13th Planet Records
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13th Planet Records is a record label
founded by Ministry
frontman Al Jourgensen
and his wife, Angelina Jourgensen in 2004. In addition to its function as an artist-run, artist-friendly independent label, 13th Planet encompasses several realms of the music industry including artist management, touring (including 2008's "C U LaTouR"), music publishing as well as a full-scale rehearsal and recording studio.
The label is a joint venture with Megaforce Records
in the United States and Canada and is distributed through Sony BMG Music Entertainment
/RED Distribution
.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
frontman Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen
Alain David Jourgensen , is a Cuban-American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial metal band Ministry. He is sometimes credited as Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa , Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan...
and his wife, Angelina Jourgensen in 2004. In addition to its function as an artist-run, artist-friendly independent label, 13th Planet encompasses several realms of the music industry including artist management, touring (including 2008's "C U LaTouR"), music publishing as well as a full-scale rehearsal and recording studio.
The label is a joint venture with Megaforce Records
Megaforce Records
Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution...
in the United States and Canada and is distributed through Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
/RED Distribution
RED Distribution
RED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for over sixty independent record labels....
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Artists
- MinistryMinistry (band)Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
- RevCoRevolting CocksRevolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American–Belgian industrial rock band and sometime supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.-History:...
- Prong
- Ascension of the WatchersAscension of the WatchersAscension of the Watchers is a band that was started by Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel . They wrote and recorded their first release, Iconoclast at Bechdel's home in rural Pennsylvania...
- False Icons
- ReVamp
Releases
- Cocked and LoadedCocked and Loaded-Retail:-Revolting Cocks:*Alien Jourgensen - lead guitar , guitar , bass , keyboards , chorus guitar , chorus bass , percussion , background vocals , slide guitar , vocals , drums , drum programming , programming , fiddle , production, mixing*Gibby Haynes - vocals , background...
(2006) - Revolting Cocks - Rio Grande BloodRio Grande BloodRio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006. It is their first release through 13th Planet and Megaforce Records.- Overview :The album is the 2nd part of the band's anti-George W...
(2006) - Ministry - Cocktail MixxxCocktail Mixxx-Personnel:*See original album credits to Cocked and Loaded*Clayton Worbeck - remixing *Luc Van Acker - remixing *Phildo Owens - remixing *Josh Bradford - vocals...
(2007) - Revolting Cocks - Rio Grande DubRio Grande DubRio Grande Dub Ya is a remix album by industrial metal band Ministry. The album is composed of remixes from the band's 2006 album Rio Grande Blood. John Bechdel is responsible for the "Fear Is Big Business ". The rest of the remixes on this album were done by Clayton Worbeck.-Track listing:*Track...
(2007) - Ministry - The Last SuckerThe Last SuckerThe Last Sucker is the eleventh studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2007 through 13th Planet Records. For three years until their reformation in 2011, it was band's last studio album featuring new material....
(2007) - Ministry - Power of the DamagerPower of the Damager- Personnel :*Tommy Victor – guitar, vocals, producer*Monte Pittman – bass, backing vocals, additional lead guitar , associate producer*Aaron Rossi – drums*Al Jourgensen – keyboards & mixing *Gil Elguezabal – audio engineer*Marco A. Ramirez – engineer...
(2007) - Prong - NuminosumNuminosum (album)Numinosum is the 2008 full-length album by the band Ascension of the Watchers.- Track listing :# "Ascendant" - 5:48# "Evading" - 7:50# "Residual Presence" - 5:51# "Canon For My Beloved" - 8:22# "Moonshine" - 5:32# "Mars Becoming" - 6:14...
(2008) - Ascension of the Watchers - Cover UpCover Up (Ministry album)Cover Up is an album of cover versions by Ministry & Co-Conspirators released on April 1, 2008. The album includes previously released covers "Roadhouse Blues", "Lay Lady Lay" and "Supernaut". Cover Up was supposedly Ministry's final release before their three year break up from 2008 to 2011...
(2008) - Ministry & Co-Conspirators - God Complex (2008) - False Icons
- The Wicked Soundtrack (2008) - Various artists
- Sex-O Olympic-OSex-O Olympic-O-RevCo:*Alien Jourgensen - production, drum programming, guitars , horn arrangements, keyboards , harmonica , programming, background vocals *Josh Bradford - vocals, background vocals*Sin Quirin - guitars , bass , keyboards...
(2009) - RevCo - Adios... Puta Madres (2009) - Ministry
- Power of the Damn MixxxerPower of the Damn Mixxxer-Personnel:*Tommy Victor - vocals, guitar*Monte Pittman - bass, background vocals*Aaron Rossi - drums...
(2009) - Prong - The Last DubberThe Last Dubber-Personnel:*See original album credits to The Last Sucker*Clayton Worbeck - Remixing and additional programming and production *John Bechdel - Remixing *DJ Hardware - Remixing...
(2009) - Ministry - Sex-O MiXXX-O (2009) - RevCo
- It's Always Christmas Time (2009, Single) - Al Jourgensen (w/ Mark ThwaiteMark ThwaiteMark Gemini Thwaite has been the guitarist for a number of British rock bands and artists over the last two decades, including The Mission, Tricky, Peter Murphy, New Disease, Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate, Mob Research , and Canadian band National Velvet plus various guest appearances...
) - Got Cock?Got Cock?-RevCo:*Al Jourgensen - keyboards, programming, background vocals, production*Josh Bradford - vocals*Sin Quirin - guitars, bass, keyboards*Clayton Worbeck - programming, audio remix -Additional personnel:*Sammy DAmbruoso - drum programming...
(2010) - RevCo - Voices In My Head (2010) - Al Jourgensen
- MiXXXes of the MoléMiXXXes of the Molé-Personnel:*See original album credits to Houses of the Molé*Artwork by, Design - Kade Burt*Engineer - Marcos Ramirez*Management - Angelina Jourgensen*Mastered By - Dave Donnelly*Remix - Erie Loch...
(2010) - Ministry - UndercoverUndercover (Ministry album)Undercover is an album of cover versions and remixes by Ministry & Co-Conspirators released on December 6, 2010. The album includes remixes of previously released songs such as "N.W.O.", "Stigmata", "Jesus Built My Hotrod", and more. Every Day Is Halloween: The Anthology features almost all of the...
(2010) - Ministry - RelapseRelapse (Ministry album)Relapse is the twelfth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, to be released on March 30, 2012 through 13th Planet Records. It was recorded in the wake of their three year hiatus from November 2008 to August 2011.-Background:...
(2011) - Ministry