Listenable Records is an independent officially founded by passionate tape trader and Peardrop fanzine editor Laurent Merle as a company in 1997 in France.[2]
Releasing 7inches by soon to be legendary bands like Immortal, My Dying Bride, in its early days, Listenable has issued essential albums from many acclaimed metal bands such as Gojira,[3] Aborted, Textures, Crisix, Thron, Xentrix Disbelief Immolation, Devastator, Chemicide, Hellwitch. The label also extended its catalog to heavy metal with acts like Sabïre, Crystal Viper, Leatherwitch, King witch and further to classic rock bands like Electric Mary, Wolf Jaw, Imperial Jade, Jared James Nichols, or My Dynamite. venturing into doom metal and stoner rock territory with bands from Blood Of the Sun, Mos Generator or Mars Red Sky and more.
Aspiring to be at the forefront of developing new talent from diverse musical backgrounds with dedication and enthusiasm, Listenable Records has become one of the most respected international metal and hard rock label.
In recent years, the label has extended its catalog licensing albums from Warner, BMG Production Music, Universal and Sony : Coroner (band), Manowar, Obituary, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Strapping Young Lad among others solidifying its importance as a key player doing reliable business in the music scene.
Artists
- Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics
- Abhorrence
- Aborted
- Abscess
- Adagio
- Amaran
- Ancient
- Angtoria
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Armageddon
- Berzerker Legion
- Betraying the Martyrs
- Bloodjinn
- Blind Dog
- Cadaver
- Centurian
- Chemicide
- Crescent (Egypt)
- Crest of Darkness
- Crisix
- Crystal Viper
- Demise
- Deranged
- Destructor
- Devastator
- Devilyn
- Diabolique
- Divine Rapture
- Eternal Evil
- Exhumed
- Gardenian
- General Surgery
- Gojira
- Gorod
- Grief of Emerald
- Hacride
- Hate
- Hellish Outcast
- Horned God
- Immolation
- Incantation
- Jigsore Terror
- Koldborn
- Kruger
- Leatherwitch[4]
- Locus Noir
- Luciferion
- Lyzanxia
- Mahatma
- Marionette
- Monument Of Misanthropy
- Mors Principium Est
- Mutant
- My Diligence
- Nail Within
- Noctiferia
- No Return
- Non Human Level
- Outcast
- Psychedelic Witchcraft
- Reclusion
- Redshark
- Sabïre
- Sarah Jezebel Deva
- Satan
- Scarve
- Skyclad
- Soilwork
- Solace
- Speed/Kill/Hate
- Speedslut
- Struck A Nerve
- Submission
- Svart Crown
- Sybreed
- Symbyosis
- Terrifier[5]
- Textures
- The Amenta
- The Eyes of a Traitor
- The Legion
- The Omega Experiment
- The Order of Apollyon
- The Red Shore
- Theory in Practice
- Tyrant (Japanese band)
- Triumphator
- Ultra Vomit
- VELD
- Vile
- Waylander
- Zonaria
See also
References
- ^ “eOne Distribution US – Who Entertainment One Distribution US Distributes”. eonedistribution.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ “Interview with Listenable Records”. Metal-rules.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ BraveWords. “Listenable Records Sign GOJIRA”. bravewords.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ “Marta Gabriel’s Leatherwitch Signs With LISTENABLE RECORDS”. Front View Magazine. February 24, 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ “Canada’s TERRIFIER Ink Deal With Listenable Records”. Brave Words. July 7, 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
