Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian record label based in iron ore and a second office in Austin. It was founded in 1992 by Markus Riedler. The bands representing the label mainly belong to the metal genre.
Company History
In the early days Napalm Records bands released from the black metal environment such as in particular Abigor and Summoning, but also Nastrond and Ildjarn. After the album Satanized and the end of the existing contract parted Abigor by Napalm Records and switched to End All Life.
Over the years, the label has expanded its repertoire to Gothic, Folk-/Viking- and symphonic metal. The growth of the label and its change to such bands was also the reason for Nastrond to leave the label:
"This was probably the reason why it what impossible to continue with Napalm Records, as our ambition which never to be part of a major commercial conduct, Which Prevents individual Developments. I have not Followed Their later forms. "
"This was the reason why it was impossible to continue with Napalm Records, as our ambition never was to be part of a commercial power, which hampered independent developments. I'm not followed their later form. "
Criticism
2007 appeared an article of Rock-Hard magazine, which dealt with the National Socialist Black Metal. Since the label also led open -right next apolitical bands in his webshop, asked the magazine after him; Mark Riedler, owner of Napalm Records, described the questions as " insolence " and " character assassination "; He 'll test all products and also have some rejected; The webshop will be supported by a "real Metal - engineer". Nokturnal Mortum groups such as, Infernum, Graveland, dead castle and Ad Hominem were also sold at press time through the webshop of the label, and the supervisor of the mail orders, Karl Kern, the cross- links within the extreme right wing seems to know.
Bands (selection)
- 9MM
- Ahab
- Atrocity
- Alestorm
- Arkona
- Audrey Horne
- Battlelore
- Dargaard
- Darkwell
- The banished children of Eve
- Dominion III
- Edenbridge
- Elis
- Falkenbach
- Glory hammer
- Grave Digger
- Hollenthon
- Heidevolk
- Kampfar
- Lacrimas Profundere
- Leaves' Eyes
- Monster Magnet
- Moonspell
- Midnattsol
- Xavier Rudd
- Schelmish
- Serenity
- Summoning
- Tiamat
- Trail of Tears
- Tristania
- Týr
- Van Canto
- Vintersorg
- Visions of Atlantis
- Wolfpack Unleashed
Former bands (selection)
- Abigor
- Bélmez
- Belphegor
- Diabolicum
- Enthroned
- Ildjarn
- Korpiklaani
- Malignant Eternal
- Nastrond
- Sirenia
- SVARTAHRID
- Thirdmoon
- Unpure