Scarlet Records is an Italian independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 based in Milan. It is most notable for featuring two side projects from Soilwork

Soilwork

Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic...

 front-man Björn "Speed" Strid, as well as band like Agent Steel

Agent Steel

Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by singer John Cyriis ,and drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full length albums, and one EP before disbanding in 1988...

, Royal Hunt

Royal Hunt

Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark, founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen. The band is known for creating melodic music with a progressive and symphonic flair. They made a huge success during mid-90s with their classic albums Moving Target and Paradox mainly in Japan...

, Skyclad

Skyclad (band)

Skyclad are a British heavy metal band with heavy folk influences in their music. They are considered one of the pioneers of folk metal. The etymology behind the term "skyclad" comes from a pagan/wiccan term for ritual nudity, in which rituals are performed with the participants metaphorically clad...

, Eldritch

Eldritch (band)

Eldritch is a progressive/power metal band formed in 1991 in Italy.Their history begins when Eugene Simone, Adriano Dal Canto, and Terence Holler formed a band with the intent of putting out some demos...

, Hatesphere

Hatesphere

Hatesphere is a Danish death and thrash metal band from Aarhus. The band was formed in 1998 by guitarist Peter “Pepe” Hansen. As of 2010, the band consists of vocalist Esben "Esse" Hansen, guitarists Peter “Pepe” Hansen, and Jakob Nyholm, bass player Jimmy Nedergaard and drummer Mike Park. The band...

, Primevil

Primevil

Primevil is a comic book villain that first appeared in the Malibu Comics Ultraverse book The Godwheel.-Fictional Character Biography:...

, Labyrinth

Labyrinth (band)

Labyrinth is a power metal band formed in 1991 in Massa, Italy. The band underwent a change in style and themes after the departure of Olaf Thorsen in 2002.-1990s:...

, Dark Moor

Dark Moor

Dark Moor is a Spanish power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker...

 and more. Born in 1998, Scarlet Records released more than 200 albums. In 2011 Scarlet Records entered a distribution deal with Entertainment One Distribution for the North American distribution of its new releases and extensive physical and digital catalog.

Current artists

• Arachnes
• Bloodshot
• Bokor
• Bulldozer
  Bulldozer (band)
  Bulldozer is a speed/black metal band from Milan, Italy that was active from 1980 until 1990. They have reunited as of 2008.-Biography:Bulldozer formed in 1980 by bassist Dario Carria and guitarist Andy Panigada.They were joined by Erminio Galli on drums...
  
  
• Dark Moor
  Dark Moor
  Dark Moor is a Spanish power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker...
  
  
• DGM
  DGM (band)
  DGM is an Italian metal band. They originally formed in 1994 as an entirely instrumental band....
  
  
• Dotma
• Eldritch
  Eldritch (band)
  Eldritch is a progressive/power metal band formed in 1991 in Italy.Their history begins when Eugene Simone, Adriano Dal Canto, and Terence Holler formed a band with the intent of putting out some demos...
  
  
• Empyrios
• Extrema
  Extrema (band)
  Extrema is an Italian thrash metal band, formed in 1986 and currently signed to V2 Records. Originally based in Milan, they sing in English language.-Current members:* Gianluca Perotti * Tommy Massara * Paolo Crimi...
  
  
• Faithsedge
• Infinita Symphonia
• Kaledon
• Kingcrow
• Labyrinth
  Labyrinth (band)
  Labyrinth is a power metal band formed in 1991 in Massa, Italy. The band underwent a change in style and themes after the departure of Olaf Thorsen in 2002.-1990s:...
  
  
• Michele Luppi
• Necrodeath
  Necrodeath
  Necrodeath is an Italian extreme metal band from Liguria. It is one of the first extreme metal bands originating in Italy. They take inspiration from Slayer, Possessed, Kreator, Celtic Frost and Bathory...
  
  
• Node
  Node (band)
  Node is an Italian death metal band formed in Milan in 1994 and currently signed to Scarlet Records. Their last full length album is titled In the End Everything Is a Gag.-Members:*Giacomo Lavatura – vocals...
  
  
• Odd Dimension
• Operatika
• Primevil
  Primevil
  Primevil is a comic book villain that first appeared in the Malibu Comics Ultraverse book The Godwheel.-Fictional Character Biography:...
  
  
• Royal Hunt
• Sadist
  Sadist (band)
  Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
  
  
• Sawthis
• Scamp
• Scar of the Sun
• Schizo
• Shaman
• Secret Sphere
• Skyclad
  Skyclad (band)
  Skyclad are a British heavy metal band with heavy folk influences in their music. They are considered one of the pioneers of folk metal. The etymology behind the term "skyclad" comes from a pagan/wiccan term for ritual nudity, in which rituals are performed with the participants metaphorically clad...
  
