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Steamhammer

Steamhammer is the heavy metal and hard rock imprint of the German label group SPV, based in Hanover, Germany, with roots tracing to SPV's founding in 1984. Following Napalm Records' acquisition of SPV in November 2020, Steamhammer has continued operating as an active label, distributing a roster of more than sixty acts and releasing new material into 2025, including albums from Sodom, Magnum, Night Laser and Vicious Rumors.

Quick Facts

Country
Germany
Founded
1984
Label size
large / group-affiliated (60+ act roster under a major independent group, SPV/Napalm Records)
Activity
high - multiple new album releases across the roster within the current year
Genres
heavy metal, hard rock

What Does Steamhammer Release?

Representative artists: Sodom, Running Wild, Axel Rudi Pell, Magnum, Rage, Freedom Call, Gluecifer, Vicious Rumors, Virgin Steele, UFO

a large, long-running roster of legacy and mid-career heavy metal and hard rock bands (thrash, power metal, traditional metal, hard rock) rather than a small curated underground roster

Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?

Steamhammer is a long-established, actively releasing German heavy metal/hard rock imprint with a large roster of veteran acts; it reads as a legacy/mid-major label rather than a small submissions-friendly underground outlet, and no public demo process could be confirmed.

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 contact address, or stated geographic restriction could be verified on Steamhammer's official website, Bandcamp, or social channels as of this research; artists considering reaching out should look for direct A&R or management contact details through the official SPV/Steamhammer channels rather than third-party demo-aggregator sites, and should not assume an open submissions process exists.

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