Spinefarm Records

History

Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The company evolved into a record label for Finnish acts such as Nightwish, Children of Bodom, and Sonata Arctica. Since 2002, Spinefarm has been part of Universal Music Group, but operates as an independent business unit.

Pääkkönen sold the original Ranka publishing catalog to Warner/Chappell Music in 2008, including several songs by Spinefarm acts like Children Of Bodom, Finntroll, and Nightwish.

Former Roadrunner Records President Jonas Nachsin was appointed Spinefarm's General Manager - Worldwide in 2013. Spinefarm/UMG acquired the English label Candlelight Records in late 2015. In 2017, Spinefarm Music Group announced the launch of the country, blues, and southern rock-oriented Snakefarm Records.

Bands

As of 2025, Spinefarm Music Group includes the Spinefarm, Candlelight, and Snakefarm labels.

Spinefarm

• 36 Crazyfists

• Airbourne

• Atreyu

• Bambie Thug

• Billy Talent

• Black Map

• Black Spiders

• Black Veil Brides

• Brkn Love

• The Browning

• Bullet for My Valentine

• Crown Lands

• Creeper

• Cold Steel

• Dayseeker

• D3dset

• Dead Poet Society

• Death from Above 1979

• Electric Wizard

• Employed to Serve

• Gore.

• Haunt the Woods

• He Is Legend

• High Parasite

• Hunter Oliveri

• Hurtwave

• Kid Kapichi

• Killing Joke

• Lowlives

• Paradise Slaves

• Raging Speedhorn

• Refused

• Royal Thunder

• Saint Agnes

• Saint Asonia

• Saul

• Scorpions

• Shining (Nor)

• Shining (Swe)

• Stone Broken

• VRSTY

• VV (Ville Valo)

• While She Sleeps

• Unprocessed

Candlelight

• Absu
• Black Moth
• Diablo Swing Orchestra
• Emperor
• Ihsahn
• Khors
• Limbonic Art
• Orange Goblin
• PSOTY
• Shade Empire
• Vision of Disorder
• Voices
• Winterfylleth
• Zyklon

Snakefarm

• Austin Meade
• Brothers Osborne
• Chris Shiflett
• Eric Church
• Jon Pardi
• Kip Moore
• Marcus King
• Marty Stuart
• The Temperance Movement (US & Canada)
• Whiskey Myers

References

References

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5. (31 January 2008). "Warner/Chappell Finland Buys Ranka Pub Catalog".
6. (12 August 2013). "Jonas Nachsin, Former President of Roadrunner Records, Appointed GM of UMG's Spinefarm Records".
7. (21 January 2016). "UNIVERSAL ACQUIRES UK METAL LABEL CANDLELIGHT VIA SPINEFARM".
8. "{{!}} SNAKEFARM RECORDS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LAUNCH WITH SIGNING OF TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN".
9. (27 January 2015). "Airbourne Signs With Spinefarm Records".
10. (1 April 2016). "Bullet For My Valentine sign deal with Spinefarm Records.".
11. (15 December 2016). "Dayseeker Sign to Spinefarm Records — New Album in 2017".
12. "Shining Sign Worldwide Deal With Spinefarm Records".