Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm | |
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Parent company | Universal Music Group[1] |
Founded | 1990[2] |
Founder | Riku Pääkkönen |
Distributor(s) | PIAS Group[3] |
Genre | |
Country of origin | Finland |
Official website | spinefarm |
Spinefarm Records is an international
History
Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The company evolved into a record label for Finnish acts such as Nightwish, Children of Bodom, and Sonata Arctica.[2] Since 2002, Spinefarm has been part of Universal Music Group, but operates as an independent business unit.[4]
Pääkkönen sold the original Ranka publishing catalog to
Former Roadrunner Records President Jonas Nachsin was appointed Spinefarm's General Manager - Worldwide in 2013.[6] Spinefarm/UMG acquired the English label Candlelight Records in late 2015.[7] In 2017, Spinefarm Music Group announced the launch of the country, blues, and southern rock-oriented Snakefarm Records. [8]
Bands
As of 2024, Spinefarm Music Group includes the Spinefarm, Candlelight, and Snakefarm labels.
Spinefarm
- 36 Crazyfists
- Airbourne[9]
- Atreyu
- Billy Talent
- Black Spiders
- Black Veil Brides
- BRKN Love
- The Browning
- Bullet for My Valentine[10]
- Crown Lands
- Creeper
- Dayseeker[11]
- Dead Poet Society
- Death from Above 1979
- Electric Wizard
- Employed To Serve
- Haunt The Woods
- He Is Legend
- Hurtwave
- Kid Kapichi
- Killing Joke
- Lowlives
- Hunter Oliveri
- Refused
- Royal Thunder
- Saint Agnes
- Saint Asonia
- Saul
- Scorpions
- Shining (Nor)[12]
- Shining (Swe)
- Sleep Token
- VRSTY[13]
- Stone Broken
- Unprocessed
- VV (Ville Valo)
- While She Sleeps
Candlelight
- Abduction
- Absu
- Armed For The Apocalypse
- Atavist
- Black Moth
- Blasphemer
- Burning the Oppressor
- Cage Fight
- Darkest Era
- Demon Lung
- Diablo Swing Orchestra
- Emperor
- Ethereal
- From Beyond
- Ihsahn
- Khors
- Limbonic Art
- MMXX
- Necronautical
- Ninkharsag
- Orange Goblin
- PSOTY
- Shade Empire
- Shrapnel
- Shores Of Null
- Throne of Katarsis
- Trna
- Ultra Violence
- Urne
- Vampillia
- Vision of Disorder
- Voices
- Winterfylleth
- Witchsorrow
- Zyklon
Snakefarm
- Austin Meade
- BOWEN * YOUNG
- Broken Witt Rebels
- Brothers Osborne (UK only)
- Chris Shiflett (UK only)
- Eric Church (UK only)
- Jon Pardi (UK only)
- Kip Moore (UK only)
- Marcus King (UK only)
- Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
- The Temperance Movement(US & Canada)
- The White Buffalo
- Whiskey Myers
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ a b "Spinefarm Records". Universal Music Group. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b Spinefarm Records discography at Discogs
- ^ "[PIAS] to distribute Universal-owned Spinefarm Records as part of companies' global alliance". 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Universal Music Finland becomes majority shareholder in Spin-Farm Oy". Helsinki: Universal Music Group. 8 April 2002. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Warner/Chappell Finland Buys Ranka Pub Catalog". Billboard. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Jonas Nachsin, Former President of Roadrunner Records, Appointed GM of UMG's Spinefarm Records". Billboard. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "UNIVERSAL ACQUIRES UK METAL LABEL CANDLELIGHT VIA SPINEFARM". Music Business Worldwide. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "| SNAKEFARM RECORDS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LAUNCH WITH SIGNING OF TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN". www.spinefarmrecords.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Airbourne Signs With Spinefarm Records". Blabbermouth.net. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Bullet For My Valentine sign deal with Spinefarm Records". teamrock.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Dayseeker Sign to Spinefarm Records — New Album in 2017". soundfiction.net. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Shining Sign Worldwide Deal With Spinefarm Records". Us5.campaign-archive1.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "NYC BAND VRSTY SHARE NEW SONG "MASSIVE"".