Sound Pollution is a record shop at Stora Nygatan 18 in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, for heavy and independent music. It sells CDs and vinyl, alongside official merchandise from artists and record labels it works with.

The shop’s range spans heavy metal, punk, hardcore and other independent music. The company’s site also names death metal, black metal, grindcore and alternative music; Visit Stockholm includes thrash, experimental rock and goth in its description. It is a specialist stop for people looking to browse those styles, rather than a general music shop.

Sound Pollution is also an independent music company. It says it has been active for more than 30 years and has worked to establish Swedish and international underground artists. Beyond distribution, its activities include its own record labels, promotion, mail order and the publishing arm Sound Pollution Songs. The company describes its shop as a meeting point for fans of extreme music since the early 1990s. For visitors, the distinction is that this is both a place to buy physical releases and merchandise and a shop connected to a broader music operation.