Simultaneously, the two former Nuclear Blast employees Florian Milz and Markus Wosgien founded the label ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS GmbH, where they will share CEO / label management duties. Not only will they be developing new artists, but also enlisting a variety of established acts. Collaborating under the mutual banner ATOMIC FIRE, the goal of all parties is to strengthen the physical product, as well as drive the digital sector forward with innovative ideas and attention to detail. ATOMIC FIRE partners with major sales experts WARNER MUSIC (GAS) and ADA (rest of the world), with the exception of Japan, where the company is licensed to WARD RECORDS. Additionally, the label will operate its own mail order shops in Germany/Europe, UK, Australia and North America with immediate effect. Furthermore, ATOMIC FIRE will look after the roster of the label REAPER ENTERTAINMENT, led by Florian Milz and Gregor Rothermel, featuring acts such as TANKARD, MEMORIAM and METAL CHURCH. The ATOMIC FIRE headquarters are located in the South German town of Donzdorf, where a new record shop, and thus, a meeting point for metal fans will also be launched in the spring of 2022. International offices and representatives are located in England (director: Dan Tobin), the USA (director: Liz Ciavarella-Brenner), Sweden (director: Darren Edwards), France (director: Olivier Garnier), Italy (director: Barbara Francone) and Spain (director: Sergi Ramos). The new company’s staff contains the following positions: Ute Linhart (sales & merchandise), Patrick Walch and Sarah Wohlfahrt (digital), Philipp Adelsberger (press promotion & publicity), Gregor Rothermel (graphic design & product management), Timo Beisel (publishing), Thomas “Zwini” Zwirner (mailorder & wholesale), Markus Wielandt (IT & new media), Siggi Popp (accounting) and Heiko Heike/Zimmermann & Decker (legal affairs). Mat Sinner (senior consultant), Achim Köhler (A&R) and Iris Bernotat (product management & promotion) are providing consulting support. ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS announces its first signings today: The young Icelandic power metal force POWER PALADIN, whose anthemic debut album “With The Magic Of Windfyre Steel” has already taken the media by storm. In addition, the Scandinavian all-star formation AT THE MOVIESwas brought on board. Their line-up features musicians from established acts such as PRETTY MAIDS, HAMMERFALL, KING DIAMOND, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA and THERION, whose collaboration has immortalized well-known film hits of the 80s and 90s in a unique hard rock outfit on the two albums “The Soundtrack Of Your Life – Vol. 1” (80s) and” The Soundtrack Of Your Life – Vol. 2″ (90s). All three aforementioned works will be released on January 7th, 2022, marking the first releases of the new label.
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