Massacre Records
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany, specializing in bands from the heavier genres of metal. The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. Associated with Massacre Records are the marketing and music wholesale company Metal Merchant, the sub-labels Blue Rose Records and Gutter Records, dedicated to the singer/songwriter genre and German metal respectively, and the music publisher Sylvian Music.
Massacre Records
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- Massacre Records
- Founded
- 1991
- Headquarters
- Abstatt
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Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany, specializing in bands from the heavier genres of metal. The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. Associated with Massacre Records are the marketing and music wholesale company Metal Merchant, the sub-labels Blue Rose Records and Gutter Records, dedicated to the singer/songwriter genre and German metal respectively, and the music publisher Sylvian Music.
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Records also distributes albums for the gothic metal label MCM Music. From 1995 to 2000, Massacre Records operated the sub-label Swanlake Records for its gothic metal and folk metal releases. The most well-known artists published on Swanlake include Skyclad, Atrocity, Theatre of Tragedy, and Liv Kristine. The best-selling albums released by Massacre Records are: Velvet Darkness They Fear and Aégis by Theatre of Tragedy, and Werk 80 by Atrocity.
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Key facts
• Name — Massacre Records • Founded — 1991 • Founder — Torsten Hartmann • Distributor — Soulfood Music Distribution • Genre — Heavy metal, hard rock, space rock • Country — Germany • Location — Abstatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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• Dark Millennium • Edenbridge • Bliss • Fatal Opera • Hatrix • Mortal Love • Theatre of Tragedy • Veni Domine
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1991
Massacre Records established.
1991
Massacre Records is recorded from 1991.
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