Rowe Productions
Encyclopedia
Rowe Productions is a Christian
record label
. It was founded by Mortification
vocalist Steve Rowe
. The label mainly focuses on thrash
/unblack
metal artists.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. It was founded by Mortification
Mortification (band)
Mortification is an Australian Christian extreme metal band which was formed in 1987 as a heavy metal group, Lightforce, by mainstay Steve Rowe on bass guitar and vocals. By 1990, in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, they were renamed as Mortification with the line-up of Rowe, Michael Carlisle on...
vocalist Steve Rowe
Steve Rowe
Steve Rowe is the founder, bass guitarist, and vocalist of the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification which was considered to be a major pioneer in the genre. Prior to forming Mortification he was in a traditional heavy metal styled Christian band known as LightForce...
. The label mainly focuses on thrash
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
/unblack
Unblack metal
Unblack metal is a term used to describe musically black metal sounding artists whose lyrics and imagery promote Christianity. Such artists are controversial, mainly because black metal's pioneers, especially those of the Second Wave, intended to encourage hostility towards Christianity...
metal artists.
Former Artists
- 16 Stitch (Active, currently unsigned)
- FearscapeFearscapeFearscape is a black metal/death metal band from Wollongong, Australia who have released two albums and one EP.-Biography:Fearscape are a Progressive black Metal styled band originally from the industrial city of Wollongong, NSW Fearscape is a black metal/death metal band from Wollongong, Australia...
(Active, with Bombworks Records) - Gnashing of Teeth (Active, currently unsigned)
- Grave Forsaken (Active, with Soundmass Records)
- Lament (Active, with Bombworks Records)
- LightForce (Disbanded; members went on to form MortificationMortification (band)Mortification is an Australian Christian extreme metal band which was formed in 1987 as a heavy metal group, Lightforce, by mainstay Steve Rowe on bass guitar and vocals. By 1990, in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, they were renamed as Mortification with the line-up of Rowe, Michael Carlisle on...
) - Metanoia (Disbanded; members went on to form Sheep)
- Psycoma (Disbanded)
- Scourged Flesh (Active, with Soundmass Records)
- Teramaze (Active, with Jellyfish Records)
- Ultimatum (Active, with Retroactive Records)