Roaar Records
Encyclopedia
Roaar Records is an independent record label based in Swansea
, Massachusetts
USA
. The label was created in 2007 to handle new releases and back catalog of bands previously on Sleeping Wizard Productions. Its main genre is heavy metal music
with a developing sister label, Vault Records, to handle non-metal genres. Its initial releases have been in Internet download form with full releases scheduled in 2009.
As of July 2008, the label has been the distribution of the compilation Music For Middlesex 3, for the charitable organization Middlesex Human Service Agency, Inc. of Waltham, Massachusetts. All profit from the CD goes the various charities MHSA supports. The CD was recorded at the annual fund-raiser and features live, previously unreleased recordings from Danny Klien, formerly of The J. Geils Band, blues legend James Montgomery (musician), who has worked with both Aerosmith
and The Rolling Stones
and the return performance by melodic metal legends New England
, who had their debut album partially produced by Paul Stanley
of Kiss
.
While still releasing singles in download form, the label released its first CD Roses Are Rare, Violence Is True by Briar Rose
on May 25, 2009.
Swansea, Massachusetts
Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts.It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles south of Boston; and 12 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island....
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The label was created in 2007 to handle new releases and back catalog of bands previously on Sleeping Wizard Productions. Its main genre is heavy metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
with a developing sister label, Vault Records, to handle non-metal genres. Its initial releases have been in Internet download form with full releases scheduled in 2009.
As of July 2008, the label has been the distribution of the compilation Music For Middlesex 3, for the charitable organization Middlesex Human Service Agency, Inc. of Waltham, Massachusetts. All profit from the CD goes the various charities MHSA supports. The CD was recorded at the annual fund-raiser and features live, previously unreleased recordings from Danny Klien, formerly of The J. Geils Band, blues legend James Montgomery (musician), who has worked with both Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
and The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
and the return performance by melodic metal legends New England
New England (band)
New England was an American rock band that was mainly active from 1978-1982. The group was best known for the song, "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya", which received heavy radio exposure on Album-oriented rock stations and reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979...
, who had their debut album partially produced by Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
of Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
.
While still releasing singles in download form, the label released its first CD Roses Are Rare, Violence Is True by Briar Rose
Briar Rose (band)
Briar Rose is a traditional heavy metal band from Swansea, Massachusetts. The band's name is taken from the title of the variant story of Sleeping Beauty by the Brothers Grimm, Briar Rose...
on May 25, 2009.
External links
- Roaar Records at Rate Your MusicRate Your MusicRate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles, videos, bootlegs, and movies are rated and reviewed by users. This data is then used to generate recommendations for users and to create rated lists of albums...
- Roaar Records at Vault Magazine