Hamburg Records is a

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based independent record label and artist management owned by

Pyogenesis Pyogenesis is a German metal band based in Stuttgart that played different genres of music such as death metal, alternative metal, punk rock, and gothic metal, which they were credited for their part in originating the latter genre in the e ...

vocalist Flo V. Schwarz.

History

Flo V. Schwarz, who has been working in the music industry in companies, such as

Nuclear Blast Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...

long before, originally set up the label to exploit the Pyogenesis-rights after the band's contract ran out in 2002, but the company has evolved into a bigger and respected business. Throughout the 2000s, the company included an artist management department, while the musically focus was on any kind of

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, particularly on

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. In 2004 Hamburg Records, based at the world famous red-light district

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, started their mail-order with just management and label attached band products. Throughout the years this changed and the company runs that business for quite a few namable bands and music-affine brands. Since 2006 Hamburg Records offers with Shirtagentur the service to print all kinds of merchandising and grew within just a few years to one of the biggest suppliers, especially for all kinds of Punk, Rock and

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bands in

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. In 2010 after being partners in co-publishing with

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and Warner, for a few years already, Hamburg Records started their own publishing named Glorious Songs. The first signing was the

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chart-success of Itchy Poopzkid "Lights Out London". Most of the bands on Hamburg Records, especially those who sing in

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are concentrated on the European markets but the activities for a few bands are yet territorially unlimited.

Current and former artists

* 4LYN * Atlas Losing Grip *

Bombshell Rocks Bombshell Rocks is a Swedish band that was founded in 1995, in Västerås, Sweden. History The group was formed in 1995 with a line-up of singer Mårten Cedergran, guitarists Richard Andersson and Sami Korhonen, bassist Mathias Lindh, and drum ...

* Bloodhound Gang *

Donots The Donots are a German punk rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren. Band history Early years (1993-1998) The Donots were founded in 1993 by Ingo Knollmann on lead vocals, his brother Guido Knollmann on guitar, Jan-Dirk Poggem ...

* Exploited *

Emil Bulls Emil Bulls is a German rock band that was formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group consists of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist. History In 1995, Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefa ...

* Itchy Poopzkid *

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Samiam Samiam (pronounced "sam-I-am") is an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, active since 1988. History Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 wit ...

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* Sondaschule * ZSK

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* {{Authority control German independent record labels Record labels established in 2002

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Current and former artists

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