everyones favourite metal record labels.

[DoomedFromTheStart]

hello im doing this post to find out what are  other forums members favourite metal labels especially the less well known ones. recently i discovered dusktone records of italy as noctu released on this label in september and found it on metal archives. but i found other music i liked on the label which is an interesting selection of various forms of mainly black metal. 

[Dead1]

I no longer have one.

Used to Noise, Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast, Century Media and Earache back in the early 2000s.  Some of those were defunct at that stage (Noise) or turned to shit (Roadrunner) but back catalogue was generally awesome.

But these days the labels are all totally erratic so I don't bother.

[FatherAlabaster]

I typically like 2-3 bands at most on any given label's roster and then there's a whole bunch of stuff that doesn't appeal to me. 20 Buck Spin, Willowtip, Debemur Morti, WTC, Avantgarde, Pagan, Norma Evangelium Diaboli, Lavadome, Season Of Mist, Peaceville, Candlelight, bigger names like Relapse, Nuclear Blast, Century... I dunno. One person's trash is another's treasure.

[AlSymerz]

I've never had a favourite label. There is no doubt a prominent label in my collection but I wouldn't know what it is because I don't think I've ever bought an album based on the label.

[GoatmasterGeneral]

I don't go by labels since you can hear just about whatever you want before you decide to buy. But some of the better underground labels I've gotten stuff from would be:

Transcending Obscurity, Iron Bonehead, Godz of War, Invictus Productions, 20 Buck Spin, Dark Descent, Deathlike Silence, DeBemer Morti, Profound Lore, I Voidhanger, Agonia Records, Satanath, Me Saco Un Ojo, Everlasting Spew, Sentient Ruin, Burning Coffin Recs, Redefining Darkness, Unspeakable Axe, Sepulchral Voice, Osmose, Nuclear Winter, Caligari Records, Xtreem Music, Memento Mori, Iron Pegasus, Veins Full of Wrath, World Terror Committee (WTC) Awakening Records...

[Nasty_Cabbage]

I gotta give it to I, Voidhanger. Their roster is heavy and varied, and whoever does their scouting has a great nose. Most of all though their signings have one all important factor: is it interesting? Even if I don't like something, being intriguing can almost always swing an album in my favor or, failing that, at least give me pause to remember to go back and listen again. Not all of their signings are good, and there's no such thing as an 'I, Voidhanger' sound to identify an album like with say 20 Buck Spin, Razorback, or Unique Leader, but they are all interesting and theyh've brought some of the most eye-opening metal experiences to the table for me for years now.

[Sheol]

Back when Relapse was mostly a grindcore/death metal label I could pick up almost anything blind and it would be at least a 3/5. Not so much now a days.

I think some labels that I almost always trust to at least be interesting is Debemur Morti, 20 Buck Spin, Deathprayer, I, Voidhanger, Norma Evangelium Diaboli and Sentient Ruin.

[megamike]

Relapse, Hells Headbangers, Earache records just a few lto mention!