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| Diwphalanx | |
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| Parent company | Disk Union |
| Distributor(s) | DIW Products Group [1] |
| Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal, experimental rock, punk rock |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Official website | www |
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
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