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Encyclopedia > Burning Heart Records

Burning Heart Records is an independent record label based in Örebro, Sweden. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output in North America. It also started a German office in Berlin in the end of 2003. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Örebro [œrəbruː] is a Swedish city in Närke in central Sweden, situated at 59°16′N 15°13′E. It has 95,354 inhabitants (2000), with 126,000 inhabitants in the municipality. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Burning Heart has proved extremely successful in launching European (especially Swedish) bands to a global audience. Their successes have included The Hives, Turbonegro, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Millencolin, No Fun At All and Refused. This article is about the Swedish band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a rocknroll band with punk rock influences. ... Millencolin is originally a skate punk band that was formed in October of 1992 by Erik Ohlsson, Mathias Färm and Nikola Sarcevic in Örebro, Sweden. ... No Fun At All No Fun At All were a melodic skate-punk band that was formed back in the summer of 1991. ... Refused was a hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden. ...


The label has a reputation for garage punk bands, but has released albums ranging from grindcore and experimental hardcore to alternative pop and ska as well as some rap in recent years over its ten-year history. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see SKA (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...


Bands released on the label

These are some of the bands with albums released by Burning Heart Records. In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ...

59 Times The Pain were a Swedish hardcore punk band. ... Asta Kask is a punk band from Töreboda, Sweden. ... Between Us is a short film released in 2004. ... Bodyjar is an Australian punk rock band based in Melbourne, which has been together since 1994, when they changed their name from Helium. The groups album, How It Works, reached the top 20 on the Australian ARIAnet albums chart in 2000. ... Biography Hailing from Västerås, Sweden Bombshell Rocks were founded by singer Mårten Cedergran, the guitar players Richard Andersson and Sami, bassist Mini, and drummer Chrille in late 1995. ... boysetsfire was a post-hardcore band from Delaware that formed in October 1994. ... // Swedish band formed in Luleå 1993. ... Chickenpox was a Swedish ska-punk band signed to Burning Heart Records. ... Division of Laura Lee are a Swedish indie rock band. ... Donots are a punk band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren. ... Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American punk band, that formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed under SideOneDummy Records. ... Franky Lee is a Swedish punk-rock band formed in 2006. ... Hell Is For Heroes is a British post-hardcore band. ... This article is about the Swedish band. ... The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a rocknroll band with punk rock influences. ... Liberator is a ska band originating from Malmö, in the south of Sweden. ... Looptroop is a hiphop group from Västerås, Sweden. ... The Lost Patrol is the music project of Swedish Punk Rock great Dennis Lyxzén. ... Midtown Midtown are a pop-punk and an emo-punk band from New Brunswick, NJ. Formed in November, 1998 by three Rutgers students, Midtown soon became a quartet. ... Millencolin is originally a skate punk band that was formed in October of 1992 by Erik Ohlsson, Mathias Färm and Nikola Sarcevic in Örebro, Sweden. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Monster was a ska-soul-punk band from Sweden that split up in 2000. ... Nasum (pronounced Nah-sum) was a Swedish political grindcore and deathgrind band that was formed in 1992 by Anders Jakobson (guitar) and Rickard Alriksson (drums/vocals), two former members of the goregrind band Necrony. ... Nine is a Swedish hardcore band, formed in Linköping 1994. ... No Fun At All No Fun At All were a melodic skate-punk band that was formed back in the summer of 1991. ... Parkway Drive are a metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. ... Promoe at a gig in Finland Promoe (Mårten Edh, born Nils Mårten Ed, April 28, 1976) is a Swedish rapper, and member of Swedish hip hop group Looptroop, formed in Västerås, Sweden, 1992. ... The raised fist (also closed fist or clenched fist) is a symbol and salute most often used by communists, anarchists, socialists, leftists, pacifists, trade unionists and others in opposition to oppressive regimes. ... Randy is a punk rock band from Hortlax, Sweden, formed in 1992. ... Refused was a hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden. ... Samiam is a band from El Sobrante, CA formed in 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Weakerthans are a four-piece (and sometimes six-piece[1]) Canadian indie rock band that blends punk-inflected folk rock with award-winning,[2] literate, introspective lyrics. ...

See also

This is a list of record labels. ...

External links

  • Official site

  Results from FactBites:
 
Millencolin (The Best Hardcore Band) (446 words)
Burning Heart Records then got back to BMillencolin[/b] saying they wanted to release a CD single.
Burning Heart had at that time only released two CD singles but they took their chance with the relatively unknown label.
BMillencolin[/b] have revealed plans to release and record a new album, rumored to be released in 2007.
Millencolin at AllExperts (650 words)
Their first recording was a self-released 10 song tape entitled "Melack", recorded in 1993.
Burning Heart Records subsequently contacted Millencolin expressing their wish to release a CD single.
Burning Heart had previously only released two CD singles but they took their chance with the relatively unknown band.
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