Massacre Records is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

based in Abstatt, Germany, specializing in bands from the heavier genres of

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. 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 also distributes albums for the

gothic metal Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different ...

label MCM Music. From 1995 to 2000, Massacre Records operated the sub-label Swanlake Records for its gothic metal and

folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example ...

releases. The most well-known artists published on Swanlake include Skyclad, Atrocity,

Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October 199 ...

, and

Liv Kristine Liv Kristine Espenæs (born 14 February 1976) is a Norwegian singer who has performed and composed songs mostly for various subgenres of heavy metal music. She started her career in the music industry as a vocalist for the gothic metal band Thea ...

. The best-selling albums released by Massacre Records are: '' Velvet Darkness They Fear'' and '' Aégis'' by Theatre of Tragedy, and '' Werk 80'' by Atrocity.

Artists

Current

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* Coronatus * Crematory *Dark Embrace * Debauchery * Disbelief *Embryonic Autopsy * Eternal Tears of Sorrow * Hatriot * Helstar * Jotnar *Messiah's Kiss * Raunchy *Seelenwalzer * Tears of Martyr * Toxik * Wizard * Viper Solfa

Unsorted

Former

* Dark Millennium * Edenbridge *Bliss *Fatal Opera *

Mortal Love Mortal Love was a Norwegian metal band from the city of Elverum, formed in 2000. Their sound made combined use of soprano and tenor vocals, whilst placing emphasis on a consistent rhythm section with heavy guitars, piano and synthesizer melodi ...

* Veni Domine

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* * {{Authority control German record labels German independent record labels Heavy metal record labels Rock record labels IFPI members