Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label founded in 1990 by Matthew F. Jacobson, now headquartered in the Philadelphia area (Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania). Over more than three decades it has built a wide-ranging extreme-music catalog spanning death metal, grindcore, doom/sludge, post-metal and experimental/industrial sounds, with current and past artists including Incantation, Obituary, Pig Destroyer, Red Fang, Myrkur, YOB and Dying Fetus. Its 2026 release schedule, including new albums from Genghis Tron, Warning and newly signed act Left To Die, shows it remains an actively operating label.
Quick Facts
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1990
- Label size
- Large, long-established independent extreme-music label with over three decades of catalog and an internationally recognized roster.
- Activity
- High - shipping multiple new full-length releases and signing at least one new act within the two months before this research was conducted.
- Genres
- death metal, grindcore, doom/sludge metal, post-metal, black metal, experimental/industrial metal
What Does Relapse Records Release?
Representative artists: Incantation, Obituary, Pig Destroyer, Red Fang, Myrkur, YOB, Dying Fetus, Torche
Broad, multi-genre extreme-music roster spanning death metal, grindcore, doom/sludge, post-metal and experimental/industrial acts, built up across more than 30 years of signings.
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
Relapse Records is a major, highly active independent label with a deep, genre-spanning extreme-music roster, but this research found no current, official statement of its demo submission policy, submission destination, or geographic scope, so whether and how unsigned bands can submit music remains unconfirmed and should be checked directly with the label before assuming it is open or closed.
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 email, or explicit demo policy could be found on Relapse's current official website or store during this research, so it is unknown whether the label accepts unsolicited submissions at all or how it wants them sent. Anyone considering submitting should look for a current, official statement directly on relapse.com before sending anything, rather than relying on older third-party articles or social media posts about the label's past practices.
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