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Metal Blade release the compilation 'Metal Massacre' showcasing the rising L.A. Metal scene. It features the first recording by Metallica.
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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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'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'.
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'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.
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'Metal Massacre II' is the second collection of L.A. based bands released by Metal Blade Records.
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'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.
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Slayer
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'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.
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Hellhammer
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'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'.
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Celtic Frost
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'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.
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Slayer
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'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.
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Destruction
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'Sentence Of Death' is an E.P. and the debut release by Destruction.
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Voivod
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'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.
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Slayer
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'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.
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Anvil
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'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'.
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Sacred Reich
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'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.
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Anvil
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'Pound For Pound' is the fifth studio album by Anvil.
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Sacred Reich
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'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.
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Anvil
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'Past And Present (Live In Concert)' is the first live album by Anvil.
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Sacred Reich
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'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.
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King Diamond
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'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).
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Six Feet Under
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Cannibal Corpse
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Job For A Cowboy
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'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.
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Daath
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'The Deceivers' is the fifth studio album by Daath. It is the band's first album in 14 years.
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Six Feet Under
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'Killing For Revenge' is the fourteenth studio album by Six Feet Under.
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200 Stab Wounds
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'Manual Manic Procedures' is the second studio album by 200 Stab Wounds.
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