Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records
Logo of the label
Parent company	BMG Rights Management
Active years	since 1979
founder	Rod Smallwood, Andy Taylor
Seat	London
Label code	LC 06448
Genre (s)	Metal

Sanctuary Records is a British record label specializing in metal . It has been part of the Universal Music Group since June 2007, and before that it was the UK's largest independent label.

In 2013, Sanctuary was taken over by BMG Rights Management for 50 million euros .

history

The label was founded in 1979 by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor, who discovered Iron Maiden in a London pub and signed it. This contract marks the founding of the label, whose name is derived from the Iron Maiden song Sanctuary . With Iron Maiden, the label also gained fame and was able to put young, hopeful, but also older bands under contract for a long time, including Europe and Uriah Heep . Since most of the bands made their breakthrough during their time with the label, it quickly became a popular label for metal bands. In June 2007 the label was sold to Universal Music Group for £ 44.5 million.

Important artists

Here is a list of the major bands and artists signed to Sanctuary Records:

• Anthrax
• Black Sabbath
• Bruce Dickinson
• DragonForce
• Drowning pool
• Elton John
• Europe
• Fun lovin 'criminals
• Thea Gilmore
• Gravity Kills
• Helloween
• Iron Maiden
• Jane's Addiction
• KISS
• Meat loaf
• Megadeth
• Morrissey
• Orange goblin
• Dolores O'Riordan
• Scorpions
• Simple Minds
• Status quo
• Stratovarius
• Great furry animals
• The Charlatans (English band)
• Uriah Heep
• Venom
• Widespread Panic
• Within Temptation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Short story at MTV
3. ^ News of the takeover by Reuters , accessed on December 31, 2009