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A type of Hard Rock rich in stylistic conventions including extreme loudness, powerful lead and rhythm guitars, extended solos including those on bass and drums, exaggerated sexuality in lyrics and performance poses, and a predilection toward tatoos, long hair, and leather attire. Name supposedly comes from the line "Heavy Metal thunder" in "Born to Be Wild," a 1970s hit for the band Steppenwolf. Leading exponents include Metallica, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, and Kiss.

Resources in This Category

• Aftermath Music

  http://www.metal-norge.com/aftermath/web
  Norwegian record label, band and release news as well as an e-zine.

• Avantgarde Music

  http://www.avantgardemusic.com/
  Italian black metal record label featuring such bands as Ancient Wisdom and Dark Sanctuary.

• Barbarian Wrath

  http://www.barbarianwrath.org/
  Black metal record label based in Canada.

• Beowolf Productions

  http://www.beowolfproductions.com/
  Phoenixville, Pennsylvania-based distribution company.

• Bindrune Recordings

  http://bindrunerecordings.com/
  A newly formed label featuring Shroud of Despondency and Misery's Omen.

• Black Mark

  http://www.blackmark.net/
  Hard rock label with mailorder service.

• Brutal Noise Music

  http://www.brutalnoise.com/
  An independent artists and repertoire company helping unsigned bands get record deals, publishing deals and placement in films and TV shows.

• Brutalized Records

  http://www.brutalizedrecords.com/
  Label dealing in mostly brutal death and grind metal. Online store features CDs, DVDs, vinyl, cassettes, and t-shirts.

• Century Media

  http://www.centurymedia.com/
  Contains catalog with online ordering, pictures, audio and video clips, tour dates and latest news.

• Dark Lord Productions

  http://www.angelfire.com/extreme3/darklord/
  US black metal distribution label that carries rare demos and videos.

• Dark Symphonies

  http://www.darksymphonies.com/
  Underground retail mail-order/record label specializing in the dark wave, ambient and black metal music genres.

• Dark Valley Records

  http://www.dark-valley-records.com/
  Dark pagan label features bands such as Cradle of Filth, Type O Negative, Bloodstained Dusk, Fragile Frost, and Deadwait.

• Discorporate Music

  http://www.discorporatemusic.com/
  Death metal mavens Dichotic, speed metal freaks Civil Carnage and mysti-grinders Cephalectomy scorch the musical landscape on Discorporate Music.

• Earache Records

  http://www.earache.com/
  Hardcore label with artists such as Napalm Death, Adrenalin Junkies, Pitch Shifter, Morbid Angel and Godflesh. Mailing list, artist biographies, merchandise, tour dates.

• Eat Metal Records

  http://www.eatmetalrecords.com/
  Greece's Heavy Metal record label known for releases of Brocas Helm, Wotan, Sorcerer, Marauder.

• Eclipse Records Corporation

  http://www.eclipserecords.com/
  Independent record company since 1995. Specializing in anything loud.

• Full Moon Productions

  http://www.fmp666.com/
  Black/death metal distribution and records company. Includes its history, mail order catalog, photo gallery, MP3 samples, and interviews.

• Galy Records

  http://www.galyrecords.com/
  Canadian label carrying DBC, Howling Syn, and Ghoulnatics.

• Heaven Ablaze Records

  http://users.tpg.com.au/ritual/
  Underground Black Metal label and Distribution.

• Karma Records Group

  http://www.karmarecordsgroup.com/index.htm
  Site contains information about signed artists, biographies, and merchandise.

• Martyr Music Group Inc

  http://www.martyrmusicgroup.com/
  Worldwide record label for heavy music of all kinds. Totally independent and proud of it. Broken Hope, Em Sinfonia and Novembers Doom reside here.

• Metalfighters

  http://www.truemetal.org/metalfighters/
  Greece's pure Heavy Metal label having released Raging Storm and Crystal Clear debuts, all kinds of Metal distribution and online store.

• Middle Finger Promotions

  http://www.angelfire.com/freak/middlefingerpromo/
  Label featuring Hellacaust, Angelkill, Wishmaster and other dark metal bands.

• Midhir Records

  http://www.midhirrecords.com/
  Extreme metal label and mailorder service based in Northern Ireland. Deals in dark and challenging extreme music.

• Northern Silence Productions

  http://www.northern-silence.de/
  Black Metal label from Germany.

• Nuclear Blast Records

  http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
  Heavy metal label with dozens of signed talent. Features tours, artist bios, and downloads.

• Osiris Records

  http://osirisrecco.tripod.com/
  Independent label from Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN. Deals with promotion, advertising, booking, general support, and advice of unsigned bands in the progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and pop rock genres.

• Osmose Productions

  http://www.osmoseproductions.com/
  Extreme metal label carrying such bands as Thornspawn, Seth, and Anorexia Nervosa

• Pluto Records

  http://www.plutorecords.com/
  Independent record company founded in 1999. Includes music, videos, news, and merchandise.

• Power Play Records

  http://www.powerplayrecords.net/
  New York label. Artists include 220 Volt, Damien and Further Lo.

• Razorback Records

  http://www.razorbackrecords.com/
  Grindcore and death metal record label.

• Redrum Records

  http://www.redrumrecords.net/
  Brutal Underground Death Metal Label from NYDM Coalition President and Mortician Vocalist Will Rahmer.

• Reflections Records

  http://www.reflectionsrecords.com/
  Underground metal label featuring Black Widows and Striking Distance. Site also includes a related magazine.

• Retrowrek Records

  http://www.retrowrek.com/
  Rock label carrying band like Electric Gypsies and Atomic Rooster.

• Rockadrome

  http://www.rockadrome.com/
  A label with artists such as Winterhawk, Ultra, Truth and Janey, Cain, and Automag. Also includes a catalog of new and used records and compact discs in an online store.

• Shiver Records

  http://www.shiver-records.com/
  Belgian Metal label.

• Sonic Age

  http://www.sonicagerecords.com/
  Releases the classics and new age of the genre. Worldwide distribution and online store.

• Spare Change Records

  http://www.sparechangerecords.com/
  An independent record label and distribution company. Label roster includes Torn Asunder, End-Time Illusion, When The Deadbolt Breaks, and The Acacia Strain.

• Steel Gallery Records

  http://www.steelgallery.com/
  Heavy metal record label from Greece. Store, photos, band biographies, a members' club, and catalog.

• Swampfoot Records

  http://www.freewebs.com/swampfootrecords/
  The home of extreme metal record label and promotions company Swampfoot Records.

• The End Records

  http://www.theendrecords.com/
  Heavy, dark and artistic label based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

• Todestrieb Records

  http://www.todestrieb.co.uk/
  Official site for the distributors of black metal bands such as Nuit Noire.

• Unique Leader Records

  http://www.uniqueleader.com/
  Home of Deeds Of Flesh, Disgorge, Decrepit Birth, Pyaemia, Mortal Decay, Necronomicon, Disavowed, and Agiel. Offers free MP3s.

• Vampire Records

  http://www.vampire.com.au/
  Independent non-profit record label from Australia.

• Versailles Records Inc.

  http://www.versaillesrecords.com/
  Independent record label, stripped of all corporate trappings, seeking to respect and reflect the roots of every release, from music to musician, from bareknuckles rock and roll to the classic blues.

• Willowtip

  http://www.willowtip.com/
  Releases forward-thinking music. Bands, news, downloads, and contact information.

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