Nuclear Blast is a major record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic death metal, grindcore, power metal and black metal bands, as well as tribute albums. Nuclear Blast is widely respected as the top label for the melodic metal scene, along with fellow non-RIAA label Century Media. The label's main office is in Donzdorf, Göppingen. Nuclear Blast America is distributed through Century Media, as part of a strategic partnership between the two independent metal labels. Their most successful artists include In Flames, Meshuggah, Dimmu Borgir, Nile and Nightwish. It has been suggested that Nuclear explosive be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal) is the Christian variant of black metal. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Donzdorf is a town in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Göppingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The world music market is the global market for the commercial trade of music. ... Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. ... A record distributor is a company (usually a Record_label) which works with smaller labels to promote and distribute their records, either in their home market or overseas. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of crust punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... A tribute album is an collection of cover versions of a specific artists songs. ... The RIAA Logo. ... Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Donzdorf is a town in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Göppingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... First off, If you listen to In Flames you kick ass In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece experimental metal band, known for their use of extended polymetric passages, complex drum patterns, odd time signatures, angular, dissonant guitar riffs, and harsh, monotonal vocals. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Nile is a brutal / technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, USA assembled in 1993. ... Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ...

Music

At their inception, Nuclear Blast focused on Hardcore records, with bands like Agnostic Front, Attitude and Stark Raving Mad. They progressed toward metal in 1990, however, currently signing and distributing dozens of artists such as Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy. They have also released a series of compilation albums called "Death Is Just the Beginning". Music from the Nuclear Blast label was featured in the 2005 movie Alone in the Dark. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Attitude may refer to: Aircraft attitude Attitude (magazine) Attitude, a song by American pop and jazz singer Suede Attitudes (band) Attitude Adjustment (Hardcore/Crossover/Thrash metal band) Attitude, song from Metallica on their album Reload. ... Stark Raving Mad is a 2002 straight-to-dvd film about a heist pulled during a rave. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Hypocrisy is a death metal band from Sweden. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Nuclear Blast was formed in 1987 after founder Markus Staiger travelled throughout the United States for four weeks and saw a gig of his favorite band BLAST. The label was originally titled simply "Blast", but this was soon changed to Nuclear Blast. The label's first release was a vinyl compilation called Senseless Death (NB 001) featuring US Hardcore bands like Attitude, Sacred Denial, Impulse Manslaughter and others. The first edition of 1000 copies was sold out after one year. Gig is the term commonly used by bands with reference to their live shows. ... Attitude may refer to: Aircraft attitude Attitude (magazine) Attitude, a song by American pop and jazz singer Suede Attitudes (band) Attitude Adjustment (Hardcore/Crossover/Thrash metal band) Attitude, song from Metallica on their album Reload. ...

Nuclear Blast started signing grindcore acts after Staiger discovered Las Vegas' Righteous Pigs. This followed with releases by Atrocity, Master and Incubus, which all sold over 30,000 copies. The grindcore explosion is considered a landmark in the label's history, gaining it worldwide attention. Atrocity is a German band. ... Master is a death metal band formed in Chicago, USA in 1983 as the band Warcry fell apart. ... Incubus can refer to: Incubus (demon), a demon said to rape women while they slept Incubus (band), an American alternative rock band. ...

In the early nineties, black metal became highly popular in the European underground, and Nuclear Blast signed many bands. Many of them, such as Dimmu Borgir and Dissection, are still signed to Nuclear Blast. The black metal trend became increasingly popular, and by 1996, several Nuclear Blast-signed artists were entering European charts. By the end of 1997, Nuclear Blast had 20 employees and mailed out a 100 page catalogue quarterly to 50 countries. This article is about the musical genre. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Dissection was a well-known Swedish black metal band formed in 1989 by guitarist and vocalist Jon Nödtveidt. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, they expanded into a direction of power metal, promoting bands such as HammerFall and the power metal innovators Helloween. During the 2000s, Nuclear Blast started promoting some Finnish bands, such as Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica, and the German band Blind Guardian, expanding their style further into different subgenres of metal. Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... Joacim Cans HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. ... Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, formed in 1984, still active today. ... Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Label was featured in the 2006 german movie "Heavy Metal auf dem Lande".

Discography

In 2007, Nuclear Blast released two discs to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a record label. The discs are intended to showcase the talent on their roster. The albums are much in the same vein as Roadrunner United. The first album, Into the Light features songs composed and written by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski with singers Tobias Sammet (of Edguy), Peter "Peavy" Wagner (Rage), Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica), Mats Levén (Therion), Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer (Destruction), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Andi Deris (Helloween), Oddleif Stensland (Communic), Marco Hietala (Nightwish), and Tarja Turunen (Nightwish). The second disc, Out of the Dark was written by former Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers and features the drumming of former Soilwork drummer Henry Ranta and current drummer Dirk Verbeuren and also includes ten tracks with Anders Fridén (In Flames), Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy), Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun), Christian Älvestam (Scar Symmetry), John Bush (Ex-Anthrax), Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork), Maurizio Iacono (Kataklsym), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), Richard Sjunnesson & Roland Johansson (Sonic Syndicate) and Guillaume Bideau (Mnemic). Roadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. ... Rage is a heavy metal band from Germany, currently consisting of Peter Peavy Wagner (Bass, Vocals), Victor Smolski (Guitar), and Mike Terrana (Drums). ... Victor Dmitrievich Smolski (Russian: ) (born January 2, 1969, in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belorussian-born Russian musician, composer and multiinstrumentalist. ... Soilwork are a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. ... Peter Wichers is best known as one of the founding members of Swedish melodic death metal band, Soilwork. ... Dirk Verbeuren (born in Wilrijk, Belgium 1975) is a renowned heavy metal drummer, most notably recognized for his work in the Swedish melodeath band, Soilwork, and the French melodeath band, Scarve. ...

Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light - June 7, 2007
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See also

• List of record labels
• List of Nuclear Blast artists

This is a list of record labels. ... The following artists (musicians or bands) have had releases with the independent record label, Nuclear Blast. ...

External links

• Official site