Brian Slagel (born February 14, 1961) is an American music executive. He is the founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records. Slagel is known for having initiated the Metal Massacre series of compilation albums in 1982, the first of which included the first commercial recording by Metallica. Metal Blade has since released seminal albums by Slayer, Mercyful Fate, Cannibal Corpse, Fates Warning, Amon Amarth and The Black Dahlia Murder, among others.
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Bitch (band)
American band
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Six Feet Under
American death metal band
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Cannibal Corpse
American death metal band
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Possessed
American death metal band
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Slayer
American thrash metal band
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Jon Zazula
American music industry executive
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Epidemic
American band
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Paths of Possession
band
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Mercyful Fate
Danish heavy metal band
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Malice
American musical group
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Raven
English heavy metal band
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Warlord
American heavy metal band
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Alex Webster
American musician
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Pat O'Brien
American musician
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Impious
band
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downset.
band
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Gwar
American heavy metal band known for its stage costumes and satirical sci-fi themes
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Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
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Armored Saint
American heavy metal band
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Diamond Head
British heavy metal band
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Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Carnifex
American deathcore band
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Metallica
American heavy metal band
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Sacrifice
Canadian thrash metal band
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Whitechapel
American deathcore band
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Flotsam and Jetsam
thrash metal group from Phoenix, Arizona
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Blitzkrieg
british heavy metal band
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Hellion
American speed metal band
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Brain Dead
Malaysian heavy metal band
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Slough Feg
American heavy metal band
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Trouble
American doom metal band
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Darkest Hour
American metal band
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Monstrosity
American death metal band
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Opprobrium
band
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Amon Amarth
Swedish metal band
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Venom
English thrash metal band
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Jeff Hanneman
American guitarist
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Anathema
British rock band
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Nifelheim
Swedish band
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Black 'N Blue
American musical group; heavy metal band from Portland, Oregon
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God Forbid
band
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Sacrilege
band that plays punk rock
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Serpentine Dominion
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Rusty Eye
musical artist
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Believer
band
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Necronomicon
German thrash metal band
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The Red Death
American band