To Live A Lie is an American Independent record label, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, founded in 2005 by Will Butler.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

To Live A Lie
Founded2005
FounderWill Butler
GenreRock, Powerviolence
Country of originUnited States
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Official websitewww.tolivealie.com

The label has released albums by bands such as Magrudergrind, ACxDC, Agathocles, Godstomper, WVRM, Unholy Grave, XBRAINIAX, Despise You, Suffering Luna and Backslider. Some of the artists, who recorded for the label include Assholeparade, Torch Runner, Funeral Chic, Nashgul and Sex Prisoner.[7]

History

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The record label was founded in 2005 and it debuted in August 2005, with a split 7-inch featuring California's Godstomper and Maryland's Magrudergrind.[1]

In January 2014, the company organized its inaugural festival, To Live A Lie Records Fest in Raleigh, which was also attended by Sex Prisoner and Assholeparade.[8]

In 2020, the label started to be the exclusive mailorder of 625 Thrashcore.[9]

In December 2021, the label helped set up and host two memorial shows for John Rivera from Headfirst Records/Punks On Paper alongside 533 Uprisings, Paul Genet, Bitter Melody Records, and Caroline Weiss [10] .[11]

Notable artists

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Discography[7]

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Year Albums(s) Artist(s)
2005 A Killer Combo Godstomper, Magrudergrind
2005 Rhino Charge Rhino Charge
2005 Sixty Two Trax Of Thrash Magrudergrind
2006 Sick Life / Gate To Unholy Grave Archagathus, Unholy Grave
2006 Split I Object, F.P.O.
2006 Example AxRxMx*, Final Draft
2006 Skate Attack! - Vol. 1 Various
2006 Four Bands To Drain Your Pool Badeatinghabits, NoComply, A.N.S., Rat Byte
2006 Are You Okay? XBRAINIAX, NoComply
2006 Terminal Youth Terminal Youth
2006 First Lesson l.e.ä.r.n.
2007 Mehkago N.T. Mehkago N.T.
2007 Crazed Development Athrenody
2007 Alexandra's End / Mincing The Fascist Agathocles, SMG
2007 War, Hate, & Misery Bloody Phoenix
2007 Back To Hatevolution Proletar
2008 Final Draft Final Draft
2008 2003 - 2007 Recordings F.P.O.
2008 TLAL Three Year Sampler Various
2008 Kakistocracy / Nux Vomica Kakistocracy, Nux Vomica
2008 Slaughter-Extinction / Ucuz Can Pazarı Archagathus, Sakatat
2008 Mesrine / P.L.F.* Mesrine, P.L.F.
2009 Party By The Slice / ¡Malparido! Party By The Slice, ¡Malparido!
2009 A Product Of Six Cents II Various
2009 An International Grindcore Gathering Illegal Grinding Various
2009 Hail Fastcore XBRAINIAX
2009 Show Us The Meaning Of Haste Hummingbird Of Death
2009 Deathrats Deathrats
2009 To Live A Lie Records 2010 Sampler Various
2009 Arctic Choke Arctic Choke
2009 Split Mondo Gecko, D9
2010 To Live A Lie Records 2010 Sampler Various
2010 Demo Disciples Of Christ
2011 To Live A Lie Expanding Sampler Various
2011 To Live A Lie Records 2012 Sampler Various
2011 The Amazing End Of Everything Don Garnelli
2011 A Painful Split Capitalist Casualties, No Comply
2012 Committed To The Ground Torch Runner
2012 Sleep Eradication Beartrap
2012 Six Brew Bantha Six Brew Bantha
2012 Blood Filled Bong Suffering Luna
2012 Catheter / MassGrave Catheter, MassGrave
2013 Planet Of Pestilence Mindless
2013 Childhater Total Fucking Destruction
2013 Antichrist Demoncore / Magnum Force / Sex Prisoner Antichrist Demoncore, Magnum Force, Sex Prisoner
2013 Make 'Em Suffer The Kill
2013 'Last Words Last Words
2013 Eschaton Seasick
2013 Abuse Abuse
2013 Suppression / NoComply Suppression, NoComply
2014 Discography 03-13 Antichrist Demoncore
2014 To Live A Lie - Volume II Various
2014 Cave State Cave State
2014 Weltschmerz Chest Pain
2014 Chula Violence Impulse
2014 Vermin Prolificus Fistula
2014 Intravenously Commodified Six Brew Bantha
2015 Sin Without Doubt Holder's Scar
2015 Grind In The Mind The Afternoon Gentlemen
2015 Fiction Monger ACxDC
2015 Postcard ACxDC
2016 2008-2013 Backslider
2016 Demo 2009 Sex Prisoner
2016 Backbreaker Impulse
2016 Hatred Swarm Funeral Chic
2016 Softcore Sick Shit
2016 The Primate's Advantage Chest Pain
2016 Savage / Loathing Loathing, Savage
2016 Triac / Sick/Tired Triac, Sick, Tired
