An Introduction to the Cold Meat Industry

by David Trzcinski

Cold Meat Industry is a record label based in Sweden.  It publishes many styles of music and noise. It all began long, long ago during 1987 when Roger Karmanik and Lille Roger decided to publish some interesting local talent in the realm of Industrial/Noise/Death Metal/Gothic/Ambient who needed a professional and qualified label to produce their music. 

What followed was some of the most disturbing music from some very great artists such as Raison D’etre, Brighter Death Now, XXX Atomic Toejam and Mortiis.  Some key bands are mentioned at the conclusion of this article.  During 1991-1992, Cold Meat Industry was known by some as Sound Source and produced several artists such as Inanna, Brighter Death Now, Systema, Raison D’etre, Archon Satani and others.  This is now a completed project in the archives of Cold Meat Industry.

Through the next several issues of the Coven magazine, we will be reviewing some of the most important bands that have come out of the Swedish alternative label.

Below we have outlined the issues of Cold Meat Industry’s necrology as can be seen in their double compilation entitled "The Absolute Supper".

CMI-01 Lille Roger Undead 7"

CMI-02 In the Shadow of Death Compilation 7"

CMI-03 BDN Pain in Progress

CMI-04 In Slaughter Natives S/T

CMI-05 Memorandum Aux Morts

CMI-06 Debauch Video

CMI-07 Maschinenzimmer 412 Malfeitor

CMI-08 Memorandum Ichor

CMI-09 BDN Great Death

CMI-10 2x6 Compilation

CMI-11 Mental Destruction The Intensity of Darkness

CMI-12 Morthond This Crying Age

CMI-13 In Slaughter Natives Enter Now the World

CMI-14 En Halvkokt i folie The Totally Out Music of...

CMI-15 Morthound Spindrift

CMI-16 In Slaughter Natives Sacrosancts Bleed

CMI-17 XXX Atomic Toejam A Gathering of the Tribes for the first/last human be-in

CMI-18 Raison D’etre Prospectus I

CMI-19 In the Butchers Backyard Compilation

CMI-20 Karmanik Collection Compilation

CMI-21 Deutsch Nepal Benevolence

CMI-22 Lille Roger Golden Shower

CMI-23 Brighter Death Now Great Death

CMI-24 Memorandum Ars Moriendi

CMI-25 Mental Destruction When Madness Strikes