Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

Profile:
Independent heavy metal label started in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, 1982 by Brian Slagel.
Known for launching the careers of a number of popular metal bands including Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, and many others.
Label Code: LC 06705 / LC 6705
US Label variants:

1982 to 1983
"Tan labels and axe with blood stains"
eg Slayer – Show No Mercy

Exception 1: "Black labels" available only on Metal Massacre compilation.
eg Metal Massacre

Exception 2: "Custom tan labels"
eg Bitch (2) – Damnation Alley

1984 to 1984
"Silver labels and axe with blood stains" were used only in 1984, pressings with this labels and 1982-1983 dates are actually 1984.
eg Witchkiller – Day Of The Saxons
Re-used in the Metal Blade Records Originals 2016 Slayer reissues.
eg Slayer - Show No Mercy

Exception: "Non 1984" some releases were sold in 1987, probably an old stock distributed in new sleeves.
eg Slayer – Haunting The Chapel

1985 to mid-1986
"White labels with chain, different axe and blood drops"
eg Celtic Frost – Morbid Tales

1985 to 1987
"White labels with chain, different axe and blood drops" + Combat as second label.
eg Hallows Eve – Tales Of Terror

Exception: "White labels without chain, different axe and blood drops" + Combat as second label.
eg Trouble (5) – The Skull

mid-1986 to early-1987
"White labels with chain, with old axe and blood drops and underlined logo"
eg Slayer – Live Undead

1987 to 1988
"Black - red labels" + Enigma (4) as second label.
eg Lizzy Borden – Terror Rising

1988 to early-90s
"Razor labels"
eg Viking – Do Or Die
Sublabels
Parent Label:
Contact Info:
Metal Blade Records Inc.
5632 Van Nuys Blvd #1301
Van Nuys, CA 91401
USA
Mail: [email protected]

Metal Blade Records GmbH
Friedrichstraße 38
73033 Göppingen
Germany
Tel: +49-7161-304887-0
Fax: +49-7161-3543140
Mail: [email protected]

Metal Blade Records Inc.
5737 Kanan Rd #143
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
USA
(Contact info now obsolete)

Metal Blade Records GmbH
Marstallstrasse 14
73033 Göppingen
Germany
(Contact info now obsolete)
Sites:

