Spinefarm Records is an international record label responsible for notable rock and heavy metal releases from Sleep Token, Scorpions, Bullet For My Valentine, Killing Joke and Black Veil Brides, among others. Founded in Finland in 1990, Spinefarm was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2002.[1]
| Spinefarm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Universal Music Group[1] |
| Founded | 1990[2] |
| Founder | Riku Pääkkönen |
| Distributor(s) | PIAS Group[3] |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Official website | spinefarmrecords |
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 Warner/Chappell Music in 2008, including several songs by Spinefarm acts like Children Of Bodom, Finntroll, and Nightwish.[5]
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]
- Deadlands
- 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
References
External links
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