SPV GmbH

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SPV GmbH
Founded	1984
Genre	Rock, Metal
Country of origin	Germany
Official website	http://www.spv.de/

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label founded in 1984 as a German distributor of Roadrunner Records. It has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels.

It also has several sublabels that it produces and distributes. These include metal label Steamhammer, Synthetic Symphony, Oblivion, SPV Recordings/SPV America, Audiopharm, and progressive label Inside Out. Its most successful artists include Whitesnake, Motörhead, Helloween, King's X, Judas Priest, Sepultura, Dio, Iced Earth and Type O Negative.

[edit] See also

• Bands distributed by SPV
• Steamhammer Bands
• List of record labels