Music for Nations
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Music for Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by RCA.
Launched in 1983 by Martin Hooker, Music For Nations established itself as a European leader in the rock and metal world, with early signings like Tank , Exciter, Metallica (who had three gold albums while on MFN), Slayer and Megadeth paving the way. As Music For Nations grew, the company expanded its operation to include not just licensed acts from the USA, but its own signings. It released albums by artists including Paradise Lost, Opeth, Anathema, Cradle of Filth, Testament and countless other metal bands.
In 2004 the label officially closed its doors. The company's catalog — which had also previously included titles from artists as varied as Lost Horizon and Frank Zappa — was folded into parent company Zomba Records Group.
[edit] Roster
- Acid Drinkers (1989–1992)
- Agent Steel
- Alaska
- Amplifier
- Anathema
- Anthrax
- Apes Pigs and Spacemen
- Baby Tuckoo
- Battleaxe
- The Beyond
- Candlemass
- Cradle of Filth
- Dispatched
- Dead Potatos (2003-2006)
- Earthshaker
- Entombed
- Exciter
- Exodus
- Freak of Nature
- Godflesh
- Hellion
- Helstar
- InMe
- Legs Diamond
- Lost Horizon
- Loudness
- Manowar
- Eric Martin
- Megadeth
- Mercyful Fate
- Metallica
- Nuclear Assault
- Opeth
- Paradise Lost
- Q5
- Ratt
- The Rods
- Rogue Male
- Rox
- Sarcófago (1985–1986)
- Savatage
- Sirrah (1995–1999)
- Spiritual Beggars
- Jack Starr
- Sugarcreek
- Surgin
- Thrasher
- Three Days Grace
- Tigertailz (1990–2005)
- TKO
- Robin Trower
- Twelfth Night
- Tygers of Pan Tang
- Virgin Steele
- W.A.S.P.
- Waysted
- Wendy O. Williams
- XisLoaded
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