  
• Slowmotion Apocalypse
  Slowmotion Apocalypse
  Slowmotion Apocalypse is an Italian melodic death metal band formed in Pordenone in 2002 and currently signed to Scarlet Records. They released their third album Mothra in October 2009, recorded at Planet Red Studios, Richmond, VA, with producer Andreas Magnusson and featuring Mike Terry from BURY...
  
  
• Solar Fragment
• Timo Tolkki
  Timo Tolkki
  Timo Tapio Tolkki is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter, and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. He left Stratovarius in 2008 and formed a new band, Revolution Renaissance. To this day, with his tenure extending for more than twenty years, Tolkki was the...
  
  
• Wuthering Heights
  Wuthering Heights (band)
  Wuthering Heights is a Danish heavy metal band, with a somewhat eclectic musical style which falls in somewhere between progressive, folk, and power metal.- Biography :...
  
  

Former bands

• Aborym
  Aborym
  Aborym is an Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band, initially hailing from Taranto, Apulia, in Italy. The band has described their music as "alien-black-hard/industrial", whilst Allmusic described them as playing "a truly original brand of futuristic black metal [with] jagged samples,...
  
  
• Agent Steel
  Agent Steel
  Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by singer John Cyriis ,and drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full length albums, and one EP before disbanding in 1988...
  
  
• Barcode
• Blinded Colony
  Blinded Colony
  The Blinded is a melodic death metal band from Karlshamn, Sweden, formerly known as both Stigmata and Blinded Colony. They are currently unsigned and recording the pre-preproduction of their third studio album...
  
  
• Cadaveria
  Cadaveria
  The extreme metal band Cadaveria was born in April 2001, forged by the erstwhile Opera IX personnel Cadaveria and Flegias, , the latter reverting back to his real name. The band signed to Scarlet Records for the opening 2002 album The Shadows' Madame...
  
  
• Disarmonia Mundi
  Disarmonia Mundi
  Disarmonia Mundi is a melodic death metal band from Avigliana, Italy that started out as a progressive metal band. After Benny Bianco Chinto left the band it featured Soilwork's vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid for two albums...
  
  
• Dragonhammer
• Hatesphere
  Hatesphere
  Hatesphere is a Danish death and thrash metal band from Aarhus. The band was formed in 1998 by guitarist Peter “Pepe” Hansen. As of 2010, the band consists of vocalist Esben "Esse" Hansen, guitarists Peter “Pepe” Hansen, and Jakob Nyholm, bass player Jimmy Nedergaard and drummer Mike Park. The band...
  
  
• Invocator
  Invocator
  Invocator are a Danish technical thrash metal band featuring Esbjerg-based guitarist/singer Jacob Hansen, founder of the band. They are considered influential on the European thrash metal/heavy metal scene, and known for incorporating elements from death metal, thrash metal, groove metal and...
  
  
• Malfeitor
• Manticora
  Manticora
  Manticora is a Heavy metal band from Hvidovre, Denmark formed in 1996 by Lars and Kristian Larsen. Their current label is Locomotive Music. Their lyrical content typically consists of literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Although they are considered to be a progressive power metal band, they...
  
  
• Metatrone
• Odyssea
  Pier Gonella
  Pier Gonella is a guitarist and a founder member of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle and the thrash metal band Necrodeath also.-Biography:...
  
  
• Requiem
• Revolution Renaissance
• Skylark
  Skylark (Italian band)
  Skylark is an Italian power metal band founded in 1994 by Eddy Antonini and is still active today.-History:Skylark was founded by Eddy Antonini in 1994 with the intent of exploring several musical styles in one project. After adding four members, the group recorded the 1995 album The Horizon and...
  
  
• SmaXone
• Spice & The RJ Band
• Stormlord
  Stormlord (band)
  Stormlord is an epic black metal band from Rome, Italy. They have released four full-length albums, which are: Supreme Art Of War , At The Gates Of Utopia , The Gorgon Cult , and Mare Nostrum...
  
  
• Subzero
  Subzero (band)
  Subzero was an American New York hardcore/metalcore band from New York. The band was started in 1989 by Richie Kennon of Breakdown and Jim Eaton of Up Front hooked up with Louis Dibella and Lawrence Susi whom had played together in various local bands...
  
  
• Tears of Magdalena
• Terror 2000
• Thy Majestie
• Tyrant Eyes
  Tyrant Eyes
  -Members:* Claudius Bormuth - Vocals* Marcus Amend - Guitars* Max Lassmann - Bass* Jürgen Bormuth - Keys* Sascha Tilger - Drums-Discography:* War And Darkness , self-released* Book Of Souls , Last Episode / B.O...
  
  
• Vision Divine