| Massacre Records | |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Torsten Hartmann |
| Distributor(s) | Soulfood Music Distribution |
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, space rock |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Abstatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Official website | www |
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,[1] the sub-labels Blue Rose Records[2] and Gutter Records, dedicated to the singer/songwriter genre and German metal respectively, and the music publisher Sylvian Music. Massacre Records also distributes albums for the gothic metal label MCM Music.[3]
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.[4]
The best-selling albums released by Massacre Records are: Velvet Darkness They Fear and Aégis by Theatre of Tragedy, and Werk 80 by Atrocity.
- ^ "The Metal Merchant, a division of Massacre Records". The Metal Merchant website. Massacre Records. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Blue Rose Records". Blue Rose Records website. Massacre Records. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "About MCM". MCM Music official website. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Swanlake Records". Discogs. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.