Gatekeeper Records

12/10/2025

The second edition of Tarbariitus Festival was great. Amazing lineup of bands and great audience. Was very nice to meet so many great new people this year and see so many familiar faces from last year and from other underground festivals! A true testament that underground metal is still going strong!

Highlight of all the performances for me was Uguns who hail from Latvia. Excellent blend of styles with a black metal vineer. Exceptional musicianship and highly entertaining stage performance and attitude.

Big thanks to Warhorn Records and the Tarbariitus Festival crew for putting so much work, dedication, and attention to detail into this event. You can see it is definitely a project of passion.

Hope to see a third edition next year!

05/10/2025

It's about time I reveal the new Gatekeeper Records "Dispöser of Pösers" T-shirts and tanktops. Anti-A.I. edition artwork. Each version limited to 30 copies. Artwork hand drawn by .s666 . Logo by

Sizes S - 3XL

High quality T-shirts printed by .planeet using discharge inks.

These are available now to order at gatekeeperrecords.com or via DM.

26/09/2025

1 year ago I had the privilege to release Loits - "Furor Aesticus" on cassette tape. These are still available to order on gatekeeperrecords.com or directly through me via DM.

Loits is one of the most prolific and influential Estonian black metal bands, themed around Estonian history during WWII.

"Prelude to the Vere Kutse Kohustab" is a compilation of their 7" releases around their second full length album, released specially to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

The tape version is currently available exclusively through Gatekeeper Records.

08/09/2025

I've been quite silent lately. There were a lot of personal struggles but I've come out on the other side and now have some great news.

I've set up a small shop in central Tartu. It is private access only so you must DM or call during opening hours to visit.

Card payments are not set up so cash or direct bank transfers are the way to go.

The address is Kalevi 4. I'll be posting a video soon on how to find the exact door to come to.

Follow for updates to the opening hours.

06/08/2025

It's been a while since I've posted any updates.

After Hard Rock Laager, I'd had quite a stream of other events going on back to back to back for several weeks. Meanwhile, a lot of stuff in my personal life had been going wrong lately and so I decided to take the time to focus on that for a while.

Things got delayed a bit but I am getting back on track with event organizing and new merch orders.

I'll soon be moving to a new Gatekeeper Records HQ in the very center of Tartu, behind Kvartal.

The location will have a shop front but as it is not publically accessible, I'll be posting schedules and contact info for people who want to come check out wares or hang out for a bit and listen to some tunes and drink some cold beers. It is a big work in progress but I am hoping to have basic operations ready there within a month.

The next batch of patches are going into production after a bit of delay. Thank you everyone who has been patient with their back patch pre-orders.

I am currently in the beginning phase of getting several new tapes released so stay tuned for more updates on who and when. Among several awesome up and coming Baltic bands, I also have a few surprises in the works.

Most importantly, I've included a sneak peak of upcoming new artwork if "Böner The Gätekeeper", done by the amazing artist, .s666 . I am very excited to unveil the final product once it is ready very soon.

Keep the gates! Don't let the false entry!

07/07/2025

was a blast. Now that I've cleaned the mud off and recovered from the hangover, I'm back to work on some new releases, more patches, and a few new surprises.

Stay tuned!

03/07/2025

Now that the mud has been cleaned off and the hangover has been cured, I'd like to send a big thanks to Hard Rock Laager festival for the amazing festival! This has been the most memorable for me by far and an honor to have Gatekeeper Records outdoor festival debut there. Thank you Kaido Haavandi for your ceaseless work to keep this great tradition going!

I highly look forward to next year!

Was great to see so many new faces and plenty of our regular gatekeepers! Thanks for keeping me company and chatting! Always great to see you all!

Until next time, keep the gates!