A label between two names
The 2003 change from Hammerheart to Karmageddon was a practical reset, and the surviving record shows what carried across.
Read the story A label history · Netherlands · 2003—2007 A label.
A label.
An afterlife.
Karmageddon Media was a brief but far-reaching chapter in the Dutch underground. This independent archive follows the records, connections and stories that remain.
INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE · THE NETHERLANDS · 2003—2007
A label catalog is more than logos and release dates. It is a map of rights, distribution, reissues and underground scenes crossing paths.
Karmageddon Media brought very different bands under one Dutch address. The connections deserve more than a search result.
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All 13 stories ↗Stories from the catalog
Distribution was part of the record
The Candlelight agreement mapped a North American route for new albums and reissues—and shows why an announcement is not the same as a release ledger.
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The reissue as a second life
A reissue can introduce an album to a new audience while leaving the original version’s history intact.
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New Aeon: four releases in an underground experiment
The 2004 press trail preserves a stated ambition, three first signings and at least four releases reviewed under the imprint.
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Mael Mórdha and the shape of Gaelic doom
An Irish band in a Dutch label catalog opens a conversation about local identity and international circulation.
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Forefather: a band already carrying its own catalog
The 2003 deal brought new distribution to a group that had already released three albums through its own imprint.
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A name in motion
The outline, with references in the stories.
Hammerheart begins
The current label dates its origins to 1995.
A new structure
Metal press reports a reorganisation under the Karmageddon Media name.
New routes
Candlelight secures North American licenses; New Aeon is announced as a sub-label.
A catalog grows
New records and reissues connect scenes across several countries.