| Darkest Labyrinth | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Kiwamu |
| Distributor(s) | Daiki Sound (JASDAQ: 3350) |
| Genre | Gothic rock, EBM, electro-industrial |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Location | Tokyo |
| Official Website | http://darkestlabyrinth.jp/ |
Darkest Labyrinth is a Tokyo based record label, distributor, and web store specializing in gothic and visual kei artists in genres such as Electro-industrial, darkwave, gothic rock, EBM, and industrial metal.
Originally called Cure, Darkest Labyrinth started as an Osaka-based project to release works by label-owner Kiwamu's own band BLOOD. The label expanded to distribute music by international Gothic and Post-Industrial artists in Japan. In 2007 the label started to sign other artists, making its first deals with international groups such as Virgins O.R. Pigeons (Greece), Spectrum-X (Italy) and GPKism (Australia). That same year they released their first compilation record "V.A. - Darkest Labyrinth" featuring various tracks from Japan's dark underground music scene.
Currently Darkest Labyrinth releases works by a variety of international and Japanese artists. As of March 2009 Darkest Labyrinth has released 50 titles from the label and distributed 280 titles from other labels for Japanese major distribution.[1] The most successful artist on the label so far is BLOOD who have sold over 20 000 CDs.[1]
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Note: some artists are only signed to Darkest Labyrinth for Japanese releases, while they are signed to other labels for Europe, North America, etc.