SPV was established in 1984 and is one of the largest independent record companies in the world. With distribution all over the world, SPV has an unparalleled reputation for audio quality, archive research and visual presentation. Steamhammer, Synthetic Symphony, Oblivion and Red hold a massive back catalogue from artists like Motörhead, Saxon, Kreator, Kamelot, Iced Earth, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Type O Negative, Dio, The Mission, Fields Of The Nephilim, Bad English, Suicidal Tendencies, Prong and many others.