Hells Headbangers Records

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Hells Headbangers is an American independent record label focused on extreme metal music. [1] [2] The label has signed acts such as Blood Feast. [3]

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History

Hells Headbangers co-owner Chase Horval recalled the label's founding was "mostly as a means to curb [their] boredom, discover new bands and build up our [their] vinyl collections." He said: "It started off as an online mail-order distro in 2000 with zero intention on becoming a record label. But in 2002 we were convinced to release the Spawn of Satan/Bloodsick split LP & CD. We felt the name Hells Headbangers united all of the sub-genres of Metal offered in our distro: Death, Black, Thrash, Grind, Heavy, Doom, etc." He also said: "We have run into issues over the years with certain manufacturers not wanting to print some of our albums due to the blasphemous nature of the artwork or song titles. Controversial music is definitely attractive to us!" [1]

In 2017, MetalSucks published an open letter challenging the label to stop releasing albums by National Socialist black metal bands, which the site's writers described as "Nazi propaganda". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hutchcraft, Jak (January 21, 2014). "Are Hells Headbangers the Only Metal Label Staying True to the Genre?". Vice . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Rhombus, Emperor (March 4, 2022). "Hells Headbangers Co-Owner Eric Horval Accused of Rape and Abuse, Brother and Co-Owner Justin Horval Says, "There's Zero Truth To It Whatsoever"". MetalSucks . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "BLOOD FEAST Signs With HELLS HEADBANGERS". Blabbermouth.net . October 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "An Open Letter to Hells Headbangers Records to Stop Releasing and Distributing Metal by White Supremacists". MetalSucks . August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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