Originally founded by Alfie Falckenbach in 1982; today the now legendary Mausoleum Records label is part of the Music Avenue Group of Labels. Thirty-three years later, the pioneering imprint continues to be a leading purveyor of heavy metal music. During the course of its existence Mausoleum Records has harboured classic metal bands such as Anvil, Faithful Breath, Great White, Killer, L.A. Guns, M
olly Hatchet, Nazareth, Omen, Ostrogoth, and Warlock (Doro). Konexion Records, a subsidiary label, predominantly issued punk music by artist such as the S*x Pistols, Sid Vicious, the Exploited, and the UK Subs. Still going strong after more than three decades; today the artist roster of Mausoleum Records consists of established heavy metal acts in addition to exciting new artists on the cutting edge of the genre, such as Shatter Messiah, Assignment (featuring Robin Beck), Awaken, King’s Call, Taunted, Now And Then (Ex-Pretty Maids), Kirk, Existance, Grenouer, NirtroVolt, Megasonic, Max Pie, The Ghost Next Door, and E-Force, fronted by Eric Forrest, previously vocalist and bass-player with Voivod. Mausoleum Records currently has a marketing, distribution and physical sales network covering three continents, and can warrant a guaranteed physical release for its artists’ output in more than twenty-five countries around the globe (and growing), as well as being present on iTunes and 140 other major digital distribution sites in nearly 250 countries.
