New Renaissance Records is an American

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founded in

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by Ann Boleyn, who also is the lead singer of the group Hellion and is credited with coining the term

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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 ''

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''), 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

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, Mayhem,

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, At War, Savage Grace, and Flotsam and Jetsam.

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. 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 ''

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. 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), 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,

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, 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

References

External links

New Renaissance Records Discography at The Corroseum

Official website (New)

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History

Early history

Current affairs

See also

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