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Dark Descent Records

Dark Descent Records is a Colorado Springs, USA-based underground metal label specializing in death, black, and doom metal, run alongside one of the larger underground metal mailorder/distro operations. Its catalog spans original signings and reissues of out-of-print underground classics, and its roster includes artists who have gone on to wider recognition within extreme metal.

Quick Facts

Country
United States
Founded
2009
Label size
Small-to-midsize underground specialist label with an internationally recognized boutique roster and a large parallel mailorder/distro operation.
Activity
Active and consistently releasing, with multiple new titles (CD/LP/tape) scheduled across mid-to-late 2026.
Genres
Death metal, Black metal, Doom metal

What Does Dark Descent Records Release?

Representative artists: Blood Incantation, Crypt Sermon, Spectral Voice, Grave Miasma, Lvcifyre, Undergang, Burial Invocation, Imprecation

Genre-focused curator roster (death/black/doom) built around a relatively small, hand-picked set of artists plus reissues of out-of-print underground classics, rather than a high-volume signing pipeline.

Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?

A good potential fit for underground death, black, or doom metal acts whose sound matches the label's existing catalog, but current demo submission channels and any geographic limits are unconfirmed as of this research pass and should be checked directly with the label before submitting.

This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.

Demo & Submission Information

Confirm current demo submission channels and any geographic restrictions directly with the label (e.g. via its official contact email or social channels) before sending material, since no current, dated statement of submission policy could be verified during this research pass - the available public statements on this topic are from 2009 and 2015.

Submission information last checked: August 2026

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