Folter Records
Folter Records is a Berlin-based independent label focused on black metal, discogs records its formation in 1991, and it currently maintains an active release schedule of CDs and vinyl from a roster of mostly European underground black metal acts. Alongside releasing records, the label runs its own mailorder shop and organizes concerts and a festival (Under The Black Sun) through its Triple Six Concerts arm.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1991
- Label size
- Small, independent underground label operating its own mailorder shop and concert/festival side-business (Triple Six Concerts, Under The Black Sun), rather than a large or mid-major indie.
- Activity
- Actively releasing new titles into 2026, with a steady cadence of physical (CD/vinyl) releases from a rotating international roster.
What Does Folter Records Release?
Representative artists: Valosta Varjoon, Drudensang, Frosted Undergrowth, Mellom, Oppression, Paragon Belial, Thokkian Vortex, Frantic Aggressor, Kaeck, Narbeleth, Halphas, Illum Adora, Schrat
Internationally spread underground black metal roster (Germany, France, Netherlands, and other European/international acts) rather than a single-country or single-subgenre focus.
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
Likely a reasonable fit for underground black metal (including pagan/atmospheric-leaning acts) with a finished, release-ready record, given the label's active 2026 release schedule and international roster; however, no demo submission process or geographic restriction is published anywhere found, so bands should confirm interest directly before assuming the label is open to unsolicited demos.
This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.
Demo & Submission Information
No demo submission page, submission process, or geographic restriction could be found on the official site, Bandcamp, or the label's other channels checked - treat the label's openness to unsolicited demos as unconfirmed. Bands considering reaching out should look for current, direct contact details on the official site rather than assuming a general inbox reviews unsolicited demos.
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