Since 2002, it has been owned and operated by Brian Cobbel and based near Dallas, TX.
The label has been home and launching pad to such bands as Grammy-nominated metal act As I Lay Dying,[1] HORSE the band, Luti-Kriss (Norma Jean), Society's Finest and more.
[2] As I Lay Dying released their debut album, Beneath the Encasing of Ashes on Pluto Records in 2001 and also a split album with the band American Tragedy in 2002.
They are now on Metal Blade Records where they have released additional albums, 2003's Frail Words Collapse, 2005's Shadows Are Security, 2007's An Ocean Between Us and The Powerless Rise in 2010.
As I Lay Dying has gone on to sell over half a million records worldwide,[3] and were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Metal Performance.