| Great White North Records | |
| Founded: | 1999 |
| Founder: | Rémi Côté and Stéphane Bélanger |
| Status: | Defunct |
| Genre: | Extreme metal, heavy metal |
| Country: | Canada |
| Location: | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Url: | http://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 Stéphane 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) which manufactured select GWN releases for its own market, a French distribution office (GWN Records France) and 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 separated from the Canadian branch due to "differences in company politics."[2]
On December 3, 2003 Rémi and Stéphane opened a record store in Montreal called Profusion: Le Metal Store. The record label operations were run out of the same offices.[3] In March 2006, Rémi Côté decided to leave Great White North Records to "concentrate on [his] store, [his] traveling addiction and various new projects."[4] That July, only a few months later, Great White North closed.[5] Côté went on to start Prodisk, which continues to release Canadian metal.
| Cat# | Group | Title | Format | Canadian Release Date | European Release Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWN 001 |  Ghoulunatics | Mystralengine | CD | n/a | Not released in EU. | ||
| GWN 002 |  Suffocate | Exit 64[6] | CD | Originally released on Erebos Productions in 1998. | |||
| GWN 003 |  Necrology | Malignancy Defined[7] | CD | [8] | |||
| GWN 004 | Merlin | They Must Die[9] | CD | ||||
| GWN 004 | Merlin | They Must Die | CD | Reissued with new artwork. | |||
| GWN 005 | Asgard | Cold Season[10] | CD | ||||
| GWN 006 |  Diachronia | XX's Decline | CD | Slightly different artwork between EU and CAN. | |||
| GWN 007 | C of E | Protect Me From What I Want | CD | ||||
| GWN 008 |  Divina Enema | Under Phoenix Phenomenon | CD | ||||
| GWN 009 | Obliveon | Greatest Pits | CD | ||||
| GWN 010 | Soulforge | Duality | CD | ||||
| GWN 011 | Merlin | Brutal Constructor | CD | ||||
| GWN 012 | Aggression A.D. | Forgotten Skeleton | CD | ||||
| GWN 013 | Paroxysm | Revelation is Denied | CD | [11] | An enhanced reissue was released in February 2006. | ||
| GWN 014 | Brief Respite | Lullaby To The Moon | CD | ||||
| GWN 015 | The Mass | Towards Darkness | CD | ||||
| GWN 016 | Mind Eclipse | Utopia: Formula of God | CD | ||||
| GWN 017 | CortisoL | Meat | CD | ||||
| GWN 018 | Fuck the Facts | Collection of Splits 2002-2004 | CD | ||||
| GWN 019 | Aggression | The Full Treatment | CD | Reissue | |||
| GWN 020 | Collapse | Destroying by Design | CD | ||||
| GWN 021 | Talamyus | As Long as it Flows | CD | ||||
| GWN 023 | Hellacaust | Inevitable dementia | CD | ||||
| GWNMC007 | C of E | Day By Day[12] | Enhanced CD Single | 1 audio track + 1 video | |||
| GWNUBR1 | Various | Great White North 2K5 | CD |
These releases were slated for release in 2006, however, they never materialized before the label dissolved.
| Group | Title | Format | Planned Release Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Profusion Volume 1 | CD | Later released by Prodisk/Profusion. | ||
| Paroxysm | Revelation Is Denied | CD | Currently unreleased. Reissue with bonus video. | ||
| Gorguts | Live In Rotterdam | CD | Later released by Prodisk. | ||
| Obliveon | From This Day Forward | CD | Later released by Prodisk. Reissue with bonus content. | ||
| Thy Flesh Consumed | Pacified by Oceans of Blood | CD | Later released by CDN Records in November. | ||
| Fuck the Facts | Stigmata High-Five | CD | Later released by Relapse Records in August. | ||
| Towards Darkness | Solemn | CD | Later released by Twilight Foundation in December 2007. | ||
| Obliveon | Nemesis | CD | Later released by Prodisk. Reissue with bonus content. | ||
| Cortisol | S-12 | CD | Later released by Prodisk in October. | ||
| Gorguts | Live At The Whiskey | DVD | Currently unreleased. | ||
| Various | Le Brotherhood | DVD | Currently unreleased. |
| Cat# | Group | Title | Format | Release Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIT-001 | Merlin | Deathkoteque[15] | CD | Remastered. Originally on cassette only. | ||
| GIT-00? | Trails of Anguish | Relentless Abhorrence of Misery's Grievance | CD | Originally self-released by the band in 1999. | ||
| GIT-002 | Aphasia | Arcane In Thalassa[16] | CD | |||
| GIT-004 | Divina Enema | At The Conclave | CD | Originally released in 2000 on Eldrich Music. | ||
| GIT-005 |  BK 49 | Join the Dead | CD | |||
| GIT-006 | Dahmer | The Studio Sessions: Discography | CD | |||
| GIT-007 | Fuck the Facts | Backstabber Etiquette | CD | |||
| GIT-008 | Fistfuck | 23 Songs In The Same Hole | CD | |||
| GIT-009 | Fistfuck /  Aberrant | Split CD | CD |
| Cat# | Group | Title | Format | Street Date YYYY-MM-DD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYS 001 |  The Eternal Blade | The Eternal Blade | CD | 2005-03 | |
| MYS 002 | Funerarium | Noces Chimiques | CD | 2005 |