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Combat Records was an independent record label from New York City. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels The City of New York The label was home to predominantly heavy metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and Exodus. Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Nuclear Assault is an American Thrash metal / crossover band formed in 1984. Death was an influential American Death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, considered a "pioneering death The Dead Brain Cells are a Canadian Thrash metal band from the late 1980s Possessed is an influential American Death metal band and was formed in 1983 in San Francisco, California. Crumbsuckers was a 1980s hardcore band that formed in 1982 on Long Island by bass player Gary Meskil in their home town of Baldwin. Agnostic Front is an American band that formed Agent Steel is an American Speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by the Brazilian singer John Cyriis Dark Angel was a Thrash metal band from Los Angeles. Their over-the-top style (extremely fast heavy and lengthy songs with lots of tempo changes lyrics and Heathen is a North American Thrash metal band originating from the Bay Area California, founded in 1984 by guitarist Lee Altus Zoetrope was an American Heavy metal band from Chicago Illinois. Exodus is an American Thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by guitarist Gary Holt, current Metallica

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History

The label signed thrash metal band Megadeth to a contract in November 1984. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The band released Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!, their first album, in 1985. Killing Is My Business and Business Is Good! is the debut album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles Capitol Records signed Megadeth in 1985, obtaining the rights from Combat to Megadeth's second album, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Peace Sells but Who's Buying? is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. The Combat logo appeared on the back of every Megadeth album on Capitol up through Countdown To Extinction. Countdown to Extinction is the fifth Studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released in 1992

Combat Records was the "in house" heavy metal label for independent powerhouse distributor Important Record Distributors. Important had several offices in the United States that promoted and sold Combat's releases. Important Records was also home to Megaforce Records in the mid-1980s and produced Metallica's Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning (prior to Metallica's transfer to Elektra Records), Anthrax's Fistful of Metal and many other early Megaforce releases. Megaforce Records has been the Record label for bands in the heavy metal genres and also rock genres including Metallica, Anthrax, Testament Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Kill 'Em All is the debut album by Metallica. It was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27 1984 by Megaforce Records Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Important also introduced the United States to many other labels, including Noise (Celtic Frost, Helloween and Running Wild), Neat (Venom, Raven) and Metal Blade (Slayer & Trouble). Celtic Frost were an influential heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. Helloween is a German power / Speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool Neat Records was the main label instrumental in the revival of heavy metal in the early 80's in the UK Venom are an English Raven are an English heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement Artists Current artists 3 The Absence Aeon A Love Ends Suicide(Now Let's Fighting Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Trouble is an American Doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. Usually releases were issued in joint venture with the Combat logo.

Purchase and demise

Combat Records was later taken over by Relativity Records. Relativity Records is an American Record label founded by Clive Davis. Owned by Sony Records, Relativity allowed Combat to exist for a brief period of time, before Combat Records would cease to exist. Later, Sony would discontinue Relativity Records as well.

Rebirth

Combat Records briefly reformed in 2005, as an imprint under KOCH Records, releasing records from Look What I Did, HORSE the Band, and At All Cost. Koch Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, and Toronto. For the compilation by Joe Walsh, see Look What I Did! Look What I Did is an American Post-hardcore band formed in 2001 in Nashville Horse the band (often typeset as HORSE the band) is an experimental Metalcore band from Lake Forest CA. At All Cost is an experimental metalcore band from Austin Texas.

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See also

The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Corrosion of Conformity (also known as COC) is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982 Crumbsuckers was a 1980s hardcore band that formed in 1982 on Long Island by bass player Gary Meskil in their home town of Baldwin. The Dead Brain Cells are a Canadian Thrash metal band from the late 1980s Dark Angel was a Thrash metal band from Los Angeles. Their over-the-top style (extremely fast heavy and lengthy songs with lots of tempo changes lyrics and Death was an influential American Death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, considered a "pioneering death The Exploited is a punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979 Exodus is an American Thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by guitarist Gary Holt, current Metallica Forbidden is a Thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, part of the Bay Area thrash scene most popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s Heathen is a North American Thrash metal band originating from the Bay Area California, founded in 1984 by guitarist Lee Altus Helstar is a heavy metal band from Houston, Texas, formed in 1982 Ludichrist was an American Hardcore punk / Speed metal band formed in the 1980s in New York. Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal band often cited among the influences in the Black metal, Thrash metal, Power metal Morbid Angel is an American Death metal band based in Tampa Florida. Nuclear Assault is an American Thrash metal / crossover band formed in 1984. For the British band of the same name see Oz (British band. Oz was a heavy metal band from Finland who formed Possessed is an influential American Death metal band and was formed in 1983 in San Francisco, California. Powermad has been called "An innovative and often forgotten speed metal band Raven are an English heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement The Rods is an American Heavy metal band formed by David "Rock" Feinstein (guitar and vocals Garry TKO was a hard rock/heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. Tokyo Blade was a British Heavy metal band active from 1983 to 1997 Savatage was a progressive Heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs Florida Venom are an English Zoetrope was an American Heavy metal band from Chicago Illinois. This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also
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