One of the most influential French metal labels together with Osmose Productions and Season of Mist, Adipocere Records was responsible for the development of the French underground metal scene in the nineties and noughties as well as the production of classic albums by the likes of Moonspell, Sacramentum and Diabolical Masquerade.
Adipocere was also the label who, hand in hand with Metallian Editions Magazine, introduced the concept of cd samplers to France, starting in 1996.
The label stopped releasing music in 2007 and has since only released two albums on limited prints. The label kept its e-shop opened however, but as of October 2013 it had merged with another e-shop called Backstage E-shop, focusing more on gothic/metal clothing and accessories.
The label is the creation of Christian Bivel.