Spinefarm Records

Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The company evolved into a record label for Finnish acts such as Nightwish, Children of Bodom, and Sonata Arctica. Pääkkönen sold the original Ranka publishing catalog to Warner/Chappell Music in 2008, including several songs by Spinefarm acts like Children Of Bodom, Finntroll, and Nightwish. Former Roadrunner Records President Jonas Nachsin was appointed Spinefarm's General Manager - Worldwide in 2013. Spinefarm/UMG acquired the English label Candlelight Records in late 2015. In 2017, Spinefarm Music Group announced the launch of the country, blues, and southern rock-oriented Snakefarm Records. == Bands ==

As of 2025, Spinefarm Music Group includes the Spinefarm, Candlelight, and Snakefarm labels. Spinefarm • 36 Crazyfists • Airbourne • Atreyu • Bambie Thug • Billy Talent • Black Map • Black Spiders • Black Veil Brides • Brkn Love • The Browning • Bullet for My Valentine • Crown Lands • Creeper • Cold Steel • Dayseeker • D3dset • Dead Poet Society • Death from Above 1979 • Electric Wizard • Employed to Serve • Gore. • Haunt the Woods • He Is Legend • High Parasite • Hunter Oliveri • Hurtwave • Kid Kapichi • Killing Joke • Lowlives • Paradise Slaves • Raging Speedhorn • Refused • Royal Thunder • Saint Agnes • Saint Asonia • Saul • Scorpions • Shining (Nor) • Shining (Swe) • Stone Broken • VRSTY • VV (Ville Valo) • While She Sleeps • Unprocessed Candlelight • Absu • Black Moth • Diablo Swing Orchestra • Emperor • Ihsahn • Khors • Limbonic Art • Orange Goblin • PSOTY • Shade Empire • Vision of Disorder • Voices • Winterfylleth • Zyklon Snakefarm • Austin Meade • Brothers Osborne • Chris Shiflett • Eric Church • Jon Pardi • Kezia Gill • Kip Moore • Marcus King • Marty Stuart • The Temperance Movement (US & Canada) • Whiskey Myers == See also ==