Casus Belli Musica

Casus Belli Musica is a Russian independent record label and online music store founded in 2008. According to its own 'About Us' page, it was created so that listeners around the world could discover interesting musical acts and acquire unusual, distinctive music. What began as a dream of doing something one loves — a wish to share the joy of listening to music and to touch something mysterious — grew into a large project uniting musicians, artists, poets and collectors, people who live for music. The label has released dozens of albums over the years, finding devoted listeners worldwide. Its shop appeared at the same time as the label and gradually evolved from a small distro offering only its own editions into an extensive catalogue with hundreds of discs and records, warehouses in Russia and Europe, and regular deliveries of new releases from both major and underground labels. The company emphasizes communication with its customers, learning their tastes and needs in order to offer the best from the endless stream of music. The online store sells CDs, vinyl, cassettes and T-shirts. Its catalogue spans extreme and dark genres, with items such as Septicflesh, Gaerea, Coroner, Knocked Loose, Mayhem, 1349, Agalloch, Bell Witch, Lorna Shore, Amorphis, Drudkh, Sigh, Blood Incantation, Havukruunu, Mortiis and many others, alongside its own label releases. Prices are listed in Russian rubles, and the store positions itself as a specialist mail-order destination for collectors of metal and dark music. Casus Belli Musica operates as a private independent business rather than a publicly listed company. Its dual identity — label and retailer — makes it both a producer of music editions and a curated distribution channel for international extreme-music releases, with logistics reaching customers in Russia, Europe and beyond.

Casus Belli Musica was founded in 2008 as an independent music label. Its own account describes the origin as a dream of doing something one loves and a desire to share the joy of listening to music with others, which grew into a large project bringing together musicians, artists, poets and collectors. Over the years the label released dozens of albums that found devoted listeners around the world. The shop was launched at the same time as the label. It began as a small distro offering only the label's own editions, then gradually expanded into a broad catalogue with hundreds of discs and records. To support this, the company established warehouses in Russia and Europe and arranged regular deliveries of new releases from both major and underground labels. This dual model — producing its own editions while also distributing third-party releases — became central to the business. By the 2020s the online store listed a wide range of international extreme-metal and dark-music titles on CD, vinyl and cassette, alongside apparel such as T-shirts. The catalogue includes releases by artists such as Septicflesh, Gaerea, Coroner, Knocked Loose, Mayhem, 1349, Agalloch, Bell Witch, Lorna Shore, Amorphis, Drudkh, Sigh, Blood Incantation, Havukruunu and Mortiis. The label continues to operate as a private independent entity with a global mail-order customer base.

• 2008

  Casus Belli Musica founded as an independent music label.

• 2008

  Online shop launched alongside the label, initially offering only its own editions.

• Shop expands into a large catalogue with hundreds of discs and records, with warehouses in Russia and Europe.

Independent Russian label and specialist mail-order store for metal, dark and underground music, serving collectors in Russia, Europe and worldwide.

• CD editions

• Vinyl records (LP, double LP, coloured, gatefold)

• Cassettes

• T-shirts and apparel

• Label releases and third-party distribution

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