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Century Media Records
Century Media Records: German metal label founded 1988 in Dortmund by Robert Kampf, slogan "diversity in extremes", acquired by Sony Music in 2015; roster spans death metal to Lacuna Coil and Lorna Shore.
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records, founded 1982 by Brian Slagel from his mother's garage in Woodland Hills, California, is a US independent heavy metal label. Its Metal Massacre compilation carried Metallica's debut recording; it released early Slayer, signed Cannibal Corpse, and was never sold.
Napalm Records
Napalm Records: Austrian independent heavy metal and rock record label founded 1992 by Markus Riedler in Eisenerz; over 1,000 releases, offices in Austria, Berlin, and the NYC area, SPV acquired 2020.
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast, also known as Nuclear Blast Records, is a German independent heavy metal record label founded by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf in 1987 and acquired by Believe in 2018.
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records: heavy metal and hard rock label founded 1980 in the Netherlands by Cees Wessels, New York office 1986, home of Slipknot, Sepultura, Type O Negative; Warner Music Group-owned since 2007, Elektra Music Group subsidiary since 2018.
Sumerian Records
Sumerian Records is an American independent metal and hard rock label founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen, based in Los Angeles and Washington D.C., known for Asking Alexandria, Periphery, Body Count, and the 'Sumeriancore' metalcore tag.