A label between two names
The 2003 change from Hammerheart to Karmageddon was a practical reset, and the surviving record shows what carried across.
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From catalog numbers and reissues to distribution, sub-labels and bands crossing borders. Search for what you know; discover the connections you did not.
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The catalog is a map, not a sound
A label roster can show how different scenes shared the same routes to listeners.
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What a catalog number can—and cannot—tell you
KARMA025 and KARMA033 identify particular editions; they do not, by themselves, tell the whole story of either recording.
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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.
Read the storyDismember, crossing the Atlantic
“Where Ironcrosses Grow” was recorded before its 2004 release; the label and licensing trail shows how the finished album travelled by territory.
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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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A map of scenes, not one scene
The label’s roster points across borders, but national origins do not explain what the music means.
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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.
Read the storyHow to read a label history without filling in the gaps
A responsible archive distinguishes the press release, the database entry and the fact that has not yet been verified.
Read the storyWhy this archive uses no album covers
A visual archive does not need to reproduce art it does not own.
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The afterlife of a label
The Karmageddon name faded from new releases before Hammerheart returned; its credits still connect records across archives.
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