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Great White North Records
Founded1999
FounderRémi Côté and Stephan Bélanger
StatusDefunct
GenreExtreme metal, heavy metal
Country of originCanada
LocationSainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada
Official websitehttp://www.gwnrecords.com/ (inactive)

Great White North Records was a Canadian independent record label founded in 1999 and dissolved in 2006. It was founded by Rémi Côté and Stephan Bélanger and focused on promoting metal. Though the label released music by bands from around the world, it was a notable outlet and supporter of Canadian metal.

Over the course of its existence GWN had a European outlet in the Netherlands (Great White North Records Europe) and a spawned two sub-labels: Grind It! Records (for grindcore and crust) and Demÿsteriis (for black metal and other dark music).[1] Productions Nouvelle France was also started with partner's in France, specializing in French rock and punk.

In late 2003 the European outlet seperated from the Canadain branch due to "differences in company politics."[2]

Demise

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In March 2006, Rémi Côté decided to leave Great White North Records to "concentrate on [his] store (Profusion, "Le Metal Store"), [his] traveling addiction and various new projects."[3] That July, only a few months later, Great White North label closed.[4] Côté went on to start Prodisk which continues to release Canadian metal.

Discogrpahy

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GWN Releases

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Cat# Group Title Format Street Date
YYYY-MM-DD
GWN 001 Canada Ghoulunatics Mystralengine CD 1999
GWN 002 Slovakia Suffocate Exit 64 CD 1999
GWN 003 Netherlands Necrology Malignancy Defined CD 2000
GWN 004 Russia Merlin They Must Die CD 2000
GWN 004 Russia Merlin They Must Die (reissue with new artwork) CD 2004
GWN 005 Canada Asgard Cold Season CD 2001
GWN 006 Poland Diachronia XX's Decline CD 2001
GWN 008 Belarus Divina Enema Under Phoenix Phenomenon CD 2003
GWN 009 Canada Obliveon Greatest Pits CD 2002-05-??
GWN 010 Canada Soulforge Duality CD 2002
GWN 011 Russia Merlin Brutal Constructor CD 2004
GWN 012 Canada Aggression A.D. Forgotten Skeleton CD 2004
GWN 013 Canada Paroxysm Revelation is Denied CD 2004-??-??
GWNUBR1 Various Great White North 2K5 CD 2005
GWN 014 Canada Brief Respite Lullaby To The Moon CD 2005-04-20
GWN 015 Canada The Mass Towards Darkness CD 2005-12-??
GWN 016 Russia Mind Eclipse Utopia: Formula of God CD 2005
GWN 017 Canada CortisoL Meat CD 2005-12-03
GWN 018 Canada Fuck the Facts Collection of Splits 2002-2004 CD 2006-04-28
GWN 019 Canada Aggression The Full Treatment (reissue) CD 2005-??-??
GWN 020 Canada Collapse Destroying by Design CD 2006-02-17
GWN 021 Canada Talamyus As Long as it Flows CD 2005-10-??
GWN 023 Canada Hellacaust Inevitable dementia CD 2006-04-??

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Grind It! Releases

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Cat# Group Title Format Street Date
YYYY-MM-DD
GIT-001 Russia Merlin Deathkoteque CD 2001
GIT-002 Canada Trails of Anguish Relentless Abhorrence of Misery's Grievance (reissue) CD 2002
GIT-003 Canada Aphasia Arcane In Thalassa CD 2001
GIT-004 Belarus Divina Enema At The Conclave CD 2002
GIT-005 Germany BK 49 Join the Dead CD 2003
GIT-006 Canada Dahmer The Studio Sessions: Discography CD 2003
GIT-007 Canada Fuck the Facts Backstabber Etiquette CD 2003
GIT-008 Canada Fistfuck 23 Songs In The Same Hole CD 2004
GIT-009 Canada Fistfuck / United States Aberrent Split CD CD 2005

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Demÿsteriis Releases

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Cat# Group Title Format Street Date
YYYY-MM-DD
MYS 001 France The Eternal Blade The Eternal Blade CD 2005-03-??
MYS 002 France Funerarium Noces Chimiques CD 2005
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References

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  1. ^ "Great White North - About Us". GWNRecords.com. Great White North Records. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "Great White North Europe". GWN-Europe.com. Great White North Europe. Archived from the original on December 16, 2003. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Prodisk - About Us". ProdiskMusic.com. Prodisk. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Great White North Records". GWNRecords.com. Great White North Records. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Great White North records - History". GWNRecords.com. Great White North Records. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "Great White North Records - Releases". GWNRecords.com. Great White North Records. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "Grind It! Records - Releases". GrindItRecords. Great White North Records. Archived from the original on August 6, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "Grind It! Records - Releases". GrindItRecords. Great White North Records. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved January 5, 2010.