German Music Database If you would like to offer your assistance, an opinion or recommendation, or contribute to this website in any way, please contact greg@stahlhammer.org. Main Menu News Mission Stores Definitions Record Labels Organizations Team [more to come] Featured Sites Schmerzwerk.com Schweisser.org Colleagues DeutschMusikLand Radio Goethe (c) 2004 G.E.Pilling This list is comprised of record labels that have released German music outside of Europe. It is primarily meant to be used by German bands that are investigating which labels they want to send demos to, but can also be used by fans to help support their favorite bands. Easier access to this information could lead to more frequent and persistent inner-industry promotion of German bands, and the music industry as a whole will hopefully realize that the German music industry is a lot bigger than was previously thought. German bands might one day receive the attention they deserve, but it will never happen if record labels and other people in the music industry don't know about the broad range of German bands. The record labels are divided into two sections: 1. Record labels based in countries outside of Europe that release German music in the country in which they are located. 2. Record labels based in Germany or other European countries that release German music in countries worldwide. RECORD LABELS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE Century Media www.centurymedia.com Century Media releases mostly metal bands. They have distribution in the US as well as many other countries around the world. Cleopatra Records www.cleorecs.com No description yet, submit your description to greg@stahlhammer.org Dancing Ferret www.ferret.com Dancing Ferret is a small record label located in Philadelphia that specializes in industrial and gothic bands, but they are beginning to get bigger and have better distribution. It is important to note that both Eisbrecher and Qntal had successful U.S. releases of their current albums with Dancing Ferret. They are also the American home of The Cruxshadows. Metal Blade Records www.metalblade.com Metal Blade is a U.S. based metal label with additional offices in Germany and Japan. They release 2 In Extremo albums in the U.S. a few years ago. Metropolis Records www.metropolis-records.com Metropolis Records is a record label based in Philadelphia and they are full of dozens of industrial, electronic, and indie bands from around the world. Metropolis is also a music distribution company that many independent German record labels use to distribute their music in North America. Nuclear Blast www.nuclearblastusa.com www.nuclearblast.de Nuclear Blast is a great metal label with different parts of the company in both Germany and the U.S. Some significant German metal bands that have been on the Nuclear Blast label include Agathodaimon, Edguy, Farmer Boys, The Kovenant, Lacrimosa, Meshuggah, and Stahlhammer. Sanctuary Records Group www.sanctuaryrecords.com www.sanctuaryrecords.de Sanctuary Records is a label that has many bands of all different styles, with offices located throughout the world. More importantly, Sanctuary's sub-label Noise Records releases German bands like Oomph!, KMFDM, Helloween, and Kreator. SPV www.spvusa.com www.spv.de SPV is a record label that has many genres, from electronic bands like Funker Vogt or Melotron all the way to metal bands like Kreator. They have divisions of the company in both Germany and the U.S. RECORD LABELS IN GERMANY AND EUROPE ZYX www.zyx.de ZYX has bands of several genres on it's label and usually stays within Germany. However, ZYX recently created a sub-label called Benzstreet in America. Most notably, Megaherz has re-released their first album in America on the Benzstreet label.