Dying Victims Productions
Dying Victims Productions is a German underground metal label based in Essen, founded in 2009 by Florian Grill as an outgrowth of his Thrash Attack fanzine. The label focuses on traditional heavy, speed, and thrash metal alongside first-wave black, death, and doom metal, and has built out its own vinyl/CD/cassette distro shop and a reissue imprint, Relics from the Crypt, for out-of-print classics.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 2009
- Label size
- Small-to-mid-sized underground specialist label, combining an active release schedule with an in-house distro/shop and a reissue sublabel (Relics from the Crypt), but operated as a boutique/independent operation rather than a major indie.
- Activity
- Highly active as of mid-2026, with frequent new releases, pre-orders, and distro restocks posted on a near-weekly basis.
- Genres
- Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Traditional Heavy Metal, First-wave Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal
What Does Dying Victims Productions Release?
Representative artists: Midnight Prey, Fvneral Fvkk, Baphomet's Blood, Witching Hour, Iron Kobra, Critical Defiance, Watcher, Armory
Roster is genre-coherent underground metal spanning traditional heavy/speed/thrash and first-wave black/death/doom styles, with an international lineup of bands rather than a narrow national or single-subgenre focus.
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
A good potential fit for underground bands working in classic heavy/speed/thrash, first-wave black metal, death metal, or doom styles who want a label with an active release calendar and its own retail distribution; less suited to bands outside this traditional/old-school stylistic range, and submitters should note the label has no formal demo submission process beyond a direct email invitation.
This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.
Demo & Submission Information
There is no dedicated demo submission page or stated format/turnaround policy - the label's contact page simply invites 'bands looking for a label' to email info@dying-victims.de. Confirm your material fits the label's traditional/old-school metal focus before reaching out, and check the label's current catalog and social channels to gauge whether it is actively seeking new signings at the time you submit.
Submission information last checked: August 2026
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