Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor: Founded upon owner Brian Slagels enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade. Metallicas Lars Ulrich has nothing but admiration for everything the label has done, not only in helping launch his own band but in remaining so vital over three decades. The fact that Brian and Metal Blade have maintained their integrity over thirty years is obviously very admirable, he enthuses. Even today Ill call him up and ask him what bands I should be checking out, who is going to blow me away and who shou...