Relapse Records

Relapse Records is a Upper Darby, Pennsylvania-based independent metal record label. The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado, with the guidance of his good friend and mentor Kevin Kopp. The first two releases on the label were 7-inch singles by the hardcore bands Velcro Overdose and Face of Decline, closely followed by three bands that would become among the biggest on the label, D... more
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