UNFD
UNFD (pronounced as an initialism [/ˈjuːˈenˈefˈdiː/]) is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label is home to a number of Australian artists including Thornhill, Ocean Grove, Hellions and In Hearts Wake, and international artists Frank Iero, ERRA, Stray From the Path, Silverstein, and more. The label has offices in London and Los Angeles. UNFD is part of the UNIFIED Music Group, owned by Jaddan Comerford. Genres that the label lean towards include, but are not limited to; metalcore, electronicore, progressive metal and djent. Overview. UNFD's first release was Dream On, Dreamer's "Heartbound" on 5  August 2011. The album debuted at No. 38 on the ARIA Charts and was nominated for Best Heavy Rock Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards. In April 2013, the label released Northlane's hit album "Singularity" via a marketing campaign that was critically acclaimed across Australian media. The album debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts. Shortly after, UNFD announced the signing of Gold Record artist Dead Letter Circus, and also announced that The Amity Affliction's albums "Youngbloods" and "Chasing Ghosts" album had been certified gold in Australia. In August 2013, the label had major  success with Dead Letter Circus' album "The Catalyst Fire" reaching No. 2 on the ARIA charts. Following from this success, the label announced the return of Bodyjar with a new album to be released 4 October. In July 2015, UNFD had its first #1 Australian album with the release of Northlane's third studio album "Node". The label also had its first ever ARIA award win that same year, also with Northlane's "Node". That same year, the label had a total of 4 ARIA Award nominations: Northlane's "Node", Thy Art Is Murder's "Holy War", and In Hearts  Wake's "Skydancer" all in the Hard Rock category, as well as Dead Letter Circus' "Aesthesis" in the Rock category. In 2017, the label released "Mesmer", the fourth album from Northlane. The album debuted at #3 on the ARIA chart. Northlane went on to win their second ARIA Award in the Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal category. In March 2019, UNFD signed Frank Iero, former guitarist of My Chemical Romance. In September 2019, UNFD signed Like Moths to Flames.