Century Media Records

Since its humble origins beginning in 1988 as a literal bedroom label in the blue-collar city of Dortmund, Germany, Century Media Records has defied all expectations and built their brand and reputation into a leading force for the heavy music scene. The label took their initial foothold in the death metal scene, and quickly expanded their outreach into different genres, including hardcore, black metal, gothic metal and rock. Artists such as Asphyx, Tiamat, Moonspell, Arch Enemy and Nevermore helped propel the label in the 1990s, and the following decade saw significant breakthrough stories with the likes of Lacuna Coil, In This Moment and Shadows Fall. From the very beginning, Century Media made its name as a label covering a wide range of extreme styles, from death metal to hardcore, rock to black metal, and all the genres on the louder edge of the musical spectrum, best exemplified by the slogan diversity in extremes. Quickly establishing an international presence, the label cur...