Avantgarde Music
Avantgarde Music is an Italian record label, formed as a continuation of Obscure Plasma Records, focusing on black and doom metal artists. The label had a sub-label called Wounded Love Records, which has released albums by Dolorian and Taake. A new sub-label, Flowing Downward, had been founded in 2018, specializing in atmospheric black metal bands specifically.
Avantgarde Music
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- Avantgarde Music was established or created in 1994.
- Headquarters
- Avantgarde Music has its headquarters at Robecco sul Naviglio.
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Avantgarde Music is an Italian record label, formed as a continuation of Obscure Plasma Records, focusing on black and doom metal artists. The label had a sub-label called Wounded Love Records, which has released albums by Dolorian and Taake. A new sub-label, Flowing Downward, had been founded in 2018, specializing in atmospheric black metal bands specifically.
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Avantgarde Music was founded in 1994, with headquarters in Robecco sul Naviglio. Its output covers heavy metal music.
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First release was the 1994 funeral doom classic Stream from the Heavens by Thergothon. The label has since signed many well-known black, death and doom metal bands such as Behemoth, Carpathian Forest, Mayhem and Unholy.
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• Founded — 1990 (as Obscure Plasma Records) 1994 (as Avantgarde Music) • Genre — Black metal, death metal, doom metal • Country — Italy • Location — Milan • Url — avantgardemusic.com
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• Abigor • Ad Hominem • Alternative 4 • Ancient Wisdom • Ashbringer • Astarte • Azaghal • Beatrik • Behemoth • Carpathian Forest • Dark Sanctuary • Darkspace • Death SS • Den Saakaldte • Diabolical Masquerade • Dystopia Nå! • Dødheimsgard • Dolorian • Downfall of Nur • Drought • Dzö-nga • Enochian Crescent • Eternity • Evoken • Forgotten Tomb • Godkiller • Grey • Great Cold Emptiness • Katatonia • Kauan • Keep of Kalessin • Laburinthos • Lifelover • Mayhem • Mesarthim • Mortuary Drape • Mysticum • Necrodeath • Nehëmah • Nocternity • Nocturnal Depression • Nortt • Novembers Doom • Obtained Enslavement • Opera IX • Pan.Thy.Monium • Saor • Shade Empire • Shining • Sojourner • Solefald • Sordide • Taake • Thergothon • This Empty Flow • Throes of Dawn • Tormentor • Towards Darkness • Ulver • Unholy • Vials of Wrath • Windfaerer • Winds • Wode • Wolvencrown • Wyrd
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Avantgarde Music was established or created in 1994.
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The circumstances in which Avantgarde Music stands. Music has its headquarters at Robecco sul Naviglio. Established or created in 1994. Recorded as record label. Situated in Italy.
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