| Metal Mind Productions | |
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| Founded | 1987 (1987) |
| Founder | Tomasz Dziubiński |
| Defunct | 2025 |
| Distributor(s) | MVD (United States) |
| Genre | Rock,heavy metal |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Official website | metalmind |
Metal Mind Productions (MMP) is a Polishrecord label founded in 1987. The label focuses onrock andheavy metal. MMP is also publisher ofMetal Hammer, the largest and the oldest heavy metal magazine. As a concert agency, it organisesMetalmania, the largest heavy metal event in Central Europe, and it organised over 1000 concerts, includingMonsters of Rock in Poland, 1991.
Metal Mind Productions over the years became the subject of criticism from such bands asMalevolent Creation, Enter Chaos,Behemoth andMoonlight among others, for releasing unauthorized records and lack of professionalism.[1][2][3] They purchased rights for several albums from Empire Records that include titles from such bands as Totem,[4] Sammath Naur, Dissenter,[5]Deivos,[6] Archeon,[7] Spinal Cord,[8] Demise,[9] Naumachia,[10] and Pyorrhoea.[11] and re-released them in 2007 and 2008 although the musicians were not informed about the deal and were unable to contact Metal Mind.[10]
Metal Mind had a licensing deal withMusic for Nations from the 1990s until its closure in 2004. That deal included releases by such bands asCandlemass, Thrasher,Dispatched andParadise Lost among others.[12][13] It also had a distribution and licensing deal withCentury Media Records[14] that included releases by such bands asSentenced,Death,Cryptopsy,Arch Enemy,Strapping Young Lad,Jag Panzer,The Gathering,Bloodbath andMassacre among others.[15]
In 2006 Metal Mind Productions signed a multi-licensing deal withRoadrunner Records for their back catalogue.[16] The selection of bands includedSolitude Aeturnus,Willard, Trojan,Atrocity,Crimson Glory,Front Line Assembly, Violent Force, Acrophet,Amen,Atrophy,Heathen, Realm,Xentrix,Defiance, Disincarnate,Pestilence, Last Crack,Znowhite,Sadus, Toxik, Bulldozer andGorguts.[16]
In 2008 the label signed a similar deal withNuclear Blast for their back catalogue.[17] The selection of bands include Brutallity,Control Denied,Darkane,Disbelief,Dismal Euphony,Destruction,Theatre of Tragedy,Stormwitch,Darkseed,Disharmonic Orchestra,Gardenian,Primal Fear,Farmer Boys,Horde,Hypocrisy, Impulse Manslaughter,Macabre,Mortification, Night in Gales,Slaughter, Abomination, Warhammer andWinter.[17]
On other various licenses Metal Mind Productions released albums by artists such as Ankh,[18]Anvil,[19] Art Rock,[20] Astharoth,[21]Bang Tango,[22] Bank,[23]Blaze Bayley,[24]Believer,[25]Warlock[26] and Wilczy Pająk among others.[27]
In 2010 label founder Tomasz Dziubiński died ofneoplasm.[28]
Metal Mind Productions was declared bankrupt in March 2025.[29][30]
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