Hand Of Hope Records

Independent label founded by Evergreen Terrace drummer Christopher Brown in the spring of 2004. To finance his new record label, Chris approached his friend John Wylie (whose band Morning Again was influential in naming the new record label), who offered to make Hand of Hope Records an imprint of his already successful record label Eulogy Recordings. In the summer of 2004 Hand of Hope Records signed an exclusive distribution deal with Victory Records for North America. Many of Hand of Hope Records' releases were licensed to be re-released in Europe by Alveran Records, a custom already held for Eulogy Recordings releases. In early 2005 Chris and John had a falling out, which led to John legally continuing to operate the record label on his own, until Eulogy Recordings partner Ian Rowan came on board later in the year. After its 20th release in early 2009, Hand of Hope Records folded, with the remaining catalog and bands getting incorporated into Eulogy Recordings.