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Amputated Vein Records

Japanese extreme metal record label specializing in death metal and grindcore, based in Osaka.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Amputated Vein Records is a Japanese independent record label founded in 2002 in Jōtō, a ward of Osaka. The label specializes in death metal and grindcore, and operates two sublabels, Ghastly Music and Bloodcurdling Enterprise. According to Discogs, more than 220 releases have appeared on Amputated Vein and its two subsidiary labels since its founding. The label's catalog includes albums by international acts such as All Shall Perish, Pathology, Awaiting the Autopsy, Disentomb, Severed Crotch, Visceral Disgorge, Waking the Cadaver, Disemboweled, Sickening, Relics of Humanity, Devourment, Devour the Fetus, and Gutrectomy. Amputated Vein Records maintains an online shop and official homepage in Japanese and English, selling CDs and merchandise directly to fans worldwide.

History

Amputated Vein Records was established in 2002 in Jōtō, a ward of Osaka, Japan. From its inception, the label focused on extreme metal subgenres, specifically death metal and grindcore. Over the years, it built a catalog of international acts, releasing albums by bands such as All Shall Perish (Hate.Malice.Revenge, 2003), Pathology (Surgically Hacked, 2006), Awaiting the Autopsy (Couldn’t Tell the Bodies Apart, 2009), Disentomb (Sunken Chambers of Niphilim, 2010), Severed Crotch (The Nature of Entropy, 2011), Visceral Disgorge (Ingesting Putridity, 2011), Waking the Cadaver (Real-Life Death, 2013; compilation Waking the Cadaver, 2016), Disemboweled (Cadavers, 2014), Sickening (The Beyond, 2015), Relics of Humanity (Guided by the Soulless Call, 2016), Devourment (compilation 1.3.8, 2017), Devour the Fetus (Traumatic Birth Delights, 2019), and Gutrectomy (Slampocalypse, 2017; Manifestation of Human Suffering, 2022). The label also operates two sublabels, Ghastly Music and Bloodcurdling Enterprise. According to Discogs, more than 220 releases have been issued through Amputated Vein and its sublabels since 2002. The label maintains an online shop and official homepage in Japanese and English, selling CDs and merchandise directly to customers.

  • 2022

    Release of Gutrectomy: Manifestation of Human Suffering.

  • 2019

    Release of Devour the Fetus: Traumatic Birth Delights.

  • 2017

    Releases of Devourment compilation 1.3.8 and Gutrectomy: Slampocalypse.

  • 2016

    Releases of Waking the Cadaver compilation and Relics of Humanity: Guided by the Soulless Call.

  • 2015

    Release of Sickening: The Beyond.

  • 2014

    Release of Disemboweled: Cadavers.

  • 2013

    Release of Waking the Cadaver: Real-Life Death.

  • 2011

    Releases of Severed Crotch: The Nature of Entropy and Visceral Disgorge: Ingesting Putridity.

  • 2010

    Release of Disentomb: Sunken Chambers of Niphilim.

  • 2009

    Release of Awaiting the Autopsy: Couldn’t Tell the Bodies Apart.

Products and positioning

Independent extreme metal label and online retailer focused on death metal and grindcore.

Product categories. Death metal albums · Grindcore albums · CDs · Merchandise

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