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⚔️ Metal Blade Records Museum Expands Hours & Storefront – A Shrine to Heavy Metal History Now Open Daily!

June 15, 2025 Evol Radio

⚔️ Metal Blade Records Museum Expands Hours & Storefront – A Shrine to Heavy Metal History Now Open Daily!

📍 The Metal Blade Records Museum in Las Vegas just turned the volume up to 11! Starting Friday the 13th, the museum will now be open daily (except Sundays) from 12pm–3pm, inviting metalheads from around the world to experience four decades of heavy metal history in one immersive space. 🎟️ Tickets available HERE

🧱 Even bigger news? The Metal Blade brick-and-mortar store has officially relocated into the museum itself! That means fans can now browse rare vinyl, vintage shirts, out-of-print CDs, and exclusive collectibles while surrounded by iconic artifacts from Slayer, Metallica, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, and many more.

🤘 What’s Inside the Museum?
Curated from the private vault of Brian Slagel, Metal Blade founder and CEO, the museum features:

Sunset Strip-era flyers and promo posters
Tour props and original stage gear
Album artwork and promo photo shoots
Label-exclusive merch from past and present
Memorabilia from Metal Massacre to Cattle Decapitation

🎥 Take a sneak peek:
▶️ Pt 1 HERE
▶️ Pt 2 HERE

🏛️ About Metal Blade Records

Born from a record store clerk’s passion project in 1982, Metal Blade Records became the engine behind countless legendary bands. Brian Slagel famously helped launch Metallica via Metal Massacre, and went on to shape the careers of Slayer, GWAR, Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, Fates Warning, The Black Dahlia Murder, and dozens more.

In recent years, Metal Blade has celebrated its 40th anniversary with live events, reissues, branded spirits, and a second book from Slagel, Swing of the Blade. The museum is the physical embodiment of that legacy—a love letter to the fans and the genre that continues to evolve and endure.

🎙️ In 2024, the label launched the “100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal” podcast with Pantheon Media, hosted by Slagel himself. Featuring in-depth analysis, historic commentary, and appearances from artists like James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Stephen Pearcy, the show offers an authoritative deep dive into the songs that forged the metal genre.

🧠 Deep Dive into the Universe of Metal Blade Records:
Official Website – Bandcamp – Facebook – Instagram
YouTube – Spotify – BlueSky – Twitter – Threads
TikTok – Museum Info

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THE ZENITH PASSAGE Releases Monstrous Album ‘Datalysium’ – A Progressive Death Metal Masterpiece

July 26, 2023 Evol Radio

Los Angeles progressive death metal group, THE ZENITH PASSAGE, releases their second full-length studio album, “Datalysium,” via Metal Blade Records. The album features an overhauled lineup, including original guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Justin McKinney, guitarist Christopher Beattie, vocalist Derek Rydquist, and bassist Brandon Giffin. “Datalysium” showcases the band’s blend of technical head-fuckery, atmosphere, melody, and shifting dynamics, capturing the listener’s undivided attention throughout.

Check out the video for the title track, “Datalysium,” here.

Decibel Magazine praises the album, likening the songs to a creepy daddy longlegs spider, while Metal Injection simply states, “it rips!”

The album was recorded at various locations, with McKinney’s home studio and Rydquist’s apartment being primary spots, and vocals tracked at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero, who also mixed the album. The release is available in standard LP, limited-edition LP, CD, and digital formats. You can get it at metalblade.com/thezenithpassage.

Additionally, don’t miss the previously released performance video for “Divinertia II” here and the video for “Lexicontagion” here.

Deep Dive into the Zenith Passage universe:

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CADAVER’s “The Age Of The Offended” Out Now!

July 25, 2023 Evol Radio

Norwegian death metallers, CADAVER, have finally released their long-awaited sixth studio album, “The Age Of The Offended,” via Nuclear Blast Records. True to the band’s primitive roots and an audacious, ground-breaking, psychedelic horror show, the album is an angry, fucked up album for angry, fucked up times, defiantly created against the odds.

Check out the lyric video for the menacing track, ‘Deadly Metal,’ here:

Lyric Video

Stream “The Age Of The Offended” here: Stream Album

For “The Age Of The Offended,” the band compiled footage about today’s climate of everyone being offended and what it means to music and art. The first episode discusses the band’s legacy, being involved in the Norwegian Extreme Metal scene, and takes fans around Oslo on the ‘Black Metal Bus Sightseeing Tour.’ Watch CADAVER TV Episode 1 – the ‘Black Metal Tour Oslo’ here:

CADAVER TV Episode 1

“The Age Of The Offended” was recorded at Daufembach Studio, Villa Necro, Studio Tomb, and Studio Studio. Adair Daufembach was responsible for producing, engineering, mixing, and mastering. Kjartan Hesthagen also assisted with the engineering, working in tandem with the band and Adair. The band enlisted Fleshflies to create the artwork for “The Age Of The Offended.”