The End Records

For the label founded in the 1950s by George Goldner, see End Records.
The End Records
Founded 1998 in San Diego
Founder Andreas Katsambas
Status Active
Distributor(s) Red Distribution
Genre Rock, metal, experimental
Country of origin  United States
Location Brooklyn
Official Website www.theendrecords.com

The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego.[1] Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired.[2] In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah.[3] The label moved definitively to New York in 2006.[1][4] The End has two sublabels:[1] Unruly Sounds, specialized in extreme metal,[5] and Infinite Vinyl Series, specialized in the publication of limited edition vinyls.[6] Through much of the company's history there has been a major focus on mail-order distribution.

The label's CEO is founder Andreas Katsambas.[7] In his 2010 book Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, Jeff Wagner, a former editor of the magazine Metal Maniacs, described The End Records as "perhaps the most welcoming label home for the late-'90s/early-2000s wave of new avant-garde metal".[8]

Artists

Main article: List of The End Records artists

Notable artists in the roster include Anathema, Anvil, Danzig, Dir En Grey, Emilie Autumn, Helloween, Karl Sanders, Lordi, Made Out of Babies, Mindless Self Indulgence, Novembers Doom, Oomph!, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The 69 Eyes and The Prodigy.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The End Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Titus, Christina (December 16, 2006). "The End Is Just Beginning", Billboard 118 (50): 14.
  3. ^ (July 29, 2002). "California recording label to move headquarters to Salt Lake in September", The Enterprise 32 (5): 2.
  4. ^ Whitford, David (March 21, 2007). "Heavy metal makeover". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Unruly Sounds". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "Infinite Vinyl Series". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  7. ^ Tharasook, Ingrid (February 27, 2008). "An indie label rocks on: Indie record label The End hangs tough with savvy creativity and a monster hit, despite the shutdown of one of its major distributors". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  8. ^ Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points Books. pp. 302–3. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=8ZwZcZ2X5ToC&pg=PA302. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Artists - The End Records". TheEndRecords.com. Retrieved September 21, 2011.

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