– June twelfth, 2025 –
The final word Heavy Steel museum options artifacts from Slayer, Metallica, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Skinny Lizzy and lots of extra!
Beginning tomorrow, Friday the thirteenth, the Steel Blade Data Museum shall be open day-after-day (excluding Sunday) from 12pm-3pm. Tickets HERE!
The final word heavy steel museum is situated in Las Vegas, NV and options objects collected all through the life and profession of Steel Blade‘s founder and Chairman/CEO, Brian Slagel. You’ll see objects like previous promo supplies, previous present flyers from the Sundown Strip and past, plaques, props from excursions and music movies, authentic promotional photographs from bands’ album releases, authentic art work from bands’ cowl artwork, merch, gear, and so, a lot extra.
Along with the brand new museum hours, Steel Blade‘s brick and mortar retailer has moved areas and may now be discovered on the museum. The Steel Blade Retailer is stuffed with Steel Blade collectibles and out-of-print objects that may’t be discovered anyplace else, followers can go to the placement to get their repair of uncommon vinyl, t-shirts, CDs and extra.
Get a take a look at what’s within the Steel Blade Data Museum by watching the movies beneath.
Pt 1 HERE
Pt 2 HERE
About Steel Blade Data:
Based upon proprietor Brian Slagel‘s enduring drive to seek out nice bands and get their music out to as many individuals as attainable, since 1982 Steel Blade has introduced wave after wave of highly effective, modern, and infrequently genre-defining music to the ever-hungry steel lots. It’s this ethos that has seen Steel Blade construct up a shocking and numerous catalog, climate the varied storms going through any impartial label, and in an age of declining document gross sales boast probably the most profitable years of its existence because it celebrates its fourth decade.
Steel Blade Data launched Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Fates Warning, GWAR, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Homicide, Cattle Decapitation, and dozens extra style giants, shaping 4 many years and counting of onerous rock, steel, and excessive music tradition. Brian Slagel labored as a document retailer clerk when he based Steel Blade in 1982, reserving a spot for a younger Lars Ulrich on his Steel Bloodbath compilation collection. Steel Blade grew from humble beginnings in Los Angeles to change into a global powerhouse, promoting hundreds of thousands of albums whereas remaining fiercely impartial. In 2017, Slayer‘s Kerry King inducted the label into the Corridor of Heavy Steel Historical past. Slagel‘s For the Sake of Heaviness: The Historical past of Steel Blade Data arrived the identical 12 months.
In 2022 Steel Blade Data celebrated its fortieth Anniversary by the use of two dwell exhibits in Las Vegas – one that includes Killswitch Have interaction and one other that includes Sacred Reich. Along with these two packed dwell exhibits/events, the label reissued its first launch, the compilation album Steel Bloodbath, plus specifically branded fortieth Anniversary small batch vodka and rum, and a West Coast model IPA beer. Brian Slagel additionally noticed the discharge of his second guide, Swing of the Blade: Extra Tales from Steel Blade Data that was launched on Could ninth and was met with rave opinions from followers and press alike. One fan on Good Reads referred to as the guide “a sentimental journey by way of Brian’s steel origin-story recollections from his deep and vast perspective as founding father of Steel Blade that I loved very a lot” whereas MetalTalk.web wrote that “Swing Of The Blade is an endearing, trustworthy, and pleasurable journey into the deeper world of Brian Slagel, the primary man behind the legendary Steel Blade Data…that is very a lot Brian in his personal phrases, recounting tales from the early days of Steel Blade by way of to a short post-pandemic epilogue, the place he expresses his remorse that the guide hasn’t coincided with the fortieth anniversary of the label.” To spherical out the celebration, Brian Slagel opened up the label’s assortment of heavy steel memorabilia to followers in Las Vegas, NV, marking the opening of the official Steel Blade Data Museum that’s open each Saturday.
The celebrating rolled over into 2023 and in October AXS TV picked up and premiered the Denise Korycki documentary of Steel Bloodbath: The Story Behind the Legendary Album. Full of all-star interviews, uncommon photographs, the movie tells the story of the groundbreaking 1982 Steel Bloodbath vinyl compilation-a sonic celebration of the burgeoning Los Angeles Steel scene, which helped launch the careers of iconic acts Metallica and Ratt, and in the end led to the delivery of the legendary impartial document label Steel Blade Data. The movie boasts priceless commentary and anecdotes from Steel Blade founder Brian Slagel and his pal and collaborator John Kornarens, two metalheads with a dream who made Steel Bloodbath a actuality; in addition to Metallica members Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield; Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy; and Black N’ Blue singer Jamie St. James, amongst many others.
In 2024, Steel Blade Data and Pantheon Media launched the “100 Songs That Define Heavy Steel” Podcast to the thrill of metalheads in all places. The profitable podcast, which is cherished by followers, trade, and artists alike, is hosted by Brian Slagel, CEO of Steel Blade Data. Every episode of the collection will highlight one of the defining songs in steel, mixing artist interviews, knowledgeable evaluation, and behind-the-scenes insights. Listeners are taken on a deep dive into the manufacturing, cultural influence, and legacy of every observe, with insights from outstanding voices like music historian Martin Popoff and producer Jay Ruston.
The podcast options unique appearances from musicians who both influenced or had been influenced by these legendary tracks, making certain followers a singular, all-encompassing exploration of steel music. From Metallica and Slayer to Cannibal Corpse and Alice Cooper, “100 Songs That Outline Heavy Steel” covers the songs which have outlined generations, mixing narrative storytelling with in-depth analyses. This podcast additionally serves as a tribute to the followers whose ardour fuels the style and retains it alive for future generations.
“100 Songs That Outline Heavy Steel” is now out there on all main podcast platforms, together with Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
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