Dissention Records & Artist Management

Dissention Records is an independent record label that specializes in artist management. We started back in Boston in '04, but the independent initiative that drives the label was developed years earlier in the California desert. It's hard to say what it is about the desert that fosters a ton of talent including Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal), Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Mario Lalli (Fatso Jetson), Nick Oliveri (QOTSA, Kyuss) to name just a few—maybe it's the isolated desert communities, maybe it's the heat. Whatever it is, it appears to generate a lot of noise. We are heavily influenced by punk rock music, specifically the DC hardcore scene that brought us Minor Threat and other Dischord bands, but you won't find us claiming to discover that 'next big punk band' because they simply don't exist. Punk was an outcome of social rebellion in the '70s and '80s, the result of which established it as a genre of music that continues to withstand the test of time. While pockets of social rebellion can still be found on various political, military, or governmental issues, in general, bands today aren't forming in response thereto, and they're not making some shocking statement by the way they look or the way they behave. Times have changed, social issues have changed, and the industry that manufactures the music which lies behind all of this has also changed. So, to us, it would be absurd to promote the concept of discovering new punk bands. Instead, we aim to work with artists who get why punk music made its mark, may have even been a part of forming the punk era, or just plain appreciate a strong-minded and independent nature.

We want to hear what they have to say today, because times may change, but dissenting opinions rarely do.