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Nuclear War Now! Productions

Nuclear War Now! Productions is a United States-based extreme metal label founded in 2001, whose first release was Blasphemy's 'Friday the 13th: Live Ritual' LP. Originally operating out of the San Francisco Bay Area, the label relocated its operations to a warehouse in Austin, Texas, and now also runs a public storefront, Eastern Front Records, alongside its mail-order and wholesale business. As of mid-August 2026 the label remains highly active, with new vinyl, CD, and merchandise releases announced on a near-weekly basis. Its catalog and public artist roster center on black metal, death metal, doom, and related underground styles, featuring both long-associated cult acts and a rotating set of newer bands.

Quick Facts

Country
United States
Founded
2001
Label size
Mid-size but well-established underground label; recent relocation to a dedicated warehouse and public storefront (Eastern Front Records) indicates a distribution operation larger than a typical bedroom label.
Activity
High - multiple new releases and reissues announced most months, with continuous output through mid-2026.
Genres
black metal, death metal, war/bestial metal, doom metal, traditional heavy metal

What Does Nuclear War Now! Productions Release?

Representative artists: Blasphemy, Morbosidad, Black Witchery, Sarcófago, Inquisition, Abigail, Toxic Holocaust, Leviathan, Midnight, Proclamation, Doombringer, Amputorium, Witches Hammer, Atomic, Goatvomit

A curated, internationally spread roster spanning long-running/cult black, death, doom, and war metal acts alongside a rotating cast of newer underground bands; unified more by raw, vinyl-first aesthetic and curatorial identity than by a single narrow subgenre.

Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?

NWN! Productions is a long-running (founded 2001), highly active US extreme metal label with a strong curatorial identity built around classic and cult black/death/war metal artists, now operating at warehouse/distribution scale from Austin, TX. It is likely the best fit for bands whose sound and aesthetic already align tightly with its established underground catalog rather than for artists seeking a first release.

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

Demo & Submission Information

No official statement of a demo submission policy, submission address, or geographic restrictions was found on the label's website, shop, or Bandcamp profile during this research. Bands considering submitting material should review the label's current catalog and aesthetic closely for fit, and verify directly and currently with the label whether it is open to unsolicited submissions and how it prefers to receive them, since this could not be confirmed from public sources at the time of this research.

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