Deathlike Silence Productions (DSP) was a Norwegian independent record label founded in Oslo in 1987 (initially as Posercorpse Music) that focused on black metal. DSP supported the Norwegian black metal scene in the early 1990s.[1] Helvete was the headquarters of DSP.[2]
| Deathlike Silence Productions | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 (as Posercorpse Music) |
| Founder | Euronymous |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Distributor(s) | Voices of Wonder |
| Genre | Black metal |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Location | Oslo |
History
The label was founded in 1987[3] by Øystein Aarseth, also known as Euronymous, who operated the label until his murder in 1993.[4] The name was derived from the Sodom song "Deathlike Silence" (from their 1986 release Obsessed by Cruelty).[5]
At first, the label mainly signed Norwegian acts, but as early as 1990 Aarseth had desired to establish a Swedish branch with Morgan Håkansson of Marduk, and towards its final years its also released an album by Japanese artist Sigh.[6] Aarseth was considering signing Rotting Christ, Masacre (Colombia)[7] and Hadez (Peru) before his death.[8]
Before the label's demise in 1994, it was planned to release Monumentum's debut album In Absentia Christi.[9] Darkthrone had threatened to release their second album A Blaze in the Northern Sky through Deathlike Silence when Peaceville Records would not due to their sudden change in genre.[10] Voices of Wonder "took over Deathlike Silence Productions after the death of Euronymous."[11]
Releases on DSP
- Anti-Mosh 001: Merciless – The Awakening (1990)
- Anti-Mosh 002: Burzum – Burzum (1992)
- Anti-Mosh 003: Mayhem – Deathcrush (1993)[nb 1]
- Anti-Mosh 004: Abruptum – Obscuritatem Advoco Amplectére Me (1993)[nb 2]
- Anti-Mosh 005: Burzum – Aske (1993)
- Anti-Mosh 006: Mayhem – De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)
- Anti-Mosh 007: Sigh – Scorn Defeat (1993)
- Anti-Mosh 008: Enslaved – Vikingligr Veldi (1994)
- Anti-Mosh 009: Abruptum – In Umbra Malitiae Ambulabo, in Aeternum in Triumpho Tenebraum (1994)[nb 3]