Scarlet Records

Scarlet Records is an Italian independent record label headquartered in Milan. Founded in 1998, the label has operated in the heavy metal and adjacent hard-rock fields, releasing music by both established acts and specialist genre artists. Its catalogue and artist associations include Agent Steel, Royal Hunt, Skyclad, Eldritch, Hatesphere, Labyrinth, Dark Moor and DGM, among others. The label is also associated with two side projects involving Soilwork frontman Björn “Speed” Strid, a connection that helped raise its visibility among international metal audiences. The company’s activities have included signing and releasing new music, maintaining a substantial back catalogue, and arranging physical and digital distribution in overseas markets. According to the available reference material, Scarlet Records had issued more than 400 albums by the time of the cited Wikipedia entry. This output reflects the role of an independent genre label: developing a focused roster, serving specialist audiences, and distributing recordings across multiple territories rather than operating as a mainstream pop conglomerate. In 2011, Scarlet Records entered a distribution agreement with Entertainment One Distribution covering new releases and the label’s existing physical and digital catalogue in North America. The arrangement expanded the availability of Scarlet’s releases in an important metal market while allowing the Milan-based company to retain its independent-label identity. The available material does not specify the complete contractual scope, duration, or commercial terms of the agreement. In 2021, Scarlet Records became a limited company. The change represents a formal corporate development in the label’s history, although the available sources do not provide further details about ownership, management, capital structure, or any change in artistic strategy. Publicly available reference material identifies Scarlet Records as an active independent label, but does not provide a sufficiently detailed current roster, executive list, financial profile, or official website address for those fields to be completed reliably.

Scarlet Records was founded in 1998 in Milan, Italy, as an independent record label focused on heavy metal and related genres. Its development took place within the specialist metal-recording market, where labels commonly combine artist discovery, album production and release management with catalogue ownership or administration and territory-by-territory distribution. The label became associated with a broad range of metal artists and projects. The available reference identifies Agent Steel, Royal Hunt, Skyclad, Eldritch, Hatesphere, Labyrinth, Dark Moor and DGM among the acts connected with Scarlet Records. It also highlights two side projects involving Björn “Speed” Strid, the frontman of Soilwork. These associations placed the company within several overlapping areas of the international metal scene, including melodic, progressive, extreme and traditional metal. The source material does not provide a complete chronological roster or a detailed account of individual signing agreements. Scarlet’s catalogue expanded substantially over time. The cited reference states that the label had released more than 400 albums, indicating a significant volume of output for an independent specialist company. Its business has included both physical and digital releases, with the catalogue serving as an important part of its continuing activity. The available information does not identify the precise number of active artists, the division between owned and licensed recordings, or the label’s current release schedule. A significant international development occurred in 2011, when Scarlet Records entered a distribution agreement with Entertainment One Distribution. The agreement covered North American distribution of new Scarlet releases as well as the label’s extensive physical and digital back catalogue. North America is a major market for heavy metal, and the arrangement gave Scarlet a larger distribution channel without changing its description as an independent Italian label. The cited material does not state the agreement’s duration, commercial value, renewal status or whether it covered every release. In 2021, Scarlet Records became a limited company. This was a formal corporate change rather than a documented change of musical focus. No reliable source in the supplied material identifies the company’s current directors, shareholders, ultimate owner or parent group. The label is described as operating from Milan and remains associated with independent heavy metal publishing and distribution. Further information about its present management, current roster, website and financial performance requires additional verification.

• 2021

  Corporate conversion to a limited company

  [1]Scarlet Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Scarlet Records becomes a limited company.

• 2011

  North American distribution agreement

  [1]Scarlet Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Scarlet Records enters a distribution deal with Entertainment One Distribution for new releases and its physical and digital back catalogue in North America.

• 1998

  Scarlet Records is founded

  [1]Scarlet Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Scarlet Records is established as an independent record label in Milan, Italy.

An independent, genre-focused Italian record label serving heavy metal and related music communities through artist releases, catalogue management, and international distribution.

• Recorded music catalogue · 1998

  Scarlet Records album catalogue

  The label’s principal offering is its catalogue of heavy metal and related-genre recordings. The available reference attributes more than 400 released albums to Scarlet Records and identifies artists and groups such as Agent Steel, Royal Hunt, Skyclad, Eldritch, Hatesphere, Labyrinth, Dark Moor and DGM among its catalogue or historical associations. Releases have been made in both physical and digital formats.

• Music distribution · 2011

  International catalogue distribution

  Scarlet Records distributes new releases and catalogue recordings beyond its Italian base through territory-specific partners. The documented 2011 agreement with Entertainment One Distribution covered North American distribution of new releases and the label’s extensive physical and digital back catalogue.

• 2021

  Conversion to a limited companyOther

  Background

  After more than two decades as an independent record label, Scarlet Records changed its corporate legal form.

  Action taken

  Scarlet Records became a limited company.

  Aftermath

  The legal conversion is documented, but the supplied material does not explain its effect on ownership, management, financing or operations.

  Source

• 2011

  Expand North American distribution through Entertainment OneStrategy

  Background

  Scarlet Records needed international distribution for new releases and its established physical and digital catalogue. North America represented an important market for specialist heavy metal recordings.

  Action taken

  The label entered a distribution agreement with Entertainment One Distribution covering North American distribution of new releases and its back catalogue.

  Aftermath

  The agreement provided a documented North American distribution channel for Scarlet Records’ output. The available source does not report the agreement’s financial terms, duration or later status.

  Source

1. 1Scarlet Recordsen.wikipedia.org