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| Parent company | Music Avenue Group |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Alfie Falckenbach |
| Distributor(s) | Music Avenue Group |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Location | Brussels |
Mausoleum Records was a Belgian-based[1] heavy metalrecord label, once considered byBillboard as "one of Europe's premier hard rock labels".[2]
Alfie Falckenbach founded the Mausoleum Records label in 1982 (he also founded the Music Avenue label, and the blues label Blues Boulevard Records). Bands releasing material on the label includedAnvil, Faithful Breath,Great White, Killer,L.A. Guns,Nazareth,Omen, Ostrogoth,Ian Gillan Band andWarlock. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Mausoleum Records was still going strong, and the artist roster consisted of established acts such asMolly Hatchet andCinderella, in addition to new artists from around the world, includingHyades (Italy), Always Fallen (Belgium), Hills of Kings (Germany), Awaken (USA) andGrenouer (Russia).
The label folded upon Falckenbach's death in 2016.[3]
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