Megaforce Records

Megaforce Records
Founded	1982 (1982)
Founder	Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Sony Music Entertainment / RED Distribution
Genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal, punk rock, alternative rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City
Official Website	http://www.megaforcerecords.com/

Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the United States by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution. It was distributed by Atlantic Records in the United States from 1987 to 1991 while Anthrax's recordings from 1985 to 1991 were marketed by Island Records.

Megaforce artists that have appeared on the Billboard Top 200 chart include Metallica, Living Colour, Blue October, The Black Crowes, Anthrax, Overkill, Testament, Mushroomhead, Ministry, Bad Brains and the Meat Puppets. Ministry, Anthrax, The Black Crowes, Metallica, The Meat Puppets and Skid Row have all received various RIAA certifications in the US.

The U.S. corporate office for Megaforce Records is located in New York City.

Roster (current and former artists)

Metal artists (current and former)

• Anthrax
• Blue Cheer
• Frehley's Comet
• Clutch
• Danzig
• Exciter
• Fozzy
• The Hellraiser
• King's X
• Living Colour
• Lucy Brown (band)
• Metallica
• Ministry
• M.O.D.
• Mushroomhead
• Overkill
• Picture Me Broken
• Rejector
• Skatenigs
• Skid Row
• Stormtroopers of Death
• Testament
• Vio-lence

Non-metal artists

• Bad Brains
• Blue October
• Cyndi Lauper
• Das Racist
• Disco Biscuits
• Hank Williams III
• Lit
• Lynam (band)
• Meat Puppets
• Sweaty Nipples
• The Black Crowes
• The Del-Lords
• They Might Be Giants
• Truth & Salvage Co.
• Warren Haynes
• Wellwater Conspiracy

External links

• Official website