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Victory Records Founder Tony Brummel Starts New Label Mission Two Entertainment

Victory Records founder Tony Brummel has announced plans to start a new record label called Mission Two Entertainment, according to The PRP. Brummel sold Victory Records and its parent company Another Victory to Concord Music in the fall of 2019 for an approximated $3o million.

Brummel built Victory Records up from scratch, and established it as one of metal’s most influential labels. Bands including Hatebreed, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Earth Crisis, Integrity, Cro-Mags, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, and many other bands worked under the Victory umbrella.

However, Victory Records was also known for their alleged poor treatment of their clients, and faced multiple lawsuits throughout its existence. Several of the bands working for Victory spoke out against the treatment of the artists, and in 2017, John Henry, frontman of heavy metal band Darkest Hour, claimed that the band never received royalties for their work.

Initial signings to the label include New York City based hardcore punk band the Cro-Mags; their new album, In The Beginning, is set to release on June 19th. The band was one of Victory Records’ final signees before their subsequent acquisition by Concord Music. Other bands signed to the label include Insight and Don’t Sleep, who both have albums set to be released later in the year.

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Drew Feinerman: I have just completed my senior at the University of Michigan majoring in international studies with an emphasis in political economics and development, with a minor in Chinese language and culture, and I have recently been accepted into the Berklee School of Music's masters of music business program. Although my academic interests include economics, political science, and history, I consider music to be my one true passion. Music is, and has always been, a driving force for the way I think and act every day of my life. I have been playing the tenor saxophone since the age of ten, and playing an instrument at a high level has allowed me to only further my understanding and appreciation for music. While I grew up listening to predominantly classic rock, I soon found myself gravitating toward jazz, hip-hop, funk, and other genres, as my learned to both play and analyze music as a listener. As a writer, I am able to apply my skills both as a musician and a listener, and look forward to the opportunity to being able to express my thoughts on various stories in the music industry.
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