Six Inch Nails Records
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Six Inch Nails Records is a record label
and mail order record distributor based in India. The record label was founded in 2009 by Urvesh Vasani
in Mumbai, India. Concentrating on releasing death metal
, metalcore
, melodic-death metal
, grindcore
, deathcore
.
Six Inch Nails Records is widely known as one of the few labels for the metal scene in India, along with other labels such as DogmaTone
, Roadcrew Records, Diabolical Conquest. The label's main office is in Malad, Mumbai.
The first release by Six Inch Nails Records was of an Indian metalcore band - Chronic Xorn called Death.Destruction.Sermon, whose first press was sold out in the first 4 months. Six Inch Nails Records also concentrates on bringing imported metal releases to distribute in India for the niche scene.
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,...
and mail order record distributor based in India. The record label was founded in 2009 by Urvesh Vasani
Urvesh Vasani
Urvesh Vasani is an Indian entrepreneur, best known for being one of the youngest CEOs of the world. Having founded the Six Inch Nails Group at the age of 13 with his first venture Six Inch Nails Records in August 2009, the Six Inch Nails brand grew rapidly with the launch of other ventures such...
in Mumbai, India. Concentrating on releasing death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
, melodic-death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
, grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
, deathcore
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
.
Six Inch Nails Records is widely known as one of the few labels for the metal scene in India, along with other labels such as DogmaTone
DogmaTone
DogmaTone Records is a registered Indian record label, formed with the objective of promoting and encouraging Indian rock music. DogmaTone Records has released an album titled The First Mutiny : Dogmas of Indian Rock...
, Roadcrew Records, Diabolical Conquest. The label's main office is in Malad, Mumbai.
The first release by Six Inch Nails Records was of an Indian metalcore band - Chronic Xorn called Death.Destruction.Sermon, whose first press was sold out in the first 4 months. Six Inch Nails Records also concentrates on bringing imported metal releases to distribute in India for the niche scene.