Retroactive Records

Retroactive Records
Founded	2002
Founder	Matt Hunt
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Brutal Planet Distribution (US) Cargo Twilight (DE) Plastic Head (UK) Season of Mist (FR) Metalzone (Belgium)
Genre	Christian metal, heavy metal, hard rock, Christian rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Keokuk, Iowa
Official website	http://retroactiverecords.net

Retroactive Records is an independent record label in Keokuk, Iowa.

The label was founded in 2002 by Matt Hunt, who had previously operated a small label called Magdalene Records. Originally intended to reissue classic Christian metal, the label has since grown to sign new artists, release original albums by those artists,^[1] and release other genres of music.^[2] They have also started and acquired several smaller labels.^[3]

Artists

The following^[4] represents a list of bands with albums both released and re-released on Retroactive. Bands with only re-releases on Retroactive are indicated with a .

Antestor Armaggedon Arnion Believer[5] Boarders Brainchild (Circle of Dust) Bride Broken Silence Children of the Day Circle of Dust Commissioned Daniel Amos Deliverance Eloi Emotion Encryptor Faith Factor Fasedown Fearful Symmetry Final Axe Fires of Babylon Grave Robber Guardian Haven

Heaven's Rage Hero His Witness Hortor Jacob's Dream Jommy Hotz Jupiter VI King James Kreyson Liberty n' Justice Living Sacrifice with Scott Albert Lifesavers Underground, aka LSU Lust Control Main Line Riders MASS Menchen Messiah My Silent Wake Philadelphia Randy Stonehill Redeemer Regime Resurrection Band Rev Seven

Rex Carroll Rivera Bomma[6] Rosanna's Raiders Saint Sardonyx Saviour Machine Servant Seventh Seal SinDizzy Six Feet Deep Struggle Stairway Sweet Comfort Band The Lead The Rise The Seventh Power Titanic Ulf Christiansson Ultimatum Vision Whitecross X-Sinner Zion

Imprints

• Born Twice Records
• Bombworks Records
• GospoMusic
• Watergrave Records

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. "Diary of a Mattman", Heavens Metal, Feb/Mar 2005, Issue #73, p14,15 & 20
2. "2008 Interview with Matt Hunt". Heartofmetal.net. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916121641/http://www.hmmagazine.com/2010/11/retroactive-records-secures-distribution-in-family-christian-stores/. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Firestream Music Vault - Retroactive Records". Firestreamvault.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
5. "2005 Interview with Matt Hunt". Thewhippingpost.tripod.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
6. "SYMPHONY X Bassist Featured On New RIVERA BOMMA Album - Jan. 12, 2013". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2013-06-23.

External links

• Retroactive Records