Midhir Records
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Midhir Records is an independent record label
based in Whiteabbey
, Northern Ireland
.
The label is named after an elusive figure of Irish myth. The opening was celebrated at Bealtaine 2004
with a small festival in Belfast
that featured Secrets of the Moon, Geasa
, Old Season, Aftermath and Bad Boat.
The primary focus of the label is to release notable extreme and fringe music. Midhir artists are often characterised by a progressive and experimental approach within their genres.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in Whiteabbey
Whiteabbey
Whiteabbey is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
The label is named after an elusive figure of Irish myth. The opening was celebrated at Bealtaine 2004
2004 in music
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with a small festival in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
that featured Secrets of the Moon, Geasa
Geasa (band)
Geasa is a Celtic metal band originating from Dublin, Ireland. Formed by Fergal Purcell and John Kavanagh in 1993 the band combines traditional Celtic music with black metal to form Celtic black metal. They have released one demo album, one EP, and three full-length albums.They came onto the scene...
, Old Season, Aftermath and Bad Boat.
The primary focus of the label is to release notable extreme and fringe music. Midhir artists are often characterised by a progressive and experimental approach within their genres.
Midhir artists
- Hexxed
- ScaldScald (band)Scald are an extreme metal band based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They are known for their progressive, idiosyncratic sound which takes in elements of metal, post-hardcore, doom, punk, grind and industrial electronica...
- SymbelSymbel (band)Symbel is an English Heathen Metal band created in 2001 by Sceot Acwealde fusing lyrical elements of the English neopagan, anti-capitalist and esoteric anarchist circles with folkish and romanticist nationalist beliefs, drawing from the philosophies suggested in the Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse...
- WaylanderWaylander (band)Waylander is a Northern Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic folk metal. Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.-Biography:...
Discography
- FILI001 - SymbelSymbel (band)Symbel is an English Heathen Metal band created in 2001 by Sceot Acwealde fusing lyrical elements of the English neopagan, anti-capitalist and esoteric anarchist circles with folkish and romanticist nationalist beliefs, drawing from the philosophies suggested in the Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse...
- Wet English Forests E.P. - FILI002 - Hexxed - Where Gods Look Away
- FILI003 - WaylanderWaylander (band)Waylander is a Northern Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic folk metal. Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.-Biography:...
- Reawakening Pride Once LostReawakening Pride Once LostReawakening Pride Once Lost is the debut album by the folk metal Waylander, released in 1998 by Century Media. The album was re-released in 2006 by the Irish label, Midhir Records... - FILI004 - Scald - Fluke