Epitaph

A punk record label located in Hollywood, California, was established in 1981 by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label's peak years were in the 90s, with bands like The Offspring, NOFX, and Rancid releasing gold or platinum albums. The Offspring's "Smash" remains Epitaph's top-selling album, surpassing 12 million copies globally. Epitaph has also been associated with artists such as L7, Pennywise, Down By Law, Rich Kids On LSD, SNFU, Ten Foot Pole, Total Chaos, Gas Huffer, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Millencolin, Descendents, ALL, H2O, Refused, Guttermouth, The Bouncing Souls, Death By Stereo, Winks, Motion City Soundtrack, Frank Turner, Alkaline Trio, Set Your Goals, Every Time I Die, The Weakerthans, Off With Their Heads, Thursday, New Found Glory, and more recently, Social Distortion and Weezer. Epitaph operates in Europe through their Netherlands office and in Toronto, Canada. Numerous Epitaph recordings were distributed via Westbeach Music. The original Epitaph logo includes the word "Epitaph" in a standard font beneath a large "E" and the previous address "6201 Sunset Boulevard" on the labels. The updated logo presents "Epitaph" in Gothic font. LC 02576.