Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is an international record label. Founded in Finland in 1990, Spinefarm was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2002.
Spinefarm Records
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- Spinefarm
- Founded
- 1990
- Headquarters
- Helsinki · London · New York
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• Name — Spinefarm • Founded — 1990 • Founder — Riku Pääkkönen • Distributor — PIAS Recordings • Genre — * Heavy metal • extreme metal • hardcore punk • Country — Finland • Parent — Universal Music Group • Url — spinefarmrecords.com/
History
History
Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The company evolved into a record label for Finnish acts such as Nightwish, Children of Bodom, and Sonata Arctica. Since 2002, Spinefarm has been part of Universal Music Group, but operates as an independent business unit. Pääkkönen sold the original Ranka publishing catalog to Warner/Chappell Music in 2008, including several songs by Spinefarm acts like Children Of Bodom, Finntroll, and Nightwish. Former Roadrunner Records President Jonas Nachsin was appointed Spinefarm's General Manager - Worldwide in 2013. Spinefarm/UMG acquired the English label Candlelight Records in late 2015. In 2017, Spinefarm Music Group announced the launch of the country, blues, and southern rock-oriented Snakefarm Records.
Bands
Bands
As of 2025, Spinefarm Music Group includes the Spinefarm, Candlelight, and Snakefarm labels.
Spinefarm
Spinefarm
• 36 Crazyfists • Airbourne • Atreyu • Bambie Thug • Billy Talent • Black Map • Black Spiders • Black Veil Brides • Brkn Love • The Browning • Bullet for My Valentine • Crown Lands • Creeper • Cold Steel • Dayseeker • D3dset • Deadlands • Dead Poet Society • Death from Above 1979 • Electric Wizard • Employed to Serve • Gore. • Haunt the Woods • He Is Legend • High Parasite • Hunter Oliveri • Hurtwave • Kid Kapichi • Killing Joke • Lowlives • Paradise Slaves • Raging Speedhorn • Refused • Royal Thunder • Saint Agnes • Saint Asonia • Saul • Scorpions • Shining (Nor) • Shining (Swe) • Showing Teeth • Stone Broken • VRSTY • VV (Ville Valo) • While She Sleeps • Unprocessed
Candlelight
Candlelight
• Absu • Black Moth • Diablo Swing Orchestra • Emperor • Ihsahn • Khors • Limbonic Art • Orange Goblin • PSOTY • Shade Empire • Vision of Disorder • Voices • Winterfylleth • Zyklon
Snakefarm
Snakefarm
• Austin Meade • Brothers Osborne • Chris Shiflett • Eric Church • Jon Pardi • Kezia Gill • Kip Moore • Marcus King • Marty Stuart • The Temperance Movement (US & Canada) • Whiskey Myers
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1990
Spinefarm Records established.
1990
Spinefarm Records is recorded from 1990.
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Spinefarm Records is associated with Finland.
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- 1.Discogs label
- 2.[PIAS] to distribute Universal-owned Spinefarm Records as part of companies' global alliance. 8 December 2022.
- 3.Universal Music Group. Spinefarm Records.
- 4.Universal Music Group. Universal Music Finland becomes majority shareholder in Spin-Farm Oy. 8 April 2002.
- 5.Warner/Chappell Finland Buys Ranka Pub Catalog. Billboard. 31 January 2008.
- 6.Jonas Nachsin, Former President of Roadrunner Records, Appointed GM of UMG's Spinefarm Records. Billboard. 12 August 2013.
- 7.UNIVERSAL ACQUIRES UK METAL LABEL CANDLELIGHT VIA SPINEFARM. Music Business Worldwide. 21 January 2016.
- 8.SNAKEFARM RECORDS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LAUNCH WITH SIGNING OF TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN. www.spinefarmrecords.com.
- 9.Airbourne Signs With Spinefarm Records. Blabbermouth.net. 27 January 2015.
- 10.Bullet For My Valentine sign deal with Spinefarm Records. teamrock.com. 1 April 2016.
- 11.Dayseeker Sign to Spinefarm Records — New Album in 2017. soundfiction.net. 15 December 2016.
- 12.Shining Sign Worldwide Deal With Spinefarm Records. Us5.campaign-archive1.com.
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