– June twelfth, 2025 –
The last word Heavy Metallic museum options artifacts from Slayer, Metallica, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Skinny Lizzy and lots of extra!
Beginning tomorrow, Friday the thirteenth, the Metallic Blade Data Museum might be open each day (excluding Sunday) from 12pm-3pm. Tickets HERE!
The last word heavy metallic museum is positioned in Las Vegas, NV and options gadgets collected all through the life and profession of Metallic Blade‘s founder and Chairman/CEO, Brian Slagel. You’ll see gadgets like previous promo supplies, previous present flyers from the Sundown Strip and past, plaques, props from excursions and music movies, unique promotional photographs from bands’ album releases, unique art work from bands’ cowl artwork, merch, gear, and so, a lot extra.
Along with the brand new museum hours, Metallic Blade‘s brick and mortar retailer has moved areas and might now be discovered on the museum. The Metallic Blade Retailer is stuffed with Metallic Blade collectibles and out-of-print gadgets that may’t be discovered wherever else, followers can go to the situation to get their repair of uncommon vinyl, t-shirts, CDs and extra.
Get a take a look at what’s within the Metallic Blade Data Museum by watching the movies under.
Pt 1 HERE
Pt 2 HERE
About Metallic Blade Data:
Based upon proprietor Brian Slagel‘s enduring drive to seek out nice bands and get their music out to as many individuals as attainable, since 1982 Metallic Blade has introduced wave after wave of highly effective, revolutionary, and infrequently genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metallic lots. It’s this ethos that has seen Metallic Blade construct up a surprising and numerous catalog, climate the assorted storms going through any unbiased label, and in an age of declining report gross sales boast essentially the most profitable years of its existence because it celebrates its fourth decade.
Metallic Blade Data launched Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Fates Warning, GWAR, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Homicide, Cattle Decapitation, and dozens extra style giants, shaping 4 many years and counting of onerous rock, metallic, and excessive music tradition. Brian Slagel labored as a report retailer clerk when he based Metallic Blade in 1982, reserving a spot for a younger Lars Ulrich on his Metallic Bloodbath compilation sequence. Metallic Blade grew from humble beginnings in Los Angeles to turn out to be a global powerhouse, promoting thousands and thousands of albums whereas remaining fiercely unbiased. In 2017, Slayer‘s Kerry King inducted the label into the Corridor of Heavy Metallic Historical past. Slagel‘s For the Sake of Heaviness: The Historical past of Metallic Blade Data arrived the identical 12 months.
In 2022 Metallic Blade Data celebrated its fortieth Anniversary by means of two reside reveals in Las Vegas – one that includes Killswitch Have interaction and one other that includes Sacred Reich. Along with these two packed reside reveals/events, the label reissued its first launch, the compilation album Metallic Bloodbath, plus specifically branded fortieth Anniversary small batch vodka and rum, and a West Coast fashion IPA beer. Brian Slagel additionally noticed the discharge of his second ebook, Swing of the Blade: Extra Tales from Metallic Blade Data that was launched on Could ninth and was met with rave opinions from followers and press alike. One fan on Good Reads known as the ebook “a sentimental journey by means of Brian’s metallic origin-story recollections from his deep and broad perspective as founding father of Metallic Blade that I loved very a lot” whereas MetalTalk.web wrote that “Swing Of The Blade is an endearing, trustworthy, and satisfying journey into the deeper world of Brian Slagel, the principle man behind the legendary Metallic Blade Data…that is very a lot Brian in his personal phrases, recounting tales from the early days of Metallic Blade by means of to a short post-pandemic epilogue, the place he expresses his remorse that the ebook hasn’t coincided with the fortieth anniversary of the label.” To spherical out the celebration, Brian Slagel opened up the label’s assortment of heavy metallic memorabilia to followers in Las Vegas, NV, marking the opening of the official Metallic Blade Data Museum that’s open each Saturday.
The celebrating rolled over into 2023 and in October AXS TV picked up and premiered the Denise Korycki documentary of Metallic Bloodbath: The Story Behind the Legendary Album. Filled with all-star interviews, uncommon photographs, the movie tells the story of the groundbreaking 1982 Metallic Bloodbath vinyl compilation-a sonic celebration of the burgeoning Los Angeles Metallic scene, which helped launch the careers of iconic acts Metallica and Ratt, and in the end led to the beginning of the legendary unbiased report label Metallic Blade Data. The movie boasts priceless commentary and anecdotes from Metallic Blade founder Brian Slagel and his pal and collaborator John Kornarens, two metalheads with a dream who made Metallic Bloodbath a actuality; in addition to Metallica members Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield; Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy; and Black N’ Blue singer Jamie St. James, amongst many others.
In 2024, Metallic Blade Data and Pantheon Media launched the “100 Songs That Define Heavy Metallic” Podcast to the joy of metalheads all over the place. The profitable podcast, which is liked by followers, business, and artists alike, is hosted by Brian Slagel, CEO of Metallic Blade Data. Every episode of the sequence will highlight one of the vital defining songs in metallic, mixing artist interviews, skilled evaluation, and behind-the-scenes insights. Listeners are taken on a deep dive into the manufacturing, cultural influence, and legacy of every monitor, with insights from distinguished voices like music historian Martin Popoff and producer Jay Ruston.
The podcast options unique appearances from musicians who both influenced or have been influenced by these legendary tracks, making certain followers a novel, all-encompassing exploration of metallic music. From Metallica and Slayer to Cannibal Corpse and Alice Cooper, “100 Songs That Outline Heavy Metallic” covers the songs which have outlined generations, mixing narrative storytelling with in-depth analyses. This podcast additionally serves as a tribute to the followers whose ardour fuels the style and retains it alive for future generations.
“100 Songs That Outline Heavy Metallic” is now out there on all main podcast platforms, together with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
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