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Before Metal Blade Records, Brian Slagel worked at Oz Records & Tapes from Jan 1981 – Jan 1983, total 2 years and 1 month. He worked with buyer Dec 1981 – Jan 1983 and Heavy Metal buyer Jan 1981 – Jun 1982.

: New Heavy Metal Revue #3, p20, Oct/Nov 1981
Oz Records & Tapes
4873 TOPANGA CANYON BLVD. WOODLAND HILLS, CA. 91364
(213) 887-5662
(213) 887-ΚΟΝΑ

: New Heavy Metal Revue #4, p2, Dec 1981

The fanzine The New Heavy Metal Revue (TNHMR) was from Jul 1981 – Jul 1982. Publishing address is Woodland Hills.

Editor/Publisher
Brian Slagel

Writers/Contributing Journalists
John Kornarens
Leslie Lea – Assistant Publisher
Steve Thomson – Contributing Photographer and Journalist
Diane Kornarens
Jay Reynolds
John Watson
Ian Sutherland
Wade Brooks
Tony Shelley

Photographs
Jack Lue
Kathy Posell
Cover Photo – Ross Halfin

Distribution
Greenworld
Important
Sounds Good Imports
Disc Trading

Special Thanks
Oz Records (Jim, Tim & John, Alan, Steve, &Reffer Dog)
Bert Van Haarlem
Sylvie Simmons & Sounds
Steve Rooyackers
Ron Quintana
All Valley Printing (Stan Shapiro)
Maren Slagel
Fire Sign Ltd (Steve Loeb & Ezra Cook)
Zomba Music Publishers
Mike Corcione
Special Forces: Bricker (Capitol)

Title	Cover	Published	Pages Links
TNHMR Volume I, Number One		July ’81
TNHMR Number Two		Aug-Sept 1981
TNHMR Number Three		Oct-Nov 1981	Page 20 CU Online The Corroseum
TNHMR Number Four		December 1981	Page 24 CU Online The Corroseum
TNHMR Number Five		January 1982
TNHMR Number Six		February 1982	Page 24 CU Online The Corroseum
TNHMR Number Seven		March 1982	CU Online
TNHMR Number 8		April 1982	Page 24 CU Online The Corroseum
TNHMR Number 9		June/July 1982	Page 24 CU Online The Corroseum

Metal Blade Records is a record label founded by in February 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by RED Distribution, in Canada by Sony Music Entertainment and worldwide by Warner Music Group. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in the United States from 1988 to 1993.

Was at the time was a record store employee in suburban Los Angeles, as a way to increase the recognition of local metal bands. The label’s first release was a compilation album called The New Heavy Metal Revue presents Metal Massacre (14 Jun 1982), and included Metallica, Ratt, and Black ‘n Blue.

On January 18, 2017 Metal Blade Records was inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for their large contribution to the Heavy Metal library. Brian was inducted by special guest Kerry King of Slayer. On August 29, 2017, BMG Rights Management published The Sake of Heaviness: the History of Metal Blade Records, a book on the label’s history, co-written by Mark Eglington and the label’s founder Brian Slagel. They have their T-shirt and other merchandise. Try to have the correct chronologically release dates, month and year. Some of the releases:

