Fan Death Records

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Fan Death Records
Founded2008 (2008)
Genre Punk, noise rock, experimental rock, black metal
Country of originU.S., Canada
LocationBaltimore, Maryland; Montreal, Quebec
Official website www.fandeathrecords.com

Fan Death Records is an independent record label based in Baltimore, Maryland, and Montreal, Quebec. The label is operated by Sean Gray, Chris Berry, and Tracy Soo-Ming. [1]

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Fan Death is affiliated with DNA Test Fest, a noise rock and experimental music festival held in Baltimore every year. The label began in 2007 in with Gray's radio show DNA in the DNA on WMUC-FM in College Park, Maryland. [2]

Discography

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References

  1. "About Fan Death Records". Fan Death Records. Retrieved July 2, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Johns, Jamie (2010). "Freak Scene #53: DNA Test Fest". The Fader. Retrieved July 2, 2010.