So in 2018, it makes total sense that one of heavy metal’s newest D.I.Y. record label is being run out of a one-bedroom apartment in downtown L.A.

Origin of label name: A flenser is a person who cuts blubber from a whale carcass. There is a tradition of using words that evoke gore and violence to describe extreme music, and Jonathan was clever ...

This utilitarian-looking device takes an unusual approach to a problem that many projects face: enclosures. [Jan Mrázek] created a device he calls the Morse Thing for a special night’s event … ...

Following Relapse’s success with non-metal bands like S U R V I V E and Nothing, we catch up with the label’s founder about his own tastes and getting metalheads into electronic music.

Metal Blade Records Best for: All metal Why we love it: Maybe the most iconic and longest-running of the bunch, Metal Blade began releasing albums in 1982. Heavy-hitters like Slayer, Gwar, Avil, ...