Alerta Antifascista

Alerta Antifascista Records is a German independent record label, distribution outfit and booking agency founded at the beginning of 2001. It describes itself as a label for loud and heavy music, explicitly refusing to be limited by genre: "we dont care about genres, we do what we like and what we want!" The label is anti-fascist and non-religious, and states that it does not tolerate anti-semitism, fascism, nazism, racism, sexism, homophobia or any kind of oppressive behaviour. It is a small, personally run operation: according to its own online shop, the label is run by one person, Timo, who also handles the Doomrock online shop. The label's commercial face is Doomrock, which has served since February 2010 as the online shop for Alerta Antifascista Records. Through Doomrock, customers can order vinyl LPs, shirts and benefit releases, with prices listed in euros including VAT plus shipping. The catalogue leans toward heavy, punk-rooted and often politically charged music, with releases such as Fall Of Efrafa's "Owsla" LP, Habak's "Mil Orquideas..." LP and "Ningún Muro Consiguió..." LP, and a Habak shirt, alongside an Alerta Antifascista benefit release. The label also functions as a distribution and booking agency, helping to move records and organise shows within its scene. Alerta Antifascista is not a large corporate brand. It is a micro-label and mail-order operation whose identity is tied to DIY punk ethics, anti-fascist politics and personal commitment. Its founder has publicly described running the label alone while dealing with serious health issues and raising a child, which has caused shipping delays. In its 25th-anniversary year, the label was working on special records to celebrate the milestone. Its reach is primarily through its own web shop and the international punk and heavy-music underground rather than through mainstream retail or major-label distribution.

Alerta Antifascista Records was founded at the beginning of 2001 as a label for loud and heavy music. From the outset it defined itself less by genre than by attitude: its own about page states that it does not care about genres and does what it likes and wants. It also adopted a clear political and ethical stance, describing itself as anti-fascist and non-religious and stating that it does not tolerate anti-semitism, fascism, nazism, racism, sexism, homophobia or any kind of oppressive behaviour. This places the label within the tradition of DIY punk and hardcore labels that combine music releases with explicit political values. In February 2010, the label's online shop Doomrock was established. Doomrock became the commercial front end for Alerta Antifascista Records, selling vinyl LPs, shirts and benefit releases directly to customers. The shop lists prices in euros including VAT plus shipping, and its catalogue includes releases such as Fall Of Efrafa's "Owsla" LP, Habak's "Mil Orquideas..." LP and "Ningún Muro Consiguió..." LP, a Habak shirt, and an Alerta Antifascista benefit release. Beyond releasing records, the label also operates as a distribution and booking agency, according to its Wikidata description, which reflects the multi-functional role common to small punk labels. The label is run personally by Timo, who has described running all of it on his own while dealing with serious health problems and raising a child. In a message on the Doomrock site, he explained that significant delays had occurred because of illness and many medical appointments, and that orders would be shipped as fast as possible. He also noted that the shop had switched to a new system because the old version would no longer receive security updates, and that technical issues were still being worked through. In the same period, the label announced that it was turning 25 years old and that special records were being prepared to celebrate the anniversary. The tone of the communication — informal, personal, thanking supporters with "up the punx" — is characteristic of the label's DIY identity. The label's history is therefore one of continuous small-scale, personally driven activity rather than corporate expansion, with its reputation built within the international punk and heavy-music underground.

• Alerta Antifascista Records founded at the beginning of 2001 as a label for loud and heavy music.

• Doomrock online shop established as the online shop for Alerta Antifascista Records.

• Alerta Antifascista Records turns 25 years old; special records planned to celebrate.

Independent, anti-fascist, non-religious DIY label for loud and heavy music, run by one person and selling through its own Doomrock online shop.

• Fall Of Efrafa - Owsla LP

• Habak - Mil Orquideas... LP

• Habak - Ningún Muro Consiguió... LP

• Habak - Moth Shirt

• Alerta Antifascista - Benefit

1. 1Doomrockdoomrock.com
2. 2About usdoomrock.com
3. 3Alerta Antifascistawikidata.org