Rottweiler Records

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Rottweiler Records
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Founded2010
FounderShawn Browning
Genre Metalcore, Christian metal, [1] deathcore, death metal, punk, [1] (early) extreme metal
Country of originUS
Location Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Official website rottweilerrecords.com

Rottweiler Records is a Christian metal record label based out of Dallas, Texas, United States. The label features bands such as Lust Control, [2] Soul Embraced, [3] The Jericho Harlot, and Pantokrator. [4] The label started early on as a label that served punk rock, but has become a label that serves metal and punk. It is a Christian label, and therefore many of its artists are as well. [1] The label was created by Shawn Browning, also known as Wretched of Grave Robber. [5] Many bands on the label have placed high on CMW's charts and have had many positive reviews. [6] The label participates in several compilations, including Kill the Ill a benefit comp for Rottweiler's owner Shawn Browning, [7] and Metal Pulse: A Tribute to Dale Huffman. [8]

Contents

The label partnered with a sister label, known as Nosral Recordings, with Frost Like Ashes guitarist Mike Larson heading it up. Nosral Recordings served as an extreme metal label primarily. [9]

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Rottweiler Records and the subsidiary Hagah Recordings would be acquired by Mythic Panda Productions, an organization that works with Broken Flesh, A Hill to Die Upon, and Hrada, which features Peter Espevoll of Extol. [10]

Current artists

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Death Requisite at Audiofeed Festival 2016
Taking the Head of Goliath at Lifest 2019 TakingTheHeadOfGoliathLifest2019.jpg
Taking the Head of Goliath at Lifest 2019

Former artists

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Every Knee Shall Bow at Audiofeed Festival 2016

