Svart Records
Svart Records is a Finnish independent label operating out of Turku since 2009, founded by Tomi Pulkki initially to reissue albums on vinyl that had never been pressed to the format. It has since grown into a large, actively operating label and worldwide mailorder/distribution operation, releasing new records alongside vinyl reissues across a deliberately eclectic range of genres including doom, heavy, and black metal as well as rock, goth, and psych-adjacent styles, with acts such as Havukruunu, Hexvessel, Messa, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, and The Gates of Slumber among its roster.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Finland
- Founded
- 2009
- Label size
- Large, well-established independent label with an extensive multi-genre catalog and international distribution; not a small niche imprint.
- Activity
- Very high - multiple new releases and vinyl reissues shipping across consecutive months, indicating a busy, continuously operating release schedule.
- Genres
- doom metal, heavy/traditional metal, black metal, stoner/psych rock, goth rock
What Does Svart Records Release?
Representative artists: Havukruunu, Hexvessel, Messa, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, The Gates of Slumber, Spiritus Mortis, Callisto, ChthoniC, Teksti-TV 666
Eclectic roster built around a core of doom/heavy/black metal and Finnish underground acts, extended into rock, goth, and psych/stoner territory, reflecting a reissue-driven vinyl specialist rather than a single-genre metal label.
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
Svart Records is a long-running, actively releasing Finnish vinyl label with a broad, largely reissue-driven catalog spanning doom/heavy/black metal and adjacent genres; it has a labeled band-submission email but no publicly documented demo policy, so artists should treat submission as a low-information, patience-required channel rather than a stated open call.
This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.
Demo & Submission Information
Before submitting, review the current artist roster and recent release slate on svartrecords.com to gauge genre and career-stage fit, since the label's own contact page names a band-submissions email but does not publish acceptance criteria, response times, or genre preferences, so expect an unscripted, possibly slow, response.
Submission information last checked: August 2026
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