American Recordings (record label)

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American Recordings
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1988 (1988)
Founder	Rick Rubin
Distributor(s)	Republic (United States) Fiction/EMI (United Kingdom) Universal Music Enterprises (reissues) Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment (System of a Down only)
Genre	Thrash metal, alternative metal, hip hop, rock n' roll, country, blues
Country of origin	United States
Location	Los Angeles, California
Official website	www.umgcatalog.com

American Recordings (formerly Def American Recordings) is an American record label headed by producer Rick Rubin. The label has featured artists such as Slayer, the Black Crowes, ZZ Top, Danzig, Trouble, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Mother Hips, and System of a Down.