Label

Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
02 Bitch (2) - A Rose By Any Other Name Bitch (2) A Rose By Any Other Name(12", Red) Metal Queens, Enigma (4) 02 Unknown Sell This Version
3E058 Slayer - Hell Awaits Slayer Hell Awaits(CD, Album, RE, RM) Shinigami Records 3E058 Brazil 2012 Sell This Version
3E059 Slayer - Show No Mercy Slayer Show No Mercy (Album) 3E059 Brazil 2012 Sell This Version
3E060 King Diamond - Abigail II: The Revenge King Diamond Abigail II: The Revenge(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E060 Brazil 2012 Sell This Version
3E061 Corrosion Of Conformity - Animosity Corrosion Of Conformity Animosity(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E061 Brazil Unknown Sell This Version
3E064 Six Feet Under - Wake The Night! Live In Germany Six Feet Under Wake The Night! Live In Germany(DVD) Shinigami Records 3E064 Brazil Unknown Sell This Version
3E070 Slayer - Live Undead Slayer Live Undead(CD, EP, RE, RM) Shinigami Records 3E070 Brazil 2012 Sell This Version
3E331 Bolt Thrower - Honour - Valour - Pride Bolt Thrower Honour - Valour - Pride(CD, Album, Ltd, RE) Shinigami Records 3E331 Brazil 2020 Sell This Version
3E348 Powerwolf - Return In Bloodred Powerwolf Return In Bloodred(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E348 Brazil 2020 Sell This Version
3E349 Powerwolf - Lupus Dei Powerwolf Lupus Dei(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E349 Brazil 2020 Sell This Version
3E350 Powerwolf - Bible Of The Beast Powerwolf Bible Of The Beast(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E350 Brazil 2020 Sell This Version
3E351 Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints Powerwolf Blood Of The Saints(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E351 Brazil 2020 Sell This Version
3E442 Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor Cattle Decapitation The Harvest Floor(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E442 Brazil 2022 Sell This Version
3E445 Corrosion Of Conformity - Technocracy Corrosion Of Conformity Technocracy(CD, EP, RE) Shinigami Records 3E445 Brazil 2022 Sell This Version
3E446 The Crown - Royal Destroyer The Crown Royal Destroyer(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records 3E446 Brazil 2022 Sell This Version
3E447 Exumer - Fire & Damnation Exumer Fire & Damnation(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records, Metal Blade Records 3E447 Brazil 2022 Sell This Version
3E448 Exumer - The Raging Tides Exumer The Raging Tides(CD, Album, RE) Shinigami Records, Metal Blade Records 3E448 Brazil 2022 Sell This Version
4BX-75022 D.R.I.* - Think For Yourself D.R.I.* Think For Yourself(Cass, Single, Sli) Metal Blade Records, Enigma (4) 4BX-75022 US 1988 Sell This Version
4PRO 50802 Various - New Music Sampler Various New Music Sampler(Cass, Promo, Smplr) Priority Records, American Empire Records, Basura!, Metal Blade Records 4PRO 50802 US 1994 Sell This Version
4XJ 73242 Various - River's Edge Various River's Edge (Comp) 4XJ 73242 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XJ-573242 Various - River's Edge Various River's Edge(Cass, Comp, Club) Enigma Records (3), Enigma Records (3), Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade Records 4XJ-573242 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XPRO-79806 Princess Pang - Trouble In Paradise Princess Pang Trouble In Paradise(Cass, Single, Promo) Metal Blade Records, Capitol Records 4XPRO-79806 US 1989 Sell This Version
4XQ-73254 Lizzy Borden - Terror Rising Lizzy Borden Terror Rising (MiniAlbum, Comp) 4XQ-73254 Canada 1987 Sell This Version
4XQ-73266 Omen (3) - Nightmares Omen (3) Nightmares (EP) 4XQ-73266 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XT-73224 Lizzy Borden - Menace To Society Lizzy Borden Menace To Society (Album) 4XT-73224 Canada 1986 Sell This Version
4XT-73230 Omen (3) - The Curse Omen (3) The Curse (Album) 4XT-73230 US 1986 Sell This Version
4XT-73231 Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian Fates Warning Awaken The Guardian (Album) 4XT-73231 US 1986 Sell This Version
4XT 73256 Bitch (2) - The Bitch Is Back Bitch (2) The Bitch Is Back (Album) 4XT 73256 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XT-73267 Anvil - Strength Of Steel Anvil Strength Of Steel (Album) 4XT-73267 Canada 1987 Sell This Version
4XT-73269 Trouble (5) - Run To The Light Trouble (5) Run To The Light (Album) 4XT-73269 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XT-73271 Masi (2) - Fire In The Rain Masi (2) Fire In The Rain(Cass, Album) Metal Blade Records 4XT-73271 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XT-73288 Lizzy Borden - Visual Lies Lizzy Borden Visual Lies (Album) 4XT-73288 US 1987 Sell This Version
4XT-73306 Sacred Reich - Ignorance Sacred Reich Ignorance(Cass, Album) Metal Blade Records, Enigma Records (3) 4XT-73306 Canada 1987 Sell This Version
4XWW-73255 Various - The Best Of Metal Blade Volume 2 Various The Best Of Metal Blade Volume 2 (Comp) 4XWW-73255 Canada 1987 Sell This Version
011 Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated Cannibal Corpse Tomb Of The Mutilated(Cass, Album) Hammer Müzik, Metal Blade Records 011 Turkey 1994 Sell This Version
