Combat Records
E417142
Combat Records is an American heavy metal record label known for releasing influential thrash and extreme metal albums in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Combat Records canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
ⓘ
heavy metal record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
first wave of death metal
ⓘ
rise of American thrash metal ⓘ |
| audience | metal fans ⓘ |
| catalogType |
EPs
ⓘ
compilation albums ⓘ studio albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionPartner | Relativity Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s metal scene ⓘ |
| focus | underground metal bands ⓘ |
| genre |
extreme metal
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ speed metal ⓘ thrash metal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
releasing extreme metal albums in the 1980s
ⓘ
releasing influential thrash metal albums in the 1980s ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableArtist |
Agnostic Front
ⓘ
Circle Jerks ⓘ Dark Angel ⓘ Death ⓘ Exodus ⓘ Hirax ⓘ Megadeth ⓘ Possessed ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Dark Angel – Darkness Descends
ⓘ
Death – Scream Bloody Gore ⓘ Exodus – Bonded by Blood ⓘ Megadeth – Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! ⓘ Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? ⓘ Possessed – Seven Churches ⓘ |
| primaryFormat |
cassette tapes
ⓘ
vinyl records ⓘ |
| primaryMarket | North America ⓘ |
| reputation |
important early label for death metal
ⓘ
influential in the development of American thrash metal ⓘ |
| scene |
American extreme metal
ⓘ
Bay Area thrash metal ⓘ |
| specialization | aggressive metal subgenres ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style | underground-oriented marketing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.