Mediaskare Records

Mediaskare Records emerged as an independent American label centered on heavy metal and related forms of heavy music. Founded by Baron Bodnar and headquartered in Los Angeles, the label operated in a specialist market in which independent imprints played an important role in identifying developing bands, financing or coordinating recordings, and presenting those releases to a concentrated audience of metal and hardcore listeners. The label's roster connected it with several strands of the late-2000s heavy-music scene. Its associated artists included Volumes, Bury Your Dead, Silent Civilian, Endwell, Reign Supreme, Mureau, The Prestige, Red Enemy, and other bands working across metalcore, hardcore, deathcore, and neighboring genres. The roster changed over time: some acts were former artists, some later became unsigned, and others moved to different labels, entered periods of inactivity, or disbanded. This turnover is typical of an independent label whose identity is shaped by artist contracts and release cycles rather than by a permanent in-house product range. Mediaskare's most clearly documented expansion of its business infrastructure occurred in February 2008. The label entered a partnership with Century Media Records, a larger company with established experience in metal marketing and distribution. The arrangement was designed to improve the promotion and circulation of Mediaskare releases while preserving Mediaskare as the originating independent imprint. The partnership illustrates how specialist labels could use alliances with larger music companies to reach retailers, international markets, and genre audiences without necessarily surrendering their own roster strategy. By late 2010, Mediaskare had separated from Century Media for distribution and moved to Suburban Noize/RED. This was a change in commercial and logistical alignment rather than a documented change in the label's core genre orientation. The shift placed Mediaskare's releases within another independent-oriented distribution network and represented the label's continuing effort to maintain access to marketing and distribution infrastructure. The documented artist history includes both Mediaskare acts and artists associated with Rite of Passage Records. Names appearing in the label's wider historical record include As Blood Runs Black, The Ghost Inside, Hundredth, Lionheart, The Red Shore, Suffokate, The Sheds, Sovereign Strength, The Red Shore, and With Dead Hands Rising, alongside the label's more prominently cited artists. Some entries represent former affiliations rather than current relationships, and at least one act, Betrayal, was later identified as Runaway Kids. The reference material also notes bands that disbanded or entered hiatus, underscoring that the roster is historical and should not be read as a current artist list. The available sources do not provide a reliable founding year, detailed release chronology, ownership history, financial information, or a confirmed date of closure. They also do not establish whether the label currently signs artists or maintains an active release program. Mediaskare Records is therefore best understood as a historically documented independent heavy-music label whose principal visible developments were its artist roster and its distribution partnerships with Century Media and later Suburban Noize/RED. Its present operational status remains unconfirmed.

• 2010

  Distribution relationship moves to Suburban Noize/RED

  [1]Mediaskare Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  In late 2010, Mediaskare separated from Century Media for distribution and joined Suburban Noize/RED.

• 2008

  Century Media partnership announced

  [1]Mediaskare Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Mediaskare announced a partnership with Century Media focused on marketing and distributing releases by Mediaskare artists.

• Mediaskare Records is founded

  [1]Mediaskare Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  The label was founded by Baron Bodnar in the United States, with offices in Los Angeles, California. The available source does not specify the founding year.

An independent, genre-focused heavy-music label serving metal, metalcore, hardcore, deathcore, and related scenes.

• Recorded music

  Mediaskare heavy-music recordings

  The label's core products were recorded-music releases by artists working in heavy metal and neighboring styles. Its catalog was associated with metalcore, hardcore, deathcore, and related scenes, and was marketed through independent and partner distribution channels. The available references identify the label's artist roster but do not provide a complete discography or a reliable title-by-title release list.

• Albums and singles

  Mediaskare artist releases

  Mediaskare issued or represented releases from a changing roster of bands, including Volumes, Bury Your Dead, Silent Civilian, Endwell, Reign Supreme, Mureau, Red Enemy, and other heavy-music acts. Individual release formats and availability varied by artist and distribution arrangement. The source material does not establish a current release schedule.

• 2010

  Change distribution partner to Suburban Noize/REDStrategy

  Background

  Mediaskare ended its distribution relationship with Century Media in late 2010.

  Action taken

  The label joined Suburban Noize/RED for distribution of its releases.

  Aftermath

  The change established a new documented distribution alignment, but the available source does not provide subsequent commercial results or a later operating history.

  Source

• 2008

  Partner with Century Media for marketing and distributionStrategy

  Background

  As an independent heavy-music label, Mediaskare required marketing and distribution infrastructure to expand the reach of releases by its artists.

  Action taken

  Mediaskare entered a partnership with Century Media, with the arrangement focused on marketing and distributing Mediaskare artists.

  Aftermath

  The partnership remained in place until Mediaskare separated from Century Media for distribution in late 2010.

  Source

1. 1Mediaskare Recordsen.wikipedia.org