Affiliated artists

Discography

Cat. #ArtistTitleReleaseFormat
Grave RobberLove HurtsOctober 3, 2006 CD, digital
Grave RobberBe AfraidJune 19, 2008CD, digital
Grave RobberInner SanctumOctober 13, 2009CD, digital
#RRCD01 Grave Robber ExhumedDecember 4, 2010CD, digital
#RRCD02 Behold the Kingdom The Eyes of the Wicked Will FailAugust 12, 2011CD, digital
#RRCD03Grave RobberYou're All Gonna DieNovember 7, 2011CD, digital
Abated Mass of Flesh Brutal DeathMarch 12, 2013CD, digital, cassette
#RRCD05Every Knee Shall Bow Slayers of Eden March 12, 2013CD, digital
Every Knee Shall Bow Weary WarriorsMarch 23, 2012Digital
#ROTW31642The Order of ElijahDethroneJuly 16, 2013CD, digital
#ROTW31652 Soul Embraced Mythos July 9, 2013CD, digital
#ROTW13242 Final Surrender Empty GravesNovember 5, 2013CD, digital
#ROTW13262 Lust Control Tiny Little DotsNovember 19, 2013CD, digital
#ROTW13251 Pantokrator IncarnateJanuary 21, 2014CD, digital
#ROTW13253Abated Mass of FleshThe Anatomy of ImpurityFebruary 25, 2014CD, digital
#ROTW13254Abated Mass of FleshDeathcrusherFebruary 25, 2014CD, digital
The Autumn League Concept of IronyMay 23, 2014CD, digital
#ROTW31672Abated Mass of Flesh The Omen King June 10, 2014CD, digital
Abated Mass of FleshViolenceAugust 26, 2014Digital
#ROTW13261Grave RobberStraight to HellOctober 14, 2014CD, digital
PantokratorAurumOctober 28, 2014CD, digital
Flawed by Design A New CreationJanuary 27, 2015CD, digital
#ROTW13266 Immortal Souls Wintermetal March 24, 2015CD, digital
Doomsday Hymn Mene Tequel UfarismJuly 21, 2015CD, digital
#ROTW13268 Skald in Veum 1260 DaysOctober 30, 2015CD, digital
#ROTW13302Wretched GraverobberChristmas SpiritNovember 20, 2015CD, digital
Various ArtistsBest of Fleas Naughty DogDecember 13, 2015Digital
#ROTW13274 Aggelos SilentiumJanuary 19, 2016CD, digital
AggelosMantos PurpureosFebruary 5, 2016CD, digital (re-release)
#RTWL13290.2 Forfeit Thee Untrue Cremationem Jesus LacrimamApril 1, 2016CD, digital
PantokratorAwesome GodMay 6, 2016Digital
Various ArtistsThe Pack Vol. 1May 20, 2016Digital
#ROTW13315 Becoming Saints Oh, the SufferingOctober 21, 2016CD, digital
Wretched LeperLeper vs. WretchedOctober 26, 2016Digital
Death Requisite Revisitation November 25, 2016CD, digital
Various ArtistsFleas Naughty Dog Vol. 4December 6, 2016Digital
Final SurrenderNothing But VoidJanuary 13, 2017CD, digital
Taking the Head of Goliath Beyond Brutal LiveApril 14, 2017Digital
Thirteen Minutes Sibling RivalryJune 30, 2017Digital
Thirteen MinutesMachariaAugust 25, 2017Digital
Hand of Fire Nuclear SunriseNovember 17, 2017CD, digital
Thirteen MinutesObsessedNovember 24, 2017Digital
My Place Was TakenImparablesMarch 9, 2018CD, digital
Decayed ExistenceEulogyMarch 23, 2018CD, digital
Grave RobberEscaping the GraveApril 13, 2018CD, digital
John DeGroff SaltJune 22, 2018CD, digital
Death RequisiteThernodyJune 29, 2018CD, digital
Taking the Head of GoliathTaking the Head of GoliathJuly 6, 2018CD, digital
R.A.I.D.The Strong SurviveJuly 13, 2018CD, digital
Thirteen MinutesWater ViceAugust 3, 2018Digital
Various ArtistsFleas Naughty Dog Vol. 5December 10, 2018Digital
Wretched GraverobberChasing the NightMarch 9, 2019Digital
Final SurrenderFallen IdentitiesMarch 22, 2019Digital
R.A.I.D.UnbreakableMarch 29, 2019Digital
Thirteen MinutesObsessedApril 5, 2019CD, digital
Skald in VeumStridslystenApril 12, 2019CD, digital
HilastherionPsalm 59April 19, 2019Digital
R.A.I.D.OutrageMay 10, 2019Digital
R.A.I.D.ImperiumJune 28, 2019CD, digital
Taking the Head of GoliathCord of Three StrandsOctober 4, 2019Digital
Forfeit Thee UntrueHalo CrippledOctober 7, 2019Digital
Symphony of Heaven You Shall Be As GodsJanuary 1, 2020Digital
Final SurrenderEverything to NoneFebruary 6, 2020Digital
Absent From the BodyThe Wars We WageMarch 22, 2020Digital
Brotality Spiral OutJuly 3, 2020Digital
John DeGroffThree NailsJuly 24, 2020Digital
SuperunknownBite the BulletAugust 28, 2020Digital
Symphony of Heaven The Ascension of Extinction September 4, 2020 CD, Digital
ShamashSuffering ServantSeptember 11, 2020Digital
John DeGroffScreensOctober 2, 2020Digital
BrotalityFoxholeOctober 16, 2020Digital
SuperunknownLeap of FaithNovember 6, 2020Digital
ShamashSuffering Servant EPNovember 13, 2020Digital, physical
VariousFleas Naughty Dog Vol. 6November 24, 2020Digital
BrotalityPrisoners of the AbyssNovember 26, 2020Digital
Light Unseen Eve of the Day of the LordNovember 30, 2020Digital
John DeGroffAnachronistic AnachronismJanuary 1, 2021Digital
John DeGroffSalt 2: Trophy Hunting For UnicornaJanuary 22, 2021Digital, physical
BrotalityWorldwide DesolationFebruary 5, 2021Digital, physical
SuperunknownTranscendenceFebruary 12, 2021Digital
The Jericho HarlotSnakesFebruary 26, 2021Digital
Frost Like Ashes Tophet 2021 (Remastered)March 21, 2021Digital, physical
Frost Like AshesThe Weight of Ice and FogApril 2, 2021Digital
Symphony of HeavenDead Winter FieldsApril 16, 2021Digital
Light UnseenI've Seen Them FallApril 24, 2021Digital
The Jericho HarlotLie to MeJune 11, 2021Digital
Symphony of HeavenEntropyJuly 2, 2021Digital
KrigAnamnesisAugust 4, 2021Digital
Frost Like AshesFellowship of SufferingAugust 13, 2021Digital
Symphony of HeavenThe Arch of TimeSeptember 11, 2021Digital
DispraisedBabylons GripSeptember 23, 2021Digital
Symphony of HeavenThe Song of SeptemberSeptember 23, 2021Digital
DispraisedReaper's KissOctober 15, 2021Digital
KrigSelf-ControlOctober 22, 2021Digital
The Jericho HarlotScary MovieOctober 29, 2021Digital
ShamashNot By My HeartNovember 18, 2021Digital
Various ArtistsFleas Naughty Dog Vol. 9November 28, 2021Digital
BrotalityNosediveDecember 3, 2021Digital
Final SurrenderFrogs In A PanDecember 10, 2021Digital
DispraisedFaith VulturesDecember 16, 2021Digital
Symphony of Heaven Maniacal Entropik Discordium December 17, 2021Digital, CD
DispraisedDivision LinesDecember 17, 2021Digital
KrigDepravity of Human FleshJanuary 6, 2022Digital
ShamashDone With MiseryJanuary 13, 2022Digital
Light UnseenVisions of Archetype and ApocalyseJanuary 14, 2021Digital, CD
BrotalityFrost EmpireJanuary 20, 2022Digital
DispraisedMoral RotJanuary 28, 2022Digital, CD
R.A.I.D.AlphaFebruary 4, 2022Digital
KrigPromiscuity of the BodyFebruary 12, 2022Digital
R.A.I.D.Shattered BeliefsMarch 6, 2022Digital
R.A.I.D.DefianceMarch 25, 2022Digital, CD
KrigAnthroposApril 15, 2022Digital, CD
Voluntary MortificationSuffer to RiseJuly 22, 2022Digital, CD
DispraisedLines In The DirtSeptember 9, 2022Digital, CD
(Un)WorthyWhere Light DividesApril 7, 2023Digital, CD
(Un)WorthyThis Present DarknessMay 17, 2024Digital, CD

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