Noise Records is a Germanrecord label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. Noise Records specialize in Heavy Metal. It is part of Sanctuary Records. A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that metal music be merged into this article or section. ... Sanctuary Records is the largest independent record label in the United Kingdom, and the largest music management company in the world, looking after around 120 acts. ...