Nosral Recordings

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Nosral Recordings
Parent company Rottweiler Records
Founded2017
FounderMike Larson
Defunct2019
StatusDefunct
Genre Christian metal, extreme metal, death metal, unblack metal
Country of originUS
Location Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Official website nosralrecordings.com

Nosral Recordings is a Christian metal record label based out of Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The label originated in 2017, as a sister-label of Rottweiler Records, by Mike Larson of Frost Like Ashes. [1] Shortly after forming in April, by May the label signed Ascending King, their first act. [2] Several acts signed to the label by 2018, including Symphony of Heaven, [3] Nuclear Blaze, [4] Children of Wrath, [3] Cruentis [5] and Enemy of Satan. [4] Eventually, Nosral became a full-on independent label from Rottweiler. In 2019, the label closed and became defunct. [6]

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