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← Hammer & Hail homeA hand-picked, free directory of 116 active heavy metal record labels and imprints. Every listing was checked on October 26, 2026.
Labels vs PR: this page lists companies that release music (record labels and imprints). Publicists, radio/playlist promoters and booking promo firms are on the METAL PR directory. A company that does both is listed once, on the page matching how it describes itself, with an “Also” link to the other.
Jump to: Independent labels (94) · Imprints of metal labels (11) · Group-affiliated labels (11)
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2005).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 1993).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and black.
Independent label specializing in black and gothic / symphonic (founded 2016).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2017).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2012).
Independent label specializing in black, doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 1994).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash and death / grind (founded 2018).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2013).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash, death / grind, black and gothic / symphonic (founded 2002).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind and black (founded 2004).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed (founded 2023).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and black (founded 2018).
Independent label specializing in black, doom / stoner / sludge, prog / experimental and metalcore / hardcore (founded 2017).
Independent label specializing in metalcore / hardcore (founded 2005).
Independent label specializing in death / grind (founded 2001).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2015).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2003).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2009).
Independent label specializing in black (founded 2003).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2007).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash, death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2009).
Independent label specializing in thrash and death / grind (founded 1986).
Independent label specializing in black (founded 2001).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2016).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed (founded 2022).
Also: sister PR agency United Forces → see on METAL PR
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind and black (founded 2008).
Independent label specializing in black and folk / pagan (founded 1991).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash, death / grind, black and folk / pagan (founded 1995).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2005).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash, death / grind and black (founded 2000).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2004).
Independent label specializing in black, doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2008).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2008).
Independent label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 2005).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 1999).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 1996).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash, death / grind and black (founded 1998).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed and thrash (founded 2010).
Independent label specializing in black and prog / experimental (founded 2009).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind and black (founded 1991).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2011).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2009).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2010).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, death / grind, black and thrash (founded 1982).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and black (founded 1993).
Independent label specializing in power, death / grind, black, folk / pagan and gothic / symphonic (founded 1992).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge and metalcore / hardcore.
Independent label specializing in black (founded 2007).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and black (founded 2003).
Independent label specializing in death / grind and black (founded 1998).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 1991).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2009).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2004).
Independent label specializing in black, doom / stoner / sludge, prog / experimental, folk / pagan and gothic / symphonic (founded 1996).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind and black (founded 1996).
Independent label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 2017).
Independent label specializing in death / grind (founded 2015).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash, death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge, prog / experimental and gothic / symphonic (founded 2023).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 1990).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2010).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 1989).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power and gothic / symphonic (founded 2016).
Independent label specializing in death / grind (founded 2006).
Independent label specializing in metalcore / hardcore and christian metal (founded 2010).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash and death / grind (founded 1998).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black, prog / experimental and gothic / symphonic (founded 1996).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, metalcore / hardcore and prog / experimental (founded 2000).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2014).
Independent label specializing in death / grind (founded 1997).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2007).
Independent label specializing in metalcore / hardcore (founded 2016).
Independent label specializing in a broad range of metal.
Independent label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 2001).
Independent label specializing in doom / stoner / sludge (founded 1995).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge.
Independent label specializing in black, doom / stoner / sludge and metalcore / hardcore (founded 1998).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, power and thrash (founded 2006).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, prog / experimental and metalcore / hardcore (founded 2006).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge and prog / experimental (founded 2009).
Independent label specializing in thrash and death / grind (founded 2002).
Independent label specializing in a broad range of metal, including metalcore / hardcore (founded 2016).
Independent label specializing in black (founded 2001).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2013).
Independent label specializing in black (founded 1997).
Independent label specializing in power and prog / experimental (founded 1994).
Independent label specializing in death / grind (founded 1999).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge and metalcore / hardcore (founded 2001).
Independent label specializing in death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge and folk / pagan (founded 2004).
Independent label specializing in death / grind (founded 2000).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash, death / grind and black (founded 2020).
Independent label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash, death / grind, black and doom / stoner / sludge (founded 2002).
Independent label specializing in black and metalcore / hardcore (founded 2014).
Independent label specializing in thrash, death / grind and black (founded 2002).
Imprint label specializing in metalcore / hardcore (founded 2015). Listed as part of Nuclear Blast Records.
Imprint label specializing in black and prog / experimental (founded 1999). Listed as part of Aural Music.
Imprint label specializing in death / grind and black (founded 2005). Listed as part of Karisma Records.
Imprint label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 1993). Listed as part of Mighty Music.
Imprint label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash and black (founded 2015). Listed as part of Cruz del Sur Music.
Imprint label specializing in prog / experimental (founded 1993). Listed as part of Century Media Records.
Imprint label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 1997). Listed as part of Target Records.
Imprint label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 1995). Listed as part of Massacre Records.
Imprint label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash and prog / experimental (founded 2012). Listed as part of Reigning Phoenix Music.
Imprint label specializing in black (founded 2007). Listed as part of Amor Fati Productions.
Imprint label specializing in thrash, death / grind, black and gothic / symphonic (founded 2007). Listed as part of Aural Music.
Group-affiliated label specializing in heavy / speed, power, thrash and gothic / symphonic (founded 1993). Listed as part of Soulfood.
Group-affiliated label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 1988). Listed as part of Sony Music.
Group-affiliated label specializing in heavy / speed, power and prog / experimental (founded 1996). Listed as part of Soulfood.
Group-affiliated label specializing in heavy / speed, thrash, death / grind, black, doom / stoner / sludge, prog / experimental, metalcore / hardcore and gothic / symphonic (founded 1995). Listed as part of Impression Recordings.
Group-affiliated label specializing in heavy / speed, power, death / grind, black and gothic / symphonic (founded 1991). Listed as part of Soulfood.
Group-affiliated label specializing in heavy / speed, power and prog / experimental (founded 2008). Listed as part of Flying Dolphin Entertainment Group.
Group-affiliated label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 1987). Listed as part of Believe.
Group-affiliated label specializing in a broad range of metal, including doom / stoner / sludge and death / grind (founded 1981). Listed as part of Snapper Music.
Group-affiliated label specializing in death / grind, black, prog / experimental and metalcore / hardcore (founded 1998). Listed as part of MNRK Heavy.
Group-affiliated label specializing in a broad range of metal (founded 1980). Listed as part of Warner Music Group.
Group-affiliated label specializing in metalcore / hardcore and christian metal (founded 1996). Listed as part of Tooth & Nail Records.
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Last verified: October 26, 2026. Active means Metal Archives shows the label as active with several releases dated 2026 (plus web checks for a few). Country is the label’s country as shown on Metal Archives.
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