Great White North Records was a Canadian independent record label founded in 1999 and dissolved in 2006. It was founded by Rémi Côté and Stephan Bélanger and focused on promoting metal. Though the label released music by bands from around the world, it was a notable outlet and supporter of Canadian metal.

History

Over the course of its existence GWN had a European outlet in the Netherlands (Great White North Records Europe) which manufactured select GWN releases for its own market, a French distribution office (GWN Records France) and spawned two sub-labels: Grind It! Records (for grindcore and crust) and Demÿsteriis (for black metal and other dark music). Productions Nouvelle France was also started with partner's in France, specializing in French rock and punk. In late 2003 the European outlet separated from the Canadian branch due to "differences in company politics."

On December 3, 2003 Rémi opened a record store in Montreal called Profusion: Le Metal Store. The record label operations were run out of the same offices. In March 2006, Rémi Côté decided to leave Great White North Records to "concentrate on [his] store, [his] traveling addiction and various new projects." That July, only a few months later, Great White North closed. Côté went on to start Prodisk which continues to release Canadian metal.

GWN releases

Cat#	Group	Title	Format	Canadian Release Date	European Release Date	Notes
GWN 001	Ghoulunatics	Mystralengine	CD		n/a	Not released in EU.
GWN 002	Suffocate	Exit 64	CD			Originally released on Erebos Productions in 1998.
GWN 003	Necrology	Malignancy Defined	CD
GWN 004	Merlin	They Must Die	CD
GWN 004	Merlin	They Must Die	CD			Reissued with new artwork.
GWN 005	Asgard	Cold Season	CD
GWN 006	Diachronia	XX's Decline	CD			Slightly different artwork between EU and CAN.
GWN 007	C of E	Protect Me From What I Want	CD
GWN 008	Divina Enema Divina Enema Divina Enema is an avant-garde metal band from Belarus. They create their sound by using elements from many different genres, including gothic, black, death, progressive, and symphonic metal, and even electronic music. They had released two full-length albums through divisions of the notable...	Under Phoenix Phenomenon Under Phoenix Phenomenon Under Phoenix Phenomenon is the second full-length album by the avant-garde metal band Divina Enema.-Track listing:All lyrics by Yaroslav A. Burakoff.# "Vision I: Midnight Horror Factory" - 2:10# "Vision II: A Handful of Hay" - 9:06...	CD
GWN 009	Obliveon	Greatest Pits	CD
GWN 010	Soulforge	Duality	CD
GWN 011	Merlin	Brutal Constructor	CD
GWN 012	Aggression A.D.	Forgotten Skeleton	CD
GWN 013	Paroxysm	Revelation is Denied	CD			An enhanced reissue was released in February 2006.
GWN 014	Brief Respite	Lullaby To The Moon	CD
GWN 015	The Mass	Towards Darkness	CD
GWN 016	Mind Eclipse	Utopia: Formula of God	CD
GWN 017	CortisoL Cortisol Cortisol is a steroid hormone, more specifically a glucocorticoid, produced by the adrenal gland. It is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its primary functions are to increase blood sugar through gluconeogenesis; suppress the immune system; and aid in fat,...	Meat Meat (album) Meat is an album by Hawksley Workman, released January 19, 2010 on Isadora Records and Universal Music Canada.The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.-Track listing:#"Song for Sarah Jane"#"French Girl in L.A."...	CD
GWN 018	Fuck the Facts Fuck the Facts Fuck the Facts is a Canadian grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1998. They began in the late nineties as a solo recording project constructed by musician Topon Das. After many early recordings, including split tapes with groups from around the world, Fuck the Facts began developing a...	Collection of Splits 2002-2004 Collection of Splits 2002-2004 -Personnel:* Topon Das – guitar, bass, keyboards, samples, recording, mixing, mastering* Mel Mongeon – vocals, artwork* Matt Connell – drums, recording, mixing, mastering* Jean-Philippe Latour – remastering-Additional Musicians:...	CD
GWN 019	Aggression	The Full Treatment The Full Treatment The Full Treatment is a 1960 British mystery film directed by Val Guest and starring Claude Dauphin, Diane Cilento and Ronald Lewis. A racing driver, involved in a bad accident, goes to the Cote D'Azur to recuperate. While there he becomes increasingly prone to violence, and draws a Harley Street...	CD			Reissue
GWN 020	Collapse	Destroying by Design	CD
GWN 021	Talamyus	As Long as it Flows	CD
GWN 023	Hellacaust	Inevitable dementia	CD
GWNMC007	C of E	Day By Day	Enhanced CD Single			1 audio track + 1 video
GWNUBR1	Various	Great White North 2K5	CD

Canceled releases

These releases were slated for release in 2006, however, they never materialized before the label dissolved.

