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Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

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Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. office for Metal Blade is located in Sherman Oaks, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the U.K.

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200 Stab Wounds
200 Stab Wounds
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Amon Amarth
Anvil
Anvil
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cathedral
Cathedral
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Daath
Daath
Destruction
Destruction
Hate Eternal
Hate Eternal
Immolation
Immolation
Job For A Cowboy
Job For A Cowboy
King Diamond
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate
Metallica
Metallica
Monstrosity
Monstrosity
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich
Six Feet Under
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Slayer
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Various Artists
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Voivod
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YOB
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Events
14 June 1982

14 June 1982

Metal Blade release the compilation 'Metal Massacre' showcasing the rising L.A. Metal scene. It features the first recording by Metallica.

Releases

MP3 Available FLAC Eventually
Metal Massacre [1st Pressing]

Various Artists
Metal Massacre [1st Pressing]
[Album; Compilation]

14 June 1982

'Metal Massacre' was the first release for Metal Blade Records and was a compilation of unsigned metal bands. It was the first appearance on record of Metallica, with an early demo of 'Hit The Lights'.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Eventually
Metal Massacre [1st Pressing]

Various Artists
Metal Massacre [1st Pressing]
[Album; Selected Tracks; Compilation]

14 June 1982

'Metal Massacre' was the first release for Metal Blade Records and was a compilation of unsigned metal bands. It was the first appearance on record of Metallica, with an early demo of 'Hit The Lights'.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Metal Massacre [2nd Pressing]

Various Artists
Metal Massacre [2nd Pressing]
[Album; Compilation; Reissue]

?? October 1982

'Metal Massacre' was the first release for Metal Blade Records and was a compilation of unsigned metal bands. The second pressing updated some songs, with Metallica including a better recording of 'Hit The Lights' from their No Life 'Til Leather (1982) demo.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Metal Massacre [2nd Pressing]

Various Artists
Metal Massacre [2nd Pressing]
[Album; Selected Tracks; Compilation]

?? October 1982

'Metal Massacre' was the first release for Metal Blade Records and was a compilation of unsigned metal bands. The second pressing updated some songs, with Metallica including a better recording of 'Hit The Lights' from their No Life 'Til Leather (1982) demo.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Metal Massacre, Volume II

Various Artists
Metal Massacre, Volume II
[Album; Compilation]

?? January 1983

'Metal Massacre II' is the second collection of L.A. based bands released by Metal Blade Records.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Metal Massacre, Volume III

Various Artists
Metal Massacre, Volume III
[Album; Compilation]

?? June 1983

'Metal Massacre III' is the third collection of L.A. based bands released by Metal Blade Records. It contains the first appearance of Slayer on Record.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Soon FLAC Soon
Armored Saint

Armored Saint
Armored Saint
[E.P.]

9 August 1983

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Show No Mercy

Slayer
Show No Mercy
[Album]

3 December 1983

'Show No Mercy' is the debut studio album by Slayer. The band self-financed their full-length debut, combining the savings of vocalist Tom Araya, who was employed as a respiratory therapist, and money borrowed from guitarist Kerry King's father. Touring extensively promoting the album, the band brought close friends and family members along the trip, who helped backstage with lighting and sound. Although the album was criticized for its poor production quality, it became Metal Blade's highest-selling release.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Apocalyptic Raids

Hellhammer
Apocalyptic Raids
[E.P.]

8 March 1984

'Apocalyptic Raids' is an E.P. by Hellhammer. It was recorded and released in March 1984, and was the band's only commercial release, prior to them becoming Celtic Frost. The record was a major influence on the then-emerging death metal and black metal genres. It has served as an inspiration to such varied and respected bands as Napalm Death and Sepultura, both of whom recorded cover versions of 'Messiah'.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Morbid Tales

Celtic Frost
Morbid Tales
[E.P.]

28 June 1984

'Morbid Tales' is the debut E.P. by Celtic Frost. The band retrospectively refers to the release as the band's debut studio album, even though it only has a short run time.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Haunting The Chapel

Slayer
Haunting The Chapel
[E.P.]

4 August 1984

'Haunting The Chapel' is an E.P. released by Slayer. During the recording sessions drummer Dave Lombardo first had a double bass drum added to his kit. Although originally featuring three songs, the E.P. evidenced a marked evolution from the style of their previous album, 'Show No Mercy', and is considered the first demonstration of the band's "classic" style displayed on later albums.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Sentence Of Death

Destruction
Sentence Of Death
[E.P.]

3 September 1984

'Sentence Of Death' is an E.P. and the debut release by Destruction.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
War And Pain

Voivod
War And Pain
[Album]

?? September 1984

'War And Pain' is the debut studio album by Voivod. According to a 1986 TV interview with the band, it sold over 40,000 copies within 2 years of its release.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Live Undead

Slayer
Live Undead
[E.P.]

