Northern Heritage

Northern Heritage is a Finnish record label and online shop specialising in black metal, based in Lahti. It operates primarily as a distro — a mail-order and web-based distributor — dealing in lesser-known, "underground" black metal releases rather than mainstream product. The label was founded in the late 1990s and is run by Mikko Aspa, a Finnish musician best known for his work with Deathspell Omega and Clandestine Blaze. As a label, Northern Heritage has issued releases by acts such as Satanic Warmaster, Diaboli, Ildjarn, Drudkh and Hate Forest. Its catalogue spans both its own label releases and distributed titles from other underground labels and artists, and its roster has included Annihilatus, Baptism, Clandestine Blaze, Diaboli, Exordium, Inferi, Mgła, Musta Surma, Numinous, Phlegein and Stabat Mater. Former roster acts include Blasphemous Evil, Bloodhammer, Deathspell Omega, Ildjarn, Incriminated, Kadotus, Nightside, Peste Noire, Ride for Revenge, Satanic Warmaster, Uncelestial, Uncreation's Dawn and Unholy. The operation is closely tied to Aspa's own musical projects: Clandestine Blaze and Deathspell Omega both appear in the label's catalogue and on its official site. Northern Heritage's identity is that of a small, artist-run underground institution rather than a large commercial record company, and it remains active as both a label and a distro.

Northern Heritage was founded in the late 1990s in Finland as a black metal record label and distribution operation. It is based in Lahti and is run by Mikko Aspa, a Finnish musician associated with the bands Deathspell Omega and Clandestine Blaze. From its beginnings the label positioned itself within the underground black metal scene, functioning as a distro that traded in lesser-known, "underground" black metal rather than mainstream releases. Over its existence the label has released and distributed material by a range of black metal acts. Its catalogue has included releases by Satanic Warmaster, Diaboli, Ildjarn, Drudkh and Hate Forest. The roster of associated acts has featured Annihilatus, Baptism, Clandestine Blaze, Diaboli, Exordium, Inferi, Mgła, Musta Surma, Numinous, Phlegein and Stabat Mater, while former roster acts include Blasphemous Evil, Bloodhammer, Deathspell Omega, Ildjarn, Incriminated, Kadotus, Nightside, Peste Noire, Ride for Revenge, Satanic Warmaster, Uncelestial, Uncreation's Dawn and Unholy. The label's official website presents Northern Heritage Records alongside the names of Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega, Satanic Warmaster and Diaboli, reflecting the close connection between the label and Aspa's own musical projects. Northern Heritage continues to operate as both a record label and an online mail-order shop for underground black metal.

• Northern Heritage founded in the late 1990s in Finland.

• Label releases and distributes material by Satanic Warmaster, Diaboli, Ildjarn, Drudkh and Hate Forest.

• Official website lists Northern Heritage Records alongside Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega, Satanic Warmaster and Diaboli.

Small, artist-run underground black metal label and distro focused on obscure, non-mainstream releases.

• Clandestine Blaze releases

• Deathspell Omega releases

• Satanic Warmaster releases

• Diaboli releases

• Ildjarn releases

• Drudkh releases

• Hate Forest releases

1. 1Northern Heritage official websitecfprod.com
2. 2Northern Heritage — Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Northern Heritage — Finnish Wikipediafi.wikipedia.org