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{{Short description|American record label}}
{{Infobox record label
{{Infobox record label
| image = [[Image:Serjical Strike Records logo.svg|225px]]
| image = [[Image:Serjical Strike Records logo.svg|225px]]
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| founded = April, 2001
| founded = April, 2001
| founder = [[Serj Tankian]]
| founder = [[Serj Tankian]]
| distributor = [[Universal Republic Records]]<BR>(In the US)<BR>[[Island Records|Universal Island Records]]<BR>(Outside the US)
| distributor = [[Republic Records]]<BR>(In the US)<BR>
[[EMI Records]]<BR>(Outside the US)

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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Experimental music|experimental]]
[[Columbia Records]] and [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]] (select releases)<br>
Woah Dad! and [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]] (Serj Tankian releases)
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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| country = [[United States|US]]
| country = [[United States|US]]
| url = [http://www.serjicalstrike.com/ www.serjicalstrike.com/]
| url = [http://www.serjicalstrike.com/ www.serjicalstrike.com/]
}}
}}


'''Serjical Strike Records''' is an [[United States|American]] [[record label]], owned by [[Universal Music Group]], and operates under [[Universal Republic Records]].
'''Serjical Strike Records''' is an American [[record label]], owned by [[Universal Music Group]], and operates under [[Republic Records]].


==Background==
==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|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 [http://www.youtube.com/SerjicalStrikeLabel YouTube account].<ref>[http://www.serjicalstrike.com/site/news_view.php?id=44 Serjical Strike Records - Serjical Strike YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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|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 [https://www.youtube.com/SerjicalStrikeLabel YouTube account].<ref>[http://www.serjicalstrike.com/site/news_view.php?id=44 Serjical Strike Records – Serjical Strike YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027151957/http://www.serjicalstrike.com/site/news_view.php?id=44 |date=2007-10-27 }}</ref>


{{Cquote|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'.<ref>[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=31621161 MySpace.com - Serjical Strike Records - Los Angeles, California - Rock / Expérimentale / Autre - www.myspace.com/serjicalstrikerecords<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}
{{Cquote|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'.<ref>[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=31621161 MySpace.com - Serjical Strike Records - Los Angeles, California - Rock / Expérimentale / Autre - www.myspace.com/serjicalstrikerecords<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204122832/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=31621161 |date=2007-12-04 }}</ref>}}


==Artists==
==Artists==

===Current artists===
===Current artists===
* [[AcHoZeN]]
* [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan]]
* [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan]]
* [[Axis of Justice]]
* [[Axis of Justice]]
* [[Bad Acid Trip]]
* [[Bad Acid Trip]]
* [[Buckethead]]
* [[Buckethead]]
* [[The Cause]]
* The Cause
* [[Daron Malakian]]
* [[Flying Cunts of Chaos]]
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* Khatchadour Tankian
* [[The F.C.C.]]
* [[John Dolmayan]]
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* [[Khatchadour Tankian]]
* [[Kittens for Christian]]
* [[Kittens for Christian]]
* [[Scars on Broadway]]
* [[Serart]]
* [[Serart]]
* [[Serj Tankian]] (solo music)
* [[Serj Tankian]] (solo music)
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* Slow Motion Reign
* [[Shavo Odadjian]]
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* [[Slow Motion Reign]]
* [[System of a Down]]
* [[Tom Morello]]
* [[Viza]]
* [[Viza]]


===Former artists===
===Former artists===
<!-- Listed alphabetically. -->
<!-- Listed alphabetically. -->
* [[The Apex Theory]]
* [[Mt. Helium]]
* Armenian Navy Band
* Armenian Navy Band
* [[Death by Stereo]]
* [[Death by Stereo]]
* [[Fair to Midland]]
* [[Fair to Midland]]
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* [[Ontronik Khachaturian]]
* [[George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love]]
* [[Mt. Helium]]
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* [[Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian]]


==Releases==
==Releases==
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|rowspan="3"| 2003
|rowspan="3"| 2003
|rowspan="2"|Serart
|rowspan="2"|[[Serart]]
|''[[Serart#Sampler EP|Serart Sampler]]''
|''[[Serart#Sampler EP|Serart Sampler]]''
|Promotional release for ''Serart''
|Promotional release for ''Serart''
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|Re-released in 2009
|Re-released in 2009
|-
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|Kittens for Christian
|[[Kittens for Christian]]
|''[[Privilege of Your Company]]''
|''[[Privilege of Your Company]]''
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|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004
|rowspan="3"|2004
|rowspan="2"|Bad Acid Trip
|rowspan="2"|[[Bad Acid Trip]]
|''For the Weird by the Weird''
|''[[For the Weird by the Weird]]''
|Reissue
|Reissue<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Bad+Acid+Trip Bad Acid Trip - Discover music, videos, concerts, & pictures at Last.fm]</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Lynch the Weirdo]]''
|''[[Lynch the Weirdo]]''
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|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|Serj Tankian
|rowspan="2"|[[Serj Tankian]]
|''[[Elect the Dead]]''
|''[[Elect the Dead]]''
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|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
|rowspan="2"|2009
|Death by Stereo
|[[Death by Stereo]]
|''[[Death Is My Only Friend]]''
|''[[Death Is My Only Friend]]''
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|-
|-
|Bad Acid Trip
|[[Bad Acid Trip]]
|''Symbiotic Slavery''
|''Symbiotic Slavery''
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|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|rowspan="2"|2010
|rowspan="5"|Serj Tankian
|rowspan="5"|[[Serj Tankian]]
|''[[Elect the Dead Symphony]]''
|''[[Elect the Dead Symphony]]''
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;Other albums available on the Serjical Strike website
;Other albums available on the Serjical Strike website
* [[Bigelf]]&nbsp;— ''Money Machine''
* [[Bigelf]]&nbsp;— ''Money Machine''

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==See also==
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*[[List of record labels]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.serjicalstrike.com Serjical Strike Records]
*{{official website|http://www.serjicalstrike.com}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/serjicalstrikerecords Serjical Strike Records] at [[MySpace]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/serjicalstrikerecords Serjical Strike Records] at [[MySpace]]

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==See also==
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*[[List of record labels]]


{{System of a Down}}
{{System of a Down}}
{{Serj Tankian}}
{{Serj Tankian}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Record labels established in 2001]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 2001]]
[[Category:American record labels]]
[[Category:American record labels]]
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[[Category:Vivendi subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Vanity record labels]]
[[Category:Vanity record labels]]
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[[Category:Serj Tankian]]

Latest revision as of 17:44, 21 September 2022

Serjical Strike Records
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
FoundedApril, 2001
FounderSerj Tankian
Distributor(s)Republic Records
(In the US)

EMI Records
(Outside the US)

Columbia Records and The Orchard (select releases)

Woah Dad! and The Orchard (Serj Tankian releases)
GenreRock
Country of originUS
Official websitewww.serjicalstrike.com/

Serjical Strike Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under Republic Records.

Background

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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

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Current artists

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Former artists

[edit]

Releases

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Serjical Strike Records – Serjical Strike YouTube Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ MySpace.com - Serjical Strike Records - Los Angeles, California - Rock / Expérimentale / Autre - www.myspace.com/serjicalstrikerecords Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
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