a contract with vikernes was signed, and soon afterwards, misanthropy's first record was released. the response was so positive that stupia decided to continue the company. two more albums by burzum were released, and then the company started signing other bands, including fleurety, in the woods... and ved buens ende. all releases from misanthropy records were within various heavy metal subgenres. jeff wagner in "mean deviation" writes that misanthropy, along with the end records, helped usher in a new wave of avant-garde metal music.