Mausoleum Records was a Belgian-based heavy metal

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, once considered by ''

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'' as "one of Europe's premier hard rock labels". Alfie Falckenbach founded the Mausoleum Records label in 1982 (he also founded the Music Avenue label, and the blues label Blues Boulevard Records). Bands releasing material on the label included

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, Faithful Breath,

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, Killer,

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, Ostrogoth, Ian Gillan Band and

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. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Mausoleum Records was still going strong, and the artist roster consisted of established acts such as Molly Hatchet and

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, in addition to new artists from around the world, including Hyades (Italy), Always Fallen (Belgium), Hills of Kings (Germany), Awaken (USA) and

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(Russia). The label folded upon Falckenbach's death in 2016.

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