Metropolis Records

For the Serbian label, see Metropolis Records (Serbia).
Metropolis Records
Founded1993 (1993)
FounderDave Heckman
Distributor(s)NAIL, Outside, INgrooves
GenreElectro-industrial, synthpop, gothic rock, punk rock
Country of originU.S.
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Official websitewww.metropolis-records.com

Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman.[1][2] The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and since 1995 has been instrumental in promoting and distributing underground electronic music in America.[3]

On June 9, 1999, Metropolis bought American industrial label Pendragon Records. It assumed distribution responsibilities for Pendragon's back catalogue, as well as that of 21st Circuitry, another industrial label that had gone out of business.[4]

Artists signed

See also: Category:Metropolis Records artists

References

  1. ^ "Metropolis Records". metropolis-records.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Miles, Gary (4 August 2022). "Dave Heckman, music entrepreneur and founder and president of Metropolis Records, has died at 68".
  3. ^ Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 283–284. ISBN 9780199832583. OCLC 1147729910 – via the Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Comer, M. Tye (June 28, 1999). "rpm news". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 59, no. 624. New York: CMJ. pp. 31, 37. Retrieved April 13, 2020.



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