16 November 1984

'Live Undead' is the first E.P. by Slayer. It was supposedly recorded live in New York City in front of a room of people, but it has been questioned by both critics and authors that the audience sound may or may not actually be faked.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Strength Of Steel

Anvil
Strength Of Steel
[Album]

21 May 1987

'Strength Of Steel' is the fourth studio album by Anvil. It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1987. It was also the band's first release on Metal Blade Records. Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of '50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever'.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Ignorance

Sacred Reich
Ignorance
[Album]

13 October 1987

'Ignorance' is the debut studio album by Sacred Reich. The album was co-produced by the band and Bill Metoyer, who had previously engineered most of Slayer's early work. In August 2014, Revolver magazine placed Ignorance on its '14 Thrash Albums You Need To Own' list.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Pound For Pound

Anvil
Pound For Pound
[Album]

21 September 1988

'Pound For Pound' is the fifth studio album by Anvil.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Surf Nicaragua

Sacred Reich
Surf Nicaragua
[E.P.]

4 October 1988

'Surf Nicaragua' is the first E.P. from Sacred Reich. It follows the band's debut album, 'Ignorance', released the previous year. The song 'Surf Nicaragua' contains a part from the song 'Wipe Out' as well as the drum part from the 'Hawaii 5-0' theme song. The live tracks were only supposed to be on the CD version, but due to a pressing error, they appeared on all formats.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Past And Present (Live In Concert)

Anvil
Past And Present (Live In Concert)
[Album; Live]

?? July 1989

'Past And Present (Live In Concert)' is the first live album by Anvil.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Shades Of God

Paradise Lost
Shades Of God
[Album]

14 July 1992

'Shades Of God' is the third studio album by Paradise Lost. It retains the heavy instrumentation and growled vocals characteristic of the band's previous death-doom efforts, and also shows the beginning of the band's transition to a more melodic, gothic metal sound heard on the follow-up album Icon (1993).
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Icon

Paradise Lost
Icon
[Album]

23 September 1993

'Icon' is the fourth studio album by Paradise Lost. It is the band's final album to feature Matthew Archer on drums. In February 2018, Icon was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall Of Fame, becoming the second Paradise Lost album to be featured in the Decibel Hall Of Fame (alongside Gothic), with the magazine naming it influential to the development of the gothic metal subgenre.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Haunted

Six Feet Under
Haunted
[Album]

1995

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Alive And Dead

Six Feet Under
Alive And Dead
[E.P.]

1996

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Here In After

Immolation
Here In After
[Album]

12 June 1996

'Here In After' is the second album by Immolation. This is the last album to feature drummer Craig Smilowski.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Heal

Sacred Reich
Heal
[Album]

27 February 1996

'Heal' is the fourth studio album by Sacred Reich. It is the band's final full-length studio album to feature guitarist Jason Rainey, and was their last one for 23 years.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Plugged In Permanent

Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
[Album]

22 November 1996

'Plugged In Permanent' is the seventh studio album by Anvil. The new official bass player was Glenn Gyorffy but studio bass tracks are credited to Mike Duncan, in his first and only release, replacing Ian Dickson. It is also the first release with Ivan Hurd on guitar replacing Sebastian Marino. The title is a parody of the MTV Unplugged series of albums and performances.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Warpath

Six Feet Under
Warpath
[Album]

1997

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Dead Again

Mercyful Fate
Dead Again
[Album]

9 September 1998

'Dead Again' is the sixth studio album by Mercyful Fate. It marks the first album from Mercyful Fate that founding guitarist Michael Denner is not present on. It also marked a new era for the band, as the production is more muddy and raw, and the guitar tone is more distorted than on the three previous albums. In addition, the album introduced a more complex and arguably progressive sound to several of its tracks.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Maximum Violence

Six Feet Under
Maximum Violence
[Album]

1999

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Live On Tour

Six Feet Under
Live On Tour
[E.P.; Live]

2000

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Soon FLAC Soon
Graveyard Classics

Six Feet Under
Graveyard Classics
[Album]

24 October 2000

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
True Carnage

Six Feet Under
True Carnage
[Album]

2001

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Eventually FLAC Eventually
Double Dead

Six Feet Under
Double Dead
[Album: Video]

2002

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Abigail II, The Revenge

King Diamond
Abigail II, The Revenge
[Album]

28 January 2002

'Abigail II, The Revenge' is the tenth studio album by King Diamond. It is a concept album that continues the plot of the 1987 album 'Abigail'. It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Mike Wead, drummer Matt Thompson, and the first to feature bassist Hal Patino since 'The Eye' (1990).
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Bringer Of Blood

Six Feet Under
Bringer Of Blood
[Album]

2003

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Double Dead Redux, Live In San Francisco 2002

Six Feet Under
Double Dead Redux, Live In San Francisco 2002
[Album]

2003

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Graveyard Classics 2

Six Feet Under
Graveyard Classics 2
[Album]

