Prosthetic Records is an American

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...

specializing in heavy metal recordings, founded in

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in 1998 by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald. Prosthetic Records released the first two albums by

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and

Animals as Leaders Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C. It currently consists of guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes and drummer Matt Garstka, having been formed by Abasi in 2007. They are a prominent ...

and was the North American home to

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and are currently home to .gif from god, Dawn Ray'd, Thotcrime, Vile Creature, Psycroptic, Four Stroke Baron and many more artists.

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*.gif from god * ACxDC *Amygdala *An Autumn For Crippled Children *Ashbringer *Astralborne * The Atlas Moth *Battle Born *Bereft *Bismuth *Blindfolded And Led To The Woods *Calligram *Cassus *Cognizance *Dawn Ray’d *Depths of Hatred *The Ditch & The Delta *Dryad *Exist *Fires in the Distance *Fool's Ghost *Foretoken *Four Stroke Baron *Funeral Chic *

Gama Bomb Gama Bomb are a thrash metal band based in Northern Ireland. The band's 2009 album ''Tales from the Grave in Space'' was one of the first albums released as a free download by a band signed to a record label. History Beginnings (2002–200 ...

*Horndal *Huntsmen *Infera Bruo *Jason Kui * Judicator *

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*Kenosis *Languish *Leeched *Loviatar *The Machinist * Marty Friedman *meth. *Micawber *Monotheist *Neckbeard Deathcamp *Nekroí Theoí *Nekrasov *North *Paladin *Phobophilic * Psycroptic *Pupil Slicer *Reaping Asmodeia *Rebel Wizard *Sarin *Schammasch *Sermon *Sorxe *Snowburial *Summoning the Lich *SVNEATR *Tempel *Thotcrime *Tripsitter *Undeath *Varaha *Venom Prison * Vile Creature *Werewolves *Wildspeaker *Without Waves *Wolf King *Wormwitch * Wristmeetrazor *WVRM *WuW *Zaius

Former

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The Acacia Strain The Acacia Strain is an American metalcore band originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts. They are currently signed to Rise Records. The band has released ten full-length albums. History Forming in 2001, The Acacia Strain was started by ...

*All Hell * All That Remains *Ancient VVisdom * Antagonist *

* Beneath the Massacre *Burn in Silence *Black September *Black Trip *Book of Black Earth *

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*Castle *

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*Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire *Crematorium *

Dew-Scented Dew-Scented was a German thrash and death metal band. They have released eight studio albums and were last signed to Metal Blade Records (Europe) and Prosthetic Records (USA/North America). Their name is inspired by the writings of Edgar All ...

* Dragged into Sunlight *Everything Went Black * Exmortus *Felix Martin *

* Grief of War *The Hell * Himsa *Hollow Corp *

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* Hour of Penance *Howling Sycamore *

Infernaeon Infernaeon is an extreme metal band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. They have released two full-length albums on Prosthetic Records entitled ''A Symphony of Suffering'' (2007) and ''Genesis to Nemesis'' (2010) and a full-length album on Black & Blue ...

*Invocation Of Nehek * Kylesa *

Landmine Marathon Landmine Marathon is an American death metal band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2004, the band was signed to Prosthetic Records, with Deep Six Records exclusively releasing the vinyl versions of their albums. History Formation, "Demos” ...

Last Chance to Reason Last Chance to Reason is an American progressive metal band from Augusta, Maine. Their debut album, '' Lvl. 1'', was released through Tribunal Records in 2007. Their first major label debut, '' Level 2'', came in 2011 through Prosthetic Reco ...

* Light This City *Muck *Mutilation Rites *Negator *

Nero di Marte Nero di Marte is an experimental metal band based in Bologna, Italy. Formerly known under the name "Murder Therapy" since 2007, the band released their debut album ''Symmetry of Delirium'' in 2009 and the EP ''Molochian'' in 2011. After some line ...

*Reflux *

Septicflesh Septicflesh (formerly known as Septic Flesh) are a Greek death metal band from Athens, founded in 1990. History Septicflesh were formed in Athens in March 1990 by Sotiris Vayenas (guitar), Spiros Antoniou (bass and vocals), and Christos Ant ...

*Set and Setting *

Scale the Summit Scale the Summit is an American instrumental progressive metal band based out of Houston, Texas. It formed in 2004 and signed to Prosthetic Records. The band is influenced by other progressive acts such as Cynic and Dream Theater. The band gaine ...

*So Hideous *Spellcaster * Spirit Adrift *

Skeletonwitch Skeletonwitch is an American metal band from Athens, Ohio, formed in 2003. The band currently consists of lead guitarist Nate Garnette, rhythm guitarist Scott Hedrick, bassist Evan Linger, and vocalist Adam Clemans. Original vocalist Chance Ga ...

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* The Esoteric *

The Funeral Pyre The Funeral Pyre was an American blackened death metal band from La Habra, California. The band released four studio albums and various shorter works before playing their last advertised show in 2012. History The band was formed in La Habra, Cal ...

*The Minor Times * Through the Eyes of the Dead *

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*Wayfarer *White Arms of Athena *

Withered Withered is an American extreme metal band from Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, founded by Mike Thompson and Chris Freeman. Both members also participate in a crust punk/grindcore band Social Infestation, which also featu ...

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Wolves Like Us Wolves Like Us is a Norwegian hard rock band from Oslo. Formed in 2010 they were signed to Prosthetic Records after only a few months, producing their first album ''Late Love'' in June 2011. Their second album, ''Black Soul Choir'' was released ...

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Year of Desolation Year of Desolation is an American Heavy metal music, metal band formed in Indiana in 2001. They are influenced by classic rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal,''Neo-Zine'', April 2006 and have year and years of touring under their belts. The ...

*Yüth Forever *

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