Alice In...

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Alice In...
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Founded1992
FounderFrank D'Angelo
Distributor(s)Nova Media Distribution
Genre Gothic rock, darkwave, industrial, EBM
Country of originGermany
Location Hesse
Official website darkdimensions.de

Alice In... is an indie industrial-oriented record label based in Hesse, Germany.

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History

Alice In... was founded in the early nineties by Frank D'Angelo. Its first signings were in 1995 with the bands The Hall of Souls, Misantrophe, No Critics, and Babylon Will Fall. Parallel to the publications of German Newcomer, Alice In... had made a narrow collaboration with English record labels, like Resurrection Records and Grave News. Inkubus Sukkubus, Sensorium, and This Burning Effigy, among others were also signed to Alice In... The first official Alice In... release, was No Critics' Prayers Behind the Door. Then, the label released Misantrophe's "Der Tod zerfraß die Kindlichkeit".

Alice In..., as well as Schwarzrock, Scanner and ProNoize, are sub-labels of Dark Dimensions label group.

Later releases include work by Stillste Stund and by Bloody Dead and Sexy.

In 1997, the label signed a distribution deal with Nova Media Distribution.

Notable artists (past and present)

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