2004

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Live With Full Force

Six Feet Under
Live With Full Force
[Album: Video]

2004

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
A Decade In The Grave

Six Feet Under
A Decade In The Grave
[Album; Compilation; Boxed Set]

2005

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
13

Six Feet Under
13
[Album]

22 March 2005

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
The Unreal Never Lived

YOB
The Unreal Never Lived
[Album]

23 August 2005

'The Unreal Never Lived' is the fourth full-length album by YOB.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Soon FLAC Soon
Commandment

Six Feet Under
Commandment
[Album]

17 April 2007

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Death Rituals

Six Feet Under
Death Rituals
[Album]

2008

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Soon FLAC Soon
Graveyard Classics III

Six Feet Under
Graveyard Classics III
[Album]

19 January 2010

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Eventually FLAC Eventually
Wake The Night! Live In Germany

Six Feet Under
Wake The Night! Live In Germany
[Album: Video]

2011

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Phoenix Amongst The Ashes

Hate Eternal
Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
[Album]

10 May 2011

'Phoenix Amongst The Ashes' is the fifth album by Hate Eternal. Frontman Erik Rutan commented that "the band has come up with one of [their] heaviest, most twisted, evil, melodic, and insane albums yet".
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Soon FLAC Soon
Undead

Six Feet Under
Undead
[Album]

22 May 2012

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Soon FLAC Soon
Unborn

Six Feet Under
Unborn
[Album]

18 March 2013

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Dead Human Collection (25 Years Of Death Metal)

Cannibal Corpse
Dead Human Collection (25 Years Of Death Metal)
[Albums; Boxed Set; Reissue]

19 March 2013

'Dead Human Collection (25 Years Of Death Metal)' is a boxed set by Cannibal Corpse. It includes the twelve album released by the band at the time, and a bonus live album.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
The Last Spire

Cathedral
The Last Spire
[Album]

29 April 2013

'The Last Spire' is the tenth and final studio album by Cathedral. Intended by the band as their farewell album, it was praised for returning the band to its doom roots.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: U.S.A.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Crypt Of The Devil

Six Feet Under
Crypt Of The Devil
[Album]

5 May 2015

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Graveyard Classics IV, The Number Of The Priest

Six Feet Under
Graveyard Classics IV, The Number Of The Priest
[Album]

2016

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Torment

Six Feet Under
Torment
[Album]

24 February 2017

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Unburied

Six Feet Under
Unburied
[Album]

2018

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Nightmares Of The Decomposed

Six Feet Under
Nightmares Of The Decomposed
[Album]

22 October 2020

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Violence Unimagined

Cannibal Corpse
Violence Unimagined
[Album]

16 April 2021

Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Heidrun

Amon Amarth
Heidrun
[E.P.]

4 August 2025

'Heidrun' is an E.P. by Amon Amarth.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Moon Healer

Job For A Cowboy
Moon Healer
[Album]

23 February 2024

'Moon Healer' is the fifth studio album by Job For A Cowboy. It is the band's first album in over nine years, marking the longest gap between releases in the band's history.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
The Deceivers

Daath
The Deceivers
[Album]

3 May 2024

'The Deceivers' is the fifth studio album by Daath. It is the band's first album in 14 years.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Killing For Revenge

Six Feet Under
Killing For Revenge
[Album]

10 May 2024

'Killing For Revenge' is the fourteenth studio album by Six Feet Under.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Manual Manic Procedures

200 Stab Wounds
Manual Manic Procedures
[Album]

28 June 2024

'Manual Manic Procedures' is the second studio album by 200 Stab Wounds.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Screams From Beneath The Surface

Monstrosity
Screams From Beneath The Surface
[Album]

13 March 2026

'Screams From Beneath The Surface' is the seventh studio album by Monstrosity. It is the band's first album in eight years.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Next To Die

Six Feet Under
Next To Die
[Album]

28 April 2026

'Left To Die' is the fifteenth studio album by Six Feet Under.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Hell Awaits [40th Anniversary Edition]

Slayer
Hell Awaits [40th Anniversary Edition]
[Album; Reissue; Deluxe Edition]

15 May 2026

'Hell Awaits [40th Anniversary Edition]' is a reissue by Slayer. It contains the original album remastered plus a complete unrelease concert recorded in Germany in 1985.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Not-Applicable FLAC Not-Applicable
Hell Awaits [40th Anniversary Edition / HD Version]

Slayer
Hell Awaits [40th Anniversary Edition / HD Version]
[Album; Reissue; Deluxe Edition]

15 May 2026

'Hell Awaits [40th Anniversary Edition]' is a reissue by Slayer. It contains the original album remastered plus a complete unrelease concert recorded in Germany in 1985.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Emotion Factory Reset

Armored Saint
Emotion Factory Reset
[Album]

22 May 2026

'Emotion Factory Reset' is the ninth studio album by Armored Saint.
Label(s):
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records Region: International

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