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, Redlight King, and Annihilator. In 2005, Candlelight Records signed a cooperative deal with AFM to mutually release and market several titles.
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AFM Records
- Name
- AFM Records
- Founded
- 1993
- Headquarters
- Schwalmstadt
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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, Redlight King, and Annihilator. In 2005, Candlelight Records signed a cooperative deal with AFM to mutually release and market several titles.
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Overview
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — AFM Records • Founded — 1996 • Founder — Andreas Allendörfer Axel Fischer • Status — Active • Distributor — Soulfood Music • Genre — Heavy metal, hard rock • Country — Germany • Location — Schwalmstadt • Url — afm-records.com
A
A
• Absolute • Almah • Alterium • Annihilator • Anvil • Arion • Armored Dawn • At Vance • Avantasia • Axxis
B
B
• Beautiful Sin • Betzefer (2010–present) • Black Messiah • Blackmore's Night • Bloodbound • Borealis • Brainstorm • Brothers of Metal
C
C
• Circle II Circle • Cruachan • Crystal Viper • Communic • Crystal Ball
D
D
• Dalriada • Danko Jones • Dark Age • Dark at Dawn • Dead City Ruins • DeadRisen • Debauchery • Destruction • Dezperadoz • Dionysus • Doro • Dragonland • Dust Bolt • Dymytry • Dynazty
E
E
• Eden's Curse • Edguy • Eisbrecher • Ektomorf • Elvenking • Epysode • Evergrey • Evidence One
F
F
• Fear Factory
G
G
• Gama Bomb • Gwar • Gothminister
H
H
• Headhunter • Heavenly • Helion Prime • Helstar
I
I
• Iron Mask • Iron Savior • Illdisposed
J
J
• Jon Oliva's Pain • Jorn
K
K
• Korzus • Kotipelto • Krokus • Kryptos (band)
L
L
• Leaves' Eyes • Lion's Share • Lansdowne • Lordi • Lyriel
M
M
• Made of Hate • Magica • Masterplan • Mekong Delta • Metalite • Michelle Darkness • Ministry • Mister Misery • Motorjesus • Mob Rules • Mors Principium Est • Morton
N
N
• Neverland • Nightmare • Nocturnal Rites • Nostradameus
O
O
• Oz • Onslaught • Orden Ogan (2008–2024)
P
P
• Paradox • Personal War • President Evil • Pro-Pain • Pure Inc. • Pyogenesis • Pyramaze
R
R
• Rawhead Rexx • Rhapsody of Fire • Rob Rock • Redemption • Redlight King
S
S
• Schattenmann • Sencirow • Serious Black • Shaaman • Shakra • Silent Force • Silent Skies • SOiL • Solution.45 • Squealer • Steel Attack
T
T
• Tankard • Tarantula • The Poodles • Theatre of Tragedy • Tracee Lords
U
U
• U.D.O.
V
V
• Voice • Vanishing Point
W
W
• We Butter the Bread with Butter • Whitesnake • Wicked Wisdom • Wolfpack
Y
Y
• Yargos
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
Explore 1993–2021
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1993
AFM Records established.
1993
AFM Records is recorded from 1993.
1993
AFM Records was established or created in 1993.
2021
RHAPSODY OF FIRE - Chains Of Destiny (2021) // Official Music Video // AFM Records (2021) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q292128: AFM Records
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- “AFM Records”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 116590750X, All for metal (Zusammenstellung, AFM Records).
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- 1.AFM Records – 15 Years of Metal Addiction. AFM.
- 2.Tales From the Jugular. Maximum Metal.
- 3.Circle II Circle Interview.
- 4.AFM Records Boss/Squealer Singer, "Henner" Is Dead. metalstorm.
- 5.CANDLELIGHT And AFM RECORDS Announce North American Agreement. Blabbermouth.net. 30 juin 2005.
- 6.Cruachan Bio. Cruachan Website.
- 7.AFM Records Re-issues Four Classic U.D.O. Albums In Vinyl. hardrocknights. 28 novembre 2013.
- 8.AFM Records Signs Vanishing Point. metalunderground.com. 22 novembre 2013.
- 9.PARADOX Re-Signs With AFM RECORDS. Blabbermouth.net. 15 octobre 2013.
- 10.Arthur Nimal. EVERGREY : nouvel album à la fin de l’année chez AFM Records. 28 janvier 2014.
- 11.EVERGREY Signs With AFM RECORDS. Blabbermouth.net. 28 janvier 2014.
- 12.Belgium's ETHERNITY Sign With AFM Records; New Album Due This Summer. bravewords.com. . 24/05/2018 lire en.
- 13.LION'S SHARE: Sign With AFM Records. Metalforge.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 116590750X, All for metal (Zusammenstellung, AFM Records).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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