Founded 1989 Defunct 2002 | Founder Chris Dodge Country of origin United States | |
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Genre Hardcore punk, powerviolence, grindcore, thrash metal Location San Francisco, California Artists Spazz, Infest, Man Is the Bastard, Capitalist Casualties, Melvins Albums East‑West Blast Test, Disassembly Line, Power Violence Forever | ||
Slap a Ham Records was an independent label from San Francisco, California owned and operated by Chris Dodge, bassist of the band Spazz as well as others. The label is generally seen as a highly influential entity within the hardcore punk scene in California during the 1980s and 1990s, for the label issued releases by groups such as Crossed Out, Man Is The Bastard, Capitalistic Casualties, among others. It is also considered to have played an important role in the development of powerviolence, a dissonant style of hardcore that is similar to grindcore and thrashcore. The label also issued early releases by well-known groups such as the Melvins and Eyehategod. The label lasted for about 13 years, officially shutting down in 2002. According to Dodge, this was due because of the September 11 attacks; "After the attacks, everyone stopped spending money" and as a result, Slap a Ham faced stagnate commerce, causing Dodge to go into debt.
Discography
This list is organized by catalog number. Take note that the all three Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh compilations were only released on 7" vinyl. All CD releases are bootlegs.