Meteor City
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| Parent company | All That is Heavy |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Jadd Shickler Aaron Emmel |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | All That is Heavy Cobraside Distribution |
| Genre | Stoner rock, doom metal, sludge metal, drone metal, psychedelic rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Tendoy, Idaho |
| Official website | meteorcity |
MeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With the release of its compilation album Welcome to MeteorCity showcasing young unsigned Kyuss-like bands, MeteorCity helped launch the stoner rock genre and many of the genre's first bands, plus side projects from members of well-known bands including The Atomic Bitchwax and Hermano. From 2007 through the present the label has been owned and operated by All That is Heavy as their in-house record label. All That is Heavy is the first online record store dedicated exclusively to Stoner rock, doom metal, sludge metal, drone metal and psychedelic rock.
MeteorCity was founded in September 1997 by Jadd Shickler (of band Spiritu) and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The first incarnation was an online store called All That's Heavy, which sold hard-to-find releases by stoner rock bands Kyuss, Monster Magnet, and Fu Manchu. They soon expanded the catalog to include artists that stylistically fit with the first three bands.
After running the online store for about half a year, they were contacted by the former proprietor for the first Kyuss fan website. He recommended MeteorCity do a compilation of unsigned bands that Kyuss fans would enjoy. MeteorCity Records was formed, and the result of the suggestion was the compilation Welcome to MeteorCity, which was released in May of that year. The compilation included both established desert and stoner rock acts, including new bands established by John Garcia of Kyuss (now in Unida), Ed Mundell of Monster Magnet, and Pete Stahl. The album was the first time that the bands Sixty Watt Shaman, Lowrider, The Atomic Bitchwax, Dozer, Goatsnake, Drag Pack, and Los Natas were heard on a record. According to MeteorCity founders,
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