30XB-163 Lizzy Borden - Terror Rising Lizzy Borden Terror Rising(CD, MiniAlbum) Metal Blade Records, Enigma Records (3), Alfa 30XB-163 Japan 1987 Sell This Version
32XB-140 Lizzy Borden - Menace To Society Lizzy Borden Menace To Society(CD, Album) Enigma (4), Alfa 32XB-140 Japan 1987 Sell This Version
32XB-145 Omen (3) - The Curse Omen (3) The Curse(CD, Album) Enigma (4), Alfa 32XB-145 Japan 1987 Sell This Version
32XB-156 Cities (2) - Annihilation Absolute Cities (2) Annihilation Absolute(CD, Album) Metal Blade Records, Alfa, Enigma (4), Restless Records 32XB-156 Japan 1987 Sell This Version
32XB-186 Lizzy Borden - Visual Lies Lizzy Borden Visual Lies(CD, Album) Enigma Records (3), Alfa 32XB-186 Japan 1987 Sell This Version
32XB-246 Sacred Reich - Ignorance Sacred Reich Ignorance(CD, Album) Enigma Records (3), Alfa 32XB-246 Japan 1988 Sell This Version
084 Artillery (2) - Penalty By Perception Artillery (2) Penalty By Perception(CD, Album) Pacheco Records 084 Argentina 2016 Sell This Version
103 Riot (4) - Born In America Riot (4) Born In America(CD, Album) Pacheco Records, Metal Blade Records 103 Argentina 2018 Sell This Version
104 Riot (4) - Restless Breed Riot (4) Restless Breed(CD, Album, RE, RM) Pacheco Records 104 Argentina 2018 Sell This Version
122A Boltthrower* - Mercenary Boltthrower* Mercenary(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Angel's Of Hell Records 122A Russia Unknown Sell This Version
0134-2 Alice Cooper (2) - Best Of Alice Cooper (2) Best Of (CD, Comp) Metal Blade Records 0134-2 Ukraine 2009 Sell This Version
324 Flotsam And Jetsam - High Flotsam And Jetsam High(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Angel's Of Hell Records 324 Russia Unknown Sell This Version
510 Cannibal Corpse - Gallery Of Suicide Cannibal Corpse Gallery Of Suicide(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Angel's Of Hell Records 510 Russia Unknown Sell This Version
782-2 Various - Twisted Metal Various Twisted Metal(CD, Comp) K-Tel 782-2 US 1990 Sell This Version
791-2 King Diamond - Deadly Lullabyes (Live) (Sampler) King Diamond Deadly Lullabyes (Live) (Sampler)(CD, Promo, Smplr) Metal Blade Records 791-2 US 2004 Sell This Version
799-2 Six Feet Under - True Carnage Six Feet Under True Carnage(CD, Advance, EP, Car) Metal Blade Records 799-2 US 2001 Sell This Version
799-2 Various - Metal Blade 2000 Sampler Various Metal Blade 2000 Sampler(CD, Comp) Metal Blade Records 799-2 US 2000 Sell This Version
800-2 Six Feet Under - Bonus Disc (Recorded Live On Tour Oct. 1999) Six Feet Under Bonus Disc (Recorded Live On Tour Oct. 1999) (MiniAlbum) 800-2 Germany 2000 Sell This Version
801-2 King's X - Tape Head King's X Tape Head(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 801-2 US 1998 Sell This Version
803-2 Various - Metal Blade: Goldmine's Taste of Metal Various Metal Blade: Goldmine's Taste of Metal(CD, Comp) Metal Blade Records 803-2 US 1999 Sell This Version
804-4 Gwar - Free Sampler Gwar Free Sampler(Cass, Promo, Smplr) Metal Blade Records 804-4 US 1999 Sell This Version
807-3 King's X - Inside The Groove Machine (Tape Head - Electronic Press Kit) King's X Inside The Groove Machine (Tape Head - Electronic Press Kit)(VHS, Promo) Metal Blade Records 807-3 US 1998 Sell This Version
811-2 Various - Metal Blade Music Sampler Various Metal Blade Music Sampler(CD, Promo, Smplr) Metal Blade Records 811-2 US 1999 Sell This Version
891-1 Cannibal Corpse - Torturing And Eviscerating Live Cannibal Corpse Torturing And Eviscerating Live(LP, Ltd, Pic) Metal Blade Records 891-1 Europe 2013 Sell This Version
938-2 Channel Zero (2) - Unsafe Channel Zero (2) Unsafe(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 938-2 US Unknown Sell This Version
954-2 King Diamond - Voodoo King Diamond Voodoo(CD, Album, Promo, Car) Metal Blade Records 954-2 US 1998 Sell This Version
955-2 Flotsam And Jetsam - High Flotsam And Jetsam High(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 955-2 US 1997 Sell This Version
957-2 Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Gray(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 957-2 US 1997 Sell This Version
958-2 GWAR - Carnival Of Chaos GWAR Carnival Of Chaos(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 958-2 US 1997 Sell This Version
960-2 Grip Inc. - Nemesis Grip Inc. Nemesis(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 960-2 US 1997 Sell This Version
962-2 Chemlab - Exile On Mainline Chemlab Exile On Mainline(CD, Promo) Fifth Colvmn Records, Metal Blade Records 962-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
963-2 Various - Guitars That Rule The World Vol. 2: Smell The Fuzz/The Superstar Guitar Album Various Guitars That Rule The World Vol. 2: Smell The Fuzz/The Superstar Guitar Album(CD, Album, Comp, Promo) Metal Blade Records 963-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
964-2 King Diamond - The Graveyard King Diamond The Graveyard(CD, Album, Promo, Car) Metal Blade Records 964-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
966-2 Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown Mercyful Fate Into The Unknown(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 966-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
