Metal Record Labels

Browse metal record labels by name, genre, location and band fit. Explore individual label profiles or use Metal-Labels to find labels that match your band.

• Nuclear Blast Records

  Germany

  Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Metalcore, Hardcore Punk, Industrial Metal

  Founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany, Nuclear Blast has grown from a punk and hardcore imprint into one of the largest independent metal labels in the world, now operating with subsidiaries in the US and Brazil and a roster of roughly 120 contracted bands spanning thrash, death, black, power and symphonic metal, among other styles. As of August 2026 the label continues to release new material regularly, including albums from Anthrax, Turmion Kätilöt and Madball, and recently added the reunited band Down to its roster.

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• Season of Mist

  France

  Black Metal, Death Metal

  Season of Mist is a long-running independent record label whose catalog spans black metal, death metal and increasingly varied extreme and adjacent styles, with current releases and an actively maintained international roster.

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