Redefining Darkness Records
Redefining Darkness Records is an independent extreme metal label based in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in May 2015. Metal Archives lists it as active with a current roster of 66 bands, and its own Bandcamp catalog shows a steady release schedule running from 2025 into late 2026, including a new album from long-running act Tombs and an upcoming record from UK death-metal band The Bleeding.
Quick Facts
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 2015
- Label size
- Mid-sized independent label with an unusually large, prolific extreme-metal roster for its age
- Activity
- Very active
- Genres
- Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Death-Doom, Grindcore
- Career-stage fit
- developing, established underground
What Does Redefining Darkness Records Release?
Representative artists: Tombs (USA - black/post-metal), Sentient Horror (USA - death metal), The Bleeding (UK - death/thrash metal), Detherous (Canada - death/thrash metal), Oxygen Destroyer (USA - black/death/thrash metal), Abraded (USA - death metal/grindcore), Wretched Fate (Sweden - death metal), Disfuneral (France - death metal)
A large (60+ band), internationally diverse death-metal-anchored roster that also spans black metal, thrash, death-doom and grindcore, drawing acts from the US as well as Canada, the UK, and continental Europe.
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
Likely a relevant target for death, black, thrash, death-doom and grindcore acts at a developing-to-established underground stage, but the lack of any verifiable public submission policy means artists cannot currently confirm whether unsolicited demos are welcome.
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, contact email, or stated geographic restriction could be found on the official website, its Bandcamp profile, or its Linktree as of this research. Artists should reach out through the label's official social channels first to confirm whether it is currently open to unsolicited submissions and how it wants material sent, rather than assuming either way.
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