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RoadRunner Records 
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Roadrunner Records was launched in 1980, it was made to make a business of importing north-american metal music into europe. in 1986,  Roadrunner opened it's US HQ in new york city; then later in the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark and the lasted in Canada. they had early successes included albums from "King Diamond" and Annihilator. they also handled early "Metallica" releases in the scandinavian region. they when on to release some on the biggest metal artistes for the next few years. but in December 18, 2006, Warner Music Group signed an agreement to purchase a majority in shares (73.5%) of Roadrunner's parent company, Roadrunner Music Group B.V.       

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36 Crazyfists, Airbourne, Alexisonfire, Alter Bridge, Atreyu, Baptized in Blood, Black Label Society, Black Stone Cherry, Bleeding Through, Cavalera Conspiracy, Coheed and Cambria, Corey Taylor, Dlain, DeviiDriver, Dommin, Down, Dream theater, Grand Magus, Hatebreed, Heaven & Hell, Jullette lewis, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kids in Glass Houses Killswitch engage, KISS, KoRn, Lamb of God, Lenny kravitz, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Machine Head, mastodon, megabeth Melissa Auf Der Maur, Methods of Mayhem, Murderdolls, Mutiny Within, Nickleback, Opeth, Periphery, Porcupine Tree Queensryche, Ratt, Revoker, Rob Zombie, Royal Republic, Rush Satyricon, Slash, Slipknot, souifly, stalnd, Steve Miller Band, Stone Sour, Taking Dawn, The Devil Wears Prada he Parior mod, Theory of A Deadman, Times of Grace, Trivium, Underoath and within Temptation.           

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Location: Ealing Studios

Ealing Green, London W5 5EP

Year established: 1980 

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Parent Company: Warner Music Group  

Sumerian Records 

history: the lable was founed in 2006 by Ash Avildsen, who is also a booking agent, and is managed by Shawn Keith. Fellsilent became the frist non-US band to be signed to the label , in 2008. 

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After The Burial, Asking Alexandria, Betraying The Martyrs, Circle of Contempt, Conducting for the Grave, Dead Letter Circus, Tennessee, Evan Brewer, Fellsilent, I See Stars, The Breather, Lower than Atlantis,  Periphery, Stick to your Guns, Stray form the Path, Structures, The Faceless, The Freancesco Artustato Project, The  HOOPP Machine, Tram, Upon a Burning body and Veil Maya

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location: 14930 Ventura Blvd # 340, CA, United States

year established: The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen

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parent company: Entertainment One Ltd

Epitaph

history: Brett Gurewitz formed Epitaph Records as a vehicle for releases by his band Bad Religion. the labels first release was Bad Religion's 1981 self-titled EP, followed by their debut "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?", which was also the label's first full-length release. In 1988 Epitaph released its first record as a proper label, which was L7's self-titled album. in 1994, Epitaph received widespread fame, both within and outside the punk community, when Bad Religion, NOFX, Rancid and The Offspring all released hit records. 

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Artists:
Alesana, New found Glory Falling In Reverse, Heartsounds, Dangerous!, Big talk, The Menzingers , Social Distortion, Letlive, Thursday, Bring me the Horizon, Weezer, Frank Turner, Bad Religion, Jackass 3D Soundtrack, Veara, Refused, Parkway Drive, our Last Night, Escape The Fate, The Weakerthans, Off With Their heads, Alkaline Trio, Story of the year, Coverge, Every time I die, Rancid, I set my Friends on Fire, The Ghost of A Thousand, Set Your Goals, The Blood Brothers, LeATHERMOUNTH, The Blackout and One Day As A Lion.   

location: hollywood, California

year established: 1980

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parent company: The Alternative Distribution Alliance