The label was founded in 2002 by Matt Hunt, who had previously operated a small label called Magdalene Records.
Originally intended to reissue classic Christian metal, the label has since grown to sign new artists, release original albums by those artists,[1] and release other genres of music.
[2] They have also started and acquired several smaller labels.
[3] The following[4] represents a list of bands with albums both released and re-released on Retroactive.
Bands with re-releases only on Retroactive are indicated with a †.