Reigning Phoenix Music

Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) is a German-American record label, specialising in extreme metal and heavy metal.

Reigning Phoenix Music
Founded	July 18, 2023; 19 months ago (2023-07-18)
Founder	Gerardo Martinez Sven Bogner
Genre	Extreme metal heavy metal
Location	Hamberg, Germany Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Official website	reigningphoenixmusic.com

History

Reigning Phoenix Music was launched on July 18, 2023, by Gerardo Martinez, former manager of Nuclear Blast America, and German entrepreneur Sven Bogner.^[1] Shortly after its formation, the label signed a one-album deal with the death metal band Deicide.^[2] In October 2023, Jochen Richert, ex-managing director of AFM Records and Soulfood Distribution, joined Reigning Phoenix's management team.^[3]

In January 2024, RPM announced that it would be integrating Atomic Fire Records and sub-label Fire Flash Records—along with the rosters of both labels—into their label.^[4][5]

Artists

Per the Reigning Phoenix Music website:^[6]

The 69 Eyes 8 Kalacas All for Metal Agnostic Front Amorphis Angra Arka'n Asrafokor Athena XIX Bloodywood Brainstorm Cemetary Coreleoni Crimson Veil Curse of Cain Cyhra Deicide Eleine The Eternal Ghostseeker God Dethroned Helloween Holy Moses Incite Induction Jag Panzer Kerry King Lancer Lutharo Lordi Master's Call

Meshuggah Mezzrow Mystic Circle Oblivion Protocol Octoploid Opeth Orden Ogan Power Paladin Primal Fear Rage Behind Rise of the Northstar Riot V Ruthless Sebastian Bach Seventh Storm Siena Root Silver Lake by Esa Holopainen Sinner Skull Fist Sonata Arctica Tailgunner The Modern Age Slavery Theocracy Tungsten U.D.O. Udo Dirkschneider Voidgazer White Stones Wolfheart