Metal Blade Records
18
Signed Artists
1982
Founded
Heavy Metal
Primary Genre
Artist and release counts cover what we track on growyour.music.
About Metal Blade Records
Independent heavy metal label started in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, 1982 by Brian Slagel. A German office was opened in 1995. Known for launching the careers of a number of popular metal bands including Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, and many others.
Label Boss
![花鏑[HANAKABURA]](https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3225094625_16.jpg)
Submitting to Metal Blade Records
Founded in 1982, Metal Blade Records is a Heavy Metal label based in Los Angeles, United States. Submit your demo via growyour.music. Each label gets 14 days to reply. Labels are not obliged to reply; if one doesn't, your credits come back automatically. Labels that reply score production quality, originality and marketability and add a written note.
Straight from Metal Blade Records
- What they're looking for
- Thrash, death, black, doom, progressive and melodic metal
How to submit a demo to Metal Blade Records
- 01
Study Metal Blade Records's recent releases
Listen to recent Metal Blade Records releases to understand their current Heavy Metal sound direction — A&Rs listen for tracks that fit their aesthetic, not just production quality in isolation.
- 02
Prepare a release-ready track
Metal Blade Records expects a clean mixdown and a DJ-friendly arrangement (typically a strong intro and outro) that sits within their Heavy Metal catalogue.
- 03
Submit to Metal Blade Records via growyour.music
Submit your demo through growyour.music. Each label gets 14 days to reply. Labels are not obliged to reply; if one doesn't, your credits come back automatically. Labels that reply score production quality, originality and marketability and add a written note.
Questions producers ask about Metal Blade Records
Yes. Metal Blade Records accepts demo submissions via growyour.music. Each label gets 14 days to reply. Labels are not obliged to reply; if one doesn't, your credits come back automatically. Labels that reply score production quality, originality and marketability and add a written note. A full A&R guide to Metal Blade Records — what they sign and how to approach them — is at /blog/getting-signed-to-metal-blade-records.
Metal Blade Records releases Heavy Metal music, based in Los Angeles, United States.
When you submit to Metal Blade Records via growyour.music, the label has 14 days to reply. Labels are not obliged to reply; if Metal Blade Records doesn't within 14 days, your credits come back automatically, no request needed.
Want Metal Blade Records to hear your track?
Send your demo through growyour.music. The label has 14 days to reply, and if it doesn't, your credits come back automatically.
Send your demo2 credits per demo. Written feedback, not a yes/no.
