| Label | Abbreviation | Other information |
|---|---|---|
| Active/Axis | Act | |
| Adipocere | Adi | |
| Aestethic Death | Aes | |
| After Dark | AD | |
| After World | AW | |
| Aftermath | AM | |
| American Recordings | AR | |
| Arkham | Ark | |
| Atlantic | Atl | |
| Atom H | AtH | |
| Avantgarde | AG | |
| Axioma | Axm | |
| Ax/tion | Ax | |
| Banzai | Ban | |
| Baron | BR | |
| Black Dragon | BD | |
| Blackend | BE | |
| Black Mark | BM | |
| Black Power | BP | |
| Black Sun | BS | |
| Bleeding Heart | BH | |
| Blunt Force | BF | |
| Boner | Bon | |
| Bovine | Bov | |
| Brand New Entert... | BNE | |
| Bullet Proof | Bul | |
| Cacophonous | Cac | |
| Candlelight | CL | |
| Capital | Cap | |
| Carnage | Car | |
| Cassablanca | Cas | |
| Castle Communications | Cas | |
| Century Media | CM | |
| Chaos | Ch | |
| Children Of The... | COT | |
| Chrysalis | Chr | |
| CNR | CNR | |
| Columbia | Col | |
| Combat | Com | |
| Common Cause | CC | |
| Corpse Grinder | CG | |
| Cyber | Cyb | |
| Cymophane | Cym | |
| Dark Journey | DJ | |
| Deaf | Deaf | |
| Death City | DC | |
| Deathlike Silence | DSP | |
| Death Vomit Records | DVR | |
| Decapitated | Dec | |
| Deepest Wish | Deep | |
| Def American | DA | |
| Def Jam | DJM | |
| Defiled | Def | |
| Displeased | Dis | |
| Dolores | Dol | |
| Drakkar | Dk | |
| Dureco | Dur | |
| Dwell | Dw | |
| Earache | Ear | www.earache.com |
| Elektra | Ek | |
| Embassy | Emb | |
| Epidemic Agency | EA | |
| Epic | Epic | |
| Eternal Devils | ED | |
| Euro | Euro | |
| Evil | Evil | |
| Evil Omen | EO | |
| Fadeless | Fdl | |
| Fingerprint | FP | |
| Filmtrax | FT | |
| Foundation 2000 | F2000 | |
| FrontRow | FR | |
| Full Moon Prod... | FMP | |
| Future Shock | FS | |
| Futurist | Fut | |
| GMI | GMI | |
| GWB | GWB | |
| GoldTrack | GT | |
| Gothic | Got | |
| Grand Slamm | GS | |
| Greivance | Gre | |
| Grind Core | GC | |
| Gun | GUN | |
| Gutted | Gut | |
| Hammer Of Damnation | HOD | |
| Hammerheart Records | HHR | |
| Head Not Found | HNF | |
| Heavy Metal | HM | |
| Hellhound | HH | |
| Hellspawn | HS | |
| HobGoblin | HbG | |
| Holy | Holy | |
| Holycaust | HC | |
| Homestead | Hom | |
| Hydra | Hy | |
| IRS | IRS | |
| Impact | Imp | |
| Infest | Inf | |
| Intellectual Convul... | IC | |
| Intense | Int | |
| Invations | Inv | |
| JLAmerica/Turbo USA | JLA | |
| Karmageddon | Kar | |
| Koch | Koch | |
| Kontras | Kon | |
| Kraze | Kr | |
| Lethal | Let | |
| Leviathan | Lev | |
| Likstoy | Lik | |
| Listenable | Lis | |
| Loud Out | LO | |
| Lowland | Low | |
| Magnum Music Group | MMG | |
| Massacre | Mass | |
| Massproduktion | MP | |
| Matadorons Mangled... | MMI | |
| Mausoleum | Mau | |
| MCA | MCA | |
| MCY | MCY | |
| Megaforce | MF | |
| MegaRock | MR | |
| Mephitic | Mep | |
| Merciless | Mer | |
| Mercury | Mu | |
| Metal Blade | MB | www.metalblade.com |
| Metal Merchant | MM | |
| Metal Factory Records | MFR | |
| Metalcore | Mco | |
| Metalshock | Msh | |
| Metalworks | MW | |
| Misanthropy | Mis | |
| Molon Lave | ML | |
| Monasterium | Mon | |
| Monitor | Mon | |
| Moonfog | Moo | |
| Mooncrest | MCr | |
| Morbid | Mb | |
| Morbid Music | MMu | Defunct |
| Moribund | Moi | |
| Moroz | Mz | |
| Mould In Hell | MIH | |
| Music Collection | MC | |
| Music For Nations | MFN | |
| NEW | NEW | |
| Napalm US | Nap | |
| Napalm Austria | Nlm | |
| Nastymix | NMx | |
| Neat | Neat | |
| Necromantik Gallery | NG | |
| Necropolis | Nec | |
| New Renaissance | NR | |
| No Colours | NC | |
| No Fashion | NF | |
| No Remorse | NoR | |
| Nocturnal Art | NA | |
| Noise | Ns | |
| Nosferatu | Nos | |
| Nuclear Blast | NB | |
| Obscene | Obs | |
| Obscure Plasma | OP | |
| Osmose | Osm | |
| Pavement | Pav | |
| Pagan | PN | |
| Peaceville | PV | www.peaceville.com |
| Pegasus | Peg | |
| Pentagram | PG | |
| Phonogram | Ph | |
| Polydor | PY | |
| Polygram | PyG | |
| Posercorpse | PC | |
| Poserslaughter | PS | |
| Primitive Art | PA | |
| Putrefaction | Put | |
| Radioactiv | RAc | |
| Radium | Rad | |
| Raw Power | RP | |
| Reaper | Rea | |
| Regress | Reg | |
| Relapse | Rlp | |
| Relativity | Rel | |
| Reprise | Rpr | |
| Repulse | Rep | www.repulse.com |
| Rise Above | RA | |
| Rising Sun Prod | RSP | |
| Roadracer/Roadrunner | RR | |
| SST | SST | |
| Seraphic Decay | SD | |
| Serenade | Ser | |
| Shark | Sha | |
| Shivadarshana | Shs | |
| Shiver | Shi | |
| Slap-A-Ham | SAH | |
| Solardisk | SlD | |
| Sonx | Sonx | |
| Soyux | Sy | |
| Spika | Sk | |
| Spine Farm | SF | |
| Steamhammer | SH | |
| Strange Fruit | SFr | |
| Sub Bass | Sub | |
| Symphonies Of Death | SOD | |
| Theologian | Th | |
| Tinnitus | Tin | |
| Top Hole | HT | |
| Torched | Tor | |
| Toys Factory | Toys | |
| Triple X | XXX | |
| Tupido | Tpd | |
| Tupulo | Tpl | |
| Turbo | Trb | |
| Ultimatum | Ult | |
| Under One Flag | UOF | |
| Unisound | Uni | |
| Unsung Heroes Records | UHR | |
| Vertigo | Vt | |
| Vic | Vic | |
| Virgin | Vir | |
| Voices Of Wonder | VOW | |
| Wild Rags | WR | |
| Wicked World | WW | |
| Witchhunt | WH | |
| Wolverine | Wol | |
| Wrong Again | WAR | Defunct |