Alveran Records was a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

-based independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, founded in 1995

1995 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....

 by Sascha Franzen, which releases a diverse variety of bands with different musical styles. Mainly focused on everything between metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 and hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

, there are also rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

, emo

Emo (music)

Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace...

 and punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 bands who find their way to the label's roster. Alveran is also the European partner for the US-based labels Eulogy Recordings

Eulogy Recordings

Eulogy Recordings is a record label based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The label specializes in heavy metal or hardcore punk bands, some of which are straight edge. The label was founded by ex-hardcore guitarist John Wylie...

 and Hand of Hope Records.
In April 2006, Alveran became the official partner of Abacus Recordings in Europe, providing Alveran the opportunity to release selected titles from the Abacus Recordings catalogue in Europe as partners.

Alveran was also organizer of the annual Pressure Festival in the Ruhrpott-Area, Germany, as well as numerous local shows.
Alveran’s catalogue includes bands like Unearth

Unearth

Unearth is an American metalcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Formed in 1998, the group has released five studio albums. Their fourth record, The March was released on October 14, 2008 meeting with high positive reception by many...

, Bury Your Dead

Bury Your Dead

Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...

, Maroon

Maroon (band)

Maroon is a German Heavy Metal band based in Nordhausen. They were formed in 1998.-History:Maroon released a demo cassette in 1999 entitled The Initiate although all four songs can be found on later releases...

, Morning Again

Morning Again

Morning Again was a hardcore band from Florida. They were known for their extreme metallic hardcore sound as well as for their straight edge, vegan and anti-government ideas. The band...

, Evergreen Terrace

Evergreen Terrace

Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece melodic hardcore/metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1999, they are named after the street on which The Simpsons claim residence...

 and Until the End among many others.

Distribution

Alveran Records releases were distributed through many well-known worldwide distributors, including but not limited to RevHQ.com, Interpunk.com, iTunes

ITunes

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, Nokia Music Store, Napster

Napster

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, Virgin Mega, Vodafone Music Store, eMusic

EMusic

eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. It is headquartered in New York City with an office in London and owned by Dimensional Associates. As of September 2008 eMusic has over 400,000 subscribers....

, and via their own website AlveranRecords.com.

Bands on Alveran with worldwide-deals

Copykill

Devil Inside (ger) / Jaylan

Do Or Die

Drift

End of Days

Eyes To The Sky

Inane

Liar

Maroon

Maroon (band)

Maroon is a German Heavy Metal band based in Nordhausen. They were formed in 1998.-History:Maroon released a demo cassette in 1999 entitled The Initiate although all four songs can be found on later releases...

Misery Speaks

Narziss

Nyari

Purified in Blood

Purified in Blood

Purified in Blood is a Norwegian metalcore band from Hommersåk, near Sandnes. They started up in the winter of 2003, and dissolved in January 2007. April 25, 2008, PiB though announced that they now are back...

The Casino Brawl

Settle the Score

Shattered Realm

Six Reasons To Kill

Bands on Alveran with Europe-only-deals

A Death for Every Sin

Age of Ruin

Age of Ruin

Often compared to At the Gates and In Flames, Age of Ruin has frequently been described as a "melodic death metal band." In other words, they have embraced certain aspects of death metal -- dark, disturbing lyrics and choked, larynx-shredding, evil-sounding growls -- but they are far from the sort...

Albert React

Arma Angelus

Arma Angelus

Arma Angelus was a metalcore band from Chicago. The band formed in 1998 and broke up in 2002. Members of the band were Pete Wentz , Tim McIlrath , Jay Jancetic , Daniel Binaei , Adam Bishop Arma Angelus was a metalcore band from Chicago. The band formed in 1998 and broke up in 2002. Members of the...

Bird of Ill Omen

Bird of Ill Omen (band)

For other uses see Bird of Ill Omen Bird of Ill Omen was a metalcore band from Florida. The band was only around for a few years in the late 90's.-History:...

Black My Heart

BurnThe8Track

Bury Your Dead

Bury Your Dead

Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...

Calico System

Calico System

Calico System was a metalcore band from St. Louis, Missouri. Eulogy Recordings was the label that Calico System were signed to as of Tuesday, July 17, 2007, when Calico System disbanded. via blog, they stated "CALICO SYSTEM IS BREAKING UP".-History:...

Casey Jones

Casey Jones (band)

Casey Jones is a straight edge hardcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band consists of members from Evergreen Terrace and Anchors Away and is currently signed to Eulogy Records.-History:...

Christiansen

Christiansen

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DK Limb

Donnybrook

Downpour

Downpour

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Evergreen Terrace

Evergreen Terrace

Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece melodic hardcore/metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1999, they are named after the street on which The Simpsons claim residence...

