New Renaissance Records is an American
record label founded in
1984
Events
January
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by
Ann Boleyn, who also is the lead singer of the group
Hellion and is credited with coining the term
speed metal.
History
New Renaissance Records was created by Ann Boleyn after her band Hellion had a No. 6 record on the British Music Charts (as reported in ''
Sounds'' and ''
Kerrang!''), but was unable to find an American deal. According to a March 1985 interview in ''Kerrang!'', Boleyn sold her car and musical instruments to fund the initial pressings of compilation albums, which featured the earliest commercial recordings of
Wehrmacht,
Morbid Angel,
Artillery, Mayhem,
Prong,
Sepultura, At War, Savage Grace, and
Flotsam and Jetsam
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.
Early history
By 1985, the demand for heavy metal products resulted in a packaging and distribution offer from Greenworld Distribution to both New Renaissance Records and
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City.
History
The label was launched in 1980 in t ...
. Therefore, some of the earliest pressings on New Renaissance bear the Greenworld label and feature a catalogue number beginning with "GWD." However, by 1986 Greenworld Records Distribution became embroiled in legal problems after the distribution of the ''
Frankenchrist'' album by the
Dead Kennedys. In early 1986 Greenworld went out of business. After that time, the catalogue numbers have all begun with "NR."
Signed groups have included
Chyld,
Rock City Angels (featuring actor
Johnny Depp
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), Wehrmacht, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Artillery,
King Kobra,
IronChrist, and Kublai Khan. Other label acts include Wilder (Carmen Wilder), Holocross, Amulance, Blood Feast, Cerebus, Dream Death, Deadly Blessing, Forger featuring Geoff Mega, Medieval,
Post Mortem, At War, Savage Grace, Mayhem, Prong, Whiplash, Indestroy, Screamer, and more.
Current affairs
Label founder took time off of the music business to study law, and obtained her license to practice law in December 2007. The label maintains a catalogue of over thirty titles which are distributed worldwide.
New Renaissance recording artist At War have returned with a new album ''Infidel'' in 2009 that has received critical acclaim and follows up their two New Renaissance titles ''Ordered to Kill'' and ''Retaliatory Strike''.
In 2014, New Renaissance Records released a 2-disc anthology, entitled ''To Hellion And Back'', by Hellion. The anthology was followed by Hellion's first release of new music in over a decade, and is entitled ''Karma's a Bitch''.
[Official Web Page for Hellio]
June 22, 2014
See also
*
List of record labels
References
External links
New Renaissance Records Discography at The CorroseumOfficial website (New)
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American record labels
Record labels established in 1984
Thrash metal record labels
Heavy metal record labels
American companies established in 1984