Metal Blade Records

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Metal Blade Records
Founded	1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Founder	Brian Slagel
Status	Independent
Distributor(s)	The Orchard (United States) Sony Music (International)
Genre	Heavy metal, extreme metal
Country of origin	United States
Location	Pendleton Oaks, California, U.S.
Official website	metalblade.com

Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Sherman Oaks, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label currently is distributed in the US by The Orchard, and internationally by Sony Music Entertainment. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in the United States from 1988 to 1993.