Based in Stockholm, Sweden. We provide international services for Black Metal Mastering and Black Metal Mixing, Death Metal Mastering and Death Metal Mixing, as well as Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Crust Punk and Stoner Rock, mastering and mixing. 90% of our clients are international and we work over email and dropbox. It has its advantages but of course also disadvantages, but since 2002 we have learned methods to really streamline this way of working. We also offer satisfaction guarantee!
Our recording, mixing and mastering studio is located in Stockholm. Our services are also available international on location, in any studio required by the nature of the production or the music. In 2019 for example Dark Prod was hosted at Studio 33 in Kuopio, Finland to record, mix and master the Finnish band Sadistik Forest.
Contact: info@darkprod.com
CLIENTS & SOUND SAMPLES
2024
SEID – 5th SEID album fully produced at Dark Prod. Hymns To The Norse (release date 2024-10-18)
Norse Black Metal from Stockholm, Sweden. Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod.
Peaceville Doom/Death from Sweden, Recorded Mixed and Mastered here at Dark Prod.
ILDGANGER – For Hver Tanke Mister Sjaelen Atter Farve
Great Black Metal from Denmark. Mastered here at Dark Prod.
OLDE THRONE / PAISAUNT SPLIT
Olde Throne side: Mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod.
Paisaunt side mastered here at Dark Prod.
Country: Finland / New Zealand | Year: 2024 | Genre: Black Metal Tape & Digital Album available here: https://shop.naturmacht.com/olde-thro…
https://paisaunt.bandcamp.com/album/c…
https://oldethronenp.bandcamp.com/alb… –
Paisaunt – Bandcamp: https://paisaunt.bandcamp.com Metal Archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/… –
Olde Throne – Facebook: / oldethrone Instagram: / oldethrone Bandcamp: https://oldethrone.bandcamp.com Metal Archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/… – Naturmacht Productions – Website: https://www.naturmacht.com Facebook: / naturmachtproductions Instagram: / naturmachtproductions Bandcamp: https://naturmachtproductions.bandcam… Youtube: / thenpchannel
2023
Last out from Dark Prod Studios 2023 was Bergsvriden- Uråldrad. Very talented Swedish musicians making greater stuff each time we work with them. Mastered here at Dark Prod.
This is the collaboration between Nate Verschoor (also in UADA) and me
Seiðr Jonsson. Lead vocals, choirs and lead guitars recorded by me here at Dark Prod. Mixed and Mastered here at Dark Prod Studios.
2023 is continuing very strong for Dark Prod Studios to say the least. This is the second mixing/mastering we did so far this year, it is released by courtesy of the returning client Thousand Year War (US)- This is some great stuff!
Well… 2023 started out incredible! OLDE THRONE’s new album is awesome songs straight through. Mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod. All the way from New Zeeland.
Heavy as hell. Mastered here at Dark Prod in 2023. Stockholm based.
2022
MARA (SWEDEN)
Old school norse black metal! Mara – Loka Mær was Mixed and Mastered here at Dark Prod. Not for posers. This sound is very Dark Prod and also the result of a very good team work between Vindsval (vocals and guitars) and Seidr Jonsson at Dark Prod. We also did Mara – Rök album together back in 2019.
Let us for a third time present Tot Aus Dem Wald. Evil, mad, cold and gnarly in a good way. This new (nov 2022) album ”Satan no Mono” was reamped, mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod. Their two albums before this was mastered here. (2021 Disziplin-des-hohen-feuers, and 2020 Kulte-primitivster-verehrung ) The sound could possibly be a tiny bit inspired by Darkthrone…
SEID (USA/SWEDEN)
Norse Black Metal from Sweden- Complete Discography – Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod Studios. SEID- Svartr Sól was released online 2nd of February 2022.
Anachronistic (South Korea)
Brilliant and insane. Greatest artwork out there.
BERGSVRIDEN – GASTKRAMAD
Great Swedish Black Metal with haunting stories. Mastered here at Dark Prod in 2022.
2021
OLD LESHY (POLAND)
Polish Slavonic Heathen Black Metal.
WEB OF URD (USA/SWEDEN)
This is a spin off project from SEID. This is more of traditional music made modern than black metal. Very long songs unfolding like sagas from the past. Two singles/videos out. With references/citations from Scandinavian folk music.
