Catalyst Records is a DIY hardcore record label from Indianapolis, Indiana, founded by Kurt ("Catalyst") Schroeder in the early 1990's. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s [1] The label is noted for being a straight-edge record label, for promoting vegan ethics, as well as other political stances (anarchism, anti-capitalism, feminism, etc. Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate ).
| Cat. Num. | Band | Release | Year | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR01 | Advance | Who Dares to Dream | 1992 | 7" EP |
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| CR03 | Abnegation | Sown in the Remains | 7" EP | |
| CR04 | Birthright | Birthright | 7" EP | |
| CR05 | Culture | Deforestation | 1995 | 7" EP |
| CR06 | Day of Suffering | The Eternal Jihad | CD | |
| CR07 | Extinction | Enemy of the People | 7" EP | |
| CR08 | Birthright | Ascension | MCD | |
| CR09 | Extinction | Hypocrisy Breeds Traitors | CD | |
| CR10 | Purification | Vessle of Wrath | 7" EP | |
| CR11 | Contempt | One Justice | CD | |
| CR12 | Horizon | Where the Blind Lead the Blind | CD | |
| CR13 | Point of No Return | What Was Done | 1999 | 7" EP |
| CR14 | Point of No Return | Sparks | CD | |
| CR15 | Various Artists | The Path of Compassion | CD | |
| CR16 | Absence | I'll Cast the First Stone | MCD | |
| CR17 | Maroon | Antagonist | CD | |
| CR18 | Risen | Left With the Ashes | MCD | |
| CR19 | Cast from Eden | The Deafened Art of Bleeding. Birthright (1994 &ndash 1999 was a Vegan Straight-edge band in existence during the mid to late 1990s Culture was a Florida -based Vegan / Straight edge hardcore band Birthright (1994 &ndash 1999 was a Vegan Straight-edge band in existence during the mid to late 1990s Point of No Return was a Vegan, Straight-edge Metalcore band The band started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members Point of No Return was a Vegan, Straight-edge Metalcore band The band started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members Maroon is a Vegan Straight edge Metalcore band from Nordhausen, in Germany which formed in 1998 An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or Risen is a is a Single-player Fantasy -themed action-oriented Computer role-playing game under development by the German company . . | CD | |
| CR20 | Point of No Return | Imposed Freedom | CD | |
| CR21 | Risen/Breaking Away | Orwell Was an Optimist | 7" EP | |
| CR22 | To Kill | Watching You Fall | CD | |
| CR23 | Gather | Beyond the Ruins | 2006/2007 | CD/LP |
| CR24 | Various Artists | Open the Cages: SHAC 7 Benefit | 2007 | CD |
| CR25 | Birthright | These Words Run My Veins | CD | |
| CR43 | Wait in Vain | Forget Me Not | 2007 | 7" EP |