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b'Antihero Magazine\\u2018s\\xa0James Geiser\\xa0spoke to\\xa0Metal Blade Records\\xa0founder and CEO\\xa0Brian Slagel\\xa0about the upcoming release of\\xa0For the Sake of Heaviness: the History of Metal Blade Records.

On August 29th, Metal Blade Records and BMG will release\\xa0For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records\\xa0\\u2013 written by label founder and CEO Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton, and featuring a foreword by\\xa0Metallica\\u2018s Lars Ulrich. Celebrating the storied label\\u2019s 35th anniversary,\\xa0For the Sake of Heaviness\\xa0is an inside look at how Slagel built Metal Blade from a one-man operation in his mom\\u2019s non-air-conditioned garage to the preeminent international home of heavy music that it is today.

To pre-order\\xa0For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records, please visit:\\xa0smarturl.it/mbr35th\\xa0\\u2013 where an exclusive box-set is available, with the following contents:
\\u2013For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records\\xa0book
\\u2013For the Sake of Heaviness\\xa0cassette
\\u2013Metal Blade Records 35th anniversary bookmark
\\u2013bookplate autographed by Brian Slagel
* box dimensions: 9.375\\u2033 x 6.375\\u2033 x 1.25\\u2033

See below for the\\xa0For the Sake of Heaviness\\xa0cassette track-listing:\\xa0
SIDE A
1. Fates Warning \\u201cGuardian\\u201d
2. Lizzy Borden \\u201cLord of the Flies\\u201d
3. Omen \\u201cHoly Martyr\\u201d
4. Cirith Ungol \\u201cBlack Machine\\u201d
5. GWAR \\u201cGor-Gor\\u201d
6. Cannibal Corpse \\u201cStripped, Raped, and Strangled\\u201d
7. Six Feet Under \\u201cWar Is Coming\\u201d
SIDE B
1. Mercyful Fate \\u201cEgypt\\u201d
2. King Diamond \\u201cVoodoo\\u201d
3. The Black Dahlia Murder \\u201cFuneral Thirst\\u201d
4. Unearth \\u201cBlack Hearts Now Reign\\u201d
5. Amon Amarth \\u201cTwilight of the Thunder God\\u201d
6. Visigoth \\u201cFrom the Arcane Mists of Prophecy\\u201d

For the Sake of Heaviness\\xa0pulls back the curtain to reveal the definitive look at how Metal Blade began, what they\\u2019ve accomplished, and where they\\u2019re going. Slagel reveals the early advice he gave that helped guide\\xa0Motley Crue\\u2018s career; how he helped\\xa0Metallica\\xa0replace their bassist \\u2013 twice; his detailed work on\\xa0Thin Lizzy\\xa0and\\xa0Alice Cooper\\xa0re-issues; his behind-the-scenes role in the careers of\\xa0Slayer, GWAR, Mother Love Bone, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, Goo Goo Dolls, and\\xa0Lamb of God; and his unlikely ventures with kindred metal heads \\u2013 from hockey star Ken Baumgartner, to celebrity chef Chris Santos, to\\xa0The Howard Stern Show\\u2018s Richard Christy, to comedians Jim Florentine, Don Jamieson and Jim Breuer.

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