Music for Nations

Music For Nations
Parent company	Zomba Music Group
Founded	1983 (1983)
Founder	Martin Hooker
Status	Defunct since 2004
Genre	Heavy metal, Speed metal, Thrash metal
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London

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 BMG.

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. As well as the traditional metal bands Music For Nations went on to sign up and coming UK bands such as Tigertailz who had a top 40 album^[1] while signed to Music For Nations

In 2004, the label officially closed its doors. The company's catalogue — which had also previously included titles from artists as varied as Lost Horizon and Frank Zappa — was folded into parent company Zomba Records Group.^[2]

Roster

• Acid Drinkers (1990–1992) (Subsidiary Label - Under One Flag)
• Agent Steel
• Alaska
• Amplifier
• Anathema
• Anthrax
• Apes Pigs and Spacemen
• Baby Tuckoo
• Battleaxe
• The Beyond
• Candlemass
• Chrome Molly
• Cradle of Filth
• Creation of Death (1991–1992) (Subsidiary Label - Under One Flag)
• Darkmoon
• Dispatched
• Dead Potatos (2003–2006)
• Drive She Said
• Earthshaker
• Entombed
• Exciter
• Exodus
• The Exploited (Subsidiary Label - Rough Justice)
• Freak of Nature
• Godflesh
• Hed PE
• Hellion
• Helstar
• InMe
• Legs Diamond
• Lost Horizon
• Loudness
• Manowar
• Eric Martin
• Meanstreak
• Megadeth
• Mercyful Fate
• Metallica
• Mike Tramp
• Mindfunk
• 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
• Tigertailz (1990–2005)
• TKO
• Tyketto
• Turbo (1990–1991) (Subsidiary Label - Under One Flag)
• Robin Trower
• Twelfth Night
• Tygers of Pan Tang
• Venom (1989–1992) (Subsidiary Label - Under One Flag)
• Virgin Steele
• W.A.S.P.
• Wolf Spider (1990–1991) (Subsidiary Label - Under One Flag)
• Waysted
• Wendy O. Williams
• XisLoaded

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. ^ "BBC Wales Tigertailz Page". http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/genres_artists/rock_pop/tigertailz.shtml. 
2. ^ "Music For Nations closes its doors". http://www.metalstorm.ee/events/news_comments.php?news_id=606&print_page=yes&new_resolution=. 

External links

• Music For Nations at Discogs.com