Displeased Records

Displeased Records was a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. The label had many Dutch and other extreme metal bands on its roster, but has also re-released many classic albums, including albums by Agathocles, Cryptopsy, Infernäl Mäjesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash. The label also had a large mail order division called Discorder.com.

Displeased Records
TypeIndependent record labels
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1992
FounderRW Veltkamp, LJ Eikema
Defunct2018
Headquarters
Zaandam
,
Netherlands
Number of locations
1
Area served
World
ProductsEntertainment media
OwnersRW Veltkamp, LJ Eikema
Websitewww.discorder.com

History

Displeased Records was founded in 1992 by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. In the beginning the main focus was to release compilation CDs from unknown/unsigned artists playing all types of heavy metal, like death metal, thrash metal, etc. After a distribution network was set up Displeased Records started releasing studio albums of metal acts like Nembrionic, Altar, Hybernoid and Celestial Season. In the same period a mail order was erected, in the beginning under the same moniker of the label name, later changed to Dis-order (a combination of DISpleased and mailORDER). Since 2011, the name was changed to Discorder.

From the second half of the 90s, Displeased Records licensed cult thrash metal albums from Roadrunner records, from bands like Infernäl Mäjesty, Pestilence, Whiplash, Toxik and Sadus.

A distribution service was present from the beginning, albeit very small. Later on more and more music shops were provided with the metal albums and shirts that were already sold through the mail order.

In April 2018, Displeased Records went bankrupt.[1]

Bands on the roster

See also
  • List of record labels

References
  1. (in Dutch) Zaandams onafhankelijk platenlabel Displeased Records failliet, zaanstad.nieuws.nl, 12 April 2018
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