Independent historical project

About this archive

Giving a domain a new life does not require pretending the old label is still here. This project makes the history easier to find, with sources and clear boundaries.

Editorial premise

An independent archive,<br />not an official label site.

Karmageddon Media was a Dutch metal label connected to Hammerheart Records and an international network of bands, licenses and releases. This site is a historical memento and independent archive: it preserves and organizes public information about that period for listeners, collectors and researchers. It has no official affiliation with Hammerheart Records, Karmageddon Media, the bands mentioned or rights holders.

Domain & independence

A historical archive on a domain with a new purpose.

This domain now hosts an independent historical project. This website is not the former label’s old or official website, a continuation of its business, or a representative of any former owner, artist or rights holder. Band and label names, titles, marks and historical domain references are used only to identify the subject. Old contact details or availability notices on external sources are not current contact channels, sales offers or statements about present ownership. This archive claims no rights to third-party trademarks, recordings, album artwork or other material.

How we work

Sources have boundaries.

SOURCES

Two kinds of evidence

Contemporary press helps establish deals and announcements; discography databases help with editions and catalog numbers. We name the source type and do not write uncertainty away.

CONTEXT

No genre mythology

A label roster is not a musical manifesto. We use the catalog to examine connections, not to force bands into an invented story.

IMAGE RIGHTS

Original artwork

The site uses original abstract illustrations. We do not reproduce album covers, logos, photographs or recordings without permission.

Scope

What this site does not claim

This is not a complete discography, rights register, buying guide or official statement from former owners. Availability, ownership and edition details can change or differ between sources. Verify details with the rights holder or from the physical copy before relying on them.

Source register · 24

The public record

These sources inform the 13 stories. Press releases are snapshots; catalog databases are community maintained. See each article for the references behind its specific claims.

Primary / labelHammerheart Records — official history

Primary / labelContemporary press reproducing the 2003 relaunch statement

Press / catalogMetal Underground — 2003 reorganisation report

Press / catalogMetal1.info — Guido Heijnens on the end of the Karmageddon chapter (2020)

Press / catalogEncyclopaedia Metallum — label status and catalog

Press / catalogThe Metal Crypt — release reviews associated with the label

Press / catalogMetal Archives — Engla Tocyme release details

Press / catalogMetal Archives — Where Ironcrosses Grow (KARMA025)

Press / catalogMusicBrainz — community discography database

Press / catalogMetal Underground — Candlelight / Karmageddon North American announcement (2003)

Press / catalogBlabbermouth — Candlelight licensing announcement

Press / catalogPlastic Head — company history