Serjical Strike Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under Republic Records.
| Serjical Strike Records | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | April, 2001 |
| Founder | Serj Tankian |
| Distributor(s) | Republic Records (In the US) EMI Records Columbia Records and The Orchard (select releases) |
| Genre | Rock |
| Country of origin | US |
| Official website | www.serjicalstrike.com/ |
Background
Serjical Strike was founded in April 2001 by Serj Tankian (lead singer of System of a Down), and has cast away the restrictions of large scale record labels to create a 'unique and imaginative' label that provides a large spectrum of musical talent. In the previous five years Serj and the team have signed various bands of differing styles; Bad Acid Trip, Kittens for Christian, Slow Motion Reign, and Fair to Midland, and at the same time a good relationship with Columbia records has been built up. Serj also worked with Arto Tuncboyaciyan on a collaboration album named Serart out of Serjical Strike. The live album/DVD Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 and the Buckethead & Friends' 2005 release Enter the Chicken were under the Serjical Strike label. Serj Tankian's debut solo album Elect the Dead was also on Serjical Strike Records in addition to Reprise Records. In August 2007 Serjical Strike started its own YouTube account.[1]
With each release, the goal of our label is to create an oasis of diversity and uniqueness within the industry where fans of all music can find sanctuary and solace from the drab, carbon-copy musical plagues that sweep through commercial culture. With the ever-evolving consciousness of today's music fan, we hope to be an amoebic representation of the myriad of bands and musical styles that one person can enjoy. With each new band we sign, we hope that it becomes harder and harder to describe Serjical Strike Records as being anything other than an 'Arts Label'.[2]
Artists
Current artists
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan
- Axis of Justice
- Bad Acid Trip
- Buckethead
- The Cause
- Flying Cunts of Chaos
- Khatchadour Tankian
- Kittens for Christian
- Serart
- Serj Tankian (solo music)
- Slow Motion Reign
- Viza
Former artists
- Mt. Helium
- Armenian Navy Band
- Death by Stereo
- Fair to Midland
- Ontronik Khachaturian
Releases
| Year | Artist | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Serart | Serart Sampler | Promotional release for Serart |
| Serart | Re-released in 2009 | ||
| Kittens for Christian | Privilege of Your Company | ||
| 2004 | Bad Acid Trip | For the Weird by the Weird | Reissue |
| Lynch the Weirdo | |||
| Axis of Justice | Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 | ||
| 2005 | Buckethead & Friends | Enter the Chicken | Reissued in 2008 |
| 2006 | Slow Motion Reign | Slow Motion Reign | |
| Fair to Midland | The Drawn and Quartered EP | ||
| 2007 | Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True | ||
| Serj Tankian | Elect the Dead | ||
| 2008 | Lie Lie Live | Rhapsody exclusive digital EP | |
| 2009 | Death by Stereo | Death Is My Only Friend | |
| Bad Acid Trip | Symbiotic Slavery | ||
| 2010 | Serj Tankian | Elect the Dead Symphony | |
| Imperfect Harmonies | |||
| 2012 | Harakiri | ||
| 2013 | Orca | ||
| Jazz-Iz-Christ |
- Other albums available on the Serjical Strike website
- Bigelf — Money Machine