Battle Axe Records

Battle Axe Records
Parent company	Regime Music Group
Founded	1996 (1996)
Founder	Shane Bunting
Distributors	Nettwerk (CAN, 1999-2005) Caroline (US, 1999-2005)
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	Canada
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Official website	https://www.battleaxerecords.net/

Battle Axe Records is an independent record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by Shane Bunting (Madchild of Swollen Members) in 1996.^[1] The label was distributed by Nettwerk in Canada and Caroline in the United States from 1999 to 2005.^[2][3]

Discography

Released through subsidiary Underworld Inc.*

Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique

• P.A.I.N.T (2001)
• Showtyme! (2003)

BrassMunk

• Dark Sunrise (2002)

Buc Fifty

• Bad Man (2002)
• Serve The Devil, Praise The Lord (2004)

Chase Phoenix

• Cut To The Chase (2004)*

Code Name: Scorpion

• Code Name: Scorpion (2001)

DJ Drez

• The Capture of Sound (2003)

DJ Murge

• Search and Rescue (2002)

Evidence

• Yellow Tape Instrumentals (2003)

Fat Jack

• Cater To The DJ 2 (2004)

Freestyle

• Etched In Stone (2004)

Joey Chavez

• Music From The Connection (2001)

LMNO

• Leave My Name Out (2001)

Madchild

• Dope Sick (2012)
• Lawn Mower Man (2013)
• Switched On (2014)
• Silver Tongue Devil (2015)
• The Darkest Hour (with Evidence) (2017)
• Demons (2019)

Moka Only

• Lime Green (2001)
• Moka Only is… Ron Contour (2001)*
• Flood (2002)*
• Lowdown Suite (2003)
• The Desired Effect (2005)

Mr Brady

• Dusty Baker (2002)*
• Dirty (2003)

P.E.A.C.E

• Megabite (2004)

Oddities

• The Scenic Route (2003)*

Rob the Viking

• Beats To Pillage And Conquer By (2003)

Shabazz the Disciple

• The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz) (2003)

Son Doobie

• Funk Superhero (2003)
• Doobie Deluxe (2004)

Sunspot Jonz

• Don’t Let Em Stop You (2003)

Sweatshop Union

• local.604 (2002)*
• Natural Progression (2003)
• United We Fall (2005)

Swollen Members

• Balance (1999)
  • Instrumentals (2001)
• Bad Dreams (2001)
  • Instrumentals (2001)
• Monsters in the Closet (2002)
  • Instrumentals (2002)
• Heavy (2003)
  • Instrumentals (2003)
• Black Magic (2006)
• Armed to the Teeth (2009)
• Monsters II (2011)
• Dagger Mouth (2011)
• Beautiful Death Machine (2013)
• Brand New Day (2014)

Compilations

• Defenders of the Underworld (1999)
• Battle Axe Warriors (2000)
• Lyrics Of Fury (2001)*
• Battle Axe Warriors II (2002)
• Battle Axe Warriors III (2003)
• Lyrics Of Fury 2 (2003)*
• Lyrics Of Fury 3 (2004)*

See also

• Music portal
• Canada portal

• List of record labels
• List of hip-hop record labels
• Underground hip hop

References

1. Cox, Alicia (19 January 2014). "The Birth of Battle Axe: The Business End of Swollen Members". Faze. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
2. Staff, Billboard (20 December 2001). "Canadian Mainstream Embraces Swollen Members". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
3. Maloney, Patrick (25 April 2013). "Learning about Madchild's Fan Club: The Battle Axe Warriors". VICE. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

External links

• Battle Axe Records
• Discogs