Black Lotus Records
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Black Lotus Records was an independent record label
based in Greece
that specialized in metal
. After licensing an amount of new artists, Black Lotus Records surprised the scene by suddenly filing for bankruptcy and all announced titles are on hold indefinitely.
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:...
based in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
that specialized in 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...
. After licensing an amount of new artists, Black Lotus Records surprised the scene by suddenly filing for bankruptcy and all announced titles are on hold indefinitely.
Bands licenced
- AftermathAftermath (American band)Aftermath is a heavy metal band from Chicago formed in 1985. They have released two studio albums under two monikers and been involved in several compilation projects. They subsequently changed their name to Mother God Moviestar after a trademark dispute in which the band sued the rapper Dr....
- Absolute SteelAbsolute Steel (band)Absolute Steel is a five-piece Norwegian heavy metal band from Larvik.-Biography:Absolute Steel is a heavy metal band from Norway. Formed in 1999, the band’s founding members were Andy Boss , Dave Bomb and K2...
- AcheronAcheron (band)Acheron are an American black/death band, originally based in Florida.-History:Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley , Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively Satanic and anti-Christian in content. Early albums featured interludes by Peter H. Gilmore...
- Airged L'Amh
- Altered Aeon
- AngelAngelAngels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
- AstarteAstarte (band)Astarte is an all-female black metal band from Athens, Greece, named after the goddess Astarte.-History:Astarte first formed under the name Lloth in September 1995 at Elefsina, Attica. The original line-up included Maria Kolokouri , a.k.a. Tristessa , Nemesis , and Kinthia...
(former) - Battleroar
- Biderben
- Chris CafferyChris CafferyChris Caffery is a heavy metal guitarist who is best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra...
- Crimson GloryCrimson GloryCrimson Glory is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1982. They broke up in 1992, but decided to reform six years later.-Formation and debut album :...
- CruachanCruachan (band)Cruachan [kroo-a-khawn] is a Celtic metal band from Dublin, Ireland that has been active since the 1990s. They have been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre of folk metal. They are recognised as one of the founders of the genre of folk metal...
- Dark Nova
- Das Scheit
- OjedaOjeda-Municipalities in Spain:*Báscones de Ojeda*La Vid de Ojeda*Micieces de Ojeda*Olmos de Ojeda*Payo de Ojeda*Prádanos de Ojeda-People:*Alonso de Ojeda -Municipalities in Spain:*Báscones de Ojeda*La Vid de Ojeda*Micieces de Ojeda*Olmos de Ojeda*Payo de Ojeda*Prádanos de Ojeda-People:*Alonso de Ojeda...
- ElwingElwingElwing is a character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. She is Half-elven but counted among the Elves, notable for saving a Silmaril from the destruction of the Havens of Sirion and, with her husband Eärendil, going to the Valar to ask their help for the people of Middle-earth...
- HateRush
- Horrified
- Hortus AnimaeHortus AnimaeHortus Animae was a progressive black metal band from Northern and Central Italy. They formed in 1997 in the town of Rimini . After the release of their self produced debut The Melting Idols, they began an active live streak with bands like Lacuna Coil, Ancient and Napalm Death...
- Inactive MessiahInactive MessiahInactive Messiah is a Greek melodic death metal band, founded in Athens. The band consists of singer Christos, guitarist Thanos, bass player Lefteris and drummer Michalis.- History :...
- Infernäl MäjestyInfernäl MäjestyInfernäl Mäjesty is a Canadian thrash metal band, formed in Toronto in 1986. They are best known for their debut album None Shall Defy, released in 1987. However, the 1998 re-issue by Displeased Records inspired the band to get back together and recorded a new album, followed by a European tour...
- Leash LawLeash LawLeash Law was an American power metal band formed by ex-members of various other groups. It was formed in 2003 by Wade Black, once a member of the band Seven Witches, Rick Renstrom, Emo Mowery, Stephen Elder, and Richard Christy, who was once a member of the influential bands Death and Iced Earth...
- Luna Field
- Manilla RoadManilla RoadManilla Road are an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, founded by lead guitarist Mark 'the Shark' Shelton .- Beginnings :...
- MidnightMidnightMidnight is the transition time period from one day to the next: the moment when the date changes. In the Roman time system, midnight was halfway between sunset and sunrise, varying according to the seasons....
- Morning (band)
- Morning After (band)
- Naer MataronNaer MataronNaer Mataron is a black metal band from Greece which draws on imagery from Greek mythology. The band was formed in 1994 after splitting from Nar Mataron, and was soon signed to Black Lotus Records, with whom they released four studio albums...
- Nebelhexë
- NecromantiaNecromantiaNecromantia is a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989 in Athens, Greece.- History :A dominant characteristic is the lack of rhythm guitar in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar...
- Negative Creeps
- NightfallNightfallNightfall is the beginning of night .Nightfall may also refer to:-Novels, short stories, and comics:* Nightfall , an influential 1941 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, later adapted into a radio program , novel , and two low-budget films of the same name* "Nightfall", a 1947 short story...
- Olethrio Rigma
- Pitbulls in the Nursery (PITN)
- SacrificiumSacrificiumSacrificium is a death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 1993. The band made its breakthrough in the metal scene with its 2002 album Cold Black Piece of Flesh. The second album Escaping the Stupor was released on Black Lotus Records...
- SarissaSarissaThe sarissa or sarisa was a 4 to 7 meter long spear used in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic warfare. It was introduced by Philip II of Macedon and was used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation as a replacement for the earlier dory, which was considerably shorter. The phalanxes of Philip...
- Searing I
- SkycladSkyclad (band)Skyclad are a British heavy metal band with heavy folk influences in their music. They are considered one of the pioneers of folk metal. The etymology behind the term "skyclad" comes from a pagan/wiccan term for ritual nudity, in which rituals are performed with the participants metaphorically clad...
- Sorrowful AngelsSorrowful AngelsSorrowful Angels is a Greek/Polish gothic metal band originally formed in 1999. In that same year the band soon started to land gigs in the Greek underground club scene presenting their initial atmospheric material and gradually making a name for themselves....
- Spiritus MortisSpiritus MortisSpiritus Mortis is a doom metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1987 as Rigor Mortis, founding members were Teemu Maijala , Jussi Maijala and VP Rapo . Because in the USA were also band called Rigor Mortis, they changed their name to Spiritus Mortis.Spiritus Mortis recorded four demos as...
- Swan Christy
- Unloved
- Thanatos
- Thou Art LordThou Art LordThou Art Lord are an Athens-based black metal band, formed in 1993.The line-up consists of former or current members of Greek extreme metal bands Rotting Christ, Necromantia, and now-former musicians from Septic Flesh....
- Wolfcry