967-2 Decoryah - Fall-Dark Waters Decoryah Fall-Dark Waters(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 967-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
968-2 Cannibal Corpse - Vile Cannibal Corpse Vile(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 968-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
969-2 Skrew - Shadow Of Doubt Skrew Shadow Of Doubt(CD, Album, Promo, Sle) Metal Blade Records 969-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
970-2 United (7) - N.O.I.Q United (7) N.O.I.Q(CD, Advance, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 970-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
971-2 Crisis (8) - Deathshead Extermination Crisis (8) Deathshead Extermination(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 971-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
972-2 Sacred Reich - Heal Sacred Reich Heal(CD, Advance, Album, Promo, Car) Metal Blade Records 972-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
974-2 Immolation - Here In After Immolation Here In After(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 974-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
977-2 Thought Industry - Outer Space Is Just A Martini Away Thought Industry Outer Space Is Just A Martini Away(CD, Advance, Album, Promo, Car) Metal Blade Records 977-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
979-4 Gwar - The World According To Gwar Gwar The World According To Gwar(Cass, Single, Promo, Smplr) Metal Blade Records 979-4 US 1995 Sell This Version
980-2 Mental Hippie Blood - Pounds Mental Hippie Blood Pounds (Album) 980-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
981-2 Various - The 17 Commandments Vol. II Various The 17 Commandments Vol. II(CD, Comp, Promo) Metal Blade Records 981-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
982-2 Masquerade (11) - Surface Of Pain Masquerade (11) Surface Of Pain(CD, Album) Metal Blade Records 982-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
984-2 Gwar - Ragnarök Gwar Ragnarök(CD, Album, Promo) Metal Blade Records 984-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
985-2 Savatage - Live Devastation Savatage Live Devastation(CD, Advance, Promo) Metal Blade Records 985-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
987-2 Various - The 17 Commandments Various The 17 Commandments(CD, Comp, Promo) Metal Blade Records 987-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
992-4 Various - 13 Ways To Kill Various 13 Ways To Kill(Cass, Smplr) Metal Blade Records 992-4 US 1992 Sell This Version
998-2 Grip Inc. - Ostracized Grip Inc. Ostracized(CD, Single, Promo) Metal Blade Records 998-2 US 1995 Sell This Version
1002-2 Various - WAAF 107.3 FM - Unusual Suspects Various WAAF 107.3 FM - Unusual Suspects(CD, Comp) Restaurant Records 1002-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
1019-5 Lizzy Borden - The Murderess Metal Road Show Live Lizzy Borden The Murderess Metal Road Show Live(DVD-V, RE, NTSC) Sum Records (2), Metal Blade Records 1019-5 Brazil 2002 Sell This Version
1020-5 Cannibal Corpse - Monolith Of Death Tour '96/'97 Cannibal Corpse Monolith Of Death Tour '96/'97(DVD) Sum Records (2), Venus New Media, Metal Blade Records 1020-5 Brazil 1997 Sell This Version
1022-5 Six Feet Under - Double Dead Six Feet Under Double Dead(DVD-V + CD, MiniAlbum) Sum Records (2) 1022-5 Brazil 2002 Sell This Version
1037 Slayer - Live Undead Slayer Live Undead (EP) 1037 US 1985 Sell This Version
1048 Destruction - Infernal Overkill Destruction Infernal Overkill(LP, Album, RE) Metal Blade Records, Enigma (4) 1048 US Unknown Sell This Version
01327 Ignorance (2) - The Confident Rat Ignorance (2) The Confident Rat(LP, Album) Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros. Records, Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros. Records, Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros. Records 01327 Brazil 1991 Sell This Version
01329 Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation Armored Saint Symbol Of Salvation(LP, Album) Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros. Records, Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros. Records, Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros. Records 01329 Brazil 1991 Sell This Version
1357 Nonpoint - The Return Nonpoint The Return(CD, Album) Icarus Music 1357 Argentina 2014 Sell This Version
1402 Armored Saint - Win Hands Down Armored Saint Win Hands Down(CD, Album) Icarus Music 1402 Argentina 2015 Sell This Version
0014-96 Decoryah - Wisdom Floats Decoryah Wisdom Floats(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Желтая Студия 0014-96 Russia 1995 Sell This Version
1575-1 Various - Metal Massacre Various Metal Massacre(CD, Comp, RE) Paradoxx Music, Metal Blade Records 1575-1 Brazil 1996 Sell This Version
1983 Slayer - Show No Mercy Slayer Show No Mercy (Album) 1983 US 1993 Sell This Version
1989 Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry Fates Warning Perfect Symmetry(LP, Album) Enigma (4), Metal Blade Records 1989 US 1989 Sell This Version

