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Defiance Records was a record label based in Cologne, Germany, which was the German and European distributor of several American and international post-hardcore and punk bands. [1] The label was founded in 1994 and closed down in 2013. [2]

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Artists

List of artists that signed with Defiance Records

Discography

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References

  1. Defiance Records on MySpace.com
  2. "Defiance Records Official site".
  3. Defiance Records