Trollzorn Records
Trollzorn Records is a German independent metal label based in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, operating alongside its parent mail-order/distribution business SMP. The label focuses on Pagan, Viking and Folk Metal with strong overlap into melodic Death and Black Metal, and its own roster page lists more than fifty artists signed over the label's history, including Obscurity, Nothgard, Ignis Fatuu, Kromlek, Cruachan, Stormlord and Old Corpse Road. Sources disagree on the exact founding date: the label's own website implies a mid-2000s start ('nearly twenty years ago'), consistent with a 2004 founding reported by German Wikipedia, while the label's official Bandcamp bio instead states 'Heavy Metal label since 2013' - this is unresolved and flagged for review. The label remains actively releasing new physical product, including a January 2026 Obscurity album and other recent titles from Istapp and Bergthron.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 2004
- Label size
- Small-to-mid-sized independent label with a large back catalog (50+ artists listed on its own roster page) built up over roughly two decades, run alongside its parent mail-order/distro operation SMP.
- Activity
- Active - currently shipping new physical releases, with a new Obscurity album dated January 2026 and other recent titles (Istapp, Bergthron) in its current shop listings.
- Genres
- Pagan Metal, Viking Metal, Folk Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Black Metal
- Career-stage fit
- Likely best suited to developing-to-established Pagan/Viking/Folk Metal and melodic Death/Black Metal acts with a finished, release-ready recording, given the roster's depth and the lack of a dedicated newcomer-focused demo process.
What Does Trollzorn Records Release?
Representative artists: Obscurity, Cruachan, Stormlord, Old Corpse Road, Nothgard, Kromlek, Skiltron, Ignis Fatuu, Menhir
A large, genre-focused roster built around German and wider European Pagan/Viking/Folk Metal bands (e.g. Obscurity, Nothgard, Ignis Fatuu, Kromlek) alongside some international names in adjacent Black/Death Metal styles (e.g. Cruachan, Stormlord, Old Corpse Road).
Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?
Trollzorn Records is a long-running, currently active German independent label specialized in Pagan, Viking and Folk Metal (with melodic Death/Black Metal overlap), taking band inquiries by email rather than through a dedicated demo-submission page or stated acceptance criteria, so genre fit is a reasonable first filter but actual openness to new artists should be confirmed directly with the label.
This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.
Demo & Submission Information
Contact the label by email (info@smprecords.de) via the 'Band Contract Request' link on its homepage, since no separate demo-submission page, required-materials list, or geographic restriction is published. Confirm current interest and any submission format expectations directly, and be aware that the label's own website and its Bandcamp profile give conflicting founding dates, which a human reviewer should try to resolve before publishing.
Submission information last checked: August 2026
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