Banzai Records

Sub-label of Banzai Records Inc.

25 releases 1984–2020

About

Canadian heavy metal label in the 80s, specialized in licensing releases from USA and Europe for the Canadian market. The label's logo showed two samurai-warriors crossing blades with the Rising Sun behind them. Some Banzai releases had different cover artwork compared to the original pressings. Michael Meese was initially President of the label. * * For (unofficial) releases use this label:

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Top Banzai Records Releases

Bathory
Bathory
Bathory
1984
To Mega Therion
To Mega Therion
Celtic Frost
1985
Morbid Tales
Morbid Tales
Celtic Frost
1984
War and Pain
Voivod
1984
Endless Pain
Endless Pain
Kreator
1985
Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church
1984
Trouble
Trouble
1984
Skeptics Apocalypse
Agent Steel
1985
The Beginning
The Beginning
Mercyful Fate
1987
Ample Destruction
Ample Destruction
Jag Panzer
1984
Edge of Insanity
Tony MacAlpine
1985
None Shall Defy
None Shall Defy
Infernäl Mäjesty
1987
Freedom's Rise
Freedom's Rise
Liege Lord
1985
Nasty Savage
Nasty Savage
Nasty Savage
1985
Pure Filth
Warfare
1984
The Full Treatment
Aggression
1987
Electrikiss
Torch
1984
Metal Revolution
Metal Revolution
Living Death
1985

Banzai Records Artist Roster

Voivod
Voivod
2 releases
Group
Bathory
Bathory
2 releases
Group
Venom
Venom
2 releases
Group
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
2 releases
Group
Sodom
Sodom
1 release
Group
T
Trouble
1 release
Group
Kreator
Kreator
1 release
Group
Agent Steel
Agent Steel
1 release
Group
Jag Panzer
Jag Panzer
1 release
Group
LD
Living Death
1 release
Group
Metal Church
Metal Church
1 release
Group
SN
Sister Nancy
1 release
Person
B
Bootcamp
1 release
Group
Lizzy Borden
Lizzy Borden
1 release
Group
Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate
1 release
Group
Anthrax
Anthrax
1 release
Group
T
Torch
1 release
Group
A
Aggression
1 release
Group
Warfare
Warfare
1 release
Group

Contact Label

Banzai Records Inc. 1238 Crescent Street Montréal, Québec H3G 2A9 (contact info now obsolete)