros Distribution

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...

. This deal spanned both physical and digital distribution. Seventh Dagger later dropped this deal releasing the following statement...

"Why would we end that is what you would probably ask? The answer is simple, Seventh Dagger is something I have worked on for the last almost 7 years and I saw this deal being the end of the label as it was and is. I saw this as trading the underground status and soul of the label for the potential to sell more CDs and let's face it if I was here to make money I would have left a long time ago. Being a straight edge, hardcore record label is the epitome of being underground or cult and the truth of the matter is that is where we should be. Straight edge is not for the masses and it never will be, so as I see it we might have made a minor buzz for a minute then the world would move on and not give a shit and we would have been tied to some corporate distribution that I am sure could [sic] have cared less about us."

Seventh Dagger currently distributes through several well-known distributors, including but not limited to Hot Topic

Hot Topic

Hot Topic is an American retail chain specializing in music and pop culture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music on CD. The majority of the stores are located in regional shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in 1988 by Orv Madden, who retired as CEO in 2000...

, Interpunk.com, Very Distribution, RevHQ.com, Smartpunk.com, and via their own website SeventhDagger.com.

Artists

• Blackout Rage
• The Dead Man's Chest
• Domestic War
• Eyes To The Sky
• Ghost Ship
• One X Choice
• Parasitic Skies
• xRepresentx
• Search Bloc

Past Artists

• Barcadia
• xAFBx
• Awaken Demons
• Birth Of A Hero
• xBishopx
  XBishopx
  Bishop A.C. is an American straight edge hardcore punk and metalcore band, formed in Florida in 2004. It band features current and ex members of Until the End, Remembering Never, xReign of Terrorx, and Suffocate Faster...
  
  
• Conqueror
• xCool Your Jetsx
• Earth Crisis
  Earth Crisis
  Earth Crisis is an American metalcore band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Their most recent record, To the Death, was released in May 2009 through Century Media....
  
  
• In This Defiance
• The Miles Between
• Prayer For Cleansing
  Prayer for Cleansing
  Prayer for Cleansing was a vegan straight edge metalcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina with elements of hardcore punk and melodic death metal.-Biography:...
  
  
• Rhinoceros
• xThe Warx
• xTyrantx
• The World We Knew
• The Wrath

Seventh Dagger Staff

• Danny Sober - Owner
• Lauren Hart - Mailorder
• Ryan Baxter - Webmaster/Graphic Designer
• Garrett Scales - Graphic Designer
• Justin Edge - Graphic Designer
• Jeremy Saffer - Photographer
• Ryan Watlington - Street Team