Listenable Records
{{short description|French independent record label}}
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{{infobox record label
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| founded = 1997
| distributor = Entertainment One (US),{{cite web|url=http://us.eonedistribution.com/who-we-distribute|title=eOne Distribution US - Who Entertainment One Distribution US Distributes|work=eonedistribution.com|access-date=4 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811224214/http://us.eonedistribution.com/who-we-distribute|archive-date=11 August 2014}} Believe Music
| genre = Hard rock
heavy metal
death metal
black metal
grindcore
deathcore
metalcore
| country = Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
| url = [https://www.listenable.eu/ listenable.eu]
| name = Listenable Records
}}
Listenable Records is an independent metal label officially founded in 1997 in France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Listenable.htm|title=Interview with Listenable Records|website=Metal-rules.com|access-date=24 May 2023}} The label specializes in metal, with a focus on extreme metal music.
Releasing 7inches by soon to be legendary bands like Immortal, My Dying Bride, in its early days, Listenable has issued essential albums from many acclaimed metal bands such as Gojira,{{Cite web |last=BraveWords |title=Listenable Records Sign GOJIRA |url=https://bravewords.com/news/listenable-records-sign-gojira |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=bravewords.com |language=en}} Aborted, Textures, Crisix, Loudblast, Disbelief and Immolation. The label also extended its catalog to more classic rock bands like Electric Mary, Wolf Jaw, Imperial Jade, Jared James Nichols, or My Dynamite. venturing into doom metal and stoner rock territory with bands from Blood Of the Sun, Mos Generator or Mars Red Sky and more.
Aspiring to be at the forefront of developing new talent from diverse musical backgrounds with dedication and enthusiasm, Listenable Records has become one of the most respected international metal and hard rock label.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
In recent years, the label has extended its catalog licensing albums from Warner, Universal and Sony : Manowar, Obituary, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Strapping Young Lad among others solidifying its importance as a key player doing reliable business in the music scene.
Artists
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- Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics
- Abhorrence
- Aborted
- Abscess
- Adagio
- Amaran
- Ancient
- Angtoria
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Armageddon
- Berzerker Legion
- Betraying the Martyrs
- Bloodjinn
- Blind Dog
- Centurian
- Crescent (Egypt)
- Crest of Darkness
- Crisix
- Crystal Viper
- Demise
- Deranged
- Destructor
- Devastator
- Devilyn
- Diabolique
- Divine Rapture
- Eternal Evil
- Exhumed
- Gardenian
- General Surgery
- Gojira
- Gorod
- Grief of Emerald
- Hacride
- Hate
- Hellish Outcast
- Horned God
- Immolation
- Incantation
- Jigsore Terror
- Koldborn
- Kruger
- Luciferion
- Lyzanxia
- Mahatma
- Marionette
- Mors Principium Est
- Mutant
- My Diligence
- Nail Within
- Noctiferia
- No Return
- Non Human Level
- Outcast
- Psychedelic Witchcraft
- Reclusion
- Redshark
- Sabïre
- Sarah Jezebel Deva
- Satan
- Scarve
- Skyclad
- Soilwork
- Solace
- Speed/Kill/Hate
- Submission
- Svart Crown
- Sybreed
- Symbyosis
- Textures
- The Amenta
- The Eyes of a Traitor
- The Legion
- The Omega Experiment
- The Order of Apollyon
- The Red Shore
- Theory in Practice
- Tyrant (Japanese band)
- Triumphator
- Ultra Vomit
- VELD
- Vile
- Waylander
- Zonaria
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.listenable.eu}}
- {{Discogs label|label=33082-Listenable-Records|rendu=Listenable Records}}
- [https://www.instagram.com/listenable_records/ Official Instagram]
- [https://x.com/Listenable Official Twitter]
- [https://www.tiktok.com/@listenablerecords Official Tiktok]
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Category:French independent record labels
Category:Death metal record labels
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