Profile

Universal Warning Records is a record label located in the greater Philadelphia area. They produce and release independent music from local and national bands, as well as produce music video's and live concerts for dvd - primarily from the Indie, Punk, and Hardcore genres.

History

The label was established in the Spring of 2000 by founders Tim Martinkovich, Mike Varga, and Clint Weiler

Clint Weiler

Clinton S. Weiler is a Phoenixville, Pennsylvania-based music publicist. A native to Birdsboro, PA and a 2001 graduate of Kutztown University, he's best known for his publicity work with past and present punk legends. He is founder of Clint Weiler Publicity & Public Relations and works for MVD...

. The three met while studying at Kutztown University. The label was created as a foundation for the partner’s punk-alternative band, The Covert Agency and to promote area acts that the partners appreciated.

After releasing a compilation of several regional Pennsylvanian bands entitled “The Warning Compilation”, Universal Warning Records went on to release full lengths and EPs of several area bands such as ManAlive! and then to acts from other places such as Victim of Modern Age from South Louisiana and Against Tomorrows Sky from Colorado.

In the Spring of 2008, Weiler left the label to pursue his own interests and ventures including Aggronautix. The remaining partners have used his talents as a publicist after his departure.

Since their foundation in 2000, Universal Warning Records has had offices in Royersford, PA, Pottstown, PA, Denver, CO and Richmond, VA

To date, the label has released 19 CDs, 4 Records, 4 DVDs and Filmed nearly 100 live shows including 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....

 and Sick of it All

Sick of It All

Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...

.

In May 2011 Universal Warning Records will see it's 10th year anniversary and the upstart of two new label imprints Fast Break Entertainment and Candy Colored Dragon.

Industry Relationships

• Universal Warning Records got their start releasing music by working with Ryan Fennical and his Marshalls Creek area recording studio.
• The label has had a close relationship with popular Philadelphia Indie rockers, The Jazz June and their subsequent incarnation, Snakes & Music having released albums and DVDs by the band.
• Universal Warning Records media has been distributed by Initial Records
  Initial Records
  Initial Records was an iconic Louisville based independent record label during the Nineties and early part of the new millennium. Initial released records from hardcore punk to indie rock over its 12-year span...
  
  , Revelation Records
  Revelation Records
  Revelation Records is an independent record label focusing originally and primarily on hardcore punk. The label is known for its role in the evolution of hardcore and metallic post-hardcore with important releases by bands such as Youth of Today, Warzone, Sick of It All, Quicksand, Side By Side,...
  
  , Lumberjack Distribution, Revolver, Very, Choke, Music Video Distributors, Carrot Top, and Hostile City Distriution.
• Founder Mike Varga also owned Grata Video and produced or worked on Videos and dvd's for Andrew W.K.
  Andrew W.K.
  Andrew W.K. is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entertainer, and motivational speaker. He is the host of the television series Destroy Build Destroy.-Early life & career:Andrew Wilkes-Krier was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
  
  , DEVO
  Devo
  Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
  
  , Dr. Dog
  Dr. Dog
  Dr. Dog is a psychedelic rock band from West Grove, Pennsylvania. Its lineup currently consists of Toby Leaman , Scott McMicken , Frank McElroy , Zach Miller , and Eric Slick . Lead vocal duties are shared between Leaman and McMicken, with all members contributing harmonies...
  
   and The Queers
  The Queers
  The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
  
  

Label Releases

Catalog Number	Release Date	Band	Album Title	Classification	Medium	Genre
UWR001	05.12.2001	Covert Agency			CD	Rock/Punk/Alternative
UWR002	08.28.2001	Various Artists	The Warning Compilation	Full Length Compilation	CD	Various
UWR003	09.18.2001	Forget About Tomorrow	Forget About Tomorrow	Full Length	CD	Punk-Alternative
UWR004	11.13.2001	Manalive!			CD
UWR005	04.23.2002	Covert Agency			CD
UWR006	06.04.2002	Manalive!			CD
UWR007	08.06.2002	Against Tomorrow’s Sky			CD	Rock, Alternative
UWR008	08.27.2002	Victim of Modern Age Victim of modern age Victim of Modern Age was a musical group originating circa 2002 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They disbanded in December of 2004.-History:Self-titled EP...	Victim of Modern Age Victim of modern age Victim of Modern Age was a musical group originating circa 2002 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They disbanded in December of 2004.-History:Self-titled EP...	EP	CD	“Math Rock”, Indie Rock
UWR009	11.19.2002	Sadaharu	Punishment in Hi-Fi	EP	CD	Jazz-Metal
UWR010	05.20.2003	Snakes & Music	Truisms	Full Length	CD	Alternative, Indie
UWR011	09.23.2003	Victim of Modern Age Victim of modern age Victim of Modern Age was a musical group originating circa 2002 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They disbanded in December of 2004.-History:Self-titled EP...	Channels Like Capillaries	Full Length	CD	“Math Rock”, Indie Rock
UWR012	06.14.2005	The Red Tops			CD	Metal, Hardcore
UWR013	11.15.2005	Geography			CD
UWR014	03.12.2005	Sadaharu	New and Alternate Careers in Dance		DVD	Jazz-Metal
UWR016	05.19.2005	Murphy’s Law			DVD	Hardcore
UWR017	03.14.2006	Snakes & Music				Indie
UWR018	11.14.2006	Fifty Caliber Kiss	Armor Class Invincible	Full Length	CD	Metal
UWR019	12.05.2006	Holiday Body Bag			CD	Punk
UWR020	03.20.2007	Wisdom In Chains				Hardcore
UWR021	06.12.2007	The Jazz June	The Scars to Prove it	CD/DVD Live Combo	CD/DVD	Indie Rock
UWR022	07.22.2008	House of Fire			CD	Indie
UWR023	09.23.2008	Watching the Moon			CD	Indie
UWR024	07.21.2009	Wisdom in Chains			CD	Hardcore
UWR025	07.21.2009	Wisdom in Chains			Vinyl	Hardcore
UWR026	11.30.2010	Unite.Resist.				Unknown
UWR027	01.25.2011	The Queers The Queers The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...	Toys that Kill		Vinyl	Punk

Music Videos

Victim of Modern Age

Victim of modern age

Victim of Modern Age was a musical group originating circa 2002 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They disbanded in December of 2004.-History:Self-titled EP...

: Instruct to Destruct

Holiday Bodybag: Dead Leaves

American Speedway: Ship of Fools

Fifty Caliber Kiss: Hide the Razor

Media Released on Other Labels

Sick of it All

Sick of It All

Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...

 “New York vs London” (released as a CD/DVD combo w/ Based on a True Story (Sick Of It All Album)

Based on a True Story (Sick of It All album)

Based on a True Story is the ninth studio album by Sick of It All. It was released on April 20, 2010, on the band's new label Century Media Records . It was the band's first album in four years, following the release of Death to Tyrants in 2006, the longest gap between albums in Sick of It All's...

 Century Media