by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 11, 2021 | News, Sad News, Tributes
We are saddened to hear about Marsha Zazula’s passing. The co-founder of Megaforce Records died yesterday (10th) at the age of 68. The news was confirmed by Marsha’s and her husband Jonny Z’s daughter, Rikki, who shared the news in the below Facebook...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 21, 2019 | Interviews
Jon Zazula is known for taking risks. He surpassed working the 9-5 and accomplished a career many only dream about. Zazula went from owning a record store, Rock’n Roll Heaven, to building Megaforce Records in 1982. This, of course, led to signing Metallica....
by Alix Vallecillo | Oct 7, 2015 | New Companies, News, Releases
Megadeth’s bassist David Ellefson recently announced the launch of his own label, EMP Records. The label is an imprint of Megaforce, home of bands like Anthrax and Bad Brains. Along with the announced, the label already signed the first band in its...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 21, 2014 | CMJ Music Marathon, Events, News
Don’t forget, tomorrow, is Metal Insider day at CMJ! Things will be starting off at 3pm at Saint Vitus Bar (1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn NY) with a free screening of Scott Ian’s spoken word DVD/CD, Swearing Words in Glasgow. You’ve already probably...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 1, 2014 | Cinemetal, Events, News
Yesterday, we announced our CMJ Metal Insider 2014 showcase, taking place on Wednesday, October 22nd at The Wick in Brooklyn. Turns out that’s only half of what we’re up to! Metal Insider is proud to announce that in conjunction with Megaforce Records,...