Megaforce Records
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Megaforce Records is an American independent record label best known for launching the careers of influential heavy metal bands in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megaforce Records canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionPartner | Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| foundedAs | independent label ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jon Zazula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marsha Zazula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
heavy metal
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thrash metal ⓘ |
| hasFounder |
Jon Zazula
NERFINISHED
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Marsha Zazula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
influential in heavy metal scene
ⓘ
pioneering thrash metal releases ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
releasing early Metallica albums
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supporting underground metal bands ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| notableEra | 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launching the career of Anthrax
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launching the career of Metallica ⓘ launching the career of Overkill NERFINISHED ⓘ launching the career of Testament ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| signedArtist |
Ace Frehley
NERFINISHED
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Anthrax NERFINISHED ⓘ Discipline NERFINISHED ⓘ Fozzy NERFINISHED ⓘ King's X NERFINISHED ⓘ M.O.D. NERFINISHED ⓘ Manowar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercyful Fate NERFINISHED ⓘ Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ Overkill NERFINISHED ⓘ Raven NERFINISHED ⓘ S.O.D. NERFINISHED ⓘ Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.