ROAR! Rock of Angels Records is a Greek

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with a focus on

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and heavy metal bands. The company is headquartered in the

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district of

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. Distribution of the productions is carried out by Soulfood Music Distribution.The label Rock of Angels Records is a registered trademark of Infinity Entertainment IKE.

Company history

The company was founded in 2012 by Akis Kosmidis – a fan of

and heavy metal from his earliest youth. Initially, the company operated strictly as a music label under the name ROAR! Rock of Angels Records and focused on marketing young Greek bands from the heavy metal scene, which was particularly active at the time, while also licensing albums from more prominent bands – such as Stryper or Operation Mindcrime. More than 50 different albums, including Nemesis by Sarissa and Blind Faith by Mean Streak have been released under the label ROAR! Rock of Angels Records, which has since been registered as a European trademark. The distribution of its own products is being carried out by

Soulfood Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH is a German company distributing music and video games as well as related merchandise products. The company's distribution deals usually cover Germany, Austria and Switzerland (G/A/S). The headquarters of the co ...

in Europe (with the exception of Greece and Cyprus) and plastichead code7 in Great Britain. Digital distribution is provided by Believe. In September 2015, the open air festival "Rock on the Beach" was organised for the first time. Expansion of business: In 2015, the company's name was eventually changed to Infinity Entertainment IKE. This was necessary as the company's mission expanded, having acquired exclusive distribution of audio media from other independent labels.

Structure and distribution

The company is divided into several different business areas. For its own program, the in-house label ROAR! Rock of Angels Records is used, which specializes in heavy metal and

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music.

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and

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are distributed under the sub-label Growl Records. Distribution of the company's own products and those from other labels is handled by Infinity Entertainment regarding wholesalers and retailers in Greece and Cyprus. Infinity Entertainment has developed into one of the most important distributors in Greece for independent labels. Exclusive distribution agreements for Greece exist with

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 ...

, SPV,

AFM Records AFM Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Lordi, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator. In 2005, Candlelight Records si ...

and

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among others. Infinity Entertainment uses retail chains like

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and Public Stores as well as many smaller specialized music stores as distribution channels. Online distribution is handled via the Music Megastore internet shop. An exquisite wine was created and distributed under the name "Joe Lynn Turner – King of Dreams" thanks to a collaboration between Joe Lynn Turner, the former singer from

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and

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, and the renowned Greek winery Nico Lazaridi.

Current bands (selection)

Ashes of Ares Ashes of Ares is an American power metal band featuring ex-Iced Earth members Matt Barlow on vocals and Freddie Vidales on guitar. It previously included drummer Van Williams (formerly of the band Nevermore). History In June 2012, Barlow anno ...

* Enemy Inside * Monument * Sarissa * Sacrosanct * Mean Streak * Forbidden Seed * Phase Reverse * Sorrowful Angels * Outloud * 666packs * False Memories * Fallen Arise *

Memorain Memorain is a speed/groove/thrash metal band from Greece, formed by guitarist/vocalist Ilias Papadakis in 1999. History After a few lineup changes in 2001, the band recorded their first demo CD titled "Until You Die". Drawing influence mainly ...

* Killson *

Overpower OverPower is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Fleer Corporation originally featuring characters from Marvel Comics and later from DC Comics and Image Comics. The game was initially launched in August 1995. In the game, two pla ...

* Last Union *

Mystic Prophecy Mystic Prophecy is a power metal band from Bad Grönenbach, Germany. Their sound is described as hard and melodic, similar to American power metal bands such as Iced Earth, due to their melodic riffing and powerful drumming. History The band wa ...

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* Mädhouse

References

External links

Official website

Website of Infinity Entertainment IKE

ROAR! Rock of Angels Records at Discogs
{{Authority control Greek independent record labels Greek brands Companies based in Thessaloniki Heavy metal record labels