A live performance from Gama Bomb, one of the acts signed to the newly acquired Prosthetic Records. Photo Credit: Grywnn
Another day, another label acquisition – this time from a metal-minded MNRK Music Group, which has scooped up Prosthetic Records as well as its catalog.
MNRK (formerly eOne Music) just recently revealed its deal for the “premier metal label,” which set sail 27 years ago. Since then, Prosthetic has released projects from Lamb of God, Megadeth vet Marty Friedman, and Junius, to name a few.
According to MNRK, the acquisition will kick “off an exciting new chapter” for Prosthetic, which still has efforts from Pupil Slicer and God Alone in the pipeline. But on the roster side, the purchaser only indicated that “select artists will transition within the MNRK family, while new talent will join the expanding roster.”
In any event, MNRK intends “to amplify the legacy of Prosthetic Records” via both digital initiatives and physical releases. “Fans can look forward to anniversary reissues, meticulously remastered editions, and curated collections that celebrate the label’s storied history,” the company spelled out.
On the personnel front, MNRK didn’t elaborate on the precise status of Prosthetic’s existing team. Additionally, the metal label’s co-founders, E.J. Johantgen (who’s also a Dunable Guitars partner) and Dan Fitzgerald, didn’t provide statements for the formal announcement.
But in brief remarks of his own, MNRK SVP of rock and metal Scott Givens emphasized the just-purchased label’s significance from the perspective of the overarching MNRK Heavy’s objectives.
“Prosthetic Records has been a trailblazer in the metal scene. This acquisition is a strategic step in MNRK’s continued investment in heavy music and aligns perfectly with our vision for MNRK Heavy,” said the longtime MNRK/eOne higher-up Givens.
It probably doesn’t need saying in light of the newly disclosed buyout, but metal seems to be a bigger-than-ever focus at MNRK. Across the past month and change, MNRK Heavy has released tracks or albums from Your Spirit Dies, Misfire, and Shadows Fall; lowheaven, for its part, joined the label and teed up a debut full-length album, Ritual Decay, for August 29th.
In the bigger picture, the MNRK-Prosthetic play is the latest in a long line of 2025 label sales; Exceleration Music announced the purchase of Cooking Vinyl yesterday. Meanwhile, Reservoir last week stopped short of describing its “multifaceted deal” with Fool’s Gold Records as a straight buyout.
But Reservoir did take a stake in certain artist catalogs and will “exclusively market and distribute all other recordings on Fool’s Gold, including future releases.”
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