A leading authority in the culture, community and sound of hardcore, Flatspot Records has announced plans to commemorate their 20th anniversary with the release of a comprehensive new coffee table book, Intent to Distribute: Twenty Years of Flatspot Records. 

The hardcover publication spans 192-pages and features a historical account of the label's most important releases and landmark moments of their first two decades. The collection of never-before-seen archival photography, artwork, plus testimonial interviews with label co-owners Che Figueroa-Rodriguez and Ricky Singh, the book also features submissions from members of Trapped Under Ice, Backtrack, Terror, Speed, End It, Scowl, and more. 

The book was written and edited by Fred Pessaro and serves as one of the most thorough documents detailing the history and cultural impact of one of hardcore's most celebrated and respected record labels. Home to some of the genbre's most enduring releases from the likes of Trapped Under Ice and Backtrack, to contemporary standouts in Scowl, Speed, and End It, Flatspot Records remains vital to the global community of hardcore. 

Along with the February 5th arrival of Intent to Distribute: Twenty Years of Flatspot Records, the label in partnership with Converse and Saint Vitus will host their 20th anniversary Flatspot Records showcase with a full slate of no barricade performances from Trapped Under Ice, Breakdown (featuring the 'Blacklisted' line-up), End It, Raw Brigade, Iron Mind, and Frothing Mad inside the beloved, reopened New York venue. Pre-sale tickets are due to go on sale November 13th at 11am ET. General on-sale goes live November 13th at 12pm ET. Fans can sign up for pre-sale access - HERE

Intent to Distribute: Twenty Years of Flatspot Records arrives February 5th. Pre-order the book - HERE