2016 Heartache WVRM
2016 Cárcava Nashgul
2016 Ulterior Motives Lowhangers
2016 Life Of Crime Goolagoon
2017 Split Beartrap, Hummingbird Of Death
2017 Deadbeat / BOAK Deadbeat, BOAK
2017 Cave State / Concussive Cave State, Concussive
2017 Death Dealer Flash Out
2017 Sex Prisoner / Harm Done Sex Prisoner, Harm Done
2017 Kill Them...All The Kill
2017 Deconstruct Oxidant
2017 Burnout Burnout
2017 Despise You / Coke Bust Despise You, Coke Bust
2017 2009 - 2016 Magnum Force
2017 Fluoride Fluoride
2017 The Cocaine Wars 1974-1989 Crom
2017 Hot Summerian Nights Crom
2017 Forbidden Techniques Hummingbird Of Death
2017 Can You Hear The Wind Howl WVRM
2017 Marxbros & Travølta Marxbros, Travølta
2017 Sore For Days Demo 96 Gasp
2017 Impediment Sidetracked
2017 Demo Faim
2018 Demolition Realize
2018 Antichrist Demoncore / Goolagoon Antichrist Demoncore , Goolagoon
2018 Blight Sixbrewbantha
2018 World Of Inconvenience Regional Justice Center
2018 Roman Numeral One Bruised Ego
2018 The Undeserving Cassette God's America
2018 To Live A Lie Volume III Various
2018 Split Reeking Cross, Escuela
2018 Third MOOM
2018 Silenced Tired Of Everything
2018 Agathocles / Slund Agathocles, Slund
2018 Primal Code Burnout
2019 Terminal Decline Pig City
2019 One Party System Neckbeard Deathcamp, Terminal Nation
2019 Disentanglement Fluoride
2019 Hollowed Out Sidetracked
2019 Humans Are Actual Pain Beyond Pain
2019 Future Shocks Glue Traps
2019 Painmaker Brainxtoilet
2019 Old Man Calques
2019 Ugly Betrayal
2019 Needle Needle
2019 Crypt Hammer Crypt Hammer
2019 Last Laugh No/Más
2019 Demo II Regional Justice Center
2019 No Light Below Joy
2019 Split Slund, Sick Shit
2019 A Demonstration of Mankind's Supremacy Mediated Form
2019 Don't Remember Me For This Timelost
2019 In Tinnitus We Crust Travølta
2019 The First Two Years World Peace
2020 Surge Bas Rotten
2020 Stardonas Gasp
2020 Hindsight Life's Torment
2020 2009-2019: 10 Años de Poderviolencia Chulo
2020 4-Way Split Neckbeard Deathcamp, Closet Witch, Racetraitor, Haggathorn
2020 Definition Of Insanity Human Obliteration
2020 Split Sidetracked,Suppression
2020 Indoctrination Escuela Grind
2020 Internal Bleeding No Question
2020 Gel Gel
2020 Life Is Pain Life Is Shit Livid
2020 Gentrified Swamp Leachate
2020 Behind The Blade Tired Of Everything
2020 Demo 2020 Fading Signal
2020 The Oracles Of Death Antichrist Demoncore
2020 Split Sidetracked, The Seeker
2020 Satan Is King Antichrist Demoncore
2020 Uniform Repression Peace Test
2020 Split Fuck On The Beach, Endless Swarm
2020 Very Best Of Antichrist Demoncore Antichrist Demoncore
2020 Shitstormtrooper Shitstormtrooper
2020 Service Weapon Spy
2020 Chaos In Tejas 2011 Capitalist Casualties
2020 Dweller Sidetracked
2020 Split Fuck On The Beach, Noise Nihilist
2021 Despair Anthems Executioner's Mask
2021 Split Knoll, Autolith
2021 Habitual Offender Spy
2021 Split Trappist , Hetze
2021 Sincere Flattery Vol. 1 Various
2021 Sincere Flattery Vol. 2 Various
2021 Drome Triler Of Puzzle Zoo People Gasp
2021 The Crossroads Of Agony / Cliff Parade Bastard Noise, Amps for Christ
2021 Shiver Dry Socket
2021 The Future Is Yours Death Toll 80k
2021 Gushing Interest Timelost
2021 Subservient Con Artist
2021 Scag Scag
2021 Atropello Campaña Del Terror
2021 Split Antichrist Demoncore, Pig City
2021 Post-Human Godhood Cryptic Void
2021 tinge. Ixias
2021 West Side Horizons Despise You
2022 East Coast Powerviolence NoComply
2022 Under Attack Under Attack
2022 Greyhound Greyhound
2022 Global Grindcore Alliance Vol 2.0 Chulo
2022 Cry Now, Cry Later Eärthdögs
2022 Glory Be To The Bomb Obsolete Man
2022 Bleak Future / Voglio Un Po Life's Torment, God's America
2022 Backlash / Grateful Life's Torment, Ugly
2022 Split No Comply, Sidetracked
2022 Pry Peace Test
2022 Power To The People Herida Profunda
2022 The Second Raid Houkago Grind Time
2022 To The Max No Comply, They Live
2022 Psychic Rot Backslider
2022 The Rain In Endless Fall Prayer For Cleansing
2022 Post Collapse Cannibal Fantasy Deliriant Nerve
2022 Cortadas Corvo
2022 Split Teething, Nashgul
2022 The Kids Are Alright Venomous Concept, Under Attack
2022 Organic Rot
2022 Arahant Hogg
2022 ばすこ Basuko
2023 Night People Endorphins Lost
2023 Dragged Dragged
2023 The Cocaine Wars 1974-1989 Remastered Crom

