Holy Roar Records

• Name — Holy Roar Records • Founded — January 2006 • Status — Defunct • Defunct — 30 March 2021 • Founder — Alex Fitzpatrick Ellen Godwin • Genre — Hardcore punk, punk rock, extreme metal, experimental rock • Country — United Kingdom • Location — London, England • Url — http: www.holyroarrecords.com/

Holy Roar Records was formed at the beginning of 2006, when Alex Fitzpatrick moved to London. After previously trialling “the communion” with friends in Birmingham during his university days, he and his girlfriend at the time, Ellen Godwin decided to start up a record label. Utilising a loan, they released and promoted Rolo Tomassi (their first “proper” EP), Phoenix Bodies (a grind/punk crossover band) and a split between the bands, Kayo Dot and Bloody Panda. In 2007, Holy Roar Records released records by Gallows, Chronicles of Adam West (tech-metal) and Chariots (screamo). The label was still a hobby at this point, but Fitzpatrick decided to throw in his day job and take the label on as a priority. Holy Roar Records curated a stage at Offset Festival (2014), hosted a stage at Incubate Festival (2014), partnered with Shock Records, partnered with ArcTanGent Festival (2015) and curated a stage at The Great Escape Festival in 2016. Holy Roar Records had over 150 releases and nominations by Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards for “Best Independent Label” and the AIM Independent Music Awards for "Best Small Label" in 2016. On 7 September 2020, two women accused Fitzpatrick of sexual assault and rape on social media. No legal action was, or has been, taken. Consequently, bands such as Rolo Tomassi, Apologies, I Have None, Svalbard and Renounced made statements on Twitter that condemned Fitzpatrick's alleged actions, and all of the Holy Roar's staff members left the label. On 9 September 2020, Fitzpatrick released a statement denying the allegations, whilst announcing that he had resigned from Holy Roar "with immediate effect [...] to focus on clearing my name". A few days after Holy Roar's closure, Sammy Urwin and Justine Jones of Employed to Serve, (who were signed to Holy Roar before moving to Spinefarm Records in 2019) set up Church Road Records in order to release several albums that were supposed to be released through the label, including Svalbard's When I Die, Will I Get Better?, Palm Reader's Sleepless and Respire's Black Line. Holy Roar was officially dissolved on 30 March 2021.

• Apologies, I Have None • Bastions • Bloody Panda • Bongripper • Bossk • Brontide • Brutality Will Prevail • Coliseum • Conan • Dananananaykroyd • Devil Sold His Soul • Down I Go • Employed to Serve • Full of Hell • Gallows • The Ghost of a Thousand • Ithaca • Kayo Dot • Kerouac • Make Do and Mend • Narrow Head • Portrayal of Guilt • Pulled Apart By Horses • Rolo Tomassi • Strife • Svalbard • Talons • This is Hell • Touché Amoré • THROES • Trash Talk • Will Haven • Young Legionnaire • Youves