Sanctuary

Headquarters: London, UK

Founded: 1976

Founded by: Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor

Link: Official Site

Genre(s):
 * Rock
 * Pop
 * Rap
 * Hip Hop
 * Metal

Active Roster

 * Bizarre
 * Blues Traveler
 * The Charlatans UK
 * Corrosion Of Conformity
 * Peter DiStefano
 * DragonForce
 * De La Soul
 * Earth, Wind and Fire
 * Elton John
 * Engerica
 * Fun Lovin' Criminals
 * The Gathering
 * Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
 * Gravity Kills
 * Adam Green
 * Groove Armada
 * Manic Street Preachers
 * Meat Loaf
 * Megadeth
 * Ministry
 * Morrissey
 * Alison Moyet
 * Jo O'Meara
 * William Orbit
 * Robert Plant
 * Queensrÿche
 * Rollins Band
 * Simple Minds
 * Stratovarius
 * Super Furry Animals
 * Tesla
 * Ween
 * Widespread Panic
 * Kenny Rogers

Inactive Roster

 * Iron Maiden
 * Neil Young
 * Status Quo
 * Kelly Osbourne
 * Guns N' Roses
 * Iron Maiden
 * Jane's Addiction
 * Journey (band)
 * King Crimson
 * KISS
 * Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * Anthrax
 * Black Sabbath
 * Gary Numan

Key Releases
Too many to list

Biography
The largest indie label in the UK, Sanctuary was formed in 1976 by Iron Maiden's managers and, in fact, named after an Iron Maiden song. Much of their artists are acts with long-term appeal, which sometimes gives them the image of being the label that folks go to when their careers are over, but that's not necessarily true. Sanctuary tends to give their artists more free reign to do the records they want, feeling that they've established themselves and have the right to do purer artistic work.