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Megaforce Records

Official Website: http://www.megaforcerecords.com/

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The record label for several bands in the heavy metal, hardcore punk and thrash genres, including Anthrax, S.O.D., M.O.D., Mind Funk, Metallica, and Overkill, Raven, and have recently signed with Ministry and Mushroomhead. They will be the distributor of Five Finger Death Punch's debut release, The Way of the Fist

Megaforce Records began in 1982 as home for the recordings of Metallica. Since then, Megaforce has gone on to release the recordings of Anthrax, Manowar, King's X, Ace Frehley and many others. Megaforce Records is distributed in the US through Sony BMG Music Entertainment/ RED Distribution.

Recent Reviews

Metallica

Kill 'Em All (1983)

Bad Brains

live in San Francisco (2007)

Bad Brains / Bouncing Souls / Jello Biafra

live in Asbury Park (2007)

Bad Brains

Build a Nation (2007)

S.O.D.

Speak English Or Die [re-issue] (2004)

Recent News

Bad Brains / GZA / H2O (northeastern US)
Legendart DC hardcore band Bad Brains are playing a handful of dates in the northeastern US this April. Opening for the band on two dates, will be H2O and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. Brooklyn Vegan also reports that an additional show is TBA, set for 4/20 with GZA…
2012-02-14 11:30:01

Bad Brains documentary to be premiered at SXSW 2012 Film festival next month
Bad Brains: Band in DC documentary, directed by Mandy Stein and Benjamen Logan, is set to premiere at the SXSW 2012 Film festival next month. We first noted the project in 2010 and participants confirmed at the time included Henry Rollins, Ric Ocasek, Ian MacKaye, Adam Yauch, Don Letts. The producerds have posted this synopsis: Bad Brains are one of the most important and…
2012-02-10 17:30:02

Win a 'Worship Music' prize package from Anthrax
In September, legendary thrash pioneers Anthrax released their 10th full length, Worship Music. The album reunited the band with vocalist Joey Belladonna who had not recorded with the band since 1990's Persistence of Time. The new record featured 13 originals and a bonus cover of Refused's "New Noise." To celebrate the release, the band has put together…
2011-11-08 18:00:01

Bad Brains (east coast)
Bad Brains has just announced a handful of shows in September along the east…
2011-08-17 10:05:01

Meat Puppets (US)
Meat Puppets have announced a bevy of tour dates over the next several months. The group will open two shows in the northwest for Soundgarden and Queens of the Stone Age later this month before striking out on their own. Click below to see the itinerary. The band released…
2011-07-21 10:00:02

Bad Brains (LA, Vegas, Denver)
Bad Brains has announced three US dates in late April. The band will perform in Los Angeles with Slightly Stoopid and Barrington Levy before leaving for shows in Las Vegas and Denver. The band last released Build a Nation in…
2011-03-22 09:30:02

Bad Brains aiming at summer release
With their first ever SXSW appearance planned at the Van's Showcase at Emo's Main Room on March 16, Bad Brains have spoken about the show as well as their plans for the new year. The full lineup of the band has been in New York working on new material for an expected summer 2011 release on Megaforce Records. Bassist Darryl Jenifer said this: There should be a SXSW in every city, every day. Austin is a great music town with positive vibes. Stand by for the 'realest' we have…
2011-03-10 11:30:01

Meat Puppets plan "Lollipop"
Meat Puppets will release Lollipop on April 12, 2011. It is their second album since reuniting in 2006, following Rise to Your Knees and is their twelfth album overall. Recorded at HiFi Studios in Austin, Texas, the album features the founding Kirkwood brothers as well as new drummer Shandon Sahm. Find some music on their Myspace page.…
2011-01-17 10:30:02

Bad Brains (Texas)
Bad Brains have announced plans to head to Texas for three shows in October. The long-running and influential outfit continue to support 2007's Build a…
2010-09-08 15:00:01

Daryl Jenifer (Bad Brains)
There are some bands that don’t always translate on the first listen. You could love a band. They could represent some great time in music, but when playing them for a friend to hear the first time, it won’t carry. Maybe that friend needs some kind of context or narrative to explain why Lifetime was such an important band. Then maybe after a few listens, and a mixtape or two, they’ll get it. That is not…
2010-07-13 20:00:02