Decontrolled Records was conceived out of necessity when the North East England anarcho hardcore band Decontrol reformed and wanted to release albums on a record label.
At the time, the only indication of a record label was that the catalog numbers on their first two releases were “DEC001” and “DEC02” for their albums “Still Fucking Angry!” and “Fear Is The Key” respectively.
In 2018, an idea to join forces with others to produce a label that would support and nurture local and remote artists was born. The project lasted 6 years until such time that change had to happen and then Decontrolled Records was eventually born.
In those 6 years, we’ve accomplished releases from the likes of Anti-System, Cress, Hellkrusher, Doom, Vitriolic Response, Chain of Dissent, Violent Solution, Zero Tolerance, Klaptrap, No!, Winds of Genocide, Energetic Krusher, Hellbastard, Warwound, The Undaclass, Mortal Terror, Nine Altars, Mortal Remains, Lord of Putrefaction, Uncoffined, Cress, Buff, Satanic Malfunctions and Cause of Divorce.
We’ve promoted gigs, getting artists such as Deathfiend, Civilised Society, Zero Again and Burning Flag up to play in the North East.
We’ve enabled artists to have high quality artwork for t-shirts, CDs, vinyl, tapes and other merchandise so that their image and reputation are promoted at the highest level.
We didn’t stop there! With our determination and can-do attitude we connected with other labels and distros around the world from Peru, Brazil and the USA to Germany, Poland and eastwards to Japan ensuring that artists got maximum coverage and at the same time we distribute quality import releases at affordable prices.
We’ve been here since 2018, helping you and we’re ready to keep on helping you – just get in touch!