The old Spinefarm site was more than a list of bands. It acted as a map of related imprints, each with a slightly different musical identity. Understanding those imprints makes the catalog much easier to browse today.
Spinefarm
The core Spinefarm roster covered a broad metal and rock spectrum, including melodic, gothic, power, progressive and hard-rock-oriented artists.
Spikefarm
Spikefarm leaned toward the heavier and more extreme end of the roster: death metal, black metal, doom, industrial metal, folk metal and thrash.
Ranka Recordings
Ranka Recordings housed a more Finnish-language and alternative mix, including artists whose sound did not fit neatly into the two metal-focused imprints.
Keep exploring
Use the artist and release pages to continue through the original roster and catalog. The strongest discoveries usually come from following those connections rather than treating every band as an isolated entry.