Recorded, mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod. Videos by Dark Prod.
2020
Major update. Dark Prod proudly is a part of unveiling this magnificent Kall creation.
Mastered here at Dark Prod.
SERPENT OMEGA (Sweden)
SERPENT OMEGA II. Recorded here at Dark Prod!
Jonsson who runs Dark Prod is playing the guitars in this band.
First single from SERPENT OMEGA II. Recorded here at Dark Prod!
THOUSAND YEAR WAR (US)
A first single out from Thousand year war (ex. Sex Dumpster)!
Incredibly dirty Black Metal Llke GG Allin and Impaled Nazarenes unholy offspring. Mixed and mastered at Dark Prod by Seiðr Jonsson!
2017-Sex Dumpster – Lord Alcohol -GG ALLIN COVER-Reamped, mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod.
CARVE THE EARTH (PORTLAND, OR, US)
Carve The Earth got a new EP out! Unique piece of quality BM/Blackened Thrash. Mastered a here at Dark Prod by Seiðr Jonsson!
2019
CROOKED HORNS (SWEDEN)
The darkest shining star of Gothenburg right now. Amazing album!
Mastered here at Dark Prod.
SADISTIK FOREST (FINLAND)
In feb 2019 Jonsson got invited to a studio in Kuopio, Finland to record Sadistik Forest. An offer he couldn’t refuse.
This EP was partly mixed by Jonsson and the band in the awesome Finnish studio, then final touch was made in Dark Prod Studios, Stockholm. Also mastered here at Dark Prod. Now a first single is released!!! Brutal to say the least.
Doomcave (Australia)
Epic, melodic, high quality black metal from Australia. Mastered in February 2019, Stockholm, Sweden by Seiðr Jonsson.
Demorphed (Germany)
German Death Metal experts Demorphed delivers a new album. Once again Dark Prod had the pleasure of doing the mastering. Mastered in January 2019, Stockholm by Seiðr Jonsson.
https://demorphed.bandcamp.com/album/creation-of-a-war-machine
Cryoblood (Germany)
Doom death, promising upcoming act!
Mastered here at Dark Prod in January 2019 by Seiðr Jonsson
PEST- IN TOTAL CONTEMPT (SWEDEN)
This classic Black Metal album was mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod back in 2004. He mastered another album with Pest too but we can not remember which one… Released on LP/CD.
2017
ENVIG (SWE)
Death/Crust. Dark Prod made reamping of guitars and bass of the whole album, co-mixing, stem mastering and finishing album mastering. Enjoy the HM2 sound and the crushing mix of old school and modern.
2016
SORCERY (SWEDEN)
Recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Jonsson at Dark Prod in January 2016.
Upcoming album from Death Metal legends Sorcery now at the pressing! Here is the cover art and one song!
This 3rd album ”Garden of Bones” contains 10 songs of which 2 are from very early demos and needless to say this is 100% SORCERY in its purest form. This fantastic album contains truly memorable tunes all the way and will for sure please not only every fan of the band, but any lover of good old styled swedish Death Metal!
Release date for ”Garden of Bones” is set for 15th of May through Xtreem Music. You can visit SORCERY’s official Facebook here: www.facebook.com/sorcerydeathmetal and also listen to an exclusive advance track from the album on the following links:
Oxidized (Australia)
Sex Dumpster (Mexico)
The first 2019 production released from Dark Prod in january, Sex Dumpster (Mexico) with their awesome EP ”Necropants”. That is an actual Icelandic ritual by the way. MIXED AND MASTERED HERE AT DARK PROD by Seiðr Jonsson
Fayenne (Sweden)
Nihilistic (hu)man hating black metal from Uppsala! Mixed and mastered here at Dark Prod. Released on demo cassette. ”Fayenne is a (black metal) horde that promote female liberation and supports all kind of violent destruction of the male society”
BLACKEST (US)
Great sounding Black Metal recorded and mixed in Alabama, US. Mastered here at Dark Prod by Jonsson.
DEATH PATROL (SWEDEN)
Crust/Death/Thrash. Recorded, mixed and mastered here by Jonsson at Dark Prod.
Released digitally (Spotify, iTunes and Bandcamp) by Dark Prod Records.
NOTT (ITALY)
Excellent Dark Thronian vein Black Metal. Reamped, mixed and mastered by Jonsson here at Dark Prod!
