Ferret Music, one of the defining independent labels of the 2000s hardcore/metalcore scene, marks its return. The label has signed two bands already: BORE and Wounded Touch. The label was founded by Carl Severson, vocalist of NORA. It played a vital role in the underground metal and hardcore scenes and signed and released records of many iconic bands such as Converge, Disembodied, Killswitch Engage, ZAO, Every Time I Die, Poison the Well, In Flames, The Devil Wears Prada, and many others.
Carl Severson shares his thoughts:
“I started Ferret as a way to be more a part of hardcore. My friends all had talent and were in a band (Endeavor, Ferret 01) and I wanted to do more than carry things to contribute to what they were doing. It was a passion that turned into a life and into a career. For the vast majority of its initial existence I worked with my friends, worked with bands we loved listening to and it was just honestly an adventure. We grew and eventually saw behind the curtain and ventured beyond it. Things changed. My friends didn’t, and we still love listening … So here we are.”
Along with Ferret Music’s ongoing endeavor, Severson will continue his current work with Good Fight, which is still active under Good Fight Management in partnership with Ethan Harrison.
BORE guitarist Danny Kopij says:
“Ferret was a label we always looked up to. From Cult Classic to Hot Damn! to A Great Artist to Versions and so on, the music that Carl, Rick and everyone else curated over the years became intertwined with our musical DNA. So to get to be a part of the Ferret family, let alone to get to be here for the revival is nothing short of the honor of a lifetime. Looking forward to this next chapter of our band and to get to do it Ferret Style.”
Wounded Touch vocalist Nick Holland also says:
“Any time someone has asked us “who would your ideal label be to sign to,” we always would include Ferret to not only be smartasses, but out of legitimate sincerity as they were always the holy grail label of our youth. Most of our childhoods were shaped by the Ferret catalogue, so we’d have been championing this return out of sheer excitement regardless. But to instead get to be directly involved as boots on the ground for the return of Ferret and count ourselves among the pantheon of genre defining records released under that name is a validation that can’t be bought, traded or diminished. We’ll do everything in our power to earn the privilege of being asked to be a part of it and to be at the forefront of this return.”
More releases and signings will be announced in the upcoming months.
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Photo courtesy of Christina Bean Florino and John Montiel
