Slanted Records

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Slanted Records
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Parent company Spring Hill Music Group
Founded2004 (2004)
Genre Contemporary Christian music, progressive rock, modern rock
Country of originUnited States
Location Brentwood, Tennessee
Official website slantedrecords.com

Slanted Records was a contemporary Christian record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee. As part of the Spring Hill Music Group, Slanted Records signed Contemporary Christian artists whose music can be described as progressive rock or modern rock. Slanted Records started in 2004 with three bands. The label was shut down and the website went dark in late 2012/early 2013.

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