Massacre Records
German independent record label / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany, that specializes in bands of the heavier genres of metal.
Massacre Records | |
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Founded | 1991 (1991) |
Founder | Torsten Hartmann |
Distributor(s) | Soulfood Music Distribution |
Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, space rock |
Country of origin | Germany |
Location | Abstatt |
Official website | massacre-records |
The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. Connected to Massacre Records is the marketing and music wholesale Metal Merchant,[1] the sub-labels Blue Rose Records[2] and Gutter Records for the singer/songwriter genre and for German metal respectively and the music publisher Sylvian Music. Massacre Records also distributes the albums of the gothic metal label MCM Music.[3]
From 1995 to 2000, Massacre Records maintained the sub-label Swanlake Records for its gothic metal and folk metal output. The best-known artists published on Swanlake were Skyclad, Atrocity, Theatre of Tragedy and Liv Kristine.[4]
The best-selling albums released by Massacre are: Velvet Darkness They Fear and Aégis by Theatre of Tragedy and Werk 80 by Atrocity.