Brian Slagel was born (Tue 14 Feb 1961)
Brian Slagel had 10th birthday (Sun 14 Feb 1971)
Brian Slagel had 19th birthday (Thu 14 Feb 1980)
Oz Records & Tapes (date? Jan 1981 – date? Jan 1983)
- Heavy Metal buyer (date? Jan 1981 – date? Jun 1982)
- buyer (date? Dec 1981 – date? Jan 1983)
Brian Slagel had 20th birthday (Sat 14 Feb 1981)
TNHMR Volume I, Number One (date? Jul 1981) fanzine
TNHMR Number Two (date? Aug – Sept 1981) fanzine
TNHMR Number Three (date? Oct – Nov 1981) fanzine
TNHMR Number Four (date? Dec 1981) fanzine
TNHMR Number Five (date? Jan 1982) fanzine
Brian Slagel had 21st birthday (Sun 14 Feb 1982)
Metal Blade Records founded (date? Feb 1982)
TNHMR Number Six (date? Feb 1982) fanzine
TNHMR Number Seven (date? Mar 1982) fanzine
TNHMR Number 8 (date? Apr 1982) fanzine
TNHMR Number 9 (date? Jun – Jul 1982) fanzine
TNHMR presents Metal Massacre (Mon 14 Jun 1982) first v/a recording
- MBR 1001
Bitch – Damnation Alley (date? Dec 1982) first band recording, one track from Metal Massacre 1
- MBR 1002
Demon Flight – Flight Of The Demon (Tue 01 Dec 1982), one track from Metal Massacre 1
- MBR 1003
Metal Massacre II (date? Sep 1982)
- MBR 1004
Brian Slagel had 22nd birthday (Mon 14 Feb 1983)
Metal Massacre III (date? Jun 1983) v/a recording
- MBR 1008
Metal Massacre IV (date? Oct 1983) v/a recording
- MBR 1012, Noise Records
Brian Slagel had 23rd birthday (Tue 14 Feb 1984)
Metal Massacre V (date? May 1984) v/a recording
- MBR 1021, Distribution in Europe via Steamhammer
Brian Slagel had 24th birthday (Thu 14 Feb 1985)
Metal Massacre VI (date? Apr 1985) v/a recording
- MBR 1036, Steamhammer
Brian Slagel had 25th birthday (Fri 14 Feb 1986)
The Best of Metal Blade – Volume 1 (date? Mar 1986) v/a record
- MBR 1061
One Foot In Hell (Tue 12 Aug 1986) record
- MBR 1062
Metal Massacre VII (date? Sep 1986) v/a recording
- MBR 1054
Brian Slagel had 26th birthday (Sat 14 Feb 1987)
The Best of Metal Blade – Volume 2 (date? Nov 1987) v/a record
- SWBB-73255
Metal Massacre VIII (date? Mar 1987) v/a recording
- MBR 1081
Brian Slagel had 27th birthday (Sun 14 Feb 1988)
Metal Massacre IX (date? Apr 1988) v/a recording
- 72246-1/72246
The Best of Metal Blade – Volume 3 (Mon 15 Feb 1988) v/a record
- D1-73319, Distribute via Enigma Records
Brian Slagel had 28th birthday (Tue 14 Feb 1989)
Metal Massacre X (date? May 1989) v/a recording
Brian Slagel had 29th birthday (Wed 14 Feb 1990)
Metal Massacre Ten (date? Feb 1990) v/a recording
Brian Slagel had 30th birthday (Thu 14 Feb 1991)
Metal Massacre XI (date? Nov 1991) v/a recording
Metal Massacre XII (25th Jan 1995) v/a recording
Brian Slagel had 40th birthday (Wed 14 Feb 2001)
Metal Blade Records – 20th Anniversary (Tue 22 Oct 2002) v/a record
The First Decade (date? Nov 2005) book + v/a record
Metal Massacre XIII (10th Oct 2006) v/a recording
Brian Slagel had 50th birthday (Mon 14 Feb 2011)
Metal Blade Records – 30th Anniversary (Sat 21 Apr 2012) v/a record
Frazetta Picture Disc (Fri 22 Apr 2016) v/a record
Metal Massacre XIV (08 Apr 2016) v/a recording
The History of Metal Blade Records book + For the Sake of Heaviness v/a record (Tue 29 Aug 2017)
Brian Slagel had 60th birthday (Sun 14 Feb 2021)
Metal Massacre XV (21 May 2021) v/a recording
Swing of the Blade: More Stories from Metal Blade Records (Tue 09 May 2023) book
Brian Slagel will have 70th birthday (Fri 14 Feb 2031)
Brian Slagel will have 80th birthday (Fri 14 Feb 2041)

They were originally released by other record labels:

Frost and Fire (1981) on Liquid Flames Productions (not by Metal Blade Records)
King of the Dead (1984) on Enigma Records (not by Metal Blade Records)
Paradise Lost (1991) on Restless Records (not by Metal Blade Records)

However, Metal Blade later reissued all of these Cirith Ungol albums.

: MBR avoided header (~1998)

: MBR avoided footer (~1998)

Official Metal Blade Records

“Original cover photo of Cirith Ungol for The Heavy Metal Revue” is included as bonus content in Official Night Demon Episode #25 – The Story of Cirith Ungol – Part 1.