InsideOut Music
Founded in 1993 in Germany by Thomas Waber and Michael Schmitz, InsideOut Music has grown into one of the leading progressive rock and metal labels, now operating within Century Media Group under Sony Music Entertainment. Its active, ongoing release schedule spans both long-established genre names and newer progressive acts.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1993
- Label size
- Major-affiliated and large: operates within Century Media Group under Sony Music Entertainment, with a decades-deep catalog and a roster including genre-defining legacy acts (Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Dream Theater) alongside contemporary progressive arti
- Activity
- Active, with a steady release schedule - multiple new albums, singles and reissues from established roster artists visible on the official site at time of research.
- Genres
- progressive rock, progressive metal
What Does InsideOut Music Release?
Representative artists: Dream Theater, Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Steve Hackett, Devin Townsend, Haken, The Flower Kings, The Pineapple Thief, The Mars Volta, Riverside, Pain of Salvation, Big Big Train, Leprous, Caligula's Horse
Broad progressive-music roster spanning classic prog-rock legends (Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas) and modern progressive metal/rock acts (Dream Theater, Haken, Leprous, Caligula's Horse, The Mars Volta, Devin Townsend).
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
InsideOut Music is a long-running, Sony Music-affiliated progressive rock/metal label with an active release slate and a roster of established and legacy artists. No public demo policy or submission channel was found during this research, so it should not be assumed open to unsolicited submissions from developing acts without independent confirmation.
This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.
Demo & Submission Information
No public demo submission policy, dedicated submission page, or stated geographic restrictions were found on InsideOut Music's official channels during this research. Contact the label directly through its official website or social channels to confirm whether unsolicited submissions are currently accepted and how, rather than assuming a policy either way.
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