Reampning of Nott, guitars and bass were done here at Dark Prod.
NEBRUS (ITALY)
Really dark atmospheric black metal from Italy. Mastered here at Dark Prod in 2016. This is some of the best shit since we discovered Inquisition! Digital release by Dark Prod Records. Available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer and XBox Music.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220103132219if_/https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A1gKpKeqkxVosLPFr5SVS5o
https://www.facebook.com/NEBRUSband/
PORTRAIT OF BLOOD 4 way split (US)
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/portraitofblood
This is a split of four metal bands from Blood and Brutality Records. Recorded and mixed in the US and mastered by Dark Prod in Sweden.
Consists of fast double bass drumming, heavy guitars, solid bass, and aggressive vocals.
BLISSFUL STREAM (SWEDEN)
Dark Prod Records are proud to announce the debut release of Swedish act Blissful Stream, this eerie 4 track EP is called Ascending Demons. Recorded and mixed in Studio Sinnesfrid. Mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod Studios.
Blissful Stream is a one man operation consisting of ex Pest member Martin Sällström (member from 1997 to 2014 under the name Equimanthorn). This is dark music with a heavy atmosphere.
Available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer and XBox Music.
Be sure to follow: https://www.facebook.com/blissfulstream
Listen to the full release here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6dAjuTuvhY4y5bIUzsSMYn
GORRENJE (GERMANY)
Old School Black Metal, mixed and mastered at Dark Prod in 2016. This great album has really haunting vocals and chainsaw guitars eating your ears like maggots eating a brain.
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SEEDS IN BARREN FIELDS (SWEDEN)
Earlier in 2015 Dark Prod had the great honour of mixing and mastering the album Let the Eart Be Silent After Ye by Seeds in Barren Fields. So what better way is there than to end the year of 2015 by releasing a sound sample as a world premiere for their new single ”I mörkrets timme”? Answer is; there is of corpse no better way.
A new great single from this Black Metal/Crust band from Gothenburg, Sweden.
MASTERED AT DARK PROD.
DEMORPHED (GERMANY)
Death Metal. 2015. Mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod.
Great sounding stuff from our brothers in Germany!
Yeah… and merry X-mas to you too… hahaha
SERRATED (US)
Death Metal. 2015. Mastered/Remastered at Dark Prod.
”Arms of Agony is the first e.p. by Serrated. The ”Condemned” track is the same track from their debut album and has been newly remastered by Dark Prod in Sweden. The rest of ”Arms of Agony” features three live tracks, one of which, ”Straining to See”, is a previously unreleased song by the band and will be featured on their second upcoming studio album. ”Life is Pain” was originally released as a studio track single in 2012 and the studio version of that track will also be featured on their second album. ”Corpse” was originally release on ”The Essence of Destruction” and is one of the oldest songs written by the band.”
PASSION OF DEATH (US)
Black Metal. 2015. Incredible album mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/passionofdeath14
SEEDS IN BARREN FIELDS (SWEDEN)
Black Metal. 2015.
Magnificent Black Metal with Crust influences from Gothenburg. Mixed and Mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/SEEDS-IN-BARREN-FIELDS/256461874183
VANAD VARJUD (ESTONIA)
Black Metal. 2015.
Mixed and mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod… Really fucking haunting.
https://www.facebook.com/vanadvarjud
INDESIDERIUM (US)
Black Metal. 2015.
Mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod. Great sounding black from Los Angeles.
https://www.facebook.com/Indesiderium666
HOODED MENACE (FINLAND)
DOOM/DEATH- METAL from Suomi Finland Perkele!
2013.
DRUMS & VOX mixed at Dark Prod. Also the additional vocals by Pia from Serpent Omega were recorded here at Dark Prod Studios. Listen here:
https://www.facebook.com/HoodedMenace
DEAD NOT FALLEN (SWEDEN)
Pia from Serpent Omega and Jonsson from Serpent Omega/Dark Prod did a side project at Dark Prod to tune in the studio and to write some occult rock. It resulted in 8 songs. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Dark Prod. This is the video for In Soil made with Iphone.
www.facebook.com/deadnotfallen
HIFLY (SWEDEN)
Filippa from Thundermother got the cool idea to create a a rock n roll trio and release the album on her own label.
