The two joined forces to create Relapse Records, aiming to release high-quality, professionally packaged extreme music.

With continued growth came a mail-order/wholesale operation that soon became the largest underground distribution center for all things metal in the United States [citation needed].

Resound gave fans direct access to the label's roster through interviews and reviews, as well as being part mail-order catalog.

In 2000, the label relocated to Upper Darby, outside of Philadelphia and began plans to include a physical record store [citation needed].

In 2010, Relapse announced that they had done a deal with intellectual property lawyer Eric Greif and Perseverance Holdings Ltd. to take over Chuck Schuldiner's catalog and the Death and Control Denied names internationally.