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Metal Blade Records is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Venom. Those roots explain a lot about how Metal Blade Records arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Season of Mist, Sumerian Records, Epitaph Records, AFM Records and Equal Vision Records, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lars Ulrich and Slayer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Metal Blade Records, reaching back through Venom and forward to Lars Ulrich. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label primarily focuses on heavy metal.
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Metal Blade Records grew out of Venom, shares an orbit with Season of Mist, Sumerian Records, Epitaph Records and AFM Records, went on to shape Lars Ulrich and Slayer. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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