Forever and a Day

Hoods

Hoods (band)

Hoods is a hardcore punk band from Sacramento, California. Formed in 1994 by Mike Mraz who later added Logan Murray, Tony Goodloe and Billy Gaffney. With influences such as Madball, Sick of it All, Minor Threat and Cro Mags. The Hoods were known as one of the hardest working bands...

Morning Again

Morning Again

Morning Again was a hardcore band from Florida. They were known for their extreme metallic hardcore sound as well as for their straight edge, vegan and anti-government ideas. The band...

Nevea Tears

Nevea Tears

Nevea Tears is a screamo/post-hardcore band from Southern California known for their extensive use of electronics in their songs. They have toured with bands such as Memphis May Fire and Cry of the Afflicted.-History:...

New Day Rising

New Day Rising

New Day Rising is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released in 1985 on SST Records. Though less ambitious than prior album Zen Arcade, New Day Rising, in some ways, helped set the template for alternative rock for the next decade...

Nueva Etica

On A Warpath

On Broken Wings

On Broken Wings

On Broken Wings is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed in 2001. Often credited with pioneering the sound, and coining the term, of Moshcore, a term originally used by the band to describe their fusion of metal with elements of post-hardcore and hardcore breakdowns...

One Nation Under

One Nation Under

One Nation Under is the debut album by the Chicago-based nu metal music group From Zero. The album was released on May 15, 2001 via Arista Records. The songs "Check Ya" and "Erase" received a good deal of radio airtime on rock stations in the midwest. As well, the video for "Check Ya" received...

Red Sky

Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre

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Set Your Goals

Set Your Goals

Set Your Goals is the debut album of the punk rock band CIV. It was released in October 1995 on Lava Records. The album is best known for the hit single "Can't Wait One Minute More"...

Society's Finest

Spread The Disease

The China White

The Judas Cradle

The Low End Theory

The Warriors

The Warriors (band)

The Warriors is an American hardcore punk band originally from Tehachapi, CA. Due to member changes, The Warriors are now primarily based in Oxnard, CA. Their work is heavily influenced by the work of '90s bands such as Rage Against the Machine and Snapcase, a unique sound during a period that had...

This Day Forward

This Day Forward

This Day Forward was a Philadelphia-area band active from 1996 to 2003 whose style varied from metalcore to post-hardcore with indie rock influences.-History:...

Trust No One

Trust No One

Trust No One is the debut solo album by Jane's Addiction and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro, released on June 19, 2001 on Capitol....

Twelve Tribes

Twelve Tribes (band)

Twelve Tribes was a metalcore band, from Dayton, Ohio, USA. Originally established in 1998, the group is currently signed to the independent record label Ferret Music...

Unearth

Unearth

Unearth is an American metalcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Formed in 1998, the group has released five studio albums. Their fourth record, The March was released on October 14, 2008 meeting with high positive reception by many...

Unsung Zeros

Unsung Zeros

- Biography :Formed in 1998, Unsung Zeros had a small but loyal following thanks to extensive touring, even attracting many fans out of their home state...

Until the End

Where Fear and Weapons Meet

Where Fear and Weapons Meet

Where Fear and Weapons Meet was a hardcore punk band from South Florida. The group's first EP appeared in 1998; they followed it with a full-length in 1999, both on Revelation Records, and won nationwide exposure. They then released a split with Comin' Correct before returning with another...

European Releases in Cooperation with Abacus Recordings

• Full Blown Chaos
  Full Blown Chaos
  Full Blown Chaos is a metalcore band from Floral Park, Queens, New York. According to the band, their whole direction "is to keep a wide range of music, not to necessarily pigeonhole ourselves into metal or hardcore"...
  
  
• Glass Casket
  Glass Casket
  Glass Casket is a deathcore band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They were originally called Gadrel when they released their first demo To Cherish A Falsity. The band formed after several members previous band Narayan broke up. Dustie Waring and Blake Richardson are also currently members of...
  
  
• Icepick (USA)
  Jamey Jasta
  Jamey Jasta is an American musician from New Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed and sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow...
  
  
• Planes Mistaken For Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars was a emocore band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. They released music on Deep Elm Records, Dim Mak Records, No Idea Records and Abacus Recordings.-History:...
  
  
• Righteous Jams
  Righteous Jams
  Righteous Jams, which was formed by Joey Cardona and Jesse Standhard in 2002 as Invasion, is a Boston, Massachusetts-based straight edge hardcore punk band. Only one demo was released under the name Invasion before the group was renamed Righteous Jams in 2003, following the addition of Elgin James...
  
  
• The Distance

External links

• http://www.alveranrecords.com
• http://www.myspace.com/alveranrecords
• http://www.pressurefestival.com
• http://www.myspace.com/pressurefestival