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Hudba-Brno

Hudba-Brno

September 20, 2020
It is not logical if the ZORRO began in 1990, ZORRO 8 in 1988 must be mistake.
T1ermes

T1ermes

February 10, 2013
edited over 10 years ago
Metal Blade cannot be overrated. They were the definition of Classic US Metal in the first half of the 80's and their output was damn near flawless during their early years.
In the beginning MB used their own serials for the records (MBR 1001, MBR 1002, MBR 1003 etc).

Early on they got picked up by Enigma Records, who distributed their releases and also added their own serials to each album. (first = E-1017, E-1018, E-1035 etc, later = 72072, 72159, 73224 etc).

These Enigma-serials were not exclusive to Metal Blade, but used on all labels distributed by Enigma, hence there are plenty of "missing" numbers.

The Enigma#s do not follow the numerical order of the MBR#s, nor the dates of release. Actually they barely make sense at all.

By the end of 1986 the MBR serials were being phased out and only a handful of relases after this carried an MBR-number.
To add further confusion, no less than 3 pairs of albums mistakenly ended up with the same MBR-#s.

With latest MBR King Diamond re-releases of "Abigail II: The Revenge" cat # is same in all versions , unfortunately no progress with confusing MBR serials..

This review is about incorrect data of MBR releases, sometimes its almost impossible to submit 100% correct info for discogs, as labels own data is incorrect .

Otherwise MBR is very good label with great bands and so on.