Banzai Records
| Banzai Records | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1981-1987 |
| founder | Michel Meese |
| Seat |
Montreal ,
|
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal , death metal , speed metal |
Banzai Records was a Canadian music label from Montreal that was exclusively active in the 1980s . It was primarily specialized in licensing albums for the domestic market. Frequent licensors included a. Metal Blade Records , Neat Records , Noise Records and Roadrunner Records . Polygram was responsible for sales.
Publications (selection)
- 1983: Metallica - Kill 'Em All
- 1983: Raven - All for One
- 1984: Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
- 1984: Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids
- 1984: Slayer - Haunting the Chapel ( EP )
- 1985: Bathory - Bathory
- 1985: Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
- 1985: Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
- 1986: Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland
- 1986: Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver
- 1986: Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty
- 1987: Aggression - The Full Treatment
- 1987: Helloween - Walls of Jericho
- 1987: Infernäl Mäjesty - None Shall Defy
Web links
- Banzai Records at Discogs
- Banzai Records - Tribute page by Daniel Dulude
- Banzai Records on MusicBrainz
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b advertisement from Banzai Records . In: Billboard . February 1, February 1986, p. 32 ( Google Books ).