Rude Records

Rude Records
Founded 2000
Distributor(s) Self-distribution
Genre Various
Country of origin Italy
Location Milan, Italy
Official website Official website of Rude Records

Rude Records is an Italian independent label based in Europe and distributed worldwide The label has counts of over 400 releases. Most of them are releases of US labels represented in Europe or part of it.

History

Funded in 2000 was initially an independent local record label. In 2003, Rude Records got in contact with different American labels. In 2005 a collaboration with Nitro Records was established. The following year a new deal was signed with Side One Dummy Records and Rude Records is representing the label and their acts in the south of Europe. New deals with Punk Core and Bad Taste followed. Rude Records is also label managing Hopeless Records in the whole mainland Europe for early 2009.

In 2007 Rude Records has licensed from Rubric Records the back catalog of Gogol Bordello for the world outside the US and Danko Jones from Bad Taste for Italy. In 2008 moreover a documentary movie for Gogol Bordello was released in the whole Europe titled The Pied Piper of Hutzovina, a Eugene Hutz journey to search for his gypsy roots. In late 2008 Useless ID new record was released in Europe & Uk, and after that Rude Records has started signing international acts for the world, or Europe. In 2011 Zebrahead were signed by Rude (for their new album "get Nice!"), followed by Bedouin Soundclash, and The Mighty Might Bosstones by the end of the year. Later on, Rude Records signed The Maine for the release of 'Pioneer & The Good Love' released on September, 11th 2012. In 2013, the label expanded its network in Japan and Australia & New Zealand.

In 2013, the label signed Phoenix very own This Century and released their sophomore full-length Biography Of Heartbreak on May, 14th. On June, 4th Forever Halloween, The Maine fourth album was released by Rude Records in partnership with band's management, 8123.

On August, 13th Zebrahead released tenth studio album Call Your Friends in partnership with Rude Records. The album is available in five different covers, each available in a specific region. Long time guitarist Greg Bergdorf departed midway through the album's production only to be replaced by Dan Palmer of Death by Stereo. Both guitarists are noted as having contributed to different songs on the album.

Rude Records is today representing over 80 bands, over 400 records and 6 labels. Rude Records is also a publishing company and a distributor.

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