Metal Mind Productions

Metal Mind Productions
Founded	1987
Founder	Tomasz Dziubiński
Distributor(s)	MVD (US)
Genre	Rock, Heavy metal
Country of origin	Poland
Official website	www.metalmind.com.pl

Metal Mind Productions (MMP) is a Polish record label founded in 1987. It is one of the lead independent labels in Poland with over 1000 licences and over 10 million data mediums sold. The label focuses mainly on rock and heavy metal genres. MMP is also publisher of the largest and the oldest heavy metal magazine in Poland, Metal Hammer. As a concert agency, it organises Metalmania, the largest heavy metal event in Central–Eastern Europe, and in sum of all it organised over 1000 concerts including Monsters of Rock in Poland, 1991.

Metal Mind Productions over the years became subject of criticism from such bands as Malevolent Creation, Enter Chaos, Behemoth and Moonlight among others, for releasing unauthorized records and lack of professionalism.^[1][2][3] In 2007 label purchased rights for several albums from Empire Records which was closed, that include titles from such bands as Totem,^[4] Sammath Naur, Dissenter,^[5] Deivos,^[6] Archeon,^[7] Spinal Cord,^[8] Demise,^[9] Naumachia,^[10] and Pyorrhoea.^[11] Metal Mind re-released albums by those bands in 2007 and 2008. Although musicians have not been informed about the deal and were unable to contact Metal Mind.^[10]

From early 1990s Metal Mind had licensing deal with Music for Nations until its closure in 2004. That included releases by such bands as Candlemass, Thrasher, Dispatched and Paradise Lost among others.^[12][13] Till 2005 label had distributing and licensing deal with Century Media Records^[14] That included releases by such bands as Sentenced, Death, Cryptopsy, Arch Enemy, Strapping Young Lad, Jag Panzer, The Gathering, Bloodbath and Massacre among others.^[15]

In 2006 Metal Mind Productions has signed a multi-licensing deal with Roadrunner Records for the latter label's back catalogue.^[16] The selection of bands include Solitude Aeturnus, Willard, Trojan, Atrocity, Crimson Glory, Front Line Assembly, Violent Force, Acrophet, Amen, Atrophy, Heathen, Realm, Xentrix, Disincarnate, Pestilence, Last Crack, Znowhite, Sadus, Toxik, Bulldozer and Gorguts.^[16] In 2008 label has signed similar deal with Nuclear Blast for the latter label's back catalogue.^[17] The selection of bands include Brutallity, Control Denied, Darkane, Disbelief, Dismal Euphony, Destruction, Theatre of Tragedy, Stormwitch, Darkseed, Disharmonic Orchestra, Gardenian, Primal Fear, Farmer Boys, Horde, Hypocrisy, Impulse Manslaughter, Macabre, Mortification, Night in Gales, Slaughter, Abomination, Warhammer and Winter.^[17]

On other various licenses Metal Mind Productions released albums of such artists as Ankh,^[18] Anvil,^[19] Art Rock,^[20] Astharoth,^[21] Bang Tango,^[22] Bank,^[23] Blaze Bayley,^[24] Believer,^[25] Warlock^[26] and Wilczy Pająk among others.^[27]

In 2010 label founder Tomasz Dziubiński died of neoplasm.^[28]

Bands

Current

Former

See also

• Metal Hammer
• Metalmania
• List of record labels

References

• "About Metal Mind Productions" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016. 

External links

• (in Polish) Official website
• Metal Mind Records at Discogs
• Article about Metal Mind's Reissue Series
• Article about Metal Mind's Thrash Metal Reissue Series

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