Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany, that specializes in bands of the heavier genres of metal. The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. Connected to Massacre Records is the marketing and music wholesale Metal Merchant, the sub-labels Blue Rose Records and Gutter Records for the singer/songwriter genre and for German metal respectively and the music publisher Sylvian Music. Massacre Records also distributes the albums of the gothic metal label MCM Music. From 1995 to 2000, Massacre Records maintained the sub-label Swanlake Records for its gothic metal and folk metal output. The best-known artists published on Swanlake were Skyclad, Atrocity, Theatre of Tragedy and Liv Kristine. The best-selling albums released by Massacre are: Velvet Darkness They Fear and Aégis by Theatre of Tragedy and Werk 80 by Atrocity. Artists Current Atrophy Coronatus Crematory Dark Embrace Debauchery Disbelief Embryonic Autopsy Eternal Tears of Sorrow Hatriot Helstar Jotnar Messiah's Kiss Raunchy Seelenwalzer Tears of Martyr Toxik Wizard Viper Solfa Unsorted Former Dark Millennium Edenbridge Mortal Love Veni Domine References External links German record labels German independent record labels Heavy metal record labels Rock record labels IFPI members