Inside Out Music is a German

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originally based in

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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

, and dedicated to the publication of

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progressive metal Progressive metal (sometimes shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral ...

and related styles. In 2009, it formed a partnership with

Century Media Records Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Ol ...

and moved its base of operations to

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, also in North Rhine-Westphalia. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by

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and became its premier label for progressive music.

History

The label was founded in 1993 by Thomas Waber and Michael Schmitz and started its publications re-issuing albums of new American prog metal acts like Symphony X and Shadow Gallery for the European market and then signing important prog artists like Steve Hackett. Inside Out signed a worldwide distribution contract with the German music company SPV and branched out with the American division InsideOut US, based in

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. In 2009 SPV had to file for bankruptcy, and Inside Out partnered up with

, which had secured a worldwide distribution contract with EMI. Several important bands of the new school of progressive rock are signed to Inside Out, including Riverside, Haken, Pain of Salvation, Spock's Beard,

The Safety Fire The Safety Fire were a British progressive metal band formed in London, England, in 2006. The Safety Fire first made a name for themselves in the UK scene with the release of their critically acclaimed EP "Sections" in 2009 and their reputati ...

, The Flower Kings and Enchant. In addition, the label established links to other relevant bands in the Prog scene, issuing the solo albums of

Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out o ...

vocalist James LaBrie and a selection of

Mike Portnoy Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure ...

's side projects. For some time, Inside Out also published digitally reworked re-releases of albums from the

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era (for example, from the band Kraan) under the sub-label Revisited Records. The surrounding area of the label headquarters has often served as an inspiration for the album art. For example, the petrol dispenser of Spock's Beard ''

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'' cover is in

as is the lake on Threshold's ''

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'' cover. A characteristic feature for the label's releases is their lavish publication work. Several albums appear in special editions, containing extensive bonus materials such as bonus tracks, extended artwork and/or multimedia segments. The label's founder, Thomas Waber, won the "Guiding Light" award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards. The label signed

in December 2017, arguably the biggest signing in the label's history at that point.

Artists

Current

* Affector * Anderson/Stolt * Anneke van Giersbergen * ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead * Banco del Mutuo Soccorso * Beardfish * Bent Knee *

Bigelf Bigelf is an American progressive rock/progressive metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1991. They have since released four studio albums. Biography Bigelf were formed as a psychedelic/ glam-tinged hard rock outfit in 1991 in Los Angeles, Calif ...

Caligula's Horse Caligula's Horse is an Australian progressive metal band from Brisbane, Queensland. The band was formed by Sam Vallen and Jim Grey in early 2011. The current lineup consists of lead vocalist Jim Grey, lead guitarist Sam Vallen, bassist Dale Pr ...

Derek Sherinian Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X an ...

Devin Townsend Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also ...

* Enchant * Frost* * Gösta Berlings Saga * Haken * Jakko Jakszyk * James LaBrie * Jethro Tull * Jolly *

Kaipa Kaipa is a Swedish progressive metal band. History The band was formed as Ura Kaipa by Hans Lundin (keyboards) and Tomas Eriksson (bass). Roine Stolt joined Kaipa as guitarist when he was 17. In 1974, shortly after they had cut the "Ura" from ...

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* Karmakanic *

King's X King's X is an American rock band that originated in 1979 in Springfield, Missouri. They were first called The Edge and later became Sneak Preview before settling on its current name in 1985. The band's current lineup has remained intact for ...

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* Knifeworld *

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Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment (LTE) is an American instrumental progressive metal supergroup, founded by Mike Portnoy, then Dream Theater's drummer, in 1997. The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records. A third album, with the abs ...

* Lonely Robot *

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* Maschine *

Nad Sylvan Nad Sylvan is a U.S. born Swedish progressive rock musician and songwriter, who is currently the vocalist in Steve Hackett’s band Genesis Revisited and has also maintained a solo career and collaborations with several other musicians. Bac ...

* Neal Morse * Next To None * Pain of Salvation * Pattern-Seeking Animals * Perfect Beings * Port Noir * Premiata Forneria Marconi *

Pure Reason Revolution Pure Reason Revolution (PRR) is a British rock group formed at the University of Westminster in 2003. Their music incorporates elements of progressive rock and electronic. Their music has been variously described as 'Astral Folk' and ' Progre ...

* Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly * Riverside * Roine Stolt * Shadow Gallery * Sons of Apollo * Spiritual Beggars * Spock's Beard * Star One * Steve Hackett (except Japan) * The Flower Kings (except Japan) * The Fringe * The Mute Gods *

* The Sea Within * The Shadow Theory * The Tangent *

Thought Chamber Thought Chamber is an American progressive metal supergroup formed in 2006. The band was formed by guitarist Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard of Enchant. The band's first full-length album, "Angular Perceptions" was released in 2007 ...

Tim Bowness Tim Bowness (born 29 November 1963) is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson. Music career In addition to recording albu ...

(from

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) * Transatlantic * Toundra * VUUR * John Wesley *

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Former

* Above Symmetry * A.C.T *

Amaseffer Amaseffer was an Israeli progressive metal band which was formed in 2004 in Tel Aviv by drummer and percussionist Erez Yohanan, and guitarist Yuval Kramer. A year later, a second guitarist Hanan Avramovich joined and completed the line-up. T ...

* Arjen Anthony Lucassen ( Ayreon) *

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* Chroma Key *

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* * David Lindley * Deadsoul Tribe *

* Dominici *

Ephrat Ephrat released their debut album '' No One's Words'' in September 2008, with guest stars Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) and Petronella Nettermalm ( Paatos). The album was mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree). Ephrat pe ...

* Evergrey *

Fates Warning Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman. There have been numerous lineup ...

* GPS * IQ * It Bites *

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* Jelly Jam, The *

Jerry Gaskill Jerry Wayne Gaskill (born December 27, 1957) is an American rock musician who is the drummer for King's X. History Gaskill has been interested in making music and playing drums for as long as he can remember. His father bought him his first ...

* Jughead * Kevin Moore * Mastermind * OSI *

Paatos Paatos is a Swedish rock band that was formed in 1999 by Reine Fiske and Stefan Dimle (both previous members of Landberk), Petronella Nettermalm, Ricard Nettermalm and Johan Wallen. Paatos is usually classified as progressive rock, albeit i ...

* Pallas *

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* Poverty's No Crime * Ray Wilson* * Redemption * RPWL * Ryo Okumoto *

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* Slavior *

Sound of Contact Sound of Contact is a British-based progressive rock band currently consisting of Matt Dorsey (guitars, bass) and Dave Kerzner (keyboards, guitars), with Simon Collins (lead vocals, drums, percussion) and Kelly Nordstrom (guitars, bass) previous ...

* Stream of Passion * Stealing Axion * Steve Howe * Symphony X * Threshold *

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* Trey Gunn (former member of

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) *

Ty Tabor Ty Tabor ( ; born September 17, 1961) is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X. Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to middling melodic passages. His use of volum ...

* Ulysses * United Progressive Fraternity *

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Revisited Records label

This label specializes in the reissue of selected

and electronic pioneers, including: * Amon Düül II * Klaus Schulze * Kraan

References

External links

Official website

Revisited Records
at

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