Atomic Fire was a
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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and
mail order
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* Sending an order form in the mail
* Placing an order by telephone call
...
record distributor
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based in Germany. It was founded by Markus Staiger in 2021.
History
In 2021,
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...
founder Markus Staiger launched a new record company called Atomic Fire GmbH. Several bands previously with Nuclear Blast had already signed on by the time of the public announcement, including
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. The band has at times been called one of the most influential European heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Its first ...
,
Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. The band incorporates folk music, folk, blues, classical music, classical, and jazz elements into its usually lengthy compositions, as well as strong influences from deat ...
,
Meshuggah
Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drumm ...
,
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finnish progressive metal band founded by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other genres, including progressive meta ...
, and
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal. The current lineup c ...
.
On 21 November 2022, the Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band
Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish Rock music, rock band. Formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu), Lordi are known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with pyrotechnics during c ...
announced their signing to Atomic Fire Records.
On 27 January 2024,
Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) announced that Atomic Fire and its roster would be integrated into their label.
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Atomic Fire Records
German independent record labels
Record labels established in 2021
Record labels disestablished in 2024
2021 establishments in Germany
2022 disestablishments in Germany
Heavy metal record labels
Death metal record labels
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