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GoatowaRex

GoatowaRex is a black metal and extreme-music label tracing back to late 2002, when it was founded in Sydney, Australia. Ownership passed from founder Dani Li to a second operator, David Gu, around 2008, and then reverted to Li around 2010, who has run the label out of Beijing, China since. The label sells its catalogue - mostly vinyl LPs, 7-inches, and cassettes under WAXGOAT/DEMOGOAT/SDLXXX series numbers - through its own web store and Bandcamp, alongside two niche sub-imprints: Psychedelic Lotus Order (Chinese metal) and Viva Angel Press (noise, power electronics, industrial). Its roster spans dozens of acts from countries including Japan, Australia, Canada, the USA, and China, and it remains active into mid-2026 with new releases and merchandise drops.

Quick Facts

Country
China
Founded
2002
Label size
Small-to-mid-sized underground independent label - a large catalogue of numbered releases (WAXGOAT/DEMOGOAT/SDLXXX series) accumulated since 2002, but run by a single curator (Dani Li) rather than a large staffed operation.
Activity
High and consistently active - dated releases through 2025-2026 and a coordinated multi-region release drop posted in July 2026 indicate the label is currently in regular operation.
Genres
Black Metal, NSBM / war metal-adjacent, Extreme Metal (plus noise/industrial via sub-label Viva Angel Press)

What Does GoatowaRex Release?

Representative artists: Holokaust Winds, Kommodus, Forest Temple, Conifère, Hornblower, Thorns of the Carrion, Behrosth, Gauleiter, Holyarrow, Vipannamaya

Genre-focused but geographically dispersed roster spanning bands from Japan, Australia, Canada, the USA, China and elsewhere, organized around GoatowaRex proper plus two niche sub-imprints (Psychedelic Lotus Order for Chinese metal, Viva Angel Press for noise/power electronics/industrial), reflecting a single curator's personal taste rather than one regional scene.

Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?

A long-running (est. 2002), currently active black metal/extreme-music specialist label based in Beijing that presses physical vinyl and cassette editions for an internationally scattered underground roster. Likely a reasonable fit for finished, professional-quality black-metal-adjacent releases from acts already established underground, but no public demo-submission policy could be confirmed, so direct outreach via the label's official contact channel is the only verified path in.

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 policy, dedicated submission address, or stated genre/geographic restrictions were found on the official website, Bandcamp, or social channels during this research, so it should not be assumed the label is or isn't currently open to unsolicited demos. Interested artists should reach out directly through the official contact channel on goatowarex.com (or the label's Instagram) to ask about current submission status before sending material.

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