Recorded, coprodruced, mixed and mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod. Released 2015!
https://www.facebook.com/hiflyrocks
SMOKIN’ ACE (RUSSIA)
This cool Russian stonerrock band contacted us for mixing and mastering and we delivered. 2013.
Check their video out to one of the songs:
THE CONCEPTIONS (SWEDEN)
Funk from Stockholm, Sweden. 2015. Jonsson at Dark Prod made an genre exception to perform this mastering of a Funk EP. The main reason was that this funk band had a great mix and he just could not resist the urge to make it an even better master. Besides it’s really good! This is the result.
PESTIS (BRAZIL)
Black Metal from Brazil. 2014. This EP was recorded and originally raw mixed in Brazil. Dark Prod got asked to remix and master it.
The recording was less than 8 channels in total and it was a difficult project that ended up well in the end.
https://www.facebook.com/pestishorde
RITEXTLEDGE (SWEDEN)
METAL from Stockholm, Sweden. This EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonsson here at Dark Prod.
https://www.facebook.com/Ritextledge
WOLFRAM (SWEDEN)
2014. Swedish Heavy Metal mastered by Dark Prod. Will probably end up on vinyl.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/WOLFRAM/246431182078359?fref=ts
GANG CONTROL (SWEDEN)
Punk/Ska/Crust. Recorded at Dark Prod 2014. Ended up on vinyl!
Order from Riot Bike!
TERRORSTAT (SWEDEN)
2010.
Compact Disc: http://www.ebmrecords.com/mainsite/terrorstat_ts.htm
Spotify
Crust. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Dark Prod. Ended up on a split CD with Twisted System (CAN) and Spotify.
https://www.facebook.com/terrorstat
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2004
PEST- IN TOTAL CONTEMPT (SWEDEN)
This classic Black Metal album was mastered by Jonsson at Dark Prod back in 2004. We mastered another album with Pest too but we can not remember which one… Released on LP/CD.
PEST – IN TOTAL CONTEMPT – Mastered here at Dark Prod Studios in 2004!
Crust. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Dark Prod. (in 2004) Ended up on CD. Note that the other recordings 1994-1999 was recorded in Studio D-takt and not by us.
This is a Discography CD with a very underestimated Swedish crust band. The band was active 1994-1999. But 2004 they did a reunion recording at Dark Prod which is included in the Discography CD released by Haunted Hotel Records in New York.
2003
FREEDOM BLEEDER (SWEDEN)
Stoner rock at its finest. This album ”10 out of 10” was mastered by Jonsson back in 2003!
BURNHER (SWEDEN)
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Dark Prod Studios (under the name Studio Grindstugan) Probably the first time recording a full band in a studio. 😉
https://burnhermusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-bones-of-the-ancient
OTHER CLIENTS:
COMPRESSOR (ROCK) 2021 – Mastering
INTIMIDATING MAGE (Black Metal) 2017, mixing & mastering
LOATHLY WORM (UK) 2016, mixing and mastering
RIFLE (THRASH) 2014, Recording, mix & mastering
OUR UNTOLD STORY (ROCK) 2014, Recording, mix & mastering
TRUSTED DICE (THRASH/METAL) 2010, Recording, mix & mastering
DÖDSMEDELSVERKET 2010 (Punk/HC) Recording, mix & mastering
MONOPHI (ROCK) 2010, Recording
NINGAIAH (ROOTS REGGAE) 2009, Recording, mix & mastering
MONROE LIPS (SLEAZE/ROCK) 2009, Recording, mix & mastering
TRUSTED DICE (THRASH/METAL) 2009, Recording, mix & mastering
PICKADOLL (SOUL/POP) 2008 Recording
KAUTCHUK (HARDCORE) 2008 Mastering
THE RUMBLE (ROCK N ROLL) 2008 Mastering
THIRD WORLD CRISIS (CRUST/SLUDGE) 2007 Recording, mix &mastering
ROBASKANK (ELECTRONICA/DUB) Recording, mix & mastering 2007
MISTELTOE (POP) 2006 Recording
SKALMAN (REGGAE) 2005 Mastering
SONGS OF LAW (ALTERNATIVE) 2003 Recording, mix & mastering
JAMSESSION (DUB) 2003 Recording, mix & mastering
NINGAIAH (ROOTS REGGAE) 2002, Recording, mix & mastering