New Renaissance Records

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New Renaissance Records is an American record label founded in 1984 by Ann Boleyn, who also is the lead singer of the group Hellion and is credited for coining the term speed metal.

1 History
2 Early History
3 Current Affairs
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

New Renassance Records was created by Ann Boleyn after her band Hellion had a Number 6 Record on the British Music Charts (as reported in Sounds Magazine and Kerrang) but was unable to find an American deal. According to a March 1985 interview in Kerrang, Boleyn sold her car and musical instruments to fund the innitial pressings of compilation albums which featured the earliest commercial recordings of Wehrmacht, Morbid Angel, Artillery, Mayhem, Prong, Sepultura, At War, Savage Grace, and Flotsam and Jetsam (which featured former Metallica bassist Jason Newstead.

[edit] Early History

By 1985, the demand for heavy metal products resulted in a packaging and distribution offer from Greenworld Distribution to both New Renaissance Records and Roadrunner Records. Therefore, some of the earliest pressings on New Renaissance bear the Greenworld label and feature a catalogue number beginning with "GWD." However, by 1986 Greenworld Records Distribution became embroiled in legal problems after the Los Angeles District Attorney file charges against the label owner for distributing "harmful material to minors," also known as the Frankenchrist album by the Dead Kennedys. In early 1986 Greenworld went out of business. After that time, the catalogue numbers have all began with "NR."

Signed groups have included Rock City Angels (featuring actor Johnny Depp), Wehrmacht, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Artillery, King Kobra, and Kublai Khan. Other label acts include Amulance, Blood Feast, Cerebus, Dream Death, Deadly Blessing, Post Mortem, At War, Savage Grace, Mayhem, Prong, Whiplash, Screamer, and more.

[edit] Current Affairs

Label founder took time off of the music business to study law, and obtained her license to practice law in December of 2007. The label maintains a catalogue of over thirty titles which are distributed worldwide.