GUN Records

Parent companySony Music Entertainment
Founded1992
FounderBogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk
Defunct2009
GenreAlternative rock, heavy metal, crossover, industrial
Country of originGermany
LocationBochum
Official websitegunrecords.de

GUN Records (Great Unlimited Noises) was a record label located in Witten, Germany, founded in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec (DRAKKAR Promotion Musikverlag GmbH) and Wolfgang Funk.[1] For a period, it was a subsidiary of BMG.[2]

Different artists on the label have had hit singles as well as albums in Europe. A branch of the label known as Supersonic Records existed until 2005, when GUN's parent company BMG merged with Sony. In 2009, GUN Records announced they were closing.

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References

  1. ^ Spahr, Wolfgang; Weinert, Ellie; Arndt, Christian; Pride, Dominic (27 February 1999). "Outside A&R thrives in Germany". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Howorth, Adam (29 June 2002). "Hard music: Euro metal rages on". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via ProQuest.


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