Hulk Räckorz

Hulk Räckorz is a German independent punk rock record label founded in 1990 by the punk band WIZO together with Andreas "Fratz" Thum. Based in Germany, the label has been a fixture of the German punk scene, releasing music by WIZO and a roster of associated punk and rock acts. Its official web presence is hosted at punkrock.de, which describes itself as "The home of Hulk Raeckorz + WIZO" and provides links to a YouTube channel and a curated Spotify playlist for the label. The label gained wider public attention through a legal dispute over a T-shirt design showing a crucified pig. The shirt, sold since 1994 and derived from the booklet of WIZO's album UUAARRGH!, led Vicar General Wilhelm Gegenfurtner — who had previously pursued Walter Moers over Das Kleine Arschloch — to file a complaint against the label in 1997. WIZO offered to stop selling the shirt if the church would provide a billboard explaining the Judensau in front of Regensburg Cathedral. The court ultimately found no blasphemy. Since 2005, well after the dispute, such a billboard has indeed existed. Beyond music, Hulk Räckorz also operates the fashion brand SexyPunk. Notable artists associated with the label include Molotow Soda, Use to Abuse, Swoons, Toxic Walls, Lost Lyrics, Outsiders Joy, Rock'n'Roll Stormtroopers, The Savants, Aurora (Hungary), and Troublemakers (Sweden). The label remains active and continues to represent WIZO and related punk acts.

Hulk Räckorz was founded in 1990 by the German punk band WIZO together with Andreas "Fratz" Thum. The label emerged from the German punk scene and became a vehicle for WIZO's own releases as well as those of like-minded punk and rock bands. Its official website, punkrock.de, presents itself as "The home of Hulk Raeckorz + WIZO" and offers links to a YouTube channel and a Spotify playlist curated for the label. The label became known to a wider public through the consequences of selling a T-shirt depicting a crucified pig. The shirt had been sold since 1994 and originated from the booklet of WIZO's album UUAARRGH!. In 1997, Vicar General Wilhelm Gegenfurtner, who had already pursued Walter Moers over Das Kleine Arschloch, filed a complaint against the label. WIZO agreed to stop selling the shirt on the condition that the church provide a billboard explaining the Judensau in front of Regensburg Cathedral. The court ultimately found no blasphemy. Since 2005, well after the dispute, such a billboard has indeed existed. In addition to its music business, Hulk Räckorz operates the fashion brand SexyPunk. The label's roster has included Molotow Soda, Use to Abuse, Swoons, Toxic Walls, Lost Lyrics, Outsiders Joy, Rock'n'Roll Stormtroopers, The Savants, Aurora (Hungary), and Troublemakers (Sweden). The label remains active in the German punk scene.

• 2005

  Billboard explaining the Judensau is installed in front of Regensburg Cathedral, as WIZO had requested.

• 1997

  Vicar General Wilhelm Gegenfurtner files complaint against the label over the T-shirt.

• 1994

  T-shirt with crucified pig design, from the UUAARRGH! booklet, begins being sold.

• 1990

  Label founded by WIZO and Andreas "Fratz" Thum.

Independent German punk rock label with a DIY ethos and a roster of punk and rock acts.

• WIZO releases

• SexyPunk fashion brand

1. 1punkrock.de - The home of Hulk Raeckorz + WIZOpunkrock.de
2. 2Hulk Räckorz - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Hulk Räckorz - Wikipedia (French)fr.wikipedia.org