Renegade Hardware is closing next year

Drum 'n' bass label and club night Renegade Hardware is bringing things to an end.

After 20 years in business and releases from the likes of Chase & Status, Total Science, Icicle, Optiv & BTK and Friction, the brand issued a statement on Facebook clarifying its closure next year.

"We started throwing parties with much the same ethos as we have always ran the label, as the home of the underdog, standing behind our sound and our artist's when nobody else would. We took a risk and threw our first event at the burgeoning END nightclub in 1997 and went on what we can humbly say was a legendary eleven and a half year run at the storied venue, the longest tenure for any Drum & Bass night at the club.

"We know many of you have fond memories from these events which were an integral part of the scene of that era, be it hearing future classics debuted for the first time or witnessing career defining sets from our heavyweight roster of DJ's."

It also says "it is now time to close this chapter and move on to other endeavors" and they "intend to go out with a bang" with a number of releases and events before a grand finale in February next year.

Head to the Facebook page to read the statement in full.