Group	Title	Format	Planned Release Date	Notes
Various	Profusion Volume 1	CD		Later released by Prodisk/Profusion.
Paroxysm	Revelation Is Denied	CD		Currently unreleased. Reissue with bonus video.
Gorguts Gorguts Gorguts is a technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The band's only constant member is Luc Lemay.-History:Gorguts were formed in 1989 by Luc Lemay , Sylvain Marcoux , Éric Giguère and Stephane Provencher...	Live In Rotterdam	CD		Later released by Prodisk.
Obliveon	From This Day Forward	CD		Later released by Prodisk. Reissue with bonus content.
Thy Flesh Consumed	Pacified by Oceans of Blood	CD		Later released by CDN Records in November.
Fuck the Facts Fuck the Facts Fuck the Facts is a Canadian grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1998. They began in the late nineties as a solo recording project constructed by musician Topon Das. After many early recordings, including split tapes with groups from around the world, Fuck the Facts began developing a...	Stigmata High-Five Stigmata High-Five Stigmata-High Five is the seventh full-length album by the Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts released August 20, 2006 . It is the band's first release on Relapse Records. Stigmata High-Five is also the first recording to feature Mathieu Vilandré on drums...	CD		Later released by Relapse Records Relapse Records Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...  in August.
Towards Darkness	Solemn	CD		Later released by Twilight Foundation in December 2007.
Obliveon	Nemesis	CD		Later released by Prodisk. Reissue with bonus content.
Cortisol	S-12	CD		Later released by Prodisk in October.
Gorguts Gorguts Gorguts is a technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The band's only constant member is Luc Lemay.-History:Gorguts were formed in 1989 by Luc Lemay , Sylvain Marcoux , Éric Giguère and Stephane Provencher...	Live At The Whiskey	DVD		Currently unreleased.
Various	Le Brotherhood	DVD

Grind It! releases

Cat#	Group	Title	Format	Release Date	Notes
GIT-001	Merlin	Deathkoteque	CD		Remastered. Originally on cassette only.
GIT-00?	Trails of Anguish	Relentless Abhorrence of Misery's Grievance	CD		Originally self-released by the band in 1999.
GIT-002	Aphasia	Arcane In Thalassa	CD
GIT-004	Divina Enema Divina Enema Divina Enema is an avant-garde metal band from Belarus. They create their sound by using elements from many different genres, including gothic, black, death, progressive, and symphonic metal, and even electronic music. They had released two full-length albums through divisions of the notable...	At The Conclave At the Conclave -Track listing:# "Gargoyles Ye Rose Aloft" - 8:22# "Down Along the Roots" - 8:35# "The Holy Holt" - 8:15# "Nigthmare" - 9:41# "Holy Forever" - 8:15# "The Darkest Hour" - 6:18- Personnel :* Yaroslav A. Burakoff - vocals* Boyan Yovchev - guitar...	CD		Originally released in 2000 on Eldrich Music.
GIT-005	BK 49	Join the Dead	CD
GIT-006	Dahmer Dahmer (band) Dahmer was a grindcore band formed in Quebec City, Canada in 1995 by Sébastien and Yvan Dionne. They composed songs about serial killers , mass murderers and other various topics, some not even criminal-related and mostly humorous.Though the group split up in early 2000, members are currently...	The Studio Sessions: Discography	CD
GIT-007	Fuck the Facts Fuck the Facts Fuck the Facts is a Canadian grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1998. They began in the late nineties as a solo recording project constructed by musician Topon Das. After many early recordings, including split tapes with groups from around the world, Fuck the Facts began developing a...	Backstabber Etiquette Backstabber Etiquette Backstabber Etiquette is the sixth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The band recorded the album in 2002 at their own studio. The album was mastered by David Cain at Shark Fin Mastering in Ottawa...	CD
GIT-008	Fistfuck	23 Songs In The Same Hole	CD
GIT-009	Fistfuck /   Aberrent	Split CD	CD

Demÿsteriis Releases

Cat#	Group	Title	Format	Street Date YYYY-MM-DD
MYS 001	The Eternal Blade	The Eternal Blade	CD	2005-03
MYS 002	Funerarium	Noces Chimiques	CD	2005

Links

• Interview with owners
• Info for Prodisk
• Interview