Magic Circle Music was founded by Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio in 2005 named after

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Der Ring des Nibelungen (''The Ring of the Nibelung''), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the ''Nibelung ...

''. The purpose of the label is to give the band (Manowar) creative control. Furthermore, it is stated on their website that they (Manowar) saw many other bands "fall to the perils of greed and commercialization in the music industry". To put an end to this practice, DeMaio founded Magic Circle Music through which he felt he could help other developing artists avoid these traps. Apart from releasing band merchandise, the label is also responsible for organizing the Magic Circle Festival, which first took place in 2007 in

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, Germany.

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* Bludgeon * David Shankle Group * Feinstein *

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* HolyHell * Jack Starr's Burning Starr *

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(formerly "Metalforce") * Manowar *

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A list of Magic Circle Music artists
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