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b C. Reed, Bryan (January 22, 2014). "As its owner matures, so do the motives driving the Raleigh punk label To Live A Lie Records". Indy Week.
  2. ^ Kamiński, Karol (February 10, 2016). "To Live A Lie Records: 10th Anniversary interview". IDIOTEQ.com.
  3. ^ "Raleigh hardcore bands Last Words and Abuse. ready new LPs for To Live a Lie Records". Indy Week. May 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Reveron, Sean (January 20, 2015). "TO LIVE A LIE RECORDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY! TORCH RUNNER & SEX PRISONER NOW SHOWING!". CVLT Nation.
  5. ^ "To Live a Lie Records". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  6. ^ Yoe, Adam (July 11, 2018). "Tired of Everything, Silenced (To Live A Lie Records, 2018)". NoEcho.net.
  7. ^ a b "To Live A Lie (Discography)". Discogs. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Highlights from Raleigh's inaugural To Live A Lie Records Fest". Indy Week. January 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Ordering - 625 Thrashcore". 625 Thrashcore. March 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Undying, Prayer For Cleansing, & more to play benefit show". Lambgoat. March 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "A Revisionist History in the Life of John Rivera:Undying, Prayer For Cleansing, Catharsis, Codeseven". Facebook. March 8, 2023.
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