▁other ▁a ven ues , ▁including ▁a ▁publishing ▁deal ▁with ▁San ctu ary ▁artists ▁Iron ▁Ma iden . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Z om ba ▁purchased ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁trouble d ▁label ▁Vol cano ▁Entertainment ▁( called ▁Fre ew orld ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁ ▁The ▁label ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁financial ▁pressure ▁due ▁to ▁various ▁reasons , ▁including ▁a ▁law suit ▁from ▁flags hip ▁artist ▁Tool . ▁ ▁The ▁purchase ▁was ▁shared ▁with ▁management ▁firm ▁Q - Pr ime , ▁though ▁shortly ▁after ▁they ▁sold ▁their ▁half ▁to ▁Z om ba , ▁making ▁Vol cano ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁action ▁was ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁law suit ▁with ▁Tool , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁another ▁Z om ba ▁success ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁representing ▁the ▁broad ▁sty list ic ▁reach ▁of ▁artists ▁under ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁Group . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Vol cano ▁Entertainment ▁purchased ▁Cap ric orn ▁Records ▁from ▁Phil ▁Wal den , ▁an ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁launched ▁by ▁Wal den , ▁his ▁brother ▁Alan ▁Wal den ▁and ▁Frank ▁F enter ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁With ▁it , ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁subs idi ary ▁acquired ▁a ▁large ▁catalog ▁of ▁music ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁active ▁bands ▁ 3 1 1 , ▁Gold f inger , ▁Re el ▁Big ▁Fish , ▁ 2 ▁Sk in ne e ▁J ' s